The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-07


be rich and educated Joe's manners would
not make him blush If they should meet.
And even when the day came for him
to bid them goodby and he climbed
aboard the coach for London he thought
more of these things and his own good
luck than. Of the home he was parting
from forever. or OF the true and loving
hearts he was leaving behind him.
I'LL This was an ignoble beginning for Pip
and one that he came afterward to re-
member with shame!
Pip Discovers His Benefac-,
tor.
N r. 3Jaggers, the lawyer. in whose
#lN care Pip found himself in Lon
Nv don, was sharp and secret, and
- 10 was so feared by criminals that
they would never go near his
house, though he never locked his door
even at night.
He had .crusty clerk named wem-
mick, as secret as he and a deal queerer.2
He lived In a little wooden cottage that
he called the Castle" with its top cut
out like fort. 1t had a ditch all around
he got home from the office in the
evening he pulled UP the draw bridge
and ran up flag on O flag staff planted
there; and exactly at nine every night
he fred off a brass cannon that he kept.
in q lattice-work fortress beside 1t.
Wemmick was the first one Pip met.
In London, and the clerk took him to
the rooms where Mr., Jaggers had ar.
ranged for Pip to live with the son OF
a gentleman who was to be his teacher
This gentleman was n Mr.. Pocket a
relative (as Pip discovered) OF Miss fF1avt-s
sham, which fact made ali the more GER.
tain that she was his unknown friend.
Mr.. Pockets son was named Herbert, ana
the minute he and Pip first saw each
other they burst out Laughing. FOR Her-
bert was none other than the pale young
gentleman who, years before In Miss ttaE-
lsham $ garden. Pip had last seen looking
up at him out of a very black eye.
They were excellent friends from->that
hour, and always remained SO. They
occupied the rooms together when they
were In London, and Pip also had room
OF his own at Mr. Pockets mouse Sc IN
the country. The latter was helpless
scholarly man who depended on Mrs
Pocket to manage everything. and she
depended on the servants There We're
seven little Pockets OF various ages tumb-
ling about the house, and Mrs, Pockets
only idea seemed to be to send them
all to bed when any one Of them was
troublesome. At such times Mr.. Pocket
would groan, put his hands In his hair,
lift Aimself some inches out Of his chair
and then let himself down again.
But, in spite OF his oddities, Mr.. Pocket
was an excellent teacher, and Pip, IN
some regards. MAIDS progress But his
Great Expectations taught him bad habits.
He found 1t SO easy to spend money that
he soon overstcpped the allowance MT.
Jaggers had told him was HIS and not
only had got into debt himself but led
Herbert, who was far poorer, into debt
also.
Joe came to see him only once, and
then Plp's spoiled eyes overlooked his
true, rugged manllncss and noted more
clearly his awkward manners and ha!t-
ing speech. Joe was quick to see TINS
difference In the Pip he had known
and he did not stay long-only long
enough to leave message from MISS
Havisham; that Estela had returned
from abroad and would be glad TO see
him If he came.
Pip lost no time in making this visit.
and started the very next day, Inc Ola
house looked just tho same. but new
servant opened tho gate for him; IT was
Orlick, as low-browed. and sullen and
surly as ever and Pip saw In his !lrst
| glance that his old hatred was stll
smolderng,
Miss IIavisham was In her room, dress
ed In the same worn wedding dress. ana
besides her, with diamonds on her neck
and hair, sat I1stella. Pip hardly knew
the latter, she had grown 30 beautiful.
But she was proud and willful as of old,
and though he felt the old love groWlne
stronger every moment, he felt no near
/ err to her than in those past wrctched
| DAYS OF his boyhood. Before he left.
, Miss Havlsham asked him eagerly u
Estella were not moro lovely, and as he
sat by her alone drew his head close TO
her lips and whispered flercely III
| ar lava ar
| fayors you, love her! II she tears your
heart to pieces, love. her. love her, love
| her!''
Though this visit took him SO near
the old forge. Pip did not go to see Joe
and Biddy, Indeed, only once IN the
months that followed did he see them,
and that was when he went to attend
| tho funeral OF Mrs. Joe.
| After that he had no need to leave Lon-
don to see Estella, for Miss HayishaV
soon sent her to live In the city, from
which place she required her to write
letters weekly, telling her how many men
she had fascinated and made wretched,
Pip saw her constantly and tortured him
self with the growing belief that Miss
IIayisham's training the purpose OF
! which he had began to pesceive) was
really succeeding In crushing her heart,
and was leaving her With no power to
/ love any One
Thus between hope and despair. Pin
became Of age. Mr.. Jaggcrs now In
formed him that q certain large sum
was his to spend each year, He was
deeply In debt and a great part of His
first years portion went to pay his credl-
/ tors But with the remainder no did
q good and unselfish decd he bought
secretly share In a good business for
l Herbert SO that his comrade became q
a great blow was now to fall upon