The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-14

my prisoner. Here IS my warrant 10 arrest you for high treason"
 Traitor" shouted the knight, draw ing his sword. ,
 Away with him." cried Jonathan to his janizaries who were in waiting. - All the evidence against Sir Row. land was in the possession of Wild, and 1t was rumored that 1t cost tho knight one-third of his fortune to sup press that evidence and keep his own shapely head from rotting on Temple Bar.
 Nearly nine years passed. Then one day a young man of remarkably pre- posing appearance. tall and robust, his features regular and finely formed, his complexion clear and blooming though slightly shaded by travel and exposure to the sun, took his way along Wynch street and stopped at the house formerly occupied by MT. Wood, over the door of which now appeared the sign. William Kneebone. Woolen Draper" \ The stranger was almost afraid to state the object of his visit. He was overJoyed when the draper informed him that owen Wood was not dead, but that, on the contrary, he had pros- pered greatly and was now living on an estate which he had purchased near Willesden called Dollis Hill. huO HIS ddusuteT, dohco tAo stranger. Isis she married?"
 "Married?" replied the draper. "Oh. no; nor is she ever likely tobe unless the grave gives up its dead. When a mere child she fixed her affections on a youth named Thames Darrell. who perished, 1t is supposed, about nine years ago.
 If I remember, there was another boy besides Darrell whom MT. Wood brought up." Said the young man. What. became, of him?"
 "Oh. Jack Sheppard? Why, have you not heard? He is the most celebrated use-breaker in the country and is under the protection of Jonathan Wild, who will one day hang him as he did his father. For some reason of his own, they say, Wild resolved upon the destruction of both of MT. Woods ap- prentices. It is certain that he tried to marry Mrs Sheppard after her hus band was hanged. and has tried since. But she, poor woman, is now almost beyond the reach of even Wild's cruel ty-she has become insane through grief over her sons course and is con- fined in a madhouse."
 Shortly after this conversation the young man was riding in the direc- tion of Dollis Hill. He had halted his steed for a moment at Tyburn gate to 5d1e at the pldce OI execution, With its several lofty gibbets still bearing their gastly burdens, when two horse- men rode by him and. proceeding to little distance, stopped likewise. One of them was a short, stout, square man, with a singular blush complexion and harsh forbidding features. The other rider was showily dressed .n a blue and scarlet riding habit heavy with gold lace. His form was that of a ylt turned to look at the stranger and the two recognized each otner with a mu- tual start of surprise.
 For an instnt Thames Darrell and Jack Sheppard gazed into each others eyes. and then Jack, turning his horse. rode swiftly away, with Blueskin at his heels
 Of the meeting between Darrell and MT Wood nothing need be said Thes lost was found again and they killef the fatted calf for him: and if the faithful Wfnifred wept, her tears were those of joy. Darrell had indeed been thrown overheard. but he had been picked up by a fishing vessel Id taken to France. where he had made friends and found patrons Finally he had become an officer in the French army under the patronage of the Duke dOrleans; and on the death of that
  fred and his native land
 T'e family at Doilis Hill sat long that night. talking over the past and the present and planning for the ru- ture. But for one of them the world was over. That night the house was entered and robbed by Jack Sheppard and Blueskin Thames, aroused by a noise, descended from his room to find Mrs Wood lying dead on the floor and the thieves fled. The woman had dis covered Blueskin making off with a bag of silver; had attempted to stop him and had been stabbed. in spite of Jacks strict injunction that there should be no bloodshed.
 A few hours later Jack stood before Jonathan Wild in the audience room of the thief-takers mysterious house op- posite Newgate.
 q am tired of this sort of life" said Jack "I will live 1t no longer, I shall go abroad"
 "Ill go with you. captain" said Blueskin. who had begged hard that