The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-19

klSStu NhTS. DOlIlH, Tdh to HNt ioohis PAN on the dress and the bonnet she had worn when she first came to the Bof- fin home and hurried off on foot to her father at his office in Mincing lane an office deserted at this hour of the afternoon by every one except Rumpty.
 She had scarcely finished telling her story to her Cherubic Pa--who kissed her and praised her and comforted her when who should appear. but John Rokesmith! T knew you would come directly to your father" he said, and so followed you"
 Then John proposed again, and this time was not rejected. When Bella finally raised her head from John shoulder, the ex-secretary remarked: MT Wilfer, I am going to marry your daughter"
 "Hem~ said Rumpty. "so-I-er -eathered." Then they had feast ot bread and tea from the neighboring house and went home as happy as three children, where that Tragic Muse, Mrs. wilfer, was thrown into such state of astonishment that she was speech less, and could only glare about her
 All that Bella thought necessary to tell her mother was that she had left the Boffins for good, and that MT. Rokesmith had been discharged. But a few days later there was quiet 1ttie wedding at Greenwich. A pew opener
  abled sailor, who happened to be stroll ing by. came in and formed the con gregation. Rumpty gave away the bride and dined with Mir. and Mrs. Rokesmith afterward
 Mrs. wilfer had not been invited the Tragic Muse Is, no doubt, an es- timable person, but seldom pleasant as a companion op festal occasions. But Bella sent her mother nice little note announcing the happy event and the fact that she and her husband were going to housekeeping in little cot tage in the suburbs. John having ob- tained a position "in China house in the city"
 She did not betray Rumpty's part in the transactions of the day; so when the Cherubic Pa came home the Tragic Muse informed him in a. hollow tone that his daughter had become Men dicant's Bride.
 While Bella was getting married MT. Boffin was having his nose put to the grindstone" by Silas Wegg. The Col den Dustman somehow had not em- ployed MT. L.ammle to fill the place of the discharged Rokesmith. so there was no secretary to stand between Mir. Bof- fin and the grindstone.
 "Boffin," Mir, Wegg was saying. you now know the contents of this here will. And these are our terms. You'll divide the property into three parts; you'll keep one and hand one over the other two. There's something else. You've been a-squandering this property you've bought a house. It shall be charged to you. You'll leave me in sole charge of this place here of Bof- fins bower until all the mounds are carted off. If any valuables should be discovered, I'll take care of 'em. And there's something else. You was seen to dig up a Dutch bottle. What was in that bottle?"
 MT. Boffin replied only by a groan. MT. Wegg said decidedly: "Very we'll. It shall be chargedsto you at a thousand pounds. Now, what do you say? Yes or no?'
 "Oh. I can't help myself" cried Mir. Boffin. 'I suppose I'll have to ac- cept."
 "Of course, you will" said wegg. "or I'll split. Now go home. and when the mounds Is all carted off we'll have our settlement"
 The work of carting off the mounds went on with remarkable slowness-it took months and months. for they were many and large, the accumulations of years, but MT. Wegg could afford to wait. Meantime. Bellas married life glided on smoothly and happily. Some times John would ask her If she did not want to be rich, but Bella had almost forgotten WnaL an dNhFiclouS IeellHB was and scarcely understood him.
 Only once was the current of her life interrupted in its peaceful tenor. That was when she received a letter from Lizzie Hexam, to whom she had written announcing her marriage. asking Bella to come to her. Another tragedy had entered into Lizzie's life. Eugene Wrayburn had at last, by bribing the doll dressmaker's bad boy" obtained nf nd had followed her. Bradley Headstone had followed Eugene, and, tracking him along the river bank after an in- terview with Lizzie, had come on him from behind. rained blows on him with a cudgel and left him for dead.
 On his way back from the scene of his crime Headstone stopped at Flash water Wier Mill. where the lock was kept by Rogue Riderhood, who had forsaken his waterside haunts because they had become too hot for him.
 The Rogue. who had been spying upon Bradley, accused him of the crime and announced his intention of follow ing him wherever he went and of get ting from him every cent he had or could get hold of. They were stand ing by the lock, both gates of which happened to be closed leaving between them pool with slippery, steep sides, out of which no man, once he fell in, might crawl Bradley tried to take the Rogue unawares and throw him in. but Riderheod grabbed him. and the men went down together to their death.
 When Bella reached Lizzie she found her nursing Eugene back to life, and this she accomplished with the greater rapidity that she consented to marry him.
 Now Bella was happy again in her little home and her happiness was crowned because she as the mother of little bady who looked exactly like Cherubic Pa on a small scale. When John asked her now if she would not like to be rich. Bella admitted that perhaps for baby's sake, 1t would be a good thing to have little more money, but for herself she was rich just as she was
 One day John announced that, his income having been increased he had taken a large house--in a more fashion able part of London. Wound Bella come and see if she liked the house and bring baby?
 The hired carriage stopped before a familiar door.
 Why" said Bella, it is-"
 Yes" interrupted John. the house where MT. Boffin used to live"
 They went fin and passed through the old. familiar rooms, new furnished and redecorated, until they came to a per feet love" of a nursery and Bella sat down there to think what 1t all meant
 And suddenly, in bounced MT. and