The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-14

Wild, after he had counted the money. | "I trust" said the knight. that We ! may never meet again l nave settieo l my affairs. and sail tomorrow for l France. have made such arrange ments that in case of my death tardy | justice will be done to my nephew l While am alive you are safe-after my death can answer for nothing. Wild seemed uneasy for a moment. | but his face settled into Its old deter imitation. "BeforeiI go." continued Sir Rowland. will you tell me the name of Thames Darrells fatherT
 willingly" replied Wild with . sheer. "He was the Marquis de Chatillon. of the Blood Royal of France For a private reason he wished the mAkriage to be concealed for a time, but had you delayed mur- dering him a couple of days 1t would have been announced. Here are docu- ments to prove the truth of what as sert My agents went to some trouble | to steal them from the papers of your lseister and from elsewhere"
 "Oh, had known this! cried Sir Rowland in an agony of remorse. Hell hound. why have you perse- cuted my family thusT
 well" replied Wild. coolly. when | I have hanged Jack Sheppard and had l Thames Darrell assassinated I intend | to marry Mrs. Sheppard and claim, In her behalf. that portion of the Tren- chard estate which I have not already extracted from you. The lady Is now, I hear, removed from Bedlam and is under the care of Mir. Wood at Dollis Hill. where she was, partially at least l regained her reason. Intend short ly to have her abducted and brought l to this house, when I shall find way to make her accept me as hssband." Sir Rowland stood aghast as the l uyhota nIof of fho villain was revealed to him. but Wild, without apparent l ly noticing his manner, said: Pray | take a glass of wine. Sir Rowland you have a long journey to go." This was the agreed signal As the words were uttered Mendez sprang from be- over the knights head while Jonathan l fiercely attacked him with a bludgeon. | -- When Wild and his attendant left | the room to dispose of the body in receptacle which the-thief-taker had for such of his victims as he personally dispatched. Jack Sheppard and Thames Darrell entered the apartment fol- lowed by Blueskin. Cn his escape Jack had sent for Thames to come and take farewell of him. as he was about to fly to France. While they were together Blueskin had brought word that Sir Rowland had been seen enter ing Wilds house. and the two young men had at once resolved to follow him there and confront their uncle and his accomplice
 Jack had got in by secret way known to himself and Blueskin. They had I scarcely time to note the blood on the floor the gold and money on the table and the documents which the knight had examined. when Wild and Mendez came back. Jonathan gave the alarm and set upon Jack. The attendants rushed in and a fight ensued in which Darrell was left for dead on the floor, Jack was captured, and Blueskin. in the confusion, seizing the money and the papers and overturning the lights. escaped by the secret way he had en- tered, and that night lodged the docu- ments in the hands of MT. Wood. When the tumult was over, Wild. seeing that there was yet little life in Darrell. thought at first to dis | match him, but considering a moment. said: "Not quite yet. He may be of some use to me yet alive" and had him conveyed to a cell in the dungeons under the house.
 Jack, being again In Newgate under sentence tried to bring charges against Wild. but could not find no official to | listen to such notorious character as himself
 In spite of the utmost precautions Jack was destined to make another or his famous escapes an escape whlcn is still regarded as the most remark able story of the 'Newgate Calendar" Dexterously freeing himself of his irons, and laboriously working his way through solid stone walls and heavily barred doors, he gained the roof of the prison one night and descended upon the roof of an adjoining house. Stealthily entering one of the rooms he was startled to see Winfred Wood, who had called there with her father, | hnu Cautioning the girl not to cry out. Jack told her of his present condition and of what had taken place in Wilds house the night of hts capture
 "Ch, it cannot be true that Thames Is murdered!' cried Winifred we have searched everywhere for him. 1t is true. without avail. But dead! Oh. no, No! And. Jack. your mother, too. has been abducted and we have been unable to find out whither she has been taken. Oh!. this is too hor- rible"'
 "Winnifred." said Jack. 'ff hopeless love of you made me desperate and drove me to crime so the thought of | you has often kept me from evil. If l Darrell is alive he shall be restored 10 | YOU, and when l am no more thing as | we'll of me you can lmprlhtlhg a kiss on the forehead Of the fainting | eirI Jack stole quickly out of the house and took his way to the secret entrance which led into the house of l Jonathan Wild.
 As he stole in he saw Quilt Arnold with A light in his hand descending into the dungeons and softly followed | him Tn an hour so Wild says, she must marry him. Poor woman. l don't like the job. but Jonathan will Kill me if don't go through with it," muttered Quilt The young man is | to be killed first.
 Setting down the light on the floor. | Quilt unlocked the door of a cell and. drawing his sword, stepped inside, | lack heard the voice of Darrell. and rushed in just as the assassin was about to accomplish his work He felled the villain to the floor with an iron bar which he had caught up in his escape from the prison and carried with him.
 "Oh. Jack. Is 1t your feebly cried Thames who was bound hand and foot.
 Tt is." replied Jack. unbinding him. Arm yourself with the rascal s weapons and follow me. I believe my mother Is a prisoner here.'
 She is," answered Darrell. The monster Wild visited my dungeon last night and told me she occupied cell near me. to add to my misery"
 They had not proceeded far along the passage when a low moan was