The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22


to the ledger. He did not know VIII
the friend was nor had he any knowl
edge Of the children's fate. Work
house, most probably. What work
house? Parish of Southwark Easy I,
find. Just turn so-and-so. and so-and
so.
With a grunt of acknowledgment tn,
Inquirer passed into the street H'
gave an eye to the public house, bu
resolutely quickened his pace. At thC
workhouse he succeeded, with some
1 difficulty, in interviewing the maste-
II was after Office hours, but as he had
Journeyed a long way an exception
would be made in his case.
Books were consulted to ascertain the
fate Of two boys, John and William
Mason, who would now be aged TWEEN
tty and eighteen respectively. Youthful
Masons had certainly been in the
schools-one was there at the moment.
In fact-but none of them answered TO
the description supplied. The work
house master was sorry. The records
gave no clew
Again the man sought the dark Sc
clusion of the street. He wandered
slowly toward main thorOughfare
and entered the first public house he
encountered He ordered penny
worth of brandy and drank it at a
gulp. Then he lit pipe and went
forth again.
''That was an ugly lookin' customer"
said an habitue to the barman.
Il 'ad a fee like fifth act at the
Surrey" agreed the other.
If they knew the toast that Jocky
Mason had pledged so readily, they
would have better grasped the truth Of
this unfavorable diagnosis of his char
acter.
"Ten years penal servitude, four
years police supervision, my wife dead
and my children lost, all through a
smack on the head given me by Philip
Anson," he communed. Here's to
getting even with him.
1t was a strange outcome Of his long
that the man should
have acquired fair degree of culture.
He was compelled to learn in Jail to a
certain extent, and reading soon be
came pleasure to him. Moreover, he
picked up an acquaintance with a
smooth spoken mate of the swell mobs
nan and long firm order-a dandy who
,trove to be elegant even in convict
yarb. Mason's great strength and in
iomitable courage appealed to the
more artistic If more effeminate rogue
)nce the big man saved his comrades
ife when they were at work in the
Iuarries.
The influence was mutual. They
owed lasting friendship. Victor Gre
Tier was released six months before
Jason, and the latter now crossed the
iver again to go to an address where
e would probably receive some news
his professed ally's whereabouts
Grenier's name was impaired under
lviolable confidence as that which he
yould adopt after his release. His real
anne, by which he was convicted, was
Dmething far less aristOcratic.
Philips driver, being of the peculiar
1pe of Londoner which seems to be |
reated to occupy the dicky of a han
pm, did not take his master down
ark lane. along Piccadilly. and so to
ali Man. he love0 corners. Give
Inn the remotest chance of following
zigzag course and he would follow
In preference to route with all
Ie directness of Roman road.
Thus it happened as he spun round
arlos place into Berkeley square he
Early collided with another vehicle
hich dashed into the square from Da
es street.
Both horses pulled up with jerk,
ere was sharp fusillade of what
bmen call ''langwidge," and the 9th
hanson drove on, having the best of
e strategical position by q stolen
I'd
Philip lifted the trapdoor.
Has he fare, Vale" |.
Yes, sir, lydy."
oh, leave him alone theni Other
Sc / would have liked to see you
e ulH OH NJ Tue COEhcT Vi DTulon
eet." I 8f
Vale, who was choleric, replied with
III force that Philip tried to say :
rnly:
Stop that swearing. VALE"
Beg pardon. sir, Pm sure. but
uldn't ha' minded If II wasn't my
n old keb. Didn't you spot it, q
You don't tell ne So How o1f!" y
And to think of hrawer's ,lrar =
n like th"t Gc'tin' old OF II. We u
Yale rrt the ~ On IN cser h'4 81 q
yer might hear any more of his sen. o
tents.
'hilip, leaning back to laugh, fol q
lle's vocabulary was amusing il no
fot publication. suddenly realized u
queer trick that even the event d
the life of an individual have of re %
ting themselves It
n one day, after an interval of many a.
Irs, he had been suddenly confront.
by personages connected with the a
Tod OF his suiGerings, with the very al
ments he wore ut that time, VIA ci