The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-14

Jack would forgive him the accident" of Mrs Woods death. I'll follow you like a dog"
 Jack Sheppard" said Wild. calmly. T will neither allow you to leave England or the life you have engaged in. You are my slave"
 "I defy your cried Jack But one motive alone shall Induce me to go on with you. Thomas Darrell has return ed. You can restore him to his rights. Dc so and I am st.-. yours
 "I will make no terms with you." returned Wild. T swore to hang you two years ago. but as you have been useful to me I have deferred my pur- pose. You came in here under my pro- tection. You can depart in safety. give you two hours. Then my 'setters' will be placed on your heels"
 Jonathan was as good as his word. A few hours later, Jack was arrested and lodged in Clerkenwell Prison. But so far no prison In the land had been able to hold the notorious bandit, and Clerkenwell was no exception. A few nights after. Jack was hiding in the xelds which then stretched from Clerkenwell in the direction of Islington. From the shelter of a hedge he saw a horseman ride by. followed at some distance by a mounted servant. Just in front of Jack the servants horse slipped and fell and before its owner could recover himself Jack had stretched him senseless with blow from the butt of his own pistol and was stripping him of his clothes. Then he saw that the fallen man was Quilt Arnold, one of Wild's "setters." Hast. fly attiring himself in Quilts clothing, Jack mounted the horse. which had scrambled to its feet. and rode on af- a frava1nr u,hn had halted what was the matter. Jack recognized Sir Rowland Trenchard. Sir Rowland. seeing his attendant. as he supposed. following again. rode on, and with Jack in his wake came to the house and the audience room o> Jonathan Wild. As they entered. Blueskin came out of the audience room. where he had been interceding with Wild for Jack.
 Don't start" Jack whispered to him. but remain within call It is I, the captain"
 "You were no doubt surprised by Ihe news I sent you of your nephew's re- turn" said Wild to Sir Rowland.
 What do you propose regarding him?" asked the knight coldly.
 "T would treat him as you treated his father" replied Jonathan.
 "It is vain to struggle against fate" SdlQ lTPHCudiiu ii6hI IS icll iifS. l will escape to France"
 And you think I will allow 1t? TO. No" cried Wild Bah. It is a miser- able weakness to be afraid of blood shed. The general who gives an order for a wholesale carnage never sleeps a wink less soundly for it. We would deride him as coward if he did. Be- sides those I have killed with my own hands. have brought some thirty per- sons to the gallows; yet I cannot re- member that any of them have dis turbed my rest. For one-third of your estate will have Darrell's throat cut. Here. sign this paper"
 And the thieftaker pushed a docu- ment toward Sir Rowland, who hesi- tated moment and then signed.
 And now" said the. knight. who was this young mans father? Why is he called Darrell?'
 "Darriell." replied Wild was the name his father gave to Wood when that worthy carpenter directed him to a hiding place the day he fled with the child-a hiding place which did not serve him, you will remember. against your vengeance. for you not his right name Later I may tell you that But now, in return for your generosity. I will tell you another secret. I need not remind you. Sir Rowland, that you had two sisters Aliva and Constance"
 Both are dead" observed the knight gloomily.
 Not so,' returned Wild, "Constance is still living"
 "Constance alive! Impossible" ex- claimed Sir Rowland.
 Mrs Sheppard Is Constance Tren- chard." returned Wild with a malicious smile.
 What cried the knight. My sister the wife of one felon and the mother of another? It Is false! Your proof"
 Here it is." said Wild. calmly push ing a paper toward the knight. Tt is the attested confession. as you will see. of the gypsy woman who stole Constance as child and who was hanged sometime since for similar crime Mrs. Sheppard Is. and always has been ignorant of her birth. She was brought up and has lived among vice and poverty. You are aware that by the terms of your fathers will on the death without issue of your sister Aliva. the estate was to go to Con- stance, should she ever be found. Now