The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03

dai called by harsher name, and fA
 was reported that I had debauched her.
 waited upon the father in person.
 willing to clear the thing to his satis-
 faction, and he received mo with insult and abuse.
 I 'As for his being here, my attorney
 and stewart can best inform you, as I I leave the management of business enc 1 tirely to them.
 His further defense was interrupted by the arrival of Mss Arabella Wfi- l mot. who had happened to be passing l through the town. and seeing one of
 tho doctors little boys playing in the
 street. had learned from him that his
 father was in the prison. Hestening | thither. intent upon rescuina the good
 man from his distrsssss, she was fillsd with astonishment at the sight of Sir William Thornhill and his nephew and overcome with emotion at the sight of
 George. Her arrival at this time was | one of those coincidences which are constantly happening in real life but
 which We neither regard nor remember.
 unless. they happen to affect our for l tunes.
 They began hastily to explain to her | the situation.
 But Jenkinson and two jaiiers now ap- | peared. having in custody Baxter, the
 man who had attempted the abduction | Qf Sophia Young Thornhill upon seo- Ing Jenkinson and Baxter. seemed to shrink back with terror. what, squire" cried Jenkinson. .srs you ashamed of your old ecquaintanoesf''
 Baxter had already confessed that he had been set upon his work by Thorn
 hil. who had declared that he was in love with both the siSterA and having debauched the elder. had planned that fn uh A where she would be in his power. Jenkinson declared that he, himnoif. had been an accomplice of the eot,ira In his abduction ok Olivia The ac- cused young man pronounced both
 men to be liars and desired that his servants be summoned to rafute their l teStimony. His butler being brought " howsveH and seeing how natter
 My. and that his master had ioet his power. corroborated the statements Of Baxter and JenkinBon as to the young CT Thornhifls vliiianies. ie From what monster Jfsavs es- capedT' cried Miss wiImot
 What viper I have neurtsbedls sx. claimed Sir William. ''AEr Jaf19r. eef free. and trust to me for the ennsa. duences. I take 1t upon myealf to set the effair in a proper lIghk to my triends the magistrate, who has oom- mitted him" George had been sur- prised and enraptured Rt the sight Of Miss Wilmot
 She explained that Thornhiu haa toia her that the young ofIicer had marpied ana gone with his wife Co the West Indies. and in a it of pique she had conHenfed to marry the villain who waa Pnow exposod sx@r EGaHrrs shw p@sa,- -a... 9- always been true to George. and sha begged his forgiveness with tears. At the earnest solicitation of Sir William, of whom he stood greatly fla awe, old MT. Wtlmot reluctantly consented to the union of the lovers, provided the doctor would agree to make q settle- ment upon ArabeIia, should he ever ba in financial condition to do 30. Jan- kinson now astonishe5 the company by declaring that young Thornhill had wife living. You lie like a ,rascaiis cried the Squire. But Jenkinson, hav- ing left the room a moment, returned, leading in none other than the suppoas edly dead Oliviai The poor father waa her again as he hra been at the neva of her death. Jenkinson then expIainS ed that he had told the doctor that Olivia was dead for the purpose of ind ducfng him to make his submission to the Squire. and put an end to thG miseries of himself ana family 9s also said that he had frequently been an agent of the Squire's in arranging mock marriages with his victims, bud that in the case of O1fvfa's marriagd he had procured a real license and q real priest for the ceremony, and had documentary evidence of the fact, whicB he had intended to hold over Thornhiit for purposes of blackmaiI.
 Sir William ct this told his nephew to begone. informing him that there- after only a bare subsistence would b6 allowed to him, that q third of the esq tate which he had formerly enjoyed would De settled upon his wife, who would reside with her father, and that any extra allowance which he might receive would be due entirely to her tenderness As for sophia. Sir William announced his intention of taking her to wife himself. e resolution to which that young lady consented with cor dial readiness
 Jenkinson having been handsomely rewarded by the baronet. Dr. Prim- roses obligations having been paid by the same generosity, and 70 pounds having been distributed among the pris- oners the whole party repaired to the inn, where they sat down to supper in great spirits. The necessary licenses were procured next day and the double marriages of George and his sister So- phia to Miss Wilmot and Sir William Thornhill, took place. But before the ceremony was performed the doctor re- ceiyed news that the London merchant who had absconded with his fortune had been arrested in Antwerp and had given up effects which were of much greater amount than what was due to his creditors.
 That night the doctor saw his fan- ilv once moreR around a cheerrul ure- aide. his two little ones seated upon each knee, and the rest of the com pany by their partners. He had noth- ing now on this side the grave to wish for. and lived long to express a grnti- tude in good fortune which sroves % sI,rnass hla former submission in ad- versity.