The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03

'bquires connection with niS 1amiiy and Moses took 1t to old Mir. wfimots But the young lady was visiting aroun, the country, ana the letter could no be delivered.
 A few days after. the squire's ven Geance fell upon the already stricker family of the man who once had beer the opulent vicar Of Wakefield. Being fin arrears. for rent. and his journeys in search of his daughter having ex' hausted his last penny, the doctor saw his cattle driven away ard his crops and even the scanty household furni. turg which had been given him by hif neighbors, seized by the Thornhill ball. in.
 Then came an ofiicer of the law with a writ demanding payment of the bond which the doctor had given to Thorn hill for the sum required for the pnr- chase of Georges commission. and the poor man was dragged away to a debt or's prison in . neighboring town.
 The two younger boys shared their fathers straw pallet in the jail. and Moses engaged as farm laborer to earn q. scanty subs.stenee for his mosher and sisters, who were established in sdualid lodgings near the prison.
 Even in the prison the doctor tound some uaeAn4 Of contentmert and great .opportuuities for good. His simple and devout resignation won the re- spsct of the other prisoners. and he worked much reformation among them bv his authorizations and advice.
 Felons as well as debtors were con- fined fin the place, and among the form Or the doctor found Jenkinson. the same smooth rascal who had swindled Moses and himself in the matter of the blow horses at the fair This man, over whelued by the sincerity of the vicar s forNiveness. repsrted of the wrong he had done to him and others. and be- came his lieutenant in the work of re- formation which the clergyman had be- gun fin the jail. T suppose" said the doctor one day to Jenixinson, that the narration of such life as yours must be exceedingly interesting and amusing" Not much of either" re- piled the man. sTlaose relations which describe the tricks and vices only of riianIindy by increasing our suspicion in life retard our success. The travel af who distrusts every person he meets. and turns back upon the appearance of every man who looks like robb9rs seldom arrives at his journeys sndr Just then noiso was heard below and young man, dressed in a torn uniform and heavily loaded with fet-' ters, was dragged tn. t was George Primrosei His regiment had not gone to the West Indies. but was till in Eng land. and his mother having wrltton to him, unknown to the doctor, of Thorn- hilys betrayal of his sister he had hastened to the castle and challenged the Squire to a duel an act which by regent law of Parliament. was q felony The sauire had refused the challenge and had George arrested and thrown Into the saule prison with his father. The doctor was now told that Olivia was failing, then that she was dying, then that she was dead.
 While striving to reconcile hfmself to the will of heaven, and sinking bodily under the weight of his afflic- tions so that his own death seemed not far off, news was brought him of still further misfortune. While walking near the town Sophia had been seized by q &ell-dressedi nan who forced her into a coach and drove or rapidly with his prisoner. Now, cried the doc- tor. 'tlIe sum of my raissries Is mnde up; nor is 1t in the power of anything on earth to give me another pang. The good man made his last exhorta- ton to the prisoners and lay back on his straw to die. Some time before he had, at the advice of Jenkinson. written a letter to Str William Thornhili expos 'lng his nephews psrfidy and asking relief from his nachinations He had also, upon the same advice and moved by the distress of his family. written a letter to young ThernhilI asking mercy. But 10 the first letter there had been no reply and to the second the Squire had returned a verbal an- sweP that the time for compromise had passed. As the poor man resigned himself to death his son Moses came running3in with the news that Sophia had been found and was below even then, coming up with Mir. Burchel. She had, indeed been rescued by' Mir. Bur chel, who happened to be passing along the, road and had caught glimpse of her as she cried for help out of the coach window. For Sophia was mus cular and determined young woman, and her captor had been unable to si- lencs her outcries. Mir. Burchel had knocked the position from his horse with a stout stick which he carried. and the horses then stopping of them selves, the abductor had drawn his sword which Mir. Burehel had shivered to pieces with the same weapon with which he had Sone for the postiliom The doctor begged MT. Burchel's for giveness for the unjust manner In which he had treated him and while they were in conversation a servant of
 
 of great distinction, who had driven into town with chariot and several attendants, sent his respects to the gem tleman who was with Dr. Primrose and desired to know when he should think proper to be waited upon. Bid the fellow walt" replied Mir. Burchel. At that moment George coming into the room. drawn by the news of his sis> ter's arrival. recognized Mir. Burchel as none other than Sir William ThornhiII. whom he had seen in London.
 Full explanations ensued, and Mir JenlSinson asked if Sophia could de- scribe her abductoT. Both Sir William and Sophia gavo the best description they could of the man, and Jenkinson at once pronounced him to be one Bax- ton, whose haunts he knew and who, he was sure. could be aprehended not far on. At the request of Sir William. who was a JusticeIof the Peace and agreed to hold the jaller scathless, Jenkinson was allowed to depart with two officers in search of Baxter. and the baronet ordering a repast from the inn and Mrs, Primrose having been brought to see her restored daughter, the family sat down to such a dinner as they had not had since their misfor- tuhes had overwhelmed them Before the dinner was we'll through another message was brought from young Thornhill asking permission to appear, in order to vindicate his honor, with which request Sir William complied Squire Thornhfll entered with his usual ready assurance and explained to his uncle that he had refused Georges challenge because of his ven-