The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-09

gelly, and expect fresh instructions, ex-
plantations n a supply of money, as
soon as he had settled the Important
business matters which had taken him
abroad. His daughter answered the let
ter, telling hin of her marriage, and
giving him an address at a postoface
to write to, If he chose to reply to-
her communication. There the matter
rested.
I began to manufacture a character
for myself on the first days of our voy-
age out In the convict-ship, and I land
ed at the penal settlement with the
reputation of being the meekest and
most biddable of felonious mankind.
The expiration of my first year of
transportation was approaching, and
already pleasant hints of my being soon
assigned to private service began to
reach my ears. This was the first of
the many ends L was now working for,
and the next pleasant realization Of my
hopes that l had to expect, was the ar
rival of Alicia.
She came, a month later than I had
anticipated; safe and blooming, with
500 pounds as the produce of her Jewels.
and with the old Crickgelly alias
Changed from Miss to Mrs. Giles), to-
prevent any suspicious of the connec-
ton between us.
Her story (concocted by me before I
left England) was, that she was a
widow lady, who had come to settle In
Australia, and make the most of her
little property in the new world. One
of the first things Mrs. Giles wanted
was necessarily a trustworthy servant,
and she had to make her choice of one
among the convicts of good character,
to be assigned to private service. Being
one of that honorable body myself ar
the time, it is needless to say that I
vas the fortunate man on whom Mrs.
Giles's choice fell. The first situation I
got in Australia was as servant to my
own wife.
Alicia made a very indulgent mise
tress.
Not to dwell on this anomalous period
of my existence, let me say briefly that
my new position with my wife was of
the greatest advantage in enabling me
to direct in secret the profitable uses to
which her little fortune was put.
We began in his way with an ex-
%cellent speculation in ~cattle-buying
them for shillings and selling them for
pounds. With the profits thus obtains
: ta VIC AtAI lIlGu u IdHQ DIT HOUSES
first buying in a small way, then boldly
} building, and letting again and selling
/. to great advantage. While these specu-
2 lations were in progress my behavior
. in my wife's service was so exemplary
t and she gave me so excellent a charac
ter when the usual official inquiries
were instituted that l soon got the mex
privilege accorded to persons in m,
[ / Sifn9finn-0 Observation-Disclosures Rrx fh<
l time this had been again exchanged
for a conditional pardon (Which allow,
: ed me to go about where L pleased in
: Australia, and to trade in my own
| name, like any u~nconvicted merchant)
our house property had increased enor-
mously, our land had been sold for
public buildings, and we had shares in
the famous Emancipist's Bank, which
produced quite a little income of them
selves.
There was now no need to keep the
mask on any longer.
1 went through the s%uperf1uous cere-
mony of a second marriage with Alicia;
took stores in the city; built a Ella in
the country: and here 1 amfat this
present moment of writing, a convict
aristocrat It prosperous, wealthy,
highly respectable mercantile man,
with two years of my sentence of trans
p~ortation still to expire. l have a
barouche and two bay horses. a coach
man and page in neat l~iveries, three
charming children. and a French gov
erness. a boudoir n lady's-maid for
my wife. She is as handsome as ever.
but getting a little fat. So am I, as a
worthy friend remarked when l re-
Gently appeared holding the plate at
our last charity sermon.
Doctor Dulcifer, when I last heard
of him, was editing a newspaper in
America. Old File. who shared his
fight, still shares his fortunes, being
publisher of his newspaper. Young
File resumed coming operations in
London; and, having braved his fate
a second time, threaded his way, in
due course, up to the steps of h
scaffold. Screw carries on the profit
able trade of informer, in London. The
dismal disappearance of Mill l have
already recorded.
[End of "a Rogue's Life."1