The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
A CLASSIC Ns A RzHaIz

Jonas Chuzziewft, sitting alone m his house fin London. saw some men der and offering reward for the ap- prehension of the murderer. Jonas's wife was usaccountably absent. gr stairs old Chuffey was confined under the care of Mrs. Camp. In the rooms in the Temple. where Tom Pinch worked. there suddenly l appeared old Martin Chuzzlewft np1 decrepit and dying as he had appeared at Pecksniff's, but a strong, hale pid man full of energy. Before Tom had recovered from his surprise at learning | that Old Martin was his unknown employer. others began 10 come in They had been summoned by the old | man.
 There were Lewsome, Mark Tayley. Yrs. Lupin. John westloe
 Mary Graham and lastly there cafhs in. wondering, young Martin to be gol- lowed by Mir PecksnifT
 Before them all Old Martin denounced the hypocrite. He had been playing Pecksniff all along. He had long ago forgiven his grandson and it was he who had watched over him and had sent him the money for his American trip. He had wished the young man to be tried and he had been tried and found not wanting.
 Becoming more and moro angry as he went on with his tale, the old man raised his stick and struck Peclxsnffr to the floor.
 Pecksnin had been too much acton ished at the sharp corner affairs had turned to be able to make any resist- af1ce; hardly could he utter a protest but sat there where he had been struck down. trying to get together a few moral re1ectIof,s suitable to the occa- sion--which, 1t must be owned. was rather diff1cult.
 Old Martin, in the presence of them all. took his grandson to his sart again and placing Mary Graham's hand in h.s gave the two his blessing. Mark Tapley thought this favorable oppcr- tunity to announce with his arm around the ample waist of Mrs. Lupin, that he would hereafter give up the attempt to be jolly under adverse circumstances and settle down as the landlord Of the Blue Dragon and the husband of its landady. John Westiock ana Ruth wandered out into the Temple garden. where they arranged their little mat ter.
 Shortly aftr as Jonas was snsultinM with Mrs. Camp about her patient the door of his room opened and in came his uncle Martin, Mir. ChufFey Mark Tapley and Lewsome. Let no ona leave this house." said Martin. "Muf-
  told has story. He had been an apothe- cary and had fallen into the clutches of Jonas financially. Jonas had forced h i'm to sell him poison, saying he want ed 1t for some harmless purpose. When he had heard of Anthony's death he had been sure what it had been used for. This was what Mrs Camp had heard him raving about in his slInAaA. Something of the same sort she had heard chuffey mutter about. And Mrs. Camp was on hand to testify.
 Tt Is not as you thsnk," said Chuf- fey sNo, not that way. We hid the poisoned cough mixture he prepared for his fathsr-his father and found 1t and hid 1t. It broke the old mans heart and he died"
 Joras iaughed and derouncea whole lot of them. ordering from the house. But just then came in the de- tective. Nadgett, and other officers Of the law. They announced that they had arrived to arrest Jonas for the murder of T:gg.
 Nadgett, who had shadowed Jonas 60 faithfully, had all the evidence. It waH conclusive. It was Nadgett who had ferreted out the supposed murder of old Anthony of which Jonas. until ChuifeN spoke, had believed himself guilty-~a secret that had enabled Tigg. who efa- ployed Nadgett. to hold Jonas by cord and the possession of which had cost him his life.
 As he was being conveyed 10 the police station Jonas managed to swal- low some poison which he had about him and so ended his miserable career. As for the insurance company. TiM9's death caused the bubble to burst. Che directors escaped abroad and Mr. Peck sniff lost all his ill-gotten boarding.
 For years after he hung about Teon- don in deep poverty, always writing begging letters to Tom Pinch and aal- dom being refused loan. old Martin provided for Chuffey and for the much4 abused widow of Jonas, Tom pros pered: and as for Mary Graham and Young Martin. they lived ever after and comforted the declining years of old Martin.
 Miss Cherry Pecksnif was never married to her Augustus. That youth preferred exile and ned to a foreign land on the day set for his wedding. As for Sairey Camp, she still probably "goes out a-nussin" " and tells tales of her friend, Mrs. Harris.
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