The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-04
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ceeded. They left spratt tied up. at | his orders, and followed him out of the town, wondering where he was leading them. but obeying for the time being without question, as mobs will when led.
 Holt's only object was to get the men away from the town, in order to avoid 6 conflict with the military which had been called out. Just as he thought he was successful some one cried; "To Treby Manort" and in a moment his leadership had vanished, Re found himself a helpless unit borne along by the crowd that now had a distinct object and went straight to 1t. Instead of leading he followed now anxious to do what he could to pre- vent mischief. With all his haste he arrived only after the advance guard had broken into the hall. While he debated what to do, he heard the souud of cavalry coming smartly. Leaping to the balcony with the sword that he still carried, he cried to the rioters: "Backl Back! The soldiers are com ing"
 A voice shouted "Frire!' and bullet whizzed through his arm. He fell. The rioters ran like sheep. That night Felix Holt, whose wound was found to be trival, was .odged in jail under three charges. One was for leading n TlOb. AuQtnGE dooa4AIAhB d SOh- stable: but the worst was for man. slaughter. Tucker had received a con- cussion of the spine when Felix threw him, and was dead.
 A week afterward Harold Transome sat in the library of the beautiful manor house sorting over papers. He had lost the election, but worse than all he had become disgraced in the eyes ot his neighbors by the riot. He confessed to himself that 1t had been brought on by the methods which Holt had assailed and he felt sure that the young Radical was an innocent vic- tim of conditions for which his own agents were responsible. He swore to himself to repay Jermyn for 1t.
 Harold Transome had been away from England almost all his life. 4 younger brother, he had left home to make his fortune, and having made it, he was In no hurry to return, even after his elder brother died. When he did return, he found that his mother had given Jermyn a free hand during all the years of her sway, and that the lawyer had enriched himself in every possible way.
 He had waited only till the election should be over and his need for Jer- myn's services be ended to file bill against him in chancery. On this morning he was awaiting the lawyer, who had asked for Gn interview.
 Jermyn wasted no words, but inform ed Harold curtly that unless the suit were withdrawn at once he would bring forward a Bycliffe. Most curl oNsly," said he, 1t happens that the Bycliffe claim has just become valid The Transome line has just expired. old Tom Trounsem was the last of the line, as I can prove. He was killed in the riot. His death gives the re- n tha RNFnltffaus I pa n that there Is a Bycllffe living. It rests with you whether or not keep the secret.'
 Harold felt inclined to thrash the attorney then and there. but he sup pressed the inclination and agreed curt ly that he would suspend action on the suit till he could think matters over.
 Mir. Jermyn retired, confident of what the decision would be. Perhaps he would have won. Harold did not pre- tend to feel delight at the thought of handing over his estate. He was angry at the mere thought. He hated the idea of compounding with Jermyn. but he wanted to retain the property.
 The scale was thus evenly poised, A touch would decide II. The touch was given by one of Jermyn's pawns.
 Christian had come to the conclu- sion that the most profitable invest ment he could make of hls knowledge was to sell it to Transone.- He appear ed at Transome Court three days af- ter Mir. Jermyn's visit and Harold ob- tained the name of the Bycliffe heir in return for a bribe of El,000.
 He felt sure that he could make a compromise with the preachers adopt cd daughter. and he determined at once to tell her the truth and thus frustrate Jermyn's plans and make him bite the dust Ke told his mother the startling story at once.
 She was agitated and trembled. Her lips grew pale Harold was not surprised, but what he failed to see was that his mothers greatest agita- ton came when he told her of his proceedings against Jerymn which she now heard for the first time.
 Faintly she urged her son to re- member Jermyn's long service. He replied that the lawyer had repaid himself by robbing the estate of f3.000 a year. "Of course he had no trouble in cheating poor father" said Harold, referring bluntly to the fact known by everybody In the county that Mir. Transome had been half imb all his life. And he hoodwinked you. Why do you want to shield him. moth err"