The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-08

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roughly and as she did 80, overcome
by professional instinct. hel6 his arms
down to Ills sldo and thought low lie
would look as a corpse.
After that Sairey slept. Suddenly she
heard a name shouted that broke her
slumbers "chuzzlewit."
Sairey sat up and listened. Surely
It came from the sick man. She lis.
tened carefully to his muttorinss after
| that and cleaned from them things
which made her ponder. While shc
had been at Jonas Chuzalewits she
had heard nnuttering from old Chuffsy
that fitted In with what the sick man
babble0.
Meanwhile In the Wiltshire village
which was honored BY tho residence Of
| the astimable Eecksniff. there we're
some changes taking place which had
to do with the history OF the Chuzzlewit
family. Young Martin and Mark Taplcy
had come back from America. Mark lad
found there all the conditions which lie
could desire to test his power Of being
tin had met such Americans as Mr..
Jefferson Brick and Major Pawkins.
who were powerful In "lambasting" the
"effete monarchies Of Europe" and al
so. fortunate for him. Mr.. Bevins.
another sort OF American. from whom
he had borrowed money enough TO get
back to England. He had been
iured TO a dismal boom town" named
Eden" by Its cynical promoters. It
sat by the side OF malarlal river.
where he had suffered sickness. poverty
and desolation. He had nearly died.
and he was glad. indeed. to see the
shores OF England once more.
There was holiday In the seaport
town at which Martin and Mark landed.
4 The corner stone of new grammer
school was to be laid that day. The
petition for the best plan. Martin hap
|pened to see the plan. It was one
which lie himself had drawn while n
| student at Pecksniffs and which that
worthy gentleman had appropriated.
! Martin learned that his grandfather
was living with Pecksniff and went TO
see him. His pride. his confidence. his
|'firmness" were all gone now. Expert.
ence. cold. hard. cruel experience, had
taken aim by the throat az he once
/ designed to take the world and had
lstripped him 10 the bare soul--and an
humble, earnest soul 1t was, having
.llearned charity and being chastencd by
3Itroublc.
Mrs. Lupin. the ever faithful hostess of
the Blue Ora son. who recounted all the
news of the place TO the homecomers.
Cherry, Mr.. Pecksniffs elder daughter.
had. after the marriage Of her sister.
refused to live longer in her father :
house and was now an inmate OF
TodEers's, the Commercial Boarding
House, where she was engaged TO
Mr.. Augustus Noodle. the same who
had once declared his life to be blight
i ed because OF his love for Merry. Tom
Pinch also was no longer member
OF the Pecksniff household. He, too.
had heard Mr.. Pecksniffs 90 forth
What had occasioned 1t Mrs. Lupin
could not tell. But 1t was this. After
line departure OF his daughter Mr..
4 Pecksnjff had conceived the idea of
4 marrying Mary Graham. old Martins
ward. He had made love to her and
his advances had been reJect.e.
Then one day he overheard con-
versation between Tom Pinch and
Mary which convinced him that Tom
was acting as arte intermediary for com
munication between the lovers. Also,
/ stupid as he was in such matters.
IPecksniff saw how Toms poor. hope
less heart stood. Hence Tor, got Ills
lego forth
4 Going to Peckrniffs house. Martir.
saw his grandfather In the presence
of Pccksniff and Mary. Honestly and
old man, acknowledging his faults and
begging only that his grandfather
i enable him to start in life anew at
some callin- in which he could make
a living.
i The old man heard him to the end
i and then said to Pecksniff You an
swer him.
i 1t was a great opportunity for Peck
sniff The architect made one of mis-
most effective and touching speeches.
ending with a $50 FORTH" 'rilen. some
how. the old man was seized with q
4 sudden desire to leave tho presence
OF his grandson, and asked Peeksaiff
to conduct him out Of the room. Thus
Martin and Mary were left alone to-
gether for short space. ShOr-- as IL
y was. the moments were dear and pre-
cious to the lovers. Then Martin de-
parted. He went to Tom Pinch IL,
I. London, whom he found comfortably
eatablIshed in lodgings with his pretty
sister, ruth, who had been ~ poorly
4 paid and much abused governasa until
Toms arrival in London, wien lie had
it&ken ner from her employment Ia
! keep house for him.
Tom told q wonderful story of how
he was able to have IA home. doom at
ter his arrival In London, Tom SAID, q
i stranger, who, In some ftiysterinua mai
ner seemed to know Of him, had told
John Wcstlock, who told TOT, That
!, there was position waiting for the
ok pupil of Mr.. Pecksniff. Tlle man
said he was only an ags,lt. anu could
not reveal the name OF his PRINCIPAL
4 The work was tile cataloEnil'E Of y
4 library in the apartments Of genie
man now out of5IoWn.
4 The task WAS congenial. the pay
good, and Tom and his sister we're
Tom, OF course, offered Martin q
,l,,on,e until his fortunes Should ''rlght-
!. an. ana. OF cu,,rsc. they bot'l wsnt "a
sa,a John Wsstlock. who also nfforad
| lhelp. II dli not tnke Ma't''.. long 10
|. see that John was in love With Toms
sister, the pretty Ruth.
Events now moved rapidly The
j very day that Martin left l'aeksnitFs
!, IJonas Chuzzlewit and Mr.. Tigg Mon
taEte arrived there to do the little
4 business Of getting the arulltect's
] money. Jonas just before had tried
|. Ito escape to the Continent, bit tic
!, watohful detective, Mr., NndEett. had
managed To yet a letter to HIN which
.thad brought him lack, II was Il