The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-08
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 Poor, dear gentleman" said Mrs 1 Camp in her professional tone. "rl | be right along, sir, though it's worrii | and tired out am. As my friend Mrs Harris says to me. says sne: 'sairey I never see how you do it. And says. Mrs. Harris, mum. my chaI gee | is moderate and all I requires is that a bottle be placed on the chimney piece I where I can put my lips to 1t when feel so disposed /"
 Mrs. Harris was always being quot ed by Mrs. Camp. and was believed by many to be as mythical a creature as any in fable. Sairey took charge of things with the doctor and the un- dertaker who came a little later, while old Chuffey watched by she body of his dead friend and master hopeless of his great grief: and Jonas. shiver- ing and nervous said; "I am so glad you happened to be here. Pecksniff I am glad I had a witness. People might have said things. you know. if I hadn't. jolSed. of course. but never meant it--about wishing his death." So Jonas buried his father with great ceremony and with law ish expenditure Of money which made people wonder, and not long after he married Merry Pecksniff and took her to his dismal home.
 Poor Merry soon was merry no longer. She had fIouted Jonas. call ing him monster and griffin, and now Jonas frankly told her that he had married her to "get even" with her.
 Jonas had some difhculty in collect ing the insurance on his fathers life. The company talked alarmingly of investigating-and Jonas compromised the claim. Then he bethought him that he would insure his wife's life, and so sought the Anglo Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Insurance Company for the purpose.
 It was a new company. doing a tre- mendous business of a somewrat doubt full kind, but amid much glitter and a vost display. To his mighty surprise. Jonas found that the splendid president of the Anglo -Bengalee was no other than Mir. Montague Tigg, now trans formed into Mir. Tigg Montague. He, who had been so frayed and shabby when Jonas knew him as the friend of Chevy Slyme at the meeting of the Chuzzlewit kin at Peckniff's. was now so gorgeous, so resplendent with fine apparel and jewels. so evidently pros- porous that Jonas was speechless with amazement.
 Tigg saw an opportunity at once, and after few more meettngse he be- came quite frank with Jonas. openly disclosed to him that the whole busi- ness was a swindling affair and invit- ed him to become a partner in 1t.
 The bait was tempting. the spells were large and Tigg showed how they were won with comparative safety. But Jonas was cautious and finally said he would not venture. Then Mir Montague whispered a few words in his ear. Jonas turned pale as death. His frame trembled. He could not speak for while. But Tigg soothed hirn and Jonas consented to do what he wished. Tigg made, it part of their compact that Jonas should in- duce MT. Pecksnif to put his consider able accumulation into the business and again Jonas consented.
 Jonas did not know that from the hour of his first interview with TLgR that astute person, having heard of the compromise which Jonas had made with the company, in which his father had been insured, had had a detective shadowing him night and day.
 About this time Mrs. Camps services