The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-24

1, And now the act of John Meadows in | driving Isaac Levi from his house was | to bring It's results.
 Isaac having taken a ship that left | ahead of the one carrying George and Tom, had returned to Farnborough and | had taken the house next to his old one, | fin which Meadows now lived. That whole row of old houses had once been | inhabited by men of Lewis tribe. Bound | together by many ties, they had estab | lished a system of communicatiorA-Sy means of tubes. Before Levi left the house to Meadows he had arranged the mouth of one of these tubes so that. sitting in the next house. he could hear all that passed.
 The day before the wedding he sat waiting to hear of Georges arrival In England. He had refrained from ex- posing Meadows plots because his pas | sionate hatred was too great to be sat- isfied with aught less than to snatch the prize from his enemy at the last moment when it would seem more se- cure within his grasp.
 While he sat smoking and pondering. he saw a bearded. hagged man, whom he recognized as Crawley, enter the house next door. Placing his ear to the tube he heard crawley tell his master the story of the first success and then of the successive failures of the plots to rob George.
 They exchanged their lump of gold for f3,S00 and, with the other dust and the money they had already obtained from Levi, they sailed with f7.oo0." said Crawley. They have escaped us and will be here tomorrow. I passed them on the road"
 The next morning Isaac Levi saw Meadows riding home shortly after dawn. Soon Crawley arrived. Lewis
 AAA enaA pA yRox leys scream: Seven thousand pounds" Then he heard Meadows snarl My soul has gone for itl I rode to meet those two watched them go to the inn, waited till they had gone to bed and took the money from under their pii- .owsw a<r
 "A glorious haul for you. sir" cried Crawley.
 ''whatr' shouted Meadows, furiously "Do you think I am a thief2 l. John Meadows, who never wronged a man of a penny! take this to get his sweet heart. I am going to burn these notes and after we are married shall send him f7.00O of my own"
 Levi heard Meadows stride to the fireplace. Then he heard . shriek from Crawley, who fell to pleading with Meadows not to destroy the money, but to give it to him. a prayer in which he was successful at last. as his wild words of thankfulness showed.
 A few minutes later Isaac saw the two hurry from the house and depart in different directions. He emerged almost behind them and followed Crawley.
 Presently the bells began to ring and Susan came out of the Merton house on Meadows arm. They had barely emerged when there came a cry 'Susanw and George stood before them.
 She screamed and threw herself into his arms. The next moment she sprang from him and turned on him with, How dare your You, who have been false to me? Oh, Georgel" 'Falser' cried Robinson. 'T never left his side for months and never saw him speak to a woman"
 You thought me false" said George. Now you know I am true. Here is your ring Susan. If you love that man better than you do me, speak out"
 Susan looked at him. her face ra- diant, "rhe moment I saw your face. George" said she. and truth shining In it, I forget there was such man as John Meadows in the world" She tore herself away from the brides maids and ran into the house.
 "Mr. Merton" said George, you promised Susan to me if brought back 1000 pounds. How much is nay share. Tom7"
 -Four thousand pounds. Here are the notes" said Tom Robinson, open ing the pocketbook. His jaw drop ned. he looked stupidly Into the flaps and pulled out bits of newspaper cut