The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-08

. i Boarding House, where she was engaged | to MT. Augustus Moddle, the same who
 had once declared his life to be blighted | because of his love for Merry. Tom Pinch
 also was no longer a member of the l Iecksnill household. He, too, had heard MT. Peeksniff's Go forth" | What had occasioned it Mrs. Lupin | could not tell. But it was this. After the departure of his daughter MT. Peck sniff had conceived the idea of marrying Mary Graham old Martins ward. He had made love to her and his advances had been rejected
 Then one day he overheard a conversa- tion between Tom Pinch and Mary which convinced him that Tom was acting as an intermediary for communication be- tween the lovers. Also, stupid as he was in such matters, Pecksniff saw how Toms poor, hopeless heart stood. Hence Tom | got his "go forth"
 Going to Pecksniffs house Martin saw his grandfather in the presence of Peck sniff and Mary. Honestly and stoutly he pleaded his cause before the old man, ac- \ knowledging his faults and begging only that his grandfather enable him to start in life anew at some calling in which he could make living
 The old man heard him to the end and then said to Pecksnff. You answer him.
 It was a great opportunity for Peck sniff. The architect made one of most effective and touching speeches, ending with a "so forth'' Then, somehow, the old man was seized with a sudden desire to leave the presence of his grandson, and asked Pecksniff to conduct him out of the room. Thus Martin and Mary were left alone together for short space. Short as it was, the moments were dear and precious to the lovers. Then Martin departed. He went to Tom Pinch in Lon don, who he found comfortably estab- lshed in lodgings with his pretty sister, Ruth, who had been poorly-paid and much abused governess until Toms ar rival in London, when he had taken her from her employment to keep house for him.
 Tom told a wonderful story of how he was able to have a home. Soon after his arrival in London, Tom said, stranger who, in some mysterious manner seemed to know of him, had told John Westlock, who told Tom that there was a position waiting for the ex-pupil of MT. Pecksnff. The man said he was only an agent and could not reveal the name of his principal The work was the cataloging of a library in the apartments of a gentleman now out of town.
 The task was congenial, the pay good and Tom and his sister were happy.
 Tom, of course, offered Martin home Inlll HIS fortunes SnOulu DTlSHltn anu, Ol course, they both went to see John West lock, who also offered help. It did not take Martin long to see that John was in love with Toms sister, the pretty Ruth.
 Events now moved rapidly. The very day that Martin left Pecksnff' s Jonas Chuzzewit and MT. Tigg Montague ar rived there to do the little business of getting the architects money. Jonas just before had tried to escape to the conti- hf1t ha Na foh Nadgett, had managed to get letter to him which had brought him back. It was a threatening letter from Tigg which Jonas did not dare disobey The time to skip has not yet come" said Tigg.
 So they went down to Wiltshire togeth- CT, Tigg and Jonas, and Jonas acted in such a peculiar manner on the way that when he started out to return before his companion Tigg felt much relieved. He believed that Jonas was only waiting for a favorable opportunity to murder him.
 The sparkling Tigg, whose way had been prepared for him by the representa- tions of Jonas as to the great profits to be made in the company, soon hooked Pecksniff. They concluded their business with a dinner at Salisbury and after Tgg had forwarded his victims draft to Lon don he rode part of the way back to the village with him..
 Now" said he, ''I will get out here and walk back
 MT. Montague Tigg,, or MT. Tigg Mon tague. never arrived at Salisbury. His dead body was found the next morning lying in the wood He had been stabbed to the heart.
 Jonas Chuzzlewit, sitting alone in his house in London, saw some men posting a handbill recounting the murder and of fering a reward for the apprehension of the murderer. Jonass wife was unac- countably absent. Up stairs old Chuffey was confined under the care of Mrs. Camp
 In the rooms in the Temple, where Tom Pinch worked, there suddenly appeared old Martin Chuzzlewit; not decrepid and dying as he had appeared as Pecksniff's, but strong hale old man full of energy. Before Tom had recovered from his sur prise at learning that old Martin was his unknown employer, others began to come in. They had been summoned by the old man.
 There were Lewsome. Mark Tapley, Mrs Lupin, John Westlock Ruth Pinch. Mary Graham and lastly there came in, wondering young Martin to be followed by Mir Pecksniff.
 Before them all old Martin denounced the hypocrite. He had been playing Peck sniff 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 more angry as he went on with his tale, the old man raised his stick and struck Pecksniff to the floor Pecksniff had been too much astonished at the sharp corner affairs had turned to be able to make any resistance; hard ly could he utter protest, but sat there where he had been struck down trying to get together few moral reflections suita- ble to the oceasion-which 1t must be owned, was rather difficult.
 Old Martin, In the presence of them all, took his grandson to his heart again and placing Mary Grahams hand in his gave the two his blessing. Mark Tapley thought this a favorable opportunity to announce, with his arm around the ample waist of Mrs. Lupin, that he would here after give up the attempt to be jolly un- der adverse circumstances and settle down as the landlord of the Blue Dragon and the husband of it's landlady. John West lock and Ruth wandered out into the Temple garden, where they arranged their little matter.
 Shortly after as John was consulting with Mrs Camp about her patient. the door of his room opened and in came his uncle Martin, MT Chuffey, Mark Tapley and Lewsome. Let no one leave this house." said Martin. Murder has been done" Then Lewsome told his story. He had been an apothecary and had fallen into the clutches of JonAs financially. Jonas had forced him to sell him poison, saying he wanted it for some harmless purpose: When he had heard of Antho