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

profits to be made In the company,
soon hooked Pecksniff They con-
cluded their business with a dinner AZ
Salisbury, and after Tigg had for
warded his lyictin's draft to London he
rodo part OF tho way back to the Wiz
lage With him.
Now" said he. IT will get out hero
and walk back"
| Mr.. MONTAGUE Tigg. or Mr.. TIgE Mon.
tague. mover arrived I'm Salisbury. His
dead body was found tho next morn
Ing lying In a wood. Ho had been
stabbed~to the heart.
Jonas Chuxzlewit sitting alone In
his house In London. saw some men
posting handbiIi rccountinr tbe
MURDER ana oneriils reward for the
apprehension of the murderer. .Tonas.s
wife was unaccountably 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 ap-
peared old Martin chuzzlewit; not
decrepit and dying as he had appeared
at Pecksniffs, but strong. hale old
man. fun OF energy. Before Tom had
recovered from his surprise at learn
| ing that old Martin was his unknown
4 he
They had been summoned by the old
| man.
There were Iewsome. Mark Tapley,
Mrs. Lupln. John westiock. Ruth
Pinch. Mary Graham and lastly there
came In, wondering, young Martin, to
be followed BY Mr.. Pecksniff.
Before them all old Martin denounced
the hypocrite He had been playing
Pccksniff all along. He had long ago
forgiven his grandson, and II 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, AMI he had been tried and
found not wanting.
i Becoming more and more angry rs
/ he went on with his tale. the old man
i raised his stick and xtruck PccksnIff
to the floor.
| iccksniff had been too much aston
ished Mt the sharp corner affairs had
turned 20 be able to make any resist
ance: hardly could he utter protest.
but sat there where he had been struck
down trying to get together few
moral reflections suitable to the oc-
casion--which. II must be owned. was
rather difficult.
4 Old Martin, in i.ie presence OF them
! all. took his grandson TO his heart
again and placing Mary Graham's hand
In his gave the two his blessing Mark
lTapley thought this faborabie oppor-
ltunitv to announce. with his arm around
the ample waist of Mrs. Lupin. that lie
would hereafter give mp the attempt to
be Jolly under adverse circumstances
and settle down as tic landlord of tie
4 Blue Dragon and the husband OF its
landIady. John westlock and Ruth
Wandered out into the Temple garden,
i where they arranged their little mat
4 ter.
4 Shortly after. as Jonas was consult
Ing with Mrs. Camp about her patient.
the door of his room opened and in
came his unclei Martin. Mr.. chuffey,
Mark Tapley and Lewsome. LET no one
leave this house" said Martin. Murder
has been DONE" Then Lcwsonie 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 want
cd II for come harmless purpose. When
he had heard of Anthony's death he
had been sure what 1t had been used
for. This was Wilt Mrs. Camp had
heard him raving about in Ills illness.
Something OF tho same sort she had
heard chuffey muttcr about, And Mrs.
Camp vas on hand to testify.
u ut is not as you think" said Chuf-
fey. NO. not that way. We hid the
poisoned cough mixture he prepared
for his father--his father and 1 found
I It and hid X. 1t broke the old mans
heart and he died"
Il Jonas laughed and denounced the
whole lot OF them ordering them from
1 the house. But just then came in the
4 detective. Nadgttt and other officers
of the law. They announced that they
4 had arrived to arrest Jonas for the
murder OF Tigg.
i Nndgett who had sliadowed Jonas
I. so faithfully. had all tho evidence. 1t
was conclusive. 1t was NadEctt who
had fcrreted out the supposed murder
of old Anthony, Of which Jonas, until
a Chuhsy spoke. had believed himself
Euilty--a secret that had abled Tigg,
who employed Nadgctt. to hold Jonas
by cord and the possession of which
had cost him his life.
\ AS he was being conveyed to the po-
& lice station Jonas managed to swallow
Z some poison which he had about him.
] and so ended his miserable career. AS
4 for the insurance company. Tigg's
4 death4scaused tile bubble to burst, the
il directors escaped abroad, and Mr.. Peck
sniff lost ali his !llgotten boarding.
j For years after he hung about Lon
!, don In deep poverty. always writing
/ begging Letters to Tom Pincl, and sell
don, being refused loan. Old Martin
I provided for Chuffey and for the much
!. abused widow OF Jonas. Tom pros-
i pered: and as for Mary Graham and
I young Martin. they lived ever after
and comforted the declining years of
I old Martin
Miss Cherry Pecksnh was never
4 married to her Augustus. That youth
4 preferred exile and fed to a foreign
: land on the day set for his wedding.
AS for Saircy Camp, she still probably
goes out aYh,isBin'" and tells tales Of
her friend, Mrs. Harris.
y British Autont,bile Accident Record.
Consul Frank w. Mahn writes from
Nottingham that the secretary Of the
highways protection league states that
according to accounts In the press
\ az automobile accidents occurred in
Great Britain In 1a07. killing 2l5 and
! injuring e75 neople. For these accl-
. dents ana other motor car offenses
|a,27o people were summoned. Of whom
a,O6o we're convicted. AS the number, OF
/ 40, I'd Al m n a "a Il