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

house Sairey Camp, mature female, who went out a-nussin'@' and had the general appearance of a very corpulent and frowsy feather bed with a string loosely tied around the middle.
 Poor, dear gentleman, said Mrs Camp in her professional tone. "Tll be right along, sir, though it worrit and tired out l am. As my friend Mrs. Harris says to you do it. And I says, Mrs. Harris, my charges is moderate and all 1 requires is that a bottle be placed on the chimney
 piece where I can put my lips to 1t when
 feel so disposed "
 Mrs. Harris was always being quoted
 by Mrs. Camp, and was believed by many
 to be as mythical creature as any in
 fable. Sairey took charge of things with
 the doctor and the undertaken who came
 little later, while old Chuffey watched , by the body of his dead friend and mas
 ter hopeless and In great grief; and Jonas,
 shivering ard nervous, said "I am so glad you happened to be here, Peclzsniff.
 l am glad l had a witness. People might have said things, you know, if I hadn't. l joked, of course, but I never meant it.
 about wishing his death.' So Jonas buried his father with great ceremony, and with a lavish expenditure of money, which
 made people wonder, and not long after
 he married Merry Pecksniff and took her
 to his dismal home.
 IOOT AefTy soon was merry no lOHSer She had fiouted Jonas, calling him mon ster and griffin, and now Jonas frankly told her that he had married her to 'get
 even" with her.
 Jonas had some difficulty in collecting 1 the insurance his fathers life. The company talked alarmingly of investigat- ing-and Jonas compromised the claim. Then he bethought him that he would in sure his wife's life, and so sought the neylr pAp to1 Life Insurance company for the purpose. It was a new company doing tre- mendous business of a somewhat doubt ful kind, but amid much glitter and vast display. To his mighty surprise Jonas i found that the splendid president of the Anglo-Bengalee was none other than MT. Montague Tigg, now transformed Into MT. 1 Tigg Montague. He, who had been so | frayed and shabby when Jonas knew him | as the friend of Chevy Slyme at the meet I ing of the Chuzzlewit kin at Pecksniff' S. | was now so gorgeous, so resplendent with i fine apparel and jewels, so evidently prosperous that Jonas was speeches. with l amazement
 l Tigg saw an opportunity at once, and after 0 few more meetings he became quite frank with Jonas, openly disclosed | to him that the whole business was a | swndling affair and invited him to be- l come a partner in it.
 1 The bait was tempting, the spells were | large and Tigg showed how they were l won with comparative safety. But Jonas | was cautious and finally said he would l not venture. Then MT. Montague whis- pered a few words in his ear. Jonas | turned pale as death. His frame trembled. l He could not speak for while. But Tigg 1 soothed him and Jonas consented to do what he wished. Tigg made it part of l their compact that Jonas should induce l Mir. Pecksniff to put his considerable ac- l emulation into the business, and again l Jonas consented.
 l Jonas did not know that from the hour l of his first interview with Tigg that astute person, having heard of the com 1 promise which Jonas had made with the 1 company in which his father had been l insured, had had detective shadowing l him night and day.
 | About this time Mrs. Camps services were required in the case of MT. Lew some who had been taken suddenly and | violently i'll in hotel John Westlock'
 address had been found In his pocket and
 John. though he only remembered the