The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

when Thornton, in spite of the efforts of the servants to prevent him, forced him. self into the room. In coarse and brutal language he declared that he had discov- cred the intended flight of Glanville and that he would not escape him thus. He produced a paper which he demanded the baronet to sign at once upon penalty of being denounced to the nearest magistrate as the murderer of Sir John Tyrrell. The demand amounted to a relinquishment of Glanville's entire fortune. Gathering all his strength, Glanville knocked the black
 mailer down and threw him from the
 room.
 Thornton kept his threat. Gianvflle was
 arrested for the murder-and the circum-
 stantial evidence was all against him.
 'tGive me three days" said Pelham to the magistrate, "and I will convince you of
 the innocence of Sir Reginald" The mat
 ter was kept quiet meantime. Only Lady
 Roseville knew. Glanville in that last in-
 terview had told her the sad story of his life and when she read that "a person in
 high station had been taken itno cus- tody for TyrrelIs murder she compre-
 hended all; and though she knew she never could be his bride she sought to comfort in his distress the man she loved.
 The three days respite which Pelham
 had obtained were full days for the ex-
 dandy. In the first place he flew to Lady
 Glanvilles and made a formal demand
 for the hand of Ellen. He could not ex-
 plain to Ellen the reason for his recent
 avoidance of her company, for the family
 were as yet in entire ignorance of Regi- nald's peril. But the girl took him on
 faith as only true love can take an-
 other When the three days were up Pel-
 ham had succeeded in his object of clear
 ing Glanville He had by bribery induced
 one Job Johnson, a rascal whom he fre-
 quently had seen in the company of
 Thornton, tostell what he knew of the
 whereabouts of Dawson. This Job was all
 the more ready to do, as Thornton. he
 said, since the murder of Tyrrell, had
 been possessed of considerable money.
 which he had refused to share with his
 pal" Dawson, to prevent him from
 "squealing' about something. Job did not
 know what. was confined in a house in an
 obscure part of London closely guarded
 by the thieves who made it their head
 quarters. Dawson, said Job, had become
 morbid and was afraid of the hereafter.
 Something weighed on his conscience
 which he wanted to confess. As for the
 worthy Job his greatest desire was to leave England, reform and live happy ever
 after on the annuity Pelham promised
 him.
 Disguised as clergyman Pelham ac-
 companied Job to the house where the
 w-etched Dawson was confined and was admitted to his gloomy prison. It was
 but a ruse, Job told the thieves, to stop
 the contin aal howlings of their prisoner. The "pater cove" was ''pal'' of his aild ..as pretty a Tyburn blossom as was ever brought ID to ride a horse foaled by an o,n"-in other words to be hanged. It was night when trey made the venture ana after nearing the confession of Daw-
 son, Job and Pelham, at the risk of their lives, managed to Emuggle him olt tf the house and l,dge him in police sta tion He and Thornton had murdered Sir Tyrrell and robbed him. Scarcely hdd they finished their act when they heard the approaching steed of Glanville and made off to the barn where they professed to have taken refuge from the storm and where they had left glove as evidence of their presence. They had recognized Glanville in the horseman who had almost surprised them at their work and when they had returned to Dawsons house and found that the deed had been discovered l they saw a sure way of avoiding its con seouences and throwing the suspicion upon Glanville, or of holding their knowl- eldge over his head for blackmail. But Dawson had become Ill and remorseful, with the results seen.
 As Dawson concluded his story Thorn ton entered the police office. He was | struck aghast at the sight of his com panion in crime, and realizing that he had been betrayed, attempted to escape. | But he was immediately arrested and | Glanville liberated. A part of the broken | knife, the part bearing the initials of | Thornton, was found buried in place | which Dawson disclosed. In short l Thornton was hanged for the murder and | Dawson died in prison in few weeks The feeble, flame of life in Reginald Clan vile fiickered out soon after his ibera- tion, but he died happy in the knowledge | that his sister and Pelham were to be
 married. Pelham buried him as he had | requested, beside Gertrude Douglas. 1 When Lady Frances learned Of the engagement of her son to Ellen Glanville
 she wrote him a most characteristic let ter, saying that she was satisfied. or l course, but that with his abilities and | ton he could have done much better | See that her dowry Is settled entirely l upon you, my dear son. How long will Sir Reginald live? How much will he | leave?" As for Pelham he retired from politics and from dandyism and was last heard of happy in the possession or his books and the love of his wife.
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