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

gambling place together, the latter hav- ing motioned Thornton to stay behind. Close after them, though unpreceived, came Pelham. As they emerged into the moonlight of the courtyard he heard Tyrrell say, q am absolutely ruined I have no hope but to starve." None, ab- solutely none?" said Warburton with an intense earnestness. None" was the re- ply. Turn" said Warburton, your cup is not yet full-look upon me and remem- ber." The speaker, with a quick motion, tore off his disgusting wig, revealing the bright locks and lofty brow of Reginald Glanville. Tyrrell slowly gazed upon the stern, remorseess face as if endeavoring to repel some terrible recollection, then gave one cry and sank senseless to the earth Granville instantly disappeared, and Pelham, after summoning a porter and reviving Tyrrell, was informed by the latter that he needed no further assist ance and desired only to be allowed to go his way alone. The wretched man dis appeared in the darkness and Pelham re- turned to his lodgings, where he gave orders to his valet for a departure from Paris the next morning.
 For MT. Pelham had received from his doting mother letter in which-after congratulating him upon having exceeded his allowance by only a1000 and piously remarking: 'I hope my dear Henry, that you sometimes go to church, the irreligon of the young men of the present day pains me, it is such bad taste"-she told him that his uncle desired his immediate re- turn to England in order that he might stand for parliament from one of the said uncle's boroughs. Pelham was elected to parliament, but was unseated because of some nonsense which he could not under stand about improper methods of getting votes However, he became something of a power in politics and his association with his uncle, Lord Glenmorris. opened his eyes to new duties and new ideals of life. In short, much of the supercilious- nesa and dandyism was taken out of him l and his better self began to have show I to live.
 Re-entering London society, after a | while he met Glanville, now Sir Richard 1 Glanville his father having died, and also l he met another Paris acquaintance of his | Tyrrell. The latter was now rich and l fashionable baronet When the distant relative from whom he had inherited his | title and fortune had died they had found 1 Tvrrell in a miserable cellar in Paris, ut | terly destitute and on the verge of starva
 ton.
 Tyrrell went everywhere. Glanvill' lived A. most secluded life, and was seer nowhere but at the houseio of his mother
 and at the receptions of the widowed | Lady Rossville, who made no conceal
 ment of her liking for the gloomy ant
 morbid man. Glanville was in bad health
 evidently afflicted with some incurabl'
 disease. and was subject to fits of gloom , which almost seemed like insanity. H'
 was, however, persuaded to enter par lament, where he made several api ] speeches and where his talents were Il great demand by the leaders of his party | Pelham visited him frequently in hi | rooms. but even with Pelham he main 1 tained a certain degree of reserve ant
 never alluded to his Paris experiences
 He did. however introduce Pelham to hi
 sister Ellen, and between that admirabl
 young lady and the ex-dandy ther
 sprang up sentiment which rapidly II
 pened into love-
 Tbornton, also, Pelham saw sometime | in I,ondon--met him on the street an'
 treated him with curtness which dis
 couraged more than nodding acquain'
 ance. One day when Pelham was driv
 ing Glanville in the park Thornton ap
 nroached them with the evident intention l of speaking Drive on quickly, erie | Glanville, '1et us escape that loathsom