The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-17

was established a letter had been sent to hIs mother telling her that her son would surely be sent to prison unless the 5000 francs were forthcoming.
 In despair she went to D'Argenton. but the poet coldly refused. Then, with a terrible fear of DArgenton's nordly wrath, she suggested in trem- bling tones that Bon Ami' had promised to provide some money for Jack when he should come to age. To her surprise and joy D'Argenton approved and even offered tU- eScort her on her errand.
 Bon Ami" gave Charlotte not 5000 francs, but 10000. telling her to use # for her best interests. She turned 1t over to D'Argenton, who went to In- dret at once, beguiling the way. by re- heaSsing the majestic speech taat he would make to the culprit and for mulating the apologies that he would force Jack to make on bendej knees before he took him away to place him in a reformetory whose prospectus he had in his pocket.
 He was a disappointed man when he arrived only to find Jack free and hero instead of a criminal. Sulkily he read him a lecture, saying: And l had raised the money to save you! He took care not to tell Jack whose money 1t was.
 Nor did the poet tell him that his mother was waiting, even then. only few miles away. To Jacks longing questions about her he returned cold, brief replies. When he departed life settled on the lad gloolnier than be- fore.
 Even Dr. Rivals ceased writing. Jack did not know why. It was years Afterwards before he discovered that Hirsch had hurried to the doctor to tell him that Jack. was a thief; but Hirseh had quite forgotten to bring the later news that the lad was innocent
 Four years passed thus. The tao with the fair hair, the soft skin, the delicate complexion and limbs nad become a lanky fellow with red Icheekbones and high. thin shoulders pointed under his blouse. All his CT. forts had failed to make him a skilled workman. He could earn barely enough to keep himself alive. At last his foreman suggested that he should become a stoker on a steamship.
 Jack, hopeless, indifferent, satlSILeo to earn food and lodging. became the inmate of a hole deep in the bowels of Ian ocean-going ship. Blind deaI. Ibreathless. suffocated by the blood that rushed to his head in the fearful neat land labor. his eyes clouded beneath sinred lids he rushed to get gust or fresh air. only to be chilled at once with A chill so QeaQly LHal hc Sho the brandy bottle that fellow stoker held out to him -
 Fire outside, ire inside. flame upon flame, alcohol upon coal, it was thus. henceforth. that he had to live. Days and months became alike in the mad dream of nkenness and torture. All | gtokers must drink to live. He drank. | When by chance he crawled out of the stolxe hole and went ashore, he was too l exhausted to go further than the near est pothouse, where other stokers sat | drinking. They had nothing to say to | each other. save when they fought and then they fought like wordless Il brutes.
 In the night of this abyss there was one spot of pure. bright light-This mo- ther.
 Il Through the three sinister years that Il passed over him her image never van ished from his heart. Now that he had
 become a man, many mysterious sides nf his martyrdom were made cleaT to
 him. His respect for Charlotte was
 changed to tender pity. He began tc
 love her as one loves those for whom one suffers and expiates.
 ] In the meantime she was 0ueeniag Il