The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

least. People came running, the park
 rangers were sent for and crowd quick
 ly gathered. In the confusion and press
 Nigel escaped and took refuge in the
 Temple, where Reginald Lowestoffe, a
 law student, whom he had met and
 learned to like at BeauJeu's, smuggled
 him into the sanctuary of Whitefriars.
 commonly called Alsatia. Alsatia had
 then the privileges of a sanctuary for certain classes of criminals, but its priv ileges stood not against @ royal warrant or one from the Lord Chief Justice, and
 when Nigel had finally secured lodgings there he found that, just before his arri-
 val, pursuivant accompanied by men at-arms, had been through the quarter searching for him. To the timid King a
 sword drawn within the limits of the court was a. most heinous offense. Love- stoffe sent Nigel his clothes. pistols and other belongings from his lodgings, but could do no more, as he was himself soon after arrested for having helped Ni- gel to escape.
 It was in miserable quarters in a money lenders house that the Lord of Glenvar- loch now found himself. The offscour- ings of London swarmed around him. He realized that even in Alsatia he was not safe, and, safe or not, his mind was made up. No longer would he allow his fortune to be decided by others; make or mar it, he would play his part in his own destiny Not knowing of Lowestoffe's arrest, he dispatched a note to him at the temple stating his resolution. But Nigels good genious, Margaret Ramsey, still watched over the fortunes of the man she loved.
 A waterman in green jacket came that afternoon to Nigel's lodgings and said that he and a companion had been engaged to take Nigel down the river, and he should be ready at daybreak the next morning. Nigel thought he came from Lowestoffe. But the waterman in the green jacket was Jin Win. Marga- ret had heavily bribed Dame Ursula to arrange the rescue of Nigel, and that willy dame represented to Vincent that his interests lay in getting Nigel out of the country Jin Win swallowed the bait.
 But Nigel was not destined to get out of Alsatia without a most startling ad- venture The aged money-lender with whom he lodged, had daughter, Martha A stern, masculine woman of middle age and harsh features. In the middle of the night Nigel heard a scream for help. He rushed to the apartment from which the cries came and saw the old usurer lying dead on the floor, with one ruffian bend ing over him, while the other was strug- gling with Martha, who was fighting for her life He shot one of the ruffians dead and the other escaped through the win dow. My Lord,'' said Martha, you are about to leave this accursed place. Take me with you to the outer world. l have no friends, but I have that which will buy friends" Nigel, touched by the situ- ation of Martha, consented that she should accompany him in his escape. So Nigel and Martha embarked with the wealth Of the dead money-lender. He bade the waterman stop at Paul's whalf and set Martha and her chest ashore, with note to John Christie, asking that the woman be afforded shelter. AS Martha ap- preached the house Christie was driving a man from his door with many an im- precation When she handed him her let 
 it on the ground, stamped on it and fled into the house in a frenzy. In her ex- tremity Martha appealed to the man whom Christie had just been anathama- tizing and stated her hard case. ''Weel, I think I ken where ye can be well and safely bestowed. Bid the twa porters lounging on the wharf there pick up your chest and cen come along wi me-" re- piled the pragmatical voice of Richie Monoplies.
 At the point of his pistols and in spite of the protestants that they had orders to place him upon an outgoing ship, Nigel forced the rowers to land him at Greenwich, where the court was. He pene- trated into the park and, catching the King alone in a woodland patcb, began to pour forth the story of his follies and misfortunes. But James fell into a panic and screamed for help. Poor timid James thought the Scottish lord had come to assassinate him. The kings suite came rushing up and Olifaunt was sent to the Tower, charged with high treason. To him in the Tower came old Christie stern- ly demanding his wife. who had disap- peared. Nigers denials were useless, and Christie, after telling him that all the world knew that he had boasted of Dame Nellie as his paramour, left heaping anathemas upon his head. Upon opening his eyes the next morning Nigel saw to his astonishment Richie Monoplies busily engaged in brushing his clothes T thought you had left my service" said Nigel. "Na, na." responded Monoplies calmly mot in the least, nor shall I. If your lordship does not know when he has got good servant I know when I have a good master"
 But the fortunes of Nigel were mend- ing. Herlot had borrowed from Lady Hermione upon the Scottish warrant money to redeem the lands of Glenvar- loch, and that lady now held the mort gage as security. She was, in fact, a near relation of Nigels. Her mother had been a lady of the house of Glen varloch and her father noble and merchant of Genoa residing in Spain. Dalgarno had found her an orphan when he visited Spain in the train of Prince Charles and had seduced her by mock marriage and deserted her. Heriot had taken charge of her and brought her to England, to which country the lady's father before his death had sent nearly all of his great fortune to Heriot's care The necessities of Nigel now decided Lady Hermione, in spite of her natural