The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-03

q prisoner in my own room" And he
| aohered to this. For three months ho n
remained shut up all day. stealing out
only at night when his fellow -prisoners
[ were IN bed His health suffered: but
neither the entreaties of his friends or
tho remonstrances OF Sam Weller could
! induce him to alter ono jot.
There is every reason to believe that
blr. Piokwick would have ended his
Gays In tho F1eot had not Dodson and
| tosg como to suspect that in him they
mad tackled an inneSible subject De-
spairins at last of getting costs out
Of him. they turned to Mrs Bardell. for
with Their usual prudence they had
| made her Sign a paper In which she
pound herself to pay If Mr.. Pickwic!es
ala not AZ Mrs. BardelI did not have
tho money, they had her arrested, and
! she TOO. came to the Fleet.
Hooray' Here's gamer shouted
sam Weller. when he heard the news.
nc yelled for messenger and sent
torney. Perker, who presented himself
at the prison as soon as the doors
opened next morning 4
i, He told Mr.. Pickwiok the story OF
! the womans arrest, and said: Her
speedy liberation or perpetual inn
(, prisonment rests with you.' Mr.
Pfckwick jumped UP, astounded. "lIear
.e ouet Nooouy out you can rescue
her from this demand you can do It
only by paying the costa of this suit
! into the hands of those sharks Now
pray be quiet my dear sir,"i
| Mr. Pickwick, on tho verge OF a.
strong burst OF Indignation. took SNUFF
violently till no had calmed himself.
- have seen the woman" continued
MT. Perker by paying the costs, you
can obtain a full release from the
h{u IL
consideration with you-a voluntary
! written statement from her that this
| business was fomented and brought
ABOUT from the very first by Dodson
and Fogg and that she entreats and
implores you to pardon her"
| Mr.. Pickwlck exploded with wrath.
valuable documentl" roared he
II l pay har costs for herI"
Almost as explosively. Perkeu swors
mat the letter was voluntary. depend
! emu IN no WIZ on such payment; and
then, with unconceaied triumph, he
produced 1t. There 1t is! Given to me
without promise OF any leind."
| Mr. Pickwick remained quite unim
| pressed. is that ell you have to say
to ms7" he inquired. Ss
1t was not oil. Far from III MI
Perser spoke at great length, about
Mr. Pickwick's health, about his grew
s..e 'ieHue' apout the Chance to right
/ himself in the eyes OF the world. Mr..
Pickwick remained obdurate
! Then said Mr.. Perker:.can Won hest.
tate when your action will llberate
your faithful and attached servant,
whom otherwise you doom to imprison-
ment for the whole OF your life?"
Mr. Pickwick took snuff violently,
And above ALL said Mr.. Perker,
| when 1t enables you to take the mag
unanimous revenge-whIch I know. my
dear sir, lis one after your own heart
! OF releasing this woman from scene
OF misery and debauchery to which no
man should BIO consigned if had my
VIII. but the infiction of which on any
woman Is even more frightful and bar.
barous?" FL
! Mr.. Pickwiols. who had been rub
bling his spectacles. his nose, tights,
head and CATERS. took alarming guam
titles OF snuf with alarming swiftness
i and surrendered
! He returned to his old life as he had
left 1t. beamlng. enthusiastic and
trustful. Had he permitted his
! experience to embitter him or make
him distrustful, he would not have
been Samuel Pickwick. II there was
any point in which his perfect conf
dence in mankind WAS a little shaken
IL was In the matter OF that variety
of mankind known as widows Con-
corning them. nc became almost of n
mind with the elder Weller who, hnv-
! ing been married by a widow at a
moment when he had left himself un-
! 5la rdad. was won't to remark to all
men: Beware O. the widders.'
| Copyright, 1sll. by ]. w. Mullerl