The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-14

cleared Of suspicion before the New Year.
and 90 an seeking his house. I have given
him my references In the country. Surely
he can find nothing against me-" oh.
don't 60 there, don't go thsreI' cried Toby.
And he told Of the letter he had heard dc
tated and the words OF Lady Bowlsy. Will
his safe course ;ay In keeping away from
the Alderman. TOBY took the wayfsrer
home with him and gave him Of his rough
accommodations and his scanty fare. going
without supper himself that WIN and his
little orphaned niece Lillian might eat
Meg. you may be sure. was not behind
her father IN showing hospitality.
VIII said that he had taken his mother
less and fatheriess niece and come up TO
London TO seek q frssnd Of his dead SIS
ter-in-law who had promised 10 take care
Of the child But he had been unable to
md her. Things had gone very hard with
him down in the country on Sir Joseph
Bowlsy's estate He dd not stand well
with his landlord and was looked upon as
q revolutionary character. He thought he
might better himself in London Lillian
was q very beautiful child and Meg took
Trotty. They had . very pleasant even
ing and then Toby laid William away In
loft-his own lodging place usuaily-and
Meg took Lillian to her own little room.
Trotty sat down BY the fire to read his
old paper again and to sleep there for
the night The awful things he read In
the paper concerning the vickedness Of
the poor discouraged him again. He
feared there was no help for them
Then he heard the chimes calling him.
He could not help ooeyins and pres
entity found himself UP In the windy
stseple where the bells hung. And now
these bells all took on human aspects
and each had . spirit Of It's own. which
came out and whirled about and talked to
him. The bells showed him many things
They showed him his own body lying
dead at the foot Of the tower and told
him that nine years had passed sinee he
came up into that 6elfry and that II was
New Years Eve agsin. They showed him
Lillian grown TO be o young woman and.
because Of her great beauty and her great
poverty, gone wrong. They showed him
his loved Meg haggard from want and
work and on the verge Of starvation. They
showed him Richard discouraged, drunken
and an outcast. they showed that Meg
and Richard had never married because
Of the wise words Of the wise men who IN
terrupted his little dinner Of tripe long
ago.
They showed him after q lapse Of time
how Richard and Meg were At last mar
ried and more wretohed than before and
Richard dying In Q little room over Mrs.
chickenstaIksrs, leaving Meg with a
baby and then Neg turned out Of doors.
And they showed him WIN Fern, turned.
making his appearance at great dinner
which was being given By that eminent
Friend and Father Of the Poor. Sir Joseph
Bowlsy, at Bowiey Hall, In honor Of Lady
Bowlsy's borthday-whioh happened to be
on New Tears Day, . coincidence which
the local nswxpapers considered a. an
especial pointing Of the finger Of Provi-
dsnee to Number one as Lady Bowiey's
destined figure In creation.
Bowiey Hall was full Of visitors. The
gentleman who Ionged for the good old
times was there; Mr.. Filler was there with
his facts and figures; Alderman Cute was
there The Alderman had considerably
improved his acquaintance with Sir Joseph.
IL appeared. on the strength Of his most
attentive letters asking II Sir Joseph
would have VIII Fern Put Down There