El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-04

But. at last, the tables turned for
our little heroine. A queer, kind
Z hearted rent collector, Pancks-a
Z painting little steam tug Of a man,
with his putting and his pauses-had
I learned to value the friendship OF the
motherless girl, and SO. having &C
cidentaIly discovered that her father
was the probable heir 10 an enormous
estate. had run down the clues until
finally the great wealth was turned
over to old 1Ir. Dorrit
Then away from the dresry prison
hurried the entire family.
Yet riches brought slight pleasure
TO Little Dorrit The much changed
father became ashamed Of his debtor
life. and with the now richly dressed
on many airs. The father even en-
ployed a chaperon named Mrs. General
to teach Little Dorrit society man
ners.
Don't say Father" declared this
lady. Papa IS a preferable word. It
gives a pretty form to the lips IA
Their is rather vulgar. my dear. You
ton OF a demeanor If you say to your
self, on entering q room filled with
prunes and prism"
At this juncture the wealthy Mr..
Merdle took an active Part in the
son OF the Merdles fell in love with
Fanny, and after their marriage Mr..
Dorrit put all his wealth into Mr..
Merdle's sehemes-for had not this
wonderful Merdle, through various
mysterious investments. made trenen-
dout fortunes FOR himself and others7
BY q strange fatality Arthur, too,
was led TO invest his firms money in
the famous Mr.. 1lerdle's schemes.
And then the bubble broke Merdle
committed suicide Investigations
showed that he had fleeced everybody.
The Dorrits's money was gone.
Arthur's firm was ruined and Arthur
was thrown into prison-the
same poor debtors prison that had.
for 50 long, been the home OF Little
Dorrit-
The days dragged wesriiy on
At last Arthur, Respondent and
crushed, haggard from brooding and
stricken with fever. one day saw, as
IN vision, kneeling before him the
figure Of dear Little Dorrit She had
FASTENED TO make happier the lot Of
the man who had helped her family in
the same gloomy surroundings and
whom she loved. She nursed him in
his sickness She offered him all her
money to help him overcome his dis
tress- And then, as he refused the
money, he realized. for the first time.
that she loved him-and that be, too.
loved her
A feeling Of peace comes over his
mind.
The clouds begin 10 break.
And strange TO say II is a rascziiy
ldTenturer, Reigaud, a murderous fail
bird with dropping nose and ascend
ing mustache- who opens the rift still
further for the sunshine He has dis
covered Mrs. Clennam's secret, having
stolen the strOnE box that Flintwfnch
had struggled into Holland and in
which lay page OF the will Of Ar
thurs uncle. a page which Mrs Glen ]
nam had concealed for years.
higuad visits the strange old lady. /
Leaning over the sofa. poised on two Z
egs OF his chair and his left elbow. !
coarse insolent. rapacious. cruel, he 4
reveals 10 her his knowledge.
Inen- torn By the explosion OF her /
passion, the old lady vehementIy tells I
Ter own story.
She had learned. after Mr.. Glen 1
lams marriage TO her "a marriage !
commanded by his overbearine uncle.
nat her husband had loved and gone
sort Of ceremony with
,eaut1ul young singer whom Freder-
OK Dorrlt, kind hearted musician
the uncle OF Little Dorrit). was be-
riending and giving an education.
ne had obtained the first clue from !
hose initials in her husbands watch
which she found years AGO zignffvfne-
DO Not Forget She accused both
.er husband and the woman who put
he initials there.
4 said TO her" declared Mrs. Glen
an, you have child have none
GU love that child. Give him tc me
nd swear never again 10 see his IA
ner- Anen i VIII support you and