The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-15

~ 0AAoAI ~ uTedh u6r spirit, and
ready to, be revenged upon him for his
eRdeavor to humiliate her by orders
sent her through his agent Carker.
she consents to fly from her home at
the entreaty of her husbands paid
m1n1on, who from the first has fallen
victim to her beauty. Having re.
venged herself upon her husband by
mus humiliating him, Edith proceeds
10 cast Off Carker, whom she despises;
she meets him at Dillon by appoint
ment, and In the moment when he is
giory1ng In the attainment of his de.
sire, turns on him, denounces him
ana before he can stop her, rushes
from the apartment, making good her
escape, while he is left to confront his
pursuer, her enraged husband. who
has tracked them to Dion.
Folled and entrapped, Carker fees
PACK to England eluding his pursuer,
! only to be again tracked to his hiding
place. When he believes himself safe
|, from detection, he suddenly spies
Dombey advancing toward him across
the platform Of a railway station, and
lodging in alright on to the tracks
behind him Carker is killed by an on.
coming train.
IN the hour of her fathers humilia-
tlon, Florence once more turns to him
with loving protestations, but he. en-
ragged at the remembrance that she
mas ever won the love he has sought
vainly, casts her off with an oath and
strikes her brutally.
Partially stunned and feeling herself
homeless and fatherless, Florence
rushes half-crazed into the streets of
London, and fainting with exhaustion
1lnds shelter at the wooden Midshtp-
man.. now in the charge OF Captain
Cutie. Following the sudden disap-
pearance OF old Sol ellis, the captain
has taken possession Of the place, not
knowing if his friend, whose life had
become 1nsupportable without his be.
loved nephew, was alive or dead.
Tenderly welcomed to this humble
nome, Florence remains in hiding un-
til the unexpected arrival of Walter.
who suddenly appears upon the scene
returning from series of peri1ous ad.
ventures. Walter the brother is sne.d.
lily transformed into Walter the lover,
and the young couple are united. to
the delight OF Captain Cutie, also O.
old Sol ellis, who reappears from
Journeying to foreign parts In vain
search for some news of Walter.
meanwhile, the fortunes of the house
or Domoey, weakened by Carker's
douotful transactions, and also by the
loss OF his shrewd guidance, go down
IN rum, leaving the proud head of the
f1rm broken in health and spirit, with
nome and fortune wrecked.
Then tenderly forgiving all. Flor
ence goes to her father and takes him
her home, where after a long illness
he arises changed man, repentant O,
the past, and only caring to devote his
last days to his daughter and her twr
children; Paul who reminds him of his
lost son, and little Florence, dearest a,
all OF his penitent heart.
Ihls work, which was first issued
IN serial form in 1847, met with i'm
mediate success. Its pages contain 2
"ealtn OF incident an character, Of fur
satlre ana pathos. Florence Is one OF
DICKENS loveliest creations, and DR.
climbers school is described in his
finest vein Kind Captain Cutie Is
famous the world over, as are Mr.
Toots, Mrs. Pipchin and old Joe Rae
stock. The death-bed scene Of LITTLE
Paul reveals the authors steadfasl
faith In Immortality, and has done
much to comfort sorrowing hearts
throughout the world.
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I ""Romola," by George Eliot, as con
densed by Professor William Fenwlcl
Harris, will be printed tomorrow.