The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-06-23

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unshaded appearance, and which seem
His groveling humility and clammy
hand grasp fill David with uncontroIl-
able loathing and distrust
Having graduated with honors.
David decides to become a proctor
and enters the Office of Spenlow and
Jorkins. He at once falls head over
heels in love with Mr.. Spenslow's dis
tractingly pretty daughter, Dora, who
returns his affection. On hearing that
Peggotty's husband is dying. David
makes hurried visit to Yarmouth to
comfort his old nurse While there,
Emily, within a few days of becoming
Hams bride, little Emily, the precious
treasure of her uncle's heart, disap-
pears and with her Steerforth. Car
ried away by his gallantry and per
suaded that he will make her "a lady"
Emily is none the less distracted by a
sense of terrible humiliation and Of
degradation for which she implores
her uncle's forgiveness. David, over
come by the thought that it was he
who first brought Steerforth to Var
mouth, returns to London, to find that
his aunt has lost the greater part Of
her fortune. This makes it necessary
for David to add to their income by
using all his spare time in clerical and
literary work.
Dora continues uppermost in his
thoughts, although Mr.. Spenlow OPP
poses the match. His sudden death
leaves the timid, trustful, artless Dora,
to the surprise of all, nearly penniless.
| Davids income, though slender, per
mits of their marriage.
| With all his love for his child wife,
as she calls herself, he finds that her
say responsibility results in any
/ thing but a comfortable home. After
vainly trying to develop her childish
nature he uncomplainingly makes the
best of it and continues to admire her
bewitching ways. Meanwhile Uriah
Heep has managed by deceit to worm
his way into partnership with Mr.
| Wickfeld, after which he proceeds TO
gain full control of the business. Con
| sidering Mr. Micawber likely to be
useful tool, Uriah hires him in the ca
pacity of clerk. at such meager SAL
airy that Mr. Micawber is obliged to
borrow small sums of money from
lHeep, who takes advantage of this
/ 1nQ6DIoQU6SS " IO1tS MI -l4Nc" OOA ~
assist him in his dishonest practices
At the end of a year, Mr.. Micawber
requests an interview with David and
his aunt at Canterbury. They find him
filed with righteous contempt for
Uriah Heep, the hypocritical plotter,
and prepared to make sweeping e2-
posure, which he forthwith proceeds
to do in his Hottest style which results
in the recovery of Betsey Trotwood S
money, full restitution to Mr.. Wick
field. and. in Mr.. Micawber's own
words, the final pulverization Of Heep
Blossom" as David delights to call
Dora, proves as frail as the name, ana
in spite of his tenderest care she
droops and at length is gone.
AS at other times of trial, 1t is the
quick sympathy of Agnes ,Wickfield
that softens the pain, and through her
influence David plans to go abroad Tor
a time. Meanwhile out of gratitude TO
Mr.. Micawber for his service IN the
recovery of. her money, Betsey Trot-
wood offers to help the Micawbers to
make a new start in Australia. The
family ioyfully accept the proposition
and prepare to sail on the same ship
) with Emily and her devoted uncle to
whom she has at last returned and
who is accompanying her to the dis
!; tant colony to begin life. anew. Be
fore bidding these good friends fare
we'll David visits Yarmouth once
more and witnesses the last scene of
Emily's tragedy. A raging tempest
beats a ship to pieces just Oh the
coast. One living person is seen sull
clinging to the mast, and the irony OF
fate sends Ham to his death in his
efforts to rescue that creature, whose
: body when washed ashore proves to
> be that of Steerforth.
J After three years absence abroad
). David returns to England, and gradu
9 allv comes to realize that Agnes Wick
! field has always been his guiding staI
;. and held sway in his heart. Betsey
, Trotwood fearing that David may still
a he blind with regard to the feeling o.
+ Agnes towards him guilelessly men
f tions that she has reason to beheVe
n that Agnes is to be married Where
+ upon David is determined at whatever
r cost to his feelings, to tell Agnes Of
n his joy in any happiness that may
come to her. He soon discovers thai
n she has never cared for any othel
e than himself and that her future hap
d piness will be his as well.
d AS the years pass and group o
e children is added to their home DAVE
l. continues to find Agnes his insplra
n ton as of old.
(. ("Pendennis," one of Thackeray'
;" greatest novels, condensed by Rich
;e ard Henry Dana, will be printed to
b. morrow.)
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