The Washington herald., 1919-09-04

Brownlow, by Nancy. a wretched girl
OF the streets. pupil of Fagin, and
mistress of Bill Skies. the greatest
ruffian of the whole gang.
In order TO close divers mouth by
making him also n criminal. he is
taken along on a housebreaking at
tempt. Protesting. he is put through
small window that he may open the
door to his companions. He Is firmly
determined TO warn the people Of the
house. but the burglary Is q failure.
and Oliver. wounded by stray shot,
Is left in q ditch by the fleeing gangs
ters. The next morning he crawls.
injured as he is, to the same house
where his story is believed and he
finds new and lasting friends.
Again the lad is sought out by
Fagin. aided by mysterious man
who has shown great emotion at A
chsnce sight Of Oliver in the street,
and who now plots with Fagin. not
merely for the possession OF the boy.
but for his mortal ruin. which seems
to be desired especially by this So
called Monks.
Their whispered plottinCs are over
heard by Nancy. who atonas for her
former kidnapping of Oliver hy risk
ing her life to inform his new friends
of his true parentaEe.
The interview between this scorned
street-girl and the beautiful Rose
Maybe. adopted niece of Olivcrs pro-
tectress. gives Dickens n splendid op-
portunity to which he does not fail 10
do full Justice. "Coldly and harshly
treated by Mrs. Maylie's self-rIghte-
Gus servants, the girl is in n defiant
mood when finally admitted. and re-
marks with a pf tho hrg1 sTt's
n hard matter to get to see you. lady.
If had taken offenSe and gone away.
as many would have done. you'd have
been sorry for It one day, and not
without reason"
But the kind tone Of the answer
she received the sweet voice. the gen.
tie manner, the absence Of any accent
OF hauEhtiness or dispIeasure took the
girl completely by surprise and she
burst into tears. oh, lady, lady She
said. clasping her hands pnssIonately
before her face, If there was more
like you. there would be fewer like me
there would. there would"
Then comes :he stnrtling account OF
what Nancy had overheard: Monks
has secured. by clever inquiry and
bribery. tho lockct and the ring; he
recognized Oliver: he aIludcs to his
fathers will and speaks of the graft
[ fcation it will he to him CMonks) to
make common felon of his Young
! brother Oliver. He also says with n
laugh that there Is some comfort in
the fact that his identity has been kept
from his latest friends. since how
many thousands and hundreds of
thousands of pounds they would give
to know Who their two-legged spaniel
is"
Rejecting all Roses efforts TO place
her in some safe refuge from her
horrible associates. and refusing all
rewards. the weeping girl return to
the only life she has ever known
arranging to repeat her evidence to
some discreet man whom Rose is
to bring to London Bridge
Nancy keeps this appointment
with Rose and Mr.. BrownIOw. but
it costs her her life. as suspicious
FdGin has had her followed and
watched. Skies. insane with rage,
brutaIly dIsregards her protesta-
tions that she has shielded him
and has remained faithful to him.
! Dlsbclieving her. re beats her to
death with a club. then fees vainly
| from the terrors of his own men,
accident as he Is trying to escape
arrest
Th, gong is broken up by evil
denC- in Mr.. BrownIow's hands.
Fagin is tried and hanged.
As to Monks. whose real name
is L"eford. Mr.. Rrownlow proves
to be hts fathers intimate friend,
to have had flrst-hand information
of ell the facts tho dissoIute son
had tried to conceal. Oliver Is his
half-hrother. natural son OF Edwin
I.ecford and Agnes Fleming. to
whom he had turned in passionate
loVo from his unhappy and wrctched
homo. His will left the bulk Of
his property to Agnes Gin default
Of other atonement) and ITO their
unborn child. If boy. however,
he was only to inherit II ho kept
his name unstaincd during his
minority. Rose is the younger sis
ter OF tho unhappy Agnes
Monks takes the share given him
and leaves England; Oliver is adopt
ed by Mr.. Brownlow: Rose marri.s
Mrs. Maylie's son, Harry. and the
Two households enter on wcll-merit-
ed blessings and happiness.
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