El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-12

FL PaSO and joined ms son i ne udNle
was changed then to Crombie & Co,
and Il is still operating under that
name. but has grown immensely and
has branched out into the candy man
ufacturinE business as well
The original Of the accompanying
into London . mysterious John Roke-
smith. who obtained the position OF ,
secretary. A secretive man was John
Rokesmith, unwilling to speak OF his
past.
Rogue Riderhood. former partner
and now sworn enemy to Jesse Hex
am. set afOot suspicious that HeXam
had murdered John Harmon and the
law trailed the culture Of the Thames
It found Jesse dangling behind his
boat as so many had dangled there
before, swept overheard and caught IN
his rope. Eugene Mrayburn was one
of the trailers and again he looked
into the clear ewes Of Lizzie HeXam.
Lizzie found refuge with Fanny
Cleaver. better known as the Dolls
Dressmaker. a fantastic little crea-
ture with a tongue as sharp as Ine
needle she so necessarily Piled In
trudinE into LizZie's lie came the
love OF Bradley Headstone. a morose
man. and Of Eugene. Wrayburn, con-
scious that she was too FAR below
him for marriage. unwilling TO do her
harm, and Yet unable TO resist MS
longing to be near her
Rejected. Bradley Headstone vowed
vengeance upon the man who ne be
leVed responsible. In the B~-1ln nome
too unhappiness WaJ broOding- Bella
Wilfer, her head turned by wealth. re-
memberinE poverty at home, set her
heart upon wedding = rlcn man anu
discouraE ed John Rokesmith- The
secretary had other troubles. He was
trying 10 put together the past he
recalled a voyage, ship upon whlcn
he was known as John Harmon lie
remem bered coming ashore and going
with a mate TO the house Of Rogue
Riderhood- Somewhere was a. room
where he drank coffee. Then stupe-
faction. with CLEANS Of memory con-
cerned with a fight. a slide, cold wa
ter swirliug about him. a rescue and
a decision 10 test Bella by taking an
other name. After tnat the discov-
cry Of the mates body, mistaken Tor
that OF John Harmon
Suddenly lTr. Boffin seemed 20 lose
his amiability. He was gruff with his
secretary. he turned TO stories about
misers THE more I save. the more
you shall have" he said 10 Bella. but
she did not like the cunning look IN
his eyes Nor was silas WegE aloot
from the lust for money He cast
eoveteaus eyes upon the mounds that
had made Mr.. BOffin the Golden
Dustman-" He explored their low
lands and their SUBMITS. poSing about
for treasure. Perhaps there might be
another viii. He did find a later
Harmon will and cherished IL as a
weapon wherewith he would bleed his
benefactOr-
Lizzie Hexam, frightened by her
lovers. disappeared Neither Head
stone nor Eugene could trace her.
But Headstone fancied that Eugene
would find her and for weeks he
trailed his rival Eugene was aware
Of this mOrose figure that was never
far behind him and he took an impisn
delight in roaming after niEhtfall
through all the four quarters OF Lon
don
At the same time. matters were ap-
preaching a climax with the Boffins.
Silas Wegg was preparing his trap;
Mr.. BOffin was daily growing more
surely. At last he blazed forth and
discharged John Rokesmith for aspir-
ing TO the hand Of Bella to secure the
fortune. But Bella took the
part OF the dismissed se-9 etary and
cried bitterly as she recalled the low
able Mr.. Boffin now Transformed
She sought again the poverty OF her
childhood home. II did not take John
long to find her and the
cherubic Ar. Wilfer felt happily faint
when he saw his Bella's head find
what seemed a natural restingplace
Meanwhile Eugene had found LIZ
zie's hiding place, near Plashwater
Weir Mill Lock. Eugene rOwed up
the river 70 the hamlet, but he did
not notice the interested lOckkeeper
who swung open the gates for him.
Nor did he know that a man dressed
like the lOckkeeper was near. watch
ing him with baleful eyes. The lat
ter was Bradley Headstone: the gate
keeper was Rogue RiderhoOd. who
was known to hate Eugene Rider
hood puzzled more than a little when
his eyes, in clothes precisely like his
own.
Eugene walked at nightfau with
Lizzie by the banks Of the river.
could not know that Lizzie
had begged Eugene to 20 away. but
he saw their lips meet a shadowy
figure kept close to Eugene after that
until something seemed suddenly TO
crash in his head and the stars and
moon reeled in his sight He closed
with his assailant. there was a scuf-
fie and splash. Lizzie. tOrmented by
her talk, had not gone 10 her room.
She heard the splash and rushed TO
the riverbank. When she saw a face
in the river. she hurriedly leaped into
a boat No man could have been more
skillful with oars. She reached the
floatin body, caught IL by the hair,
secured il and screamed for help. Help
did not come before she had bound
and kissed that face that was so dear
to her.
Scared and marred as he was,
Eugene struggled back from the Dor
derland OF death. He did not expect
to recover when he asked Lizzie 10
marry him, but she was as proud OF
MIN when she was made his wife s
though he had been standing in full
strength by her side instead OF lying
helplessly in bed.
Rogue Riderhood remembered that
deadstone had intended him TO suffer
for the crime. So he announced that
he would dog Headstone until he was
paid handsomely. Headstone knew
that the sCoundrel would trail hin.
forever, as he had trailed Eugene. He
walked away without a word. with
at his heels. He stepped
put upon the bridge that held back
the Thames and then suddenly caught
his tormenter with a grip that could
not be shaken. They wrestled back
and forth on the brink, steadily near I
ng the edge Riderhood tried in vain
10 draw a knife. He fought. he tried /