The Concordia sentinel., 1921-06-04


Nancy, a wretched girl of the streets,
pupil of Fagin, and mistress OF biil
Skies, the greatest ruffian Of the whole
gang.
In order to close divers mouth, Dy
making him also criminal, he is taken
along on a housebreaking attempt.
Protesting, he Is put through a small
window that he may open the door u
his companions. He is firmly deter
mined to warn the people of the mousse
but the burglary is a failure, and Vi
iver, wounded bysa stray shot' Is lel'
in a ditch by the fleeing gangsters,
The next morning he crawls, injured
as he is, to the same house, where us
story is believed and he finds new anu
| lasting friends. ru,-
Again the lad is sought out by Faglh'
aided by q mysterious man WHO n%s
shown great emotion at chance sisht
| of Oliver in the street, and VINO no"
plots with Fagin not merely tor tle
possession of the boy, but Tor MS iilol
oil ruin. which seems to be desired eS-
pecially by this sO-colled MONKS
Their whispered piottings are over
, hoard nv Nancy, who atones for hef
former kidnapping of Oliver by rlsA!ns
bo- Vfe 70 inform his new friends VI
; his true parentage.
al The interview between thls scoIneu
= s+reet-girl and the beautiful Rose May
n lie sdopted niece of divers protecp'
ross gives Dickens a splendid oppor-
: tun,tv TO which he does not fall TO 40
: ell instice. "Coldly and harshly
4 treated by Mrs. Maylie's self-righteous
: servants, the girl is in dehant nOou
e when finally admitted, and remarks,
with a toss of the head, It's haru
matter TO get to see you, lady. IL
had taken offense and gone away de
d many would have done, you'd been sor'
:, rv for 1t one day, and not Wltnou'
II reason
,e But "the kind tone of the answer
1t she received, rhe sweet voice, the genut
manner. the absence of any accent ol
- bsuphtiness o. displeasure took ule
re girl completely by surprise and sht
'e hurst into tears. oh, lady, lady, sh'
said. clasping her hands passionatel'
- before her face, If there was more
TX like you, there would be fewer hk'
~ me. there would, there would
- Then comes the startling accoun
he of what Nancy had overheard: Mohh
is has secured, by clever inquiry am
eo bribery, the locket and the rlng' n
an recognized Oliver; he alludes TO III
~ fathers will and speaks of the gratl1
lis cation it will be to him (MonKs)
n- make a common felon of his youn
brother Oliver. He also says win
louoh that there is some comfort l
ut the fact that his identity has bee
ne kent from his latest friends, "slhc
Sc how many thousands and hundreds
IN thousands of pounds they would CIV
u'' TO know who their two-legged spani
~ is"
ny Rejecting all Roses efforts to pla'
ieu her in some safe refuge from her no
=, III r,hIe associates, and refusing all r
wards. the weeping girl returns TO q
a onlv life she has ever known, arran
- ing to repeat her evidence to some Oil
we Greet man whom Rose is to bring
~ London Bridge.
IGN Nancy keeps this appointment WI
Rose and Mr.. Browniow, but II COS
Ia Ia her her life, as suspicious Fagin d
had her followed and watched. SIX
,S' insane with rage, brutally ,disregar
90, @ her protestations that she has snleio
az az him and has remained faithful to nj
D,sbelieving her, he beats her
death with a club, then fees vail
from the terrors of his own memo
"@ ' of the deed, and dies by an accide
~" es no Is irving to escape arrest. :.
for. The gang is broken up by evider
In Mr.. BrownIow's hands. Fagin
the tried and hanged.
heir AS to Monks, whose real name
Ol- Leeford, Mr.. Brownlow proves 10
no his fathers intimate friend, to n
nv" had first-hand information Of all
cling facts the dissolute son had tried
and conceal. Oliver is his half-brotr
sir. natural son of Edwin Leeford and
nes Fleming, to whom he had tur
siyes in passionate love from his unnal
ming and wretched home. His will left
UerS bulk OF MS pEOpchey " NoA :.
take fault of other atonemenD and to u
mar unborn child. If boy, however,
was only to inherit If he kept
v as name unstained during his minor
and Rose is the younger sister OF the
the happy Agnes.
sad Monks takes the share given
n at and leaves England. Oliver is adol
many by Mr.. Brownlow; Rose marries
3 Oh Maylie's son, Harry, and the two no
ching holds enter on well-merited Diess
alton and happiness.
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