The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-06-16

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 be
hind him, and he took an implsh de
light In roaming after nightfall through
all the four quarters Of London.
At the same time, matters were ap
preaching a climax with the Boflns
Silas Wegg was preparing his trap;
Mr.. Boffin was daily growing more
surly. At last he blazed forth and
discharged John Rokesmlth for aspir.
ing to the hand Of Bella to secure the
Harmon fortune. But Bella took the
part of the dismissed secretary and
cried bitterly as she recalled the low
able Mr.. BofIin now transformed into
this terrible monster OF greed. She
sought again the poverty of her child
hood home. II did not take John R0ke.
smith long to find her and the cherubic
Mr.. Wllfer felt happily faint when he
saw his Bella's head find what seemed
n natural restlng-place upon Johns
breast.
Meanwhile Eugene had found Liz
zie's hiding place. near Plashwater
Weir Mill Lock. Eugene rowed up the
river to the hamlet but did not notice
the Interested lock-keeper who swung
open the gates for him. Nor did he
know that man dressed like the lock.
keeper was near. watching him with
baleful eyes. The Inter was Bradley
Headstone; the gate-keeper was
Rogue Riderhood, who was known to
hate Eugene. Riderhood puzzled more
with murder in bis eyes, in clothes pre-
clsely like his own.
Eugene walked at nightfall with Liz
zie by the banks OF the river. Head
stone could not know that Lizzie
begged Eugene to 60 away, but he saw
their lips meet. A shadowy figure kept
close TO Eugene after that until some.
thing seemed suddenly to crash in his
head and the stars and moon reeled
In his sight. He closed with his as.
sallant there was n scufile and
splash. Lizzie, tormented by her talk,
had not gone to her room. She heard
the splash and rushed to the river
bank. When she saw face in the
river she hurrle1ly leaped into a boat.
No man could have been more sklllful
with oars. She reached the floating
body, caught II by the hair, secured 1t
and screamed for nelp. Help did not
come before she had bound and kissed
that'face that was so dear to her.
Scared and matred as he was, Eu-
gene struggled back from the border
Of death. He did not expect to re-
cover when he asked Lizzie to marry
him, but she was as proud of HIM
when she was made his wife as though
he had been standing In full strength
by her side instead OF lying helplessly
In bed.
Rogue Riderhood remembered that
HeadstOne 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 him for.
ever, as he had traIled Eugene. He
walked away without a word, with
HiderhOOd at his heels. He stepped
out upon the bridge that held back
the Thames and then suddenly caught
his tormentor with a grip that could
not be shaken. They wrestled back
and forth on the brink, steadily near
Ing the edge. Riderhood tried in vain
to draw knife. He fought, he tried
TO squirm free from that relentless EN-
brace. AT last he went over backward
with Headstone gripping him. They
found the bodies locked together.
In the meantime Silas wegg tight
ened his screws upon the hapless Bof-
fin. But the dramatic scene that he
had planned did not work out, for
there was later win than the one he
had found. giving everything to MFR.
Bofiin. SO Mr.. Wegg was suddenly
swung out Of the house and into a
passing scavengers cart. His wooden
leg waved a gyrating farewell as he
passed out OF the Boffin house.
Bella Wilfer had become Bella Roke-
smith, and there was a wonderful, tiny
Bella before she understood Mr.. Bof-
fms strange mlserllness. Not TIL
then did she learn that her name was
Bella Harmon and that Mr.. BofIin had
been troubled by her hardness OF
heart. So he had decided to try her.
II was for that reason that he had
been so gruff and mlserly. He was
glad he had done II, for II had proved
Bella's worth and given her the man
who loved her And now, although
the Harmon fortune had been left by
the last will to Mr.. Boffin, he reso-
lutely refused to take II. He kept
only money enough to live comfortably
for the rest OF his happy days.
The magnificence OF the new home
where Bella was to live impressed even
her impressive mother. and The cheru,
bic father was made JONAS secre-
tary and released from the numbing
life that had been his for many years.
But perhaps John and Bella and the
Boffins too who were living with them
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