Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1907-04-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SYNOPSIS. Jim Cranston, who was "keeping company" vial Madge Worsley, a button-hole hand at a, "Akin factory, begged her, after they had been 6ngaged for a year, to fix a day for the wedding. Ile girl, however, refused to part with her liberty so soon, and would give no decided answer. Ruth Isiterts, another factory hand, has a fancy for Lill, and determines to part him from Madge, if posaihla. Madge attracts the attention of the on if the head of the firm, and is being rapidly led utray by him, when Jim Cranston meets with an mident, which keeps him in the infirmary for ;vine weeks. When he comes out Ruth Roberta meets him with the tale of Madge's unfaithful Jim is terribly upset, and goes off to find Madge. On the way he sees the couple in front and follows them to Madge's lodgings. Halfdistracted he waits at the end of the street for Cecil Warpley's return. The two men quarrel and come to blows, Jim at last knocking his opponent senseless. Under the impression he has murdered young Warpley Jim rushes off to Madge and tells her what has occurred. In the meantime, Cecil recovers from the blow, and makes his way home. When, on coming in search of her lover, Madge fails to find him, she shows Jim plainly that if any harm has happened to Cecil she will hold him responsible. That he may let Jim Cranston into his power, Cecil Warpley offers him a good post in his father's firm, and tells him distinctly that Madge is to become wife. Meanwhile, Warpley's father has arranged a marriage for him with an heiress, Clara Morris, and commands Cecil to engage himself te her, promising, when the engagement is announced to double his allowance, and on the marriage day take his son into partnership. Unable to do otherwise, Cecil consents; but at the lame time he arranges for Madge to take rooms at Harrogate as his wife. Just at the time Jim Cranston leaves Lane's to take up his post at Warpley's factory, a new hand comes to work at the former place. This is Nelly James, who gives • aceount of herself, but is readily taken on, as nek is good and heads in request. Nally comes freill Glasgow, where she had been deceived by a nen named Herbert Johnson, who came from 141111.teW113 and whom she naeant to find, if PeasibLe. Cecil Warpley surprises a man on the works. premise.. about to commit burglar]. He inaa off, however, on consideration of doing 41111 Kane service, which is to be specified later IL This man, Jack Hawthorne, meets with Nelly James, whom he ha.s known previously in GlasMy.. She tells her story, and asks his help in 41414 her betrayer to book. Nelly seas the Flar she ii in search cl with a lady. and learns is Cecil Warpley, the son of the chief partner le Weft and Warpley's.  kedge Wore ley is uneasy about her marriage 11th Coen Warpley, and wrings from him a Manisa that he will wed her immediately. With 16 aid of Jack Hawthorne he arranges a plot to Eacoi‘ vs Madge by a sham union. He sends for nor* meet him at the offices of the factory, and /447 :0 through the ceremony, when there NE* ao interruption, and a man rushes to th° door of the offlces. Cecil meets him and hears ihat the building is on fire. Ha goes out and meanly leaves the other two to their fate. Madge however. rescued by Jim Cranston at the last moment.