Widnes Examiner. — 1901-06-21 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

CHATTER XXXI.  ALARMING INTELLIGENCE.  Grace Hendon was in search of another situation, Indignity after indignity had been heaped upon her at Albert Rise, until at length the. children, taking the text from the mother's tone, had helped in the tantalising insult. One day a word of reproof from Grace had resulted in a vicious kick from the eldest boy of about eight. It was an action that called for vigorous and prompt correction, and for this Grace appealed to Mrs. Groves. For reply she was laughed at and told that it served her right; whilst the youthful boor, plucking up his courage at this, administered tmother and a harder kick with his heavy-nailed boot. This was more than flesh and blood could bear. Grace seized the offender by the nape of his neck, and, fearless of the mother's presence, gave the young rebel the first salutary lesson he had ever had in his life. It was all done on the spur of the moment, and, almost before she had realised it, the energetic Mrs. Groves, flying to the rescue, had snatched the youthful reprobate from the governess's hands, and with a forceful push sent Grace out of the front door and turned the key on her. Her box followed its owner during the course of the day, and Grace that night fell back niacin the dreary Clapham lodgings. The next day she renewed the old search for employment.  Every morning she scanned the newspaper at an adjacent free library, and during the day called at the addresses where governesses were wanted. On the morninor, of the third day of her search her eye was suddenly arrested by a report in the news columns. It was headed "Escape of a convict at Smilehurst," and ran: "Last night, just as the convict gangs were returning to their quarters for the night at Smilehurst, a prisoner named Martin Fenwick made a successful dash for liberty. He was in the gang of 'Warder Samuels, working nearest the forest which covered his retreat. All the available staff at the prison and a number of constabulary are on the search for him, for, as will be remembered, Martin Fenwick was the murderer who secured the life sentence owing to the extraordinary refusal of the drop to act at his execution. He is a dangerous and desperate man, and has broken gaol before." All thought of her search for employment was banished from Grace's mind upon reading this exciting intelligence. Her lover was free again. Where was he? What was he doing? Had he got clear this time? What were his sufferings ? She lifted up a prayer to Heaven that God would help the "dangerous and desperate man" who had escaped the last penalty. Each morning she scanned the newspapers, hoping that Martin would not be found, yet dreading the worst. It was nearly a week before there was any really tangible news to give the public. Then one morning her eyes caught sight of a paragraph which took every particle of colour out elf her face. Her hands trembled as she held the paper and forced herself to read on to the bitter end. Then the room spun round her, her limbs lost every particle of strength, and she reeled so that she would have fallen had not a bystander held her in his arms. ( To be continued.)  CADBURY'S COCOA has a world-wide reputation as a 11 dons, strengthening beverage, a..d a valuable nutritive to the "Lancet" says it cei.resents " the standard of highest purity." Always insist on having Centleny's—sold only in packets and Tlll3—as other COCOM are often substituted for he sake of extra proet.—Advt. (2)