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THE A' Kll'S 1 Uie olili-st ln,vsi j-r Mc'ii '11m- Dulles ml Vinncniu-t. Hi li ge it circulation, llir-refim-in I tii- Ust fur lulvcitisiitg. TUB GRANT COUNTY NEWS. In n uuNftKiur for the H'ili, lalsuiiig for tliu jieoilc mill voicing the son tiinenU of the people uf its own (Smut County. I Volume XII. C.IXVOX (' IT)', CH.IXT COl'XT)'. OliKCOX, TliX'IISh.lV, XOl'EM 11KII fi, ISilO. A'ttwlirr AVESCED AT LAST; Or. a World-Wiilo Chase, j A STORY Of l MHUTION'. i I .... ' 1 I I V " V Ml " trorrniMirt, ) D was f val weeks More either 1. .PH. ,,r hit m illK'.- took any step lo l . .i ..ii, .j!"(U-..liri of Hin man who i. ,..-o -.u.-i a strango res'toldn lo Alpiion.. It.-'irjf. Kug.-no had opened n jftwrry In Har lem, and one dsy while In a drug store he was loukijtg over llio directory, without any prrlul obvt other than iu pas llic Hum while tin- clerk filled a picscriptlotl lor III iiwihor. ben ho turn. J to tbo "17" tup i bought flashed through bl ml ml u look lur Mr. limerick' address. He found ii. ami, taking a note-lmok from hi poefcei, U entered loth llio residence a.i.li'ojt and that of tho office, Tbo flrnt lime ho wan down-town he 'uiijlhtout tlie plaea on I'-wl itrot-t and i nt -Hug tho ofmv h"i Inquired of one of the eltirk If Mc. Umerlck Bits In. Hud Mr. Kmerlck boon lliero Kngrno would bar Hy-havo known haw to art, lint ho had from! roami to b.dlovc that the gen tleman for wiioti In wan Inquirin.; was i.i a foreign land; so ho took Hid rl.l; in oidor t' ifwt a took round t In- offloo ami irv to learn something uf hlswhore :1kiiu. It Ph,-,nrrJ that tho clerk u wlmm Ku.frM n litre tied Ills Inquiry was I!ihk-Ii, ,Vld It alio happcitoxt that Mr. I! -Ilea li.nl forjjotU'it to tell that iudi v i huil not to Inform any otic whore Mr. Kim-rick li ail go io. ton .oqticntly w lion K.igono nskel: "Is Mr. limerick In'.'" li.sw-h replied; "N sir. Iu Is not Ho i. at lli.ioi Ayro hy till tltuo." "How nojit mIII ho n-tiirit''" uskml Kiiit.u. "It may lta noxl month, may ho nxi yoaranl may lio iimur," was tin- rpply. "INiorchiuirrt iifln ibis fatlior of i'iiac" tlionlit IJiifcjiitio. '1'hon. aftor a moinmit's iiaiiM liu tiu'iitsl to Jim ! rk tuiJ moroly iialit: ' I'lia'ik you. koo 1-ilay." ami turiiixl on III I llOfl. Tho iloor of tli 'I ii (11 op wan fitted ulth a Diunt air irln anil as tln iliHir ai rlo-ilna qiiirlly Uuudiui lioar.l a voleu rail out laslilf: "liiM-iolj. you fixjl, why Jlil you toll UrU follow that Mr. Utuurluk a In HiiiMioa AyrpsV' 'I'ho rl.nln of tho iloor mIiiii oir tho rotily. Imt t'lo ri-m.irl: aot Iviiimio to ti'otuicrln'f. a:ul vv!on In ri'ac-tiixl linino luitlil hi i mother what ho hail liouvl. "Uiilfi'll-," Maid hi i mother, "I am an iiir" a-i I am llvlnjr that the man who wont alwaril that toaimr U jmiip father and If I ha.l tho imin.'y to do it I woultl f.iiloit him lo liuouoH Avros or any uthor pla until I forcwl him to ar I. now I" l.'io in." Tin .itljr tliinjj Uial w. nan ilo. i.mttii in to watt until m can ni.tki' cii'i ifn nm.ii'y to aUor-l to travel so far. lo tin' iiioaiiiiiiio ho may tomj Urk to Nm, Vo.'k. I l.itow t.boro l)U row in raro : .i.i I am fuin i l;tt a ahnro lookout lor ti i.i. ISut," I'outiuuoil Kuifonn afur a jiaasi-: "II may irr f woe twea. That ; . hnt tli-' cloi t. salil." Tti' ii all wo ran do is to wait ami ,..i.' t!.ut ) uill ?omo aiToji our path." i aid 'i aoiin r. "t o'h- I hi llf.hal vary mm ,i,i.i. wd .Miv llri'jry'n apKiarnnco. I.'i r fa-o ivor.' Its nattir. I i-otor aaln u.id ia lu-r ti.'U rloth'ei a'.io looUi.l very it.lli-i ;it f.oin t!i poor ataay ho i "d to .ell tho cvbnlnjr pator at the It.ou'.'lw. i.'rrli'i. i;u..i'ii' l.mlwi'M piosjH'rotL lio ai i l.'.Iii i-o i'y in hU'ornnnd by tho -i I til tir iul. or hi' had Imujrhl him- If a I it ..-.. 1 1 wgon. This hrotijlil him '.ill i.hio tratlo and roiio in'nily In. f nn 1 ins niothor' asaiua.'U'-' ol IVi'al al n to hiiu. Ho hired a Imy Iml it .u.tliy d divcrcd the gruforlen bliu-i-l'. for hi- found It dupIi a haril tal: to net n l.oy uliou ho could trust lo collect .mall a oounu that this plan was qulti jics'.iMary. One day. shortly aftor Now Voar'. Ku Iff.i i hal if'ne out on a rnlhor Imiif round with a tils load and did not return l.y t'.io tlin-' bis mot!"r oupocted hlni. She was a nervoua woman and his fro I .!!-. 'd ahacneo modn her anxljin.. i;ery now and again she would go to i'i- dvir an I ibit up and down tho si root I'i ace If ho waa routing; but no, 1,, i came not. HUt etidpatortht Uiiili t iiru ll ljr ihlnklni; of tho heavy load ho had anil uppoHid that ho was de layed d'.'llvorlujj It. but when ovenin i .tiii. and it roiumenood lo irot dark she wa . nn II .tftiliedly alaruintl ami opeulv rip,' -ssed her foar that sumo harm had hawx-no.! to him, S.uioof tho peoplo from Uio nolk'li harbiHid would drop In lo make pur- liases, yi t souiobow she could i;et no i.iie to ymtthli with hers overjInMy li.nl a widest ion or theory to udranco, hut mlijly hellovi'd any harm had hap pened Hugeiip. lino old woman who auio IM "aid: "MubU, liu'i orf on a bii-t." To tbla remark Mr. Hrwy ucb an Imllxnani denial that a noUy war firouf Words at oucu oiisuisl In which Mis. Itre.ri' cauio out epond best. Her i.ii.ilatani was ovlduntly inorooxporl i in'i .1 In this kind of hklrniili(iiK ami maintained an oven teinix r wbilo tli. I rcn- h woman lout bert altoyoiber. Thi . vlraifo bad not been uoiio from the auro iiuuy minute when a reaped able litsh wwuiau eawo In to uiaku fow puisliasea. hen she bad wliat io waautd ibe Imiuirisl: "Aftd whtro'i yoz hi t iiltfht?' "That is moro tban I oau lull, Mr. Dentils. I kave lwn expotlttf klm lai'k uvtiry minute, for more than two hours, lie wont nut to ueliw-r omo' tfwriet with the l.iri and wagon and i I fear torn.' barm has happened him." "Shu re ami 1 hop no harrum has haf lwnol him at alt. It's a foinc youiiR man that he Is and I'd he sotry hi hoar U." "Sunwthlntr must hT bappoNKi or he would bo hero by this Mm." Mr. Dennli belon-ivl to a class of peoplo nhe, when they wish to comfort j any one. think It W heat dnn by relat ing thnlr own Krluvanri. 'Ilieso latter-' day disci tiles of Itlldxi the Shuhito and , bis friends cherish the idea that mlwry lores company, and art aeeordlnulv: otherwise it must lie that they hare no i thought, and raise Improlialle nuetlon I whieh sink like knires Into tho hearts of their listeners. Any person who has , ever bad a comforter of this kind can form an Idea what Mrs. Itrefys fuetinici were when hor customer sat down on a 1 oap Ikix and said: "It was just alioul this tolme o'iiIk'I'I last wlnther when they brought me worud that mo ould man was lylnir over t.i t'hospltal lieyan'. the Sixth avouoo wld his I Off broke. Shuro It was a ifrunt blow to mo. and tbere ho lay ruaaln' anl Kroanln' all that hlesstnl cow 1,1 win I hor." "Ian't talk like that," said Mr. !!rKy. "" on.V I'arm has coiihi to Kuitene, I shall die. " Hut tho old Irish unman had to relate a few more such Inrldiiuls Ix'foro she went away, and after she had k'Oihv Mr llreitysat iIiumi and thoiifht that the old noiuan was prolnhly rl;lit aild soiiietlililK dreadful must liniu hae peii'M. Then she decldoil It was no use I sit and wonder. Sho would close A kV 'i r, l,.- a- i . m . ' i .'i.e., r l : mi l l.v c- ".t.N" riu. lit; in: i..t v ciissln" as'whi.w in' a i.i. wi.vi unit." the store and ro out lo makii Inqulrlos. She rail ml the lwiy and commouao.l Har rying tin' things In from tho door when a policeman drove up In Huifoue's wagon, but without llugeno, Mrs. Ilregy's heart gave a liound, hul she mariAifi'.l Ui cry out: "What Is the matter? What has liapiieiiml to m Will?" "Don't Kt e.xclie.l, maui. He I u it locked up, but he met w'.lh a .ll jlil ai-cldt-lit :'l:d is lyinv over at the IJikis velt liCHpital. a ml it you will .i mil. mil I Mill drivu you lo him." "vlf cjars.i 1 will go with yon:" said the now thoroughly uxcitod woman. "Just wait while I close tho store." The policomau happumtd to bo a wry klndl) sort of man, so ho helpod her to carry in the Imves and roll llio barrels hum the doorway. Then he sal In the wagon while nhn put on her bonnet, and iu a few moments thoy were ku'"? down-town at a rattling pace, On the way the Hillreinan told Mrs. Ilregy that her Mill unit with thi) acs't ilenl'tn croKDing thceutrauoo to Central I 'ark. Tim horsen attarhiHl to a lady's carriage had taneii irtght juat a they emerged from the iark and had run Into Mugeiie's waon, which was upset, togothor with tho lady's tuhlelo, Thu lady had miraculously escaped wtthuilt Injury, but Dugeno had beou lakon In an ambulance lo tho hospital. Had bis wagon been loaded, the iHiticuinau said. It won 1 1 not have beou upset, but liu genu bad delivered bis goods and was drlxlng home. Tho iKiltciniiaii wa veryehatty, and tho mother's suspense In h'olng to tho hospital was consequently considerably llHKMIHll. When she arrived there the surgoons told her that her son could nut just then ! seen. They ald his sboutdHr had been dislocated and hu had reooivisl a slight concussion, but would In all probability lw about again In the coursu uf a couplo of woeks. At llrst thoy siieiiied determined that she should not khi her sou, but on hoarlug from a nurso that ho was sleeping quietly they allowed llio distressed woman to take u look at him. After that the kind hearted Kilirc man drove bur homo and atablwl thu horse for bur. That night was a terrible one for Mrs. Ilrogy. Jt was only within the past fow months that hor botlor nature bad as serted Itself after lying dormant for Itoarly twenty years. The bulfetlngs alio had roeohisl from the world had deadened the purer koiitlmcnl which had struggled for an existence within her breast, but now that she had found that there was still a plan) for her In tbo world, sbo was lifted out of the mli'o lulu which slio had drlftisl and fell that Mho had aoiuothlng to live for. Not for roveugo - for such was not her inotlw. Shu had loved and loved truly, and her lovu was as truo. If nut .i pure, to-day as when the dlgnltled Alp! o'l-u Ilrogy h-d hor to Ihu altar In the little I "re neb church in New York. It was -stilt as ardent as it was when liu Ural vallnl hr wife and took her homo lo tbo molest lat near.Ui Washiiiglon I'ark. Still sbu was living wlib an uli j.el. Her si.u bad rcnlly occupied a largti part of her heart, but bor husband still retained his plane, and as day followed Ja; lh " liuge of the gciiileiiian who I '..! ! p4p i from ''er would rise to her mlud, and iu In r dreams hu was ever present somctlnies ho would murmur in those distant: "Alphontc. don't .Mm know me?' Then she would dream that once more they were united Kugene his father's right hand, the father and sou hound together by tho siroaifost ties that r.i hi id on this earth, lle lr home the pl.-asaniesl place imaginable, nothing to trouble or vox them, the past forgiven anl forgot ten. Then a grim vail would oowr all and a dreadful uighttnaro follow, and a the sun's rays burst through tho blind in tho early morn shr would turn ri".tloly on bar IkhI, stretrb out her arms open her eyes and find that sho was Hit 11 alone. Lately ihe had ri signed hers If very much to her clr eiiiustances and had given up all idea of i vi r selng her buibnnd again. Trm , she bad little cause I.i wish to see him, but, like many unothcr iatlenl and lotijf-sultorlng woman, she loved and Iio,h-1 again it fate. And now In the midst of the bright ness of her now life this other troublu had come upon her. Hueue, h i man ly !hv. hail Ijooii snatched ftom hersl;e for r. time a id sha win left without i. counsellor or friend with the store un her hands and only a slight experience to 6 utile her as to what wai h.il ta do. l'ortun:Ucly her brain wa clear and knowing a young Herman v. ho ran sore ly In need of some employmflit, torn porary or ntherw Ise, sue l.lr-d him lo attend to llio Uro and wa th. reby on ablo.l tomiko Ircqncut vi.ili lo r.iigcm al tho hospital. Ills casodhl not prove as 'lorliMt as was at first imagined ami hi i recovery was much moro lapnl than the most hoMful of thu surgeons had anticipated. In tho a.'caiid week ho waa able to uiiiv about a Utile and his tiHillmr waa allowed to hold long conversation l a lib him. tine day as hi mother wai 1 avln.f he said "Miithor. I wish you would I; and got hero a Utile sooner ihu day af.er to-morrow. Tho young lady who uifi In the carriage at the time ibe accident occurred will bo here. She often comck to see mo and sends tuu lots of good things to eat and drink " "That is rather an uncommon thin. K'lgcne. I'.sually In a case of that kind a few apologies are oxproasoxl nn 1 that is the last of II," said hla mother. "It Is not so In this instance," replied the Invalid. "No ono could have ex pressed iiioro concern than Ihls lady docs. Why, alio sotiiiillino-. brings frlunds w Ith hnr to sik) mo and hai of (orisl me money. Cue day ho left a pursu on the Ins I containing live hun dred dullan, but I slipid It into hi r tockct next time she camo nud she caught me In the art. 1 told her I did not want hoi money. 1 only wanted to get well." "Well said, Kugeuu; you have the right spirit," said his mother. It brought back thoughts of bygone days and gav Mrs Ilregy much to tli i nk of In connection with her vomb and noblo parentage when she hoard mirh sonthuoiit uttensl by her sun, .-.ml when she left litiu thai day she Line.: him with more fervor ihuu she had ever done before. She went hack to the store and worked with ronuwod vigor that after noon, and on the second day upoarril punctually at the hospital. She met her miii In thu reception-room talking with the most beautiful young lady she had uvor seen In hor life. She stood for a moment and gated at her iu silent admiration and might have stood longer had not Uiigenu broken the sp.dl by say ing: "Mothor, this it Miss Didaro, the lady who had such a fortunate iM'ae on the day when I was hurt." "Cood afternoon, Miss Dolaro." ald tho I'riuich woman, In her silllest tones. Armldii for It was none otber--re-spomlod with equal civility, and then said: "Mr. Hregy, I am sorty Indeed that your sun should havn met with ihls ac cident In i onseqiieni eof our iMaclim-n s Inability to retain control of the horses Hill ho was uuaccuslumfd to lliem. and as a result this worthy sou ot yours i forced Into wink of uwleasness which, besides prev untlng him from following his ordinary vocation, must M-c.slon him groat to ot monej, besides hav ing caused him a great amount uf pain. Von really must allow us to recompeiiiie you for thu loss you have sustained." "Nut at all, miss. It v. at a misfortune for which you aro not lo blame and we i m Pi - - .-'.- -y--- " tot' in: vi. i.v irr .vt.i.uw fi in mi oMi'itssi: viif." must sulfur It My boy lias lots of plucW and he will soon make gSNnl li loss, ' said Mr. Ilregy. "That will not do al all, ' said Arm! da; "I must at least share urt uf the damage, and insist on being allowed U du houietblny for you elthor now or at some future tiuto. " "lieaai' uidersuud, Ml. D laro. that neither of us wish Ii," wa tbo quint but firm answer. "Then you will at loan grant mo one prhllego," said Artnlda. ploasnntly. "I am told ilc.l your n will leave ih- lie pit . I In a few da). Then perui.t me to call at the store and see how von are I'.-ttlng along, for I am thorouirbly Interested In the aivount of your histo ry which your boy has given me and would like lo hear more." "We shall always Iki pleased to ten you. I am sure," said Mrs. Ilregy. . Armlda then rose logo, saying: "Next time I hope to see you In your own homo, and I sincerely hope that your Min's business may not sulfur very much In consequence of the nccldunt" Soon after Armlda had gone Hugeue rcmarkisl to bis mot be r: "I have .something to tell you, moth er." "What Is it, Kugene, something im lrtltlt.," "Well, (perhaps It Is, and perhaps not When Miss Dolaro callisl last week I asked her If she knew Mr. Hmerick. the South American merchant, and she stansl at mo as though a thunderbolt had struck her, and answered: ilow strange, Vu. I have met him; do you know lilm?' 1 did nut tell tjm clrvtuu stances of your meeting him, but I said that you hnd seen hlni once and he so roftouihtiH.1 an old friend of yours that you always had lilm In your mind, but I shall inner forget her puided look." "This life I madu up of mysteries," said his inntber, who was much lm prevOhl by what Kugeuu bad rotated. lil.VIM KH X. "A'na zif r.rf. .V rl rtt," sing 1'eroy IaivoI. In a rich voice, full of Kvlhos. Certilnly ho seemed to foul wliat hu sang, and accoinpniilid himself on thu piano In a perfin l manner. As the last notes dleil away he turned round on the stool ard noticed that ho was not alone. "How long since you returned. Arml da? I did not hear you enter the room." "No, you were too much ctigriMsod In your song to notice an) thing else. Hut how is it. I'erey, that you always alng such sad songs'.' One would imagine that there was Home terrible grief gnaw lnf at y nir heart, when veil sing those song you do it with what scorns to bo so much rent feeling." "If I do I can not give a more than ordinary reason for It. 1 passionately love music, and my whole soul resHiuds when 1 commence to King," replied I'erey. I'outlliulng, ho asked: "Havli you been to ihu hospital again to-day?" "Yen, 1 was thoro for over an hour. I saw that iiulortiiuate young man's moth er, a 1'rench lady, whom 1 should Imagluu was atone time in circumstance far sunerlor to her nrcsonl condition. Kvcn ! her son seems to posses u liearlng which is hardly compatible with their surroundings." "Did you learn any mora of their his tory'.'' asked I'urcy. 'Nothing; but I promised tocall omo time at the store and have a long talk with Mrs. Ilrogy." I'erey was silent a fow momoiitv, but he resumed: "Armlda, I have been thinking that 1 would l.ko to have a talk to that lady and her sou omo time. In fact, 1 have made up my mind to do It. Their strange connection with Mr. I'merlck piu;'os nm and my curiosity luiels me lo learn more." " hat is your motive. I'erey''" "You will pardon my i liruptiicsii, Armlda, hut for llio present It must ri ) main a secret; Iu due time you ahall know all." "No doubt you sons," answered girl. have exrelleut rea tho unsophisticated Changing the subjmjt, I'erey asked If he could tell whether Mr Wtlcov wit In tbo house or not. Armlda replied: "I saw him a moment ago iu the library." "Then if you will please excuse me, I will go In him, as I wih to Bj-'at; with III 111 oil his biniiiei." With these wnrda Percy left the room. He had not gone more limn a moment when Mrs Dlar i entered tho loom where Armlda al alone. "Well, my dear, and how did you find the pntlolit to day?'" "He was very much Improved, mam ma, and will Itia vo the hopllal in a few days." "Armlda. we must try to do luunethiiig fur that young man; It is nut right that ho should sutler so much and not bo recotuH'iitl,'' "Hut thoy will not take money; what then can wo do?" said llio girl. "We must put our heads together and devlso koine means, lly ttio by, my dear, was that I'eicy who went across to the library a moment ago?" "Yes, he has iono lo talk business with Mr. Wtlcor " "i'liun I must go loo, fur I also have some businckS matters to attend to this morning, and 1 nmsl Terry's assist ance." With these words tho widow rose to go. "As usual," said Armlda. wilh a piet ty Hnit, "I am always left out In the cold. Why ran noli know komutliin f of what transpire iu these coiiiiave you are always having?'' ill hardly nis'ossary that you should Ihi troubled with any business matter..' said Mrs. Delaio as slie left the loom. Shortly afterward Armlda ordered the carriage and went dow utow u lido some shopping. Tor the iast few months they had boen living III a handsomely furnished bouse near tirumercy 1'ark. Armlda and her mother passed their time very much In uachulhei'sci mpany, and the da) went b) pleas:. nil i-nuugh. except for the fact that thought .ol gn ..i an.I lasting trouble conliiually u enrrcj to Mrs. Del aro' mlud. niton making her sad (ven iu her daughter's company Mr. Wilcox and I'erey found pleniv lo occupy their time attending lo vauons business mailers when tbey were m,t bm.v trying t gt a Irtish clow to Mailo I). Urv's tuuislt rer - This isoriilng thoro was to ho a cua kullutlo.i of ibe ibros Inu reu J poraons regaiding the tceeut dev lopuiHiits in , mnnertloii with the llrog)'s j "If Mr. Kmerick is Alphotisc Ilregy and this woman' hnsbanl, then bo cor i talnly can not li Velasquez," argued Mr. Wilcox. "Yet." said I'erey, "thero may bo , other Information to come which will change our opinion. I 'or my part I am now loo thoroughly interested In know j lug vv ho this Mr. Kmerlck really 1 to i let the matter drop. Ills actions from ' (list to last during the brief lime that we saw lilm wore of a character which gave me dark suspicious, and If there Is i a way to tlnd out who ho really Is 1 am I going to do It. I am afraid 1 do not dare to even 1iomi he Is the man we want, but I have become mi imbued with the detectho spirit that I am anxious to satisfy my own curiosity." "1 would suggest," said Mrs. Dolaro, vvlHe'y, "that we send for Hugelni Ilrogy and his mother and ask thorn to tell us all they know. Mr. Ilregy will doubt lcs given their history and Kugoue may have found out something, thu knowledge of which will hu worth ks sonalng. " I "That Is undoubtedly thu proper coiirau to pursue," lolu-rlod Mr. Wil co. "Then It can not lm douo loo soon," I urged I'erey 'i can not even go lo sleep at night without that man Km ; crick's Image In-ore me, and something lella inu he Is hiding from us or fiom some out ." I Unas several day before Kugcnc wH aldo to come up to tbo Do.aroa' liuus . The neighbor .stari-d bard etieii.fli w ben they saw htm and his mother Boat them selves Iu the st)lish victoria which was diawn up In front of the store door to convey them to the temporary home of our California friends, and sumo queer j remarks were passed about the airs 'which the I'ti-mli woman gave herself. ! I' iHin retching tho hin.se they weie al once uslund into tin- library and the consultation iniinod.atoty oimmoiu-i-d. Mrs. Ilregy had very Utile to toll eon corning her history prior l llio nun her husband iUerlo.l hor Sho related the inc denl ot meeting him at a ball I i whi.ii .she had Wen Invited by some friends from her own country, ami toll the story of their hr.cf courtship and III. ally of her marriage to Alphonso Ilregy. Hut khuiithor could not or woi.ld not loll a hat. tail husband's business was. She said that for the tlrststv mo ith of their married life hu was a loving husband and treated her kindly, but afterwaids he began logo away for n week or two al a lline nud grew r.i.d toward her. finally, aUeil a month after llugene was liru, he weni away and never again returned After ii.-it tune she never heard of her husband but otn e and thai was from a 1'reiieh plasterer, j who had been out to H nver. This man t asserted positively ihat hosaw Alphousn Ilregy In that lly, l-ul that be could not gel to siK-ak to lilm. "Thai," con cluded Mrs. llrcjiv. "was all I ever hoard of him. slid I bad given up all hui of ever seeing him again until I mot hi in a few months ago al thu dock Iu Itrooklyn." "Was thoro any thing pi-cullar in his general bei.rlng" ' askisl I'erev. "Yes. he MoOh.i1 a little, hut showed It more es dally v lieu l.e grew tlrod of wearing bis shuulder-l.raci u and would discard them for a day or two," answered Mrs. Ilregy. Tbvn Mr. Wlleo askisl what steps they had liken to discover who Mr KmorU'k really was since he went away on the "Tiluldad." "All that has been dono I did my self," sail Hiigoiio. "I weni down li llio olllc of limerick A t . ,et I' ar street a-i I lli. clerk told in' thi' Mr Ki.i ri. k wa in ISuonn Ayie ' liu rene I lion recounted what lie hud heaid white Ihe door was dosing. After this very little Information of Importance waa gained from the mother and sun, but U.forn they left, alter being entertained during the evening by Mrs Deluro and Aiuilda. Mr. Wilcox said to Mrs. Iln'gy: "Inasmuch as Ihe carelessness of our coachman was the cause uf your sou'a accident, and a you liorslstcnlly refuse any rooninponso. )OU must allow me to du one thing " "What I that. Mr. Wilcm?" said Mrs Ilregy iu a pleasant manner. "You must permit us to make some Inquiries regaulili this Mr Kmerlck and give us pi rminsioii lo II ml out all we can about hlni." he replied. Ill a grateful loliu the wuiuali replied. "Any Information )ou may Ik-able to gtvo'to me, no mutter how acuity in de tail, will lw gladly received and ackiiowledginl." As llio mother and ou were liolng i driven home Mr. Wilcox and I'erev sat iu the library still talking about Km I eriek. "There Is a mystery atta' bed to all of It," said I', n y to Mr Nib ox ' If you i ould have oiil) si-i n the follow Kiuot I ick.lt might have i loared up doubis, , but as the maiti t now stands we can do ! nothing but -.pi ila'- " POWDER Absolutoly Puro. A creum of lurttr Lallii; powder. Hlylimt of nil in Icnvciitcg atrongtlj. j V. H. (loicrniiPiit Heport, Au. 17, 18M. Very tru, hut If for no other roason than to oblige this sir woman we must now follow him ui Ihi you suppose l hero Is any iH.s.ll.ilit y uf Kmerlck tetiirnliig to New York in Ihe near future'.'' "That Is viiiieililng that mylliles me." laid I'ers'v "Why should a pre siimiibly reiiitalde merrbaul have rea son for keeping his w hereaUnits a se cret? l'ugene llngy callisl at the oMIce mi k-tt . ' v ii " rill.N II CAN sot UI. llll.M: TOO HOOS, ' i mil n I'Mti v. nud was told that Mr. l'mcrltik was In South America. I calbsl to make the same Inquiry and was told ho was In Kurope Probably neither uf their re plies was the truth " "Still It wilt not bo hard to determine on the most favorable chances," said Mr. Wilcox. "The man has no business In Kurope, and. as we know, he has an nl flee In Itiionos Ayrns The latter would undoubtedly be the most Idrli place lo find lilm." "Thenwlfat do you proviso lo do" ' said I'eicy. That Is for us nuw to decide," re plied the old man. "1 will make a proposition." said Percy, "that I go alone lo lliienos A) re and tlnd out just where this maul, who lie is and what he Is doing. My further actions must deind to a large extent on what I discover. "tlood," said Mr. Wilcox, "and In the meantime, I will keep a sharp lookout to see if be returns to Now S'ork." "Hut what incuse shall I have for going?" ask:d I'urcy. "It will not do to lei too many Into the st-crel." "You ciiii soon framo an excuse. I have, a )itu know, a largo interest iu a beef extiacl company dinvn there and that will furnish a plausible reason fur j our going." "I'lion It Is ugreed Umn?" queried Percy. "Yes, and you can go Just as sunn as you please." "As a llrst step, I will go down-town In the morning and tlnd o.it Hie list .'lid quickest menus of loai him? Iluonn Ayre. Su inner sail ho si Idoi.i f.a these Soiilh American nrti thi it uia be some weeks before I can start " lly noon the next day Percy bad made arrangements to sail on the Ama ion leaving In four days' time for ICio do Janeiro, w hence ho would have lo re embark for the Itlvor Plata. That same night I'eicy and Armlda worn en gaged to go to a ball al tho Metropoli tan Opera-House. Thoy had nut been drawn far into the maelstrom of New York society but their 1 1 ft) was not without sumo lllllo pleasures of the kind and IhU was one of the exceptional occasions. This would probably In) Percy' last oppor tunity of escorting Armlda anywhere during that season. The ball passed oil pleasantly, but several times during the evening Percy felt that tho attentions which Armlda was receiving from a crowd of admirers worried lilm consid erably and ho began to wonder whether It would be nafe to leave her among such a crowd of eligible iiieii. During hi absence she might possibly meet one who would capture her free heart In that case she would never know that ho had loved hor unless hu told her now. Many times during the evening Ar mlda found 1 1 1 in sitting in a quiet place apparent), lost Iu thought ami once she a ciiHinl him of being exccedliigl) dull. Hull', i, v had mailo up hi mind what be would do, and on the way home from the ball be ligali to put tost questions to Armlda Tho result uf . bor replies t ? J Ilk ' . -ITr-v" -' . . : l ' : - ., sni"' ' j x . in: voiuiii pi urv ami aiuiiuv in I VIlM.sl lllNV'ltllsAIII'N'. was that as they each sat In the parlor warming their loos over a n-glsler pro ilou; to retiring, Percy declared hi passion. It waa only the old storv told l"ihapt with Kllgbl varlatlo'i, but Ih loro bo hnd IIiiIhIiihI Mr. Wilcox, who had heaid I heir voices, tame down to have a puling word ll was past his iniial tlmo for retiring, but lie bad Waited lo tioo Hie pleasure-seekeri ru turn !.' bo knew they would not remain very late and oven now it was only a little after otiu o'clock. Ilocaiin- down stair i ulniusl nulsoloiwly and as he roacbotl tbediMtrof thu parlor he noticed I'. ;-) b. .ding vvrycbMcly ovor Armlda I B .. T ' - i'r.f. I. J IV I - r,i i i engagiHl In oirnoat conversation. Tho old fellow was aujrrv with himself for interriiptlti f m Inlerosting a r.rono, but hating eatwl ho could not at onco wl'hdr.iiv. "Ah," ho thought, "this Is encouraging." Armlda aoon retired and left Mr. W'lico.x anil I'erv v to nave a talk betoro going to tied. Perry did not tell .Mr. Wilcox vvhat happened and n dosultory conversation relative to Potvy'tl de iwrturo vvas Indulgoi In and they sepa rated for Ihe night "Alui. Low rmlly tiling e wrong A wor I lt d put or a ngti lisi Ion I The lulgiit tui cliaso.l away liy the rain Ami lift li inni r iro same mrnlii." How near, that night, Percy was to winning Armlda for his wife will never lx known That v.as hi t I ott cbatico to Ik alone v. lta hor for umtiv a I on j; day a chaiic spoiled i..lle inadvertently by the i i ,t i in wl.o wuuld have vvUhed lo do Hiich a thing. Two dais later ho was on bis way to South A. i, erica. ' "Good anyionest." li linn prshrdt Flats of Dlilu Treas ury Is-j.t, Culuinliui, Olild, lib. 6, IIS'J. "I hsro uicil it J mU Oil In my f.nilly fur jinn, sail find II to U tlip in.sllituo uf iiitsllrlnrs FOR GENERAL USE. lilt ft coo., hoiicil in..llclno slid honcit men ss III ti.'l hi tltate torrciimmcnd It to iiiDrrliii liuiasulty." JOHN P. M.KMMOSs. ll-Mklctis-r, In l.trrj IIhIIIk Ihriu I. u t'lirc. Iu llfiy Aiqillritlliill 1 1 1 1 V r. MecofesOil; BMTD-HD .THECHAS-A-VDOEURfJO' SCOTFS EMULSION CONSUMPTION SCROFULA BRONCHITIS COUCHS COLDS Wasting Dicoanoa CURES Wonderful Flonh Producor. Jfniiy lmvo irniiiiiil ono pouml per tiny by iti tiso. Hcotl H HiiiiiNion ia not ft iiocrot rmiifily. II toiiluiim llio Htiiiitilut inij' ju'oportioH of tho JryiioiilioH jiIiiIoh mill jiitm Nonvogiitn Cod Iiivor Oil, tin) polonpy of both bdiiilf liii'Kely iiicnniHoil. It in tiHod by l'liyniciitiiu all ovor tho world. PALATABLE AS -MILK. Solil by till DnifHihts. OCOTT A. UOWNE, Cliomluto, N.Y. DR. A iu now Ay ponyiANo, oiicgon Itlll TIIIISi: III) CAN MIT POSSHIf.T CAM. I'HI bOMI.I.r, llllllf. TlltATMLAT I'LUI.II tin II. n nit: iii:itiiiii Ai.i.iiurvni.i. tui: nsiArtMuL's ni.i.iif a.vu i ii:itMiM:r txiit- Tlie most KK-cily, jsisltivc nmt pcnna iiciilcurcforCat.il ih of the Head. Astlutia, and all Throat, Ilroiuiilal, I.tnq;, Mcait, Ktomniii, I, Ivor ami Kidney Ailcctloiis, Nervous Debility, tir Cousiiiiiptioii, in its various Mugcs, per iiiiiiiciitly cuiul, Du. AnoiiN's OuiiilNAt. Moiilt Ol' Tkhat MUNTlltld his MltDICATI'.l) iMIAUtTION.S gives inslautaucoua relief, ImiliU up ami tcvitiilics the whole coustittitioii utul ivstcui, llitrcby itolm;lnn life. Wink, nervous, debilitated nud lnokcn-dovvi: .'oiistittitloiii, old mill young, in variably vain front ten to thirty iiouiiiU iu from thirty to ninety da) a. Dit. Aiiokn'h phenomenal i.l.ill ninl mar vt-lotis curia have created tl.c cunlcsl aslouistimcnt on the Pacific Coast nud throughout la Aiilcric.in rontilicul, iltir hi.; the jKist twenty-five years Asthma, L'aturrhof tlic 1 lend, nnd nil Throat, Droit rliial and I.tmi; trouble instnnlly relieved, iiloKar l)ltciiscsiinill)cnfnci;soflci- cured l-riiuiiicntly ut hot t'oiiMiltatlo, Du. A noun's essay on the "Ctitalnlily of Con iiimption." utul a treatise on "Catarrh ol the Head." vvitli evidences of tiOtue cx tranrdiiiaiy cures, luuiled free. Cull oi '' DR. ABORN, KourtU sua Mairltoi Kl., furltsnd, Orr, , Noli. Ilonis lilmiil,ttcuil)-paclrJ,cnl b iiii la l l .in U lli I'icifn. t u.,tjf iiuua a'. csuiH.1 siLiy I'll in l-cr.uu, WllHVITIO TO CAIUCH ffilE COHSULTATIW TflADC f$$Wtr M AftK V. .lUJglil 1S PRnir WHAT BORK be 'sE Vso? i.i '. IP m