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'ultimo XII.
NEWS.
GEANT
AVEXCED AT LAST;
Or, ;i World-Wide Chase.
A STOKY OI; UI-THinUTION.
11V " VA I IASI I." 1
IcorrMiuHT. iao.
rii.MTr.n xix.
On the tilait when P. -Ho I,orlmcr was
tv -rtaltnn ; IVn-y laurel she Ml on
tlio way to perform her nightly duties, at
the theater and as soon M iihe reached
bef dn.eln,r-room sho sat down and
. -xmtMtt a hasty note which shn folded
'In a twee l-scontod onvclopiand icavo to
. boy who stood waiting. "Hun with
till to llif Foreign Club, ami If the
(cntleman to whom it Is addressed l
nut tlio ro wtit until hr comes If you
hstvo lo wjlt till midnljfhk Anyhow,
deliver ll lo him with your own hand.
Tho note m n-ldressol t "Colonel
IStnmlon" ami It read n follow:
"Several year. nt;o I was on tlio full
tide of p -oiporlty In I.onhm and hall
tho society men ot that city bent tin
linco lottK'. At that tlmo you enme arid
rutted mo luunlut you out o( a llnanrial
dilemma. I did ho nnd you promised lo
return tho favor whenever the oppor
ti.nily presented Itself. 1 noticed your
name on tho recent list of distinguished
urrlvsiU In Ibis city mid now have a
r.mall favor Ui nsk. Please call at my
kh)ih to-morrow at eleven o'clock a. in.
and henr lk l.oiinir.i:."
Tbt lioy delivered tho nolo within an
hour and at tho appointed time next
day IhO Col one I, who was a man of Iiiit
word, presented himself at the sotno
what tniMhlo npnrttnents of tho actress.
She lost no time, hut immcdiatoly en
t -rod Into tho purpose of the Intervlow,
givln;f hlci a brief history of the occur
rences of tho past few mouths, no far an
Mr. Umerick rrvy, and horsolf wort
coucomod. Sho proceeded: "All that 1
huva to auk you 1 that you will do your
utmoit tonecnro thi nfoiilltnin,ii Idon
tilymilie American Conmilale and at
tho hotel. Tlir.l acctimplUlied I shall
connldir your ohllsatlon towards iiioeu
tlroly oancelloil."
" "0 far as I am aide, 1 will holp you
In overy way," responded the olllcer.
'J'hey had reached this point In the con
versation when Percy wa announced.
He was still a pltiahlo-lookiiii; ohject.
hi't his countryman easily discovered
that ho waH a Koatlemau and olfnreil
him every adtance. It was arrangiil
that Porcy should K" t0 the Colonel's
room and, after having a hath and his
tollot attended t. don a .suit of the
Cohmol'-. clotlios, after which tho wor
thy office, proposed to exert his influ
ence amon tho city and didomatlo
magnates to procure for Percy his ha
1,'ajTo and erson.'il t'lfecU, which hail
1 een left at the hotel, as well as hl bal
ance in tho Itlvor Plato l'ank.
liofore Percy, loll with Colonel llran
don. Italic liorimer drew hint aside and
. asked In earnest tones: "What in tho
her ret of Mr. Kmerlck'N life? I am sure
there in one. Can you aid nn lo dis
cover what It U?"
"I havo my own supposition," an
swered Percy, "hut It may 1m wide of
tho mark."
Whatever your supposition Is, follow
It up to the last threa I. Tho man Is as
had ait mortal mn oan U. 1 1 Is very touch
would befoul ft wwer-rat, and there Is'
no r.rimo which ho could not com in It
and sniHf over. I am c-onvlitod that
llieiv 1 1 a dreadful secret in his life and
nhall rejoice If tlm day ever nrrlven
when it ran ho unearthed. In a few
vocit I leave here for loiidon. and
should you ever havo a romiuiiulratlun
to in. ike to me concerning that smooth
to:i.'ii 'd dospotlor of a woiuan's virtue,
you can address ine at Martllioau's Dra
matic Asfcney." Then drawing from hor
KH-I.et a fancy littlo purse vhe whU
kti d to Percy: "1 havo somehow formed
the opinion that limerick was not hi i
r.'.il name, hut the only den which I
have to any other Is ivuHaln-d In thl
little package.'' Hero she ilrew somu
thinjt carefully wrappod In tissue paper
from hor pure and handed It to Percy.
"Ito not examine, It now," she said.
"Jook At It soino other time." Porcy
hllppod It into his poekut. In a fen
minutes ho left the hotiso and Slopped
Into acarriafto with the Colonel.
About two hours later one would not
havo reeojfnlsad in tlio Mr. lluntly,
who walked toward tho custom-huuso
Inilldliij, tho dirty, ravKed-looklni;
trsuip who waste rudoly thrust from
tho hotel. Tho chuuire of drets, tc
L'cther with a niatty-trimmed heard.
made all tlio dUlvreucO in the world,
and Porcy hovel Was once more Mr.
Huutly. I'nder theso condition It
wan not dllllcult for Percy Ui make
hinisolf known, and with tho assistance
of Uls newly, found friend, Colonel
Itraiidoii, ho was soon In possustlon of
his own clothing, anil was able unco
more to Jluglo tho nlmtdo and nucossary
dollar In hU pookok
HvoryUxly was of course surprised,
hut no ouo seomod sutllclently Interest
ed In hltn to demand a complete hlstorj
of his adventure, lluwnos Ay res Is
happily frw from tho Iniiulslu.rlat
pests which so often defeat the ends of
Justleo by their ill-tluied "itilervlews."
l oaseouontly Perey left tlm elty with
out a word ldt? nt t the outer
world to auoiiiic his roaptonraiieo in
the land of the living. 1 1 was a fortun
ate thing that such was the case, for it
(rave him tho chauce to follow up the
trull with greater certainty of overtak
ing the wan for whom he was search-
'"fio lostuo tlmo preparing tosbakothe
dust of Iluenos Ay res from olf Ills fecu
ami In a few Jay be was bound for .New
York over precisely the sttwo route
which the object of hU pursuit had taken
a few months before.
j u iusldo vest pocket of his traveling
suit ho had idoced th Hte lockage
which Itcllo Uirlraor hnI trt nhlm. but
It never m-eurred to him l-i cistolne ll. J
'lhcrti ll lay and did not daylight
during the whole of the voyajc.
I'pon arrlvlnc at New York he pro
ceeded at once to the house In tir.imercy
Park, but was surprise I. on applying
for admission, to find that his friends
were no longer living there. He In
(j a I nit whither they had gone ami was
told that they had left for Uurope.
Again ho found himself aimlessly
walking the streets of a great city, but
this lime he was ln'tter prepared for an
emenrencT and walked only U get an
opportunity for thought and not from'
1 Jf ij 1 nit i IK. .n
"lio Nor i .um: tr Now- look at it
mWK OlIIKII TIMK."
comtiulslon. After strolling nearly a
mile. In a slow and dejected manner, he
took a car down-town, and visited Km
orlek . Company's otllce on Pearl ktrtmk
What he might have done, had Mr.
I'merlck been there, we w HI not presume
to guess, but on reaching the iloor upon
which the olllco was formerly loeated
he walked to tho glass do.ir and iioIIch1
that another name was painted Usm Ik
Inquiry from tho Janitor elicited the In
formation that the firm of limerick .t
Co. was no longer in existence. Percy
was now utterly at his wits' end and
battled, lie knew not how to move and
could form no definite plan ot action.
IJvory thing seemed to be working
against him. The DelaroN and Mr.
Wilcox '(It must lo remembered he
know nothing of his obi friend's death)
in Kurope; limerick, be knew not where;
himself wandering alone In New York;
what should he do? lie rotroeod his
steps up-town, engaged rooms at a hotel
and sal down lo consider.
'What is the use of going to Kurope?"
hi thought "I might nover Hud them;
and yet I can nut skty hero alone." Why
he did not at once repair to Mr. Wil
cox's lawyers ho could noor afterwards
explain, but ho did nut do so. After
many hours of consideration he resolved
lo take llio first steamer to Kurope.
It a few days ho was passing Sandy
Hook, and a week later he was
anxiously expecting to sou the Pastnot
Light.
During the voyage he bad uol
mingled much with the company on
lioard. lie was too much enwrapped in
his own thoughts to care to luestlgate
those ot others. Si be kept himself aloof,
llnu day when In mid-Atlantic he !.
thought him of the little package which
Cello Ijorltnor had given him an I re
solved lo open lk Retiring to his state
room and taking from his valise the
vest. In tho isx'kel of which he had
placed thu package, he drew out what
ho would havo valued as a precious
treasure, had he known what It was.
Carefully unwrapping it, he found that It
L contained an Insignificant Portuguese
slher coin with n small hulu Wired
through Ik The small width of silver
between thu hole and the edge of Iho
coin had worn away. Indicating that
tho coin had doubtless fallen from
whatever It had originally suspended
from probably Mr. limerick's watch
chain. Inclosed with the coin was a
lllllo note, which read: "Kxumlne tho j
edge ot this coin all round." I
Percy did ho, and noticed that in one j
part the milling hud been tiled or i
ground llak and on the smooth edge
was a monogram executed In so minute
a manner thai without a microscope'
ll would be Impossible to distinguish '
thu letters. i
Not having a microscope in his pos- 1
session Ian el borrowed one from an
olllcer ot the ship and again retired to1
bis state-room lo further examine the j
curiosity. Applying tho microscope, he
gazed intently for a moment and, droi- !
ping the Instrument, said to himself.
"1 thought there was no mistake. :
Those aro his Jnlltal.s 'I- V.' and j
Hello Irliner was rlghk This sii-
posed Mr. limerick does possess a secrok :
but It Is not his alone. There Is at least !
one other who shares the knowledge of
lk and It shall not 1h long before It In
comes public projicrty. 1 must and will
Und thu villain yuk"
These anil similar thoughts crowded
Percy's brain a they Milled through
the heavy mist hanging over the Mer
sey to the MvurNol docks. Kesllng In
the great sea-port but n few hours, he
went direct lo liudoii. One might have
supposed that he would havo sought the
home of his childhood; but that had
long liwl all charm for him. Ho had
but one present purMns(i to fulfill; and
In linpork-inco it a cum oil to htm para
mount to all others. . , , ,,..,,
nfuir Mr. J.merich,
vet. u llioiigu
much more than
times they wero tun
arm's longth apnrk
I Villi ud each other
iio.v never con-
In the
crewdisl
of human Hfu which nirg.sl up
and down tlm i'liy'twl
jirs. .. ,iull,
Ih'laro aim aru. " "
lo
.Jon about w "" ;
" 7. u time in culling
Lnd ioemed so pleased tlt he c
..r. tt'tt i i
tod al
most foolishly. lju J u , i.uuvj
at unco uisdo him
they wonk
Pirnllng that li u'tutlil have no oppor-
ttinltj of spertklmf to Armida In private
while In the husr. noisy city, amid tho
Incessant din of liuslness, pleasure
seekers and callers, Kugenn Invited her
to take a trip with him as far as lilch
mond. I This Wautltul spot was looking its
, best. In true Knglish fashion they
went to the "Star and tlvrt r." the mint
fush lonable hotel In the place, and par
t.Hik of ten served In Iho conventional
manner, with cold meats, chickens,
salads, watercresses. etc.
Afu rv.ards they walked up tho hill to
n, park, and there, while sitting on
the prass III a pi. ire whore they eouui
o'ltalnaflno view ot lhateiulslti bit
of valley scoliery, they commenced to
talk
Arm 1.1 a seemed as though she could
not take her eyes from tho sl(ht which
lay Ik-for. her It was not rugu'od or
ro nantic such ai Armida had known In
her own country - It was purely English
-a grassy valley along which Itowed
the Thames, heinne d in by sloping hill
sides covere 1 with parks and ntioleut
fon-s'.s. She thought It was tlio most
pleasing and entrancing sight she had
ever beheld. As far as the eye could
reach the waters of the Thames eoilld
! seen winding through the valley
like a silver rlhlsin. On the sides of tho
iiuiet river the hillsides were eouirod
with luxuriant foliage of tho brightest
hues, ami the surface of tho river was
tlceked with little pleasure craft, whose
(jay-colored canopies added to the bright
lien, if not the grandeur, of the scene.
Now and then a fow bar of u sprightly
cat.-b or gdoo would Ui watted upon tho
gentle breeso from the pleasure-seekers
on Hi' water below. Kuono alluwod
Armida to revel in the exceptional
beauty of the scene fur a time and then
approached gently the subjoc nearest
hi i heart I led hi Itcluinsily unough, but
with the utmou coittldunce that he
would 1h successful lit his sulk
"IUs Ilelaro." he said, hesitatingly,
"l have brought you here tJ lull you
something. "
Armida looked at him ((ulzzln jly, and
said; "It must 1k something of a very
lmporlant nature It you found It neves
sary to bring me all the way hum for
the purxc of telling inn."
"Yes, It Is. indeed. I wanted to tidl
you that--1 lute you," ho said.
These were prokibly tho very last
words uhh'h Armida would havo ox-iecl-d
lo hear from his lips, and nil at
once she rccogiitzud that nho had acted
uuwlsuly. In the next few seconds sho
accused herself of numberless uuwisu
actions to wlitcn she liaa noier giton
thought iM-fore. She blamed herself for
leading this i oung man on to such an
extent iiixl In a moment bitterly reprint
ed that she had not acted with more
discretion. All these thoughts were
chasing each other with frightful rapid
ity through her mind, and sho wa try
ing to formulate a reply when Kugutic
spoke again:
'.May 1 ever hotie for some return of
my passlun?" he asked. Mill Ariolil i
could not aniwor, though she knew that
Kugeue would In a fow seconds misin
terpret hur mi nnlng for a silent i-uiisetit
It she did not speak.
At last, with an elfort, she gathered
her senses and replied: "I'ugniio, you
have made a great mistake; such a
thought has nover entered my hnad. 1
admire you, resect you, but lowiyou
oti nover."
"Then your actions hau' boiled you,"
said I'ugene, rudoly.
'If they hae It lus boon contrary to
my Intentions," repllisl the Isiaullful
girl. "I would not for tho world hao
misled you."
That is a pretty speech to male
now," said Iliigene. "You ought to
have thought of that In the b)-goiie
months and not have deluded me," he
continued in a passionate manner, ami
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told hor how sho had led him, by her
kind and sympathetic actions, tj think
sho must havo some greater regard than
friendship for him. and amum.'d the In
jured air of one who had been givatls
wronged. Hut it made no change i .
Armida: she admitltsl the truth of hi
assertions, but Insisted that it could
not change her sentiments.
Kugene pleaded, hut his strenuous ef
forts were of no avail, an I ll v ai with
a heavy heart and a Jtmlou i mini thai
he went back to town. That night i.
Armldu was tearfully relating tho oc
currences of tho evening tuber mother.
Kugene and bis father were closeted
together In another part of the city.
"I am convinced It Is nothing but my
poverty which keeps thai girl from
t.ti I tit mn? utiii Is as nroud r.s an old
St olsh countess, but I will humble
i.ur Vok
her yek You can couut on inu to lend all
the asslslancu you require m securing
mat fortune which lies walling fur uu
owner, and the smmer we commence
the better." So spake Kugene.
Persuasion had failed to destroy the
young wans morals, but the greun
eyisl monster bad gained an oai.y
s
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Now you are talking snse, mv lxv
We Will get to business at utiof. I hae
a man ready to go to New York and I
know he will act fair and square and
divide with us when the time comes.
So the sooner you get thai handwriting
thn belter. It you have any smartness
at all about you you can easily do It,
and we must have the writing lo carry
the thing through." These were the
words which Kugene's answer elicited,
lie listened attentively and asked:
"Well, what do you propose lo do'.'"
"The llrsl step will havo to ls taken
by you." said Kmerlck, "but I w III make
a suggestion. The man who Is to js-r-senate
Porcy I.ovel Is an expert pen
man and can easily learn to sign bis
name like the Kngllsliman, but you
must gel the copy; nnd the best means
I know will m this: jou had better
maintain your pleasant relations with
the Dclaro-i and tell Armtdn that you
made a great mtst.ike which le-ed not
sever your friendship. You will then
lie speedily reinstated In your former
positton with the family. Then seme
afternoon the sooner the Imller try
and persuade that fal old lllodgor,
whom you say Is wilu them, lo tako
Armida and bis fat l-uy to tlio exhibi
tion, or anywhere out of the way, and
you can stay to keep Mrs. llclaro com
pany. If you do not make an oppor
tunity during that time to gel one of
that Kugllshiuau's letters you aro not
ulte as aclUo and smart as I think you
are."
"Yes," replied Kugene. "That ap
pears to be a feasible plan, nnd the
te ist we can do Is to glu It a trial."
So they ptirbsl on this understanding,
little thinking under what auspice)
their next meeting would take place.
(il.M'TKlt XX.
uu. hi r.iigiino next called on Armida
ho did as his father had suggested, lie
told her that bo had mado a great mis
take and askisl her permission to re
main on friendly terms so that ho might
continue to tmprow himself under her
tuition and guidance.
Armida gladly consentis! nnd be was
once more welcomed to the Delaro clr-
cle. j
lie did not again see bis father for
several days, and was therefore unable
to report, but fortune favored his plans '
and one afternoon when Kugene was
feigning hard study with Armida. Mr.
lllodgcr came bouncing Into the room i
and announced that he was going to see j
the matinee performance at the Wild j
West show and Invited them all to ac
company him. Armida at once accepted ;
the invitation and budid her mother, but '
Kugene made the excuse that bis heal I
ached.
"All the more reason why you should
go," said lllodgor. "It will drlvo your
headache away." I
.Still Kugene would not bo persuadisl
and Armida put It down tosiilkiness.
The excursion was not to be spoiled,
however, by bis refusal. Mrs. Delaro
suggestisl that tie should slay at homo
and "keep house," a sho playfully
termed Ik This was exactly what Ku
gene wanted, nilit nothing couiu nave
suited him bolter. So bo readily con
sented, and the party went out leaving
lit in to act as he ptoasod.
Mr. lllodgor was In his eleinenk lie
took the little party through the Amer
t -an Inhibition; silntod out those
Uilng-j In which l.e wasespeclaliy Inter
oilo I, and tin illy they reachodth" VVIId
Uett show and entered a private lxix
which Mr lllodgor had already on
gaged. The ierfurmauce, so familiar
to most Aini-rlcaiis, commenced, livery
thin;: went along pleasantly, and every
lsly wasilflighlod, until the show c nun
to a i lose. After It was over the origin
ator of lk lieu, liullalo Hill, held one
of hi , e. lul.r.lted receptions, while the
visitors interested themselves In exam
ining the tenia of the Indians, the buck
lug bronchos and all the paraphernalia
of the Wild West.
At last when overy thing had boon
seen Mr Iliodger and his rty turned
to go. As they did son illsturbaucn sud
denly took place near where tiny stood
and two men could bo seen struggling
on the ground. The one seemed many
yean younger than the other and he
was evidently holding on to tho older
man with an cmbra-e which he Intended
should be lasting. With true Kugllsh
Instinct thu crowd gathered around the
two men to boo the light, but when they
noticed thu disparity in ago they mur
mured: ".Shame! Shame!" Still nobody
tried to part them until a burly hIIco
maii pushed bis way through tin- crowd
and endeavored to part the combatants.
With the help of a bystander he raised
the struggling men to their feet, but
still the younger man held on und
would not loosen his hold.
"1 will no', let him gu," he cried.
The iionplo thought him
era- -. At
first It scorned to Iki only a
Irunken
Miuuhblo, but the onlookers soon noticed
that each of the men wore well dre-tsed
und then they knew that somethlri r
more serious than a momentary iuarrel
must lie the cause of the disturbance.
The younger man who cried out so loud
ly was Hushed and hot; his cheeks and
neck were red as fast Hon tug blood
could make thorn; but tho elder man
was pallid with the sickly hue of death.
This was only the commencement of
tho trouble, however. The crowd had a
delectable treat In sUire for thorn. Mrs.
Delaro -was alxmt lo retreat from thu
Ssit u hen sho heard and recognUed a
voice she knew well. She at once
turned and raising her vail looked to
ward where the burly policeman stood
holding hi two prisoners. 'I here she
U'li.-ld a sight which made hor heart
lei'p for joy. Without a word to her
companions she ran towards the police
man ami (Ibowlug her way through tho
crowd grust'd the young man's arm
and cried out:
"Percy lovel! You alive? In Heav
en's name, what is tho matter?'
Percy turned his eyes towards her and
In thu sauiu moment gave tlm man bu
hold asjworful twist which brought
Ins face lu contact with Mr. Polaro.
and shouted: "l you recognise him? '
hdshe? Ah. this was the supremo
tnom.Mit of years of anxiety and pent
up hatred. Throwing her arms back
with a tragic air. she exclaimed In Joy
ful -.events: 'i.oon Volauos! My
bu bsnd's murderer! Thank Heaven, we
meet at last!"
It the wonts had leeii magic they
could not have had i quicker or stronger
In line ace on the iwtllcenian. lie was In
stantly awakened to the seriousness ot
the situation and In less lime than ll
takes to write It he had manacled the
accused man, and was l-nartng him oil
towards one of the offices, telling Mrs.
Delaro and Percy to follow hlin.
Mr. I.lislircr, A rtn Id a, and Stephen
lllolger, dr., had Immediately followed j
Mr.. D.-Iant to aseerkiln what the ex j
trno.dinarv movement nn her part
meant, and ai Mrs. Ih'laro followed the
Follceutan. Armida drew near to her
and i xiitodly nskod: "Mother, dear,
what il.i all thl mean?"
"It means, my child, that wo have
run hl'ii to earth nl last oh, at last, at
last!"
"Whom do you mean?"
"Hush child -the man who murdered
yourd'Mr, dear father many years ago,
the m in whom bo trusted, I. -on Yal
nsfj upa"
Armlla had almost forgotten that Inr
father had been murdered, but thin
was no time for explanations, and Ar
mida dldleit.uk for one, but Hti. d.d
ask: "Who li that man walking o.i
the left ot the policeman, mother?'
"Perry Uiveli my dear, whom wo
have so 1 m,' mourned as dead."
Then, without any regard to appear
ance i, the Imp -tunus girl rushed after
Percy, and shook bis bands with a
hcrtlncis la it gave both him and her
mother great pleasure, but which would
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"I. CON VVI.lstjl '' "IV lirsll.VMlH llil-
ni:i:iiil '
have smothered Kilgeiio's hopes for
ever bad he witnessed tho deep gurni
Ineuess of her welcome.
A iiioineiit later the policeman took
his prisoner Into the olllco, and .Mrs.
Delaro and her party followed. During
nil the time the prisoner did uol utter
a word, lie was allowed to sit down,
and when unco he raised his blanched,
terror-stricken face, Armida Immedi
ately recognised lk
"Mother, that Is Mr. Kmerlck; thorn
must he some mistake,"
"No mistske, my child. I know l.eeu
Velasquez's f.ico too vvoll to over tor
gel If
Meantime, cab had been nrdured, and
thu prisoner, accompanied by two
Killcemen, entered one, while thn
others were necuplisl by the rest of tho
party, and they drove away from the Im
mense crowd, which bad gathered to the
IMdico station, i ho charge was onliiri d,
and Mrs. Delaro nud Percy were In
structed to appear next day and give
tin-1.- evidence iigall.st tho prisoner.
Tho entire party then relumed to the
hotel together. Mr. lllodgor, who was
considerably uiystlllcd nnd wished to
hear the whole story, decided to cc
company tint party, and of course he
had to take his heavy-weight son along
with li 1 in.
When they were once more sealisl In
one of the elegant suite of rooms which
Mrs. Dolaro occupied, Armida was the
llrsl to speak -
"Where is Mr. Ilregy? Did he not
say he would wall until wo returned?"
"Probably he felt too unwell to re
main and went lu hi., hotel," said le"
mother, I ul no sooner had she tillered
the words than her maid tamo Into thu
roi u crying and i.obl.lng: "Oh, Mm
Delaro, they have lakuu Mr. Hregy to
the police station, nnd there has been
terrlldo trouble her."
"Taken Mr. Hregy to the police sta
tion -why what do you tuonn?" ashisl
Mrs. Delaro.
As well us she could, lu her excited
slate, the girl related how olio ot the
n riers. In asilng the door which wa
l slightly ; j.r. hail seen Mr. I.ngy i.taii'l-
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"";.' 14 . ' "
i ''" " 'iM' ' ' i.ian .i-u n
nun uuiii ne nun opene-i u niei mini
Mr. Hregy had hlslu.ton roudy lolein
he riisind In nnd selz d hi in Tl.
porter naturally ti ll juiull -d inp'acn,
lil 10 under arrest us he caught him will,
n htiiul I e of Haul; of liliglaud ni.Usiu
lit t ling rt.
". ui-i I), tliero must Ui s- me horrible
in stake ubkut ll all," said Aimldn.
There Is no minluke at ul', miss,'
said the garrub ui girl, "for they h vo
locked hlin up at tho silti e stalimi, i.nd
he v. Ill be lakuu before the mugtslratu
In the illuming."
Still Armida could not belluvo It, and
was determined to go and si o Kugene,
but as hbotouhl nut go alone, sho a
copied Mr. dodger's oiler loaccomt any
her.
While she was away on thtt errand
Percy l,ovol told Mrs. Da I aro lilt story,
from the lime ho-hud loft New York fur
huuth America up lo iho encouuter ul
the Wild West Khuw.
"I'ur the pus I week," he proceeded,
"I have Ix'i n trying lu 11 nd you. I have
sought you at most hotels and uxamlm-d
thu rugistor at thu American Kxchange,
butcouU not secure any tr.co ot you.
"Ti Is ifitiruoou I dcU'rmliitid on In
(Mi
Hi."
v t . ft 1 1 11 r r. i
WP " ill V- A .v&
dulglng In a littlo ricieatluu nnd at
tended the Wild West Shew, .lust as I
was coming away, thn man whom we
wore each looking fur (though until
recently 1 bad no positive irrounds for
supposing that Julius Kmerlck and
l.oon 'olasUet were Identical) crossed
toy path, and, as I had previously
made up my mind that 1 would capture
him If ho ever came within sight of
me, I al once grasped him, Tho rest
you know."
Thou they tell to talking ot thu man
useless cllorW which Ihey had mado to
capture Die villain. "Now," said Mrs.
Delate, "that I knew tbst he Is safe In
the hands ot the law, I feel that 1 can
spend the closing days of my life In
rest and peace. You. Pen-y," she said,
"have Wen my tr le an I devoted friend
all through nnd will not leave me now
To you we owe every thing, and you are
the only friend iikiii whom we can rely
In future. "
"Put where Is our dear ol friend, Mr.
Wilcox?" asked Percy, who listened with
surprise lo these words.
"Do yon not know?" said Mrs. Delaro,
opening her eyes with ustnnlshiuenk
"No," ropllisl Percy. "1 stayed only
a short time In New- York, and the K'o
pie at the house suld he bad accompa
nied you."
"Poor, dear old man," said Mrs Dela
re, "he has long been laid to rel In the
i)illet graveyard of his native town in
Now- Kugland." As she spoke the
words Percy was silent, and It w as in.iuv
IiiIiuiUm lieforo he cjuld coutud hi-,
voice lu sHak. When h" did his words
came choked and husky "Would to
(iod that he had lived lo see this villain
brought to justice! So my staunch old
fritmd 1 1 gone from in!"
More than an hour I'lupicd before
A r in lil v and Mr. dodger returned
When Ihey did return Armld i was in
sorrowful moot, an I sild t i.it -.he had
si-en Kugene. lie had ulmittl biir.t
l igoKu the lies':, hut In .Isled that In
did not want the money. V. hat he did
desire ho would not tell.
"What shall wa do, inaintii .'.' ' !u
ail; od. "tie must let go to prl ion
Think of the disgrace."
"Wo will consult a lawyer In lie
morning and see vv hat vie can !. il- e
It," respon led her eni'h. r
That nlgUt v.ai th i hap.i ' it Mi . D l
aro had sjiont for i.iany a .' ir. .hi 1 I :i
and stuadlly did she t.il. with P. i- v
I
r.
:pV M 'm
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i
Mr t oi ii in n i i
li vvi: ni.i.s."
nlsiitt all that had trnmplred during his
lung absence, w hile l.uon Yelasiiez and
his dupe languished In prison.
In due course the iicouitod man was
brought up for an otiimlnntlon. Mrs.
Delaro in n llnu voice related the his
tory of tlm munler and swore to the
identlly ef 111" prisoner. So ioiltlve
i.nd stral ,'littorwnM did nor evidenco
seem that It Appeared hardly necessary
locall Pi-icy l.ivel Still h" was placed
lu the ivituets Ihix and .iv." nn account
of his adventure In South America, lie
also told nUiiil the tin il clew of the sil
ver charm which had satlslled him as to
Iho identity of the prisoner, nnd In a
few moini ills the presiding magistrate
committed Volasipic lo j-ill b await
tho arrival of his extradition puiier.
Tho same day Kugene Hregy was
briu-fhl up at another IaiihIoii Millce
ejiirl and, despite theelfortsof the law
yer employed to defend him, ho was
sent lo J ill for a short lime
All thl i time his anxious mother was
expecting news ot him nl Nice, where
she ul last grow tired of waiting and
came to londun. The llrst place she
wont to was the address which Armida
bad given her. While Armida gladly
welcomed the iioor womun.lt was with
a sorrow ful heart that they told her tin
story ot the last few days. "Hut Mr
Kmerlck Is in New York," she said.
"He lobl mo he was going there."
"Then he did It lo mislead you," said
Armida, "for lie Is now In jail awaiting
removal lo America lo bo tried on a
charge ot murder."
"What! my husband a murderer?"
cried Die poor woman.
"WhT. vou surely said he was not
your husband?'' suld Mrs. Delaro.
"Hut ho Is. He told mo so, and ho lias
got all my money," said the now ills
true ted woman.
Mrs. Delaro was Immediately struck
wllh an Idea. "Ah, hu has deluded you
Into believing ll in order to rob you
of your furluiie." she said.
"No, no!" erl.'d Mm. Hregy. "He it
my husband, my Alpbunse, mid 1 must
go nud see hlin."
To pacify the woman a carriage was
procured and she was taken to the jail
where I. eon iilasrjiiox wasconllned
lie was brought into the i ago to sei
her and she al once upproai bed him
"Alphouse, they say you are not my
husband. Hut It Is not true, is it.'''
"I am not your husband, nud never
have been," bu said, In almost Hulls
Unci tones.
"Then why did you say you woroV
she said.
"I wanted your muney," was the cool
rejoinder. He knew his end was near
and lit mercifully set thu poor woman'
mind al rusk Hut she hud to bu carried
out ot thu room In a swoon.
Be Sure
If yon bavn made, up your mind to buy
lined' HarssparllU do net bo liulucctl to take
i.iiy etlu r. IIiskI Haraatllla I a peculiar
lutsllrliir, hcssiiii:, by virtue uf Its peculiar
remlilnalleii, preK)rtleu, and preparation,
curative iwr superior to any ether article.
A )Uhn bily who knew what ho wanted,
snd whose ciamplo It weithy Imitation, tells
her cii-cdeiice IsjIowi
To Get
"In one utere where I went to buy Hood'i
Braillla tlm cleik tried to Induce mo buy
Uii-lrmvulii'tr.vlof Ilixxl'sj liiiteldiiiothclr's
wimtit last l.'iic.cri that 1 iiiIkIiI tuku It en ten
day' Hint, thai It 1 did not like ll I need not
py anytliliiK. etc Hut hu could not prevail
en m lorhaiigA. I told hlin I knew whit
HishI Haipatlll w-t. 1 had taken It, was
utUOi-d with it, and did not want any ether.
Hood's I
caM-ca--nmi
Vfhcn I t-ecan taking Hood'' Haraplll
I was In ling real nilittalile, suBeiluii
s great deal with dyipepsU, slid o weak
that at thin I cauld hsnlly kvnd. 1 looked,
and had fur nuno time, like n person In con
Munptlim. IIiHl' Harsaparllla did ino w
much ciMstthal I wonder lit myself sometimes,
and my Irli-iids liripiriilly -peak of It." Min.
Jiua A. Uol t, i!l Terrace Btrcel, Iloitou.
Sarsaparilla
MAXtj sllilmntiu. liilifirS. l'rr"sto''f
tj (' I. IIIHID A I'll . AwlliiiriU, I-ow.tl. Uu.
100 Douoo Onu Dollar
Horaetlilns for Hi New Yr.
Din world n-iiuwncit uecei uf llnitcltrr'i
Htuiiiaih Hitters, unit Ihrir cuutliiU'-il popu
larity for over u third of n rrutiiiy u a item-aehU-.lt
c.irccly inorr woiulprlul than the wel
come Unit giei-li tlio uiuiual uppeaiuiire of
Hit-letter's Alinaiiuc, I Mi TJluahlc innllcsl
treatise Is pulilMied hy 'I lie llosleltrr Cum -1'S.ny,
rillsluirKli. 1'a . under tliclrowu liiitnrd
l.ile miprr-hluii, i-uipln-liig to hand In Hint
drpirtineiit. Ihey nie ruiilihiK lilniilt 11
month In tins vr.ir en ltd wetk, nud IhelKiia
of sanio for lvt will be more Uuiii ten mil.
Il-'iis. prlnlrd In the I:ukIIIi, llTiiuin, rrenrh
Welh. NorweKlsii, Knrilltti, lluMsiid. Ilohe
inlan and p.inlh Initgiinc . liefer lo s ropy
of It Inr valunhln lUiilliiti-ri-ithiK rendlliu eon
cniliig health, nnd nil im-l mis lestlinoidsli s
In the , rtlraey el llesleiler's Slomnrli Hitler,
aiiinsrinriil. vutled I11ler11111ll1.il, a-lreiiiunleiil
cnlcuhitliMi and etireunlisilriil linn,, (,.,
whl.-h can lie di iiended en far eorrrcliu s,
'I he Ahuai.aii ter iwi can lie el.tnlneil 1 1 ci-1 (
oust from druccist- inn: Krnrral nuatr) dii.1
cm lu nil arl ef the country
DR. ABORN
IU NOW AT rOHTLANO, OIICOON.
mil tiiiisk .tun c iNMir rossiiii.v cii.t. rnt
htiMt.i.v, iiikii: t in. ii )ii.r pi.ttuiMi".::.
lis nn: in: u ii ui' u.i, uur vTit.t, tuvi:
i.m 'MiMors III. I. II. AMI A
rui)UM.r it; ii-
"i'he most mk'ciIv, positive nnd pennn
in-ill i uu- for C.tliirrli of the Head. Ai.tlim.i,
nud nil iiinmt, llriiiiiiiial, I. ling, llcait,
Slouiacb, I.ivcr iind Kidney Alirrtiotis.
Nervous Dcbilltv, etc. CoiuiiiuplKni, lu
Its various Mugcs, jh.-i iiiiiuriitly cintil,
Dm. Aiioiin's Ouk.isai. Mdliit or Tiu'.at-
VtltNT mill his MltDICATI'.I) iNH.M.ATIO.V t
gives instniitniicoiis relief, liiiiliU up and
revitalizes the vvlioic coiuiintuiou sun
tyntcm, tlieicby pinlonging life. Weak,
nervous, ilc miltalcil unit diokciiiiowi:
roiistitutious, old ntnl young, iuv-uiuhty
gain from ten to thirty (kiiiiiiIs in ftotn
thirty to ninety days. r
Du. Aiioiin H iihcnoinciiai skin nun mar
vclous chics have created the eicatett
nktouisliincnt oil the Piulfic Cosst ntnl
througliout the Aliicrlcan continent, dur
ing the past ivvciily-livi; years amiiiiiii,
Calnrrli of the 1 lend, and nil Throat, Ilron
'hint ami I .it ui' trouble instantly relieved.
oio Idir DlkcnscsninlDcafncssofler cured
HTiiliillctitly at fust cousiiltntlo. Dm.
Aikimn S essay oil i ne v. iir.iouiiy oi v.ou
sumption." nnd n treatise on "Catsrrli ol
l ie Head." with evidences of Borne ex-
Iriinrdlu-iiy curca, insilcd free. Cull oi
IllllllCMl
DR. ADORN,
lourth uni Morrlios Sli., PsrUssil, ()ntv
Koti. Hriiii irf ali'tciil. ftfcurrly pictfd. ,rnt V.
Otjict In U .jiU bf Hi 1'idl.c Cv,i,lwr llius u
C4DIM.I pai.itajr itl lit j.i"ii,
AIL INVIUO TO CALL FUR FREE CONSULTATION
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ir link ii tS'fivnt ut Jsrrv
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L'i ill
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fiiniiffoii oi' toliifludun l.iifure uil (o
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