New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-09

And yet cannot slip away
pleasant places that know,
know, lknow, but cannot CO.
URQUEHARDT'Ss REVENGE.
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On my way to the island on purely pro-
fessional visit encountered Urquehardt It
was on the pier at the foot of Twenty-sixth
street. There is q little waiting room there
not bigger thana large packing box, in which
the miserable wretches who are waiting for
the boat to take them to Blackwell's or Ran
dall's Island usually huddle to escape the river
winds in winter and the glare of the sun IN
summer. At this time it was empty. had
lust missed the boat. and would have to wait
nearly an hour. #58 III Ills aHg
While I was growing to myself about it
Urquehardt came in. hardly knew him.
For seven years had lost sight of him. and
not knowing if he were dead or awe. had
ceased to think of him. He had studied with
me for year. We had been quite intimate at
school. He was bright, nervous, ambitious
fellow, and had shown remarkable proficiency
in chemistry. had heard afterward that he
had drifted into the drug business, and once
or twice vague intimations, reached me that
he had contracted irregular habits Then, as
Isay, I lost sight of him and forgot him. {,
Now ne stood before me, and when he
change seven years had wrought. -lGl 80
One feels instantly, in such cases, the rela-
tive condition of companion I did not
need to ask him if he had suffered. .fEl
BE betrayed it in his thin face, his restless
eye, and his crushed expression. But | was
unprepared to hear that it was a case OF the e
heart. u 4 &1& - a
you've got half an hour to watt" said he.
after we had exchanged civil platitudes. "Sit
down on that box of soap, and I'll tell Won
about it. It's only common justice to hear
me, because you have been more or less in
fueneed by the gross e1agerations that have
insisted that had not heard syllable
concerning his career or misfortune. He
looked forgivingly incredulous, and said: =
ooh, we'll, you're entitled as an old friend
to know the exact truth, and it will interest
you, for it has never been told. In the first
more honorable"
"My dear fellow, I did not know that there
was a girl in the case,'
"Oh, you must have heard of the Prescott
affair. Everybody knew about it."
shook my head. He went on.
"Ehe way it came about that got into the
Prescott establishment was this: Twas look
ing for suitable opening for a drugstore,
and seeing that place on the corner of Third
avenue and Eighteenth street advertised, I
called there.
"a man of the name of Ellingher kept it.
He was Prussian. had talk with him
and found that hefWas only clerk. that the
store belonged to widow who owned the
building and lived over it. Her name was
Prescott. She was an eccentric invalid. con-
fined to her room with rheumatic gout. and
was anxious to dispose Of the place to some
capable man who could pay halfher price in
cash. Ellingher thought it was a capital
chance for me; the business was good one.
and could be doubled in the hands Of smart
man. He was very anxious, saw, to be re-
tanned by whoever bought the store.
II had saved about five hundred dollars, and
l thought l saw q promising opening. ]
hurried around to the private entrance
the bell two o. three times and waited nearly
half an hour; when heard little feminine
'a-hem' over my head and looked up,
"A young woman was leaning upon the sill
OF the open window. She was very pretty
and she smiled in very fascinating manner
ONE. That was my first meeting with Addie
rescot: All the other accounts are pure ro
NANCE"
Urquehardt said this with such an impres
sive manner that hesitated to tell him again
that had not heard any other accounts.
"NoW,".he continued. - suppose fell in
not know it at the time. 1 stated my bust
ness and my desire to see Mrs. Prescott
WhereupOn she came down and let me in
There was, Immediately opposite the front
door, little reception-room It was an ex
temporizcd affair, and at some time must
nave been 9 prescription-room attached tc
the drug store, tor there was at this time
only board partition separating it from the
Ihop, and this had been papered over and
otherwise disguised. - - -. :
Ihe young lady conducted me into this lit.
tie room, and, before permitting me to see hel
mother, adroitly cross-questioned me about
my purpose. i was very frank with her. fol
her naive manner, her beauty. and he1 1
simple unaffected character won me. i said
to myself, 1t will add much to nv hapniness
here to have SO sweet a woman in the house.
We'll, sir, not to make my story too long
10 lound the ola lady every way agreeable. i
what hoped to accomplish. She annea le
to be favorbly impressed, and was even more
communicative than was myself Ihad 10
listen to her history aad full recital Of ali
her troubles. She was anxious to pet rid ot
the store, for ever ince her husband died ii
had been mismanaged. 81 - -
room during the interview, listening. but saw.
ing nothing Twas delighted with tie result.
came away, feeling sure that / would oct
me place onsmy own terms, and that I should
nave no trouble whatever with the Prescott.
me last thing she said to me was: We'll
yoAt, A".A, SOMo up anu talk With me to-
morrow, when you have slept upon it, and
the last thing saw as lett the house was
the sweet smile of the girl as she looked after
me from the door. 3 -1>N = -
DO you know was fool enough to say to
myself that night: 'Urquehardt, that beauty
mas made an impression on you, and if the
signs are worth anything, you are not dis.
agreeable to her. : S - -