The Irish standard., 1890-11-29


that fortune whicl Hes Ting q rs
owner, and the sooner we co1nm g.
| the BETTER SO spake Eugene. II.
| Persuasion had failed to destroy the
young mans morals, but the green
eyed monster had gained an easy
| victory over his good Intentions ssS
..Now you are talking sense, my ooY. 4
| We will get to business at once. l5have##.
man ready to go to New York and 1s
know he will act fair and square and
divide with US when the time comes.
So the sooner you get that hand writing
the better. If you have any smartness
at all about you you can easily 40 ~,
and we must have the writing TO carry
the thing through" These were the
| words which Eugene's answer elected.
He listened attentively and asked:
| well, what do you propose to dog
| ''The first step will have to be taken
| by you." said limerick, 'sbut will make
| a suggestion The man who is to per-
senate Percy Lowell is an expert PEN
man and can easily learn to sign his
name like the Englishman, but you
must get the copy; and the best means
l know will be this: you had better
maintain your pleasant relations with
the Delaros and tell Armida that you
made great mistake which need not
sever your friendship. You will then
be speedily reinstated in your former
position with the family. Then some
I afternoon---the sooner the better-try
and persuade that fat old Blodger,
whom you say is with them. to take
Arnida and his fat boy to the exhibi-
ton, or anywhere out Of the way, and
you can stay to keep Mrs Delaro COM
/ pany. If you do not make an oppor-
! tunitv during that time to get one OF
that Englishman's letters you are not
! quite as active and smart as think you
| are"
EYES," replied Eugene. That ap-
pears to be feasible plan, and the
| least we can do is to give it q trial +" M
! So they parted on this understanding,
little thinking under what auspices
! their next meeting would take place.
| CHAPTER Xxx.
When Eugene next called on Arn1ida
be did as his father had suggested. lie
! told her that he had made a great mis-
take and asked her permission to re-
main on friendly terms SO that be might
continue to improve himself under her
tuition and guidance.
| Armida gladly consented and he was
once more welcomed to the Delaro CIR"
| Gle.
He did not again see his father tor
several days, and was therefore unable
to report, but fortune favored his plans
| and one afternoon when Eugene was
feigning hard study with Arlnida, M.
| Blodger came bouncing into the room
and announced that he was going to see
| the matinee performance at the Wild
| West show and invited them all to ac~
| company him. Arnida at once accepted
! the invitation and SO did her mother, bus
Eugene made the excuse that his head
! ached.
''All the more reason why you should
| CO." said Blodger. ut will drive your
headache away"
! Still Eugene would not be persuaded
and Ar1nida PUT it down to sulkiness
The excursion was not to be spoiled,
however, by his refusal. Mrs. Delaro
| suggested that he should stay at home
and keep house," as She playfully
termed it. This was exactly what Eu~
gene wanted, and nothing could have
suited him better. So he readily con-
sented, and the party went out leaving
| him to act as be pleased.
Mr.. Blodger was in his element He
took the little party through the Amer
lean Exhibitions; pointed out those
things in which he was especially inter"
ested, and finally they reached5he Wild
West show and entered u private box
which Mr.. Blodger had already en-"
gagged. The performance, SO familiar
to most Americans, commenced. Every
thing went along pleasantly, and every
body was deligh ted, until the show came
to close. After it was over the origin
ator of it, Hon. Buffalo Bill, held ono
of his celebrated receptions, while the
visitors interested themselves in exam
lining the tents Of the Indians the buck
ing bronchos and all the paraphernalia
Of the Wild West.
At last when every thing had been
seen Mr.. Blodger and his party turned
to 60 AS they did so q disturbance sud-
denly took place near where they stood
and two men could be seen struggling
on the ground. The ono seemed many
years younger than the other and he
was evidently holding on to the older
man with an embrace which he intended
should be lasting. With true English
instinct the crowd gathered around tho
two men to see the fight, but when they
noticed the disparity in age they MUIR
INJURED: Shame! Shamer' Still nobody
tried to part them until burly police
man pushed his way through the crowd
and endeavored to part the com batants.s
| With the help Of a bystander he raised
the struggling men to their feet, but
still the younger man held on and
would not loosen his hold.
II will not let him co. he cried.
| The people thought him crazy. st
first it seemed to be only drunken
squabble, but the onlookers soon noticed
that each of the men were we'll dressed
and then they knew that something
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