The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-11

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SHE CAUGHT UP NTH HIM AND LAID HER
HAND ON HIS coAT-sLEEvE.
not see q boy but approached . middle
aged woman who was calling out Eve
ming Telegram" in voice rendered
husky by constant shouting. lie had
bought the paper and was walking away
when tho woman dropped her papers
and. running after him, shouted: AL
phonse! Alphonscr' in wild yet almost
joyful manner. She caught up with
him and laid her hand on his coat
sleeve, but he rudely shook her of and
said: Hands of. woman. What do you
mean?"
"Alphonse. don't you know mc?" she
pitcously cried.
But she did not have the opportunity
to hear the reply. for the dock police
man supposing she was duplicating for
aims laid rude hands on her and soon
forced her outside tho gates.
Let me follow him; no is my hus-
band" she said.
IL rather likely story. Why. that Is
Mr.. limerick. the wealthy merchant and
owner Of the cargo in the Trinidad. ly-
ing at the dock yonder," replied the POI
liceman.
''Ile is not lie is Alphonse Breezy.
my husband, who deserted me many
years ago-it must be twenty-and I
| will follow him.
you're crazy, woman" was the rough
reply.
By this time quite crowd had gath
cred and lot OF Italian newsboys were
fighting over the newspapers which they
had stolen from the poor woman when
she dropped them.
The crowd only laughed and jeered at
| her, which SO enraged tho poor woman
that she became almost frantic. and in
wild. despairing accents cried out: 'Oh.
my God, wish was dead"
With these wild words she rushed of
towards the waters edge as though to
| jump in, but a man in the crowd inter-
cepted her and in the end the policeman
arrested her on charge Of disorderly
conduct
The woman who caused all this dis.
turbance had sold newspapers In Brook
lyn to gain livelihood for the past six
or seven years. No one knew and few
cared to know where she came from OF
any thing OF her history. Tho only
name she was called by was French
Emile" though her speech only slight
ly indicated her nationality. She was,
or rather had been, good-looking
woman. but her features showed signs
OF dissipation which was sometimes sc
much intensified as to make her ap.
pearance horrible.
Once she had grown communicative
and told some other woman who also
sold papers near to Fulton Ferry tina,
she was married in New York more than
twenty years ago. Her husband, she
said, had deserted her and her boy baby
soon after the birth OF the latter, and
she had never heard OF him since. The
baby had grown into fine fellow who
had found employment in a New York
Office, but growing tired of city life had
gone West to the mining districts OF
Colorado. since which time she had
never heard word from him. This
was all that any body knew about French
Emilie's history.
As the unfortunate creature was be.
ing locked up in the police cell. the
trinidad" was steaming out into the
East river and Mr.. limerick was fairly
on the way to South America
| Mr.. Bellew rode back to Pearl street
wrapt in contemplative thought He
had always thought his employer a
strange man, but knew nothing Of his
history other than Mr.. limerick himself
had related. Mr.. Howe. the JUNO,
partner OF the firm, had built up repu
tation by working his way in an in
credibly short space of time from the
desk TO the position OF manager in Z
small legacy left him had resolved Il
go into business for himself. So he
chose the South American trade, with
which he was perfectly familiar.
His capital not being quite sufiicien
to purchase q vessel upon which he hac
set his fancy and still leave sufficien
amount to work with, he had advertised
in the columns of New York pager for
partner. The result was tina, he formed
business agreement with Mr.. Emcr
lex. a gentleman who had just returned
from abroad where he said he hat
amassed quite large amount of mono,
in disposlng Of American mining stocks
Mr. Limerick had given as his reason
for embarking in trade that, being tiret
OF exciting speculation, he wished
to settle down in some legitimate bust
ness.
The partnership appeared to be /;
pleasant one. for SO far there had neve
been any trouble, The firm prospcred
and few years after 1t commenced
operations MIR. Howe went to Bueno
Ayres to open up a branch Office ant
had remained there until the presen
time.
TO BE CONTINUED.