The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-31

other information to come which will
change our opinion For my part am
now too thoroughly interested In know
ing who this Mr. limerick really is to
let the matter drop His actions from
first to last during the brief time that
we saw him were OF character which
gave me dark suspicious, and II there Is
way TO find out who he really is am
going to do 1t. am afraid ] do not
dare to even hope he is the man we want
but have become so imbued with the
detective spirit that ! am anxious to
satisfy my own curiosity"
a would suggest" said Mrs, Delaro,
wisely, "that we send for Eugene Bregy
and his mother and ask them to tell us
all they know. Mrs. Bregy will doubt
less give us their history and Eugene
may have found out something, the
knowledge Of which will be worth pos
sessing."
"That is undoubtedly the proper
course to PURSUE" remarked Mr.. Will
cox
"Then 1t can not be done too soon,"
urged Percy. ~ can not even 20 TO
sleep at night without that man EN-
erick's image before me, and something
tells me he is hiding from us or from
some one."
It was several days before Eugene was
able to come up to the Delaros' house.
The neighbors stared hard enough when
they saw him and his mother seat them
selves in the stylish victoria which was
drawn up in front Of the store door TO
convey them TO the temporary home Of
our California friends, and some queer
remarks we're passed about the airs
which the French woman gave herself.
Upon reaching the house they were
at once ushered into the library and the
consultation Immediately commenced
Mrs. Bregy had very little to tell con-
cerning her history prior to the time
her husband deserted her. She related
the incident Of meeting him at ball TO
which she had been invited by some
friends from her own country, and told
the story OF their brief courtship and fin
all OF her marriage to Alphonse Bregy.
But she either could not or would not tell
what her husbands business was. She
said that for the first six months OF their
married life he was loving husband
and treated her kindly, but afterwards
he began to go away for week or two
at a time and grew cold towards her.
Finally, about q month after Eugene
was born, he went away and never
again returned. After that time she
never heard OF her husband but once
and that was from a French plasterer,
who had been ont to Denver. This man
asserted positively that he saw Alphonse
Bregy in that city, but that he could
not get to speak TO him. That" con-
cluded Mrs. Breezy, Twas all ever
heard OF him, and had given up all
hope Of ever seeing him again until
met him few months ago at tho dock
In Brooklyn"
"Was there any thing peculiar in his
general bearing?" asked Percy.
"Yes, he stopped little, but showed
1t more especially when he grew tired
OF wearing his shoulder-braces and
would discard them for day or two,
answered Mrs. Bregy.
Then Mr.. Wilcox asked what steps
they had taken to discover who Mr.
limerick really was since he went away
on the Trinidad"
"All that has been done did my
self," said Eugene. III went down x
the Office OF limerick & 20. on Pear
street and the clerk told me that Mr.
Limerick was in Buenos Ayres." Eu
gene then recounted what he had heart
while the door was closing.
After this very little information o
Importance was gained from the mother
and son, but before they left, afte
|, being entertained during the evening
by Mrs Delaro and Armida, Mr.. Wilco,
said to Mrs. Breezy: "Inasmuch as thu
carelessness OF our coachman was thu
cause OF your sons accident, and as yol
persistently refuse any recompensc
you must allow me TO do ono thing"
, "What is that, Mr.. Wilcox?" sait
: Mrs. Bregy in pleasant manner.
"You must permit US TO make SOM
inquiries regarding this Mr.. Emericl
and give us permission to find out al
we can about him." he replied.
In a grateful tone the woman replied
"Any information you may be able u
give TO me, no matter how scanty In do
tail. will DO gladly received ant
acknowledged
AS tho mother and son were beint
driven home, Mr. Wilcox and Percy sa
! in the library still talking about EN-
y erick.
There is a mystery attached TO all o
It," said Percy to Mr.. Wilcox. ''If yo
u could have only seen the fellow Emer
lex, II might have cleared up doubts
d but as the matter now stands we can d
y nothing but speculate"
s Very true. but IL for no other reaso
than TO oblige this poor woman we mus
s now follow him up Do you suppose ther
Is any possibility Of limerick returnin
Q to New York in the near futureP"
. "That is something that mystifc
' me-" said Percy. why should pre-
" sumably reputable merchant have RET
son for keeping his whereabouts 50
' cretp Eugene Bregy called at the ofiic
Q and was told that Mr.. Limerick was
9 South America ] called TO make th
- same inquiry and was told he was l
Europe. Probably neither OF their RI
q plies was the truth"
' "Still twill not be hard TO determin
on the most favorable chances" }" said Nj
70 Wilcox. "rhe man has no business !
y Europe. and. as we know, he has an o
- fee In Bueuos Ayres. Tho latter woul
y undoubtedly be the most likely place
= find him."
IT "Then what do you propose to dol
y said Percy.