The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-17
CHAPTER TX.

1t was several weeks before either
Eugene or his mother took any steps to
learn any particulars OF the man who
bore such strange resemblance to
Alphonse Bregy.
Eugene had opened a grocery in Har-
lem, and one day while in drug store
no was looking over the directory,
without any special object other than
10 pass the time while the clerk filled
prescription for his mother.
When he turned to the "E's" the
thought flashed through his mind TO look
for Mr.. Emerick's address He found
IL, and, taking notebook from his
pocket, he entered both the residence
address and that OF the Office.
The first time he was downtown he
sought out the place on Pearl street and
entering the Office he inquired Of one Of
the clerks II Mr.. limerick was in. Had
Mr.. limerick been there Eugene would
hardly have known how to act but he
had good reason to believe that the gen.
tleman for whom he was inquiring was
in foreign land; so he took the risk in
order 10 get look round the Office and
try to learn something Of his where
abouts.
1t chanced that the clerk to whom
Eugene addressed his inquiry was
Gooch, and it also happened that Mr..
Bellew had forgotten TO tell that indi-
vidual not TO inform any ono where Mr..
limerick had gone. Consequently when
Eugene asked: "Is Mr.. limerick IMP"
Gooch replied: mo, sir. he is not He
is at Buenos Ayres by this time"
"How soon will he returnP" asked
Eugene
'It may be next month, may be
next year and may be never" was
the reply.
''Poor chance Of seeing this father Of
mine," thought Eugene.
Then, after moments pause, he
turned TO tho clerk and merely said:
''Thank you, good-day," and turned on
his heel.
The door OF the Office was fitted with
q patent air spring and rs the door was
closing quietly Eugene heard a voice
call out inside:
"Gooch, you fool, why did you tell
that fellow that Mr.. limerick was in
Buenos Ayres?"
The closing Of the door shut of the
reply, but the remark set Eugene to
wondering, and when he reached homo
he told his mother what he had heard.
Eugene" said his mother, ~ am as
sure as am living that the man who
went aboard that steamer is your father
and II had the money to do 1t would
follow him TO Buenos Ayres or any
other place until forced him to ac-
knowledge u.s."
"The only thing that we can do,
mother, is to wait until we can make
enough money TO afford TO travel so far.
In tho meantime he may come back to
New York; know where his rooms are
and am going TO keep sharp lookout
for him. But" continued Eugene after
pause: "He may neUer come back.
That is what the clerk said"
Then all we can do Is TO wait and
hope that he will come across our path"
said his mother.
The new kind OF life had very much
improved Mrs Bregy's appearance.
Her face wore its natural color again
and in her new clothes she looked very
different from the poor castaway who
used to sell the evening papers at the
Brooklyn ferries
Eugene's business prospered. He was
making money In his store and by the
end OF December he had bought him
self horse and wagon. This brought
him still more trade aud consequently
he found his mothers assistance OF
great value 10 him. He hired boy but
usually delivered the groceries himself,
for he found It such hard task TO get o
boy whom he could trust to collect
small accounts that this plan was quite
necessary.
One day, shortly after New Years, Eu-
gene had gone out on rather long
round With big load and did not return
by the time his mother expected him.
She was nervous woman and his pro-
ion2ed absence made her anxious.
Every now and again she would 20 to
the door and peer up and down the
street to SEQ II he was coming; but no,
he came not She endeavored TO quiet
herself by thinking Of the heavy load
he had and supposed that he was de-
layed delivering II, but when evening
came and 1t commenced TO get dark she
was undisguisedly alarmed and openly
expressed her fears that some harm had
happened TO him.
Some Of the people from the neigh
borhood would drop In to make pur-
chases, yet somehow she could get no
one to sympathize with her; everybody
had a suggestion or theory TO advance,
but nobody believed any harm had hap
pened Eugene One old woman who
came IN said: "Mebbe he's OFF on q
bust"
To this remark Mrs. Brogy gave such
an indignant denial that noisy war
fare OF words at once ensued in which
Mrs. Bregy came out second best Her
combatant was evidently more expert
enced In this kind Of skirmishing and
maintained an even temper while the
French woman lost hers altogether.
This virago had not been gone from
the store many minutes whom respect
able Irish woman came in to make few
purchases
Whom she had what she wanted she
inquired: "And where's yez bye to-
nightT' atI
THAT is more than can tell, MrA
Dennis have been expecting him
back every minute, for more than two