The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-11-22

I step" was the answer. 3
And If she refuse you, what then?'
asked limerick.
.sIn that case the money would give
me very little pleasure, for there is no
! other woman on earth whom / would
care to marry" answered Eugene
.Ifyou had that amount a t your back
you would not be long in finding one.
anyhow was Mr.. Emerick's next re-
mark Then as Eugene did not appear
! ready with reply he leaned over to-
! ward him and whispered: Chow would
you like to get share Of that wealth.
VERY we'll, if could come by it hon
estly.' said Eugene.
s'Come, now, don't put on such strong
moral airs, Eugene; you know that SO
long as you get it, you would not care
how you came by ii"
As Eugene heard these words be
stared at his father with fire cleaning
from his eyes and said in an angry tone:
''It is lucky thing for me that did
not meet my father until my morals
were formed or it would be difficult to
surmise where my career might have
| led me. If those are your sentiments
do not try to graft them into me-"
Your fit of morality will pass away
| in few moments; then [ will talk to
you,'' said limerick, in all exasperating-
ly cool voice And sure enough, when
Eugene had, as he thought, cooled down,
! he spoke again: ''You know that you
need money, unless you are going to
! live on your mothers means, and by
simple act on your part you can get
! good fortune Of your own"
Explain your meaning" said Eugene.
s'My meaning is simply this" said
| Mr. limerick. Percy Lowell, the En-
! glishman, is dead. His next Of kin may
! never be found, and that money will be
| waiting for some one TO claim it.
| know d man who resembles Percy Lovel
as much ss two peas resemble each
| other. and, as the money will never do
| the State any good, propose that he
should personate Percy Lovel and claim
! old Wilcox's fortune"
"Great God! What kind of man are
you"" asked Eugene. Surely, you
are not my father?' lie spoke
| loudly, but in English, SO that
| The by-standers did not understand
| him. ''Do you expect me to take
| hand III such WOrk as thatI
| ''All that shall ask of you is that you
procure me specimen of Percy Lovers
handwriting" From the manner in
! which Mr.. limerick spoke, it was
| plainly visible that he still believed
Eugene to be assuming his attitude Of
, offended morality.
81 could not if would" said Eu~
| gene.
This remark encouraged MI. limerick,
so that he smiled and resumed in
rapid, earnest manner: 'tYou can do it
| quite easily. All that you have to do
is to go over to London, tell Miss
| Delaro that you are wealthy and claim
her hand. Then watch your oppor-
tunity to open her writing desk and
take one of Percy Lovels letters out.
I know she has lots Of then1.''
s'No sir. will never stoop to such
underhand tricks" said the younger
man with emphasis.
Finding that he could not induce
Eugene TO help him through in his
scheme by holding out prospects of
wealth to him Mr.. limerick thought he
would resort to another plan. His &C
tive mind had soon invented one, but as
he proceeded to unfold it he little
knew how true his supposition was,
'Supposing," said he, ''that this Ell
| glishman should not be dead after all
and that he should turn up to claim the
! money? Then, as q natural conse~
quence he would marry Armida Delaro,
and how would you feel about that9'
II would feel like killing the pair Of
| shen," responded Eugene. The pros
pective possession OF an Immense sum
of money had failed to rouse Eugene's
| inward nature, but when that insiduous
worker of evil, jealousy, assumed the
reins of his mind, he took different
course. Besides, be was getting warm
with wine and his words flew thick and
fast. "Never" he said, ''shall any man
marry Armida Delaro but Eugene Bregy.
If she refuses me she shall never live to
refuse another"
limerick could hardly have believed
that so slight hint would have caused
such a change Of front, but he inwardly
chuckled at the result OF his apparently
accidental suggestion.
''Such thing is more than possible
ne Sa1Q. Ill mere Hfo IHdIly SCAolC1Ao1A
travelling through that country who
might resemble Percy Lowell in dress
and appearance and become the victims
of an accident. Besides, the body found
in the river was badly decomposed, and
the identity was only presumptuous at
the BEST"
These words only increased Engene's
eagerness and in an impetuous manner
he exclaimed: Il will start for London
tonight and survey the field. It Armi-
da refuses me as a. poor man will stop
at nothing to make myself rich enough
by some means to have a fitting re-
venge"
Thus did the polished old villain,
stepped in sin, commence to drag this
splendid specimen Of manhood down to
his cwn level. The first step was being
taken and Eugene was to taste some OF
that strange sweetness in crime which
leads the faster from one deep water to
another until finally he gets beyond his
depth and sinks forever