Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-27
AVENGED AT LAST;
 Or. a World Wide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRIBUTlON.

' O ~>ANA M ANL@ t\tDO tN)lNs hear chem. Be hts inusrtioE shat Ie may, she heard tho words. and as she took step towards him she said; ''Then Sou are Alphonse Bregy?"
 ''Yes, am," he replied.
 Why then arc you known as MT. limerick? You are not ashamed of your own name. are you?" asked the woman.
 That is a question which I can not answer now, he replied.
 "But you are mT husband, aren't you?' still questioned the woman in a tone of piteous appeal, as if his accept ance of her husbands name was not.suf- liciont
 "In the eyes of the law l believe I am still," was the reply.
 ''Thcn won't yon take me back to your arms ani be again to mo what you were once? My lose for you has never wavcrcd in the least"
 ''I am afraid that can never be, " said Mir. EmericlS. II should have to re- nounce one namo or the other, and the world would open it's eyes in wonde and aStoniShmcnt."
 He knew that the woman was as deep- ly in love with him as ever, and that he could control her at his pleasure. So he did not hesitate to mako admissions.
 ''I will take your name if need be and ask 10 questions regarding your life ainc2 you left me. Only fold mo to your heart and bring back the memories of our early married life and will do any thing you ask
 There was still q coldness about Mr. EmcriCk, but he threw it off as, best he could, and taking the woman in his arms he pressed her to him and fondly kissed her, saying: You shall again be all that you ever were to mo. But it must bc on conditions that will name"
 Sno was in his power and he knew it. This Gint-heartcd man could afford to Lo sentimental and knew how to be then it suited his purpose.
 "i will accept any conditions as long as you will call me wife again." she said.
 Then sit down here beside me and I will namo them" As Mr. Emerick spoke these words he drew two chairs togcthcr and motioned Mrs. Bregy to take one of them. Seating himself be- siGe her he said: You must first prom isc me that you will never ask me any questions regarding the past twenty years of my lifc."
 That l will readily promise," an- swered the now happy woman.
 Next you must not tell any one that am Alphonse Bregy, your husband. You must not even tell Eugene"
 "But that can not be. How can I keep tho knowledge from the world?" asked Mrs. Bregy.
 That Is easy enough to manage" was the reply, 'if you will only follow my instructions and act precisely as I sGggcst When you leave hero tonight you must maintain your composure. Do not tell any one you have found your husband. Tell them all that you made a hiacous mistake and that am not | Alphonse Drogy at all, but merely Mir. Emerick."
 linen how can we be uuited?" asked | the woman impetuously.
 Readily enough. This acquaintance | of tonight shall ripen into intimacy. | In searching for your real husband the | world shall be taught to believe that | you have found new one. will prove | that Alphonse Bregy, your husband of | years ago, was killed in a fracas at | Leadville or some other place and you shall be married to your new husband | as soon as sufficient length of time has | elapsed to make it appear decorous," said Mir. Emerick as he threw hi mself | eagerly into the discussion.
 "I will consent to any thing so long as get you back to my side," answered the woman. But how about Eugene?"
 "IIe shall know of the facts in due time," said Mir. Emerick.
 "But"-here Mrs. Breezy hesitated ere she spoke, 'I have to go to France to see about my property"
 "Property-what property?" asked Mir. Emerick.
 Don't you know that am heiress to Uncle Du Bois' property at Amiens, worth nearly five hundred thousand asked Mrs. Bregy.
 No, how should know that? In the face of this good fortune do you still come to mo and consent to call me hus- band again?" asked Mir. Emericlz tor ss such we still must know him) in an as- tonished tone which to the woman had the ring of genuineness about it.
 ''1f owned half New York you would be as welcome to it as you would be to