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

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evening at sundown.'
Have we received any dispatches
from Mr.. Howe lately?"
"0nly the one lying on your desk,
sir, which has not yet been opened 1t
came In about one o'clock, after the
other clerks had gone away"
Mr. limerick walked to his desk, and
at once called out in sharp tone;
"There is no dispatch here"
ut must be there, ] placed 1t on your
desk myself, sir"
Then the clerk began to look for 1t
and found 1t almost Immediately. 1t
was covered up by pile Of papers
which Mr.. limerick had placed on 1t
himself. The clerk went back TO his
desk and Mr.. limerick sat down to read
the dispatch. 1t was to the effect that
Mira Howe, his partner, who was down
at Buenos Ayres, was sick and wished
to return to New York. As Mr.. limerick
read. something almost amounting to
smile beamed on his face, only that
when he smiled his personal appear
ance was not at all improved, for 1t was
such an unmeaning, CHASTITY smile COM
pared with what smiles are generally
understood to be, that there was moth
ing pleasant about It,
Again he called out; "Gooch," and
met another ready response.
go over to Staten Island and find
Mr.. Bellew. Tell him TO come to the
Office without moments delay, no
matter how interesting the game may
be-"
"All right, sir,' replied the clerk.
"But before you 60 ring up District
Messenger boy. want to send note
to Captain Dacre. l am going to sail
for Buenos Ayres on the Trinidad to-
night, and there is not q minute to be
lost Take cab to the ferry and do
not let any thing interrupt you. Use
every effort to find Bellew, at whatever
expense. will be here In the Office to
meet him at five o'clock"
:, Gooch went of to fulfill Emerick's
bidding and the merchant sat down TO
write q note to send over to Captain
Dacre ut the Brooklyn dock, telling
him to prepare quarters for himself. In
few moments the note was on its way
and Mr.. Limerick busted himself for an
hour Strengthening up various matters.
Then he walked out TO send CABLE
gram to his partner advising him that
he could now leave Buenos Ayres at his
pleasure, as he proposed to start Inn
mediately to take charge OF their Office
there. After doing this he jumped into
cab and was driven to his apartments,
where he soon had every thing packed
and was ready to start on his voyage.
In the meantime Gooch was hunting
all over the baseball grounds to find
Mr.. Bellew, the managing clerk. He
was all of fiutter with excitement and
the minutes we're flying past with ag-
gravating rapidity. 1t was after four
o'clock before he found his man, and
then tho two ran down to the landing
and Just managed to catch the ferry-boat
Another instant would have been too
late; as 1t was, they had to jump aboard
the boat at the imminent risk OF falling
into the water. The bystanders laughed
at their actions and shouted after them,
but they needed not They reached the
Office few minutes before five o'clock
and found their employer awaiting
them. He did not waste any time up
braiding Mr. Bellew for leaving the Of
fee during his absence; time was too
precious. He spoke sharply enough,
however, when he said:
"Gooch, you stay and lock up the
Office, and you, Mr.. Bellew, jump into
the cab with mo and will give you
your instructions as we ride"
The instructions which he had TO give
were brief but positive No one was to
know where be had gone and his rea-
sons. he said, were purely personal. He
would attend TO the business OF the
house in Buenos Ayres, but his name
would not be used conspicuously. As
they alighted from the cab at the dock,
Mr.. limerick looked around for a news
boy TO buy an evening paper He did
not see a boy but approached middle
aged woman who was calling out "Eve-
: ming Telegram" in voice rendered
husky by constant shouting. He had
bought the paper and was walking away
when tho woman dropped her papers
: and, running after him, shouted: "Al-
phonse! Alphonsep in wild yet almost
joyful manner. She caught up with
} him and laid her hand on his coat
r sleeve, but he rudely shook her off and
said: "Hands of, woman. What do you
mean?"
I "Alphonse, don't you know MOP" she
piteously cried.
But she did not have the opportunity
TO hear the reply, for the dock police
man supposing she was supplicating for
aims laid rude hands on her and soon
forced her outside the gates.
"Let me follow him; he Is my hus-
band" she said.
"A 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 po-
liceman.
"He is not He is Alphonse Bregy,
my husband, who deserted me many
years ago--it must be twenty-and ]
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 onraged the poor woman