Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-31
CHAPTER XX,

When Eugene next called on Arml0a he did as his father had suggested. He told her that he had made . great mis- take and asked her permission to re- main on friendly terms so that he might continue to improve himself under her tuition and guidance
 Armida gladly consented and he was once more welcomed&to the DSlaro cir cle.
 He did not again see his father for several days, and was therefore unable to report, but fortune favored his plans and one afternoon when Eugene was teigning hard study with Armida, Mir. Blodger came bouncing into the room and announced that he was going to sec the matinee performance at the Wild West show and invited them all to &C., company him. Armida at once accepted the invitation and so did her mother, but Eugene made the excuse that his head ached.
 "Al the more reason why you should go," said Blodger. 'It will drive your headache away"
 Still Eugene would not be persuaded and Armida put it down to sulkiness. The excursion was not to be spoiled, however, by his refusal. Mrs. Delaro suggested that he should stay at homo and keep house," aa she playfully termed it. This was exactly what Flu gene wanted, and nothing could have l a,,i+aa- hin. h~t%~--- O. he r1~0tIy con- 1 sented, and the party went out leaving him to act as he pleased.
 MT. Blodger was in his elOment He took the little party through the Amer l ican Exhibition; pointed out those | things in which ko was especially inter- ested, and finally they reachedths Wild West show and entered a private box | which Mir. Blodger had already en- 1 gagged. The performance, so familiar 1 to most Americans, commenced. Every
 thing went along pleasantly, and every body was delighted, until the show came
 to close. After it was over the origin
 ator of 1t. Hon. Buffalo Bill, held one l of his celebrated receptions, while the l visitors interested themselves in exam
 ming the tents of tho Indians, the buck ing bronchos and all the paraphernalia 1 of the Wild Vest
 At last whom every thing had been
 seen Mr. Blodger and his party turned
 to go. As they did so disturbance sud- 1 denly took place near where they stood
 and two men could be seen struggling
 on the ground. The one seemed many years younger than the other and he ; was evidently holding on to the older
 man with an embrace which he intended
 should be lasting. With true English I instinct the crowd gathered around the
 two men to see the fight. but when they
 noticed the disparity in age they mur-
 mured: ''Shamel Shamer' Still nobody
 tried to part them until a burly police
 man pushed his way through the crowd and endeavored to part the combatAnts. With the help of . bystander he raised
 the struggling men to their feet. but
 still the younger man held on and
 would not loosen his hol0-
 ''1 will not let him go," he cried. l The people thought him oraEy. Al
 first it seemed to bO only Q drunken
 squabble, but the onlo0kOrs soon noticed
 that each of the men were we'll dressed
 and then they know that something
 moro serious than Q momentary quarrel
 must be the cause of the disturbance
 The younger man who cried out 50 loud
 ly was flushed and hot; his cheeks and
 neck were red as fast flowing blood
 could mako them; but the older mar
 was pa1lid with the siclriy hue of death This was only the commencement O.
 tho trouble, however. The crowd had { delectable treat in store for them. Mrs. OO4SGO "SS dOOub uO EOkEe6b 1EOu IuS spot when she heard and recognized voice she knew we'll. She ct onct turned and raising her vail looked to ward where the burly policeman stoot
 holding his two prisoners There sh' : beheld sight which made her hear leap for joy. Without Q word to he , companions she ran towards the police , man and elbowing her way through thu crowd grasped the young mans arm and cried out:
 l Percy Lowell You aliveP In HeRv
 ems name, what is the matter7" 7 Percy turned his eyes towards her ant , in the same moment gave tho man h' l held Q powerful twist which brough 3 his face in contact with Mrs. Delaro's l and shouted: "Do you recognize him? , Did she? An, this was the suprem