Telegram-herald., 1890-12-20


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step sAs sac znsser.
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asked EmssiSk
Ia that eake the money would give
/ ne very little pleasure, for there Is 70
otoer woman on earth whom ! S0ula
care - marry, answered Eugene
''If yoa had thGt amount At your back
I you ~oUl& not Dc long IN finding ons
anyhow, was Mr.. Eneriek's next TO
mark Thea as Eugene did not appear
I ready with a reply he leaned over to
ward him and whispered: How woul4
you like 20 get a share OF that wealth.
Very well. IL l could come by II hon
estly, sald Eugene.
Come. ROW. don't put on such strong
moral airs, Eugene; you know that 30
/ long as you get it, you would not care
I how you came by IT.
! AS Eugene heard these words be
stared AZ bis father with FIRE cleaning
/ from bis eyes and said il an angry tone:
1T Is lucky thing for me that did
not meet my father until nv morals
were formed or il would be difficult 20
surmise whore my career might have
/ led me. II those arc your sentiments
I 90 not try to graft them into me-"
/ Your fit OF morality viii pass away
in few moments; then / viii talk 20
you, said limerick, in aueNasperating-
I IL cool voice. And sure enough, when
/ Eugene haa, as ne thought. cooled down.
10 spoke again: You know that you
need money, unless YOU are going 70
live on your mothers means and BY a
simple act on your part you can get
good fortune Of your own.
Explain your meaning, said Eugene.
'My meaning is simply this" said
Mr. limerick. Percy Lowell. the En-
glishman, is dead. Hisnex OF kin may
, never be found. ard that money viii be
waiting for some one 70 claim IL. /
know man who resembles Percy Lovel
as much as two peas resemble each
othor and, as the money will never do
tho State any good, l propose that hs
should personato Percy Lovei and claim
old W'ilcox's fortune"
Great God. What kind OF man are
you9" 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 in such work as that?"
''All that l shall ask of you is that you
procure ne a specimen of Percy Lovers
handwriting. From the manner in
which Mr.. limerick spoke, IL was
plainly visible that he still believed
Eugene to be assuming his attitude of
offended morality.
Il could not if would" said En-
gene.
This remark encouraged Mr.. limerick,
80 that he smiled, and resumed in
rapid, earnest manner: You can do it
quite easily. All that you have TO do
is to 90 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 Loyers letters out
know she has lots Of them"
"No sir. will never toop 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 be
would resort 20 another plan. His ac-
tive mind had soon invented one but as
he proceeded 20 unfold IL be little
know how true his superstition was,
"Supposing. said he. that this En-
glishman should not be dead after all
and that be should turn up TO claim ths
money? Then, as natural conse-
quence. he would marry Armids DelarO,
and how would you feel about that?'
II would feel like killing the pair Of
them" 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 q evil. jealousy, assumed the
rcins OF bis mind. he took different
course. Besiies- he was getting warm
with wine and tis words fev thick AMI
fast Never" be said. shall any man
marry hrmida Dclaro bot EEgene Dreuy.
r. she refuses ne she shall never 1.-Two to
refuse another"
limerick could hardly have believed
,1at so slight hint would have caused
such q change 81 front, but ho invsrlIy
caucitled ~ the resnlt of bis apparently
occidental suggestion.
'11cb . t3inv IS moro than possible
he said. 'FThore are many gentlemen
travelling through thst country who
might rcseu BE Percy Lovel in dress
and appearance and become the victims
o. an aceidcn. Besides. tho body fou0d
in the river was badly decom pose3. and
tas Identity was only presumptnoas -
tho best"
These worls Only increased Eureues
eszerness and in an impetuoas manner
10 exclaimed. x vill start for London
to-nirh and snrvcr tae feld II Ar-si-
a refases uae a. peer mar pill SOD
at noth ing 20 r-ai.e urs-lf rirh -r-h
~ some means - have 2 ftGnE re-
rerrs
Thes dit ths polished ca vl-ialu.
s--rro1 ln sl7. commence to dag this
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that strangs snee tr-ss in crime vhieh
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se-th ar1 sinks frre~s-