The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-12-18
AVENGED AT LAST:
Or, a Worldwide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRlBUTlON.
By "WABASH."
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NJ. Howe's opinion of his partner was
that no was rather eccentric indi7id-
ual. wh:ch opinion would doubtless he
confirmed upon his receipt Of the cable
message am .ouncing Emerick's sudden
inten ION Of coming to Bucnos Ayres to
cxcLarge places with him.
He vas accustomed to sudden and UNI
expected actions from his partner, but
this was exceptional and inexplicablc.
Tho following moraing French Emile
WAS brought up before the police magis-
sra.c and fined for disorderly conduct;
shs wildly protested her innocence, but
Il was OF no use, and having no money.
sho was sent out to the work-house 10
work out her fine.
late that same evening q young man
sat in the Office OF cheap hotel near
the Ferry. reading the evening paper,
when nc suddenly clutched 1t tightly
and stared at it in an incomprehensible
manner. He was reading othe police
items and had just come to paragraph
stating that Emile Breezy. better known
rs French Emile" had been arrested
md fined for disordefly conduct the
night before. The report went on to
state that the poor crazy woman had fol-
lowed Mr.. limerick, prominent New
York merchant. claiming that he was
her husband who had left her years ago.
Tho young man who read the para
graph was none other than Eugene
Breezy, the son of The poor woman. lie
had only just returned from the West.
where he had saved a few hundred dol
lars, intending to embark in some kind
Of business in New York or Brooklyn.
After reading the account in the paper
he knew in moment that his poor
mother had become the victim of the
oficialism embodied in a blue coat and
silver buttons. lie at once sought the
police Office. but was told he would have
to wait until the following morning
when he could pay his mothers fine and
she would he released.
Hc lost no time doing SO when the
next morning came, and he soon took
his ovcrjoycd mother to the miserable
garnet She rented in the Eastern dis
tricL As quickly as possible mother
and son cleared out every thing worth
taking AMI moved into q cheap fat in
moro comfortable quarters. Next fol-
lowed explanations. Eugene told how
he had written to his mother from Col
crado, but she declared that his let
ter lad mover reached her. Then he
related tho story Of his adventures in
the mining regions, and after he had
told all he had to say. he quietly re.
preached his mother, AMI charged heI
with having given way to drink. she
cried piteously, and said: How could
holp it? Deserted by ny husband and
then by my son, fel. alone in tho
wo.ll, AID could no lon-e. resist tho
temptation TO drown my sorrows. Like
many other unfortunate ones / gave
way to strong temptation and sou III
solace in the dram. Now, that 70,
have returned to me, will mend m,
ways and liquor shall never touch m,
lips again"
Indeed, Hope it never will. mother.
MAS the response.
Eugene was fine-built, muscula,
young fellow, hale and hearty, deep
chested, and, withal. very steady in hi:
habits He had mixed with some rough
companions out West, but somehow h,
seemed to have escaped contamination
aud now desired to return and settle dowl
in Al atmosphere OF civilization and re
f.ncmcnt-at least refinement as com
pared with the boisterous rudcness of /;
mining camp.
by tho by, mother, what was tina
about your claiming Mr.. limerick q
yonr lonG-lost husband?"
AS ! live, Eugene, that man wa
your father. No matter how man,