Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-12-28


> boy who stsssd wsstiag Ran wtsh
tAis 20 the f0selga leiab. aud II tia
sentsenaa " sA0a il - adaressfd -
nos there wals until DE ssmss Il yol
have q weit I'll midaight AsiAos,
deliver II 10 bin with yoar own h. a.s"
Tho note was addressed % rCoioael
bEaados and &c read a. seIioss
several years ago l xas on the fail
tide Of prosperity IN Lenaoa aud half
the society mss OF that city e4t the
knee % ms. IL thai tine yoa eanals saa
asked ma 70 assist you cat OF a ananeial
dilemmA ala 50 aad you promised %
return the fsvae Whenever she oppor-
tunisy presented ITSELF noticed Your
name Ga ne recent isss Of dlstiHg aisaed
arrivals IA TINS city a.ad now have =
small favor 70 ask. Please call a. my
rooms to-morTo~ al eLevsn o'clock a. n.
and hear = bzIJE LoRxEa7
The boy delivered tbs note within an
hour anl AZ the appointed time next
day the Colonel, who was q man OF bis
weed presented himself at the some-
What hgEable apartments 81 the actress.
She lost no tiuae. bat Immediately en-
tered into the parpose OF the iateryiew.
giving hlm brief history Of the occur
renees Of the past tsw moaths. SO Tar "a
Mr. EmericlK Percy. and herself were
concerned She proceeded: '.Ali that
have 10 ask you Is taat you will do your
nsmoss % secure this gshtleman's iden-
tstY at the American Consulate and at
tha hotel That accomplished shall
consider your obligation towards me en-
tireiy cancelled
80 far a. I am able. viii help you
In every Was" responded the Officer.
They BAD reached this peint in the con-
veesation whea Percy vas announced.
lie was ssil a pitisble-looking o5jec.
bet his countryman easily discovered
that he was gentleman AMI offered
him every assistance. IL was arranged
thai Percy should go 20 the Cclonels
room and. after having a bath ard his
tolles attended %, don . snit OF tho
toicnefs clothes, after which the wor-
thy office. proposed go exert his inAu-
eaes among the city and diplomatic
nlagnsses % procure for Percy his bag
gage and personal effects. which had
been lefs az tho hotel. as well as his bal
ance in the River Plato Bank.
Before Percy left with Colonel Bran
don. BELLE Lorimer Grow him aside and
asked in earnest tones; What is tho
secret OF Mr. Emerick's life? am sure
there IA ono. Can you aid me 20 dis
cover what is ise"
II have my own supposition," an
swered Percy, but IL may be wide of
the mark"
Whatever your superstition is. follow
Il up 70 the last thread. The man is as
bad as mortal man can be-. His very touch
would hefcal a sewer~rat. and there Is
no crimo which 10 could not commit
and sulils over. | am convinced that
there Is dreadful secret in his life and
shall rejoice IL the day ever arrives
when IL can be unearthed. In few
weeks leave here for London. and
should you ever have n communication
- make 20 mo concerning that smooth
tongucd dcspo;ler Of woman's virtue,
You can address mo at Msr.iueau's Ora
matte Agency" Then drawing from her
pocket a fancy little purse she whis-
perCd TO Percy: II have somehow formed
the opinion that limerick was not his
rral naiae. BIZ. the only clew which |
have 20 any other Ia contained in this
littlo package Here she drew some
thing carefully wrapped in tissue paper
frcLi her purse and handed it TO Percy.
DO not examine it now she said
Look ss IL some other time" Percy
slipped IL into his pocket In few
minutes ~ left the house and stepped
into carriage sNh the Colonel
About two hours later one would not
have recognized in the Mr.. Hunsly.
who walked toward tho custom-hou
buiidin<. the dirty, ragged-looking
tramp who was SO rudely thrust from
the hotel The change OF dress. to-
gesner with a neatly-trimmcd beard.
made al the difference in the world.
ami Percy fovcl was once more Mr.
liSntly. Under these conditions it
was nor difficult for Percy to mako
himself known. AID with the assistance
~ his newly-found friend. Colonel
Er-n1o1. he was soon In possession of
his own rioshins. and vas abie onco
more - NuEle the nimble and necessary
dollar On his pocset
tus ~ cue seemed Sufficiently INTEREST
q In bir "a demand complete history
&c his adventure Riencs Ayres IL
feupiiy free from she inquisisorial
pss.s which s. nfsen defeat the ends %
s8stice hv their lil-simed INTERVIEWS. =
CDnsea Percy left the city with
out ssori hei1g sent 70 The outer
world 10 ann0ssce his temperance in
tie Land 81 the living. II vas FORUM
ate thing that such was She ease, for is
ave him he chance % follow ID tho
trail with greater certainty 81 oveytak-
ing the man for whom 40 was search.
ing
lie lost no tine preparing TO shake he
6ast of Baenos Ayres from OF his feet
aud in \ few iars be was bound for New
York over precisely the same route
which shc ct; ert Of his pursuit. had taken
few months before.
IN an inside vest rocxef 81 his travelling
salt he hsi placed shs listle packages
whiea Belle E.orluaer had given him. but
e rever secured 20 him 90 examine l.,
There = lay sna ala not see darliebs
during the whcie ~ tae vsvsge
pen arriving Al Nsw York he pre-
cseded ~ once 20 the house ia tsFsmercy
Park. but was surprised. ca sprl ring
for admission, 20 and that bis trends
we're No icnTeF hvinz there. Tie tn
sairea whittier they bad gone and Was
f,la that thar bad left FOR Europe.
a~sia IA found himself airsIessiv
waiting re streets ef = great city. but
.s.ts sf-,a hn was Aetter prarsa~ei fo~ = =,