The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-12-06
AVENGED AT LAST,
Or, a World Wide Chase.
"A STORY OF RETRlBuTlON.
BY WABASH"
lcoPYRIeHr, 1901


and shouted: s'Do you recognize him?''
Did she? All, this was the supreme
moment Of years Of anxiety and pent-
up hatred. Throwing her arms back
with a tragic air, she exclaimed in joy
full accents: Leon Velasquez! My
hus band's murdereri Thank Heaven, we
meet at last!"
II the words had been magic they
sould not have had quicker or stronger
influence on the policeman. He was in
stantly awakened to the seriousness OF
the situation and in less time than it
takes to write it he had manacled tho
accused man, and was bearing him of
towards one of the offices, telling Mrs.
Delaro and Percy to follow him.
Mr.. Blodger. Armida, and Stephen
Blodger, Jr., had Immediately followed
Mrs. Delaro to ascertain what the ex-
traordlnary movement on her part
meant and as Mrs. Delaro followed the
policeman, Armida drew near to her
and excitedly asked: Mother, dear,
what does all this mean?"
"It means, my child, that we have
run him to earth at last-oh, at last, at
last!''
"Whom do you mean?"
flush child--the man who murdered
your dear, dear father many years ago,
che man whom he Trusted, Leon Val
Asquez."
Armida had almost forgotten that her
father had been murdered, but this
was no time for explanations, and Ar
mida did not ask for one, but she did
ask: ''Who is that man walking Oh
she left of the policeman, mother?"
Percy Lowell, my dear. whom we
have so long mourned as dead"
Then, without any regard to appear
snces, the impetuous girl rushed after
Percy, and shook his hands with 8
heartiness that gave both him and her
mother great pleasure, but which would
have smothered Eugene's hopes for
ever had he witnessed che deep genu-
tneness Of her welcome.
A moment later the policeman took
his prisoner into the office, aud Mrs.
Delaro and her party followed. During
ali the time the prisoner did not utter
word He was allowed to sit down.
and when once ne raised his blanched,
terror-stricken face Armida immedi-
ately recognized it.
"Mothcr, that is Mr.. limerick; there
must be some mistake"
s'No mistake, my child. I know Leon
Velasuuez's face too we'll TO ever for
get it,"
Meantime, cabs had been ordered, and
the prisoner, accompanied by two
policemen, entered one, while the
others were occupied by the rest OF the
party, and they drove away from the i'm
mense crowd, which had gathered to the
police station. The charge was entered,
and Mrs. Delaro and Percy were in
structed to appear next day and give
their evidence against the prisoner,
The entire party then returned to the
hotel together. Mr.. Blodger. who was
considerably mystitied and wished to
hear the whole story, decided to &C.
company the party, and of course he
had to take his heavy weight SON along
with him.
When they were once more seated in
one Of the elegant suite Of rooms which
Mrs. Delaro occupied, Armida was the
hrst to speak
"Where is Mr.. Breezy? Did he no,
say he would wait until we returned?"
''Probably he felt too unwell to re.
main and went to his hotel said hex
mother, but no sooner had she uttered
the words than her maid came into she
COON crying and sobbing: ''Oh, Mrs.
Delaro, they have taken Mr.. Bregy to
the police station, and there has been
serrible trouble here"
''Taken Mr.. Breezy to the police sta.
sion-why what do you mean?" asked
Mrs. Delaro.
AS we'll as she could, in her excited
state, the girl related how one of the
porters, in passing the door which was
slightly ajar, had seen MIR. Breezy stand.
ing over Miss Armida's writing desk
trying to open it. The man watched
him until he had opened it and when
Mr.. Breezy had his hat on ready to leave
he rushed in and seized him. Tho
porter naturally felt justified in placing
bundle of Bank of England notes in
his fingers.
Surely, there must be some horrible
mistake about it all" said Armida.
There is no mistake at al, miss,
said the garrulous girl, ''for they have
locked him up at the police sta ton, and
he will be taken before the magistrate
in the morning"
Still Armida could not believe it, and
was determined to go and see Eugene
but as she could not go alone, she &C
copied MIR. Blodger's offer to accompany
: her.
While she was away on this errand
Percy Lowell told Mrs. Delaro his story
from the time he had left New York fol
South America up to the encounter al
the Wild West Show.
For the past week, - he proceeded
II have been trying to find you. have
sought you at most hotels and examined
the register at the American Exchange
but could not secure any trace of you.
This afternoon determined on in
dulging in little recreation and at
tended the Wild West Show. Just as
was coming away, the man whom we
were each looking for Though until
recently had no positive grounds fol
surprising that julius limerick and
Leon Velasquez were identicaD crossed
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