Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-25
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A STORY OF RETRlBUTlON.

was talking to Mrs Delaro whom he said tnls Sho qnIcily replied: i 'Oh, no, l do not think matters arc quite as serious us that. Hut how is 1t about the womau's supposed husband? Has she forgotten him amid the new eNcitement?' No, indeed, sho haSnot On the con- trary shc promises to spend her money when she gets it for the purpose of try ing to find her husband"
 "That reminds mo to ask if you have yet heard any thing from Percy" was Mrs. n2l~ so'i next question.
 "Nc, have not and it is causing mo much concern. I have sent message after ncssagN, but no reply comes and to-mCrrow havo m ldc up my mind to cable the American Consul at Buenos Ayres and ask him to inves Igate. It is getting serious and steps must be taken at ourc to find out whore he is." A sec ond later tho arvd friend of the Delaro family spuko up suddenly and asked: | "Dld you hear that Mir. Howe, a part ! nor of Mir. Emcrick's, is dCad?"
 "No. did not" replied Mrs, Delaro.
 ''It occurred somo time ago" said Mir. Wilcox, "and heard downtown that this Emorick is returning from Buenos l Ayres, having closed out his business thore. Also that he is going to sell out altogether He is q rather qucor fish, I am told, scmc of hii business transac- l tions not being quite as square as they might ho. Tar consequence is that he | is not spoken ot very wcn among busi- l ness mon and has few friends"
 "rhcn I hope that you will en- dcavor to sec him as soou as he arrives, l for Percy was very anxious that you should. llo seCmci to have somo idea that you will know tho man." said Mrs. Delaro.
 ''You may der"ul upon it shall do my best >cN ! ;IN when he gets here, for am aS much interested as anybody | in knowing who he really is.
 For the noNt week or two there wore no new developments either in regard to Porry Lovcl or tho Brrgys' fortune. Eugene and his mother, netting on the advice of Mir. Dlodger, made rapid prr0arations to lcavo for France, and hal own taken passage on the La Gas coignr" for tho carly part of May.
 Mir. Wilcox was suffering intense anxiety on account of not hearing from Pcrcv. and longcd for the time to come +Nwneu he would receive some informa- ton by mail from tho American Consul, to whom ho had telcgraphed asking him 10 mako inquiries. In fact so great was the old fellows anxiety that he began to show signs of it in his feat urcs. Tho old gentlemap was very TO- bust, and could havc combatted success fully any scvcrc physical trial, but the stress of worry on his miud owing to the | halo of uncertainty which surrounded the fate of his choSon friend and com paniun wore too much for him. He grow restless, sometimes even irritable. and finally was told by his medical adviser that ho must cease to trouble himself so much or he would be a very sick man. Still nothing could divert his thoughts, and on the day that Mr. Emer;cE landed in New York from tho Rio steamer, Mir. Wilcox was compelled to t2Ec 10 his bed. Tho ntrHin hio mind had been too much and he had to succumb. Mrs. Dclaro and Armida had done their utmost to cheer him, and had cndcavorcd to force him to eat and drink, and take amusement to divert his thoughts, but their efforts were of no avail
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 In delicately-furnished bedroom in the house near Gramercy Park was gathered small company, wiStfully gazing upon a bed whereon lay the quiet form of an old man. The little tgroup consisted of Mrs, Delaro and her daughter, Mir. Blodgcr and a physician, and they wore sadly watching thelr good friend, Mir. Wilcox, tie tide of whose life was fast ebbing away.
 Joel Wilcox was an old man who had long sincc passed the threc-score-and- ton milestone on life's highway, and a slight cold, added to intense anxiety, on account of the man whom he had grown to love as a son, had produced Q fever which proved too much for his vitality. The old fellow had outlived his day and generation, though, indeed, he had in his younger days cut adrift from all his relations and early asso' citations. In the latter days of his prosperity he had not mado many friends (though he could count ac' Quaintances by the hundreds) as his re- served and simple nature rendered him fearful lest mon should only like him for his wealth and the influence which wealth brought with it. For Marie Delaro he had conceived Q hearty lilx' ing, and how we'll he had proved the genuineness of that friendship these $. .yjlEtaEgN!k : JM'NlN %gx%S1R ME