The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1890-11-22

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ence his French blood had warmed up.
| and before many days had passed he
| was rushing headlong into the mael-
strom OF questionable pleasures itdid
| not take his father, with all the expe-
rience gained by all his own course OF
life, more than moment to note the
change. A glance was sufficient, and
yet, strange to say, his father rejoiced
at it, for this was the condition in which
| he wished to find his son. He knew
| that Eugene's nature was not strong
enough to stand the temptations of the
fastest city in the universe, and compre-
hended fully that he would now be q
plia BILE tool in his own hands. Unnat-
| ural as such rejoicing may seem, it was
quite sincere Cd the fathers part As
for Eugene, he could not understand
| the change OF front on Mr.. Emerick's
part.
During the passage across the Attain
tic and throughout the remainder af
their journeying there had been re-.
serve between the two almost amount
ing to GOODNESS. Still Eugene did not
trouble his befuddled head much to
divine the cause; he noted Emerick's
cordiality and willingly accepted it foE
| what it was worth. Any one who had
seen Eugene in the New York grocery
store few weeks ago wonld not have
recognized him again under present con-
ditions. He had rugged himself up pre-
cisely after the fashion OF his new
found associates and was now correct
type Of the Partisan dude. He also fell
into their ways With alarming alacrlty
and could already consume as much
! wine and smoke as many cigars as any
in the crowd He was not only like
them in respect to enjoyment, but also
in study. 1t is one OF the remarkable
things about Partisan students that no
matter how late they remain out at
| night or to what extent their midnight
orgies may be carried they are always
present at the lecture and generally
pass successfully through their course
Of study.
/ Mr. limerick did not confde the Sc
cret of his wife's recognizance to Flu
! gene at once. He proposed to wait until
| he saw fully which way the boy was 60
ing. His nightly sprees were becoming
q great deaf Of money. In fact, Eugene
was fast approaching a financial diem
ma, and had already written TO his
mother to send him on q further supply
OF course his mother sent il at once, but
still she wondered why he needed it. II
he made such drafts as that on his
slender stock of money left from the
sale Of the store he would soon be en-
tiroly dependent upon his mother, and,
uotwi Outstanding that she was ready and
willing to find him all he wanted, she
could not help specializing as to why 1T
was he spent so much.
The Sunday after Mr.. limerick joined
Eugene in Paris, they both went out to
the races and on their way home
Eugene told Mr.. limerick he had bet
his last napoleon and lost it. lie need
not have told this. however, Tor Mr..
limerick had watched HIM carefully
and knew as much. Yet he did not
betray his previous knowledge when
Eugene told his tale. They were roll
ing along tho Champs Elysees When saa
conversat ton took place, and, as they
turned off toward the street where they
were going to take dinner, Mr.. limerick
was about to tell Eugene that he would
assist him to any extent when that
youug man interrupted him with an ex-
preston of Joy Eugene hailed the
driver to stop and before Mr.. limerick
| knew what had happened dee1dldly
fast-looking Partisan belle was being
handed to the carriage. Simple as the
;,rhA ~
ACQUAINTED with life in. the French
metropolis, it meant 6 great deal with
Mr.. limerick and convinced him that he
would be able to: carry out the scheme
he had in mi1.d with the greatest Of
ease, SO far e.s finding dupe was con-
cerned. ~
To haye seen the manner in which
the father and SON spent the afternoon
and evening one would hardly have
imagined that they were the same pair
who kneeled so devoutly at the service
in the Madelaine in the morning.
Still, they only did as thousands OF
others did whose religion was weekly
affair, occ pying about two hours eacn
Sunday.
They had kneeled and sat side by side
in that beautiful and solemn edltice in
the morning, and at midnight they
jinglea glasses together in third-rate
dance-hall, called the Tivoli, situated
on side street near the Place du
Chateau D'Eau. They had for few
moments drawn away from the crowd
inside and were sitting in the shade OF
some trees at a little table outside the
main hall. Each was excited with wine
and the older had become communica'
tive
Eugene, be said. 'sYou are having
pretty lively time of it over here.
Rather more lively than weighing tea,
anyhow"
'sWell, I should say am, was the re-
snonse, in maudlin voice.
, ''And what do suppose this fun is go
| ing to cost you?" asked Mr.. limerick.
| s'My head is in no condition for tg-
| ures and couldn't tell you," replied
| Eugene.
! SIT seems to me that if you move
along at this rate much more it will re-