Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-29

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SIZE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AND .AIc uEIs
HAND on HIS CoAT-sLEKvx.
not see boy but approached middle.
aged woman who was calling out Eve
ming Telegram" in . voice rendered
husky by constant shouting. He had
bought tho paper and was walking away
when tho woman dropped her papers
and. running after him. shouted: al
phonse! Alphonser' in a wild yet almost
joyful manner. She caught up with
sleeve. but he rudely shook her Of and
said: Hands of. woman. What do you
mean?"
'.Alphonse. don't you know nnc?" she
piteously cried.
20 hear the reply. for the dock police.
aims laid rude hands on her and soon
forced her outside the gates.
LET me follow him; he is nv hus.
band" she said.
"A rather likely story. Why, that is
Mr.. limerick. the wealthy merchant and
owner OF the cargo In the Trinidad, ly.
ing at the dock yonder." replied the po-
liceman.
''He is not. He is Alphonse Breezy,
my husband. who deserted me many
years ago-it must be twenty-and I
will follow him.
reply.
BY this time quite a crowd had gath.
cred and a lot OF italian newsboys were
fighting over the newspapers which they
had stolen from the poor woman when
she dropped them.
The crowd only laughed and jeered at
her. which SO enraged the poor woman
that she became almost frantic. and in
wild. despairing accents cried out: ''Oh.
my God. wish l was dead!"
With these wild words she rushed OF
towards the waters edge as though to
jump in, but a man in the crowd inter
cepted her and in the end the policem an
arrested her on q charge OF disOrderly
conduct
The woman who caused all this dis.
turbance had sold newspapers in Brook
lyn to gain livelihood for the past six
or seven years. No one knew and few
cared to know where she came from or
any thing OF her history. The only
name she was called by was French
Emile" though her speech only slight
ly indicated her nationality. She was.
or rather had been, a good-looking
woman, but her features showed signs
OF dissipation which was sometimes SO
much intensified % TO make her ID
pearance horrible.
Once she had grown communicative
and told some other woman who also
sold papers near TO Fulton Ferry that
she was married IN New York more than
twenty years ago. Her husband, she
said. had deserted her and her boy baby
soon after the birth Of the latter. and
she had never heard OF him since. The
baby had grown into . dne fellow who
had found employment in New York
Office. but growing tired OF city life had
gone West to the mining districts Of
Colorado. since which time she had
never heard word from him. This
was all that any body knew about French
Emilie's history.
As the unfortunate creature was be-
ing locked up in the police cell. the
Trinidad" was steaming out into tho
East river and Mr.. limerick was fairly
on the way to South America
MI. Bellew rode back to Pearl street
wrapt in contemplativs thought He
had always thought his employer
strange man. but knew nothing OF his
history other than Mr.. limerick himself
had related. Mr.. Howe. the junioe
partner of the firm. had built up repu-
tation by working his way IA an in
cred1bly short space OF time from the
desk to the position OF manager in .
large shipping house. and having had =
small legacy left him bad resolved 70
go into business for himself So he
chose the South American trade. With
which he was perfectly familiar.
His capital not being quite sufficient
to purchase vessel upon which he had
set his fancy and still leave sufficient
amount to work with, he had advertised
in the columns Of New York paper for 4
partner. The result was that he formed
business agreement with Mr.. Emer-
lex, gentleman who had just returned
from abroad where ho said he had
amassed quite large amount Of money
in disposlng OF American mining stockA
Mr.. limerick had given Is his reason
for EN- barking in trade that being tired
OF exciting speculation, he wished
to settle down in some legitimate bust
ness.
The partnership appeared to be
pleasant one, for so far there had never
been any trouble. The firm prospered.
and a few years after 1t commenced
operations Mr.. Howe went to Buenos
Ayres to open up branch Office and
had remained there until the present
time.
ITO BE Continued