Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-02-26

Il saw him moment ago In the
| library"
.sThen if you will please excuse me,
will go to him, as l wish to speak with
| him on his business" With these words
| Percy left the room
| He had not gone more than moment
| when Mrs. Delaro entered the room
where Armida sat alone.
! well, my dear, and how did you find
the patient to-day"
He was very much improved, NAM
ma, and will leave the hospital in few
days.
ssArmida, we must try to do something
| for that young man; it is not right that
he should suffer SO much and not be
recompensed."
But they will not take money; what
then can we do?" said the girl.
I'VE must put our heads together and
devise some means. By the by, my
dear, was that Percy who went across
to the library moment ago?"
Eyes, he has gone to talk business
with Mr. WILCOX"
Then l must go too, for 1 also have
some business matters to attend to this
morning, and l need Percy's assist
ance.'' With these words the widow
rose to 60.
Gas usual said Armida, with pref
ty pout. Il am always left out in the
cold. Why can not know something
| of what transpires in these conclaves
you are always having?"
ut is hardly necessary that you should
be troubled with any business Matters"
said Mrs. Delaro as she left the room.
Shortly afterward Armida ordered the
| carriage and went downtown to do some
shopping. For the past few months
| they had been living in handsomely
furnished house near Creamery Park.
! Armida and her mother passed their
time very much in each others company,
and the days went by pleasantly enough,
except for the fact that thoughts of great
ant lasting trouble continually REQUIRED
| to Mrs. Delaro's mind, often making her
sad even in her daughters company.
Mr. Wilcox and Percy found plenty to
! occupy their time attending to various
business matters when they were not
busy trying to get a fresh clew to Mario
Defaro's murderer.
This morning there was to be a con-
| sultation of the three interested persons
regarding the recent developments in
connection with the Bregys.
IF Mr.. limerick is Alphonse Breezy
and this womans husband, then he GER
! tainly can not be Nelasquez," argued
Mr.. Wilcox.
Yet" said Percy, there may be
other information to come which will
change our opinion. For my part am
now too thoroughly interested in know
ing who this Mr.. limerick really is to
let the matter drop His actions from
| first to last during the brief time that
we saw him were of a character which
gave me dark suspicious, and if there is
a way to find out who he really is am
going to do it. l am afraid | do not
dare to even hope he is the man we want,
but 1 have become SO imbued with the
detective spirit that l am anxious to
satisfy my own curiosity"
II would suggest" said Mrs. Delaro,
wisely, "that we send for Eugene Breezy
and his mother and ask them to tell us
all they know. Mrs. Breezy will doubt
less give US their history and Eugene
may have found out something, the
knowledge of which will be worth pos
sessing."
That is undoubtedly the proper
course to pursue" remarked Mr.. Will
cox.
Then it can not be done too soon,"
urged Percy. II can not even go to
| sleep at night without that man En-
| erick's image before me, and something
| tells me he is hiding from US or from
some one
1t was several days before Eugene was
able to come up to the Delaros' house.
The neighbors stared hard enough when
they saw him and his mother seat them
| selves in the stylish victoria which was
| drawn up in front of the store door to
| convey them to the temporary home of
| our California friends, and some queer
| remarks were passed about the airs
which the French woman gave herself
Upon reaching the house they were
at once ushered into the library and the
consultation immediately commenced
Mrs. Breezy had very little to tell con-
corning her history prior to the time
her husband deserted her. She related
the incident of meeting him at a ball to
| which she had been invited by some
friends from her own country, and told
the story of their brief courtship and fin
ally of her marriage to Alphonse Breezy.
| But Sheeither could not or would not tell
| what her husbands business was. She
said that for the first six months of their
married life he was a loving husband
and treated her kindly, but afterwards
he began to go away for week or two
at time and grew cold towards her
Finally, about month after Eugene
was born, he went away and never
| again returned. After that time she
never heard of her husband but once
and that was from French plasterer,
who had been ont to Denver. This man
asserted positively that he saw Alphonse
Breezy in that city, but that he could
not get to speak to him. That" con-
cluded Mrs. Breezy, was all / ever
heard of him, and l had given up all
hope of ever seeing him again until l
met him few months ago at the dock
in Brooklyn"
''Was there any thing peculiar in his
general bearing?" asked Percy.
''Yes, he stopped little. but showed
it more especially when he grew tired
of wearing his shoulder-b braces and
would discard them for day or two,H
answered Mrs. Breezy.
Then Mr.. Wilcox asked what steps
they had taken to discover who Mr..
| limerick really was since he went away
on the Trinidad"
"All that has been done 1 did nv
SELF" said Eugene. II went down to
the Office of limerick & Co on Pearl
street and the clerk told me that Mr..