Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-02-12

she could tell whether Mr.. Wilcox was
in the house or not Armida replied:
81 saw him a moment ago in the
| library"
| 'Then if you will please excuse me,
will go to him, as 1 wish to speak with
him on his business" With these words
Percy left the room.
He had not gone more than a 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"
'Armida, 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.
eve 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 1 must go too, for also have
some business matters to attend to this
morning. and l need Percy's assist
ance." With these words the widow
rose to go.
GAS usual" said Arnida, with a pref
ty pout. 81 am always left out in the
cold. Why can not know something
of what transpires in these conclaves
you are always having?"
''It 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 a 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 fresh clew to Mario
DelarO's murderer.
This morning there was to be con-
sultation of the three interested persons
regarding the recent developments in
connection with the Bregy's.
eff Mr.. limerick is Alphonse Breezy
and this woman's husband, then he GER
tainly can not be Velasquez," 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 character which
gave me dark suspicious, and if there is
way to find out who he really is am
going to do it. I am afraid I do not
dare to even hope he is the man we want,
but have become so imbued with the
detective spirit that 1 am anxious to
satisfy my own curiosity"
81 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. 81 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 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 she'either could not or would not tell
what her husbands business was. She
said tn at 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 a 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 a French plasterer,
who had been out 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, twas all 1 ever
heard of him, and had given up all
hope Of ever seeing him again until 1
met him few months ago at the dock
in Brooklyn"
WAS there any thing peculiar in his
general bearing?' asked Percy.
Eyes. he stopped little, but showed
it more especially when he grew tired
of wearing his shoulder-braces and
would discard them for day or two"
answered Mrs Breezy.
Then Mr.. Wilcox asked what steps
they had taken to discover who Mr..
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