The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-03-04

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''Do NOT EXAMINE 1T Now--LooK At IT
SOME OTHER TIME"
room and. after having q bath and his
toilet attended to, don suit OF the
Colonel's clothes, after which tho wor-
thy Office, proposed TO exert his innu-
ence among the city and diplomatic
magnates to procure for Percy his bag
gage and personal effects, which had
been left at hotel, as we'll as his bal
ance in the River Plato Bank.
Before Percy left with Colonel Bran.
don, Belle Lori'1er drew him aside and
asked in carr tones: what Is the
secret OF Mr. Emorick's life? am sure
there is one. Can you aid me to dis
cover what 1t is?"
81 have my own supposition," an
swered Percy, "but it may be wide Of
the mark"
whatever your supposition is, follow
1t up to the last thread. The man is as
bad as mortal man can be. His very touch
would befoul sewer-rat and there is
no crime which he could not commit
and smile over. am convinced that
there is dreadful secret in his life and
shall rejoice II the day ever arrives
when 1t can bo unearthed. In q few
weeks / leave here for London. and
should you ever have communication
to mako to me concerning that smooth
tongued despoiler Of woman's virtue,
you can address me at Martineau's Dra-
matte Agency" Then drawing from her
pocket fancy little purse she whis-
pered to Percy; shave somehow formed
the opinion that limerick was not his
real name, but tho only clew which l
have TO any other Is contained in this
little package" Here she drew some
thing carefully wrapped in tissue paper
from her purse and handed 1t to Percy.
"Do not examine 1t now," she said.
Look at II some other time" Percy
slipped 1t into his pocket In few
minutes he left the house and stopped
into q carriage with the Colonel.
About two hours later one would not
have recognized In the Mr.. Huntly,
who walked toward the custom-house
building, the dirty, ragged-looking
tramp who was so rudely thrust from
the hotel. The change Of dress, to-
gether with neatly-trimmed beard,
made all the difference in the world,
and Percy Lovel was once more Mr..
Huntly. Under these conditions IL
was not difficult for Percy TO make
himself known, and with tho assistance
OF his newly-found friend, Colonel
Brandon, he was soon in possession OF
his own clothing, and was able once
more to jingle the nimblo and necessary
dollar in his pocket
Everybody was OF course surprised,
but no one seemed sufficiently interest
ed in him to demand complete history
OF his adventure. Buenos Ayres Is
happily free from the inquisitorial
pests which so often defeat the ends OF
justice by their ill-timed interviews"
Consequently Percy left the city with
out word being sent TO the outer
world to announce his temperance in
the land Of the living. 1t was FORUM
ate thing that such was the case, for 1t
gave him the chance to follow up the
trail with greater certainty Of overtak-
ing the man for whom he vas search
Ing ~ o
He lostno time preparing to shake the
dust Of Buenos Ayres from of his feet
and in few days he was bound for New
York over precisely the same route
which the object Of his pursuit had taken
q few months before.
In an inside vest pocket OF his travelling
suit he had placed the little package
which Belle Lorimer had given him, but
II never occurred TO him TO examine 1t.
There II lay and did not sec daylight
during the whole Of the voyage.
Upon arriving at New York he. pro-
ceeded at once TO the house in Gramercy
Park, but was surprised, on applying
FOR admission, TO find that his friends
we're no longer living there. He in
quired whittier they had gone and was
told that they had left for Europe.
Again he found himself airnlessly
walking the streets OF 0 great city, but
this time he was better prepared for an
emergency and walked only 10 get an
opportunity for thought and not from
eompulsion. After strolling nearly
mile, in slow and detected manner, he
took. car downtown, and visited En-
erick & Company's office on Pearl street.
What he might have done, had Mr..
limerick been there, we win not presume
TO guess. but on reaching the floor upon
i which tho once was formerly located