Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-03-30
AVENGED AT LAST;
Or, a World Wide Chase.
A STORY OF RETRIBUTIoN.
BY "wABASH."
lcoPyRIoHr. ispo.l
CHAPTER XIX.

ner ureSSlng-r0Om Sho sat down ant
penned hasty note which she folded
in sweet-scented envelope and gave t.
q boy who stood waiting. run with
this to the Foreign Club, aud II the
gentleman to whom 1t Is addressed Il
not there wait until no comes II 20,
have to wait till midnight Anyhow
deliver II to him with your own hands.
Tho motto was addressed to Colonel
Brandon" and 1t read rs follows:
several years ago was on the full
tide Of prosperity in London and hal
the society men Of that city bent the
knee to me. At that time you came and
asked mo TO assist you out Of financial
dilemma did so and you promised Il
return tho favor whenever tho oppor
tunity presented itself noticed your
name on tho recent list OF disting rushed
arrivals in this city and now have q
small favor to ask. Please call ut my
rooms tomorrow at eleven o'clock q. m.
and hear 1t. BELLE LoRMER."
The boy delivered the note within On
hour and ut tho appointed time mex,
day the Colonel, who was man OF his
word, presented himself Mt the some
what humble apartments OF the actress.
She lost no time, but Immediately On.
tered into the purpose OF the interview,
giving him brief history of the occur.
rences OF tho past few months, 80 far as
Mr.. limerick Percy, and herself were
con,arnad Che nranaaIad. GAN tbot I
have to ask you is that you will do your
utmost to secure this gentleman's iden-
tity ut the American Consulate and OF
the hotel That accomplished ! shall
consider your obligation towards me en-
tirely cancelled"
$50 far as I am able, / will help you
in every way" responded the officer
They had reached this point in the con-
vorsation when Percy was announced.
He was still pitiable-looking object,
brt his countryman easily discovered
that he was gentleman and offered
him every assistance. 1t was arranged
that Percy should 60 to the Coloncl's
room and, after having bath and his
toilet attended to, don n snit of the
Colonel's clothes, after which the wor-
thy Office, proposed to exert his inilu-
ence among tho city and diplomatic
magnates to procure for Percy his bag
gage and personal effects, which had
been left ut the hotel, as we'll rs his bal
ance in the River Plate Bank.
Before Percy left with Colonel Bran
don, Belle Lorimcr drew him aside and
asked in earnest tones: "What Is the
secret OF Mr.. Emerick's life? am sure
there is one. Can you aid mo to dis
cover what II is?"
II have my own supposition," an
swered Percy. 'but 1t may be wide OF
the mark"
"Whatevor your supposition Is, follow
II up to the last thread. Tho man is rs
bad rs mortal man can DO. His very touch
would bcfoul sower-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 tho day ever arrives
whom 1t can DO unearthed. In q few
weeks | leave hero for London. and
should you ever have q communication
to make to mo concerning that smooth
tongued dcspoilcr OF q womans virtue,
you can address me Mt Martineau's ORA
matte Agency" Then drawing from her
pocket fancy little purse she whis-
pered to Percy: "a have somehow formed
the opinion that limerick was not his
real name. but the only Glow which /
havo to any other is contained in this
little package" Here she drew some-
thing carefully wrapped in tissue paper
from her purse and handed it 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 tho house and stepped
into n carriage with the Colonel.
About two hours later one would not
have recognized in the Mr.. Iluntly.
who walked toward tho custom house
building. tho dirty, raggedj looking
tramp who was so rudely thrust from
the hotel. The change OF dress, to.
gether with neatly-trimmcd beard.
made all the difference In the world.
and Percy Lovel was once more Mr..
lluntly. Under these conditions 1t
was not difficult for Percy to make
himself known, and with the assistance
Of his ncwly-found friend. Colonel
Brandon, he was soon In possession OF
his own clothing, and was able once
more to jingle the nimble and necessary
dollar In his pocket
Everybody was OF course surprised,
but no one seemed sufficiently interest
cd 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 tho chance to follow up the
trail with greater certainty OF overtak-
ing the man for whom he was search
ing.
He lost no time preparing to shake the
dust OF Duenos Ayres from of his feet
and In o few days he was bound for New
York over precisely tho same route
which the object Of his pursuit had taken
q few months before.
In IN inside vest pocket OF his travelling
suit he had placed the little package
which Belle Lorimer had given him. but
1t never occurred to him to examine 1t.
There II lay and did not see daylight
during the whole Of the voyage.
Upon arriving ut New York he pro-
ceeded ut 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 be found himself aimlessly
the streets Of great city. but
this time he was better prepared for an