Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1895-02-02

Eugene had opened q grocery In Har-
lem, and one day while In drug store
no was looking over tho directory,
without any special object other than
TO pass tho time while the clerk filled q
prescription TOR his mother.
When no turned TO the "Es" tho
thought flashed through his mind to look
for Mr.. Emorick's address He found
It. and. taking . notebook from his
pocket, no entered both tho residence
address and that Of tho Office.
The first time no was downtown he
sought out the place on Pearl street and
entering tho Office he inquired Of one OF
the clerks II Mr.. limerick was In. Had
Mr.. limerick been there Eugene would
hardly have known how to act but he
had good reason to believe that the gen-
tlcman for whom no was inquiring was
in foreign land; SO no took tho risk In
order to got look round the Office and
try to learn something Of his whore
abouta
1t CHANGED that tho clerk to whom
Eugene addressed his inquiry was
Gooch, and 1t also happened that MIR.
Below had forgotten to tell that indi-
vidual not to inform any one whore MIR.
limerick had gone. Consequently whom
Eugene asked: "Is Mr.. Emorick IMP"
Gooch replied: mo, sir. he is not He
10 at Buenos Ayres by this time"
How soon will he return?" asked
Eugene
ut may DO next month, may be
next year and may be never" was
the reply.
"Poor chance OF seeing this father OF
mine," thought Eugene.
Then, after o moments pause, he
turned to the clerk and morely said:
THANK you. good-day," and turned on
bis heel.
The door OF the Office was fitted with
Q patent air spring and as the door was
closing quietly Eugene heard . voice
call out inside:
"Gooch, you fool, why did you tell
that fellow that Mr.. limerick was In
Bucnos Ayres?"
Tho closing OF the door shut Of the
reply, but the remark set Eugene to
wondering, and when he reached home
he told his mother what he had hoard.
"Eugcnc," said his mother, II am rs
sure as am living that the man who
went aboard that steamer is your father
and II l had the money to do 1t ! would
follow him to Buenos Ayres or any
other place until I forced him to nc.
knowledge u.s."
"The only thing that We can do,
mother, is to watt until We can mako
enough money to afford to travel SO far.
In the meantime he may como back to
New York; I know whore his rooms are
and am going to keep sharp lookout
for him. But" continued Eugene after
pause: "He may nerer como back.
That Is what tho clerk said"
''Thcn oil We can do Is to wait and
hope that he will come across our path"
said his mother.
Tho now kind Of life had very much
improved Mrs Dregy's appearance.
Her face wore Its natural color again
and in her new clothes she looked very
different from the poor castaway who
used to sell the evening papers ut the
Brooklyn ferries
Eugcne's business prospered. He was
making money In his store and by the
end Of December he had bought him.
self horse and wagon. This brought
him still more trade and conseq uently
he found his mothers assistance OF
great value to him. He hired boy but
usually delivered the groceries himself,
for he found It such q hard task to got q
boy whom he could trust to collect
small accounts that this plan was quite
necessary.
Ono day, shortly after New Years, Eu-
gene had gone out on q rather long
round with big load and did not return
by the time his mother expected him.
She was nervous woman and his pro-
lonZed absence made her anxious.
Every now and again she would 70 TO
tho door and peor up and down the
street to see II he was coming; but no,
he came not. Sho endesvorod to quiet
herself by thinking Of tho heavy load
he had and supposed that no WIS de-
layed delivering II, but whom evening
camc and 1t commenced to got dark she
was undisguiscdly alarmed and openly
expressed her fears that some harm had
happened to him.
Some OF tho people from the neigh
borhood would drop In to make pur'
chases, yet somehow she could get nc
ono to sympathize with her; everybody
had q suggestion or theory to advance,
but nobody believed any harm had hap.
pened Eugene. One old woman who
came In said: "Mebbe he's orr on q
bust"
To this remark Mrs. Bregy gave such
an indignant denial that Q noisy war
fare OF words ut once ensucd In which
Mrs. Breezy came out second bcst Hel
combatant was evidently more expert.
enccd In this kind Of skirmishing and
maintained an even temper while the
French woman lost hers altogether
This virago had not been gone from
the store many minutes when . respect
able Irish woman came In to mako few
purchases.
When she had what she wanted she
inquired: "And where's yez bye to
night?"
THAT Is moro than can tell, Mira
Dennis I have been expecting him