New-York tribune., 1895-10-13

soay,v su,ey epeoe on nv nerves But what was he?
What had he ever been? ! was vas, [,t' nut "
ing him, but had not mace na a., aslad after
"Do you smoke. Mr. "'"'"
' "Heyery English genImn smokes ope' MI
'Utchinson" he replied lol''y. .,rdv and have
Then let us adjourn " NY
a cigar. a., ,uo armchairs to the
open wood fire. anc produoeu a.',,e,ced in his
,nsuffera BILE droning chatter recommehceu rH, II, %
thick soanv. cockney voice. "Genm n pernc
senlm.n." "come into my thousands. mhe me ssua s,
~ 'orses" sure I'm Honorapie, an , tn" :,
" ,ia ro,rblin never touch card again.
Nv natience was exhausted. my temper rouseo'
| could bear II no longer ,,., s,raioht
..Nr Winch" said colily, looking suasm' n,
into the fire .as Lord Kildyke is so seriously ILL.,
I think you had better take the nieht ua'', "a "a
Rome" ! knocked the ASH on m! ~, al, smn ,u
turned toward him to see the erect Vi i'' 'e
The Hon Patrick Kilfnane Winch was sl.uns i,a
holt upright in his armchair. not TWO yaius i u,n @
tant from me, pointing reVoNer 'o'' - '
face , ,,,ad fear
took possession of me. 1t is curious now r'auis
swift thought travels r such si,Ca',om, onos ne"
keenlv sharp every faculty Cf the mind becomes,
7 found myself rejecting with ngftning speeu %
10 what | ought to do. Should remain si't's
should | rise? Should fling mysei upon III .a'',
II did So should receive bullet IN 'he piaii,' ~
tho breast the heart? Or only fiesn wouhu IL,
the arm? Could knock up the revolver ~
did what would become OF the first chaise .ne
rasource dauntless pluck--a Selous or Lugaru,
what would they DO under the circumstances: es.
All this and much more sped 'hroush "S ''"'''
in less than three seconds. - - .r,
his chair took two steps toward me- ana neiu 80 s
revolver within two feet OF my race. Now ..9 no
shau do? Shall rise? Shall remain sittlne ,
Shall fing-? Precisely the came thoughts 'ule
through my brain with ever-maddenlng swh. ,ho,
ness I noticed every trife too. nouceu tiia' ,
INV cigar was still in my mouth that my tee.n .t
clen IL,
was full Of smoke. that the smoke was iaz,iy ny ooH
ing out of my mouth, and that yet II ui' "o'
choke me. 3, ,,u .ha ro
volver pojnted full in my face its most repus-
nant TO nv feelin's an Henglsn Sehiih II 10
another Henglsh genlm'n. m sure. ,hon, Dus i,uSl
tronhIe Won to and over that little pocketpooK
Of yours as saw at dinner ,,
At that moment there was loud. lihPerlous
neal at the front door bell Is 1t salvation! ohail
I shout? Shall /? The Hon fatrich " ii''
Mr. 'Ttchinson. sir I'm sorry to force the and
of hany Henglish genlm tt H. Docketbook BOOK " ."
slowly unbuttoned my coat and felt IN my
breast pocket AS l did there came knock
AT the study door-then a pause-then another
knock. I felt that to cry Come IN! would De
like nulling the trigger Of the revolver Aho'her
knock then Concetta opened the door. She saw
the scene, and, turning ,nraa towafa 'he "a' '''''
quickly: "Passi. Sgnor Guardla'
An italian noliceman briskly entered the room
why only one wondered; why not three or ious
when so desperate a rufiian was IN q; quesuon
The Hon Patrick Kilfinane Wlnch hau rePlaIIu
tbe revolver in his pocket. and was mopping his
forehead with dirty red bandana. The guaruia
had evidently seen nothlng' ,.,
Never have felt so kindly toward any human
ho,no The guarda was a sturdy, thlckset little
man inclning to embonpoint; his rouho iace i ,au @
the mellow red and brown glow OF a heaI.ny ooi'
viveur: his black eyes twinkled peasdntiE'
thicE hIac, mustache alone served to impart 10
him a little of the truculent air necessary 10 hs
nrofession And then like every Sienese. every
Tuscan-I might almost say eVeaS ;,a on,,r,esv
manners were full Of the most engaging courtesy.
He bowed repea tedy. and began by apoiosizihs
Sor disturhIng me at that hour OF the evening
Don't mention it," said heartily, you come
o. = n,ost onportune moment for me- am hap
nv to be OF service to you. am happy TO thihK
tbat nv house should have served 10 entrap the
criminal whom YOU are in search or. "a shaue
~ surnrise passed over his good-natured face)
..Therer exclaimed, pointing angrily to the
covering scion Of a noble house. there Is lhe
scoundrel you want. ..
what" cried the guardia in amazement, is
Il possible that in you l have not the honor OF
! addressing the S!gnor 'OotchissoF s, u,,.oh-
Certainly" l replied, Il am the eignor Hu'ch-
but" he answered. with the suavest courtesy.
"it Is you Signore. that / want.
This was too much: almost reeied here Was
n man evidently a notorious scoundrel, VINO must
surely he hotlv desired by all the police or the
Continent man who had Just held a reVoVtr
within a few inches Of my head-here ne Was ~
nv room. within the easy grasp OF the law, anu
the police politely inform me that OF the TWO IL IL
me they want l was about to demonstrate an
| grily. ,....,-,,,, o,d
nroducing a formidable e-looking schedule. chanted
the following rigmarole In rapid duicel ihono-
| tone ,,,
of tho law of public safety, No. 6.144 or June 80
| 1889 approved by Royal decree NO o'ol'' thiru
series dated November 8, 1889. requires mouse
| holder TO report himself and family 10 the local
| Ofice of Public Safety within five days OF taxing
| possession. Vostra Signoria has peen IN oieha
| fortnight without complying win & &uhe reaniiie
| ments of the law. Nor has the Engllsh proprie-
| TOR of this villa furnished the report whlch the
! law requires of him. The affair is very grave
and by Article 1l5 Of the same regulations may en-
tail fine OF 80 lire or Imprisonment for ten days.
| Internally cursed all the formalitles OF ltaian
"J .ook here" said firmly II will satisfy your
reouirements and nay your fine before go 10 bed
| nm first let me tell you that that man has tried
! n rob and murder me at this very moment Your
/ timely entry probably saved my lie. L tnahK
Won but now command you to arrest him.
The gusrda looked good-naturedly incredulous
| could see what was passing in his mind EVIL
IDENTIFY a person who had failed TO report himselt
under Article 10 for the regulation or the law OF
| June 90 1889 was a suspect and his word counted
for nothing.
"See here" cried producing H. nave d paS9-
port" -
! The guardia glanced at it as II II had been some
hieroglyphic scroll that there was no possibility
Of d!vining Look" | continued in triumph as
I reversed IT, 'it las been vised by the Italian
! Consul-Ceneral In London" The guardia's eyes
| frightened a little. II have. moreover, | re-
! sumed throwing as much soemnity into my voice
as the Importance of the fact required "a certlii-
| cate from the Lord Mayor,
The magic charm of this august title had Its
usual salutary good effect saw that the last
| remnants Of the guardia's hesitation had van
| ished He turned to do my bidding.
But a great change had meanwhile come over
the Hon Patrick Kilfnane Winch. He had sunk
| into an armchair his head had fallen forward,
his teeth were chattering violently; there were
! streaks Of Shiny foam on his small, pursed lips.
The guardia bent down kindly and raised his
head.
"The man has gone mad. Signore" he said
II was true enough; half-mad az the best OF