The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-13

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Hon. Patrick Winch wal pink with ex-
element.
"Mr. hutchinson, sir, I'm sorry to
force the and Of hany English gent
mn, but I must arsk you to 'Erry mp
with that little pocketbook."
Islow.y uibuttoned my coat and felt
ii my breast pocket. As ! did SO there
came ! knock at tic study door. then q
cause, then another knock. | felt That
to cry Come inr' wou,d Be- Ike PAL
ling the trigger Of the revolver. Ancth-
er knock. then Concetta opened the dcor.
She Jaw tie setIe, and tuning toy ard
the lall c:iel quickly, "Pa:si, Signor
Gua,tliar'
All Italian policeman briskly entered
the room. Why only enc: wondered.
Why rot three or fear when SO desperate
a r.srian was ID question:? The Hon.
Patrick hiifinane Winch had replaced
the revolver i'll his pocket and was mop
ping his fo,ehead with a dirty rcd ban
dal.na. The suardia had evidently seen
nothing.
Never had I felt SO kindly toward any
human being. The gnardia was a sturdy.
tniej,set little man, incliring to embon-
point his reddish face had the mellow
red and brown glow Ct a health hon
y1etar; Ills uiack eyes tW,liied pleas
antly. a tlicE, black nsustaciie alone
served to inpart to lin 4 little ct tie
~trEcuiert aiT necessary to his profession.
And then, like every Sienese. every
Tuscal--i might almost say every I-al-
ian-Eis manner were full Of the NOS:
engaging courtesy. He bowed repeated
~ and began by ~apologizing for dis
turbing NE at that hour of the evening.
Don't mention it." I said heartily.
"Teu come at q most opportune moment
for me. | IN happy to be Of service to
you. | am happy to think that my house
should have served to entrap the crimi-
nal whom you are il search Of" "a
shade Ct surprise passed over his good ma
tured face There" I exclaimed,
pointing angrily to the covering scion
Of q noble house, "there is the scoundrel
yen WANT"
"What! = cried the guardia, in amaze
ment. rs it possible that in you / have
not the honor of addressing the Signor
'Ootchisso?"
Certainly replied. Il am the
Signor Hutchinson"
"But, " he answered, with the snavest
courtesy, lit is you, signore, that !
want"
This was too much. ]. almost reeled.
Here was Il man, evidently a notorious
scoundrel, who must surely be holly de-
sired by all the police Of the continent,
q man who had just held a revolver
within q few inches Of my head-here
he was in my room, within the easy
grasp Of the law, and the police politely
inform ne that Of the two it is / they
want. | was about to demonstrate an
grily.
The guardia raised his hand deprecat-
iigly. and. producing q formidable look
ing schedule, chanted tho following rig
Marole in a rapid, dulcet monotone:
ARTICLE 1l0af the regu lations fer the
execution Of the law Of public safety,
No. Gl44, Ct June sc. 1889, approved By
royal decree No. 6517, third series, Cat
ed Nov. s, 1889, requires a householder
to report himself and family to tho To-
cal Office Of public safety within five
Gays Of taking possession. Vostra sig
nora has been III Siena fortnight with
out complying with the requirements Of
the law. Nor has the English proprietor
Of the villa furnished the report which
the law requires Of him. The affair is
very grave. and by article 115 Of the
same regulations may entail a fine Of so
lire or imprisonment for ten days"
Internally / cursed all the formalities
Of Italian law.
Look here" I said firmly. II will
satisfy your requirements and pay your
fine before ! 60 to bed. But first let me
tell you that that man has tried to rob
and murder me at this very moment.
Your timely entry probably saved my
life. thank you, but now ! command
you to arrest him."
The guardia looked good naturally
incredulous. l could see what was pass
ing in his mind. Evidently a person
who had failed to report himself under
article ITO for the regulation of the law
Of June 80, 1889, was a suspect, and his
word counted for nothing.
"See here" ! cried, producing it, 81
have a passport"
The guardia glanced at it as if it had
been some h~ieroglyphic scroll that there
was no possibility Of divining. "Look!"
| continued in triumph as 1 reversed it.
1T has been vised by the Italian consul
general in London" The guardia's eyes
frightened a little. "Ihave, moreover
! resumed, throwing as much solemnity
into my voice a the Importance of the
fact required, "a certificate from the