The Globe-republican., 1902-08-21
MQubikeck, The Lion Toner.
Bv SEWARD w. HOPKINS.
China Sea- Two Gentlemen Of
Hawaii ION a False
Charge Etc.
cepyrieht. 1895. by ROBERT Boszr.'. so..-
CHAPTER II.

controlled, and that evening 1 again
occupied a box in Madison Square
Garden.
But 1 was doomed to a disappoint-
ment that was keen in the same meas
ure as my former eagerneSS- Instead
of BarIotti, there appeared on a small
balcony, near the bandstand, the same
greasy, mean-looking Italian, who had
led the trapeze queen away on the
night of her successful debut. This
creature bowed low to the audience
that had poured their silver into his
Golfers and in a thick voice said:
Ladies and Shent1emens: 1t hat be-
come my sad duty to inform you dat
you will be disappointed great dis efen-
ing. De bright star, de Won shining
jewel, of dis great aggregati-One OF
mammoth attractiOnes, will not be
able to appear before you dis efening-
Signorina Barlotti hat been suddenly
taken ill, and my regard for dis young
lady is SO great dat 1 hat insisted dat
she remain quiet under de care of a
dOctaire, until she hat fully recovered.
But if she is better tomorrow efening,
so dat it will not do her any harm,
den, maybe, 1 will allow her to come
once more and gift you pleasure. My
friends, I thank you
Bowling again, the Italian d1sap-
peared.
did not tarry long. With feeling
of keen disappointment 1 left the Gar
den and went to my hotel. As [ was
going up the stairs to my room met
Major Simmons coming down
The major accompanied me back to
my rooms, and 1 turned on the light,
rang for a night waiter and ordered
some cigars of brand that I knew
the major liked, and also some wine
These comforts of a bachelors life
having appeared, the major lighted a
cigar and ensconced himself comfort
in a armchair resting his
head the high back, and throwing
one leg over the other, settled into a
lazy position
Now go on he said. E.Te1l me
what you have been doing and where
you have been hiding all day.
I thereupon told him all that I had
done, leaving out no detail.
While 1 speaking the major
looked at me gravely, and when I had
finished he merely blew his cigar
smoke into the air and said nothing
'tI couldn't help it, I said in apo1-
| ogy- THAT story of yours about the
| lucky uncle and the remarkable SINH
| 1arity in the faces left impression
| that 1 could not shake off Nor could
| 1 resist the impulse to Investigate -
Nor -
'fYou?" I jumped from my chair in
| excitement "You!"
YES. When Graviscourt held that
| photograph in his hand 1 detected evil
| dences of agitation in his manner.
| The impression the whole thing gave
| the same. This morning / rose early
and visited Trinity Cemetery. In the
| afternoon I visited 301 Mott street,
| the Bureau of Vital Statistics.
| Il saw just what you saw went on
| the major; land had it not been for a
| the same conclusion that you have
/ MY breath coming hard from
| me now.
"We1l?' I gasped.
| when I left 3O1 Mott street I saw
| Graviscourt's carriage. Thinking it a
| strange coincidence that he should be
in the vicinity, followed it. 1t stopped
| before one of the most miserable
| places in the Italian quarter. In the
| lower portion of the building was a
| dirty-looking drug store. Over the
door was the sign, L. Tortoni.' l
| saw Gravfscourt get out of the car
| riage and enter the drug store. 1
| hurried past, hoping to get look into
| the window 1 was not disappointed.
| saw the proprietor greet Gravis-
court as an acquaintance, and they
| went into back room. When I re-
| turned the carriage was still there,
| and a woman was in attendance at
| the store The conference between
| Graviscourt and Tortoni was a long
| one.
/ l. l.
| because dissipation changes faces
| but if 1 not mistaken L. Tortoni
| is no other than DR.. Charles Sigmotta,
| Graviscourt's old friend
'ESigmottai'' I exclaimed 1.-The man
| who signed the death certificate of
| the Graviscourt chi1d?''
/ THE same"
| This news was so overwhelming
| that 1 sat silently smoking for sew
| eral minutes In fact, but little more
| was said by either of u.s. After a few
| minutes the major reached over,
| poured himself out some wine, drank
| it, and took his hat as if to CO.
| saw him to the door, and promising
to meet him at the Lotus Club the
| following day. returned to my room,
| where 1 threw myself down on the
| couch in the alcove, utterly lost in the
| bewildering sensations that the ma
| jor'S story had aroused
| According to my promise, met
| Major Simmons at the Lotus Club at
| four o'clock on the following after
| noon Dilkins was there, and upon