Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-09-22


Pisa. Close by ii We're Il few acres
he was anxious to add 10 his own
which We're for sale. The price Was
fifty pounds, and after some CORE
spondence Tactic had coMeto England
to receive this sum, which his uncle
had promised hins. The latter would
have asked his nephew TO come To him
direct to the hali at any other time,
but AT the present his appearance
would have only excited suspicion. he
would have been watched. questioned.
fol!owca SO that he preferred seeing
him in secret and by appointment.
Now, he concluded. you have
heard all-the trr,h--le! me go
1t was explained In him that he must
remain at the station all night. and
repeat his statenst mt ncNt day before
a magistrate. 81 This be lowned,
looked at fuundcs with an evil glance,
and asked THAT news OF his a1,cst
might be sent TIC the cunt without de-
The following afternoon both men
were brought before d magistrate, an
interpreter having arrived from Lon
don meantime. The examination was
attended by the count and his son, to-
gethsr With Il crowd OF village idlers.
When Jrbano had again made his
statement, which in no WY vailed from
t"at ..seady taken down, his master
ne s;gctl leave to c,;Trobolate part of 1t
by statiMg that about Il week previous
~. his valet had asked him for fifty
pounds. part of Il sum due him. On
being questicned as to Why he required
so large an amount, he explained that
he wished to give it To a nephew who
Was anxious To buy some land for sale
viii h adicined his farm i'm Pisa Three
days later the count had gone to his
bank IN the country town and drawn
ON his account, when The amount Ur-
baDo had asked ten WAS h;ndoI TO him
That night i'm gold.
l.rbanu. having been removed. raci-
to WAS brought before the magistrate
and hade his statement through an in
icipret@i. This agreed ON all points
with ,he explanation already given ~
the valet. ON being asked for refer
ences, be Immediately mentioned the
nalna of Dr 1oliani, am old and re-
siected ini,abifant of Pisa. To whom he
IVES known since his youth; and in
whose sci'ViHe raci;os brother, Tom
inaso. had been To- fifteen Years.
TeleSralns We're Immediately des-
patched to Doctor Zoffami and likewise
TO the ppilce AT Pisa ~ make inquiries
regarding Tactic and his statements.
I'm due time answers We're received
Ioflani declared he had known him for
many years us an honest and hard
working man. He had been told he
had gone TO England To receive money
from Il relative who had lived there for
many years, and With which to ex-
trustworthy and respectable. The po-
lice stated that Tactic Isulloni had IA
small farm near the Por,a Nuovc. and
was sober and Industrious citizen.
The explanations given by the pris-
oneis the statement of the count the
| testimony of Ioffani and the police or
Pisa, being considered satisfactory, the
nl2n were set at liberty
Though Inspector Foundes could not
object To this course. he found it inn
possible to hide the disappointment 1T
gave him Something underlying the
smooth and subtle manner of the valet,
some covert expression of his piercing
eyes, some cunning. peering through
the mask of his Scared face, made the
detective suspect he had been baflled
and tricked; and II this were the case,
1t had been done so cleverly and so
completely, that ut present discovery
seemed impossible.
Godfrey Was also grievously disap-
pointed; for, ON hearing of the arrest
! IL had seemed to him, that at last, light
was to be thrown on the mystery that
| perplexed and distressed him. But the
count, who was always optimistic, re-
| joiced that his faith in his old and val
ued servant WAS not misplaced, and
that Urbano had been able to prove
tIltit IIio dttIOIl Ildu no COUUpGllOn,
whatever with the robbery.
The case being over, Lady Bysshe
| again considered the advisabiify of
some change for Edith. with The re-
suit that ii was finally arranged they
were To stay at IIastboulne for few
| weeks.
The count had persisted in refusing
/ l;diths invitation to accompany them,
| saying he would be Il care and a charge
upon her time that he would be better
satisfied to remain where he was at
present, where Max would keep him
company till their return.
/ The day was fixed for their depar-
| ture. rooms engaged ut u great hotel,
their boxes packed, and the carriage
ordered for nine in the morning To
| take them to I;alwash station
| But about two hours before that
| time, a sudden ringing of bells and "a
call for help. brought Lady Bysshe and
| several maid servants rushing into
| IIdith's room, where she was found
in bed with clenched hands and pallid
| face suffering from spasmodic pains.
| Her aunt looked at the girl in an
agony of fear and misery, bewildered
by the suddeness of the attack, dis
| traught at the dread thought that
some terrible misfortune. some mys-
I FERROUS fatality, hung over the house.
| Remedies We're applied and Doctor
Hopkins sent for; but before he had
| time to arrive, the agoniZing pain had
subsidized and Edith had fallen into a
tranquil sleep. He listened with at
tention to the details Lady Bysshe
gave him. and then decided to rouse
| his patient, who at first seemed slightly
delirious, but by degrees recovered
4 herself.
Continued Next Wcek.)