The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-19

dressed in a well Worn blue serge hab.
it, Il rosary suspended from her waist
her face framed in spotless linen. anc
on her head a wide white linen head,
dress like the spread wings of a seG
gull, entered and bowed.
"Bueno giolno, signor," h said in Z
pleasant voice.
Il am English, madame the in
Spcctor replied.
And 50 am T. she said smi!ingly
but as you came to make inquiries
for "a patient l supposed you to be al
Italian
The patient 1 came TO ask about
is not n friend, but a man in whom
| aln intereSted-
What is his name"' she asked in d
business-like manner
Marco Mezza.'
Il remember him Well"
Pray tell me, madame, everything
you Know about him
II came here suffering from an adj
vanced state of pneumonia
DC YOU remember the date?
Il can find it for you. l should
think he had been sinking for some
time; at all events he had greatly ne
| elected himself, and was in a very bad
condition.
How long did he remain here?"
He lived about twelve days"
'Lived!" the inspector repeated in
dSlOnlSlinleT1t- men he IS uedu
Yes, he is dead"
But tell me, did he leave the hospi-
tai for a day-for an hour-from the
time he came in till he died?"
No: that would have been impos-
sibie. The doctor knew from the mo-
ment he say him that Mezhi was d dy-
ing man.
"Mackworth's establishment and dis
appointment We're very great. If Mez-
"a was in the hospital on September
q, then it was not he who murdered
DaV Dumbarton.
What was the late of his death?"
Il will bring you the book in which
all particulars Of our patients are en-
tered" the superioress said, II hi
quickly left the
Can it be possible hat MeZza is
Innocent" the inspector himself, I'M
willing to root out the idea which had
taken possession of his mind
In q couple of moments the superb
Dress returned carrying a heavy book.
which h placed upon the table. Then
rapidly turning over its pages until
she found the entry sought, she said: )
"Ah, here it is. Marco Mezza. adj,
mitted The Sth of September; snffer-l
ing from pneumonia accelerated by
drink; place of birth, Naples; age 40:
profession yiolinist: address Rue Petit
Maetre, Paris: date of death, 21st of
september, nOuf, b p. m. y
Marco MeZza had died but a few
hours. before the man whose life he had
threatened to take, had been killed.
"Did he send for his wife or his
friends?" Mackworth asked.
He old us on entering he had nc
wife or friends in London; that he had
come from Paris foul days before"
But toward the end did he not in
quire for hem"
H did NOT Know he was dying, and
during his asst three days he vas de-,
ferrous. We sent the certificate of
death to the Italian consul, who will,
forward a copy to MeZza's relatives in
Naples if they can be found. He is
buried in kensal Green
There seemed nothing further to be
known regarding this unhappy man;
here was the end for him Sc far as the
world vent. MackWorth thanked the
superioress for the trouble she had
taken and left the hospital in a differ
ent mood from that he had felt on en-
tering; all his plans upset, his spirits
depressed.
The children having returned to
school the squar vas empty; the wind
blew eddies of dust high in ai~r--threat-
eneing clouds swept across the little
patch Of sky visible, and the sound of
the clock striking the half hour was
waited away into space, But Mack
worth noticed none of these things, his
mind being dominated by one thought.
The man who had killed David Dunn
barton was still to be discovered.