Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-01-20
I VII see your frtnd WHAT'S his

He makes statues IN a shop in
Kings Gross road I don't know the
number. bur you viii easily find IL
sienor.s
l3aekworth made further notes.
~ for me, I must SO now for 81
Midday I have 90 be AT Kensirgton
IN The studio Of one OF your great art
isis pose ms ST Michael. q spear
IN rene hand. arnlor on my breast ah,
III wal be a picture, every one viii
talk Of il In tho next year when | am
seen at you academy" said Pietro as
he rose, his face lighted by the pleas
TIRE he felt In the contemplation of
his physical gifts,
/ viii keep you no longer" replied
MaCk worth, who was eager 10 begin
his Investigations.
And you believe. signor, had moth
ms 10 do with Mezza - the model per-
sisted. his fine hguee raised to its full
height, n arm exteudcd- In his favor
rs attitude, his sunny eyes full Of In
qElry
yes. yes. answsred the Inspector
harrfedly.
ne lays too much stress upon that
point" thought Mackworth when the
Italian had taken his departure.
Then | go away without the anger
] felt since the day you first spoke to
me- Pietro said while winding the
III 49, ~ AS - iANAA = ~ -
would prove To SOL / am an honest
man,"
A quarter Of an hour later and Mack
worth had found the shop In the Kings
Cross road, where terra Gotta Vennses
and plaster heads OF Mercury and casts
OF hands, and statues OF flower girls
were exposed for sale. entering which
he asked for Lorenzo Bartolini, when
Il iDN-sized, thiclx-set man, in his shirt
sleeves and with his face, hands and
his head all covered with white powder,
came from the Workshop II the back
to see him.
Lorenzo, whose black, round eyes as
sufnad a startled expression when his
Visitors calling was made known to
him, appeared willing TO give whatever
Information he could, but that was
little in itself and conveyed nothing
more than what pictro had already
stated. This MAJ had never known
Me1zH intimately, but had seen him a
Few times then he bad stayed with
Pietro In Hammcrsmith. and had fallen
into that friendly intercourse which
foreigners la a strange town quickly
form. He had. therefore, been sur
prised when Marco would have passed
him without speaking. and thinking il
was accidental, Lorenzo had stopped
him.
But that Mezza had wished to hold
no conversation with his acquaintance
o became plain to the latter, who
accordingly went his way without
learning much of the man he had en-
eountered. The chief impression Lor-
en2o carried away from this meeting
Mae that Marco was drunk.
You are sure OF that" said Mack
worth.
Well, he couldn't speak plain
enough; IL was not that: but his man.
ner: II was confused
could that be because he had met
c~ountryman Whom he wished to
ayoid9"
fsut we had never quarrelled.s
he may not wish TO have been seen
BY D u.
eTphat may be true
Ibid he mention Pietro's name2'
mo. Pietro did not know he was in
London till [ told him last night"
They were good friends2'
Lorenzo said nothing, but contented
himself with nudding his head by way
~ assent. n Mackworth, thinking
there was nc further information TO
be obtained from him fastened away
in search OF the Summers street lodg-
ing house.
Maria Roselli Is certain 10 know
something of Mezza's movements the
inspector thought. Taking her lodg-
Ing house asa starting point / am GER
tain to be able to trice him."
cHApfkrexx sssa -
on reaching Maria RoseIlits house,
the number OF which had beer given
him by Lorenzo, the Inspector knocked
loudly. and then impatiently waited for
an answer, None came, nor did any
oun of voice or movements within
the dwelling indicate that II was ten
anted, He raped again with like re-
suit and then stepped into the street
TO view the dwelling. As he did so
tho big, narrow DOR from which the
paint had long since faded opened and
IS -ss=st0oa fIasnvd III the
portal.
Mackworth eagerly observing her.
saw she WIS tall and thin, her years
about so. her regular features wear
ing a hard expression, the dark eyes
cold and speculative, the face lined
and wrinkled. Al bright colored cotton
handk erchief partly covered ner iron
gray hair and was knotted under the
prominent chin; Il wooden shawl was
crossed upon her breast above the
short, gray skirts, while her thin
bfo1n arms were bare to the elbows,
showing swclled veins OF d blush
gray color.
Are you Maria RESELL 2" he asked,
advancing toward her.
stare.
Then / want 70 speak To o
You can talk here. she said In ex-
celient English.
4 il something | don't wish to say
I'M The street
She hesitated d momeat, then drew
aside 90 let him pass into the hall,
closed the door and ushered him into
q rarely furnished, uRcarpefed room.
With 4 curtained bed. 4 central table
nnd z few rush bottomed chairs. all