Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

italian woman insists that her husband stabbed David
| and Inspector Mackworth.
The inspector, with mind alert and
ready to seize on every point of her
narrative, heard her without interrupt
ton, mentally noting points on which
he afterward would question her. His
interest in her statements, which were
clearly and forcibly made, grew as she
continued, and he wondered much that
some clew had not previously reached
him regarding Mezza. Then he reflected
that even if the story of the Neapoli-
tan's jealousy and threatened revenge
were known outside the little circle of
Angela Mezza, her sister, and her sis
ter's husband, the brotherhood which
binds this southern race would prevent
them from betraying him to the police.
| Mackworth acknowledged he had been
blinded by theories regarding George
| Bostock, and had not pushed his in
| quiries concerning David Dumbarton
| far enough to discover his encounter
with Mezza.
The chief point of which he wished
to make certain, and concerning which
Mackworth was first to question Angela
| Mezza when she had finished her story,
was if she was quite certain that the
man whom she saw outside the stage
entrance to Covent Garden Theater was
Mezza.
81 am sure it was" she replied.
did your sister, who was with you
at the time. see him?"
mo; she was not looking in his di-
rection"
There were other Italians outside the
stage door at the time, l suppose?"
ooh, yes; most of the men IN the
chorus were already there"
"You saw his face among them?" per-
sisted Mackworth.
Eyes, and 1 saw his figure, for he
is taller than most Italians"
what is his height?"
"About the size of this gentleman"
Angela Mezza answered, pointing to
| Valerius.
81 think you said it was in July you
saw Mezza.'
Eyes; during the last week of the
opera season"
WAS Mr.. Dumbarton then in Lon
DOM"
eff so. 1 did not see him. We left
him in Paris. We remained here be-
cause we were promised engagements
in the autumn season of opera"
"When did you see Mezza again?"
IT have never seen him since"
$50 that you don't know if he left
England or not?"
NO"
"And when did you see Mr.. Dunn
parton?"
About a week before his death he
visited US. I begged him not to come
to Our house, for Mezza was in Eng
land"
what did he say?"
"He only laughed"
"When did you see Mr.. Dumbarton
for the last timer"
"He came and had some dinner with
US about two o'clock on the day he was
killed." the foreigner replied, thought
fully and sadly.
"And you never saw Mr.. Dumbarton
again7"
Never"
"You told me your husband was tall:
Tell me now, what kind of hat did
he usually wear?"
"a soft hat with a wide leaf, like
most of his countrymen."
"And cloak?"
'Tn our own country and in Paris,
yes; but the night l saw him I am not
sure what he wore"
"After ALL" Mackworth reflected, "the
young doctor was right. The man he
saw in Hexton road on the night of the
tragedy was foreigner, and that for
eigner was Marco Mezza. Martyr, in
order to show his shrewdness, had pre-
tended to recognize in George Bostock
L, 6,-H &Ia,, 40
is fool"
clew at last" Valerius said to the in
spector.
eyes, sir; pity didn't get it before
"You think he may have escaped
your" Valerius asked
IF he has got back to his own coun-
try he may hide among the mountains
the beaten track, and so escape u.s."
But he may yet be in London or
Paris" Valerius suggested.
Il must see your brother-in-law at
once" Mackworth said to the for
eigner.
"You will not get him into trouble?"
she asked, anxiously.
mo, certainly not; come along"
81 will leave you here" remarked Va
1erius as the three reached the hall door,
you will let me hear from you if any
thing important happens"
depend upon me, sir" replied Mack
worth, as he hailed passing cab, into
which he assisted the foreigner and then
took his place beside her.
Carlo Guintine, with his wife and sis
ter-in-law, lived in rooms on the second
floor of a house situated near Saffron
Hill, district chiefly inhabited by Ital-
ians. Arriving at the address given by
Angela Mezza, Mackworth followed her
into narrow, ill-lighted hall, up
creaking, worn staircase.
On reaching the second landing
Angela opened the door of and entered
a large and sparsely furnished apart
ment, with curtained bed at one end,