New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-06-07

came home" ..,
WHY didn't she sew his buttons for him.
then? Oh it's simple enough. But your TIP was
what really helped me most with McGraw-tnat 5
his nane-after all lie now wants me - ne'p
him solve the Macdougal-st mystery. r
In a few minutes Astro went over the history OF
the affair and laid the last threatening letter on the
table, Valeska inspected 1t carefully l,,or+;s;ro
These pieces are all cut from the advertising
pages of The Era, she SAID finally:
Good Except these two, which, you see, in
stead of being cut, are torn along the edge' No'
much of a clue. but worth remembering 49,,
What do you know about the Black Ha1ld'
Valeska asked. .,;
Even Petrosini the greatest of metropolitan ltilln
sleuths has said that there IS no such thln3 war
burton on Immigration has some very 1l1te! it
ing chapters concerning the DloodthrSty o1cli t.
and his criminal organization recommends lid.
Won read such things-I'l give you the volume ana
the page number-for your own instruction. NO
there is no Black Hand; but the rather meodranatc
name is made use of from time to time by lndlNldu
ale bent on extortion 1t is a great terror1zer In
this instance the work is clearly that OF one person
He NAV have got his bombs from another 1ndi.
vd1al: but Number Two IS entirely innocent VI
what they were to be used for. The affair looks
simple III get my vibrations easily enough you
lust see if don't! 1t isn't half so difficult as that
interior epicyclold was at Work on laSI night o
ready at three clock.
Until that time Astro the Seer was character
~ ;ctica11, nct11resuue Curious women listened to
his talk about them in delight came with Ill
disguised scorn and left the studio in admiration
and through it all he gazed into crystals, ana IN
toned caba1stic words When the last Client now
ever. had disappeared, Astro threw off his turban
and robe vawned prodigiously and became his
real alert keen eyed self With Valeska Nynne
he walked rapidly down down TiaTe a'[ to- No o S
where he found McGraw awaiting HIM IN some I'M
patience At once the mask fell again over Astro
handsome, poetic face; no summer saun'e1er SeeIeu
ever more idle or indifferent. -
"Ah here YOU are, sir" said the detective with
evident relief he tipped his hat to Vaeska-
And here's the joint.
The house still showed heavy signs of the recent
outrage The broken frames of the front windows
boarded up, and several beams held the lotter
ing lumber in place The sldewak was 1t lI o 9se
Dlanks Evidently the bomb thrOwer had created
a terrific disturbance, Every pane OF glass IN the
building shattered As a result OF the latest
attempt upon Gallinos life, the whole top of the
store was a mass of broken timber IN front; the
back part of the roof seemed not to have been dis
turbed. \ small group of silent, vide eyed Italians
hung about the place, eylng the evidences OF
destruction in awe.
Astro scarcely gave the place glance; but, &C
companed by McGraw and Vaeska, entered the
store and spoke a few commonplace to the pro-
1rietOr who with hunted face, gaZed anXOusly at
the officer As for the girl, however, her eyes
roamed vivaciously about the interior, taking IN
Don't YOU suspect anyone?" she asked Gallino
at length.
clerk He ees no good, that-a boy. | fire i'm.
That ees-a week ago l tell-a da lnspec he
say-a no. Tony, he live across da street rght-a
now. He blow me up-a for sure You wait teel L
catch-a heeml"
McGraw laughed easily The old mans nutty
about it. that's all We looked up Antonio's rec
ord. He had good alibis, too Nothing to that
theory.
A STRO seemed to partially out of his daze
and to take an interest in the chatter about him;
Well, Mr. McGraw, he announced. as he picked
his dalntV among the debris, Il We seen