Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07

Why didn't she sew his buttons for him,
them Oh it's simple enough But your TIP was
his name-after all He now wants me to help
him solve the Macdougal-st. mystery.
In few minutes Astro went over the history OF
the affair and laid the last threatening letter on the
table. Valeska inspected it carefully,
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. Not
much of a clue. but worth remembering 49,,
What do you know about the Black Hand!
Valeska asked.
"As much as anyone, and that is-nothing.
Even Petrosin the greatest of metropolitan Italian
sleuths, has said that there is no such thing War
burton on Immigration, has some very interest
ing chapters concerning the boodth,rsty Slclllan
and his criminal organization l recommend that
you read such things-Il give you, the volume and
the page number-for your own instruction. NO,
there is no Black Hand but the rather melodramatc
name is made of from time to time by ndlv1du-
ais bent extortion. 1t is a great terrorizer In
this instance the work is clearly that OF one person
He may have got his bombs from another 1nd1.
vidual; but Number Two is entirely innocent OF
what they 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 epicycloid was at work on last night Be
ready at three O'Clock.
Until that time Astro the Seer was character
- stically picturesque. Curious women listened 10
his talk about them in delight men came win Ill
disguised and left the studio IN admiration,
and through it all he gazed into crystals. and IN
toned cabalstic words When the last client, how
ever, had disappeared, Astro threw OF his turpan
and robe yawned prodigiousy, and became his
real. alert keen eyed self With Valeska Wynne
he walked rapidly down Fifth-ave.. across Wash
ngton Square, and along Macdougalst to No. $50,
where he found McGraw awaiting him IN some I'M
patience. At once the mask fell again over Astro
handsome, poetic face; no summer saunterer seemed
idle or indifferent
"Ah here YOU are, Sir, SAID the detect1Ve WIN
evident relief he tipped his hat to Valeska
And here's the joint
The house still showed heavy, signs OF the recent
outrage The broken frames of the front windows
were boarded up and several beams held the totter-
ing lumber in place The sidewalk not yet
repaired but had been hastily covered with loose
blanks Evidently the bomb thrower had created
a terrific disturbance. Every pane OF glass IN the
building was shattered. As result of the latest
attempt upon Gallino,s life the whole top OF the
back part of the roof seemed not to have been dis
turbed A small group of silent, wide eyed Italians
hung about the place, eying the evidences OF
destruction IN
Astro scarcely gave the place glance; but, &C
companied by McGraw and Valeska, entered the
store and spoke a few commonplaces to. the pro
prietor who with hunted face, gazed anxiously 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 roa,, -,
clerk. He ees no good, that-a boy hre I'M.
That ees-a one week ago. / tell-a da lnspec he
say-a Tony, he live across Ola street rlght-a
now He blow me up-a for sure. You wait teel
catch-a heem!
McGraw laughed easily. 1.-The old mans nutty
about it, that's all. We looked up Antonio's rec
ord He had good aibis 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 wav daintilv among the debris, "Ive
what care inspect in this part of the building;
now, if you will kindly leave me to wander about
the place as like, may get those influences and
manifestations that will enable to my crys-
tails to good advantage