The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-11-24
r. The r.
M0zio Boy
He Is a Source of Good Luck
to His Benefactors
BY CLARISSA r1AcKlE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation. 1911.
BY cLARIsSA rIAcKIH
by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

the interview with the janitor of oui
Office building, and In that way We
first learned that little Leonardo Mo
gio had disappeared from his accus-
toned haunts in the Italian district
and his mother was frantic with
fright and grief.
| Rogers and i We're interested In the
case at once, for Mrs. Mozio was the
woman who cleaned our office and
also washed our clothes at her home
we never dared to think where II
might be. Mrs. Mozio needed the
| work, and we had recklessly torn II
| from the grasp of mechanical laun
dry and carried II down TO our office
where little Leonardo Mozio trudged
after 1t every Monday morning and
brought It back in more or less in
different state of purity on Friday
evening
Suppose we so down there and find
out about 1t. Perhaps we can help the
poor SOUL" suggested Rogers.
81 presume there Is nothing pressing
to keep us here" | said rather apollo
| getically.
Jack glanced quizzically ut the morn
ing newspaper which held In my
hand and then at the elaborate disar
ray of legal papers on my desk.
"A casual observer might think you
were head over ears in work." he
grinned.
Some one has got to keep up the
reputation of the firm said weakly
'Never mind, old fellow" encour
aged my optimistic partner as we
sprinted for descending elevator and
lost II. ''never mind. some day they'll
be waiting our pleasure. There'l be
so mnny clients well have TO have an
extra large waiting room and take a
few moro partners into the firm 10
handle the business"
"what did you learn about the Mo
Eio boys disappearanceY asked
changing the subject
"rhe janitor says he heard the boy
carried some laundry home Monday
night to HIS mother. He went out to
play In the street after supper and
hasn't been seen since OF course tho
newspapers suggest Black Hand. bu
that In absurd, Ms there's nothing [,
gain by stealing n penniless Italian
lad. His mother believes that he wen
down to one OF the piers to have
swim and was drowned"
THAT sounds most likely Let IN,
see, he must be about seven years old
| eh?"
80 they say. Here we are, Harley
lord love you, what nm excitement
A babbllng. chattering crowd OF Ital
ian women and children. with here and
there man, idly curious. gathered
about the dirty doorway of the tcne
ment house where the MoZios lived
Mozio. pnle aud distrnught, her BLACK
hair streaming down her thin checks
her work worn hands gesticulatinl
| despairingly.
When she saw us coming through
the crowd her voice lifted In a thin
wall of grief:
''No gotta da clothes done, signor
Leonardo he neyva coma back n,
more!"
take us upstairs, please" ! said t.
the distracted woman. mir. Rogers
and | have come TO help you If W,
can
Breathing broken thanks, Mrs. Mo
zio led the way up the rlckety stairs
TO the single room where she and hel
boy had lived contentedly together
''Hls-a father he die quick. and now
my leetle Leonardo In gonel' She
threw her apron over her head and
wept nolsly.
partner briskly; I'VE have come to
help you find Leonardo. You will have
to help too"
She looked up and shrugged her
shoulders "He In da river" she said
sullenly.
How do you known
where else Whattn any one wants
poor little italian boyT
That's what we're going TO find
out" soothed Rogers. "The police
have been on the lookout. and there
isn't the least reason for your think
ing your boy Is drowned. Very likely
he has run away"
She listened eagerly and drank In ey-
cry word, weighing II carefully to
let Its foreign meaning sink into her
understanding.
"Whatta you thlnkf" she asked when
he had finished.
1--WE will come tomorrow and tell
you unless Here Is car fare, Mrs.
Mozio; you come 10 our office and we
will have some news for you. You
say he has been away since Monday
nightf"
"Ah, yes, He bringa da signors
linen for da wash. md he eatta supper
and he go-nnd nevalre eome-a back
no morer' She wept again.
''What did he wenr?" asked Rogers
pulling out u notebook, But details OF
the poor little tragedy were very mea
ger, and Rogers made most Of them
asking questions about trivial matters
just 10 encourage the poor soul who
had no relatives In this country and
who was widowed shortly after her
arrival
We discovered that little Leonardo
Mozio wore a pair OF corduroy knick-