Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-31
By Wells hastings and Brian Hooker
Copyright 1911 Tie BoObs-nerrI;. Company.

And from now on, we shall have
disturbances he brings in his train
lie did not answer, and the discom-
fort of silence settled heavily down. /
began to hear the clock ticking, and to
be half conscious of my own breathing.
Some one crossed the room above us
and went quietly down the upper hall
toward the real of the house. Had
that been Miriam's room in which |
found the intruder; and if so, why was
1t kept u|ncannily the same when all
the family were striving to guard the
mother from remembrance? Presently
MIR, Tabor reused himself with the
decision of a man putting a thought
away.
4 meant to ask you about that he
said. Somehow or other, this black
hand business must stop. | can't have
reporters and detectives and black
mailing Italians lurking about to cause
gossip and disturb Mrs. Tabor, and 1
won't have ii. We've done no more
than merely TO hold off the spies, and
that necessity in itself was bad enough.
But when it comes to having Carucci
break into the house and alarm the
family" He looked sharply at me.
Have you heard anything further from
your friend?'
Nothing more thar you know; but ]
ran across Carucci this afternoon, and
/ think that incident is closed I
went over the afternoons events. adj
ding: 80 there's no murder mystery
now, no newspaper story, and unless
Sheila is very much mistaken in her
self, we've heard the last Of Carucei.
That clears the atmosphere pretty
thoroughly, doesn't it,
He did not seem to be much relieved.
''Y c s-if Sheila could or would really
send him away. i don't doubt her
loyalty to us. but she's too fond of her
brute of a husband Then abruptly.
after some pondering, you answered
the telephone for Mrs. Tabor. as !
understand. Did you hear the name,
or recognize the voice."
mo, sir" said / uneomfortably; for
it sounded very much as if he were
questioning his wife's word.
at couldn't have been either of your
italian detectives, for instance?9
I'm quite sure that it wasn't-that
is, as sure as one al be of a voice over
the phone. It was entirely different,
a cooling, syrupy voice that seemed to
be a woman's.'
well" he said finally, "Carucci is
the storm-centre. in any case He
rose, and pressed the button by the
door. ASK Mrs. Carucci to step down
to my study for a moment" he said to
the maid. Then he turned to me.
Come in here. Crosby, and Wen set
tie this thing"
sheila appeared, bubbling with tri-
umph, and volubly eager to recount her
experiences. Antonio would never dare
to show the face of him to any of us
again. Indeed, he had promised to
take the first ship he could find and
he off to sea, out of mischief. His
black-hand bother was all nonsense
anyway; he was nothing to be afraid
of. more than a black-faeed DOGGY to
brighten children. AN he'll keep his
promise, sir, to me-" she wound up,
''for he knows well what I'll be givin'
him If he don't. He's only waitin' till
his weeks out, SO he can draw his pay;
Their off he goes to New York, an
away on the first steamer that'l1 AXE
him. An good radiance to ye, too
says ], AN if ever We bring trouble
on my people again I'll make We wish
ye'd died a bachelor / says to him"
Hes going before that said Mr..
Tabor decidedly. This is Tuesday;
the Catalonia sails on Thursday, and
III get him a berth on her. What's
more, I'll see that he takes it. You
know where to find him, Sheila, sup
pose
sure | do, sir. He'll be right where
I saw him, workin' on the trolley. But
it's hard on him, sir, losin' his weeks
pay and bein' shipped off like a thief.
Leave him find his own ship like a
man"
(To BE Continued Tomorrow