Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-29

raphers and drOves of factory hands.
men and women together. clamorina
IN very Babel of languages. / noticed
but one other man going toward the
waterside-a heavily built fellow with
red handkerchief about his neck.
some yards In front of me: and pres!
entity. as he turned sidewise to avoid
being 1ostled into a lamp-post, I saw /
tnat II was Carucci. There could be-
no mistake: 1t was he, in his best !,
clothes apparently, and alone, dozen
blocks from his own street. Shelia was
nowhere in sight: however he had be-
come separated from her, with or
against her will, It was my business to
loliow MIN. Here was my chance for
a talk with him alone; and as he
passed his own corner and still kept
on his way southwark, It began "a
look as IL should be killing two birds
with one stone
found 1t no very hard matter Ia
keep him In sight; for the peculiar
brightness of the handkerchief at hi6
neck marked him a block away. There
were other Italians, to be sure. but
none 80 gorgeously bedecked. nor
whose gait was 40 wondrous q combf.
nation OF roll, stagger, and .
strut. To overtake him. however.
among that crowd. was not 30 easy:
and was afraid besides that coming
suddenly upon him from behind migh1
spoil my whole opportunity BY makina
him angrily suspicious. I followed. ace
cordingly, as best might, for some
distance; and when at last. with q
swagger Of grimy magnifcence ID
pushed through pair Of SWINGING
doors, thought that my chance had
arrived. waited a moment outside.
that might not seem too patiently IA
have followed him; ana as I stood
there, precocious small boy came
up and looked me over.
Yure ny cop. amt yu?" he ven.
tured, after familiar inspection.
smiled, and shook my head. some.
how vaguely fattered.
"Aw come on, y'are too. watched
yu trailin' de guinea fer de las four
blocks"
"shhh!' whispered melodramats
cally.
Sure ting. Yu can't fool me. Wot'1
DC game. havin' yu're pal chase alona
so far behind?"
You can search me-" said, frankly
puzzled. rs some one else following?'s
'Surest ting you know. He's right
on de job
l looked the youngster over: hol
seemed to be telling the truth. But5
the detectives, knew, were OF the
case; and besides them and Shelia.
who could have the slightest interest
IN Carucci? He might, to be sure. have
committed crimes OF which knew
nothing; but then, the police could
have known nothing further against
him at the time Of our encounter in
the field and he could hardly have
done anything since glanced IN the
direction In which had come. and
saw the unmistakable jerky figure Of
Doctor Reid coming round the corner.
Without stopping for second look,
Il plunged inside. It was one OF these
really enormous halls which, are seats
tered through the lower East Side.
places half saloon, half music hall.
where tables fill a great floor space.
where dusty. dyed palm trees vaunt 8
degraded splendor about the wallis.
and upon low stage at the far end
OF the room, rouge-smearod slatterns
dance In dreary stimulation OF q long.
departed youth and mirth. A very tat
and f1abby woman was upon the stage
as I entered, and the smoky air
quivered to her raucous singsong and
the jangle OF q battered piano. Carucci
was seated near by, watching the
stumbling fingers OF the pianist with
the greatest interest and amiability.
It pleased me vaguely that the woman
did not interest him. Even when she
had finished her crime against har-
mony, and clambered from the stage
to beg for treats about the room and
so swell the bar receipts of the house.
she only received a grinning and goods
natured negative from Carucci. H<
seemed much pleased with the place
nodding and marking time to thu
music, and plainly pulled up at thI
grudging attentions of the waiter.
had seated myself in an obscure
corner near the door, where person
entering would pass me by unnoticed
and where Carucci must have turned
full about to see me. II Reid had really
| been following me, he would have APP.
lpeared by this time; yet could
hardly imagine what other errand