The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-07-12
cHAprER X.
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"You may perhaps wonder what
this Italian has 70 do with US ut all
That; ut least, can tell you. He was
sailor on one OF my ships In years
past, and when the girls were" He
paused. when Lady was q little
girl, you understand. we took quite
voyage for Mrs. Tabor's health.
Sheila was Lady's nurse-and very
pretty slip OF an Irish lass she was.
Naturally we took her along. and the
rest IL one OF those WITNESSES OF fate
that you can never explain. This
Carucci fell In love with her; what
attracted her was more than any one
OF US could imagine. but at any rate
she married him. Married him as soon
as we got back to New York. Well.
after that things gradually went
wrong. The man got a taste for
drink. which IN unusual--the Italians
aren't a drunken people--and although
kept him on against my captain
advice for Sheila's sake, In the end
had TO let him go. From time 10
time, when there has been trouble,
we have taken Sheila into our family
to give the poor woman some protec'
ton, though her loyalty makes II pref
| " hard to do much for her. Carucci,
however, resents our interference, and
lpretends that we force her from him.
He is becoming very troublesome.
Mr.. Tabor had lighted q cigar, put.
fing II slowly throughout his story.
He talked very easily; and was
ASHAMED of myself for wondering
whether he was telling all the truth.
Perhaps my encounter with him had
made me suspicious, but ! could not
forget that Doctor Reid had given
Carucci money. felt uncomfortable;
and with the mental discomfort, / re-
allied that / had been through
sleepless and violent night, and that
III was very tired. I must have SHOWN
some shadow Of this sudden weari
ness, for Lady rose from her chair
decidedly and stretched out her hand
Now you must go back to your
room and get some sleep, Mr.. Chosby
lYou can come back this evening II
YOU like-we should have the evening
papers by then. and We shall see how
much notice has been taken OF US"
"Oh, I'm all right" protested.
you are tired out" said Lady, =
know. I'm tired myself. and r." she
stopped, flushing. .
Her father was looking at US with
half a frown, and II was to him thai
turned. We'll. then, I'm on" sait
I, but I'll be back to help you dissec
the associated press"
had not thought that could sleel
during the day, or even rest, excep
from worry. But the strain, and per
haps even more. the relief of the las
twenty-four hours, must have relaxes
me more than I knew; for did sleel
soundly until late In the afternoon
When J. returned to the Tabors In th'
evening, Mrs. Tabor was still invis
ible; and the others were seates
about the big lamp In the living-room
busy over bale Of last editions. Thu
floor was strewn with open Sheet
from which wild pictures and wilde
words stared upward.
Come I'm and be thrilled, wa
Lady's greeting. You're an unknown
slayer and q mysterious criminal. W.
seem to be sufficiently notorious, blu
thus far we remain unidentified"
Il Outrageous. the tone of thes'
. things" growled her father. Il neve
realized It before. They haven't go
our names. though"
As for Doctor Reid, his mind wa
SO concentrated upon the matter Il
hand that he barely looked up for
, mechanical salutation and plunge'
again into the abyss Of journalism.
How IL Mrs. Tabor | said, IAN,
Mrs. Carucci--is she badly hurt?"
"Oh, mothers perfectly well. Sh
, was tired q little after sitting up 70
US, and went to bed early, that's nj
And Sheila II doing splendidly."
Doctor Reid came abruptly to tn
surface. Fine, Fine. Very rapid re
coyery. Blow only glanced along tn
!. bone. No fracture, no conclusion
, IStrong vitality, too. Astonishing whd
resistance those unhygienic peopi
have. Soon be all over It,"
Look here, Lady broke In, here
: a bird's-eye view OF the tenemen
house, with-no, IT'S an x-ray view
the walls are transparent. 'Arroy
points to room In which Mrs. Carucc
was discovered; cross marks Location
of blood-stain; inner room with dis
: ordered bed; dotted line shows ho1
, | the body was carried downstairs
See, they've got little pictures of u
carving her down, on each floor. An