The Calumet news., 1912-05-28

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you observe them closely?"
Yes, l did"
Was there a fellow about thirty,
black-bearded, dark, OF middle size? ?"
Yes; he was the last to pass me-"
THAT is your man, | fancy. can
give you his description, and we have
a very excellent outline of his foot
mark. That should be enough for
you"
mot much, Mr. Holmes, among the
millions OF London"
Perhaps not. That Is why I
thought 1t best to summon this lady
to your aid"
We all turned round at the words.
There, framed in the doorway, was n
tall and beautiful woman-the mys-
terious lodger of Bloomsbury. Slowly
she advanced. her face pale and
drawn with frightful apprehension,
her eyes fixed and staring, her terri.
fed gaze riveted upon the dark figure
on the floor.
"You have killed him!" she NUT.
tered. "Oh. Dio mio, you have killed
him!" Then | heard a sudden sharp
intake Of her breath, and she sprang
into the air with cry OF Joy. Round
and round the room she danced. her
hands clapping, her dark eyes gleam-
ing with delighted wonder. and thou
sand pretty Italian exclamations pour
ing from her lips. 1t was terrible and
amazing TO see such a woman so con-
vulsed with JOY at such a sight Sud
denly she stopped and gazed at US all
with a questioning stare.
But you! You are police. are you
not? You have killed Giuseppe Cor.
siano. Is II not so7"
I'VE are police, madam"
She looked round into the shadows
OF the room.
"But where, then, is Gennaro?" she
asked. "He is my husband, Gennaro
Lucca. / am Emilia Lucca, and We
are both from New York. Where is
Gennaro? He called me this moment
from this window, and l ran with all
my speed"
ut was who called" said Holmes.
"Youl How could you CALI"
Your cipher was not difficult,
madam. Your presence here was de-
sirable. knew that l had only to
fash 'Vieni' and you would surely
come"
The beautiful Italian locked with
awe at my companion.
IL do not understand how you know
these things" she said. Giuseppe
Gorgiano-how did he" She paused,
and then suddenly her face lit up
with pride and delight Now l see
it! My Gennaro! Ny splendid, beau
tiful Gennaro, who has guarded me
safe from all harm, he did it, with his
ster! oh. Gennaro. how wonderful
you are! What woman could ever be
worthy of such a man?'
well, Mrs. Lucca," said the prosaic
Gregson. laying his hand upon the
lady's sleeve with as little sentiment
as IL she were a Noting Hill hooll
gan, II am not very clear yet who you
are or what you are; but you've said
enough to make It clear that We shall
want you at the Yard"
zone moment. Gregson," said
Holmes. 81 rather fancy that this lady
may be as anxious TO give US infor-
nation as we can be TO get Il. You
understand, madam. that your hus-
band will be arrested and tried for !
the death of the man who lies before |
us? What you say may be used in
evidence. But IL you think that he |
has acted from motives which are not /
criminal. and which lie would wish to
have known. then you cannot serve !
him better than b. telling us the I
whole story"
"Now that Gorgiano is dead we fear
said the lady. "IIe was
devil and a monster, and there can
be no Judge in the world who would
punish my husband for having killed
him"
"In that case" said Holmes, my
is that we lock this door.
leave things as we found them, go
with this lady to her room. and form
our opinion after we have heard what
Il is that she has to say to us"
Half an hour later we were seated,
all four. in the small sitting-room OF
Signora Lucca, listening to her re
narrative of those sinister
events. the ending OF which We had
to witness. She spoke in
-apid and fluent but very unconven-
ional English. which. for the sake of
,learness. will make grammatical
Il was born in Posilippo. near Ma
)les," said she, tand was the daugh-
er of Augusta Barelli, who was the
,hief lawyer and once the deputy OF
hat part. Gennaro was in my fathers
and l came to love him,
Is any woman must. He had neither
money nor position--nothing but his
'eauty and strength and energy-so
ny father forbade the match. We fed
ogether, were married at Bari, and '
old my Jewels TO gnin the money
which would take us to America. This !
vas four years ago, and we have been 4
n New York ever since.
Fortune was very good 10 us at I
rst. Gennaro was able TO do a serv- c
re to an Italian gentleman--he saved n
i'm from some rufilans in the place n