Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1912-04-26
oroud bar voice lifted In a thin

the crowd her voice llIleu III " ''i'"
wall of grief:
"No gotta da clothes done, Signor.
leonardo no neyya COMA back no
more"
"Take us upstairs, please" l said to
the distracted woman. "Mr. rogers
and 7 have come to help you If we
can"
breathing broken thanks, Mrs Mo
z,o led the way up the rickety stairs
to the single room where she and her
bow had lived contentedly together.
His-a father he die quick, and now
nv leetle Leonardo is gone! she
threw her apron over her head ana
wept noisily. :, ~
"see here, Mrs. Mozio,' said my
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 know
"Where else W-hatta any one Wanta
Door little Italian boy!
"Tbat's what we're going to find
out" soothed Rogers. the ponce
have been on the lookout, and there
isn't the least reason for your think
ing your boy is drowned. Very likely
be has run away
She listened eagerly and drank In ev,
ery word. weighing 1t carefully to
let its foreign meaning sink into bel
understanding.
"Whatta you Think" she asked when
he had finished.
1--WE will come tomorrow and tel!
you unless Here is car fare Mrs
Mozio: you come to our office and we
will have some news for you. You
sav he has been away since Monda!
night?
"Ah. yes! He bringa da signor'>
linen for da wash. and he eatta supper
and he go-and nevaire come-a bach
no morew She wept again.
"What did he wear?" asked Rogers
milling out q notebook. But details o.
the poor little tragedy were very mea
ger, and Rogers made most of them
asking questions about trivial matter:
lust to encourage the poor soul who
had no relatives in this country ant
who was widowed shortly after he
arrival.
We discovered that little Leonardo
Mozio wore a pair Of corduroy kntck
erbockers and pink calico shirt; alst
that he needed a hair cut badly, ant
we did not doubt that bath would
not have come amiss. We found tina
he had eaten heartily Of black breat
and strong cheese and that he had ais
partaken Of garlic.
might trace him by the garlic If l
wasn't that the atmosphere Is over
charged with 1t now" remarked Rog
ers disgustedly as we got down int
the street.
We did not speak again until we hat
emerged into clearer atmosphere, an
as we rode uptown Rogers turned to me
"Well, Harley, what do you make o
it? They say that not even his play
mates remember seeing him after SUP
per that night. Queer, isn't it,"
eyes," I replied slowly, "but Nv
been turning something over in m
mind, Jack. It's question the woman
put up to you, and it's sticker too"
"Out with it."
HWhat does any one want with
poor little Italian boy? There Ism
any money In 1t. Find motive an
you'll discover what has become o
the child"
"Got any ideasT
ayes. You can help me scare
through back files Of some Of tn
newspapers to see If you can fin
where there has been death In tn
family of a well TO do italian family
say the death Of boy about Leonal
dos age"
"Batty! Yes, you are all Of tina
Harley"
"Why2 Ask yourself the question
What would any one want with
poor little Italian boy?' And the onl