The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-11-10


IN on New York 5 lower west side. We had known
the plsce we'll in student days. Therefore
we dId not think il strange when the proprietor him
self stopped moment at table to greet Glanc'
ing furLivelv sround at the other diners mostly Ia
isns, be suddenly leaned ard whispered to Ken
uedy:
'T have heard of your wonderful detective work,
professor Gould you give little advice in the
OF friend of minci''
''surely Luigi. What is the case9" asked Craig,
leaning back in his chair.
Luigi glanced around sgsin apprchensively and low
cred his voice Not loud, sir. When YOU pay your
check, go out, walk around Washington square, aud
in at the private entrance III be waiting in
the hsll. Ny friend is dining privately upstairs
We fingered while cbsnti, then quietly
paid the check and departed.
True 70 his word Luigi waiting for us in the
dark hall With motion that indicated silence, he
led up the stairs the second floor and quickly
opened door into what seemed to be fair-sized
private dining pacing the floor
nervously. On table food, untouched As
the door opened thought he started if in fesr and
I mis- dark face blanched, if only for in
slant Imagine surprise at seeing Gennaro, the
great tenor. With whom merely 70 have speaking
acquaintance TO argue oneself famous.
"oh, It is YOU Luigi. he exclaimed in perfect Eng
sh, rch and mellow. "And who are these gentle
meut'
Luigi merely replied, "Friends,' in English also,
and then dropped off into voluable low-toned ex'
plsnation in Italian.
could see as we waited that the same idee had
three four days since the papers had reported
ansr as En- OMIT 1t c sps the .snSar a
demand Tor ten thousand dollars ransom, signed,
az usual, with the mystic Black Hand-a name to
conjure with in blackmai and extortion
As signor Gennaro advanced toward u.s. after his
.s2 talk h a 9Hof bsdSsp a @ BY
have read all about it IL TIE papers. You want
sonS one to ,s help H9p catch the criminals who are
No no'n exclaimed GennaEo ezcitedly Not that,
em You S should like 10 6sve eHs some
do IT, But read this first and tell me what you think
ba sf o her TSe famous
singer drew from capacious pocketbook dirty,
crumpled letter, scrawlcd cheap paper.
Kennedy translated it quickly. 1t read:
Honorable sir: Your daughter is in safe hands But,
by the saints if give this letter to tho police
near you, will suffer. We will not fail
we did "Wednesday # you want your daughter back
must provide yourself with $4,000 iu bills hidden in
You VII sec man sitting alone, sitting at table
nc Will have red flower on his coat You are to say
g fine opera is y Paescci,' If he mot
without Genuaro,' lay the newspaper down the
1sbIe He viii PICK it up, leaving win his own, the
place where your daughter has been left waiting for
you Go Immediately and get her But, by the God if
have much the shadow of the police near
f.nrco S your daughter will be sent to YOU in box
TO deal fairly YOU deal fairly This is last warning
Lest YOU shall forget viii show other sign Of
our power tomorrow. LA MANO NERA
The end of this ominious letter was gruesomey
decorated with skull and bones a rough draw
ing Of dagger thrust through bleeding heart,
coffin, and, under all, huge black hand.
''iou have not showed this to the police, I pre-.
Sumel' asked Kennedy.
''Naturally NOT
Are YOU going Saturday night"
81 am afraid 80 go and afraid to stay away. was
ne reply, and the voice of the fiftythousaud dollars
tenor human that OF five,dollar.a
week father. for al bottom all men, high or low are
. We will not fail as we did Wednesday " reread
Craig. "What does that meant
Gennaro tumbled IN his pocketbook again, and at
las, drew forth typewriter letter bearing the letter
bead Of the Leslie Laboratories. Incorporated
After ] received the first threat, explained
uarc my wife and I went from apartments at
the hotel to her fathers. the banker Cesare you know
who lives Fifth avenue ] gave the letter TO the
Italian squad of the police. The next morning my
fsther.inaw : butler noticed something peculiar about
the milk. He barely touched some of il to his tongue
and he has been violently i'll ever since. at once
sent the milk 10 the laboratory Of my friend Doctor
Leslie 10 have It anayzed This letter shows what the
household escaped
NV dear GenDaro. read Kennedy. ''The milk sub
mittcd 10 us for examination the 10th inst. has
been carefully analyzed. and beg hand YOU here.
with the result:
Specific gravity l.036 at Is degrees Cent.