The evening world., 1913-05-31
The Silent Bullet
An Absolutely NEW Type of Detective 81
By Arthur B. Reeve

the outside from the back yard and In
At side window. It was at last done.
however. without exciting suspicion.
and Kennedy attached them to an OBJ
long box OF weathered oak and . pair
OF specially constructed dry batteries.
Now" said CRAIG, as We washed on
the stains Of work and slowed the
overalls back In the suitcase. that 10
done to my satisfaction. I can tell
0ennaro TO 70 ahead safely now and
meet the Black Handlers"
From Vlncenzo's We walked over
toward Centre street. where kenn .dy
and left Luigi to return to his restau.
rant. with instructions to be At Vim.
cenzo's at 1l.,o that night
We turned into the now police head.
quarters and went down the long cor.
rdor to the italian Bureau Kennedy
sent In his card to Lieutenant Giuseppe
In charge. and We were quickly ad-
mitted. The lieutenant was q short.
full-faced. feshy Italian. with lightish
hair and eyes that were apparently duh.
until you suddenly discovered that that
was merely a cover TO their really rest
less way OF taking In everything and
liking the Impressions on his mind, ~
u OH a sensitive plate.
Il want to talk about the dennaro
case" began Craig. II may add that
nave been rather closely associated with
inspector OConnor Of the Central once
on number Of cases. 20 that I think
We can trust each other. Would you
LIND telling me what you know about
It II ] promise you that I. too. have
something to reveal?"
The lieutenant leaned back and
watched Kennedy closely without seem.
ing TO do so. when was in Italy last
year" he replied at length. II did .
xood deal OF work In tracing up some
Camorra suspects. I had a tip about
some Of them TO look up their record-l
needn't say where I: came from, but II
was good one. Much OF the evidence
against some OF these fellows who are
being tried at Viterbo was gathered by
the Cara blnirie az. q result OF hints
that was able to give them-clues that
were furnished to me here In America
from tho source I speak Of ! suppois
there Is really no need to conceal Il.
though. The original tip came from a
certain banker here in New York"
Il can guess who It was" nodded
Craig
Then. a. you know. this banker 10
a fighter. lie Is the man who organ.
lied the White Hsnd--an organization
which Is trying to rid the italian popu-
had lot Of evidence regarding former
members of both the Camorra In Naples
and the Malta In Sicily. as well a. the
Black Hand gangs In New York, Chi.
cago and other cities. Well. Cesare, as
you know Is Gennaro's father-in-law.
while I was In Naples looking I'D
the record Of a certain criminal I heard
OF 4 peculiar murder committed some
years ago. There was an honest old
music ma ,er who apparently lived the
au.e,cst and most harmless OF lives
But It became known that he was sup
ported by Cesare and had received
handsome presents OF money from him
The old man was. as you may have
guessed the first music teacher Of Gen.
marc. the man who discovered him
One might have been at loss to see
how he could have an enemy. but there
was one who coveted his small for
tune. One day he vas stabbed and
robbed His murderer ran out into
the street crying that the poor man had
been killed Naturf lily a crowd rushed
IN IN a moment. for II was in the mid
die OF the day.
Before the injured man could make
Il understood who had struck him the
assassin was down the street and lost
IN he maze OF old Naples. where he
vel! knew the houses OF his friends
who would hide him. The man who 10
known to have coiamitted that crime
Francesca Paoli---cscaped TO Now York.
We are looking for him to-day. He 10
a clever man. far above the average
son Of a doctor In a town q few miles
from Naples, went TO the university.
was expelled for some mad prank-in
short. he was the black sheep OF the
family.
"New don't mind telling you In strict