The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04

man, he lies there in my barn. and
affair is none of mine. Settle yuuI J.t.
ferences and my ears are deaf
finished
HE left me, monsieur, and h. ~..',
like leaf; but he went out TOWARD ..r
arm. and on the way he picked up .a'
Of my pruning knives from the toy ~
barrel What he did in that barn, iu.g-
sieur, who but the good God shall ,'.i.'
Mr.. LaXworthy had listened o. 't"
farmers recital. and his face had Joe
manned like the face of sphinx.
This. then. Jean Massen. is all q ..
you know of the affair."" he asked now.
1T is all, monsieur, and NOR -..r
enough" the man declared.
The truth in these matters j. VIE
only safety Mr. Laxworthy s,,I
quietly Go to the chief of the pol.
and tell him what you have told me.
II the k:nglishman is taken the rrwIi
will be yours"
The man hroathed deep sigh.
Il wish You good day. sir he sal.
and left the room.
Mr.. LaNworthy, from the '.'.-ony,
watched him descend the hill and taxi
the path through the woods into Hyer,
Then. with a little shrug Of the shou
ders, he resumed his study OF the quar-
terry Rcric,r.
II was in the lounge after dinner That
evening that the guests Of the Par d.-"
Hotel at Hyeres were witnesses 60.
tragedy unique perhaps in the lives If
most of them. The band was pal..-
the music of popular comic op,rl.
People We're standing about in ll''."
knots. talking before settling down
their bridge. Mr.. Lenfield, looking lrr
pale and i'll, was taking his COFFEE trl
liquor with his friend Mr.. Hamar IT..
American girl was there, and |. e..
himself was serving them.
Then down the b lad passagcW fF
which led through the lounge s,r-
geant, followed by gendarme pushed
his way, to the CONSERVATION of .N,iy
one. They We're accompanied by an
interpreter in plain clothes. They
| walked straight to where Mr.. L,uu,l
was sitting. The American girl v.1
| saw them first Went pale to thu iI-.
The young man himself sat p,ri',.Y
still. His eyes We're set In a fixed stare,
| his cheeks We're CHASTITY. The s,IG, 80
came to a standstill before him.
] Monsieur he announced. iii il n.I
duty To arrest you for the murder , .
known at the flower farm Of Jean " --
sen last night"
The young man half rose, and '...r
| collapsed. Mr. laXworthy interv, ..
Mr. Sergeant" he said. "in IL, .'-
terests OF justice let me assuro
that you are making a mistake. '
| man OF whom you speak was an l...
| lishman. John Beggs, detective, - 20,
unfortunately for him, spent fi>"
| OF his life In Genoa. This is tn
who murdered him. I can furnish yu
believe. with satisfactory proof"
Mr.. Laxworthy's hand suddeuly !
upon the shoulder Of the head WI ".
with a crash Luigi's tray Of liqu
fell to the ground. He sprang ba,'
1T is a lie" he shrieked.
The gendarme seized him by tn, :.
Mr.. Laxworthy cleared his throat
THE murdered man, John Beg
said. was responsible for the arr .
Genoa four years ago of the uu,,.
| this man. Luigi Cantello. The u.
| and his nephew here We're both m
bers of the Camorra, and John r.. e.
who fled at once to England has
since then with a price upon his g. >
| He came out here to watch. bel n,
| over Mr.. Lenfield, with whose AT
| nave nothing whatever to do. lie
face to face with Luigi Cantelo g.
| was frequent visitor at the {.
farm and he has paid the penalty
afternoon Jean Masscn, thu '.
farmer, and Luigi here II 1t and aa'.
| that under the circumstances, "
were certainly discriminating, the 'I....
could easily be fixed upon the
iishman, Lenfieid, and the reward
vided between them. \ series Of
dents has placed these facts in my
| session."
| There was moments breathe
| lence. The sergeant had turned t."
Luigi With sud, en-, ..arce NOV
the head waiter wrenched himself n
For second he crouched as th""
about to spring at xwor h.. Th'H
changed his mind. A knife flash
the air. His own death cry was dro"
In the shrieks OF the women. Thu -
had paid his own debt.
| (Copyright. 1918. by the Wheel )
| dictate, Inc.)
| The third story IN this series is 'H
"RdchdeL the Woman OF Dcdfh
| N . 49,. -