The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-10

or by whom she was murdered. I
should Judge Il as rather likely
that she was killed by mistake for
me" .<.t ---.--
Lillian ass the Italians.
''Pietro's sangr'
Yes: they were evidently all on
mischief bent that night. 1t Is quite
easy to understand that they sepa-
rated, some watching the street and
some destined 10 break into the
house I<h,1psned 10 pass those
who were watching. and they drove
OF with me without getting a
chance OF comm unfcating with their
f-iends- IL Ase. MEANWHILE my sis
ter entered the house. had left
s-.s UJOr ODeH--and had made her
way up 70 NIX bedroom. Probably
she wac k0neKR6 and, just stabbed
where she lay. The red mark on
her forehead seems to Indicate re-
venge. You see. none OF them know
what had become Of Pietro, but
they had decided that was respon-
siblei for his disappearanpe. ana nad
made up their minds that I should
suffer for It. And. my God, they
made me suffer-"
What did they do
Il was driven back TO the siuu
where I had been kept before.
Pietro's brother was there-a rnaIru-
ed creature-and his hOrrid old
mother-abd, worst OF All. the Rirl
who loved him, Marietta. Il was
she who. had .instigated. them to
carry out the plot against ne. She
was jealous OF me and had tried to
kill me once before. don't know
why wasn't killed this time. .4arI-
eta would have done II, but they
prevented her. You see, I wouldn't
speak or tell them what had become
OF Pietro, for ! knew II SAID he was
dead they would have murdered me
u once. They were always hoping to
force me to speak. but 1 WOULDN'T,
though they. tortured me-"
'sWhere Was PIetrOg-
They tortured youss" TwsdIsdum
looked at Lillian with something
approaching concern
"Yes. cannot tell you all that
was subjected to-lt was too ter
rible. Let me try to forget il" She
passed her hand across her brow
with gesture which bad become
peculiarfto Der. IL
Then" she continued. Il tried to
escape"
You tried TO escape-'' repeated
Iweedledum almost mechanically.
But you succeeded. did you not?
The papers say 50, az least
Il succeeded on my second at
tempt" Lillian continued. The first
was frustrated by Marietta. She
watched me, that girl did, day and
night. She instigated all the tor
lures that they made me suffer. She
had way OF wounding me with the
point OF a sharp dagger-just super
ficial wounds, but enough TO cover
me with blood. She vowed that
she would make me speak. and God
nows how 1 had courage to eep
silent-perhaps IL was because al
ways hoped to find a way OF escap-
ing. She would scream at, me,
Where is Pietro7 Tell me what you
have done with my PietrO.' But I
would never say
And all this while YOU had heard
that had happened at your
house?
mot a word. They tod me moth
ing. They must. OF course. have
realized that they had made a mis-
take. but / suppose they felt quite
safe, since that unhappy man Pang-
bourne had taken all the blame
upon himself They knew, too. that
they held me quite safely. for, as
was supposed 10 be dead, there
could naturally be no hue and cry
after me. But they told me not .
word, and ! felt very bitter against
you. George, for II seemed to me
that you might have guessed who
was responsible for my disappear
ance. And the days drew out into
weeks, and every day was worse
than the day which proceeded It."
He Admlrea Lillian.
For a moment Lillian covered her
ice with her hands a. II to aide tire
horrible vision which she had con-
Iured up. Tweedledum noticed how
thin her fingers we're and that they
seemed almost transparent Ne
man was less inclined than he TO
sentiment but At that mOmeRL ,df
any one Of Pistro's companions had
been within his reach II would have
been bad for the Italian. Possibly
N his heart Tweedledum had a
greater Mixing for Lillian than he
AIRED to admit: certainly he thought
none the worse OF her for having
urned the tables upon him..
shes a plucky LITTLE wOman'-ga
hat Is what he told hlmsslf--"and
The shall not want as long as +
an squeeze the necessary out Of.
Violet"
Aloud he said. $50 at last Won
made q second attempt to sscape?s
Yes" she continued "It was
.fter l hid been with these people
ONE three weeks-the longest,
most terrible weeks that have
ver spent in my life. I managed
{ this way: A good many OF the
Italians were returning to their
iative country onea ship sailing on
certain date. There were three
arts to take them TO the docks,
nd these carts paraded the streets.
licking up passengers here and
here. There were two OF Pistro's
'ang going, aud so the carts called
I the house where I was kept q
risoner al about o o'clock one
light Luckily II was very dark
Marietta and all OF them went
own into the court to bid them
riends adieu. Then was my chance.
made my way downstairs and
tole out behind them. They were
II so excited over their leavetakinE .
hat they did not notice me.
1as, wearing an old Italian dress
or my own clothes az wen as my
swelry and money had been taken
rom me.
Continued Tomorrow.
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