Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-10

lifted--and the puppets jump! Con
amore! will see that Dago George
knows what to do with young man
who brings him Ncolo Capriano,s let
care Of that"
She had not NOV I'd. except to grow a
little straighter in her poise, and ex.
cept that her hands now were clenched
at her sides.
II cannot believe itr' Her voice
was scarcely above a whisper. II can :
not believe IL! l cannot believe that
you would do this! 1t is monstrous,
horrible ~
1t seemed as though Nicolo Capriano
could not get his breath, or at least one
adequate enough to vent the access OF
fury that swept upon him. He choked,
caught again at his breast, and hooked
fingers ripped the night dress loose
from his throat.
"Out Of the room !" he screamed at
last. "Out Of it! 1 will teach you q
chit of a girls place! Out Of it!'
mo; I will not 20 out--not yet,
she said. and steadied her voice with
an effort ~ will not go until you tell
me that you will not do this thing. You
can't do il. father-you can 't-you
can't" Even the semblance of calm :
ness was gone from her now, and, in
stead. there was frantic. almost inco
herent pleading in her tones. lie
came-he came from Tony Lomazzi.
Father, are you mad? Do you not un :
derstand? He came from Tony Lo-
mazzi. / tell you -
"And / tell you to get out of this
room. and hold your tongue, you med
ding little fool! !" screamed Nicolo Ca =
priano again. Tony Lomazzi lie
came from Tony Lomazzi, did he? Damn
Tony Lomazzi-damn him-damn him
What do 1 owe Tony Lomazzi but the
hell of hate in mans soul that comes
only in one way! You hear! 1t was
the prison walls only that saved Lo-
mazzi from my reach-from these fin
gers of mine that are strong, strong al
the throat, and never let gol Do you
think was blind that could not see
that did not know-eh?-that ] die
rot know what was between your
mother and that accursed Lomazzi But
he dled---eh ?-he died like a rat gnaw.
ing, gnawing ut walls that he coult
not bite through
Teresa's face had gone suddenly O
deathly white, and the color seemed tt
have fed her lips and left them gray.
"It Is a lie--a hideous lie" sht
cried-and all the passion of her
fathers race was on the surface now
ut is lie And you know it is
you know it is. My mother loved you
always loved you. and only you-ant
you broke her hcart--and killed he
with the foul horrible life of crime tina
seethed in this house. Oh. my God
! Are you trying to make me hate you
hate you. my father! / have tried t.
be good daughter TO you since sh,
died. She made me promise that
would. on that last night. ] have triet
to love you, and | have tried to under
stand why she should have loved you-
| hut-but ! do not know. IL is tru
that Tony Lomazzi loved her, but
though he was one of you in your Grim
| inal work, his love was the love of
brave. honest man. 1t Is true, per
haps, that It was for her, rather thai
for you, that it was because of hi
love. great, strong, wonderful love
and to save her from horror and despai
because she loved you, that he gave hi
l;fe for you, that he went to prison il
your stead, voluntarily, on his ow,
confession, when he was less guilty tina,
you, and when the police offered hin
his freedom il he would only turn evi
dence against you. the man they reall
wanted. But that is what he did
nevertheless. He kept you together.
She was leaning forward now. her eye
ablaze, burning. That was his love
His love for my mother. and for me
yes. for mc-for he loved me. too. and 7
though | was only little girl, ! love-