The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-10

professionals were examining the
body. You say that three people
came out from the flat while you
were waiting downstairs said he,
at last. Did you observe them
closely?"
Yes, I did"
WAS there a fellow about thirty,
bia~ck-bearded, dark, of middle size?"
Yes; he was the last to pass me"
That is your man, | fancy. l can
give you his description, and we have
a very excellent outline of his foot
work. That should be enough for
you"
Not much, Mr.. Holmes, among the
millions of London
Perhaps not. That is why ]
thought it best to summon this lady
to your aid"
We all turned round at the words.
There framed in the doorway, was a
tall and beautiful woman-the mys.
FERROUS lodger of Bloomsbury. Slowly
she advanced. her face pale and drawn
with a frightful apprehension, her eyes
fixed and staring, her terrified gaze
rivited upon the dark figure on the
floor.
you have killed him!" she NUT
tered. "Oh, Dio mic, you have killed
him. Then ! heard a sudden SHARP
intake of her breath and she sprang
into the air with a cry of joy
Round and round the room she
danced, her hands clapping, her darl
eyes cleaning with delighted won
der, and a thousand pretty Italian ex
carnations pouring from her lips.
But you, You are police, are yot
not? You have killed Giuseppe Cor
giano. Is it not so?"
I'VE are police. madam"
She looked round into the shadow,
of the room.
But where, then, is Gennaro?
Gennaro Lucca- | am Emilia Lucca
and we are both from New Yorl
Where is Gennaro? He called m
this ONE from this window an
l ran with all my speed"
1T was l who called" said Holme:
"You. How could you CALI"
: "Your cipher was not Difficult
madam. Your presence here wa
desirable. / knew that l had onl
to flash 'Vieni' and you would surel
come"
The beautiful italian looked wit
awe at my companion.
81 do not understand how 70
know these things" she saiC
Giuseppe Gorgiano-how did he
She paused and then suddenly he
face lit up with pride and deligh
Now l see it! My Gennaro! NJ
splendid, beautiful Gennaro, who ha
guarded me safe from all harm, b
did it, with his own strong hand b
killed the monster"
We'll, Mrs. Lucca," said tt
prosaic Gregson laying his han
upon the lady's sleeve with as lit
sentiment as if she were a Nottin
Hill hooligan, Il am not very cles
yet who you are or what you are
but you've said enough to make
very clear that we shall want you
the Yard"
One moment, Gregson," sal
Holmes. Il rather fancy that tn
lady may be as anxious to give l
; information as we can be to get
{ You understand, madam. that yol
: husband will be arrested and trie
9 for the death of the man who liz
l. 1NAoAN > hol NOu SGN ma |
used in evidence. But if you thin
t that he has acted from motives whic
are not criminal, and which he wou.
I wish to have known, then you cam
J serve him better than by telling l
c the whole story"
Now that Gorgiano is dead v
i fear nothing said the lady. f
u was a devil and a monster. and the
can be no judge in the world WI
e would punish my husband for havir
killed him.
In that case" said Holmes, N
suggestion is that we lock this doc
i leave things as we found them,
with this lady to her room, and for
our opinion after we have hea,
what it is that she has to say to US.
Half an hour later we were seate
. all four, in the small sittingroom
Signora Lucca, listening to her I
n markable narrative Of those sinist
events, the ending of which we b;
Il CHANGED to witness. She spoke
rapid and fluent hut very unconye
tional English, which, for the sal
: of ~clearness, l will make gramma
cal.
Il was born in Posilippo, ne
e Naples" said she, land was 4
J. daughter of Augusta BareIli. VI
d was the chief lawyer and once L
II deputy of that part. Gennaro "
g in my fathers employment, and
.e came to love him. as any womi
d must. He had neither money n
position-nothing but his beauty a
le strength and energy-so my faith
e forbade the match. We fled togetht
n were married at Bari. and sold I
" jewels TO gain the money which wou
is take US TO America. This was TO
N years ago, and we have been in Ne
oL York eve since.
k. Fortune was very good to US
Is first. GennaTo was able TO do
lie service for an Italian gentleman
ID saved him from some ruffians in t
is place called the Bowery. and
fit made a powerful friend. His nal
was Tito Castalotte, and he was t
70 senior partner of the greaF firm
Castalotte and Zamba, who are t
Of chief fruit importers of New Yo,
Signor Zamba is an invalid, and G
new friend Castalotte has all DOW
y, within the firm, which employs me-
than three hundred men. He to
lit my husband into his employing
k made him head of a department, a
n showed his good will towards him
every way. Signor Castalotte was
bachelor, and l believe that he f
as if Gennaro was his son, and be
p my husband and | loved him as