Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-02
Sanctuary!

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Sanctuary!
| JNROM the door came a girl startled
L gasp of dismay and alarm from up
the lane now Enthusiastically came the
pound of racing feet.
Quick :" whispered Dave Hender-
son hoarsely. "1'm from Tony LomaSzi.
For Gods sake put out that light
The light in the porch went out.
From within. as though with slow,
dubious hesitation. a key turned in the
lock. The door opened slightly. ana
from a dark interior the girls voice
reached Dave Henderson again.
Tony I.omaz2i sent you, you say :,
she exclaimed in a puzzled way ana
then, a sudden apprehension IN her
voice: you are all covered with oloou
what is the matter? What do you
want?'
From the lane. the sound Of pound
ing. racing feet seemed almost opposite
the Italians porch now. Dave henucr-
son, without ceremony. pushed at the
door. Il yielded. rs the girl Cv'uehtiy
retreatcd backward abruptly, ana nc nc
stcpned inside. closed the door softly
behind him. and, feeling for tho key;
turned It swiftly in the lock. lie could
see nothing, but out of the darkness
near him came q sharp, quick drawn
intake Of breath.
"I'm sorry I" said Dave Henderson
quietly. But It was bit OF ciose
coIl. I'm not quite sure whether they
are running after me. or running trohs
The police. but, either way, II Would
have been little awkward II nau
been seen.
She seemed to have regained her com
nosurc, for her voice, as sne spoke
again, was rs quiet and as evenly moo-
ulated as his own.
"Wbnt do YOU want?" she asked oncS,
more. why did Tony Lomazzl SEM
you here?' rron,
somewhere in the front OF the mouse,
muffled, but Still quite audible, thtr'
came the voices of two men-one nlsn
pitched. querulous. curiously sno'
hreothpd, the other with sort OF
U1onotonous. sullen whine in 1t. lie
| listened automatically for an instant,
nc hie ewes searched around him. ~
wos almost black inside here as he STOOD
With his back to the door. but, grown
moro accustomed to the darkness now
he could make out faint, blurred torlh,
nhyinu.Iy. that of the girl, few feet
away from him. =, l.,
- [,ont 70 sec Nicolo Capriano. he
said . ,or,ro
II was her turn now to pause before
She answered. .,.., e,ou,
is it necessary" she asked hhally'
TO mc-ycs.' said Dave ilrhacIsol', .,,,
MY father has already, had tar 100
much excitement tonight, she sald J"
10
Thrrc Is some one with him now. IT
Won rould give me the message 1t wouIa
10 hotter, Ask for any help you need
for Won appcar to be hurt. ! will gladly
attend 10 that myself. You may be- Ra-
sured of that, if you com" from lohF
She was Nicolo Capriuno's = daughter
then, II struck him as passing
thought, though of no particular CON
sequence, that she spoke excellent
English for an Italian girl -, .i1
I'm afraid that won I DO, SAID
Dave Henderson seriously, IL IS prac-
tically Il matter of life and deatn 10 me
Tro,n the front of the house the
orcrnInr. voice rose suddenly in still
higheG pitch -,
Teresa Teresa. -,
Yes. | am coming" the girl cried
on, and then hurriedly, to Dave
Henderson: "Wait here moment, J
viii tell him. What is your nameT
Dave Henderson smiled little
ouccrlv in the darkness.
, "If hc il alone when you tell MN
il il Dave Henderson" he said drylyy:
"Otherwise, It is Smith-John smith
She was gone. Hal
lie listened as her footsteps dlec
away in the darkness; and then 1t
, listened again at the door There WaS
, siill great deal of commouoh out Ihcr'
in the lane, but certainly there wa
,,otb;ng 70 indicate that he and NiC0lt
CaDriano's back porch had in any way
bern suspected Of having had anythlnt
In common: it was, rather, as thougI
tho entire saloon up there had emphe'
itsrlf in haste into the lane, and vas
running nell mel in an effort to b'
, anyUherc but in that vicinity when th'
noiiro arrived. We'll, so much th'
Eetter, For the moment, at least, he
had evaded the trap set for HIM ootl
by Bookie Skarvan's pack and by th'
police-aud the next move depended
. very largely upon NicoIo Oaprlaho' or
pcrhaps even more, upon TINS dauShtc'
of his, since the old man, II seemed
wos sick. The girls name was ap
. iittle. What mattered great deal NOR
was that she evidently had her wit
p about her-an inheritance possibly iron
, the old man. whose reputation, in HI
h day. as one Of the coolest and shrcwde>
4 of those outside the pale Of the Law
o was at least substantiated by the ia"
n that hc had been abb" 10 stand on til
! poIice for virtually lifetime"
Dave Henderson raised his hand, an
felt gtngcrly over his right temple. Tn
, blood had stopped flowing, but ther
e was large and well defined lum
there. He did not remember at jus
what particular stage Of the fight tina
Q had happened. From his head, his han
II felt over his clothing. lie nodded
little ruCfllly to himself. He had com
% off far from sCatheless-his coat had al
o most literally been torn from his bach
Voices reached him again from IN
front Of the house; he heard the gil
y speaking quietly in Italian; ne hear
some response in tho sullen whine tina
hc had remarked before; and then tn
street door opened and closed. Thcl
was silence then for what seemed
long time. until finally he caught tL
|. sound Of the girls step coming towar
him again.
al but I want to warn you again ths
10 he is very sick man--sicker than /
>, imagineS hc is 1t is his heart. "
s Yes" said Dave Henderson
l. Come with nc, then she sa
Al tcrsely. "rherc is a door here--tl
90 passage turns to the right. Can 80
- see|'
4 1t was a queer place-with it's dark
ry hess, and its twisted passage Qui