Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
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ua % him some that, though DO not say
,bsv we're new, for have not bought
sny clothes in the three damnable and
cursed years that L nave lain herc'
sh?"
Barian was pacing up and down the
room now. When the others back was
tyned Nicolo Capriano permitted
sinister and moclting smile to hover ON
III. j;ps: when Barjan faced the bed
Nicolo Capriano eyed the officer with
= eo,,r contempt into which he injected
q sort OF viciously triumphant self-vin-
| dicati3n. -,
"come across with the rest!" said
psrian abruptly. "How did Dave Hen
dnrscn come here to you! And what
sbout that bomb? Did you give it 10
him." ... ,.o,
h;litv wa; instantly at his command
svnin. He scowled at Barjan. and his
srrawny fist was fourished under Bar
"a" '"So' I didn't"' he snarlcd. And
rou know well enough that I didn't.
| You will try to make me out the guilty
man now-eh--just because l was foci
enough to help you out OF your mud
Gle"
| Barjan became dlplonatic aSHiu.
"No.hinc Of the kind" he said mp:
reasirgly. You're too touchy, Nicolol
| I know that you're on the square all
| tight, and that you have been ever
since YOUR gang was broken up and
| Tony l.omazzi was caught. That's goou
| enough, isn't It? Now, come on GIVE
me the dope about Dave Henderson
Nicolo Capriano's fingers plucked sui
lenly at the coveret A minute passed.
Bah" he gruntcd finally. "A lit
/ tc honey-ch-whenl you want some
thing from old Nicolo! Well, then,
listen Dave Henderson came here last
night in those torn clothes, and with ms
face badly cut from fight that he SAID
| he had been in. I don't know whether
his story is true or not--you can find
| that out for Yourself. don't know
ANYTHING about him, but this Is what
| he told me. lie said that his cell in the
prison was next TO Tony Lomazzi' g;
that be and Tony were friends; that
| TONY died a little while ago, and that
on the night Tony died he told this fel-
| low Henderson to come to me II he
needed any help"
Yes Barjap's voice was eager.
He dropped into the chair again and
leaned attentively over the bed toward
Nicolo Capriano. $50 be came TO you
/ through Tony Lomazzi. eh? Well, so
far, guess the story's straight.
happen TO know that Henderson cell
was next to Lomazzi's. But where did
he get the bomb? He certainly didn't
have it when he left the prison, and
be was shadowcd-"
$50 YOU said before interrupted
Nicolo Capriano caustcally. "Well, in
that case, you ought to know whether
the rest Of the story is true, too. or
not. lie said he met stranger in a
saloon last night and that they chummed
up together and started in to make a
night OF it. They went from ono saloon
TO another. Their spree ended in a
fight at Ninetto's place up the b lock
here, where Henderson and his friend
we're attacked by some Of Badly Nick-
ers' gang. Henderson said his friend
was knocked out, and that he himself
had a narrow squeak OF it and just
managed to escape through the back
door, "and ran down the lane and got
IN here, asked him how he knew
where lived and he said that during
the afternoon he had located the house
because he meant to come here last
night anyway, only he was afraid the
police might be watching him, and he
had intended to wait until after dark
Nicolo Caprianos cyelids drooped to
hide sudden cunning and mockipg
gleam that was creeping into them.
You ought to be able to trace this
friend of Henderson's if the man was
Knocked out and unconscious at Vi
anGtto,s, as Henderson claimed-and If
Henderson was telling the truth the
other would corroborate it.
We've already got him" said Bar
Jan with hint Of savagcry in his voice.
The "friend," alias plain .clothesman,
mad proved anything but au inspiration
aN, from the the staudpoint Of the police! .,Go
on! The story is still straight. You
say Dave Henderson said he intended
to come here anyway, quite apart from
forY'
ders. ''''''
.,r, Money. | dare say" he said terscly.
The usual thing At least, sup.
pose that's what he had originally in
teaded TO come for--but we didn't get
Us lar as that. The fight at Einetto's
seemed TO have left him with but one
iaea When he got here he was in n
se'it rage. The only thing that seemed
~ DC In his mind was to get some
j;notnes that wouldn't attract attention.
.usteud OF the torn ones he had on, and
,,TTscI out again as soon as he could with
E oEo 1oyert Of getting even with this gang
On ~ puIdy s, lie said they were the
tSeia t%es that sent him up on account Of
tSe, SSe! evidence at his trial, and that
Ivy we're after him again now because
ppt the stolen money that they believed
ne mad hidden somewhere. lie was like
mill malliac' lie, said he'd see them and
theetEOody else in hell before they rot
ii"al i" money, and he sworC he'd get every
bunch. e""e anu se' 'ncih III
,,i9 9'dh t know what he meant then.
n, Ura TO 0niet him down, but | might
10 tn,ll wen have talked to a wild beast
~ neg to get him to stay here and 90
n W peu-lnstead, he laughed at mo In
NJ; queer sort Of way, and said he'd
Sacpoe every one of the crowd of the
haauaol vi the earth before morning, I
nTt sal 10 think he was really crazy. He
wsnt wen on the clothes gave him and
"ent out again" "IN
6earJau nodded.
"but' 10y tE don't know it," he said quietly
G him ,"u. , where tho pol leo lost track
.T .TrullI1When he ran in here"
sro, 1ldn I even know the police rcrc
GSSSr GHtSSr him. said Nicolo Cnprinno" WHY ~.
SI"oerten6tIy. ,"Ilo came back here 0rain
be beO%t ba5 o'clock in the morning, "nd
Si,on nad a. a sma II clockwork bomb win
cacLio lhe fool !" NicoIo Canriano
Roidrc, suddenly. "IIe had fomnJ
yiSrr;ys gang all together down in Jakc
asisey and he had thrown the thing
eeSr.S the building, The fool Cf
Il e, Wor, u wouldn't so of lie thought
thipro M by hitting It against some.
Eaa3 lne only way to make II an~,
SM 10 open the casing and set