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Charming Amazon of ancient French descent
has a wonderful way with mustangs Start
ed to train for fun in her private stable, but
her fame spread till she found a career as a
professional. Private performance before
the Kaiser's sisters started her on her career
as circus performer Ancient pillar system
cf training her 'long suit" Gold trappings
to the horses and gay costumes for the Coun
tess add magnificence to the arena.
BT ARTUrR MORRIS.
BRCStSELS. Mar It (Special COr
rvapontacL) la thea dar. whta
dancers aad chorus girls ere Join
ing th aristocracy of many countries.
It la a chtcn to find a woman of
birth ud Vila taking- ber pla.ro to the
rrra ring. Bat In tb Count Bet
tl aa da MIramont. continental audl
nce today aro (tmUi( not oiy a
refined aad beautiful minbtr of tB
Llue-blooded el, tot also a dashing
horaowomaa of qalta remarkabl clov
ers ml
Th Coontea belong to a branch of
th old French marqulaat of do MIra
mont. Bar ancestors migrated to Aus
tria rather than necommodat them
selvesi to tho Chan era they foresaw In
Franco and thor th.y sc-eedtly boeama
known aa experts la tho handling of
thoroughbred bone. Floaty of cumu
lation waa around them, for la no coun
try ta tho world aro ther mora sprlght
Ir Afflunu than la tho Emperor Praat
Josefs dominion.
It waa In tho worlds-famous riding
achool of Vienna that tho Counteea re
ceived bar first looooaa la tho euue
trlaa art. From bar childhood aho bad
baoa aceaatomod to a otablaful of tho
boat-brad horse Euro pa could supply,
ao aho took ta riding aa ta tho man
Bar bom. Orowlng Into bor teens, aba
hoard ao much of tho Empress of Aus
tiia'a fln riding and tho wonderful
war bar horse waro train d la bar
private stable that aho waa atlmalatad
to try tar hand at teaching bar own
animals according to tho rulaa of tho
Spaalsh achooL
Th.ra aro two great tbtlar.mnts
for thla atria of ajolna aducatlon. ono
In Vlonna and anothar In Baumur. but
tho CounUaa blandad with thalr math
ada aomo IJaaa claanad from olaowhara.
A atone bar plana aha Includad aa old
ono oho foand daacrtbad In a book 40
7ars old. aa balnar adrocatad by a fa- 1
AWN
ICopyrirht. I'll. by. the Century Co.)
A 8 a. walked rarUiry down Howe
street I alanced back at tho build
ing which we bad Ml Thar,
dimly outlined at the top window. I
ould see the shadow of a bead, a wo
man's head, i-tslng tensaty. nddty. out
Into tha nlcht. waiting with breathless
suspans for tha renewal of that Inter
rupted meases. At tha doorway of the
Howe-street flats a nun. muffled la a
cravat and crvat coat, waa leaning
against tho railing. He started ss the
h til light feH apoa our faces.
"Holmes:' b cried.
"Why. Grecaonr aaid my companion,
aa ho shook bands with tho Scotland
Terd detective. "Jouraera end with lov
era mretlngs. What brings yon here?"
"The earn reasons that bring you. I
expert," said Crecson. "How yon got on
to It I can't Imagine."
"Different threada, bnt leading no to
the ami tangle. I've been taking the
aim is."
"Signals r
"Tee, from that window. They broke
erf la tho ml-Vlle. Ws cams over to see I
the reasun. But since tt Is safe tn your
bands I see no object in continuing the
business."
Walt a bttl cried Gregaon, eagerly.
"Til do yon thla yuatlca, air. Holmes,
that I waa never tn a case yet that I
dlda't frei stronger for bsvtng yon on
my side. There's only the on exit to
these flans, so w bar bint aa.'a."
-Who la be?"
"Walt, ail wa aro re over yra for
enre. Mr. Holmes. Ton must gtv us
b.t this time." He struck bis stick
sbarply upon th ground, oo which a
rahman. hi wbtp In hie bead, sauntered
ever from a four-wheeler which stood on
tho far sM of te street. "May I In
! rod oca yon to Mr. Sherlock Holmesr
he said to the cabman. "This ta Mr.
I.vrtsa. of Flnkertoa's American
Aseaey."
"Th hero of th llng l.land Cav
ntstaryr said Holmea. "Sir. I am
pleased to meet you."
Th American, a quiet, busineasl.ke
young man. with a deaa-ahaven. hatchet
fac. r.uabed np at the words of com
mendation. "I am on the trail of my
life bow. Mr. Holmea, " said he. "If I
caa get QoTglano ."
"Waax: Uorstaao of th Red Circle T"
"Oh, b has a Furop m tarn, baa be?
r:t. we've learned all about him la
Amertca. W knew he la at th bottam
ef 14 murder, and yet w bar nothing
o!ttv we caa tAk blra on. I tracked
Ma er from New Tork and Tv been
rlose to btm for a week tatndon. wail-I-g
some excise to get my hand on hi
xllar. Mr. Cresses and I ran hlra to
ground la Uat b:g tenement house, aad i
t.iere'e cn'-r the en door, ao b can't
s lp a. There' thra folk com out
ir..-e be went la. bat f.l swear ha
wasn't en of them."
"lit. II lm talks of senile." said
Crvsaoa. ! aspect, aa uasal c knows
a gvo4 deal that w don't."
la a faw clear words. Holmea .
t lalnad th situation as It had sppeared
to as. Th AmerU-aa struck bis bands
f.tber w!ta vexation.
H. a a to aa' he cried.
"Wh do y think seT
"tVeil. It f.gura out that war. doe
It aot? Her b . sending oat mas
sages to aa accomplice there axa aev
eral ef bis gang la London. nM sud
d.aly. Juat as by your m account h
waa tailing then that ther waa dan-
mona rldlos maatar named Laneniera.
who flourtahad In tho rolfa of Ludwla;
mi. Thla la tha pillar aratam of train
In . which baa bean retained In noma
form by a few maJe tralnara. but haa
carer been adopted by any other wom
an In Ita original completeneaa. Among
tha man who uaed the ayatem eucceae
fu:ly waa Ilarr Hugo Hinof. who' ex
hibited In America and died there.
Schooling the Ilorao.
Tha pillar ayatem requlrea mora akin
and patience than any other, for tha
horve la not mounted, and tha trainer
therefore baa to make other appeala to
the horaa a Intelligence. But when prac
ticed by one who baa tho noceeaary
quallflcatlona It la moat erficacloua In
echoollna a home ao aa to perfectly at
tune tha animal to tha wlahaa ef hie
owner.
For aaveral rear a tha Counteea waa
abeorbed ta training her boreea at a
large atabla on bar property at Stutt
gart, but eventually aho left tho quiet
of her ow ft aocial circle and opened out
aa a trainer la real aaxaeet at the Han
over riding achooL Hera bar manage
ment of horaaa that had been given up
aa intractable created a tremendoua
rurore and her fame at laat reached ua
eara of tho two eletere of Kaiser VfU
belm. themaelvea flrat-claaa boree
womea of tha claaalc atyla.
At thalr request aa Invitation per
formance waa given In tho riding
aohoot. and resulted In suck a triumph
for tha Co on teas that she decided to
become a professional rider for tha
purpose of exhibiting bor methods of
training. Since thea aha baa been con
stantly In the ring, though she la re
puted to bo wealthy and alwaya travels
with a large staff ef attendants- She
began by giving an extra number on
tha programme of Schumann's circus.
and aooa aha waa Inundated with In-
qulrtee from all tha capitals at Europe.
Beyond her skill and the splendid ,
ger. he brok short off. What could It
mean except that from the window he
bad suddenly either caught sight of
us In the street, or In some way com
to understand bow dose the danger
was, and that he must act right away
If h waa to avoid ItT What do yon
suggest. Mr. Holme T"
"That w go np at owe and a for
ourselves."
"But w hav. no warrant for bis ar
reat." "
H 's In nn occupied premises an dor
suspicions circumstances," said Greg
son. "That Is good enough for the
moment. Whta wa hav him by th
heel ws caa see If New Tork oant
help ns to keep him. I'll take th
responsibility of arresting him now."
Our official detectlvea may blunder
In the matter of Intelligence, but never
In that of courage. Gregaon climbed
th stair to arrest thla desperate mur
derer with th same absolutely quiet
and bualneaallke bearing with which he
woold bavs ascended th official stalr
cas of Scotland Yard. Th PInkarton
man bad tried to push peat him. but
Gregson bad firmly elbowed him back.
London dangers war th privilege of
th London fore.
Th door of tb left-hand Bat upon
th third landing was standing ajar.
Gregson pushed It opn. Within all was
absolute sllrnco and darkness. I struck
a match, and lit th detective's lan
tern. As I mid so, and aa th flicker
e tea died Into a flam, w ail gav a
gasp of surprle. On tb deal boards
of th carpet leas floor there waa out
lined a fresh track of blood. Th red
trps pointed towards us. and led away
from an Inner room, the door of which
waa closed. Oregaon flung It open and
held bis light full bias In front of
him, whilst w all peered eagerly vr
bis shouldre.
In the middle of th floor of th
empty room was huddled the figure of
aa tnornnui man. his clean-shaven,
swarthy face grotesquely horrible la
Its contortion, snd bis head encircled
by a ghastly crimson halo of blood,
lying In a broad wet circl upon th
whit woodwork. His knee war drawn
up. his hanaa thrown out In agony
and from th center of his broad,
brown, upturned throat there projected
th whit baft of a knife driven blade
deep Into his body. Giant ss be was.
the man must hav gone down like a
pole axed ox before that terrific blow.
Heslde Ma eight band a most formid
able born-handled, two edged dagger
lav upon the floor, and near it a black
kid gTov.
"By George! It's Black Oorglano
himself." cried tb American detective.
"Sotaaoa baa got ahead of ns this
lima"
"Her is th candle la tb window.
Mr. Holmes." said Gregson. "Why.
whatever are you dolagr
Holme bad stepped acroaa, bad lit
th candle, and wa paaaing It back
ward aad forwarda acroaa the win
dow-paaea. Thea he peered lata tb
darkaeea, blew the candi oat. Bad
threw It ob th floor.
-I rather think that will b helpful.'
aid he. He came ver aad atood In
dep thought, wrll the two profes
sionals were examining th body. "Ton
aay that three peopl cam out from
th flat while yon wer waiting down
stairs." said he. at laat. "Did yon ob
serve them coelyr" -
"Tea. I dld."
"Waa there a fellow about t black
bearded, dark, of mid die six 7"
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horses aha performs with, there ia tho
magnificence of the trappings to lend
attractiveness to bar performance. All
the curb chains and ornamentations are
of gold, sometimes studded with pro
clous stones. She herself wears a satin
costume of gay colors and a bat with
nodding plumes, after the fashion of
tha time when the pillar ayatem of cir
cus work was In vogue.
In the circus ring the Counteea not
only raakea her animals do extraordi
nary tricks, but she exhibits ber pillar
training methods, with the aid of a
raw mustang tied to two Iron plllara.
Education Is begun when tha. horses are
I years old. and they are at their best
at t years old. There Is nothing to In
dicate tha horse breaker about her; no
masculine build or rough exterior. On
tha contrary, she la young and dainty,
with a graceful figure and golden hair.
Her great possession Is her superb
"nerve." She does not claim to be a
circus trick rider, but a trainer of
boreea. yet when aha entera the arena
on ber favorite, a great spotted horse
named Harlequin, the audience soon
real lie they are la for eome wonderful
leaping. -
She haa four principal equine aids In
I "Tea; h was th last to pass ma"
"That la your man. I fancy. I can
; glv yon his description, and wa have
I a very excellent outline of his foot
mark. That should be enough for
you."
"Not much. Mr. Holmes, among th
millions of London."
"I'erhapa not. That Is why I thought
It best to summon this lady to your
aid."
Wa all turned around at th words.
There, framed In tbe doorway, waa a
tali and beautiful woman the myaterl
ous lodger of Bloomsbury- Slowly she
advanced, her fac pale and drawn
with frightful apprehension, her eyes
fixed and staring, ber terrified gase
riveted apoa the dark figure on the
floor.
-von have killed hlmt" sh muttered.
"Oh. Dio mlo, you have killed hlmt"
Then I heard a sudden sharp Intake
of her breath, and she sprang Into the
air with a cry of Joy. Bound and round
tha room sb danced, ber bands dap
ping, ber dark eyes gleaming with
delighted wonder, and a thousand
pretty. Italian exclamations pouring
from bar Hps. It was terrlbl and
amazing to se such n women so con
vulsed with Joy at such a sight. Sud
denly she slopped and gased at ns all
with a questioning stars.
"But youl Ton are polica, are ytw
notT Ton have killed Giuseppe Oor
glano. Is It not sor
W are police, madam."
She looked round Into th shadows of
the room.
"But. where, then. Is OennaroT" she
asked. "He Is my husband. Oennaro
Lucca. I am Emilia Lucca, and w are
both from New Toxjt. Where Is Gen
naroT Ha called me thla moment from
thla window, and I ran with all my
speed."
"It was I who called." said Holmes.
You! How could yon call?"
"Your cipher was not difficult,
madam. Tour presence here was de
sirable. 1 know that I bad only ta
1 ri..h vianl' and von would surely
coma.
The beautiful Italian looked with
awe at my companion.
T do not understand bow you know
these thtnra." she said. "Giuseppe Oor
glano how did be." she paused.
I and tnen sucaeniy ner hkb m up -aim
; pride snd delight. "Now I se It! My
I Gennaro! My splendid, beautiful Gen-
naro. who has guarded me aaie rrom
all harm, he did It, with his own strong
hand be killed the monsterl Oh. Gen
Bar, how wonderful you aral What
woman could ever be worthy of such
a manT"
"Well. Mra. Lucca," said tha prosaic
Gregaon, laving hla hand upon the
lady's sleev with as little sentiment as
tf sh were a Nottlng Hill hooligan.
"I am not very clear yet who yon are
or what you are; but you've said
enough to make It clear that wa shall
want you at tbe Yard."
"One moment Gregson," said
Holmes. "I rather fancy that this lady
may be as anxious to give us Informa
tion aa we can be to get It. You un
derstand, madam, that your huaband
will be arreated and tried for the death
of this man who lies before usf What
you say may be used In evidence. But
If yon think he baa acted from motive
which ar not criminal, and which he
would wish to hav known, then yon
cannot serv him better than by telling
as th whole story."
"Now that Oorslaao Is dead we fear
nothing." aaid the lady. "He waa a
devil and a monster, and there can b
no Judge In the world who would pun.
lah my husband for having killed blm."
"In that cam." said Holme, "my sug
gestion Is that we lock this door, leave
things aa we found them, go with this
lady to her room, sad form our opinion
after we have heard what It Is that
sb has ta say to na."
Half an bour latex w wr eested.
all four. In the small sitting-room of
aUrnora Lucca, listening to bar remark-
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abl narrative of those sinister events,
th ending of which we had chanced te
wltneaa. She spoke In rapid and fluent
but very unconventional English,
which, for the sake of clearness, I will
make grammatical.
"I was born In Posllippo, near Na
ples," said she. "and waa tha daughter
of Augusto Barelll, who was the chief
lawyer and one the deputy of that
part. Gennaro waa In my father's em
ployment, and I cam to lov blm, as
any woman must. He had neither
money nor position nothing but his
beauty and strength and energjr so my
father forbade th match. We fled to
gether, were married at Barl, and sold
my Jewels to gain the money which
would take ua to America. This was
four years ago, and we hav been in
New York ever sine.
"Fortune was very good to ns at
first. Gennaro was able to do a service
to sn Italian gentleman he saved htm
from some ruffians In the place called
the Bowery, and so made a powerful
friend. His name was Tito Castalotte,
and he was the slgnor partner of tha
great Arm of Castalotte A Zamba, who
ar the chief fruit Importer of New
York. Slgnor Zamba Is an Invalid, and
our new friend Castalotte has all power
within the firm, which employs more
than 0t men. He took my husband
Into his employment, mads him head of
a department, and showed him good
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will toward him in every way. Slgnor
Castalotte was a bachelor, and I believe
that he felt aa If Oennaro was his son,
and both my husband and I loved him
as it he were our father. We had taken
and furnished a little house in Brook
lyn, and our whole future seemed as
sured, when that black cloud appeared
which was soon to overspread our sky.
"One night, when Gennaro returned
from his work, he brought a fellow
countryman back with blm. His name
was Gorglano, and he had come also
from Posillppo. He was a huge man,
as you can testify, for you have looked
upon his corpse. Not only was his body
that of a giant, but everything about
him was grotesque, gigantic and terri
fying. His voice was like thunder in
our little house. There was scare room
for the whirl of his great arm a as he
talked. His thoughts, his emotions, bis
passions, all were exaggerated and
monstrous. He talked, or rather roared
with such energy that others could but
sit and listen, cowed with the mighty
stream of words. His eyes biased at
you and held you at his mercy. He was
a terrible and wonderful man. I thank
God that be Is deadl
"He came again and again. Yet I
was aware that Gennaro was no mors
happy than I waa in his presence. My
poor husband would alt pale and list
leas, listening to the endless ravings
upon politic and npon social questions
at
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Irer performance. Harlequin ta a. Rus
sian animal, Orana a German, Jumbo
an English bright bay, and Sygrvary a
thoroughbred Arab gray. With her
wide experience of horses, I waa Inter
ested to discover what breed the Coun
tess considered best for riding. She
replied that for tha Spanish school the
best were known aa Andalusian. though
the finest specimens of these came not
from Spain, but from a district called
LJpplxla. in Bohemia.
Doesn't Miss Society.
Just now the Countess is making a
tour of tha European capitals, after
which she means to return to her train
ing at Hanover. She speaks German
and a little French, but no English. Her
life suits her admirably, she says, and
she has no regrets for the social priv
ileges she left behind at Stuttgart. All
her relatives being dead, she belongs to
herself and her horses, as she puts It
I asked her whether she had no
thoughts of crossing the Atlantic. "I
do hope ao, soma day," she replied, "but
there Is that terrible sea Journey for
my dear horses. It takes three weeks
by the boats by which they must trav-
'the
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which mads up our visitor's conversa
tion. Gennaro said nothing, but I who
knew him so well could read in his face
some emotion which I had never seen
there before. At first I thought that It
was dislike. And then, gradually, I
understood that It was more than dis
like. It was fear a deep, secret,
shrinking fear. That night the night
that I read his terror I put my arms
round him and I implored him by his
love for me and by all that be held dear
te hold nothing from me, and to tell
me why this huge man overshadowed
him so.
"He told me, and my own heart grew
cold as ice as I listened. My poor Gen
naro, tn his wild and fiery days, when
all the world seemed against him and
his mind was driven half mad by the
injustices of life, had Joined a Neapoli
tan society, the Bed Circle, which was
allied to the old Carbonari, xne oatns
and secrets of this brotherhood were
frightful: but once within Its rule no
escape was possible. When we had
fled to America Gennaro thought that
he had cast it all off forever. What
waa his horror one evening to meet In
the streets the very man who had in
itiated him tn Naples, the giant Gorgl
ano, a man who had earned the name of
'Death' in the South of Italy, for he was
red to the elbow with murder! He had
come to New York to avoid the Italian
police, and he had already planted a
branch of this dreadful society In his
new home. All this Gennaro told me,
and showed me a summons which he
had received that very day. a Red Circle
drawn upon the head of It, telling him
that a lodge would be held upon a cer
tain data, and that bis presence at it
was required and ordered.
"That was bad enough, but worse was
t coma. I bad noticed for some time
that when Gorglano came to us, as he
constantly did, in the evening, he spoke
much to me; and even when his words
were to my husband those terrible,
glaring, wild-beast eyes of his were
alw&ya turned upon me. One night his
secret came out. I had awakened what
he called love' within him the love of
a brute a savage. Gennaro had not
yet returned when he came. He pushed
his way In, seized me in his mighty
arms, hugged me in his bear's embrace,
covered me with kisses, and implored
me to corns away with him. I was
struggling and screaming when Gen
naro entered and attacked him. He
struck Gennaro senseless and fled from
tha house which he was never more to
enter. It was a deadly enemy that we
made that night.
"A few days later came the meeting.
Gennaro returned from It with a face
which told me that something dreadful
had occurred. It was worse than we
could have Imagined possible. Th
funds of the society were raised by
b'laokmailing rich Italians and threat
ening them with violence should they
refuse the money. It seems that Casta
lotte, our dear friend and benefactor,
bad been approached. He had refused
to yield to threats, and he had handed
the notices to th police. It was re
solved now that such an example should
be made of him as would prevent any
other victim from rebelling. At the
meeting it was arranged that he and
his house should be blown up with dy
namite. V There was a drawing of lots
as to who should carry out the deed.
Gennaro saw our) enemy's cruel face
smiling at him as he dipped his hand
la the bag. No doubt it had been pre
arranged in some fashion, for it was
the fatal disc with the Red Circle upon
It. the mandate for murder, which lay
upon his palm. He was to kill his best
friend, or he was to expose himself and
me to th vengeance of his comrades.
It was part of their fiendish system to
punish those whom they feared or
hated by Injuring not only theirs own
persons, but those whom they loved,
and It was the knowledge of this which
hung aa a terror over mjr poor Gen
naro' head and drove him nearly crazy
with apprehension.
"Ail that night w sat together, our ,
el. and T would not leave them. They
could not lie down all the time, and
would arrive in America, dead with fa
tigue. Then, too, I am afraid of the
throat disease foreign horses sometimes
contract there through the difference
In climate. Our great circus rider, Herr
Hersog, lost seven valuable horses that
way."
So saying, the little Countess, having
finished her performance, tripped away
to the stables to give her "dear horses"
telr nightly reward of sugar.
Mansion as Theater Staircase
Is Sta?e
IiONDON, . June i. When women of
title get busy organizing entertain
ments on behalf of charity, there is a
pleasant rivalry in the invention of
novel ideas. The Duchess of Sutherland
has a special talent in this direction,
generally on behalf of the Scottish In
dustries, but occasionally her Cripples'
Home. Now her splendid London man
sion, Stafford House, is to be the scene
of a theatrical experiment, when a one
act play will be produced on the historic
staircase, the landing being utilized as
a stage, and the audience viewing the
production from the great halL As
there are no facilities for wing en
trances, the players will have to make
their entrances and exits by walking
up and down the stairs.
There is a large double glass door on
the landing which is never unlocked
save when the Duke and Duchess of
Sutherland are receiving a royal vis
itor, or when a marriage takes place
from Stafford House, and. needless to
say. It will not be placed at the dis
posal of bhe staircase players.
No Escape.
' (Los Angeles Times.)
A. J. Drexel was annoyed because he
had to pay $1.75 for a breakfast of two -ee-Ks
and a cup of coffee.
r "It is all very well," Mr. Drexel said
to a reporter, "to talk about the rising
prices of foodstuffs, labor and whatnot,
but the high cost of living over here
Is so excessive that I can't but think -some
one isn't playing fair. 'Some one
seems to be interpreting the rule of
fair play as a little Philadelphia girl
interpreted the Biblical rule. This girl
was pushing her dolly's coach in Rit
tenhouse Square. A gentleman came
out of a great, pale, house fronting
the square, and stopping the little girl,
whom he knew, he began to tease her.
"He teased her till he was tired;
then, taking leave, he said:
" 'Good bye. I don't love you.'
" 'Oh, but you've got to!' the little
girl cried.
""Got to? How?" he asked.
"'Doesn't the Bible say,' she de
manded, 'that you must love them that
hate you? Well. I'm Bure I hate you.' "
Misunderstood and Heartbroken. .
Tonkers Statesman.
Mrs. Bacon And why did your, cook
leave you?
Mrs. Egbert She wanted us to raise
her wages.
"And what were you paying her?"
"Why, $15 a month.
"And couldn't you raise that muchT"
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DOXLE
arms round each other, each strength
ening each for the troubles that lay be
fore us. The very next evening had
been fixed for the attempt. By midday
my husband and I were on our way to
London, but not before he had given
our benefactor full warning of his dan
ger, and had also left such information
for the police as would safeguard his
life for the future.
"The rest, gentlemen, you know for
yourselves. We were sure that our ene
mies would be behind us like' our own
shadows. Gorglano had his private rea
sons for vengeance, but in any case we
knew how ruthless, cunning, and un
tiring he could be. Both Italy and
America are full of stories of his dread
ful powers. If ever they were exerted
It would be now. My darling made use
of the few clear days which our start
had given us in arranging for a refuge
for me In such a fashion that no pos
sible danger could reach me. For his
own part, he wished to be free that he
might communicate both with the
American and with the Italian police. I
do not myself know where he lived, or
how. All that I learned was through
the columns of a newspaper. But once. -as
I looked through my window, I saw
two Italians watching the house, and I
understood that in some way Gorglano
had found out our retreat. Finally Gen
naro told me, through the paper, that
he would signal to me from a certain
window, but when the signals came
they were nothing but warnings, which
were suddenly interrupted. It is very
clear to me now that he knew Gorglano
to be close npon him, and that, thank
God! he was ready for him when he
came. And now, gentlemen, I would
ask you whether we have anything to
fear from the law, or whether any
Judge upon earth would condemn my
Gennaro for what he has done?"
"Well, Mr. Gregson," said the Ameri
can, looking across at the official, "I
don't know what your British point of
view may be, but I guess that in New
York this lady's husband will receive a
pretty general vote of thanks."
"She will have to come with me and
see the Chief," Gregson answered. "If
what she says Is corroborated. 1 do not
think she or her husband has much to
fear. But what I can't make head or
tall of, Mr. Holmes, is how on earth
you got yourself mixed up in the mat
ter." "Education, Gregson, education. Still
seeking knowledge at the old univer
sity. Well, Watson, you have one more
specimen of the tragic and grotesque to
add to your collection. By the way, it
is not 8 o'clock, and a Wagner night at
Covent Garder.! If we hurry, we might
be in time for the second act.
Cat a Terror to Deer.
Lenox Mass. Dispatch to the New York
Herald.
Deer have done so much damage in
East Lee that Edward J. Down haa
trained his pet Angora eat Topsy to
keep them out of his vegetable garden.
One afternoon Topsy chased a big buck
from the lettuce bed over a stone wall
and across a pasture to Willow Creek.
In Jumped the deer and the cat followed.
In the quarter-mile ewim the deer
gained and finally escaped in the forest
on the opposite shore. Mr. Dowd says
Topsy has saved for him more than $1000
worth of vegetables In two seasons. She
has been priced at $500, and is insured
for that amount against theft and fire.
Topsy is ( years old.
. Polar Bears on Summer Trip.
New York World.
. Passengers of the Carmania were at
religious service in the main dinlng
saloon last Sunday when s large iceberg
was sighted 11 miles to the northward,
off the Banks. Imaginative passengers
who were not at the service counted as
many as eeven polar bears shufflim;
around on the bergy