Mezzoni the Brigand — page 140: what you’re looking at

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132 MEZZONI THE BRIGAND. CHAPTER XIV. A DESPERATE ENCOUNTER. - The English detective seemed to be sleepless. He had been cognizant of Signora Amadeo’s first visit to Alberto Corrello, and had followed her to her home as closely as the count had done on that nota- ble occasion. He had known of that hostile meeting of the two men behind the park at Capodimonte, and had in- deed witnessed that duel from a secure hiding-place. He could not interfere—he had no right to do so— but he was gaining all possible information concern- ing aman whom he suspected. He knew that there was some secret tie connecting the countess and Al- berto, but what that tie was, of course, he could not divine. He was perhaps the only person in Naples who thought that the Count Amadeo’s death was ofa very sudden and suspicious character. These impressions kept the detective thinking day and night, and kept him also on a double watch. He saw Alberto, as we know, visit the countess on that occasion when she had sent for him after their cor- respondence. He was very sure that there was some intrigue between them. | ‘It only carries out the old saying,”’ said he, ‘‘that there is nothing calling for our services that has not a woman somewhere concerned in it.’’ The English detective, therefore, after having done all that was possible in securing the goods of ‘comicbooks.com |