"
"Proceed and tell me your story. I am ready to believe what you tell me,
and how is it you know about me?"
"I found out who you were. I saw you first when you were on the track of
that Spitzanni."
"Spitzanni?" repeated our hero.
"Yes, the man whom you tracked to the meadows, or rather you were
inveigled to meet him. I was at hand to aid if it became necessary, for
I also was on that man's track. I will tell you about myself." Alphonse
told a story that agreed with all the detective knew of Alphonse, and
proceeding said:
"A great robbery occurred in Rome. A large reward was offered for the
capture of the robbers and the recovery of particular pieces of
jewelry--old family heirlooms. An Italian detective in Paris engaged me
to come to the United States; he believed that the robbers had fled to
America. He knew I spoke both Italian and English as well as French. He
speaks only French and Italian. I came here and I have been on the track
of those fellows for months."
"Have you made any discoveries?"
"No discoveries connecting them with the Roman robbery, but I have
established the fact that they are desperate characters.
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