eleven o'clock Saturday
morning
He claimed to be an emissary with important instructions from the Opera . There was nothing unusual in this ; messengers came at all hours , and seldom the same one twice ; so the concierge 's suspicions had not been aroused . Another item . A tall handsome Italian had called at eleven o'clock Saturday morning , but the signorina had sent down word that she could not see him . The maid recalled that her mistress had intended to dine that night with the Italian gentleman . His name she did not know , having been with the signorina but two weeks . Celeste Fournier , the celebrated young pianist and composer , who shared the apartment with the missing prima donna , stated that she had n't the slightest idea where her friend was .