Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-16

from headquarters. ! have a warrant
for this mans arrest"
Meantime Kittredge had climbed the
four flights Of stairs leading TO the
sacristan's modest apartment And in
order to explain bow he happened to
be making so untirhely a visit 1t is
necessary to go back several hours to
previous visit here that the young
American had already made on this
momentous evening.
After leaving the AnsOnia banquet
at about o'clock IN the singular man
ner noted by the big doorkeeper Kit
tredge. In accordance with his promise
to Alice had driven directly to the
Rue du Cloitre N3tre Dame. and at
twenty minutes past 8 by the clock in
the Tavern Of the Three Wise Men he
had drawn up at the house where the
Bonnetons lived Five minutes later
the young man was seated in the
sacristans little salon assuring Alice
that he didn't mind the rain, that the
banquet was a bore anyhow and that
he hoped she was now going to prove
herself a sensible and reasonable little
girl. Alice welcomed her lover eagerly.
Alice had never seemed so adorable
Then came a sudden and ominous en-
trace Of Mother Bonneton. She eyed
the visitor with frank unfriendliness
and proceeded to tell him that his at
tentions TO Alice must cease and that
his visits here would henceforth be
unwelcome.
In vain the poor girl protested
against this breach of hospitality.
Mother Bonneton held her ground
grimly, declaring that she had a duty
to perform and would perform it.
"What duty?" asked the American.
"a duty to NJ. Groener."
At this name Alice started apprehen-
sively. Kittredge knew that she had
cousin named Groener. woodcarver,
who lived in Belgium and who came
to Paris occasionally to see her and
to get orders for his work.
"The last time NJ. Groener was here
that's about month ago" the woman
said-"he asked me and my husband
to make inquiries about you and see
what we could find out. And we
found out things-wel just fewp
what things|
1--WE have found out, my pretty sir,
that you lived for months last year by
gambling. l suppose you will deny
it?"
mo" answered Kittredge in low
tone; tits true"
"Ahl We found also that the money
you made by gambling you spent with
a brazen creature who
"Stopw interrupted the American.
and. turning to the girl, he said:
"AlIce, didn't mean to go into these
details. didn't see the need of 1t,
but
81 don't want to know the Details"
she interrupted. II know you, Lloyd.
That is enough"
She looked him in the eye trusting
ly. and he blinked little.
"Pluckyr' he murmured. They're
trying to queer me, and maybe they
win, but I'm not going to lie about
It. Listen. | came to Paris a year
age on account OF certain person.
thought loved her, and l made fool
OF myself. | gave up a good position
I'm New York. and after I had been
here awhile went broke. SO | gam.
bled. It's pretty bad don't defend
myself, only there's one thing want
you to know, This person was not a
low woman. She was a lady"
"Huh!" grunted Mother Bonneton.
"A lady! The kind Of a lady who
dimes alone with say young gentlemen
In private roomsl Aha. we have the
facts!'
The young mans eyes kindled. "No
matter where she dlned. say she was
a lady, and the proof Of 1t is IL want
ed her to get a divorce and-and mar
ry me-"
"Ohw WINGED Alice.
"You see what he is" trlumphed the
saeristan's wife-''runnlng after a mar
ried woman"
But Kittredge went on doggedly:
you've got to hear the rest now. One
day something happened that-that
made me realize what an idiot ] had
been. So at last decided to break
away, and / did. 1t wasn't exactly a
path OF roses for me those weeks, but
/ stuck to II. because-because had
some one to help me"-he paused and
looked tenderly at AlIce-"and-well,
l cut the whole thing out, gambling
and all. That was six months ago"
"And the ladyT sneered Mother
Bonneton. "Do you mean to tell us
you haven't had anything TO do with
her for six monthsp
Il haven't even seen her" he declar-
ed, "for more than six months"
"a likely storyl Besides. what we
know Is enough. | shall write NJ.
Groener tonight and tell him the facts.
Meantime"- She rose and pointed 70
the door.
'well." said he. facing Alice with q
discouraged gesture. lid like to
know why you tSrned me down this
afternoon"
He was actually moving toward the
door when the bell In the hall tinkled
sharply. Mother Bonneton answered
the call and returned moment later,
followed by the doorkeeper from be-
low, CHEEKY little woman, who bus
ffad IA earrvinr a nofa