The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-08-04
il trough the Wall
By
CLEVELAND MOFTETT
Copyrisht. 1909. by D. Appleton Co.

can yive--l"wer. fortune. social posi-
non. pleasure. everything. and what
'vrr | pay I'm ahead of the g;,r me.
want YOU to believe. Tough that 1
was genuine when said liked you.
was ready to destroy you. but liked
YOU like You now. CO,lupnii. mnH--
MS Is perhaps our last talk: they Will
AXE me- off presently. and collect
rdd souvenirs here is one--a little
mdby-frOm an adversary who was
game. anyway. You dOu't mind ac-
reptin. i:''
There was something In the mans
vote" thai l"luenil had never heard
there Was it Il faint touch OF senti.
ment: He took the ring I hat the bar
handed him. an uncut ruby. and look.
I'D ~ il thoughtfuily
He handed back the ring.
The mron's face darkened. He
made an angry gesture Then he
twisted the ring in his fingers.
"Ah. THAT pride Of yours! You've
been brilliant. you've been brave, but
never unkind before. It's only a bau-
bile. Co,uenii. and
| De HeidelmanE. Rruck stopped sud-
denly. AMI NJ. Paul caught a savage
CLEAN III his eyes; then. swiftly. the
baron put the ring to his mouth and,
sucking i'm his breath. swallowed hard.
The detective sprang forward, but 1t
was too late.
"A doctor-quick!' he called to the
guard
mo use" murmured the rich man,
sinking forward
! Coquenil tried to support him. but
| the body was too heavy for his baud.
aged hand. and the prisoner sank to
the floor
IL won the last trick. anyhow"
| the baron whispered
Coquenil picked up the ring that had
fallen from a nerveless hand. He put
1t to his nose and shifted it.
"Prnssic acid!" he muttered.
Two minutes later. when DR.. Duprat
rushed in. the Baron de Heidelmann-
Bruck, unafraid and unrepentant, had
gone to his last long sleep. His face
was calm. and even in death his lips
seemed set in hooking smile Of tri-
umph.
When sweet young girl finds her
self in serious debt to a man and ut
the same time one of the richest heir
esses in the world. she naturally
wishes to give some substantial form
to her gratitude. even to the extent Of
few odd millions from her limitless
store. which Alice was very glad to do.
AT any rate. Coquenil was hence.
forth far beyond any need of follow
ing his profession. Whatever use he
might in the future make Of his bril-
liant talents would be for the sheer
JOY of conquest and strictly in the
spirit of art for it's own sake
On the other hand. if at any time
he wished to undertake a case it was
certain that the city Of Paris or the
government of France would tender
him their commissions on a silver sal
yer. for now, of course. HE justifica-
ton was complete, and by special ar
rangement he was given a sort of row.
ing commission from headquarters.
with indefinite leave of absence. Best
OF all. he was made chevalier of the
Legion of Honor "for conspicuous pub
lie service" What a day it was, to
be sure. when Nine. Couuenil first
caught sight of that precious red badge
on her sons coat!
AS for the lovers. there is only this
to be said-that they were ridiculous
". indescribably happy.
The young American had one griev-
ance.
Its playing it low on a fellow" he
said. when he's just squared himself
to hustle for poor candle seller to
change her into bowling millionaire.
I'd like to know how the devil Pm 60
ing to be a hero now?"
"Silly boy" she laughed. her radiant
eyes burning on him.
'You darlingw he cried. "My little
Alice"
She looked up at him archly.
Lloyd. dear. know a nicer name
than Alice or Mary"
"What is it, you little beauty" he
murmured. drawing her closer still
and pressing his lips to hers.
Then. with wonderful dancing lights
In those deep. strange windows Of her
soul. she whispered. 1.-THE incest name
IN the world for me is Mrs. Loud Kit
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