The Prescott daily news., 1910-03-25

base of the flap, severing it from tic bag. which he then threw back on the seat, holding the flap in appare.. t perplexity.
 As they neared the end of the Rue de Vaugirard the American opened the door and told the man to turn and drive back. He wanted to have a look at Notre Dame, three full miles away.
 On the way to Notre Dame, Kit tredge changed their direction half a dozen times, acting on accountable im- pulses, going by Zigzags through mar, row dark streets instead of by the straight and natural way, so that it was after midnight when they entered the Rue du Cloitre Notre Dame, which runs just beside the cathedral. and drew up at house indicated by the American. Another cab observed by Kittredge drew up behind them.
 Tell your friend back there," re- marked Kittredge to his driver as he got out, that have important busi- ness here. There'll be plenty of time NNA h'Ah AV @NS Ilc NlSdD- peared in the house. leaving the cloak and bag in the cab.
 And now two important things hap pened, one of them unexpected The expected thing was that M Gibelin came forward immediately from the second cab, followed by Papa Tignol and a policeman. The shadowing de- tective was in a vile humor. which was not improved when he got the message left by the fippant American
 Gibelin turned to Kittredges driver Here's your fare. You can go. I'm 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 how he happened to be making so untimely visit it 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 aS obOhe ~ VI NlpNh III thC ner noted by the big doorkeeper Kit tredge. in accordance with his promise to Alice. had driven directly to the Rue du Cloitre Notre Dame. and at twenty minutes past 9 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 sacristan's little salon assuring Alice that he didn't nSud the rain. that the banquet was n 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 unfrlendliness 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. M0tser Bonneton held her ground grimly. declaring that she had 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 a 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 well, just few!
 What things?"
 I've have found out, my pretty sir, that you lived for months last year by gambling I suppose you will deny it?'
 sNo," answered Kittredge in low tone; tits true"
 "Ah! We found also that the money you made by gambling you spent with a brazen creature who"-
 "Stop! interrupted the American and, turning to the girl, he said: "Alice, didn't mean to go into these details. I didn't see the need of It. butt
 'T don't want to know the details