Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-21
CHAPTER. ~.

= D..
GIN THE NAME OF THE LAW"
81 r.1 no sat there?' He pointed to
s; :sss ssrs a. sst 'sss cen
cited whispers.
Bring me plan Of the tables" he
continued, and when this was spread
before him, IT will read off the names
marked here, and each of you will
please answer"
In tense silence he called the names.
and to each one came quick "Here"
until he said "KittredgeT'
There was no answer.
"All here but M. Kittredgev cried
the official HE was here, and-he
went out. I must know why he went
out; must know when he went out
exactly when: l must know how he
acted before he left, what he said. In
short. I must know all you can tell me
about him" Then began a wearisome
questioning of witnesses. not very
fruitful, either, for these Americans
developed a surprising ignorance touch
ing their fellow countryman and all
that concerned him. AS to Eittredge's
life and personality, the result was
scarcely more satisfactory. He had
appeared in Paris about a year before,
just why was not known, and had
passed as good fellow, perhaps q lit
tie wild and hot headed.
A few minutes later the unexpected
happened One of the policemen burst
in to say that some one had called for
the lady's cloak and bag.
"Well?" snapped the commissary.
II was going to arrest him, sir" re-
Piled the other eagerly, but
t'WiIl you never learn your bust
ness ~ stormed Pougeot. "Does Gibe-
I'm know+this %
Eyes, sir: we just told him.
T 'tSend Joseph here-quick." And to
the waiter when he appeared. "Tell
the woman in the cloakroom to let
this young man have the things. Don't
let him see that you are suspicious,
but take good look at him."
Eyes sir. And then?"
"And then nothing. Leave him to
Gibelin."
A moment later Joseph returned to
say that he had absolutely recognized
the young man downstairs as the one
who had passed him In the corridor.
Francois, the head waiter, was posi-
tive he was the missing banquet guest.
In other words. they were facing this
remarkable situation-that the cloak
and leather bag left by the mysterious
woman Of No. G had now been called
for by the very man against whom
suspicion was rapidly growing Lloyd
Kittredge himself.
When Kittredge, with cloak and bag,
stepped into his waiting cab and for
the second time on this villaiuous
night started down the Champs Ely
sees he was under no Illusion as to his
personal safety. He knew that he
would be followed and presently ar
rested. He knew this without even
gIancing behind him. He had under
stood the whispers and searching looks
In the hotel.
The driver grumbled and cracked
his whip, and moment later, peer
ing back through the front window, he
saw his eccentric fare absorbed In ex-
anaining white leather bag. He could
Of his two side lanterns. The young
man had opened one Of the inner peck
cts Of the bag, drawing out flap of
leather under which a name was
stamped quite visibly in gilt letters.
Presently he took out a pocketknife
and tried to scrare OF the name. but
the letters were deeply marked and
could not be removed so easily. After
a moments hesitation the young man
carefully drew his blade across the
base Of the flap, severing 1t from the
bag, which he then threw back on
the seat, holding the flap in apparent
perplexity.
AS they neared the end Of the Rue
de Vanguard 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 Inn
pulses, going by zigzags through mar
row dark streets instead Of by the
straight and natural way, SO that 1t
was after midnight when they entered
the RIVE 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 he he
got out, ''that have important busi-
ness here. There'll be plenty Of time
for him to get drink" He disap-
peared in the house, leaving the cloak
and bag In the cab.
And now two important things hap
pened, one Of them unexpected. The
expecteu thing was that NJ. Gibelin
0nno 1sfw4rd Immediately from the
second cab followed BY Papa TignoI
ana policeman. The shadowing do