Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-23

one else 90 tell. and am so distressed.
$3.50 afraid" she caught his hands
plcadiuEly iu hers. and he felt that
they were icy cold.
Hes planning 90 take me away
away from Paris. Z overheard him
just now telling Mother Bounetou 90
pack my trunk. n ne takes me away
II may never come back"
"See here-you trust meT" asked the
detective.
cob yes~-
"Nou'u DO exactly what 7 tell youf~
Cd WILL" she declared
Vow. listen" And. speaking slow
~ and distinctly. the detective gave
Alice precise Instructions; then he
went over them again. point by point.
Are you sure you understand ne
asked finally
Yes. I understand and I will do
what you 'eU me- but she shook
her head auNiously. You don't know.
you can't understand. what a''-She
stopped as n scar hing FOR n word
what wicked man De is"
81 understand little." answered
Coqueuu -raycly
10 was about O'Clock. and under "a
dazzling sun the trees and buildings
~ the square were outlined ou the as.
rhait in Sharp black shadows Go.
Quc1u tools out DIS watch and proceed
cd COB wind 90 slowly. at which "a beg
gar dra-crG hm~clr ,aely out ~ hi~
cool corner aud limpcd across tbr
street
"A little charity Kind gentleman
he vhiucd as Doc came nearer
And o. moment later Coqucuu and
the heGEar who was Papa TiguoI.
were talking earnestly near tho door
Keepers lodge
Meantime Alice with new life Am
her heart. was putting on her best
dress and hat. as Groener had hidden
her, and presently she Joined her cous-
In in fhe Stion. whore he sat smoking
cheap oEar and finishing his talk
with Mother Bonneton
what time is itf" she asked Groe-
uer.
He looked at bis watch Twenty
minutes 60 g."
Would you mind very much u we
didn't start until Eve or ten minutes
past ~ I've been troubled about dr..
ferent things lately. So / spoke to Fa-
ther Anselm yesterday. aud he SAID 2
might come 90 him today GO quarter
20 Tor confession"
"Wnl Il make you feel happier"
"oh. yes. much happier
"All right" be nodded I'm walt"
''Thanh you. I'm hurry right back
III be here 10y ten minutes past g."
he eyed her keenly. You needn't
trouble 10 come back. TN go 90 tho
| church with YOU"
There was nothing more 90 say. and
a few minutes later Alice. anxious
eyed. entered Notre Dame. followed by
the woOdcarver.
WIN you wait here. cousin. by my
little table?'' she asked sweeuy.
you seem anxious TO get rid OF me-
he smiled.
mo, no." she protested. Il thought
this chair would be more comforta-
BILE"
ANY chair will do for me-" he said
dryiy. Where is your COMPASSIONATE
ION the other side" and she led the
way. and presently as they came 10 a
confessional box in the space Il ,ar the
sacristy Alice pointed to the name,
Father Anselm."
Cousin Adolf" she whispered. III
\ you go along there back OF the choir
and down a little stairway you will
| come to the treasure room. IL might
interest you"
He looked at her In frank amuse-
ment. I'm interested already I'll gel
along very nicely here"
The girl entered the confessional.
! Groener seated himself on one OF the
little chairs and leaned back, with a
satisfied chuckle. CHANGING up, he saw
Matthew polishing the carved stalls
Ten minutes passed Groener rose
and paced back and forth nervously.
What a time the girl was taking!
Then the door OF the confessional box
opened, and a black robed priest came
out and moved sMemnly away.
Stin Alice lingNNd. Groener looked
at his watch again. Twenty minutes
past 3! II was ridiculous.
"Alicer' he called.
There was no answer
Groener drew aside the curtain.
The confessional box was empty.
Alice was gone!
The confessional box was one not in
use owing 20 repairs In the wall be-
hind IL. These repairs had necessi-
tated the removal OF several large
stones. replaced temporarily by
lengths Of supporting timbers. be
tween which a person might easily
Ipass. Coquenil had taken advantage
Of 1t 10 effect Alice's escape. The girl
had entered the confessional and had
then slipped out through the open wall.
And the priest was Tignoll
'T scored on him that time" chuc-
killed. Coquenil rubbing away at the
Woodwork
M. Matthew called Groener
''Would you mind coming here a mo-
sment? A most unfortunate thing has
happened. Look at thatr' And he
opened the door of the confessional