The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-07-21

motive for this crime. You're mis-
taken. | had no motive"
didn't you follow her to Europe II
the steerage because OF your lnfatua
ton? Didn't you bear sufferings and
privations to be near her? Shall &C
over the details of what you did. as
have them here. In order to refresh
your memoryY
NO" said Kittredge hoarsely, and
his eye was beginning to fame MY
memory needs no refreshing. | am
fighting for my life. and now that she
has admitted this thing" he eyed the
woman scornfully. Il am free to tell
the truth-al of It,"
THAT is what we want" said Haute-
Vile
81 thought ! loved her with a fine.
| true love. but she showed me it was
Only base imitation. | offered her
my life. my future. and she would
have taken them and broken them
and scattered them in my face and
and laughed AT me. I-well. never
mind. but you can bet all your pretty
French philosophy didn't go about
Paris looking for billiard players to
kill on her account
Then why did you quarrel with
Martinez" demanded the judge.
Because he was interfering with a
woman whom | did love and would
fight for
For Gods sake, stop" whispered
the lawyer
Then you consider your love for
this other woman | presume you
mean the girl at Notre Dame?"
YES"
"You consider your love for her a
fine. pure love in contrast to the other
love?"
1.-THE other wasn't love-"
AS Hauteville listened his frown
deepened. his eyes grew harder.
That's all very fine" he objected,
but If you hated this woman why
did you risk prison. and worse. to get
her things? You knew what you were
risking, | SUPPOSED"
Yes, knew" Ii;l'
why did you do it,?
Kittredge hesitated. 1T did It for
for what she had been to me. 1t
meant ruin and disgrace for her, and
well. If she could ask such a thing l |
could grant 1t. 1t was like paying a
debt, and-I paid mine"
The judge turned to Mrs. Wilmott. |
Did you know that he had ceased to |
love you?"
Pussy Wilmott, with her fine eyes
to the floor. answered almost in a
Eyes. knew it,"
DO you know what he means by
saying that you would have spoiled
his life and-and all that?"
"N-not exactly"
You do known cried the American
You know | had given you my life
n sacred pledge. and you made a
)laything of it. You told me you were
unhappy. married to man you loath-
ID. dull brute But when | offered
'ou freedom and my love you drew
Jack. When | begged you TO leave
lin and become my wife. with the
avs sanction, you said no, because
was poor and he was rich. You
wanted me, but you wanted your lux
Try too. Love. What did you know
bout love? You wanted me along
With your ease and pleasures, and you
ouldn't have me on those terms. Nor
ION the whole. | think he's guilty."
oncluded the judge an hour later.
peaking to Coquenil.
"Queerr muttered the detective
He says he had three pairs of boots" l
oqueni had drawn two squares of |
hiny paper from his pocket and was
tudying them with a magnifying
lass. Suddenly his face lighted. and /
e sprang TO his feet. Great God of /
cavern he cried In excitement, his (
yes glued TO the magnifying glass, !
Is whole soul concentrated on those Z
yo pieces of paper. evidently photo I
raphs. I
what is 1t? What have you found?" I
'ked the Judge !
"The alleyway footprints are not I
entical with the soles of Kittredge's I
)ots." !
but you said they were. The ex- /
rts said they were" {
I'VE We're mistaken. They are al +
ost identical. but not quite. In i
ape and size they are identical. In /.
e number and placing Of the nails {
the heel they are identical. In the +
orn places they are identical. but !
hen you compare them under the +
lgnifying glass this photograph of I
e footprints with this one of the +
OF soles you see unmistakable diff r
rences in the scratches on separate I,
lis in the heel. unmistakable differ :
ces. There are slight differences J
size. in position. in wear. They are :
the same set of nails. It's i'm
ssible. Look for yourself. Com Z
re any two and you'll see that they J
re never in the same pair of boots" Z
1t seems true: it certainly seems !
e," Hauteville grumbled, but how Z
you account for it,"
,oquenil smiled. "Kittredge told
] he had three pairs of boots. They !
re machine made and the same size. Z
says he kept them all going. so J
y were all worn approximately I