The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-06-16

Chapter Paul Coquenil, famous
French detective, meets mysterious
young girl selling candies in Notre Dame
cathedral. The girl, Alice, loves an
American, Lloyd Kittridge.
Chapter II-Coquenil believes great
crime is about 10 be committed, and pres
entity it occurs. He has strange pre-
sentiment of danger.
lila man is found murdered in
restaurant. He is recognized as Marti
lez, well known thluout all Paris Fl
billiard player.
IV-Lloyd Kittredge is suspected Of
having having murdered the billiard
player. He is arrested at Alice's home
and put in pri son.
V-Coquenf starts to solve the cas- e.
lie discovers the identity Of woman
known to ha g been with Martinez when
murdered.
VI-The murderer's pistol is found
Coquenil puts his dog Caesar on the trail
and interviews NJ. Gritz, proprietor of
the restaurant where the crime had
taken place,
VII-Coquenil discovers two auger
holes in the wall In the private dinirg
room where Martinez was killed. They
lead INTO another private dining room,
which he visits.
At the same moment he felt his adj
versary's hand close on his throat and
rejoiccd. for he knew the deadly jitsu
reply to this. Hardening his neck mus.
Giles until they covered the delicate
parts beneath like bands Of steel. the
detective seized his ene,ny's extend,
ed arm in his two hands. one at the
wrist. one ut the elbow. and as his
trained fingers sought the painful pres
sure points his two free arms started
q rcsiStless tOrSion movement on the
captured arm. There is 10 escape from
this movement. 10 enduring its excru-
tiating pain. Slowly the stranger felt
the tendons stretching. the bones crack.
ing. in this helpless right arm. A few
sec O3dS more and the end wonld come.
a few seconds more and-then a crash
Ing. suffering pain drove through Co
queIirS lower heart region. and he
sank weakly to the ground. His ell
eny had done an extraordinary thing
had delivered II bow not provided for
IN iitsu tactics. In spite Of the torsion
torture he hid swung his free arm un
Ter the detectives lifted guard. not ii
Yokohama style: but III the best man.
per of the old English prize ring. hi'
iYI .h,,.l G..t foll f,,ll
larded solar rleXus nerves. And Co.
neni! dropped with this thought: ut
las the left that spoke then"
AS he sank to the ground II. Paul
'ied To save himself. and. Selling hi
opponent by the leg. he held him Ges-
|era,cly. but the spasms of pain over
anne him. and lie felt the clutched leg
clipping from his grasp Then as con
seriousness faded he rallied in Il last
icrce effort. and he bit the man deeply
Under the knee.
When CouUccil came to himself he
WAS tying on tia ground and savera
policcn,cn wc:' bending over him. re
fitted his head weakly ana locked
about him. The stranger was gone
he automobile WIS gone. And sud
!eniy i; flashed through his mind that
he had been outwitted from the first
hat the mans purpose had not been III
hi what it seemed to he; that q hand
10 hand conflict was precisely what
he stranger had sought and planne, !
or, aus,-bc"auSe- III fcveriSl
taste Coquel:n felt in his breast pocket
or the envelope with the precious
Gather fragm: hts 1t was not there
Then quickly he searched his other
pockets. 1t was not there. The en-.
Felope containing the woman's name
md address was gone.