The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-08-04

T(HE details Of the hours that
followed remained blurred mem
cries in the minds of Alice and
~ her rescuer They wandered in
straige sub,erranean region of pas.
sagts and cross passages that widened
and narrowed. that assembled aud de-
| scended. that were sometimes smooth
under foot. but oftener blocked with
| rough stones and always black as
night. Surely no more pathetic pair
| than these two ever braved the inazes
of the Parts catacombs
At any rate. through the CHASTITY nor
ror of darkness and weakness aud
pain there presently came hope flick
ering torches in the distance then
faint voices and the presence OF
| friends. some wOrkingmen. occupied
with drainage repairs. who produced
stfmulants and rough garments and
showed them the way to the uppe,
world. to the blessed sunshine
All hour later Nj Paul and Alice
were In clean. cool beds at a private
| hospital near the commissary's house.
with nurses and doctors bending over
them And on chair beside the girl.
battered and blackened. sat ESmer
aida. while under the detectives pill
low in an adjoining room was the
scorched but unframed diary Of De
Heidenann- Rruck.
During the weeks THAT Coquenil and
Alice lay In the hospital. slowly recov
erimg from the shock and their burns.
the time swung around for the trial
OF Lloyd Kittredge on the charge Of
numbering Martinez. the billiard play.
| or
1t was delightful! September after
noon. The courtroom in the Palais de.
Justice was crowded with faShiona-
bles intent on witnessing the trial Of
Lloyd Kittredge Pussy Wilmott. in
her most fetching gown. sat well down
in front A distinguished looking man
pressed through the crowd and was
given seat on the platform occupied
by the three judges. "'rhe Baron d..
Heidelmann Rruck" whispered eager
tongues as the pobleman was thus hon,
ored Yes: 1t was the baron. intent
ON witnessing the last act In the awful
drama he had inangurated.
And now. suddenly. the blow fell
As the prosecuting officer scared along
in his oratorical fight a note was
passed unOhtrusively to the presiding
judge. a modest little note folded on
itself without even an envelope to hold
1t. For several minutes the note lay
unnoticed: then the Judge. with care
less eye. glanced over 1t: then he start.
I'd. frowned. and his quick rereading
showed that n spark Of something had
dashed from that scrap Of paper
The presiding Judge leaned quickly
toward his associate on the right and
whispered earnestly. then toward bis
associate on the left. and one after
another the three magistrates studied
this startling communication. noddins
learned heads and lowering judicial
eyebrows. The pnblic prosecutor blazed
through his peroration to an inutten
tive bench
No sooner had the speaker finished
than the CLERK of the court announced
brief recess. during which the Judges
withdrew for deiiberation and the au
dience bnzZed their wonder Durin.
this interval the Baron de Heidelmann
Rruck looked frankly bored.
On the return of the three an an
nOuncement was made by the presid
| ing judge that important new evidence
in the case had been received, evidence
of SO unusual character that the
| 3D. n o,,;,
terrupt proceedings for a public hear
ing of the evidence in question. Ii
was further ordered that no one be al.
lowed to leave the courtroom under
any circumstances.
"Call the first witness!" ordered the
judge. and amid the excitement caus.
ed by these ominous words small
door opened and woman entered
leaning on guard. She was dressed
simply in black and hea Willy yelled. but
her girlish figure showed that she was
young. AS she appeared kittredge
started violently. The woman came
forward to the witness stand and lift
ed her veil. AS she did so three dis
tinct things happened: The audience
murmured it's admiration ut vision
Of strange beauty. Kittredge stared in
a daze Of Joy. and De Heidellnann.
Bruck felt the cold hand Of death
clutching at his heart
IT was Alice come to her lovers
need. Alice risen from the James, AL.
ice here for Christening and justice!
what is you naMeY' questioned the
judge.