The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-05-26

Tell your friend back there" re-
marked KittreGge TO his driver as he
got out. that have important hnsi-
ness here. There'll be plenty OF time
Tor him to get drink" Ee 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
expected thing was that NJ. Gibelin
came forward Immediately from the
second cab. followed by Papa Tignol
and a policeman. The shadowing de-
tective was in vile humor. which
was not improved when he got the
message left by the fippant American.
Gibelin turned to Kittredge's driver
''Here's your fare. You can go. Pm
for this mans arrest"
Meantime Kittredge had climbed the
four fights of stairs leading to the
sacriStan's modest apartment. And in
order to explain how he happened to
be making so untmely visit it is
necessary to go back several hours to
previous visit here that the young
American had already made On this
mOmentOus evening.
After leaving the Ansonia banquet
at about 0 o'clock in the singular man
ner noted by the big doorkeeper Kit
trelge. in accordance with his promise
to Alice, had driven directly to the
Rue du ClOitre Notre Dame, and ut
twenty minutes past by the clock in
the Tavern Of the Three Wise Men he
had drawn up at the house where the
Bonnetons lived. Five minutes later
the young man was seated in the
sacristans little salon assuring Alice
that lie didn't mind the rain. that the
banquet was bore anyhow and that
he hoped she was now going to prove
herself a sensible and reasonable little
girl. Alice welcomed her lover eagerly
Alice had never seemed so adorable.
Then came sudden and ominous en-
trace Of Mother Bonneton. She eyed
the visitor with frank unfriendlness
and proceeded to tell him that his at
tentions to Alice must cease and that
his visits here would henceforth be
unwelcome.
In vain the poor girl protested
against this breach Of hospitality
Mother Bonneton held her ground
grimly, declaring that she had duty
to perform and would perform it,
What duty?" asked the merican.
"a duty to NJ. Groencr."
At this name Alice started apprehen-
sively. Kittredge knew that she had Il
cousin named Groencr, woodcarvcr
who lived in Belgium and who cam"
to Paris occasionally to see her ana
to get orders for his work.
1.-THE last time Nj. GrOener was here
that's about IL month ago" the woman
said-"he asked me and my husband
to make inquiries about you and see
what we could find out. And we
found out things well. just few"
what things?"
1--WE have found out, my pretty sir.
that you lived for months last year by
gambling. l suppose you will deny
it,"
NO." answered Kittredge in a low
tone; Its true"
"Ah! We found also that the money
you made by gambling you spent with
brazen creature whO"-
"Stop!" interrupted the American.
and. turning to the girl, he said:
"Alice, l didn't mean to 60 into these
details. l didn't see the need of 1t.
but
~ don't want to know the Details"
she interrupted. II know you. Lloyd.
That is enough"
She looked him in the eye trusting
ly, and he blinked little.
"Plucky!' he murmured They're
will. but I'm not going to lie about
it. Listen. came to Paris year
age on account Of q certain person.
thought loved her, and made fool
OF myself. gave nip good position
in New York. and after II had been
here awhile went broke. So gam
bled. It's pretty bad. l don't defend
myself. only there's one thing want
you to know. This person was not
low woman. She was lady"
Huh" grunted Mother Bonneton.
"A lady! The kind OF lady who
dimes alone with gay young gentlemen
in private rooms! Aha, we have the
facts"
The young mans eyes kindled. mo
matter where she dined. say she was
a lady. and the proof Of 1t is IL want
ed her to get divorce and-and mar
~ me-"
"Oh!" WINGED Alice
"You see what he u.s." triumphed the
sacristan's WITHDRAWING after a mar
riet woman"
But Kittredge went on doggedly:
you've got to hear the rest now. One
day something happened that-that
made ME realize what IN idiot had
been. 30 at last decided to break
away. and l did. 1t wasn't exactly q
path Of roses for NE those weeks. but
I stuck to 1t. because-because l had
some one to help me''-he paused and