The Whitefish pilot., 1910-06-23

exact rendezvous was Given-9 O'Clock
Saturday evening, in private room No.
at the AIsonia / couldn't go alone,
so l got this man Martinez-he was
a perfect fool-I got him to take me
because. as l told you, he didn't know
me and, being such a fool. he would
do whatever l Wished
What day was it you found the
petit bleu?'' put in Coquenil.
ut was Thursday. l saw MARITIME:
that afternoon
"And you are sure it was his scheme
to bore the Eoles?''
"Ycs; he said that would be an
amusing way of watching Addison
without making Il scandal. 1t was
the first clever idea l ever knew him
to have"
"Did you look through tue holes at
all:" he asked.
no; hadn't time"
''Dtd Martinez look through the first
hole after it was borcd?"
Eyes, but he couldn't see anything,
as No. was dark
"Thcn you have absolutely no idea
who fred the shot:"
absolutely ronc."
Except that you think it wasn't
your husband?'
81 know it wasn't my husband"
''How do you know that?'
""Eecause l asked him. All. you need
! not smile l made him give me prcof.
When l got home that hight l had Il
horrible feeling that Addison must
have done it. So l waited until he
came home. could hear him moving
| about in his room. l went in and ask
ed him where he had been. He began
to lie in the usual way. And then
told him a murder had been committed
at the Ansonia in private room No. Z.
I wish you could have seen his face.
He never said Il word. He just stared
at me. Well, it was the longest time
! before / could get anything out of him.
i Then he explained what had happen.
cd. He had started for the Ansonia
with this woman, but she had changed
her mind in the cab. ard they had gone
to the Cafe dc Paris instead ard spent
| the evening there. l said: Addison.
put your things right on. We're going
to the Cafe de Paris to settle this busi-
ness The walters hadn't gone, ard
they all swore blaci; ard blue that Ad-
Olson told the truth
HIM reflected Coquenil u Won
der why Anita changed her nind?"
I'm not responsible for Anita" an
swered Pussy, With a dignifed whisl1
of her shoulders
"You know a great deal about this
young man who is in prison." he sug-
gested
81 know he is innocent
II hope you can prove it,
"Of course can prove it, she do
ciared. "AI KittredGe. an old friend.
was arrested because he called for my
things. but asked him to DO thnt
It's absurdv'
I'm afraid it's not so absurd as you
think. You say he was an old friend.
He must have been Il very particula,
kind of an old friend for you to ask
favor Of him that you knew and he
knew would bring him under s,spi-
cion. You did know that. didn't you?"
go OH: don't mind" she said II
was not in love with Nj. kittredge
Please make that perfectly clear. He
was a dear. loya! friend. but nothing
more"
WAS he enough Of friend to be
Jealous of Martinezy"
what was there to make him jeal
ous?"
We'll" smiled Coquenil. II can
imagine that If dear and loyal friend
found the lady he was dear and loyal
to having supper with another man
in private room he might be jeal-
ous."
1.-The best proof that NJ. Kittrcdge
would not be jealous Of me is that he
loves another woman"
THE girl ut Notre DameT'
"Yes."
but Martinez knew her too. There
might have been trouble over her."
ventured NJ. Paul shrewdly.
''There was no trouble"
You never knew of any quarrel lie.
tween Kittredge and Martinez? No
words?'
Never"
Coquenil now resolved to try a
chance shot.
He said impressively. How about
Kittredge's letters to your
He watched the effect anxiously.
"His letters to me!' she cried. with
start Of diSmay. while NJ Paul nod
ded cOmplacently. He never wrote
me letters-that is. not maryland
whatever there We're IL destroyed"
Coquenil eyed her keenly and shook
his head. "A woman like you would
never write to man Oftener than he
wrote to her. and Kittredge had a
thick bundle Of your letters. 1t was
only Saturday night that he burned
them, along with that photograph of
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