The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-07-14

SYNOPSIS.
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.
TIA man is found murdered in a
restaurant. He is recognized as Marti-
l,ez, we'll Known thruout all Paris as a
billiard player.
lV-Lloyd Kittredge is suspected of
having having murdered the billiard
player He is arrested at ,Alice's home
and put in prison.
V-Coquenil starts to solve the case.
lie discovers the identity Of. a woman
known to have been with Martinez when
murdered. =,
VI-The murderer's pistol is found.
CoqueniI puts his dog Caesar on the trail
and interviews M. Gritz, proprietor of
the restaurant where the crime had
aiken place,
VII-Coqucnil discovers two auger
holes in the wall In the private dining
room where Martinez was killed. They
cad INTO another private dining room,
which he visits.
VIlI-He shows Papa Yignol that the
bullet came through one of the holes.
Az mysterious stranger oververpowers
Joquenil, and robs him of a valuable
Jew he Had hot. 7
sIX-Detective Gibelin, CoqueniP $
wal, Discovers ss.,luable clews, C,rcuns-
tantial evideAcc .thickenN about young
<ittrodse. iii f
A woman gives Alice money for law
er for Kittredge. The xgirl visits Coz
uenil and then questions her lover in
he prison. {. She gets valuable news for
;oquehil y
Coquenil cross examines an American
woman, Mrs. Wilmott, as to her past re-
ations with the prisoner, Kttredge. He
nd Martenez, she said, had had serious
uarrel over Alice. Coquenil begius to
demonstrate that Kittredge is innoeent.
Coquenil is dismissed from the case by
II order from man "bigher ufs. He
ontinues to work as O private individual
Ie proves that the assassin had o ''long
title finger" and that Alice knows isim-
Coquenli' Is man hunting dog is shot by
wealthy man in forest. Coqaenii ira
es Alice's past iii Brussels and learns
luch
Coquenil suspects as the murderer a
ian posing as a woodcarver aud as Aces
ncle from Belgium Coquenil arrests
70 supposed woodcarver afer very hard
ghting.
you'll do exactly what tell you?"
al will" she declared
snow, listen" And. speaking slow
and distinctly, the detective gave
Alice precise Instructions: then he
vent over them again. point by point
Are YOU sure you understands" he
sized finally.
AWS' uHueiS lttlil anu Will UO
Fhat you tell ME. but She shook
er head anXiously. You don't know,
on can't understand, what a''-she
topped as if searching for word
what wicked man he is"
II underestimate little" answered
oquenii gravely
1t was about o'clock. and under a
azzling sun the trees and buildings
the square were outlined on the as
halt In sharp black shadows. Co.
aenil took out his watch and proceed
to wind It slowly. at which a beg
ar dragged himself lazily out of his
pol corner and limped across the
rect.
"A little charity. kind gentleman"
whined as he came nearer.
And a moment later Coquenil and
le beggar. who was Papa Tignol,
ere talking earnestly near the door
eepers lodge.
Meantime Alice. with new life in
n heart, was putting on her best
pess and hat, as Groener had hidden
p. and presently she Joined her cous-
In the salon, where he sat smoking
cheap cigar and finishing his talk