The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-08-04
"Mary coosan.~ was the clear an.

IOtlr udIlOOaiiIN
Il am an American came to
Fralice as u little girl"
How did tina, h,l,pen?"
my father died and-my mother
married second time"
''Your mother married a French.
man."
yes"
"What is the name Of the French
ian whom your mother married."
The girl heslta,Hl and then. look ing
straight nj the imron. she said. THE
Baron de IIeidrl.nann Rruck."
us your mother iiviugy"
NO"
GLOW did she dip:"
The witness turned to Kittredce.
MY mother was burned to- G-aib-
In the charity in,Zaar fire." SHE an.
swcrcd in Il low voice
"State what yUn remember about the
fire"
The girl looked down and answered
rapidly: My mother and | went to
the charity irlzaar with the Harn', d..
Heideiiimnn RrHk When the tire
broke ont there WAS II panic. There
was a window near vs. through which
some people were climbing My moth
er and ] wou!d have neen able to
escape. but the Baron de IIeidriiiann
Bruk pushed us back and climbed
through himself"
Its il lie"' cried the baron hoarsriy
"SiIence!" warned the clerk.
And after that:"
There came intO her face n look ut
terrible sadness
If don't knew what happened after
that for long time. I was very i'll
and for years did not remember
these things
lyon mean that for years you did
not remember what yon have just ties
tihed?'
YES. that is what mean"
The room was so hnshcd In exppcta
tiOn that the tension was like physical
pain.
'You did not remember your mother
during these years:"
mo"
"Nnt even her pame?"
She shook her head II did not re-
member my own name"
But now yun remember every
thing?"
YES. everything"
when did you recover your mem
ory?"
ago"
"Cndor what circumstances"
"Under circumstances like those
when when lost it,
How do you mean?"
"I-'I"- She turned slowly. rs 1t
dra wn by some horrible fascination
and looked ut DE Heiieimann- i.ruck
The baron's face was CHASTITY white
"Yes?" encouraged the judge.
II was in another fire. she muir
INJURED. still staring ut the baron 81
I nearly lost my life there
| The witness had reached the end of
her strength. She was twisting and
nnt visiting her white fingers pitcously.
while the pupils Of her eyes wideEed
and contracted! in terror. She sta gger
| ed as if she would faint or fall and
the guard was starting toward her
when. through the anguished SILENCE.
n clear. confident voice rang out:
"AHcry
II was the prisoner who had spoken
II was the lover who had come 70 the
rescue aud whose loyal cry broke the
spell Of horror Instantly the girl
turned to Lloyd with took Of infinite
love and gratitude. and before the out.
ragged clerk of the court had finished
his warning to the young American
Alice had conquered her distress
| Tell us III your own Words said
the judge kindly. "hOw it was that yCU
nearly lost your life second time II,
n fire"
In n low. voice. but steadily. Alice
began her story. She spoke briefly OF
her humble life with the BOnnetnis
| Of her work at NOtrr Dame. of the &c
cssional visits 1T her supposed cousin.
the moment when she was thrust into
that cruel cha and left there with
NJ. Coquenil-to perish.
Women screamed aud tainted men
broke down aud wept. even the judges
wiped plying eyes. as Alice told how
Paul Couuenil built tho last barricade
with fire roaring all ahOnt him and
then how he dashed among ieapine
flames and. barehanded. all but naked
cleared II way to safety.
Through the tense silence that fol
lowed her recita! came the Judge s
yoi"c. And you accuse certain per
soil Of committing this crimeY'
Il do" sh" answered firmly.
| "WnOm CO you accuse"
! The audience literally held its breath
as the girl pa,*e;i before replying
She turned slowly toward the cover
ing nui,ieman aud said distinctly. j
accuse the Baron de ueideimann
| BRICK"
All eyes turned to the accused He