The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-06-02

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was after midnight when they entered
the Rue du Cloitre Notre Dame. which
runs just beside the cathedral. anC
drew up at house indicated by the
American. Another cab observed by
Kittredge drew up behind them.
Tell your friend back there" re
marked Kittredge to his driver as be
got out. that have important bust
ness here. There'll be plenty of time
for him to get a drink" He 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 a vile humor. which
was not improved when he got the
message left by the Eippant American.
Gibelin turned to Kittredge's driver.
Here's your fare. You can go. I'm
from headquarters. | have a warrant
for this mans arrest"
Meantime Kittredge had climbed the
four flights of stairs leading to the
sacristan's modest apartment. And in
order to explain how he happened to
be making so untimely a visit it is
necessary to 20 back several hours TO
a previous visit here that the young
American had already made on this
momentOus evening.
After leaving the Ansonia banquet
at about o'clock in the singular man
ner noted by the big doorkeeper Kit
tredge. in accordance with his promise
to Alice, had driven directly to the
Rue du ClOitre NOtre Dame. and at
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
sacristan's LITTLE salon assuring Alice
that he didn't mind the rain. that the
banquet was a 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 a sudden and ominous en-
trace of Mother Bonneton. She eyed
the visitor with frank unfriendliuess
and proceeded to tell him that his at
tentions to Alice must cease and that
his visits here would henceforth be
In vain the poor girl protested
against this breach of hospitality.
Mother Bonneton held her ground
grimly. declaring that she had a duty
to perform and would perform it.
What duty?" asked the American.
"A duty to NJ. Groener."
At this name Alice started apprehen-
sively. Kittredge knew that she had a
cousin named Groener, woodcarver,
who lived in Belgium and who came |
to Paris occasionally to see her and |
to get orders for his work.
THE last time NJ. Groener was here
that's about a month ago" the woman
asked me and my husband
TO make inquiries about you and see
what we could find out. And we
found out things-well. just a fewr'
What things?"
1--WE have found out, my pretty sir,
hat you lived for months last year by
gambling. l suppose you will deny
t."
NO" answered Kittredge in a low
one; Its true"
"Ah! We found also that the money
'ou made by gambling you spent with
brazen creature who
STOP" interrupted the American,
nd, turning to the girl, he said:
Alice, l didn't mean to go into these
etails. l didn't see the need of it.
ut
81 don't want to know the Details" :
he interrupted. II know you, Lloyd.
hat is enough"
She looked him in the eye trusting
:, and he blinked little.
"Plucky" he murmured. They're
wing to queer me, and maybe they
ill, but I'm not going to lie about
. Listen. | came to Paris a year
&c on account of certain person. |
fought l loved her, and | made a fool
myself. l gave up good position l
New York. and after | had been
ere awhile ! went broke. So gam
ed. It's pretty bad. | don't defend I
yself, only there's one thing l want
III to know. This person was not S
W woman. She was lady" '
Huh" grunted Mother Bonneton.
lady! The kind Of a lady who b
mes alone with gay young gentlemen !.
private rooms! Aha. we have the n
cts!"
The young mans eyes kindled. mo A
after where she dined. say she was n
lady, and the proof of it is IL want il
her to get divorce and-and mar O
me-" a.
oh" WINGED Alice. p
You see what he is" triumphed the q