Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-04-16
CHAPTER ".
IN THE NAME OF THE Law"

wv Ter table.
O Heads came together in ex-
cited whispers
Bring me plan Of the tables" he
continued, and when this was spread
before him. Il will read OFF the names
marked here, and each Of you will
please answer"
IN tense silence he called the names,
and to each one came a'quick "HereH'
untll he said "Kittredger'
There was no answer.
@All here but NJ. Kittredgep cried
she official. HE was here, and-he
went out. / must know why he went
out; must know when he went out
exactly when; ] must know how he
acted before he left what he said. In
short, l must know all you can tell me
about him. Then began wearlsome
questioning Of witnesses. not very
fruitful, either. for these Americans
developed surprising ignorance touch.
ing their fellow countryman and all
shat concerned him. As to Kittredge's
life and personality, the result was
scarcely more satisfactory. He had
appeared in Paris about a year before,
Just why was not known, and had
passed as a good fellow, perhaps a lit
tie wild and hot headed.
A few minutes later the unexpected
happened. One OF the policemen burst
in TO say that some one had called for
She Iady's cloak and bag.
-WeIl?" snapped the commissary.
II was going to arrest him, sir" re-
piled the other eagerly, "but"-
+Will you never learn your bust
s1ess?" stormed Pougeot. "Does Glbe-
Ain know thisY
~Yes. sir; we just told him"
.-send Joseph here-qulck." And to
ahe waiter when he appeared: "Tell
the woman In the cloakroom to let
4hIs young man have the things. Don't
Set him see that you are suspicious,
but take q good look at him."
~Yes. sir And then?
"And then nothing. Leave him to
sGlbelin."
A moment later Joseph returned to
say that he had absolutely recognized
che young man downstairs as the one
who had passed him In the corridor.
Francois. the head waiter. was posi-
tive he was the missing banquet guest
In other words, they were facing this
remarkable situation--that the cloak
and leather bag left by the mysterious
uVonnn of No. @ had now been called
9Or by the very man against whom
suspicion was rapidly growing-Lloyd
Kittredge himself.
When Kittredge, with cloak and bag,
stepped into his waiting cab and for
the second time on this villainous
might started down the Champs Ely
sees he was under no Illusion as 70 his
personal safety. He knew that he
'would. be followed and presently ar
rested. He knew this without even
glancing behltd him. He had under
stood the whispers and searching looks
an the hotel
The driver grumbled and cracked
mis- whip. and a moment later. peer
tng back through the front window, he
saw his eccentric fare absorbed In ex-
nmining a white leather bag, He could
see him distinctly by the yellow light
of his two side lanterns. The young
man had opened one OF the inner pock
cts Of the bag, drawing out a nap OF
leather under which name was
ustamped quite ylsibly IA gilt letters
Presently he took out a pocketknife
md tried TO scrape of the name, but
ahe letters were deeply marked and
sr0uld not be removed so easily. After
= moments hesitation the young man
carefully drew his blade across the
base OF the Dap. severing II from the
Gag. which he then threw back on
the seat holding the dap in apparent
gperplexity.
As they neared the end OF the Rue
,de vaugirard the American opened the
door and told the man 20 turn aud
drive back. He wanted 60 have a look
at Notre Dame. three full miles away
On the way 20 Notre Dame. Kit
tredge changed their direction half q
dozen times, acting on accountable i'm
pulses. going by zigzags through mar
aeW dark streets instead OF by the
straight aud natural way, 70 that Il
vas after midnight when they entered
she Rue du Cloltre Notre Dame, which
runs Just beside the cathedral and
drew up at a house indicated by the
American. Another cab observed by
Kittredge drew up behind them.
nell your friend back there" re
narkcd Klttredge 70 his driver as h'
rot out. sthat have important bust
ness here There'n be plenty OF time
TOR him 10 get drink" lie disap
poAred m The house, leaving the cloai
and bag 10 the cab
And now two Important thugs hap
incned. one of them unexpected The
expected thing was that b. Gihellr
.came forward Immediately from ths
second cab, followed by Papa Tigno
and a policeman. The shadowing DO