Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-31

and sc&tteee6 Sth&m In my faco and
and laughed at me. I-well. never
mind, but You can bet ali your pretty
French philosophy didn't 90 about
Paris looking for billiard players to
kill on her account"
"Then why did you quarrel with
AartinesY' demanded the Judge.
Because he was interfering with 4
woman whom did love and would
light for"
''For Gods sake, stopw whispered
the lawyer.
"Then you consider your love for
this other woman presume you
mean the girl at Notre Dame?"
eyes,"
''You consider your love for her a
6ne, pure love in contrast to the other
loveW
"The other wasn't love-
AS Hauteville listened his frown
deepened, his eyes grew harder.
'"rhat's all very fne," he objected,
"but If you hated this woman why
did you risk prison, and worse, to get
her things7 You knew what you were
risking, suppose?''
Eyes. knew"
'Why did you do it?"
Kittredge hesitated. II did It for
for what she had been to me. 1t
meant ruin and disgrace for her, and
well, If she could ask such thing
could grant it. 1t was like paying q
debt, and-I paid mine."
The judge turned to Mrs. Wilmott,
ibid you know that he had ceased to
love you?"
Pussy Wilmott, with her fine eyes
to the floor. answered almost in a
whisper, Eyes. knew It."
do you know what he means by
saying that you would have spoiled
his life and-and all that?"
"N-not exactly"
"You do kn0ww cried the American
"You know had given you my life
in sacred pledge. and you made a
plaything Of it. You told me you were
unhappy. married to man you loath-
ed, dull brute. But when l offered
you freedom and my love you drew
back. When l begged you to leave
| him and become my wife. with the
! laws sanction. you said no, because
was poor and he was rich. You
wanted me. but you wanted your lux.
ury too. Love! What did you know
about love? You wanted me along
with your ease and pleasures, and you
couldn't have me on those terms. Mop
ION the whole. think he's guilty"
concluded the judge an hour later,
speaking to Coquenil.
"Queerl' muttered the detective.
''He says he had three pairs Of boots. "
Coquenil had drawn two squares OF
shiny paper from his pocket and was
studying them with magnifying
glass. Suddenly his face lighted, and
he sprang to his feet. "Great God OF
| heavenw he cried in excitement, his
eyes glued to the magnifying glass,
| his whole soul concentrated on those
two pieces Of paper. evidently photo.
graphs.
"What is it? What have you found ~
asked the judge.
| "The alleyway footprints are not
identical with the soes Of Kittredge's
| boots"
"But you ssrssana;they were. The ex.
perts said the folllre."
I'VE wereident, ken. They are al
most Identical. tLt not quite. In
shape and size they. are identical. In
the number and placing of the nails
in the heel they are identical. In the
worn places they are identical. but
when you compare them under the
magnifying glass this photograph OF
the footprints with this one Of the
boot solesN you see unmistakable diff.
ferences in the scratches on separate
nails in the heel unmistakable differ
ences. There are slight differences
in size. in position. in wear. They are
not the same set of nails. It's i'm
possible. Look for yourself. Com
pare any two and you'll see that they
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