Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-26

peared In the house. leaving the CLOAK
and bag in the cab.
And now two important things hap
pened. one OF them expected. 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 fippant American.
Gibelin turned 20 Kittredge's driver.
Heres your fare. You can go I'm
| from headquarters. I have a warrant
for this mans arrest"
Meantime Eittredce had climbed the
four flights OF stairs leading 20 the
sacristan's modest apartment. And in
order TO explain how he happened 20
be making So untimely a visit IL is
necessary 90 go back several hours 10
previous visit here that the young
American had already made on this
| momentous evening.
After leaving the Ansonia banquet
at about . o'clock I'm the singular man
ner noted 10y the big doorkeeper Fit
tredce. In accordance with his promise
20 Alice. had driven directly 90 the
Rue du Cloitre Notre Dame. and AZ
twenty minutes past . by the clock I'm
the Tavern Of the Three Wise Men he
had drawn mp 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 bore anyhow and that
he hoped she was now going 90 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 Bonuctou. She eyed
the visitor with frank unfriendliness
and proceeded 90 tell him that his at
tentions Co Alice must cease and that
his visits here would henceforth be
unwelcome.
In vain the poor girl protested
against this breach OF hospitality.
Mother Bonneton held her ground
grimly, declaring that she had a duty
20 perform and would perform it.
What duty asked the American.
"A duty Go " Groener."
At this name Alice started apprehen-
sively. Kittredge knew that she had
cousin named Groeuer. a woOdcarver.
who lived In Belgium and who came
20 Paris occasionally TO see her and
TO get orders FOR HIS work.
THE last time NJ. Groener was here
that's about q month TEo." the woman
saddle asked me and my husband
10 make inquiries about you and see
what we could find out And we
found out thines-well. just n few
What thingsF"
I'VE have found out, my pretty sir.
that you lived for months last year 10y
gambling. i suppose you viii deny
it,"
NO" answered Kittredge in a low
tone; cts true"
"Ahl We found also that the money
you made by gambling you spent with
q brazen creature who
''StOpr' interrupted the American.
and, turning 70 the girl, he said:
Alice, didn't mean TO 90 into these
details i didn't see the need OF II
but
'I don't want TO know the Details
she interrupted. Il know you. LLOYD
That is enough"
She looked him in the eye trusting
". and he blinked a little.
"Plucky" he murmured. They're
trying TO queer me. and maybe they
viii, but I'm not going 90 lie about
Ii. Listen. came TO Paris a year
n Ga -
thought loved her, and made fool
OF myself. / gave up good position
in New York. and after / had been
here awhile / went broke SO / gam
bled. It's pretty bad don't defend
myself, only there's one thing I want
you TO know. This person was not a
low woman She was a lady"
HUH grunted Mother Bonneton.
"a lady! The kind OF a lady who
dimes alone with gay young gentlemen
In private rooms! Aha. we have the
factsP
The young mans eyes kindled. "No
matter where she dined, l say she was
q lady. and the proof OF II 81 want
ed her TO get divorce and-and mar
~ me"
"Ohw WINGED Alice.
You see what he is" triumphed the
sacristan's WITHDRAWING after a mar
ried woman"
But Kittredge went on doggedly:
you've got 10 hea- the rest now. One
day something happened that-that
made me realize what IN idiot bad
been. So at last / decided 70 break
away, and l did. II wasn't exactly a
path OF roses for me those weeks, but
I stuck TO II. because-because 1 had
some one 20 help me''-he paused and
looked tenderly at Alice-''and-well.
cut the whole thing out, gambling
and all. That was six months ago"
And the ladyy' sneered Mother
Bonneton- do you mean to tell US
you haven't had anything TO 90 with
her for six months?'
II haven't even seen her." he declar-
ed, ''for more than six months"
"a likely story! Besides. what we
know Is enough. l shall write NJ.
Groener tonight and tell him the facts
Meantime"- She rose and pointed to