The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-14
Through
 The Wall By CLEVELAND MOFFET1 copyr,sht. 1909. by D. Appleton
By CLEVELAND MOFFET1
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StuD1Y III DIs1CA dlu nGl1NlIyr Re1l0u, Oul 2 her girlish figure showed that she was young. As she appeared Kittredge started violently. The woman came forward to the witness stand and lift ed her veil As she did so three dis Iinct things happened: The audience murmured it's admiration at a vision of strange beauty. Kittredge stared in a daze of joy, and De Heidelmann- Bruck felt the cold hand of death clutching at his heart.
 It was Alice come to her lovers need, Alice risen from tIae flames, Al fee here for christening and justice! ssWhat is pou namef questioned the judge.
 .'nfary ceogan" !" was the clear an swer.
 Your nationality7'
 am an American. I came to France as a little girI.''
 How did that happen2'
 My father died and-my mother married second time."
 Your mother married 8 French. man7'' =
 .sYes.'
 ssWhat is the name of the French man whom your mother married ?. The girl hesitated, and then, looking straight at the baron, she said, 1.-The Baron de Heidelmann-Bruc
 s'Is your mother livingf
 ssNo.p
 ssHow did she die P
 The witness turned to Kfttredge. My mother was burned to death in the charity bazaar fire" she an- sWered in low voice.
 State what you remember about the The girl looked down and answered rapidly: s.AIy mother and I went to the charity bazaar with the Baron de Heidelmann-Bruck. When the fire broke out there was a panic. There was window near uss through which some people were climbing My moth- ser and I would have been able to escape, but the Baron de Heidelmann- Bruck pushed us back and climbed through himse1f.' z
 ssIt's HeE' cried the baron hoarsely. 'Silencer' warned the clerk.
 And after that ?''
 There came into her face a look Of '.I don't know what happened after that for a long time. was very il flor years did not remember these thfngss z
 You mean that for years you did not remember what you have just tes- tified 2''
 .sYes, that is what I mean"
 The room was so bus he'd in expecta- ton that the tension was like physical pain.
 lou did not remember your mother during these years P
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 ssNot even her nameT.
 She shook her head .T did not re
 
 But now you remember every thing7
 ssYes, everything.
 s.when did you recover your mem oryP'
 sIt began to come back a few weeks ago.
 '1Under what circumstances"
 Under circumstances like those when when I lost it"
 How do you meanr' IF She turned slowly, as if drawn by some horrible fascination and looked at De Heidelmann- Bruck. The baron's face was ghastly white. Yes r encouraged the judge.
 sT was In another fire" she mur- mured. stin staring at the baron. IT. nearly lost my life there."
 The witness had reached the end Of 11<5E, BILGAS lAs 6ne WAS tWt5t4u& d14u untwisting her white fingers piteously, while the pupils of her eyes widehed and contracted in terror. She stagger- ed as if she would faint or fall, and the guard was starting toward her when. through the anguished silence, clear, confident voice rang out:
 Alice Z,
 It was the prisoner who had spoken. It was the lover who had come to the rescue and whose loyal cry broke the spell Of horror. Instantly the girl turned to Lloyd with look 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 in your own words" said the judge kindly, @how it was that you nearly lost your life second time in fire"
 In low voice, but steadily, Alice began her story. She spoke briefly of her humble life with the Bonnetons, Of her work at Notre Dame, of the oc- casional visits of her supposed cousin, the woodcarver, and finally described the moment when she was thrust into that cruel chamber and left there with M. Coqueni-to perish.
 Women screamed and tainted, men broke down and wept, even the judges wiped pityipg eyes, as Alice told how Paul Coquenil built the last barricade with fire roaring all about him and then howl he dashed among leaping flames anG barehanded, all but naked, cleared way to safety.
 Through the tense silence that fol lowed her recital came the judges voice, "And you accuse a certain per son of committing this crime?'
 1T do,v she answered firmly.
 ssWhom do you accuse?"
 The audience literally he'd it's breath as the girl paused before replying she turned slowly toward the cover ing nohfeman and said distinctly, s.I } lss ..ln1rs,e. rho EarnT1 de HrfdelInarirl-