The Whitefish pilot., 1910-06-23

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right hand upper drawer locked. don't
rCu!"
~ hats true
"Io you remember going to this
drawer any time lately and finding it
unlocieu:''
NO. l don't"
Alice hesita.el, and then, with a
Iius, of embarrassment. she went en-
bravely. ''-low. Lloyd. l come to the
hardest part"
"Wcll:"
ITS about the lady who-who called
for you. She wants to help you. !
have seen her.
"WLat?"
eyes, and. Lloyd. she is sorry for the
harm she has done and''-
you have seen herY' he cried, daz-
ed "How?'
Then, in as few words as possible,
Alice told Of her talk with the lady
at the church. And have this mes
sage for you from her and-and this"
She handed him the note and the
folded banknotes.
/
moneyY His lips grew white. mo,
no. he declared. Its quite impossible.
| cannot take it," and he handed the
money back.
She thrilled with pride in him.
"But the lawyer:" weakly.
"Wou.d you want NE to owe my
safety to herr"
| .,1,c
Besides, they have given me law
yer"
'"rhen-then what shall l do with
these?" She looked at the banknotes
IN perpleXity.
Return them.'
"Ah. yes" she agreed. II will go tc
her apartment in the morning. Let me
see, it's on the Avenue Where did
put her address?" And she Went
through the form Of searching in hel
pocketbook.
1.-THE Avenue Kleber," unsuspecting
"Of course, the Avenue Kleber
Where is that card? I've forgotten the
number too. Do you remember it.
dear?'
Poor child! She tried so hard to
speak naturally, but her emotion be-
trayed her.
"Ah, l seev' he cried, eying her
steadily. "She did not give you her ad-
dress and you are trying to get it from
me. Do you even know her name?''
NO" confessed Alice shamefacedly
"Forgive me. IL wanted to help
you.''
''By making me do a dishonorable
thingy
"Don't look at me like that. I would
not have you do a dishonorable thing
but
'Who told you to ask me these ques
tions"'
"M Coquenil.'
"What! The detcctive?'
"Yes. He believes you innocent
Lloyd. and he's going to prove it,
II hope he does. but-tell him to
leave this woman alone" Nothing
would prevail on the young man to re-
veal the woman's name.
The guard came forward to warn
them that the time was nearly up
they had three minutes more.
"All right" nodded Lloyd. and as ht
turned to Alice she saw tears in his
eyes. "It's tough, but never mind
You've made man Of me, little one
and I'll prove it. used to have sort
of religion, and then lost it, and now
I've got it again-a new religion and &
new creed. It's short and easy to say
but it's all l need, and it's going tt
keep me game through this whole rot
ten business. Want to hear my creed
You know it already. darling. for you
taught it to me. Here it is: 4 believe
in Alice That's all; that's enough
Let me kiss YOU
Lloyd" she whispered as he bent
toward her, cant you trust me with
that wOman's name?'
He drew back and looked at her half
reproachfully. and her cheeks flushed
She would net have him think that she
could bargain for her lips, and, throw.
ing her arms about him, she murmur.
ed: kiss me: kiss me as much as you
like. l am yours. yours
The guards gruff voice came be-
tween them.
"One moment" Kittredge said, and
then to the clinging girl, "Why do you
ask that woman's name when you
know it already?'
Wild eyed she faced him and shook
her head. Il don't know her name,
don't want to know it,
You dOn't know her name?" he re.
peated, and even in the tumult of theil
last farewell her frank and honest
denial fingered in his mind
She did not know the woman's name
Back in his lonely cell Kittredge pom