The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-05-26

"rlIl no sat therc?" He pointed t.
ES!I ii vacant seat at the long cen
U ter rs table; .,oo ,o.o,,.,. T., ~
cited whispers
Bring me plan Of the tables" ht
continued. and when this was spread
before him. II will read off the name:
marked here. and each of you will
please answer"
In tense silence he called the names.
and to each one came quick Here
until he said "Kittredgew
There was no answer.
"All here but Nj. Kittrcdge!" cried
the official. lie 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 wcarisomc
questioning Of witnesses. not very
fruitful. either, for these Americans
developed a surprising ignorance touch.
ing their fellow countryman and all
that concerned him. AS to Kittredge's
life and personality, the result vas
scarcely more satisfactory. He had
appeared in Paris about Il year before.
just why was not known, and had
passed as a good fellow, perhaps 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
the lady's cloak and bag.
''Wcll?' snapped the commissary.
81 was going to arrest him. sir" re-
piled the other eagerly. but
"Will you never learn your bust.
ness?" stormel pougeot. "Does Gibe-
lin know this:''
Eyes. sir: we just tod him.
''Send Joseph here-quick." And tc
the waiter when he appeared: Tell
the woman in the cloakrOOm to let
this young man have the things. Don't
let him see that you are suspicious
but take good look ut him."
"Yes. sir. And then?"
"And then nothing. Leave him to
Gibelin''
A moment later Joseph returned to
say that he had absolutely recognized
the 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
woman of No. q had now been called
for by the very man against whom
suspicion was rapidly growing-L!oyd
l>ittredsc himself
When Kittredge. with cloak and bag
stepped into his waiting cab and for
the second time on this villainous
night started down the Champs Ely.
secs lie was under 10 illusion MS to his
personal safety. He knew that he
would he followed and presently ar
rested. lie knew this without even
glaucing behind him. He had under
stood the whispers and searching looks
in the hotel.
The driver grumbled and cracked
his whip. and Il moment later, peer
ing back through the froEt window, he
saw his eccentric fare absorbed in ex.
aiming a white leather bag. He could
see him distinctly by the yellow light
of his two side lanterns. The young
man had oI'cned one Of the inner peck.
cts Of the bug. drawing out u dap of
leather under which name was
stamped quite visibly In gilt letters
Presently he took out a pOcketknife
and tried to scrape on the name, but
the letters were deeply marked and
could not be removed SO easily. After
q moments hesitation the young man
carefully drew his blade across the
base Of the tlap. severing it from the
bag. which he then threw back on
the seat. holding the dap In apparent
perplexity.
AS they nearcd the end of the Rue
de Vanguard the American opened the
door and told the man to turn and
drive back. He wanted to have look
ut Notre Dame. three full miles away.
On the way to Notre Dame. Kit
tredge changed their direction half a
dozen times. acting on accountable i'm
pulses. going by zigzags through mar
row dark streets instead of by the