The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-11-26

80 . So ~ r.
might be by remaining at the bcte.
until the ratur OF his mistress. Dy
morning, as o rs he got word q. ner
presence In her apartments, he sent
word that he was in readiness 60 BE- AZ
her commands.
"Roleau, she said TO him wl,n they
'.ct. listen. We have still more 10
do. There is sDill another journey
Gross the desert"
whittier. c~yccllrn2a?" inquired
Roloau.
10 the hunting lodge Of IN" Ccunt
Sachio-tho same place where you aud
+. tCCk the part of two horse thieves,
Rclonu!"
\ few moments later the two, once
more provided with a SPEEDY motor
ear were on their way down a." ave-
puCs OF the capital
! think it might be- wcll O." drive
East the two palaces, said Ki'ty Gray
W. might pick up some news there
rIrst ,,t ~ 30 To III" palace OF CUgat
Frcdcrick-pcrhHps h" is not oGt this
early
Hut. early though IL was, Count Fred
"rick was astir-was indeed ready for
the street apparently, ~ was also his
guest Count Sachio. Even as Kitty's
car swept by the palace front they Flaw
the count and Sachio step into their
own car which waited for them.
Quick" said Kitty, sinking hack
deeper In the seat that she might not
DO Oh ,~'rd 81 r'r" ~ogrd ~, h't,k
Iun't Let them see mo" she uui!Cucd
/ ils0 10 Ilul,au tu conceal himself as
post he might Their own car. swing.
ing around the corner, gave WY for
the vehicle Of Count Frederic, Witch
sped on down the street
Once more, still ]undauutcd Kitty
directed her own car TO pgss around
he block and stop in front Of Count
F'roderick's palace. This was done N
the nick Of time; for now, AZ they
passed at lower speed IA order to have
time Tor such examination as they
cared - make OF the exterior tnCy
saw "A IN. u IN some" sort OF official InI-
form walking from the front down the
driveway Tor the side entrance OF the
great building
stop cried KITTY to Rolvau-l
know that man that IS a friend OF
Sachio! { saw the two OF thrm TO-
gether last night. It was to him Sachio
showed the coin heard him ten this
'1an whore The missing hair was.
p rie' g. hat man has gone 20 yet
Cudnt Frederick half Of the coin"
Certainly Cyc,l MA. saId The
solid Rolcau. Count Sachio also
means to put this and that together,
does he not? What can We do? Is
your cXcclloncy game to try one more
ontryuce into Count Frcdorick's
housc?"
"l,s." said Kitty. Come let us see
IL We can trace where this man is
,oiu-'
once more these two presented
'h,ms,.yos at the door Of Count Fred
|r..yh's abode, aud were admitted with.
oct question.
The two passed without detention
through H., main hal to the passage.
way which Kitty knew so well. They
followed down this narrow hall. sus
lgctiug that the destination OF the man
HON they had seen about to enter
vas none less than Count FredcriCk's
Iittlc bcdchamber.
lh,ir suspicion was correct. Even
As they approached they heard some
in the room who had arrived be-
tore themselves. Rolcau, followed
loosely hy Kitty, stepped up 10 the
~locr-pcerod in, and gave one mighty
bound.
IN the powerful h1uGs Of RoloaI. the
Granger, taken by .rprisc. was help
less lloloau clapu,d a hand over his
u'u.h, another tu his throat, and held
him until he himself made the sign
II submission. "Sileuce!" Kissed Ro.
eau. Don't moye-One word Of
tlHrm and I will end YOU"
What arc you doing hcro?' dc,
handed Kitty ylrtuously-'what do
ycu scck-tcll met"
The man, gone sullen now, looked
Tom one to the other, and knowing
veil enough what failure would mean
'Or him, refused to speak. We'll,
whatever II was" said he az length.
I have not found IL. Al lcas, you
'amo too soon"
y will tell you, cNcellen2a." said Ro.
rau AT length. at will do us No spe-
rial good 10 have him Join youder
.arty Of which We know. ! win tie
n up, II your cScellency will allow
ne"