The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-09-11
NINTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER xxxlll.


The Trap.
'Mademoiselle. give It 10 met lie
US end all this
The Voice of Count Frederick wal
Rgitated. For once he had met sit
natiOn sufficient to shake him from his
calm.
Kitty Gray made no answer, as she
shrank back, the coin tightly clasped
In her hand. She cast on him look
SO full Of womanly anger as might
have scorched him--an anger now de
void of fear. Gagged, trapped, left with
out resource, helpless in the hands OF
her enemy, still she seemed deadlier
than that enemy now.
"Will you notg' The mans voice
nad In 1t now something almost OF
pleading Count Frederick felt some.
thing of shame at his own part in this
moi" she answered at length, her
own voice low and even, painting cut
the words. mo, | will net. Come and
take II from me If you dare. You have
done that once, why not again?'
He turned away with sudden ges-
cure, his face red in chagrin over the
Justice of her taunt
You remember that" said he.
What remains? Must be yet more
rude with you? 1t is not that like
the part, mademoiselle; be sure OF
hat 1t was not myself but my man
who laid hands upon you that other
hme.y
"He is still your man. You yourself
still are willing to parsocute woman
and a stranger. You are no better
than he"
Suppose am not, then. Does 1t
jook as though you would gain much
by defying me? Come. now. The coin
10 netting to you; it is everything to
me. Iswear 1t is more than | thought
II even would be. 1t is life and death
for me. and more than that made
moiselle. Would you stand between
me and an ambition such as that? |
would repay you a hundredfold in any
way YOU needed. IL you would but lis
len to reason Put perhaps a woman
aVNo ~ibl hAOW tAt WI - III tCdoQn-
No. do not. ] remember only cne
word, and that is hate for youl When
my chance comes shall still remem-
Der that. In turn | viii put you be ,
hind the bars II ever the opportunity /
comes TO me. And you shall stay there
always for all Of me hate youl"
Count Frederick smiled grimly.
There is comfort in that word, made
said he. Rather that than
eaden-eyed indifference, at least But
u for me. do not hate you. neither
I'm Indifferent toward you only--
1t least, mademciselle. ! try only to
hink OF the coin and what it means
o me-"
If IL belonged t. yeu, monsieur. 1t
would have gone TO you lcng ago If
'ou ever owned 1t you would own 1t
low .
A sudden change came over the face
4 the nobleman as be caught the con
iction IN these words. They touched
or him some consciousness loag left
What do you mean?" no asked in
low voice What is it that you
lean when you say that?"
When Frederick, Count OF Gretz-
often, deserves this coin; when he
arms It; when he gains title by virtue ,
I right thoughts and deeds. then per-
APPS IL will come to him; surely not
efore. This coin" she held it now cut Z
efore her in her hand, ''it will come
to that place where it be- ;
'ngs. 1t is seeking for that place now.
he people really own it, They ask :
eedom and justice and liberty. And 8
DIV you ask me why l cling to it,
hy it clings to me. suppose it is "
ecause something impels me. COM q
sls me to do what have done" q
Count Frederick turned u compose !,
msef to q situation of greater com Il
'rt. As he did s., and abcut to seat h
mself upon the lower stair. some n
ing fell from the pocket OF his coat: a
which he had brought with q
m from his room. in the hope that It G,
I'd not been observed there by this
omah 1t fell now face upward on q
e stair between them. ana he saw
at she had seen it. He accepted the a
ct. and at first did not attempt to
ck up the little picture. fer It was
e little picture which he had brought
th him from his room.
You saw, mademoiselle? said he.
had hoped that you would not" h
Yes, see it now; I saw it there n,
your ROOM" answered Kitty con- tc
you ask why ] venture "a
70 your apartments new and then. II
I've / not the right? May I net claim a,
: own property? l am not familiar IA
tn the laws of Gretzhoffcn. Indeed. tr
seems to me there are no laws in hi
s land. Not knowing how to re in