The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-03
NINTH lNSTAllMENT
CHAPTER xxHiii.



"Mademoiselle. give It to me, Let
US end all this
The voice of Count Frederick was
agitated. For once he had met sit
uation sufficient to shake him from his
calm.
Kitty Gray made no answer. as she
shrank back. the coin tightly ciasped
in her hand. She cast on him a look
SO fun 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 nots' The mans voice
had in it now something almost OF
pleading. Count Frederick felt some
thing of shame at his own part In this
mo-" she answered at length. her
own voice low and even, painting out
the words. No. will not Come and
take it from me II YOU dare. You have
done that once. why no; sgains'
He turned away with sudden ges-
ture. his face red in ohagrin over the
justice of her taunt.
You remember thats" said he
What remainss Must I be yet more
rude with yous Ii Is not that | like
the part, mademoiselle: be sure Of
that |, was not myself but my man
who laid hands upon you that other
time
HE is still your man. You yourself
still are willing to prosecute a woman
and a stranger. You are no better
than he"
Suppose | am not. then. Does il
lock as though you WOULD gain much
by defySng mes Come. now. The coin
Is nothing to you; il is everything to
me. l swear II is more than / thought
IL ever would be. IL is life and death
for me. and more than that. made
moiselle. Would you stand between
me and an ambition such as thate
would repay YOU hundredfold in any
way you needed. IL you would but lis
ten to reason. But perhaps a woman
does not know the word for reason
NO. DO not. remember only one
word, and that is hate for you, When
my chance comes shall still remera-
Der that. IN turn | will put you be
hind the bars If ever the opportunity
comes 20 me. And you shall stay there
always for all of me | hate YOU"
Count Frederick smiled sriuly.
There is comfort in that word. made
mciselle.~ said he. Rather that than
ieaden-eyed indifference. at least Bur
IS for me. do not hate you. neither
sEn | Indifferent toward You only
al least, maaemoiselle. try only to
think OF the coin and what IL means
10 me-
IF 1t belonged 70 yoa. monsieur. it
would have gone to you long ago. II
you ever owned it yoa would own i,
now
A sudden change came over the face /
OF the rohleman as he caught the con Z
viction IN these words. They touched 4
for him some consciousness long left (
unzwSkensd
What do you meant he asked in
a low voice, What Is il that yOu
mean when yoa say that"
When Frederick. Count CT Grstr.
hOHeA. deserves this coin. when he
earns il. when ne gains title BY virtue
81 right thoughts and deeds. then per
hsps il viii come 70 him: surely not
before This coin she held Il ROW out
before her IN her hand. 1t viii come
eventually 70 that place where Il hs-
longs IL Is seeking fer that place now.
The people really eva il They ask
freedom and justice and liberty. And
how yOa ask ne Why l cling 70 il:
Why u clings 70 ne I suppose IL is
because something inpels ne. ecm-
lsls me 20 do what have done.
Count Frederick turned 10 compose
himself 20 s situation q greater con-
tort AS he did 50. and about % seat
himself upon the lower stair. so-e-
thing iel from TIE pocket q his ecat.
something which he h21 hrousht with
IN frora his rccun. in the hope thar Il
had not been observed there oy this
WOMAN IL fen now face upward on
~ stair between them. and he saE
iAat SIC had seen t. tie accepted the
-s. s. 4 81, Lrsg 6ia nos attempt 10
aSck Up the little psesGre. fer il vas
Ne d1sls picture which oe had oocaEht
aSsh hin from mis- rocI-
Noa s2w. n26sZoiselles~ said ne.
7 had hoped Ih1S you would Rot
Nss. ] see Il Row S2w il there
4 yOzr roou.- answered Kitty con
eEpsUoUSlg- ~Yoz ask Why I vsnturs Z ;
lto yOCr apartments row ana then { ]
lave I Eot the riEhzs Nay I rot claim 4
AZ oNn propsrvt an uct familiar !
'itA the laws az GreszAoGez- Indeed. I,
seems 70 re there are 10 Laws in |
us Land Net knowing -. 10 re !