The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-09-15

The Advancing Hosts Of Grahoft
ago, an extra bottle of Beloc, and m
majesty sent man, Count SachiC
yonder to bring it. My majesty de
| sires-"
"Sachio here!"
Yes, here. You have said tina
twice. He was here, twice or once
know not how many times. But nov
you are here, mademoiselle, and tina
| is enough. My majesty, desires"
& He advanced toward her. The lee
Eupon his pulled face gave her swift
disgust as we'll as terror. With nj
purpose whatever, as he stumbled for
Eward she fed from the room, fed she
knew not where.
Without much plan. Kitty turned
toward the interior of the palace, and
down the long hall which before thai
time she had explored. Something tolG
her that Frederick, If he were here in
the palace now, had passed that way
The torture chamberlain dread
spot! Must she 60 there to look fol
him? She sped on rapidly along these
| passageways which she had learned
before. Through the last deep sunken
tunnel which led to the door of the
torture chamber itself she passed
alone, trembling with fear. and yet re,
solved. 41,.
F.. The door was locked She turned to
see the key upon the wall. AS she
(3turned there came to her a faint
Sound. Someone was knocking at the
door. The blood stopped atter heart
She felt her face so cold Had the
dead indeed come to life? Was it in.
deed true that some hand from beyond
the grave alone could point out the
L hidjng place of this treasure? What
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But the knocking at the door grew
bolder. She heard a voice-a faint
voice through the steel fRcjptfoY tf6
inner cavern. Trembling bhs bttsd
the key, gave one great push to open
the door. which yielded the more
quickly to a power exefted within she
sawsthe faint gleam Of light added
to those Of her own candle; saw the
face. Of the man she had sought! 3,
"You?" she cried. 1T is ycu!"
She heard him answer calmly, slow.
ly, without agitation. as though all the,
time he had been convinced she would
come.
ut is ended" said Count Frederick
at last, slowly. Never again will /
doubt! l prayed for you, prayed that,
you should understand before l died,
But it was meant for you to come for
me, that might know-know as much
as they who are here. who have been
my fellows and my friends. Mademoi-'
selle-I had said good-by to every
thing excepting one. There was that
left which no man should die without
knowing-that experience which only,
makes life worth living. have dread
ed all things, but now hope. l must
i shall hope!" Fst
: He stopped toward her now, and for
the moment each was careless Of the
strange surroundings in which they
stood. For a half moment the heart
of Kitty Gray was on the point of sur
render.
Monsieur lie comte, for that we
have no time now" said she gently. 1T
was BUT chance which brought me
here"
Chance? Yes, If fate, if the hand
Of heaven mean chance, l shall call it
chance, not otherwise. I say that it
was the plan of fate long ago that you
should come to me, now and here"
Eve have come close to the secret
said Kitty Gray slowly. "But we have
come closer to perils."
True, more than you know"
What do you mean?"
"Sachio was here-it was he and his
man who thrust me in here. where I
had planned to place him. They know
it all-all that we do now. made
moiselle Sachio himself has gone to
carry his news to his king. We are
undone, mademoiselle! There will be
war;
IF war. then why do we wait here?",
she demanded of him. War is what
we have sought to avoid for this king
dom by our own knowledge of the
coin. If it be too late-why, then,
we must fight. All, how l wish l
were man, that l might fight as
WE'LL"
You have fought we'll for all OF us,
mademoiselle," said Frederick. 1--WE
have repulsed our enemies. Would
you repulse-your friend?"
She made no answer, but was away
before him in the dark passageway.
CHAPTER L. a.a
The Battle.
Sachio and l.alislaw, as may be-
guessed, allowed no grass to grow UNI