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Room Of Terrorsl
to the rendezvous of the apaches--
yes, yes-by whom why? He is
there now, perhaps ?-Ah, bah! what
manner of officers are you? What lie
your plan in all this-to have him
killed by thieves in turn?"
Count Frederick paused to hear no
more, but flushed guiltily over his
eavesdropping retraced his steps down
the hall and sought more decorous
means of meeting the young woman
whom he wished to see. But even as
he did so he reflected that from the
| detached exclamations he had heard
| surely she was planning yet other ad-
ventures. If Roleau had been here
| if he had been followed away by the
police toward the thieves headquar-
ters-surely this undaunted girl would
in turn do what she could to rescue
him. If so, once more she herself
would need assistance
Gount Frederick stepped to one side
in the hotel lobby and bided his time
1t was as he thought. Before long
Kitty fastened through the lobby and
out toward the street. Evidently she
had paused to- make no more than
slight changes in her toilet Beyond
question the purpose in her mind was
to find Roleau.
Count Frederick strolled toward
the desk and nodded pleasantly to tine
questioning 3.2rk. YES" said he, Il
was so fortunate"
He did not pause to say definitely
in what way he had been fortunate,
but, unhurried, strolled down the steps
into the street, intent on nothing so
much as upon discovering what Kitty
Gray next would do.
1t was now a curious train that Of
those persons engaged in the search
for the MYSTERIOUS coin. Roleau had
indeed found an occupant in the room
of his mistress when he fastened
thither the moment he was released
from csutody. That occupant, how
ever, was not his mistress, but an
other-none less than a member of the
apache band who had held her apart
ments under espionage. Roleau, hid
ing himself, waited for the appearance
of the intruder-followed him out from
the hall into the street. This had
been but the moment before Kitty's re-
turn. The prefect had ordered Ro-
leau's discharge by telephone from
the palace, almost as she was leaving,
and both she and Releau had hastenea
to the hotel
Now, as Kitty emerged, followed Fy
Count Frederick, yet another one If
Blake's underworld band stepped 1T
from his hiding place and FOLLOWED
Count Frederick himself. And all ,f
these, each was In pursuit Of the ccV-
eted GretZhoffen coin.
AS for Roleau, his man made mp d
progress, and it was not long before
le had trailed him to the rendezvous
II the band which he himself previous
y had learned. Undaunted, le
would have pursued the fugitive to the
nner chamber Of the rendezvous had
lot he heard sound which causef
lim to pause.
It was at this time that Blake, lead
# OF the band of thieves, CHANGED to
eturn to the rendezvous. He had
assed part way into the subterranean
assage when he looked on ahead just
i time to see one Of his men emerge
rom the central room and make ,
pring at an intruder whom he him
elf at once recognized as the man
tho 1t this very scene earlier
ad given him SO desperate q bat
Ie-who later had given him into
1e hands of the law.
Thinking only of revenge now, for
citing the coin. the renegade leader
hipped out his revolver and f1ed
pint blank 1t Roleau.
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