Oxford eagle., 1915-12-30
NINETEENTH INsTALLMENT
CHAPTER LxvIIi.

Count saehIo's Search.
your majesty. I can now assure
vou Of our success.
Count sachio OF Grahofen spoke
~slmly. On his face was written full
-o,y,etion of the truth Of his words.
IA stood once more with his monarch
n the great hall Of the palace Of Ora
Nofeu. whittier he had hastened at
once on bis return from the rival
apitl
why. sachio!" demanded cortis-
,av. What reason now to believe
our success nearer than II has been
auy time these months pastr'
Your majesty asks proof, Look,-
sachIo held out In his hand the two
calves, or what purported to be the
two halves, Of the broken coin Of
Crstrhofen- He. indeed. supposed
them to be both halves Of that mys
serious coin. although In truth one
vas only the counterfeit long since
devised by Count Frederick to appease
ii, own king. That Michael Of Gretz-
hofen had missed his former posses
sson-,hat Kitty Gray still held one
half Of the actual coin-neither Sachio
nor his king nov knew.
Both conspirators bent above the
bits Of metal and both smiled In exul-
taticn- Their arduous search seemed
nov really TO approach It's end
BY ny faith. Sachio." exclaimed
Cor,isiav. 1T seems indeed We have
but to run the trail hard and fast .
trise further"
"Yes. your majesty. II remains only
for your servant-your very faithful
servant. may I say ito ind the
hiding place Of the scripts and treas
ures themselves"
That Is q necessary detail" said
Ccrtislav. with q cold grin. Il have
fed long enough on maps and keys
and scripts-now l would dip my
hands in actual mintage Of gold coins
4 would see the light Of real gems
shining. and not this ignis fatuus which
We have followed SO long over the
norasses Of doubt and uncertainty.
Success, Success, Sachio-in real
coins. in real gems. IN real treasures
that success alone can mean any
thing to you or me-"
BE II so. your majesty" said
saehio. with no abatement of his conf
cence. 4 take my chances. I stake
my life on the hazard of full success.
II ind not the hidden treasures Of
Gretzhoren. then hang my head on
our walls as q warning to all boast
ers.-
Go. then" said the king coldly;
you have found your way within their
gates before-do 50 again Seek
deeply-under the wall Of the torture
Chamber, perhaps. the coin says-the
treasures hiding place lies deep under
the walls-but precisely where Is
that.'
Always the kings cautious mind
carried him into the doubts and diff
nculties Of any case.
must be somewhere below and
beyond the galleries which they
Hooded from the moats when they
came near drowning all our troops"
replied Sachio. Il know those gal
iefies as | do my own bedchamber.
irua ne to run out this puzzle to
WHICH we now have the key here In
my hand. When ! do. I shall dip my
coin"
fou win do nothing Of the kind.
sachio. said his monarch You will
reserve that first right for your king.
sacdio flushed red. but bowed. con-
seioas OF the swim rivalry Of pirates
sho parcel unhoiy gains.
Irue. your majesty" said he. Il
spoke but in metaphor. The senior
nsnt N any such endeavor ss this is
Lsays. OF course. that of the king.
me right and the pleasure of the
monarch who has led N to such sue
cess as this IL . thing paramount to
~ others But svift enough shall be
course to your majesty. once !
nave found the actual Kidding place
Agreed" said Cortislsw. and turned
. snaw his beard In the impatience
y man long baked Of his most inti-
mate desire. Ar1t4
and sachio hastened. be that said
.or MN His svifteet car carried him
oss tne devious way that lay be-
Neen the two kingdoms. and duly he
riFed at the door Of the palace Of
esetzhonen- Here his acquaintance
Win the place and his ready reference
an inouirers 70 the king himself
Aeo MIN easy access once more.
aienael. the weak. still dwelt in the
c. giving small care to the ruin
~ Tu disorder which lay about him on
~ SIDES Let others care for the gov
snment, let others make good the
eacnes in the capitals defense. let