Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-07
NINTH |NsTALlMENT
CHAPTER xxxl'I.
The Trap.

me voice VI oo"A -.
.! a For once he had met a SIT
..,,on sufficient to shake him from MS
Kitty Gray made no answer as she
| a nI,. back, the coin tightly clas sped!
! her hand. She cast on him a look
:. Aft Of womanly anger as might
N, ,corched him-an anger now de-
~ ., fear. Gagged, trapped, left with
| 4 T. resource, helpless in the hands sI,, OF
: enemy, still she seemed deadller
4, that enemy now.
aVill YOU not" The mans voice
~ n II now something almost OF
.,..dius. Count Frederick felt some
| hing Of shame at his own part IN 'h MS.
MOI" she answered at length her
Nm voice low and even, painting out
!. words. mo, l will not. Come and
=. 4 from me II you dare. You nave
| s.s that once, why not again."
IA turned away with a sudden ges-
! u,s, bis face red in chagrin over inc
| Muce Of her taunt'
you remember that said ne.
| svsat remains? Must l be yet more
uds with you? 1t is not that | ike
| d, part, mademoiselle; be sure OF
mt II was not myself but my man
vho laid hands upon you that other
time
HE Is still your man. You yourself
All are willing to prosecute a woman
md q stranger. You are no better
than he." :,
Suppose am not, then. Does IT
box as though you would gain mucn
~ defyiug me? Come, now. The coin
\ nothing to you; it Is everything 70
N, | swear it is more than l thought
\ ever would be. 1t Is life and death
III me, and more than that, made
moIselle. Would you stand between
mo and an ambition such as that?
would repay you a hundredfold in any
Wy you needed, If you would but lis
Ten to reason. But perhaps a woman
does not know the word for reason"
mo, l do not. remember only one
word and that Is hate for you! Wher
my chance comes | shall still remem
| Der that. In turn l will put you be
hind the bars II ever the opportunlt!
comes to me. And you shall stay there
always for all of me. hate YOU
Count Frederick smiled grimly
There Is comfort in that word, made
moiselle," said he. Rather that thar
lsaden.eyed Indifference, at least. bu
n for me, I do not hate you, nelthe
On | Indifferent toward you. l only
Il least, mademoiselle, try only Il
think Of the coin and what 1t mean
10 me-"
III II belonged to you, monsieur, l
would have gone to you long ago. !
you ever owned it you would own !
now"
Asudden change came over the fac
Of the nobleman as he caught the cor
vetion In these words. They touche
for him some consciousness long LEI
unawakened.
What do you mean?" he asked i
Z low voice. What is it that yo
mean when you say that"
When Frederick, Count Of Gret'
hotsn, deserves this coin; when h
Asfns It; when he gains title by virtu
u right thoughts and deeds, then pc
@m It will come to him; surely nc
edore. This coin.' she held it now OF
selore her In her hand. ut will com
Weatually to that place where 1t b
mu. It Is seeking for that place no,
To people really own it. They as
ueeom and justice and liberty. An
Y you ask me why l cling to II
Wy Il clings to me. I suppose 1t
seaass something impels me, cor
= no to do what I have DONE
Cesat Frederick turned to comp'
o0 to . situation Of greater cor
- Az he did 30. and about to SCI
esf upon the lower stair. som
tsN tfom the pocket Of bis Goa
asAing which he had brought vii
nom bic room. In the hope that
loe been observed there By th
"saa. 1t fell now face upward (
sesir between them. and he 81
~ he'd seen It. He accepted q
nd at 6rst did not attempt
U tho little picture. for 1t VI
0usts picture which he had broug
y him from his room.
100 saw. mademoiselle," said b
~ hoped that you would moi"
~. ! see It now; saw 1t the
Wsr room," answered Kitty CO
Eaously. You ask why I ventu
Four apartments now and the
~ not the right? May I not claI
~ property I am not t.mili
~ laws Of GretzhoRen. Indet
eas to me there are no laws
anu Not knowing how to