The Spectator., 1915-12-07

the sewers in the lower part of the city. Follow the desert road for Grahoffen, take steps leading to eel lar of last house on left side of road Kitty Gray"
 The plan worked to perfection was admirable. Within two hours the kings men had rescued the impris- oned nobleman and brought him once more to the palace, although of this Kitty knew nothing at all.
 Your majesty" he exclaimed when at length he met the king, T greet your majesty with joy-and l must say with surprise. How could you know where I was-I sought in vain to get out some word"
 This was my advice" rejoined the king, and placed before him the note which he had but now received from the young American. Frederick gazed at it surprised, perplexed.
 Again the American" he ex- claimed "She seems everywhere. Is it not so? I swear"
 Vow not at all, my dear count! We do not yet know the end. She writes this from hotel in the city but no one knows where she may be now. or what she may be doing"
 Meantime the young lady of whom they spoke actually remained at her own hotel, plotting yet other things.
 Count Frederick still had charge of her half of the coin-so she reasoned to herself. In all probability he had his own palace. What better time than the present, therefore, to make one more visit in that dangerous To- cality?
 "Roleau," said she a few moments later. after she had arrived upon this resolution. Get our car once more"
 Which way now, excellency? Must you still go on in these dangerous ad- ventures? Why not give it up? You may lose your life"
 'I cannot give it up, Roleau." re- piled Kitty. This time it should not be difficult-we must make one more effort for Count Frederick's portion of the coin"
 That means we must go to the pal ace?"
 Kitty nodded Soon the car was speeding once more down the ave nues.
 Why do they still admit you here?" asked Kitty of Roleau as once more they drew up in front of the counts palace. "I should think they would forbid us both"
 T am person of no consequence. excellency. Once of the household staff of a nobleman of this land, one is supposed to remain. You think him harsh to me-so 1t may seem. But these others, they figure that I still belong here. He would not speak to others of the matter at all. So am still admitted on the old footing"
 But as to myself?"
 'Excellency, I may not tell you that"
 Why not?"
 please you You see, they admit you because they think you still to be a friend of Count Frederick-one of his friends-I cannot explain"
 Kitty. somewhat flushed. did not press the argument. Enough for her that once more they were admitted freely to the palace-and once more passed back through the wide halls until at length they stood at the door of the sanctum sanctorum of the places master-the little bedroom where Kitty was convinced he kept his secret of the coin.
 She placed Roleau on guard in the hall while she herself went about an errand suddenly grown hateful to her self
 But though she sought here and there hurriedly in the drawers of the dresser here and there in such places as came to her mind. she found noth- ing-there was no trace of the miss ing object.
 ''Roleau." she exclaimed excitedly, go ing to the hall. it will take time. Keep watch. have no idea where he can have left it."
 Puzzled, she turned from one corner of the room to the other, examining the furniture. which showed strange mixture of luxury and asceticism Close by the head of the little iron bedstead which seemed sufficient to content the master of the place, she saw a delicate cabinet of boule.
 The front of this desk was a drop leaf. which pulled out after 1t was