The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-07-07

| In fault of better messenger, Kitty
telephoned now to- the bureau: of tele.
graphs and asked for reliable mes
senger. When presently he came she
entrusted this missive to him with
express instructions that he. should
| leave it in the hands of some chosen
| servant Of the king who would be
sure to deliver it at the hour OF mid.
Light of that very day. 49,.
| The man listened respectfully, took
the missive, and started for the door.
Passing, he almost ran against gem
tleman in the hall, and dropped his en-
velope as he did SO.
| "Your PARDON" exclaimed the gen.
tleman, raising his hat; and himself
picked UP the envelope. The messcn-
| ger did not notice his fingers quickly
closing upon it, feeling it here and
there as he presented it to the bearer.
| Relieved now of this care, and sat
isfied that her plan would provide for
| the Ssafety Of this priced possession
for that night at feasibility passed
on to other matters.
or what use, after all, was half this
coin, while the Count Frederick still
retained the other half-taken from
her by force, by violence?
She stood for time, her fingers at
her lips, engaged in thought. Il am
going direct to Count Frederick him.
self and ask him for the other half
| OF the coin. He knows the king has
given me his half-perhaps he will re.
lent t.tl. and let me match the kings half,
Of the Gretzhoffen coin "
With her to think was to act. A
half hour later, ready robed for the
street, sheswas in her car and ON her
way to the palace Of Count Frederick.
They knew her at the counts palace.
now-or thought they knew ler-and
SO no .questions. were asked when she
applied at the door Pending the COM
ing OF the count, who was at homo, as
she learned, she was shown to q re-
ception room close to the entry door.
AS she sat here, she heard footsteps
approaching, heard voices in CONVEX
sation. She knew that Count Freder.
lex was there, but not alone.
Kitty listened shamelessly-for now
indeed all was fair in war for her in
case like this.
She heard Count Frederick address
his companion as MY Lord Minister
and again AS "Danislaw," SO knew that,
it was none other than the prime min
lister Of Gretzhoffen with whom he
was COMPRISING.
MY friiplAssst,ssl eaEdi R.ilardssia.G
cisive voice declare, this ball tonight
is the browning mistake of the entire
year. 1t may mean the ruin OF Gretz-
hoffen. I tell you, Count Frederick,
revolution is in the air. The people.
are demanding the answer to all their
sufferings, to their poverty, their,
anxieGes. That answer. if we do not,
use every means to change it, surely
will be written red"
But what plan do you propose, my
lord minister? What can do?" =
"One thing. Let me be blunt ana
.brief-have the king sober tonight!
shame to say those words-but those
are my words to you. Have our mon
tarch-whom we reverence-sober. to-
night! If the people see him drunken.
if they find him careless, Indifferent,
in times like s-pouf!-revolution
l tell you, and the answer written with
the pen of blood"
Count Frederick apparently paused
at this. There was a hint of some
thing suppressed in his voice when at
length he did reply.
my lord minister, I'll see the king"
Kitty thought that now they claspcd
hands. She heard the prime minister
departing, each giving the other for.
NAL words OF courtesy.
Now she heard Frederick calling to
his servants.
'.Rubinoff, Franko-any of you ras-
cals-well; you, Rubinoff. Go at once
to the apartments of the Count Sachio
and ask him if. he will join me at
once"
Kitty, still trembling in suppressed
excitement, waited yet longer before
declaring herself. She heard Freder-
ASA pGC1E5 up itllu uoWI III ZIG AOCAA,
muttering to himself-heard also after
an interminable interval the footsteps
of another in the hall-heard Freder-
ick greet him.
"Ah, Sachio, you are welcome in
deed. We have news for you, my
friend-news that may go well with
our plans"
Command me, my dear Frederick"
Il ask you, my dear Sachio, to do
an easy, pleasant and interesting task.
1t is no more than to go this after.
noon, to win in some fashion into the
presence OF King Michael the Second,
our beloved monarch--whom we both
reverence!-and then and there, by
what means shall seem most eXpedi-
ent, to induce him to drink more wine
than ever he did in one day in his life"
Count Sachic laughed loud and long.
For what purpose, my good Fred
erick?" he inquired at length.
For a plain and definite purpose!
Listen. AS you know. have had my
eyes on the throne of Gretzhoffen since
the death Of the old king. That throne
is rightfully mine, and will be mine.
This land is full Of discontent-like
your own, yonder. The people COM
plain. They are on the very verge of