Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-12-02
,.vFNTEENTH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER Tx.
FL. pln.ters Of Grahoffen.


,,ed sensations occupied the MINDS
1,tose responsible for the disappear
..0 of Kitty Gray and her servant
n sSsau. Old cortislaw and his re-
'srh,sble aid. Count Sachio, toregath-
s.sd in the palace rooms Immediately
.uoring the acts which had meant
Ne forced deportation.
Dshe has gone. then, s&cA.o' oe-
eded the king. !
Without a doubt. your majesty.
..self from a distance saw the two
,.;s,ed inboard IL freight nets-as so
.,snv cattle. They went into the hold
4 the vessel beyond any question
.betber or not they come cut again
: their concern. not ours
az am not so sure said the ola
Hre thoughtfully. mot so sure. True
20 have rid ourselves of potential
toubIe, but at the same time we have
ionriyed ourselves of potential aid IN
,uestions not yet solved. They might
have been useful perhaps
"You mean the girl?'
"Yes. She has mind. be sure OF
that But what she might have done
t use to US we may no longer ask
With proft-she now is beyond our re-
au That is only as to her knowl-
edge whatever it may have been, OF
me broken coin. AS to this other eng
ma this scrap of paper, which may or
NAV not be connected therewlth-Who
tuows? declare, am like a horse
IN the dark-ready to shy at any such
tfe as a scrap of paper blowing On
the wind
we still have it, your najesty-we
took it from her
yes, but when we separate the TWO
the scrap of paper and the scrap OF
Grl-what DO we actually accomplish
We have only larger secret lelt'
deeper mystery. Curses on all women
anyhow, They only make US troupIe
Mysterious themselves. they solve ~
mysteries. The best hope for yonde1
traveller is that she sinks at sea.
swear sometimes our little kingdom
bids fair TO sink in its own waves o
trouble"
We'll, now. your majesty salt
sachio, who dis!iked this disconten
Of his sovereign. at no time safe 10
aDy courtier, let us see what we Oul
selves NAV be able to do in solution Q
this mystery which has been Dc
oueathed US. Surely our minds are a
good as those of rattle-brained gu
from America
Hunt may be true. What d
you propose, at least?'
/ why, your majesty, that is obvious
l What we must do is to get into on
l hands the other half of this scrap
paper. 1t lies still somewhere over
Gretzhoffen, along with the other ma
Of the Gretzhoffen COIN
"Yes, along with the missing ma
Of that coin, also! They hold the ke
or half of it, that is true. And yet "
/ hold as much as they-half OF tf
answer. Each is complement OF II
other. That is to say. stalemate,
drawn game-there is never profit
any SUCH
Stay. your majesty. let US see III
i ther before we call the game dOn
Surely our chances outweigh theli
70, We have a monarch to guide
who has brains and courage. ] cou
myself, also, as worth an equal o;
ance with Count Frederick, the
strongest man. And how shall we
innate yondar drunken. worthless. pt
pet king of theirs-how shall he sta
In comparison with ours?
Sachio bowed deeply. His Hattie
was not without its effect on the
king, who smiled his approval.
My dear Sachio. whenever ne
comfort you have it at hand.
claimed he. Well. then, what I
Their may we plan against them? III
may We loose their hold upon these
crets which perplex and menace
20 much
Why, this That we profess a n
and profound friendship for Micns
He will be hut too glad to listen to
4 proposition. be sure of that.
Suppose We may be assured
hat-what them"
He would be willing to do US SO
little favor if it caused him but III
uouble to grant it. He looks on US
defeated Let US encourage him
play the role of the grand Caesar, a
10 be gracious. to be magnanimous
fallen foe.
"Good-go on see the point.
$50 We ask of that weak mind so
ming which his mere sloth Will
pose him to grant us-nothing N
only the ownership of a worth
DIT of paper. He does not know
Value-perhaps he does not know
h existence"