Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-09-10

Room OF Terrorsi
to the rendezvous OF the apaches--
yes. yes-by whom?-why2 lie Is
there now, perhaps 7-Ah. bah, what
manner CT officers are you? What is
your plan in all this--to have him
killed by thieves in turn?"
Count Frederick paused TO hear no
more, but flushed guiltily over his
eavesdropping retraced his steps down
the hall and sought more decorous
means OF meeting the young woman
whom he wished to see. But even as
he did so he reflected that from the
detached exclamations he had heard
surely she was planning yet other ad-
ventures. II Roleau had been here
If he had been followed away by the
police toward the thieves headquar-
ters-surely this undauntcd girl would
In turn do what she could TO rescue
him. II 80, once more she herself
would need assistance.
Count Frederick stepped to one side
in tie hotel lobby and bided his time.
Il was as he thought Before long
Kitty hastened through the lobby and
out toward the street. Evidently she
had paused to make no more than
slight changes in her toilet. Beyond
question the purpose in her mind was
TO find Roleau.
Count Frederick strolled toward
the desk and nodded pleasantly to the
questioning clerk Yes" said he, Il
vas 40 fortunate"
He did not pause 10 say definitely
in what way he had been fortunate,
but. unhurried. stroiied down the steps
into the street. intent on nothing SO
much as upon discovering what Kitty
Gray next would do
II was now curious train that OF
those persons engaged In the search
for the MYSTERIOUS coin. Roleau had
indeed found an occupant in the room
OF his mistress when be FASTENED
thilher the moment he was released
from csutody. That occupant how
ever, was not his mistress, but an
other--none less than a member OF tn
apache band who had held her apart
ments under espionage. Roleau, hid
ing himself, waited for the appearance
Of the intruder-foilowed hirn out from
The hall into the street. This hal
been but the moment before Kitty's re
, turn. The project had ordered Re
! Ieau's discharge by telephone fror
the palace, almost as she was leaving
and both she and Roleau had hastene
20 the hotel.
| Now, as Kitty emerged. followed b
, Count Frederick. yet another one .
Blake's underworld band stepped ou
, from his hiding place and followe
! Count FredeTiek himself And all 6
these, each was IN pursuit OF the COZ
/. eted cretzhoffen coin.
! AS for Roieau, his man made rapi
;, progress, ard II was not long befoT
he had trsiled him 70 the rendezyop
I q the band which he himself preyiou
r ~ had learfod. Undaunted, j
= would Lave pursued the fugitive TO th
|, inner chamber of the rendezvous ha
!. not he heard a sound which cause
him 10 pause.
II was at this time that Blake, lea
. er Of the band Of thieves, CHANGED
return 10 the rendezvous. lie hi
v passed part way into the subterranea
4 passage when he looked on ahead ju
i In tiue 20 see one OF his men emerl
! from the central room and make
spring at an intruder whom he hiI
n self at once recognized as the mi
4. Sho at this very scene EARL
g had giyon him 80 desperate a bi
4 tie--who later had given him in
! the hands OF the law.
ge Thinking only OF revenge now. 4
= getting the coin. the renegade lead
a whipped out his revolver and hr
point blank at Roleau.
n GRO BE coKTINuEDJ