The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-12-31
CHAPTER XVIII.
Means to an End.

herSelf In Detter nearL IMAM Sne nhu
been but now. At least, she had seen
Roleau-had found once more proof
of his faithfulness and his efficiency.
Surely he would help her to escape yet
again.
She sought to study the exits Of the
apartment in which she found herself
There were two doors, so 1t seemed,
both fastened. She pushed strongly |
at one; 1t opened before her. She |
stood once more face to face with |
Count Sachio, the hooking conspira'
tor who had OF late had so much to |
do with her own misfortunes!
"Mademoiselle! said he, II am so
pleased"
For myself" rejoined Kitty indig-
nantly, 81 was never so much dis
pleased as am now. So the gentle
men OF this country In this way show
their quality-in their treatment OF
women? ! compliment you"
your words are at least better than
your absence, mademoiselle-l like
neither"
And what of me? What shall l
say of man who treats me as Grim
inal? Nay, a criminal would be treat
ed better in my country-he would
have trial. There would be process
of law, observance of the law. Is the
habeas corpus writ thing unknown
in this country-have the people never
yet wrung that right from the hands
of tyrants? In my country there are
some recourses which any citizen may
have"
Your own country! Why did you
ever leave it, mademoiselle?"
THE reasons concern me alone, SIR"
Indeed, you mistake-they do not
concern you alone. We are many of US
in this country also concerned with
them. We would that you never had
come from America. There are many
reasons moving to that. And, indeed,
we even ask your return to your own
country"
80, then, II was your message 70
me that l got? Most melodramatiC
Of you, Count Sachio-but by what
right do you demand my return?"
There are SOME large rights.
mademoiselle, which need email e.
PLANTATION"
But which allow you to hln6eT me
in the performance Of my own dutieH-
to ask me to be unfaithful to my en-
ployers? Why, you even ask me to
deceive the public-to present coun'
terfeit-to pretend that | have done
what have not done"
80? And you cannot take such
good advice?"
mo, | will not. To deceive, to pre-
tend, to counterfeit-those are attrib'
utes Of your kingdom, not of my own
country, America. In my country we
have better standards-men and WON
en- alike---'or which heartily am
glad"
you hare a singing tongue, ma
demoiselle," said Count Sachio, red un
der his swarthy skin. Perhaps 1t will
grow mllder If left unused Shall
leave you here-until you are willing
to say you are done with Gretzhofren
and ready to return to your own coun'
| try. This land, mademoiselle, can
: keep its own secrets-it could even
: close over the secret of the disappear
ance Of a young woman-and leave
! her fate a mystery. trust that you
, will reconcider what you have said.
| A moment and he had left her once
! more. Before he passed through the
! door she glanced beyond. The room
I was occupied, apparently, by his
friends-escape on that side was i'm
l possible.
) The other door still remained fas
tened. Kitty turned to. 1t with bur
+ glarious intent-using an art Learned
4 when she was schoolgirl. With NJ
:. better instrument than hairpin, sh'
! had seen wonders done at opening
locks.
a Her brisk interchange Of compli
a ments with Count Sachio had set ne
r pulses stirring once more. She want
e ed to get out-she wanted to escape
t and she proposed to escape. One
more free, she admitted to herself, sh
/, would be willing enough to take tn
= advice which but now she ha
scorned-wilIing enough to take shi
It back home, to see the familiar SIX
line of her own city, to find her ow
e place back in the smoky and grim
city, her own place in the hum an
W grind Of the old newspaper. Ho'
70 good it would seem to her now to Sc
a the faces of the local room. The
n might chaff her all they liked. Ye'
1T she would go back home.
lie And now, with schoolgirl finesse
lg the employment Of the small instr
n ment at her disposal, she succeede
,e in her burglary. She felt the lock tur
e. at last-felt it give-saw that sh
~ could open the door. She did ope
I'd it-and closed it again.
re Back of her she heard once mel
to the creak of the other door as
to opened. She turned-to encountI
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