The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-07-31


Palace. TO be delivered at twelve mid
night promptly"
In fault OF better messenger. Kit.
telephoned now to the bureau OF tele
graphs and asked for a reliable mes
senger. When presently he came sh,
entrusted this missive 10 him viii
express instructions that he shoulS
leave 1t in the hands OF some ehoseg
servant Of the king who would b,
sure to deliver it at the hour OF mid
night OF that very day.
v The man listened respectfully, tool
the missiye, and started for the door
Passing. he almost ran against gen
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 messen.
ger did not notice his fingers quickly
closing upon Il. feeling il here and
there as he presented 1t to the bearer.
Relieved now of this care. and sat.
listed that her plan would provide for
the safety OF this priced possession
for that night at least-Kltty 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? ar
Z 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 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, she was 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 her-and
SO no questions were asked when she
applied at the door Pending the com
ing Of the count. who was at home, as
she learned. she was shown to a re-
ception room close to the entry door.
As she sat here. she heard footsteps
approaching. heard voices in conver-
sationt She knew that Count Freder-
ick was there. but not alone.
Kitty listened shamelessly--for now
indeed all was fair in war for her in
case Ike this.
She heard Count Frederick address
his companion as my Lord Minister
and again as "Danislaw," SO knew that
1t was none other than the prime min
lister of Gretzhoffen with whom he
was conversing.
My friend she heard hard, in
cisive voice declare. this ball tonight
Is the crowning mistake of the entire
year. 1t may mean the ruin of Gretz-
hoffen. tell you, Count Frederick,
revolution is in the air. The people
are demanding the answer to all their
suiferings, to their poverty. their
anxieties. That answer, If we do not
use every means to change it, surely
will be written redl"
But what plan do you propose, my
lord minister? What can do?"
One thing. Let me be blunt and
brief-have the king sober tonight
shame to say those words-but those
are my words to you. Have our mon
we reverence-sober to-
night II the people see him drunken,
II they find him careless, Indifferent,
in times like this pouf!-revolution.
| tell you, and the answer written with
the pen Of blood
Count Frederick apparently paused
at this. There was 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 clasped
hands. she heard the prime minister
departing, each giving the other for
NAL words of courtesy.
Now she heard Frederick calling to
his servants.
"Ruhlnoff, FTankoany of you ras-
cals--well, you, Rubinoff. Go at once
to the apartments of the Count Sachio
and ask him IL he viii join me at
once"
Kitty, still trembling in suppressed
excitement, waited yet longer before
declaring herself. She heard Freder-
Ick pacing up and down in the room,
to himself--heard also after
an interminable interval the footsteps
Of another in the hall-heard F'reder-
ck greet him,
"Ah, Sachio, you are welcome in
deed We have news for you, my
that may go well with
our plans
Command me, my dear Frederick
Il ask you, my dear Sachio, to do
IN easy, pleasant and Interesting task.
It Is no moro than to go this after
noon, to win in some fashion into the
presence Of King Michael the Second,
,ur beloved monarch--whom we both
-everencel and then and there, by
what means shall seem most expedi-
mt, to induce him to drink more wine
han ever he did in one day in his life"
Count Saehio laughed loud and long.
"For what purpose, nay good Fred
,rick?' he inquired at length.
For a plain and definite purpose!
listen. AS you know, l have had my
yes on the throne of Gretzhoffen since