The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-09-03

| the sewers in the lower part of tn
city. Follow the desert road 70
Grahoffen, take steps leading to ce
lar of last house on left side of road
Kitty Gray"
The plan worked to perfection
was admirable Within two hours tn
kings men had rescued the impris
oned nobleman and brought him ono
more to the palace, although of thi
Kitty knew nothing at all
Your majesty" he exclaimed wheI
at length he met the king, Il gree
your majesty with joy-and I mus
say with surprise. How could yor
know where was-I sought in vair
to get out some word"
"This was my advice" rejoined the
king, and placed before him the note
which he had but now received from
the young American Frederick gazed
at it surprised, perplexed.
again the Americani" he ex.
claimed. "She seems everywhere Is
it not SO? 1 swear"
Vow not at all, my dear count
We do not yet know the end. She
writes this from a hotel in the city,
but no one knows where she may be
now, or what she may be doing"
Meantime the young lady of whom
they spoke actually remained at her
own hotel, plotting yet other things.
Count Frederick still had charge of
her half of the coin-so she reasoned
to herself. In all probability he had
left it in the room where he slept in
his own palace. What better time
than the present, therefore, to make
one more visit in that dangerous To-
cality?
"Roleau," said she a few moments
later, after she had arrived upon this
resolution. Get our car once more"
Which way now, excellency? Must
you still go on in these dangerous adj
ventures? Why not give it up? You
may lose your life"
Il cannot give it up, Roleau," re-
piled Kitty. "This time it should not
be difficult-we must make one more
effort for Count Frederick's portion of
the coin"
THAT means we must go to the pal
ace?"
Kitty nodded. Soon the car was
speeding once more down the ave-
nues.
why do they still admit you here?'
asked Kitty of Roleau as once more
they drew up in front of the counts
palace. II should think they would
forbid us both"
Il am person of no consequence,
excellency. Once of the household
staff of a nobleman of this land, one
S supposed to remain. You think him
larsh to me-so it may seem. But
hese others, they figure that I still
,elong here. He would not speak
o others of the matter at all. So
IN still admitted on the old footing"
But as to myself"
"Excellency, l may not tell you
hat"
why not?"
Because the truth may not wholly
lease you You see, they admit you
ecause they think you still to be a
riend of Count Frederick-one of his
-iends-I cannot explain"
Kitty, somewhat flushed, did not
ress the argument. Enough for her
lat once more they were admitted
'eely to the palace-and once more
assed back through the wide
alls until at length they stood at the
3or of the sanctum sanctorum of the
aces master-the little bedroom
here Kitty was convinced he kept his
.cret of the coin
She placed Roleau on guard in the
Ill while she herself went about an
rand suddenly grown hateful to her.
IL
But though she sought here and
ere hurriedly In the drawers of the
esser, here and there in such places
came to her mind, she found f1oth-
g-there w.s no trace of the miss
8 object.
Roleau," she exclaimed excitedly, go I
3 to the hall, 1T will take time.
sep watch. have no idea where he {
n Fave left it."
she turned from one corner {
the room to the other. examining !
g furniture, which showed q strange
xture OF luxury and asceticism
ose by the head Of the little iron :
dstead which seemed sufficient to
1tent the master or the place, she q
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rhe front of this desk was Z drop :
I. which pulled out after It was