The Spectator., 1915-11-23

the missing treasure of old King Michael. He died rich, but like miser, he hid his gold. He left a clue, yes-I have told you all of that. That clue was the broken coin.
 That coin vas the same as a deed in the old days. All transfers of realty as you remember, were made on | parchment, writtca in pen, and the | parchment always was cut in two pieces on a waving line. The seller kept half the parchment, the buyer the other half And always it ran This | indenture witnesseth.' The 'indenture was the waving line which divided the parchment; and the parchment was proof of the transaction, so each hold CT held half the proof.
 Now, this indenture of the broken coin of Gretzhoffen witnessed that | Michael the First had transferred to his people his treasure-their treas ure-he kept half the deed for him. self. or for the man who was to stand for himself. In some way he meant to give the people the other half-that is to say, the other half of the inden ture went somewhere, no one to this day can guess where-except myself! | These papers of old told of the tor ture chamber somewhere under the fort Our maps cover that, but they do not mark the spot of the treasure's hiding. Only the old coin restored, in l denture to indenture-the one-half to the other-ever can settle that.
 "Now look here, my friend" Count Sachio held up before him little ob- ject, which caused Kitty to start where she stood:
 It was the kings coin Yes, there was the half coin which she with her own hands had sent for delivery to the king on the dancing floor at mid night that night-and Count Sachio. by means which he only knew, had been the thief, It now was plain to her Here was one more claimant for the treasure of the dead king of Gretz- hoffen.
 Count Sachio went on. This Is one half only of the coin. Alone. it does not serve. I know we'll enough where lies the other half. Within the next | twenty-four hours l will have it-1 will have both halves within my own hands. Then. my friend. we shall see what we shall see! Events will happen which will surprise this part of the world, at least.
 Come to me tomorrow at my hunt ing lodge in the forest. at the edge of the neutral lands. That is the rendez- | vous of the other half of the coin. shall seek a messenger to secure it. know we'll enough how. Have our men there, for I, Count Sachio, will be pre- pared to show them all the reading of riddle which has puzzled both these kingdoms for so long"
 Had Kitty remained moment or so longer she might have seen what the ccnspirators themselves, anxious as they were, did not see. The face of a strange man peered in at the window of the room which they occupied. He, toe. could see now all that Kitty had seen, although he had not been no ticed by the latter at the time of her departure.
 The grand salon by this time was we'll cleared, and Kitty made her way rapidly toward the main exit. Sud denly she found herself face to face with little group made up of the king and notables of his court. They too, for a time had been absent from the grard salon-apparently for cer- tain purpose. King Michael now did not lack the stimulus of wine. Our fair young American again." he ex- claimed. as he came. What, made moiselle has not even yet departed?"
 Tt is my fault, your majesty" said Count Frederick. q promised to se- cure for her car, but for the time lost sight of her. The confusion has been so great that it has been difficult to find service of the usual sort,'
 AE attendant of the palace escorted hher to her car-willing enough to con- ,clude the events of the day.
 Tomorrow" said she to herself. as at length she composed herself for a brief slumber-"tomorrow I must be at the hunting lodge of Count Sachio once more!"