The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-17
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broken. r wish know it all E N
informed that you have . n1tN
haiySs Or tfis ostn, and thsrsfura Know
che sntsrs message Read IL - No u
oncs.'
Kitty took the coin in hR hand -
though to study IL, bat swiftly omt nsr
own hand behind har back - shs
olutShsd IL
1T II my properly" said she Rcat
N. Not evan . king Gan take away
property without courses of law.
Dvsn . King waa ~astonislied at rns
sfronsasy Of t1ls young ssr.-wno aald
her possession until gvo srardy guards
forced tho coin from asr hand. The
King smiled ~ her, q somewhat TOOTH,
Isss smiles.
8 you value it, Many 10 We ns
willing 70 pay for what vs. haYN. mn
dsmoiseils-Nd tho msssass az CHS
cnin ~ nean 10 lava Gtvs Il "a ~.
and ran shall bs SET rrse."
Tour majesty il tbsral-yuu oRsr
Whist 10 a.raady mine-ths rtxnx %
libsrty. But ~aar you aak IL irnposL
sibia for ma True, : have 1851 sacf,
half OF tho ~cctn-svsn + sav both
halves At Gus tims--huE n4ver hays r
rsad the sntirs inscription"
Sat Yon hAvs sssn both haIvsa."
vent On Cortisiaw. Tell ma what
was On tbs other half"
Tour majesty, ! emmett 10 act
Know
"gy tho satata 81 ouy faf04r4. *
claimed Cortisiaw, "if this 1srs ii the
oldA days tho cortars Chamber should
show jon something. But now
This tnrtnrs could wiring only H.
seption from ma, your majesty, aud
that deception would be Of No services
TO you. I hava tali ycn tbs truth
and that alone can scrvs you. GIVE
ms ny liberty aSasn-1nd then ner-
haDs r might learn naors Ct tbs otaAr
aaif o. tho Gotta.
The G1ri axznes VEIL said Ccrtis-
law. II In n6s sars whether or net
she speaks trutn, bnt hsr arxuruens
ross TO taA same thing u either casa.
LSe her 80 snder gIard-orhaps
something may arise 70 give q Tag
Cher insight inTo this.
As for you. Count Sae.io you have
aot yst nlce~6sA IN what was asked az
you--Jcu have not PCT taaxas %
~hers Iies tho hsddsn trsasurs ot
GretzhoffenI"
]. Your majesty" replied tns count,
fsddeniag. @Is is bsg l~aadvertance,
which shall ts amended. 10 ny zeal
7 fancied your majesty would rather
have tais young woman ehan to have
sae otlaer half OF the coin. To securs
that may rsGuire Jet asore time"
The king fixed on hira the cnsd sraaIs
which his courtiers had learned to
6rsad. Jet he could not fail to see the
sarewdness OF sachiofs reply.
At Least guard her. then said hs
6ryly. She shall be our giest until
We learn more ef what she knows. IT
means too much TO fareso the full
reading Of that coin these days +
nsan to have 1t. + trust Al nay of.sessS
viii realize that fact"
"Nadeaoiseile." said safhfc TO KIT
ty, later, when she had be4n WITH
drawn to quarters witch virtually
were to prove . prison TO her. "Yox
heard what the king has said
win allow you to return to yonr
own eoaatry unframed II you but help
10 ths meaning Of tazt inscription.
What - II to yoa? Il 10 only idle curl
osity brings you hfther. With - It
nay q tho hfs ~ death of sur
country
Kitty gave herself NJ 70 certain ~
sections ct the time. As 70 VA -
tween tbs tvo Kingdoms, n X eAxze,
Why should she aid GrzAoHsa against
he eountry with which shs had b.
come nsfe fAnsiliAre Neither had
lone. her much courtesy. srus, hut for
some strange reason her sympatAies
were not with the country governed
~ dis tsssesbls and unl0vsIy king
~Thisk well, n&AsrzotsslIs,- went
- SAchio, IT - : brx way fron bsEs
y yea7 eoxntSy. Tbs coiA can mean
ut IittIs 10 y0s q bSsGr
1T may ne4a much % me- bfeks
sut Kitty suddenly. ~Listen. This
soiA II not the property 81 FOUR King
" ~ that ether Hing. II n the prop !
prty Of the DScpIs 81 tksss countries.
Il SEEKS 20 tell them IT. stoFy-not -
my king for III selfish D~urposes-bst
y seeks TO make known IL appeal for
2nA Hberty. Wk4t, think you
ne rsoDls win forever - eoatsnt 70
= shxttlseock between you
,w0?
y moment later and he had lsf
~ OnEe more TO her own devices.
CHAPTER XXX.