The Washington times., 1915-08-15
Tae KING GIVES Sacla1O
24HOJRS re FIND K1T1

olden days the torture chamber should
The torture could wiring only decep--
ton from me. your majesty. and that
deception would be OF no service TO
you. l have told you the truth-and
that alone can serve you. Give me my
liberty again-and then perhaps might
learn moro OF the other half OF the
COIN"
The girl argues well." said Cortis-
law. Il am not sure whether or not
she speaks truth. but her argument goes
to the same thing in either case. Let
may arise to give US further insight
into this.
"As for you. Count sachio. you have
not yet succeeded In what was asked
Of you-,you have not yet taught US
where lies the hidden treasure OF
Your majesty" replied the count.
reddening. 1T Is but inadvertence. which
your majesty would rather have tnis
young woman than to have the other
half Of the coin. To secure that may
require yet more time"
The king fixed on him the cold smile
which his courtiers had learned to
dread. yet he could not fail to see the
shrewdness OF Sachio's reply
: AT least guard her, then" said he.
dryly. She shall be our guest unit:
we learn more Of what she knows. II
ing Of that coin these days. I mean to
have 1t. trust ell my officers will
realize that fact"
lie bent upon sachio a gaze so keen
that the latter felt chill run along
his spine. Before now he had known
the cold fury Of this king when baked
| in his desires.
"Madamoiselle." said sachio to Kitty,
later when she had been withdrawn
| to quarters which virtually were TO
n ri
what the king has said-he will allow
you to return to your own country un-
harmed II you but help him to the
voa1 Of that Il Is snp se eyo,s whs,
brings you hither With US it may
mean the life or death Of our country .
io, moon that you plot war against
| ,iretghoIten?
ND this IL a vital thing to us. the mes
Sage OF the coin, and that to you 1t
. not vital. If you are indeed igno-
rant. you cannot help us. II you are
hive until we know the TRUTH
Kitty cave herself up to certain re-
Elections at the time. As to war be-
tween the two Kingdoms. II It came.
come more familiar? Neither had
done her much courtesy. true. but for
| some strange reason her Rympathtef
were not with the country governed
by the irascible and unlovely king.
Think we'll, mademoiselle. wen,
on Sach.o. 1T is a long way from here
to your country. The coin can near
but little to you at best"
1T may mean much to me-" broke
out Kitty. suddenly. Listen. This
coin is not the property Of your kina
or OF that other king 1t Is the property
Of the people OF these countries. ],
seeks to tell them its story-not to any
king for his selfish purposes-but 4
seeks to mako known Its appeal fol
justice and liborty. What think yol
the people will forever be content t.
remain a shuttlecock between you two
Think you this coin. banded about d
It has been. will forever remain {
shuttlecock Of fortunef No. In time. al
u am persuaded. justice will prevail
Often that costs many lives, VIII!
should ] ponder too much on the valu
of one?"
"I presume. Monster le Comte. tina
you plot war against that other king
| dom" sire added.
There has been war before betweel
the two" replied Sachio. Thirty year
ago King Cortislaw tried conclusion
with oM King Michael"
! And your own king won?"
sour king lost. Old Michael was