The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-07-09
She added no signature, but on the

enVelOpe-tne pest tne hOtel hitA
could furnish her-she wrote simple
address; For the King, at the Royal
Palace, to be delivered at twelve mid,
night promptly"
In fault of better messenger, Kitty
telephoned now to the bureau Of tele-.
graphs and asked for reliable mes
senger. When presently he came she
entrusted this missive to him with
express instructions that he should
| leave 1t in the hands of some chosen
servant OF the king who would be,
sure to deliver it at the hour OF mid
night Of that very day.
The man listened respectfully, took
the missive, 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 it, feeling it here and
there as he presented it to the bearer.
Relieved now of this care, and sat
isfied that her plan would provide for
the safety of this priced possession
for that night at least-Kitty passed
on to other matters.
OF what use, after all, was half this
coin, while the Count Frederick still
retained the other half-taken from
| har nv forpa nv violeDpa2
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
30 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 re-
ception room close to the entry door,
AS she sat here, she heard footsteps
approaching, heard voices in conver-
sation. She knew that Count Freder-
lex was there, but not alone.
Kitty listened shamelessly-for now
indeed all was fair in war for her In
case like this.
She heard Count Frederick address
his companion as my Lord Minister,
and again as "Danislaw," so knew that
it was none other than the prime min
lister Of Gretzhoffen with whom he
was conversing.
my friend" she heard hard, In
cisve 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 theil
sufferings, to their poverty, thell
anxieties. That answer, If we do MOI
use every means to change it, surely
will be written red!"
But what plan do you propose, my
lord minister? What can | do?'
"One thing Let me be blunt ant
brief-have the king sober tonight!
shame to say those words-but those
are my words to you. Have our mon
arch-whom we reverence-sober to
night! If the people see him drunken
IL they find him careless, Indifferent
in times like MISREPRESENTATION
I tell you, and the answer written will
the pen of blood"
Count Frederick apparently pause'
at this. There was a hint of some
thing suppressed in his voice when
length he did reply.
my lord minister, I'll see the king!
Kitty thought that now they claspe
\ hands. She heard the prime ministe
] departing, each giving the other FOL
NAL words of courtesy.
Now she heard Frederick calling t
his servants.
| "Rubinoff, Franko-any of you raj
9 cals-well, you, Rubinoff. Go at ono
to the apartments of the Count Sachl
I and ask him If he will join me
j. once"
D Kitty, still trembling in suppresse
excitement, waited yet longer befor
|. declaring herself. She heard Frede
4 ick pacing up and down in the room
r muttering to himself-heard also aft'
!, an interminable interval the footsteI
r of another in the hall-heard FTede
ick greet him.
"Ah. Sachio, you are welcome /
deed. We have news for you, n
friend-news that may go well vii
o our plans"
{ Command me, my dear Frederick
II 81 ask you, my dear sachio, to
IS an easy, pleasant and interesting tas
u 1t is no more than to go this afte
noon. to win in some fashion into Il
Al presence of King Michael the Secon
Fl our beloved monarch-whom we bo
n reverence,-and then and there,
a, what means shall seem most expet
ent. to induce him to drink more vii
W than ever he did in one day in his life
i'd Count Sachio laughed loud and Ion
ID For what purpose, my good Ere