The Washington times., 1915-07-11

The cunningest costumer In all the
! city had aided in It's compositon-ac-
kiowledging generously enough the
idsas which she added from her own ex-
ptrience in American society.
'Mademoiselle, you have art!-you
have genius!-you Americans astonish!"
Thus the gownmaker. who finally, hav-
ing completed t,pn his ia69rs stood of in
eowned woman at the ball. and the
| most beautiful as we'll"
1t was the morning OF the great black
and white, ball when Kitty, her gown
fore the tall mirror in her rooms to give
1t It's final proving. She stood with the
absoi bed frown with which a woman
criticises her own figure on any extra
| tirst into a frown. but breaking finally
into smile as she gazed at the image
| In the mirror.
1T will do" said she, and added,
an an instant later. ~ win do",-both
Surely any who had seen her then.
tall. slender. round. with the Ameri-
can figure of woman. slight yet
silken strong: her wide eyes full OF
kinds intent toward her-as all
American women believe is the wish
OF the world regarding them-her
red brown hair, piled high and fas-
had seen Kitty Gray then. so diff
ferent from the beauties of Gretzhof-
fen, must have commended the judg-
ment OF her customer-and her own
| reserve
The costume itself. simple and sure in
! Its long, true lines, was becoming, as
| KITTY assented to herself. The gown
Iopean fashion. Kitty wore no jewels
because she was not OF those who could
| afford them. The case on her dressing
table now held but few simple rings
been given her or which from time to
time she had purchased for herself. She
did not attempt to use them now, real
izing that they would not serve for
with which to replace them.
The only thing OF value which lay
| uron the table was something which
she most wished to conceal. and not to
| display. The broken coin - how could
she make sure that It would be safe?
For a moment Kitty tried to arrange
1t in some fashion that 1t might be safe
upon her person, but this seemed i'm
drawer OF the dressing table, but that
also seemed to her poor arrangement
| She knew the walls here iE GrctZhoffen
Rad both eyes and ears hat should
spoke up to her more distinctly than
ever, demanding that II be kept safe. Il
am Of use to the people Of Gretzhotfen!
This was the message OF the broken
! coin.
The little object In her hand. she step.
ped 10 the door, realizing now that she
had left It slightly ajar. and thinking
that perhaps she had heard a football
Yes, a man was passing far down the
| hall-walking deliberately. Could il
have been he who but now passed al
the door? To have attained such dis
lance in half a moment he must have
sprung forward quickly-und then to
have fallen deliberately into a slow
walk. What did that indicate? To KIT.
ty 1t meant only that in Gretzhofrer
walls had both eyes and ears
| Kitty swiftly conceived a plan which
she fancied would afford greater safety
for the cherished coin. There was al
hand no machinery of ceremony, even
had she been familiar with II. The
SIN. plest way is the best" said she to
She sat at her desk and incloscd the
broken coin in a double sheet of paper
uron one sheet she wrote these few
+ words:
! Your majesty the young American n
woman SO honorcd with this gift asks
its safekeeping for a little time"
She added no signature. but on the
envelope-the hest the Hotel Ritz
could furnish her--she wrote a sim
! RE add ess: For tho King. at the
Royal Palace. to be delivered at u
midnight promptly
In fault Of better messenger. and
having no uniformed offcial to act