The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-11-27
TWENTIETH lNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER Xxx.
The Broken Treaty.

The Broken Treaty
In the palace Of Gretzhoffen King
Michaels friends and courtiers king
Michaels officials. at last began slowly
TO recover from the period of disspa.
don into which they had plunged as
an expression Of their relief from the
afmed menace so recently at their
walls. There is a limit to human pos
sibilities in JOY, in grief in exaltation
uf any kind, even alcoholic. King Mi
chael and his court ceased to drink be
Cause they could drink no more-the
vine cup had ceased to furnish any
flip to their besotted brains
FAlone among all these Others the
mime minister OF Gretzhoffen retained
somewhat of his wits Perhaps a
Stout heredity made him more imper
vious 10 the inroads of excess or per
haps he had certain ambitions of his
own which cannily suggested to him
that il were better to remain in pos
session of all his faculties. At least
he was the first to call halt in the
carouse and to take some account OF
events past and future.
He looked about him at the wreck
which had been wrought in the palace
by its wellnigh as complete
as that lately done by its enemies
looked OF the stained rugs-the broken
furniture, the disordered tables His
gaze passed by all this to rest upon
the stupefied guests, Of whom he now
proceeded to make quick clearance.
Michael himself made no protest at
this, for he knew little of what went
on about him On his mind still rested
the obsession that he was celebrating
a great victory of the Gret2hoffen
arms and the Gretzhoffen diplomacy
TO him. therefore the prime minister
now addressed himself in the hope Of
some partial restoration of order
some semblance Of a government Al
ways he missed the strong mind and
the strong arms of Count Frederick,
now so mysteriously disappeared.
Across the narrow neutral lands
which divided these two kingdoms,
yonder in the capital OF Grahoffen,
quite different state of affairs held
place No dissipation for old Corti
slaw, and no celebration for any vic
tory not actually in hand Cortislaw
planned war. AS for his pledged word
in the armistice and the later treaty
he had long since cast to the winds all
this as q scrap Of paper carrying no
value whatever Cortisaw signed trca-
ties only to get something afterward
He had signed this one merely as a
temporary ezpedient to extricate him
self from n dangerous situation. That
being done. the world began all over
again for Cortislaw
In due time Sachio returned from
his bootless search in the vaults be
low the Gretzhoffen palace. He was
full Of apprehension, but none the less
must face his sovereign
''Your majesty" he began when at
length that dreaded interview was no
longer to be evaded He hestated
and as he did so his monarch guessed
his news was none too good.
We'll, well Sachio, what is it that
my majesty is TO hear?' demanded
Cortislaw. More bad news? You
nave NOT won tbe sooret--vou have
lost our last onnortrpitvq
oSire If ia trpe, Tins far have
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