The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1915-11-26

these events. so difficult alike for a
ldng and his people TO endure. There.
fore. remain loyal 20 your king, whom
! represent before YOU. The ballroom
soon viii be cleared Let the streets
also be cleared Go to your homes.
Wait. and depend on us who have o a
true welfare at heart"
There surgcd up 10 him now the
figures OF more than one man. some In
uniform, from places In the throng, I'm
the street. What is lt--what is wrong
why de we uut have the order to
march on the pulac"?' they demanded
eagerly
Ans wrong. whispered the Count
them "Fot some reason, best known
"a himself, the king Is not drunk to.
night but sober. Ills people are not
turned AGAINST hlm-on the contrary.
they seem to respect him more than
tACl have done fnI mOnths-tbere
would be division among them II va
serted a new revolt now.
M @ take this gold. my frlendr.
he added, aud stripped himself Of
some considerable sums he had
brought with him. 1T Is all have
Give Il to those who need il most.
Take them away from hcre-let them
20 to the drinking places. See that
these places arc filled now and that
the toast shall be Long live King
Michael!
We may not yet cry Long live King
Frederick
The ntbicinau shook his mead. Not
yet said he. They still shall cry
Long i've King Nlichuol. That will
do for the time at least
Count Frederick returned through
the great entryway and roloined King
Michael where lie stood. Your ma
Irsty, ~ ne. Your people are re.
turning 10 their homes"
Frederick. my friend. ms savior!"
The weak king. his features working,
g'aspcd the hands Of The stronger
m.n You tell me they will dis.
perse?"
Even now they do so, your ma.
lrsty.'
Kitty. by this time somewhat tor.
gotten IN the kings vaclllating mind,
stood looking from one 20 the other
~ these two. AZ she read the sltua.
!:on. It carried something Of defeat
TO her 4" instant ago she herself
1Ni dominated die scene. Otherwise
nov tor Count Frederick gave her
= somewhat sarcastic smile. II was
H.. tue OF his triumph and Of her
discontinue.
Mademoiselle is distrait'' said he.
She is not d~anClhg-snc will return
to her hotel, perhaps! What can one
DO for mademoisellc3"
Kitty turned toward him calmly.
II . might ask one Of YOU gentle.
men to secure my car for me7" Count
Frederick smiled aud bowed as no
turned sway
But nifty Was not 80 soon Ia leave
tho great salon &, the palace that
night. She passed toward the entrance
slowly, caught In the crush and confu.
sion OF others who were CrJwding IA
In the tiuscu OF the "muCh.vaunted
black and white ball. For the time.
.nhe found herself IN the shelter OF Il
great column, where she was willing
enough to pause. As she halted here
she heard voices just behind her II
deep voice, which IL seemed to her
she had surely heard before.
1t Is a pity that the anair did not
cUme on tonight, YOU CXcCllcnCy," she
heard another whisper hoarsely. We
IN ~. .y.Fgfhinn IN pttR ann hut,la
Low ave all the plans OF the forti.
li,Utiuns, the maps Of the avenues, thu
specifications for each street crossing
T. would have been entirely simple for
the army Of Grahonen to march
Though this rumshackle city as II
liked.
Yes broke in the deep voic,
Which haunted Kitty memory, Il sup
pose So, but what would We do ii
We could not pay our troops the next
day How much better of than Grotz.
huncn would then be our own case?
SO. Frederick is right in his main
plan. The throne alone is worth moth,
ing-it is worthless In his kingdom
or In our kingdom, or In any other
u prycrty.stricken kingship Is no bust
ness for any man Why have you moi
u diagram of the treasures burial
place with that, now, the matter
would Dc somewhat different tonight
Hash she heard the other voice
'uir pcr. Apparently warned, at least.
hy tncir suspicious, they moved away,
HlthC sh Kitty shifted her own posi-
ton so that her presence was not
known.
Mas It Coun' Saauio's voice she had
heard was he, the kings friend,
Count Fredorick's friend. the worst
traitor OF all. ana was he also plot
ting for the restoration of the two
lost BITS Of GrGtzhofien coin?
Which way should she turn now?
70 Frederick Impossible. To Mi
chael7 Equally impossible.
The two msn whose talk she had
overheard passed nos from behind