The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-07-21
I0[1e BROKEN
G\IAT ~ EMERSON
OUL Y I1OUGH
from the Scenario NORACE CUNARD
COPYRIGHT 1915 ~ WpTGHT a. tNT 7ERSCW

! Follow me when you can. I'll leave
trail" And as she caught UP a book
| from, the table Roleau guessed what
she had meant by this--a paper trail.
She looked this way and that, but
could see no trace of the stranger
who had thus trcachcrously intruded
upon their own plans. A strange feel
| ing came to her mind that perhaps
she had seen him elsewhere before
now. Where could that have, been?
Ransaching her memory she conclud-
cd that he must hare>been some one
OF the band of banditti who had sur
| priscd her and her companions in the
desert.
| Trusting to fortune to bring, her
aid she ran forward in the general
direction which she supposed the man
had taken. Sho passed from the floor
OF tho. gallery, which held no trace Of
| footprints TO the softer ground where
she might sec the trail, and caught it
now. He was running in great leaps
towards the edge of the forest, where
! the road came in Yonder lay the
trail TO Grctzhoffcn. He seemed bound
for that. Yes she presently heard a
sound Of horses hoofs.
Horses thought Kitty to herself.
recalling the stables whore some of
Sachios mounts were kcpt~indeed.
she doubted not that some might be
,saddled and waiting in the yard. 1t
was truo-an instant later her own
flying hoofhcats pursued those now
| lesscniug in the distance. And as
she fed Kitty left a trail.
AS for Roleau his faithful heart
was wellnigh broken when. having
seen his mistress follow his advice
and make her escape, he found him
self in spite Of all unable to join her
in the pursuit Of the escaping thief
who had their coin. The grasp Of
Sachio upon him did not relax, and
now others rc-cnfcrced their leader.
"Ah. well, mcssicurs," he said grin
ming, at length, you have the argu-
R4ent."
search him." exclaimed Sachio.
Il have lost the coin. 1t was here. It,
is gcnc--he has it about him some
where"
The companions OF the count CONF
piled, but could make nothing OF the,
lsearcll, Rolcau st5utIy asserting that.
he knew nothing of it and had it not,
in his possession. ~. i
Il dropped it on the floor in the'
gcuflc," exclaimed Sachio. Surely.
L., IA n
/ had it in my hand hut now, this very;
moment. That tmcrican-sure she,
lii; a. WITCH Did she take it. fellow
Tell me?" He tur2cd furiously upon3
Rolcau.
,Monsiour, how can tell?" replied:
the latter.
AT last. however. there came the
sound Of one driving fur;uusly.
"1n guard, sentlcmen!" exclaimed
Sachio. "We do not know who comes
i nope it may be Rudolph
1t was indeed this missing stranger
the man who had been left bound in
Frederick apartments.
IT. should be understood now that
when Count Frederick had returned
to his own apartments and found his
private room occupied by i man who
evidently had been there for no-good
purpose man left trussed UP and
bound by yet other intruders-he had
had some pariey with the helpless in
,truder in the way Of learning what
had been the cause of his strange
plight
Il know wou, fellow" said he. "You
are Of Count Sachio's suite. You have
been chartered hero with him as a
guest of this house-and now you
would rob me!
"Your excellcncy," exclaimed Ru-
! lolph, ''spare me! I was found here