Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-06
CHAPTER xviii
Means TO an End.

hlttgs tett etoue once more, fnund
herself In better heart than she had
been but now. At least. che had seen
Roleau--had found once more proof
Of his falthfulness and his efficiency.
Surely he would help her TO escape yet
again. And as for Sachio-better he.
OF whom she knew something. than q
stranger OF whom she knew nothing
at all or late despair had been knock.
Ing At her heart In such fashion that
the summons OF opportunity found no
hearing. but now she began to plan
once more.
She sought 20 study the exits % the
apartment in which she found herself
There were two doors, so II seemed.
both fastened. She pushed strongly
at one: II opened before her. She
stood once more face TO face with
Count Sachlo. the mooking consplra-
tor who had OF late had so much TO
do with her own misfortunesl
'Mademoisellel" said he, Il am 80
pleased"
For myself" rejoined Kitty indis.
nantly, Il was never so much dis
pleased as | am now. So the gentle
men OF this country in this way show
their Quality-in their treatment OF
women! compliment you"
"Your words are at least better than
your absence. mademoiselle-I like
neither"
And what OF met What shall I
say OF man who treats me as n Grim
inali Nay. n criminal would be treat
ed better in my country-he would
have q trial. There woud be process
OF law. observance OF the law. Is the
habeas corpus writ q thing unknown
In this country-have the people never
yet wrung that right from the hands
of tyrants7 In my country there are
some recourses which any citizen may
have"
your own countryi Why did you
ever leave It. mademoiselleI
"The reasons concern me alone. sir :
Indeed. you mistake--they do not
concern you alone. We are many Of us
In this country also concerned with
them. We would that you never had
come from America There are many
reasons moving to that. And. indeed,
we even ask your return to your own
country"
$50. then. II was your message 10
me that got! Most melodramatio
OF you. Count Sachio-but by what
right do you demand my return7"
There are some large rights.
mademoiselle. which need small ex-
PLANTATION"
But which allow you TO hinder me
In the performance OF my own duties
to ask me to be unfaithful to my en-
pioyers? Why, you even ask me TO
deceive the public--to present n coun-
terfeit-to pretend that have done
what ] have not done"
-soi And you cannot take such
good advicei"
"No. viii not To deceive. to pro
tend. TO counterfeit-thoss arc attrib-
utes OF your Kingdom. not of my own
country. America. In my country we
have better standards-men and wom-
en- alike-for which l heartily am
glad"
you haye . stinging tongue. ma
demoiselle." said Count sachio. red un'
der his swarthy skin. Perhaps II will
grow milder II left unused. I shall
leave you here-until you are willing
10 say you are done with Gretzhoffen
and ready to return to your own coun
try. This land, mademoiselle. can
keep its own secrets-it could even
close over the secret OF the disappear
ance OF a young woman-and leave
her fate a mystery. ! trust that you
win reconcider what you have said. =
A moment and he had left her once
more. Before he passed through the
door she glanced beyond. The room
was occupied. apparently, by his
friends-escape on that side was i'm
possible.
The other door still remained fas
tened. Kitty turned 10 1t with bur
glarious intent-using an art learned
when she was a schoolgirl. With nc
better instrument than a hairpin. she
had seen wonders done at opening
locks.
her Drisk interchange or compli
ments with Count sachio had set heI
pulses stirring once more. She want
ed to get out-she wanted TO escape
and she proposed TO escape. Once
more free. abe admitted TO herself. she
would be willing enough to take ths
advice which but now she had
scorned-willing enough to take shiI
back home. TO see the familiar sky
line OF her own city. TO ind her owl
place back In the smoky and grim,
city. her own place in the hum ant
grind OF the old newspaper. How
good II would seem TO her now TO se'
the faces OF the local room. The,
might char her all they liked. Yes
she would 80 back home.
And now. with schoolgirl finesse II
the employment OF the small instru
ment AT her dfaDoaal abe aucceadat