Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-10
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CHAPTER l.
c,vptic Coin.

la "s crack reporter on the
Ill., Ea5' pulled out of her type,
a. sheet of paper and piled
l Iaii heap of finished copy
Il li sr her right. Then she
desk. stepped to the ward
.ooE her coat and hat.
b oor little collection of copy
No. tbe desk, with the privi-
tenure in Office she walked
Il Of the city editor, who. al
#mself a married man, had an Al
without success tried to
IN work before him and not
Z egure of Kitty Gray max
4 tor her luncheon journey.
will you deign to return?
with a certain lapse in Jour-
.hor
Ill., the vernacular"
Il ,arorite lunching place was
& the great department stores.
10 we're made welcome and
HI and she bent thither her
A midway in her journey she
Il often she did, to gaze into
H. Of the little antique shop
kcupied space in one of the
In side streets.
Eray's eyes we're arrested by
A that she saw-an object
II did not recall ever before
Noted in the window. 1t lay
4he glass, just tilted back SO
Night be the better SEEN II
N was an ola coin or part
suriously done in some dark
fobably silver badly oxidized
h. bent down to examine it
ssely. she saw that the coin
Inscription. or what appeared
such-an inscription broken
II the fracture which had di-
\ coin itself.
hriosity excited, Kitty Gray
Into the little shop, whose
Il she knew very well.
morning, Mr.. Mainz," she said
! customary newspaper in
II the order of the day, "how's
! Any new fans, idols,
q NOtt sure, l got SOmeI lls
|is oft. l choost t'ink of him.
Aly a part Of himselluf. Should
Em to you2'
Iaybe | saw it in the window"
", Smiling. You mean the
bin"
Wait till ! got him"
biz up the coin now from the
} some strange sort of thrill
Ter her as she did so, she
tell why What was its mes
Rlting, broken, incomplete3
bid a story? What was the
id. isn't it," said she, and
pwn again carelessly-with a
Jess well feigned. for Kitty
bought antiques before now,
\ well enough when to sup
crest
should say it vas odt," re-
E old dealer Kitty had picked
laid mother Of pearl fan and
iously examining that now.
much" asked she, holding up
be broken coin?"
le fan.
twelf toIlar for him"
be coin ?"
y the fan. For the coin-vat
be-"
what earthly use would
"a broken piece of metal like
Mainz
le for the fan eleven dollar,
bake YOU a present of the
DIN anyway.
rays heart gave a sudden lit
She would have given twice
pillars for the coin itself, but
E a good pretense.
= dollars is a good deal of
said she. Il would have to
Ut lunch for quite a while"
Ire a goot sport, Miss Cray"
old dealer Il dank you very
should wrap them up?"
Let me- see the coin
She pushed across the counter
ne last Of the tightly folded
Ter purse.
the inscription for me, and I
two tollars from the FAM"
l7 "Fot is 1t? 1t is not Cher
IS not Franzoesisch, it is not
l am all those. But l could
him
held before her the curious
slight grown pickering her
you see said she. st is
light across on the right hand
most a third Of the writing is
says something about look
omathiug under the floor, un-
pavement Of some place of
r torment"
tot neyte"
aur-that words broken
Qt IL must mean thesaurus'
cans . collections 'collec-
a'if aa1' y0u know?
.eIt linz is one word; it's all
Eggs She went on. That's
-5A - regis il means kings
Nils The kings treasures