The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-10-29

stirring days. He has planned th,,
great ball in order that you might a..
the equaminity OF his own soul II
these events, so difficult alike for ,
KING and his people to endure. There
fore, remain loyal to your king. whor
represent before you. The ballroom
soon Will be cleared Let the streets
also be cleared. Go to your homes
Wait. and depend on us who have vo, :
true welfare at heart"
| Ihere surged up to him now tho
ngures Of m IRE than one man. Soma in
UNIFORM, from places in the throng On
the street. What is it-what is wron.
| why do we not have the order ~
march on the palace?" they demanded
eagerly.
AIS wrong" whispered the Copnt
them For some reason, best known
TO himself, the king is not drunk n.
night, but sober. His people ara not
turned against him-on the contrary
they seem to respect him more than
they have done for months-th.re
would be division among them wo
started new revolt now.
Here, take this gold, my friends
ne added, and stripped himself of
some considerable sums he had
brought with him. 1T is all 7 have
Give it to those who need II most
rake them away frcm here-let toan,
go to the drinking places. See that
,nese places are filled now, and that
the toast shall be Long live King
Michaeli'
we may not yet cry Long live King
Frederick"
me ncbleman shook his head. mot
yet said he. They still shall cry
Long live King Michael That viii
do for the time at least"
Count Frederick returned throuob |
the great entryway and rejoined King
Michael where he stood. Your ma
Jesty,' said he. your people are re.
turning to their homes"
Frederick, my friend, nv savior,"
Inc weak king, his features working
grasped the hands of the stronger
man. You tell me they will dis
perse?'
Even now they do SO, your ma
jesty."
nifty, by this time somewhat fer
gotten in the kings vacillating mind
stood locking from one to the ether
OF these two. AS she read the situa-
tion, 1t carried something of defeat
10 her' An instant ago she herself
mad dominated the seer e. Otherwise
now; for Count Frederick gave her
somewhat sarcastic smile 1t was
The time of his triumph and of her
Mademoiselle Is distract" said he
She is not daneing-she will return
o her hotel, perhaps? What can one {
10 for mademoiselle?
Kitty turned toward him calmly .
III l might ask one of you gentle. !
men to secure my car for me?" Count
frederick smiled and bowed as n !,
turned away.
But Kitty was not SO soon TO leave
he great salon of the palace that
lignt. She passed toward the entrance
'lowly. caught in the crush and confu-
non OF others who were crowding out
n the hasco of the much-vaunted
lack and white ball. For the time,
ne found herself In the shelter of a
reat column, where she was willing
nough to pause. AS she halted here
he heard voices just behind her-one
eep voice, which 1t seemed to her ,
ne had surely heard before.
1T is a pity that the affair did not !.
ONE on tonight. your excellency," she /,
card another whisper hoarsely. We
ave everything in our own hands :,
ow. have all the plans of the forti- :
cations. the maps of the avenues. the :,
peclhcatons for each street crossing. :.
would have been entirely simple for :
ne army of Grahoffen to march !.
lrcugh this ramshackle city as it :
ked."
es! broke in the deep voice :,
hich haunted kittys memory, Il sup
csc so; but what would we do if
e could not pay our troops the next ;,
ay? How much better off than Gretz- =
often would then be our own case? =
Q, Frederick is right in his main -
an. The throne alone is worth noth- ~,
is worthless in his kingdom =
: in cur. kingdom, or in any ether y
poverty-stricken kingship is 10 bust .,
ess for any man. Why have you not -
diagram of the treasures burial
ace-with that, new. the matter ~
Guild be somewhat different tonight" -,
"Hush!' she heard the ether voice -
hisper. Apparently warned, at least, ~
: their suspicious, they moved awav. -
though Kitty shifted her swn D, 81 -
N SO that her presence was MT "a,
Town.
Was 1t Count Sachin's voice she had
ard-was he, the kings friend. -,
'unt Frederick's friend, the worst 80
aitor OF all, and was he also plot AZ
ig fer the restoration CT the two ~,
u bits of Gretzhc fen coin? b,
Which way should she turn now 10,
Frederick? Impossible. To Mi m
ael? Equally impossible. ri
The two men whose talk she had M
passed now from behind 20;
nillar 10 |