Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-09-09

Slowly, deliberately, no nASso V's ~
|. CT
the missing treasure Of old King
Michael. He died rich, but like a
miser, he hid his gold. He left q
clue, yes-I have told you all Of that
That clue was the broken coin.
THAT coin was the same as deed
in the cid days. All transfers Of realty,
as you remember, were made on
parchment. written in pen. and the
parchment always was cut in two
pieces on a waving line. The seller
kept half the parchment. the buyer the
other halt And always it ran This
indenture witnesseth' The 'indenture'
was the waving line which divided the
parchment; and the parchment was
proot Of the transaction, 80 each hold
or held half the proof.
'Now, this indenture Of the broken
coin Of Gretzhoffen witnessed that
Michael the First had transferred to
his people his treasure-their treas
ur-he kept half the deed for him.
self, or for the man who was to stand
for himself. In some way ne meant
to give the people the other half-that
is to say, the other half Of the linden
ture went somewhere. no one to this
day can guess where myself!
These papers Of old told Of the tor
ture chamber somewhere under the
fort. Our maps cover that, but they
do not mark the spot Of the treasures
hiding. Only the old coin restored. in
denture to indenture-the one-half to
the other-ever can settle that.
"Ncw, look here, my friend" Count
Sachlo held up before him little OBJ
ject, which caused Kitty to start
where she stood:
1t was the kings coin! Yes, there
was the half coin which she with her
own hands had sent for delivery to
the king on the dancing floor at mid
night that highland Count Sachio
BY means which he only knew, had
been the thief. 1t now was plain tc
her Here was one more claimant fol
the treasure CT the dead king OF Gretz
hoffer.
, Count sachio went on "This is one
half only OF the coin. Alone. it does
: not serve. I know we'll enough where
lies the other half Within the mex
i. .wenty-fcur hours | will have it vii
have botn halves within my owr
4 hands. Then, my friend, we shall SET
t what we shall see. Events will happe!
Which will surprise this part OF thu
e world, at least.
= Come to NE tomorrow at NY hunt
/ ing lodge in the forest, at the edge o
t the neutral lands. That is the rende2
= yous CT the other half OF the coin.
: shall seek a messenger to secure 1t.
n know we'll enough how. Have our me-
= there, for l, Count Sachio, will be pre-
n pared to show them all the reading Q
= riddle which has puzzled both thes
l. Kingdoms for so long"
It Had Kitty remained moment or
II longer she might have seen what tn
II ccnspirators themselves, anxious a
: they were, did not see. The face OF
q strange man peered in at the windo'
t. of the room which they occupied. N
y, toe could see now all that Kitty ha
r. seen. although he had not been nj
1t ticed by the latter at the time OF ne
departure.
ID The grand salon by this time wa
d. we'll cleared. and Kitty made her wa
st rapidly toward the main exit. SUI
IT. denly she found herself face to fac
10 with little group made up Of tn
king and notables Of his court. The
v? too, for time had been absent fro
H. the grard salon-apparently for &c
tain purpose. King Michael now d
I'd not lack the stimulus Of wine. "O'
I'd fair Young American again." he e
ne claimed, Is he came. What. mad
"a moiselle has not even yet departed?'
ey st Is my fault. your majesty ga
Is Count Frederick. 81 promised to 8
,r. cure for her a car, but for the time
ed lost sight Of her. The confusion HI
been 80 great that it has been dlfdcu
he to find service of the usual Sort
ed AZ attendant OF the palace ESCORT
ID. her to her car-willing enough to co
tie cIude the events of the day.
III. Tomorrow" said she to herself.
Of at length she composed herself for
or, brief tomorrow l must
I'M at the hunting lodge OF Count Sach
aw once more"
nd
Nv. CHAPTER XVI.