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Continued from Yesterday)
Rank by rank Of the guard she passed
by this way or that. wheeling tnem,
threatening them, bribing them, unit.
she found herself wit within tn,nd 1de at aoI length
one who recognized her even In her
present plight. Passed from hand 70
hand. with an increasing recognition oi
herself waiting in a room to which an
official promised presently to bring 'he
king himself. 49,. .,,or,,.n,,.
1T Is she-the young, Ame,ah amer That
to his fellow. "She knows--she could
tell IL she liked-she has fled here Tor
the protection of the king: Well. II is
great mercy-to be the friend Oh Ills
Il was his majesty. King Michael the
Second. himself who at length entered
s@ ths rGS% Por Saf Mhsrs an f instant sa
cor Condition. htte She dropped him a deep
satsey and assed h ahs hsnd reesns msef rom
the smile on the face he turned toward
her. King Michael still was master OF
his own revels by night or by ys day
Welcome, then" His mottled face did
indeed express qualification at seeing
her once more. a..
Kitty first made apology for her ais
pardon" said she. 'for my plight !
am sure Of my welcome only because of
h,Ss ths news VAR, 0r'ns-1 am from the front
The front-the war--mademoiselle::
what do you mean? What war? We are
not at war; But even as he spoke
the blood shrank back from his face :,
NAV nsas say It t. wSl rejo,sed d the youns girl
"Yonder at the edge of the neutral
lands. this side Of Grehoffen.. men are
Sighting. Their army. is out-they have
hooia nennlo'
"our people? Who are our people?"
Two only-one a friend Of your
majesty s-another Of my own"
None other than Count Frederick Of
Gretzhoffen is there besieged at little
pass in the mountains. With him is
Roleau my servant srs whom oI sSout yoa 90 em
When I left. They were holding the
little pass as best they, could
they besieged?'' 49,.
want what belongs here in Gretzhoffen-
"The coin? What coin? Impossible! |!
I have It mysself-at least a hair OF H.
be? For see, I myself have it-1 fed
with It to get safety for It,"
ISn. Kns M'hsss ss ns Tts sudden not aSd
1T travels-that coin-1 would not
have believed that you could nave
it. sns 50 have new eovetsS tssS IT. tsnE SHAH II
usr us what ta"' is ours? No. made
moiselle. you are right; You are a
faithful messenger to bring to US TINS
news Listen, 1 myself will go to the
rescue!"
Your majesty speaks as king" said
%ho ,a.s anidlv FOR his
avolrdupois' rGmpGsssy Kins ns Niohaef turned now
Gail out the guard" he commanded ed
So9sa nsfs hs hers sqse' onek nHx eaap
men-we must ride-the troops mus'
FORM
The word passed quickly. Hurryine
FOOTBALLS were heard here here ana no mere mere
Afar in the streets a sense OF the ex'
citement passed. About the palace Ger,
tain ones asked II at last revolution had
tSem:elyes ulti%seey hes oniy into the
mons Of the bugles-the palace guard
fell into line. Within the half hour iron
hoofs rang on the pavements OF Gretz.
ereign at their head. rode out at speed
At last something had been found tc
make King Michael valiant! He dared
not lose his valiant friend: In need, 81 o,
courage had left him in such straits
and whose resolution he so much
needed for his own purposes:
Left in the care Of one OF the house
hold women. Kitty was shown to
room Of her oavn. where she might
the better arrange her apparel and
dispose herself for rest. She did not
know anything OF, Sachio's presence
in the palace-indeed. Michael him.
self had not been aware Of that; but
that crafty individual, readily enough
learning what was meant by all this
excitement, himself sped away from
the palace even before the guard was
cut. In the swiftest car he could
secure. once more he took the trail
across the narrow neutral lands into
the desert. in the effort to reach his
own country in time to forestall the
consequences which he knew might
be serious enough for his sovereign
and all concerned. He must get the
eur of his king in time-.to caution
him that now indeed war might
break out too soon between these two
rival kingdoms-at a day before Ora.
both halves, Of the coin. Sachio was
sure enough that his possession was
not now secured, else there would not
be haste on the part Of these troops
in Gretzhoffen. There was an i'm
passe somewhere-a problem on
ahead-cne more problem of the
coin!
Drive. man. drive" was all that he
exclaimed; and the time seemed lone
to him before at length he found
himself once more on the avenues OF
his own city.
On the mountain side where they
had been left, Count Frederick and
Foleau, once master and man, now
partners elbow to elbow in q common
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