Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-12-10
The Broken Coin
Continued from Page 3

Vow not at all my dear count!
We do not yet know the end. She
writes this from hotel in the city,
but no one knows where she may be
now, or what she may be doing
Meantime the young lady of whom
they spoke actually remained at her
own hotel, plotting yet other things.
Count Frederick still had charge OF
her half Of the coin-so she reasoned
to herself In all probability he had
left 1t in the room where he slept in
his own palace What better time
than the present, therefore, to make
one mere visit in that dangerous To-
callty9
"Roleau,' said she a few moments
later, after she had arrived upon this
resolution. Get our car once more. .
Which way now, excellency? Must
you still go on In these dangerous ad
ventures? Why not give it up? You
may lose your life.
Il cannot give it up, Roleau" re.
piled Kitty This time 1t should not
be difficult-we must make one more
effort for Count Frederick's portion OF
the coin"
That means we must go to the pal
ace?"
Kitty nodded Soon the car Wa
speeding once more down the ave-
nues.
why do they still admit you here?'
asked Kitty OF Roleau as once more
they drew up IN front OF the counts
palace. Il should think they would
forbid US both"
Il am person Of no consequence,
excellency, Once Of the household
staff OF nobleman Of this land. one
Is supposed to remain. You think him
harsh to me-so 1t may seem. But
these others, they figure that still
belong here He would not speak
to others OF the matter at all. So |
am still admitted on the old footing
But as to MYSELF"
"Exeellency, may not tell you
that"
why not?"
Because the truth may not wholly
please you You see, they admit you
because they think you still to be a
friend OF Count Frederick-one of his
fripptg-I papnpt eyplain -
Kitty. somewhat flushed did not
press the argument Enough for her
that once more they we're admitted
freely to the palace-and once more
passed back through the wide
halls until at length they stood at the
door of the sanctum sanctorum of the
places master-the little bedroom
where Kitty was convinced he kept his
secret Of the coin
She placed Roleau on guard In the
hall while she herself went about an
errand suddenly grown hateful to her.
self.
But though she sought here and
there hurriedly In the drawers Of the
dresser here and there in such places
az came to her mind she found moth
ing-there was no trace OF the miss
Ing object
'Roleau, she exclaimed eXcitedly, go
ing to the hall 1t VIII take time
Keep watch have no idea where he
can have left it.
Puzzled, she turned from one corner
OF the room to the other examining
the furniture which showed strange
mixture OF luxury and asceticism
Close by the head of the little iron
bedstead which seemed sufficient to
content the master Of the place, she
saw delicate cabinet of boule.
The front OF this desk was drop
leaf, which pulled out after it was
set In place by a metal hinge Back
OF this. In the interior of the cabinet,
below series OF little pigeonholes.
stood row OF three drawers n rose
wood all beautifully fitted
The eye Of Kitty caught these as she
sat deliberately engaged in her dis
tasteful but absorbing task She
drew out all three Of these drawers
and put them on the desk lid before
her, examining each In turn She
wondered why she was glad to find
there were no letters from any other
woman-yes, here was one-but the
writing was that Of an old woman,