Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-07-23

yet. said be. They ktill shah cry
Long live King Michael. That viii
DO fer the time at least"
Count Frederick returned through
the great entryway and rojoined Kins
Michael where be stood. Your ma
ies'y.- said he. your people are re
turning 70 their homes
Frederick. my friend my savior's
The weak King. his features Working.
gfasped the hands Of the stronger
man You tell ne they viii dis.
perseg-
Even uow they DO 50. your ma.
1esty.
Kitty. BY this tine somewhat tor.
sctien IN the kings vacillating mind.
stood looking from one 20 the other
OF these two. AS she read the situa.
ton. Il carried. something of defeat
% her Ar instant ago she herself
Dad dcItinated the scene. Otherwise
nov. for Count Frederick gave ner
a somewhat sarcastic smile. Il was
the time OF his triumph and oi ncr
discomatpre.
Msdemciselle Is distrzitF said ne
She Is not dancing-sne will return
C her hotel perhaps What can one
% for mademoiseies" ?"
kiiIy turned toward him CALMLY
II Z asisht ask 5ne of ycu gentle.
men 10 s.esrs nv car fer mei' Count
Frederick saIisa and bowed as he
tura>a away s-.rs,E ~ i.t
But Kitty was not so soon 70 leave
the grfat salon OF the palace that
night She passed t3waiu rae entrance
slowly. caught in the crush and coniu-
sion Of others who were crowding cut
in the fasco OF the mueh-vauntei
black and white bail. For the time.
size found herself in the shelter OF a
great column, where she was willing
epough TO pause. As she halted here
size heard voices just behind her-one
deep voice. which It seemed TO her
she had surely heard before.
1t is . pity that the shair did not
come Of tonight. your excelleney." she
heard another whisper hoarsely. we
have everything in cur own hands
EaW. ! have all the plans Of the f0rti-
heaticns. the maps Of the avenues, the
specifications foI each street crossing.
il wosld have been entirely simple for
the army Of Grahoren to march
through this ramshaekle city as IL
liked" - - s-Sf
~Yes,- broke In the deep voice
which haunted Kitty memory. Il sup
pose so; but what would we do If
we could not pay cur troops the next
day. How much better OF than Gretz-
hoften would then be our own case.
No. Frederick is right in his main
plan The throne alone is worth ro,a
ing--it is worthless In bis k,xeaon
or in our kingdom. or IN ssy bther-
a poverty-stricken k,-sship Is no busi
ness for AZ nM. Why have you no,
q sgzsfam o. the treasures burial
plsee-with. that now, The matter
would De somewhat different tonight"
Hush" she heard the other voice
whisper. Apparently warned. at least.
by their suspicious. they moved away.
although Kitty shifted her own posi-
ton so that her presence was not
known.
Was It Count Sachio's voice she had
heard-was he. tbs kings friend.
Count Frederick's friend. the worst
traitor OF all. and was he also plot
ting fer the restoration Of the two
lost bits Of Gretzhofien coin.
which way should she turn now.
To Frederick Impossible. To Mi.
chaelf Equally impossible ''sss1S
The two men whose talk she had
overheard passed new from behind
the pillar toward the interior OF the
palace. Apparently they were known
there and welcome. for surely they
were not stopped by any Of the kings
guards CT chamberlains. and Kitty her
self. equally well identified. passed
readily just behind them.
Kitty needed but one glance at the
man she trailed TO see 1t was indeed
Count Sachio whose voice she heard.
The men passed now TO a little
room at one side Of the main hall.
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the palace. A window and a door.
both lightly curtained. opened from
the hall within. Kitty, as she drew
Up. could see them now-Sachio. and
one whose identity she did not know.
Listen now." she heard Count
Sachios voice boom out. since here
they felt themselves quite safe from
Intrusion; listen. while I tell you
what is the real key 10 all these mat
tiers. It IS this document. bearing on
the missing treasure of old King
Michael He died rich, but Ike a
Eliser. be hid his gold He left a
clue, yes-I have told you all OF that
That clue was the broken coin
That coin was the same as a deed
In the cid days. All transfers OF realty,
as you remember. we're made on
parchment. written in pen. and the
parchment always was cut IN two
pieces on waving line. The seller
kept half the parchment, the buyer the