Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-08-24

could furnish her-she wrote a simple
ADDRESS: For the King, at the ROYAL
Paiace, to be delivered at twelve mid.
night promptly"
IN fault of better messenger. Kitty
teiephoned now to the bureau of tele-
graphs and asked for a reliable mes
senger. When presently he came she
entrusted this missive to him with
express instructions that he should
ieave 1t in the hands of some chosen
servant OF the king who would be
sure to deliver 1t at the hour OF mid.
night of that very day.
me man listened respectfully. took
the missive. and started for the door
RAISING. ne almost ran against a gem
tieman in the hall. and dropped his en-
velope as he did so.
-FOUR PARDON" exclaimed the gen.
tleman, raising his hat; and himself
picked up the envelope. The messen-
ger did not notice his fingers quickly
closing upon it. feeling it here and
lnere as he presented it to the bearer.
renewed now of this care, and sat
lsned that her plan would provide for
the safety of this priced possession
lor that night at least-Kitty passed
on to other matters.
VI what use, after all, was half this
coin. while the Count Frederick still
retained the other half-taken from
her by force. by violence?
she stood for time, her fingers at
ner lips, engaged In thought. Il am
going direct to Count Frederick him.
ser and ask him for the other half
OF the coin. He knows the king has
gwen me his half-perhaps he will re-
lent and let me match the kings half
OF the Gretzhoffen coin"
With her to think was to act
half hour later, ready robed for the
street, she was in her car and on her
way to the palace of Count Frederick
They knew her at the counts palace
noW-or thought they knew her-and
so no questions were asked when she
applied at the door, Pending the COM
Ing of the count, who was at home. as
she learned, she was shown to a re-
cept1on room close to the entry door
AS she sat here, she heard footsteps
approaching, heard voices in CONVEX
sation. She knew that Count Freder~
lex was there. but not alone.
Kitty listened STANDARDIZATION now
indeed all was fair in war for her in
case like this.
She heard Count Frederick address
his companion as MY Lord Minister
and again as "Danislaw," so knew that
1t was none other than the prime min
lister of Gretzhoffen with whom he
was conversing.
My friend" she heard a hard, in
cisive voice declare, this ball tonight
is the GROWING mistake of the entire
year. 1t may mean the ruin of Gretz-
hoffen. | tell you, Count Frederick,
revolution is in the air. The people
are demanding the answer to all their
sufferings, to their poverty, their
anxieties. That answer, if we do not
use every means to change it, surely
will be written red"
But what plan do you propose, my
lord minister? What can do?"
"One thing. Let me be blunt and
brief-have the king sober tonight.
shame to say those words-but those
are my words to you. Have our mon
arch-whom we reverence-sober to-
night! If the people see him drunken.
if they find him. careless, Indifferent,
in times like -pouf!-revolution
tell you, and the answer written with
the pen of blood"
Count Frederick apparently paused
at this. There was a hint of some
thing suppressed in his voice when at
length he did reply
my lord minister, I'll see the king"
Kitty thought that now they clasped
hands. She heard the prime minister
departing, each giving the other for
NAL words of courtesy
Now she heard Frederick calling to
his servants.
"Rubinoff, Franko-any of you ras-
cals-well, you, Rubinoff. Go at once
to the apartments of the Count Sachio
and ask him If he will join me at
once"
Kitty, still trembling in suppressed
excitement, waited yet longer before
declaring herself. She heard F'reder-
lex pacing up and down in the room,
muttering to himself-heard also after
an interminable interval the footsteps
of another in the hall-heard Freder-
lex greet him.
"Ah, Sachio, you are welcome in
deed We have news for you, my
friend-news that may go well with
our plans"
Command me, my dear Frederick"
Il ask you, my dear Sachio, to do
an easy, pleasant and interesting task.
1t is no more than to go this after
noon, to win in some fashion into the
presence of King Michael the Second,
our beloved monarch-whom we both
reverencei-and then and there, by
what means shall seem most expedi-
emit, to induce him to drink more wine
than ever he did in one day in his life"
Count Sachio laughed loud and long.
For what purpose, my good Fred
erick?' he inquired at length.
For a plain and definite purpose!
Listen. AS you know. have had my
eyes on the throne of GretZhoffen since
the death of the old king. That throne
ID rightfully mine, and will be mine.
This land is full of discontent-like
your own, yonder. The people COM
plain. They are on the very verge of
revolution at this moment. This great
ball tonight-the thought of its ex-
pense has enraged our people. Now,
if tonight they see our beloved mon
arch-whom we both reverence-in his
usual or more than his usual state OF
intoxication-then there's the match
tn the powder mill. The revolution is