Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-10-07
CHAPTER xviii
Mea1a % an End

oeen out now AZ least. she lad y
Roleau-had found once mrs.
Of his faithfulness and hi. 80
Surely he would help her to esr,-
again. And ~ for sachio-bs,,..
of whom she knew sometime 49,
stranger Of whom she knew -.
at all. OF late despair had been Il.
ing at her heart in such fash,o, \.
the summons Of opportunity ,or,.
hearing, but now she began /. !.
once more.
She sought to study the exits a :
apartment In which she found -.
There were two doors, SO n -
both fastened. She pushed ,t,u.s
at one; II opened before her y
stood once more face to fac, -
Count Sachio. the mocking con-.
tor who had Of late had so uurs
do with her own nisfortunes,
"Mademoisellei" said he. Tn
pleased"
For myself" rejoined Kitty =.
nantly. 4 was never SO much y
pleased as I am now. So the ~.
men Of this country In this way -
their quality-in their treatner,
women! ! compliment you"
Your words are at least better a
your absence. mademoisellel =
neither"
And what Of me! What ,h,z
say Of q man who treats me as a,
inal? Nay. q criminal would bs n.
ed better In my country-he Va
have a trial. There would be procu
OF Law. Observance OF the law. ID
habeas corpus writ a thing unk,cu
in this country-have the people rsr
yet wrung that right from the ~
Of tyrants? In my country there =
some recourses which any citizen =
have"
Your own country Why id =
ever leave II. mademoisellel"
The reasons concern me alone q
Indeed. you mistake-they % =
concern you alone. We are many q
in this country also concerned n
them We would that you never =
come from America There are =
reasons moving to that And. -Gzt
We even ask your return to ycsr =
country"
So. then. 1t was your mesur
me that l got. Most meloe-zr1
OF you. Count Sachio-bu, by u
right do you demand my return
There are some large -
mademoiselle. which need szal
PLANTATION"
But which allow you to hinder {
In the performance OF my OWE dsts
to ask me to be unfaithful to ny Z
ployers? Why. you even ask -
deceive the public-to present O.
terfeit-to pretend that ! have =
what have not done"
$50! And you cannot taks =
good advicef-
NO. will not To deceive. to =
tend. to countsrfeit-those are a.
utes of your kingdom. not Of ~
country. America In my counrr
have better standards-men and =
en- alike-for which heartily 4
glad"
You haye Q singing tongue. =
demoiselle.' said Count Sachio. rstn
der his swarthy skin perhaps
grow milder II left unused. =
leave you here-until you are =
to say you are done with Greirsc
and ready to return to your own =
try. This land. mademoisella
keep its own secrets-it could =
close over the secret OF the disal71
ance Of q young woman-and =
her fate q mystery ] trust thE
viii reconcider what you have =
A moment and he had left her
more Before he passed through
door she glanced beyond Ths =
was occupied. apparently. b
friends-escape on that side VI
possible
The other dnor sim remained
tened Kitty TUNED 10 It with
giarious intent-using m art 30
when she was . schoolgirl VIA
better instrunenf tAnn . hsirriA
had seen wonders done al CO.
locks.
Her brisk interchange Of Co.
ments with Count Sachio had -
pulses stirring once more. She =
ed to get out-sAs wanted to -
and abe proposed TO escape.
more free. she admitted to hersen
would be willing enough to taks
advice which but now she
scorned-wtIling enough to tss
back home. 10 sec the famiiisf
line Of her own city. to md her
plaza back In the smoky and q
city. her own place in the hun
grind Of the old newspaper.
good II would seem TO her nov o
the faces Of the local room.
might char her all they liked
she would 90 hack home.
And now. with schoolgirl Ines
the employment Of the small -
ment at her disposal. she succes
In her nurwl~ww ol~ <ors &ha focf =