The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-09-04
Continued from yesterday
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stone Walls DO Not a Prison Make.
Roleau, guardian OF the fortunes of
his mattress, had remained at that
portion Of the palace which seemed
10 him most useful as a coign OF van.
tage In watching against intrusion.
He had not been aware OF the quiet
advance Of Count Frederick when the
latter had been summoned by tho cleo.
tic bell set of by Kitty's presence in
his own apartments. He knew moth.
Ing Of the device by which the count
had managed TO trap the intruder,
knew nothing OF the. cause OF the Ions
silence on the part of Kitty, whom hi
had left alone in the counts apart
.raents.
As for the attendants Of the palace
itselt. no alarm came from them. In
truth. they all were In the front part
OF the building grouped neal the grea,
windows or the street door, whittier
they had been called by certain alarms
T!iey had seen hurrying troops. had
heard the challenge OF the officers OF
the law. That challenge came close,
TO them. ASlittle group Of men march.
ing hurriedly, men in uniform, now
assembled the great stairs. A loud rap.
ping came at the doors Of Count Fred.
sriciss palace. "open, in the name Of
the hngIf came the summons.
The servants. terrified. lacking the
command OF their master, not know.
Ing where that master was, knew no
alternative but 70 obey. The door was
opened. The captain Of gepdarmes
and his squad entered.
The master OF this place." he de.
manded % tho men who met him.
Where Is he2 Is he at home7"
we DO not know" stammered the
major dorno. the FIRST to speak.
Roleau caught some sense Of what
was coming on. saw tho men approach.
ms, and darted back to yarn his mis-.
tress, whose long delay he could not
understand. He hurried swiftly, on
ap-toe. along the halls he knew SO
we'll. and naturally met no opposi.
tIon- He reached the door OF the room
where he had left Kitty. glanced with.
In, and hound the room empty. He
turned this way and that, not knowing
what to do. and fearing TO turn back
toward tho main stairway, passed
Keeper 10 the rear.
AL at once he heard the voice OF
Kitty. loud and clear: "Roleau! Rol.
haul A moi. yitel vite!"
He fastened on down the hall,
moving that his mistress was once
more In some desperate plight, and SO
found himself at length face to face
It the foot OF the staircase with the
Count Frederick, who turned to meet
him.
"Eh Bien. Roleau3. smiled the lat.
Yer. What. again2. You are most
hithfui. shall ! say most Industrious,
a the service Of this lady. I would
Iou had been 60 devoted In my own"
"As you please. master" replied
Roleau. with aplomb. But where Is
lhe~
she seems safe,n said Count Fred.
,rick coolly. and waved q hand.
Roleau came front to front against
he iron grille doors which barred
tsrers for the inmate OF the little
prison. He shook at the bars in
srenzy MS he saw her. She approached
him. her eyes wide with Joy at his
toming.
so then, this was why:. cried Ro.
ienu. Open this gate. I say In his
passion no forgot his own position
md turned on his milter, ordering
him as though Count Frederick him.
self were tho servant IN this place.
"Roieau, you viii yet exhaust M
{ patience This Is my home. have
lad almost enough Of your running
back and forth In Il as you like. This
3 the last Tina. Out o. here. you fel.
.ow.r
Ia II soy grinnsd Roieau savasely,
his own mind upon the main situation
u menace % his mistresa There