Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-09-23
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CHAPTER XVIII,
Means to an End,


Means to an End.
Kitty, left alone once more, found
herself in better heart than she had
been but now. At least, she had seen
Roleau-had found once more proof
or his faithfulness and his efficiency.
surely he would help her to escape yet
again. And as for Sachio-better he. !,
OF whom she knew something, than q
stranger OF whom she knew nothing
at all. OF late despair had been knock
Ing at her heart in such fashion that
the summons Of opportunity found no
nearing, bat now she began to plan
once more.
She sought to study the exits of the
apartment in which she found herself
There were two doors, SO it seemed.
both fastened. She pushed strongly
at one; it opened before her. She
stood once more face to face with
Count Sachio. the mocking conspira-
tor who had of late had so much to
do with her own misfortunes!
'Mademoiselle!" said he, Il am 30
pleased"
For myself" rejoined Kitty indig-
nantly, Il was never SO much dis
pleased as l am now. So the gentle
men OF this country in this way show
their quality-in their treatment Of
women? ! compliment YOU"
Your words are at least better than
your absence, mademoiselle-I like
neither"
And what of me? What shall I
say OF man who treats me as GRIM
inal? Nay, criminal would be treat
ed better in my country-he would
have a trial. There would be process
of law, observance Of the law. Is the
habeas corpus writ q thing unknown
in this country-have the people never
yet wrung that right from the hands
of tyrants? In my country there are
some recourses which any citizen may
have"
Your own country! Why did you
ever leave it, mademoiselle?
THE reasons concern me alone, SIR"
Indeed. you mistake-they 40 not
concern you alone. We are many Of 10
in this country also concerned with
them We would that you never had
come from America. There are many
reasons moving to that. And, indeed,
We even ask your return to your own
country"
$50, then. it was your message to
me that ! got? Most melocramatic
Of you, Count Sachio-but by what
right do you demand my return!"
Where are some large rights,
mademoiselle, which need small ex.
PLANTATION"
But which allow you to hinder mo
In the performance OF my own duties
to ask me to be unfajthful to my en-
ployers? Why, you even ask mo to
deceive the public-to present coun-
terfeit-to pretend that ! have done
what have not done.'
$50? And you cannot taae sach
good advice?"
mo. l will not. r. leeeiYa. 10 pre-
tend, to counter those ars attrtS.
utes Of your i,lg1om. ,pcf es Iay ogtls
country, America, IN ny eountry We !.
have h't,ler stanaartis- men aad gnYn@
er eiihe-- SoT WHICH | heartily sm
g. Il
'Yoa haze singing tongue, ma.
deInoisei'e, e.ti Count Sarhio. red IN (
der his swartoy Skin Perhaps II will
grow sailde1 If ieit unused. ] shall
leave sou here--until you are willing
to say you ars doss with Gretxno6ena
and ready 70 return to, your own couny
try. This land, mademoiselle. can
keep its own secrets-it could even
close over the secret Of the disappear.
eLce of young woman-and leave
her fate q mystery. l trust that you
will reconcider what you have said.
A moment and he had left her once
more. Before he passed through tho
door she glanced beyond. The room
was occupied. apparently, By his
Kaleidoscope on that side was I'm.
possible.
The other door still remained Ia.
tened. Kitty turned to It with bur.
glarious intent-using an art learned
when she was . schoolgirl With 10
better instrument than . hairpin, he
had seen wonders done at opening
locks.
Her brisk Interchange Of commit.
ments with Count eachio had set her
pulses stirring once more. She want
ed to get out-she wanted 70 ESCAPE,
Ind she proposed to escape. Oaeo
more free, she admitted 10 herself. he
would be willing enough to take The
advice which but now che had
scorned-willing enough to take ship
back homo. to zee tho familiar oky
Inc OF her own city, to and her own
place back in the smoky and grimy
city. her own place in the hum and
grind Of the old newspaper. How
good It would seem to her now 70 re-
The faces Of the local room. They
might chan her all they liked Yea