Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1915-09-09
solJRTH lNSTALLMENT
- vour Majesty Please.
CHAPTER XIV.

nv had left the dancing moor anu ,1
y in groups at a respectful dis
,,ses from royalty, Kitty received the
~ .'.,oos from the messenger-the
.ms n.cket which she had herself
=. "a the palace that morning for
,sll,ery at midnight
Oh Cha did this with a fine air of In
.. mia for she felt quite sure that
Seeess now had met all her plans;
= did the outward appearance Of
No packet afford any reason TO sus-
vet otherwise.
Vs. even as she took the envelope
. Asr hand, there came to her a sharp
.mdction that something was wrong.
lad a strange lightness-it did not
.pm quite the same as when she her.
4, had sealed it that morning. Has
M. she opened the envelope her lips
oppressed. 1t was empty!
Yea the mysterious coin was gone.
s.,usted 10 the safest messenger she
,nu]d find; sent to the king himself;
r,eiyed by the kings trusted official;
urdsd, as was to be supposed. every
.oment of the time since 1t had left
Nm hands-none the less, the coin had
dauueared as though some specter
hand had distracted 1t.
The blank book Of surprise which
nme to her face was something not to
N mistaken. King Michael frowned.
.That d this, Observation-Disclosures we
made the subject Of some sport? How
row.
Kitty stood regarding first one. then
the next OF the faces about her. On
tha eountenance Of Count Frederick
sAs read only chagrin and surprise
scual to her own. There was no
tass Of guilty knowledge there-she
yas sure OF that. Then another
hand had come into the game! Some
cher mind also was interested In the
MYSTERIOUS coin OF Gretzhoffen.
what then, mademoiselle?' de-
handed Michael. himself not yet SC
fully advised as others regarding the
nature Of this packet which had been
Intended for him. What was it that
you we're so good as to intend sending
u.s.
Kitty dared not answer this direct
question. She concluded quickly tna
Il would be far safer to add as LITTLE
as possible to the number Of those
who knew the full story OF the travel
Ing coin.
Your majesty" said she, turning
Upon him so dazzling a smile as would
have made any man forget ali else
II was nothing, 1t was but small
favor | would have sent your majesty
70 show the acknowledgment Of m.
own country, since your majesty ha
done such honor to me tonight. Pei
maps someone in my humble menag
has been unfaithful-if so, it was bu
small loss after all. II your maiest
will forget 1t and give me few adde
days Of grace, | will explain-l vii
ny again, | hope with greater fol
tune"
Michael was ready enough to agre
to anything which would bring bac
10 dis society this dazzling young cres
1afe who stood beside him.
Very well, mademoiselle," said h
u you like"
certain relief was felt by all col
eefned, as now he turned and mad
sign to the leader of the orchestr
Who stood, baton poised.
With US, excellenza?" The king o
iefed his arm. The king and th
Jouns American. Of whose origin b
NEW. and apparently cared to kno'
aolning whatever. were the observe
VAL Michael at least could dane
% a. for Kitty, she was an Amer
0a girl.
~ they swept on in the evolutio,
asns dance. Kitty caught sight Of Il
a'k face Of Count sachio.
mat she had earned this mans ID
a@ OF at least, had deeply hu
W masculine vanity, Kitty was We
@cush aware.
Al Tor King Michael, he was extr
~unanly sober; which, In his cas-
s equivalent to saying that he "
= extraordinarily happy.
Count Frederick evaded the thron
s00ut the king. Unwilliugly he turn
s"sy nis eyes from the beautiful f
w OF the young American as 8
S.aeed. He never had seen a WON
~ thrilled him thus. He himself {
~ aance. This was no evening
"essafe for him. He had other plal
eount Frederick started toward
W.T. before seSoud thought came
~ mind. II there should for any r,
M oe miscarriage OF his plans
ae should be need for yet grea
AY before his final overt act "
u@ltted then he ought to have
s % retain soma footing in