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CHAPTER XIX.
In the Torture Chamber.

Count Frederick heard them approach
the door. and darted around the nearest
corner. He knew which way Sachio
would go. and gave him time to estab-
lish lead.
Sachio went straight enough for a
time, guided only by his sense OF d.
riction. but at length he halted. con-
fused in the passageways which rami-
lled and spread this way and that II
was at that moment that Frederick, HIM
SELF surprised. came upon him suddenly.
The two stood for half an instant. rae
ing each other.
My dear Frederick exclaimed
Sachio. looking his man fair IN the
iace with that courage which had more
than once stood him in such good
stead. How fortunate! ! was JUST on
my way on an errand Of the king.
here said Frederick. Il have been
here often. Perhaps between us we
may discover what you seek In view
or what so recently has passed. II would
be easier for you to be our enemy tnan
our friend-is it not true. dear Sachio!,
sachio made no reply. They waikeo
forward descending. advancing into the
passages.
BY the way. my dear Saehio: said
Frederick, at lengrh-he had saSnio
just slightly by the arm ana wslkeu
abreast of him, SO there might be not
sudden treachery-"there Is room
yonder where we have long hidden our
medieval armor Of this palace Mlchaei
asked me to reprodume for him aAset u
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der. I do say the body was removed
by this man here or by his orders. You
know the, rest I came back to you--you
@. who aG No. ;.y hs: sa:' fouas sssDfn. ne
demanded the pfsfect. weakly. Of Ro-
For tn. most part. that tn. king set
You belong to both Of them?'-the
prefect smiled once more.
Yes" exclaimed Eoleau. boldly. The
GSsy Ssa 9f Il tSs man never is d.
A faint color came to the face Of Kitty
Gray. She did not look toward Count
Frederick. but felt rather than saw the
grave, eyes of the nobleman fastened
~ Then. /. gov belong to them both.
"Try that thief yonder." exclaimed
Ro,ssu. aes. bclEiy. pointing st the covering
of him s sS sss ho~ BAL. Ss
pursues him. Twice he ' has xiii Killed dH' :
friend-one at the. .hotel-one at the rem
devious from which We come. He fear
Why hs killed his fellow iii et thief ni n Vss tss
room there. He was afraid he would
get that Jewel which he coveted for his
own. That was why the body was
hurried away. They did not wieh the
So then caught him, brought him 70
you-and from that time till now proof
has lacked. But see, In his face you
can find proof enough. Keep him-try
him-1 make no doubt that he will con-
few hours from that drug which he
Graves; methinks he will confess"
"You are accused" said the project,
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armor that his sreat.great- era nd ia ther
wore In battle. as history says. I was
20 fortunate as to find a picture Of the
armor OF tnat time. and l restored the
see II! 1t 10 Just beyond" .
pleased at the delay. They walked on.
still Abreast. sstiil -outwardly unsuspic-
ious the one of the other, each on his
suard each with senses keyed to the
to defend or to offer offense.
1T is here. my friend" said Count
Frederick. at length. as they paused
before q great door, the door Of the
hidden chamber. He took the key and
fluSE g,n wide i.a,, the door. ,.,.
wish to stepSein front Of his enemy.
Moreover, there ovas something which
came out Of that inky gloom which
grlpped his soul with sudden fear-an
emotion strange to him.
IT 10 dark" said Sachio, laughing
lightly. and hesitatins. What is there.
1T might be the very torture chamber
Of old Gretzhoffen my dear Sachio!
It might be the treasure chamber OF
the king himself-the old king! It might
be here that were concealed the treas
You know Of them?'
II have never heard Of them. my dear
Frederick. replied Sachio.
Indeed? Tell me. my dear Sachio.
did your man ever bring to you the
very excellent set Of silver articles 1
sent you by him-the same he said he
own palace? do not like my friends
to lose through any act Of carelesness
on my part. and you are my friend.
Count sachio. Is It not true? Tell me.
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every man under arms to join the
colors now!''
Thus. a. Count Frederick made hia
way to the palace. the military forcea
OF both countries were making ready
for q struggle which might soon ensue:
that portion Of the palace where ne
knew he wylld find King Michael. But
at q moment when he was alone and
passing near door which made on
FROM the hail. he heard voices-one
voice which suddenly he had conviction
was familiar to hiki-the deep voice OF
Sachio Of Grahoffen! He held his
breath that he might catch every WORD
that came from the room within:
Listen! Ladislaw." he heard Sachio
say. What. did you tell me that you
had It? Give It to me. in my hand! IL
None the less. It u true" said anoth-
er voice. that OF the man called Lads
Which sx so,s rsasrs:a Ss held out
Where did you find IT. Impossible
ana yet. 1t is true.'
II found It only by good chance" re-
Joined Ladislaw. "No doubt the KING
had taken It out. as one does . valued
gem or pocket piece. where one may
see It now and then. It was there. under
It for time 1t lay on the Kings table
wet with wine. When I went there last
about the time Of the fifth bottle per-
haps-I saw 1t lying there. It seemed
mutilated.it caught my eye, being So
"Ladislaw: you have won fortune for
upon this half Of the coin. It IL ours. at
last"
Count Frederick smiled to himself.
smiled for an instant onry. They had no
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more than that counterfeit halt which
he himself had given King Michael But
there came the SOLDERING reflection that
the counterfeit was a replica. its roken
inscription would TT perfectly with that
Of the Grahoffen portion of the coin.
So. after all. Sachio had won.
Yes, Sachio.' he heard the answer.
Now If we had our other half here. We
could toin the two"
Il do not need it," exclaimed Sachio.
exultantly. II have II IN my head.
know the reading of both 1t tells Of
the secret recess under the floor OF
the torture chamber
Count Frederick heard sachio laugh
deeply.heard his voice once more. self
satisfied.
Never again." said sachio. will I
abuse good wine. 1t fuddled King for
our use and benefit today. Go. now
Ladislaw." he said for time watch
toward the front. Wait for me. l will
Join you before long. II do not re-
turn within the half hour follow after
me-follow to the northeast. under the
palace floors. under the battlements."
You are going-there?"
Yes. To the last hiding place of what
we seek
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ness as we'll as of undaunted courage.
He figured to himself that King Mich
ael would find such vinous solace as
he could soon after his return to his
own city He reasoned that King
Michael d, had not seen himthat sIarts there
swiftness of action might result in
some turn of events to the favor Of
himself and his cwn country.
Yss' S we vi %ill go d,.is to Grstzhoffsn di
once gain good 'Michaels presence again
and warrant to keep him busy while
you. Ladislaw, make such search as
you can; I s1 Gsnnot help Hs.sI yo1 sreSttly stlS
self has the coin he will be sure to
have 1t about where he can show 1t.
or see 1t. He IL q boastful soul"
1t came out much as Sachio had rea-
in Gretzhoffen the two passed unchal,
lenged even to the palace door.
As for the King. he was by this time
we'll forward In his wine. He received
Sachio and his friend readily enough.
Little 1t altered to him who came. for
hesitation the chamberlain who an
nounced Sachio.
Let him come to u.s." said he. Let
them all come. They are welcome.
Sachio ?-yes. many a bottle we two
hsye split together" .. 49,. ,,..,,
forsooth. did they two split between
them now. and mea ntime Ladislaw, Sc
cret agent: unnoticed. was here and
there. In this room and others. unmo-
Tested. as a friend of the King. and
busy with purposes Of his own.
In the chambers Of the King all was
given over to wine and boastfulness.
Throughout the palace hilarity reigned.
The general feeling was that the forces
OF the kingdom had been successful.
There was one who did not accept
thus lightly the issue of the day. Count
Frederick Of Gretzhoffen, most serious
OF mind by this time. had turned his
steps toward the palace, pondering
many, things meantime. 1t was now his
own deliberate purpose to demand some
decision of his monarch as to the emil
nent enterprise with which all Gretz-
hoffen was soon to be concerned. He
had given orders, as an officer of the
army high In power. to mobilize all tho
forces Of the kingdom. Among all
branches of the Kingdoms defense he
had his own friends men who before
now had but waited for his word
They hesitated not at all now, rejoicing
In what they called thsir opportunity.
And even as these Plans quietly went
forward here. King Cortislaw of Gra-
hoffen was pacing his floor consumed
with wrath OF a sort not easily placated
Listen, gentlemen" said he to his Of
hcers who gathered about MIN after
Sachio had departed, Why do we walt.
We will win all. or We will lose all to-
day. March, then! cortislaw calls
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(Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.)

\0yHOPBIU Oh IIcCeOlu8 Sn6pteISs)
Kitty Gray. . newspaper woman. rinds
eyriosity. and leads her to the principally
OF Gretshoffen to piece out the story sug-
gected BY the inscription.
tempts to detain her. She is rescued BY
Noleau. who had shadowsd her ~ the
sGSna' ss,sna Asent and then had become her
BROUGHT before King Michael Of Grets.
ncnen, Kitty Gray. confessing the object
q her visit. 10 given the other half OF
We broken coin. II bears the word::
Later. fearing that the half coin will BE-
etolen from her, she sends It back to the
King By messenger. Kitty overhears a
drn. any %ias .: snS sh. ssn' Ss tSas
The king remained .os.r. frustrating
ne ns piana u Frederick 10 start q rcvolu..
Soin had diuappeared. Kitty ovsrhssrs
Sacnio plottins with another person to
has intercepted her messenger and OBJ
ss'ned The half Of the coin she had sent
s.S 4sz: ..:.,:. sy s.:s,s sS;: ..s s:s s's@ 3,
sei.es It and makes OF NV With Kitty in psr.
euit. Later Rcleau and Frederick fol-
band Of desert briyands.
.,Frederick ana Roleau save Kitty from
Snc br1gands but Frederick 10 captured.
Atty sends aid and rescues him. She
tnen goes to Frederick's apartments to
eet the other half Of the coin. She 10
ssiseo there by agents Of Sachio and led
Sn while Frederick returns to fnd both
Noieau and an agent Of sachio In the
Kitty escapes from sachio after a brief
imprisonment, and with Roleau goes again
20 Frederick's apartment to recover the
coin; Frederick again fnds them ana
while talking with them is taken into
k1vestisation Of murder believed to
nave taken place in Kitty's room An in.
vestigation exonerates them but not be-
Iore Kitty Is again robbed Of the coin
ana she with Frederick and RoIeau start
IN pursuit Of the thief.
ne is overpowered BY Frederick and Roll
eau who take the coin and escape to the
mountains with Kitty. where they are
surrounded BY soldiers. Kitty manages
20 get through the lines with message
20 King Michael. who comes to the res
cue with his army. On their return to
the castle Roleau and Frederick And
Kitty the guest Of the King. Kitty finds
the torture chamber in exploring the
ooiiding Roleau Is arrested for murder
stS,a shd aftsr his release trails Blake to his
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what we have done. We shall use no
lose our last fight" =
Perhaps 1t will not be NECESSARY,
excellency." said Roleau. We have At
least halt the coin in our possession.
The other"
lis In the hands Of Cortislaw. the
king Of Grahoffen. He is a king with
an army back Of him. We are alone.
We know II Ia only by good fortune
All three. your excellencyT" smiled
Roleau.
Yes. all three! Listen, Roleau. It
will need all three Of US to save our
grow weak. Roleau. I cannot accom-
plish all this alone"
"You wish . strong arm, excellency," "
said Roleau. "You are not the first who
has wished q strong srm and q strong
heart to lean upon. Ie II not trueT"'
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CHAPTER XLvII1.
To Arms.

Dispersed under the wrath Of their
savage sovcrcign. the courtiers of Gra-
hoffen were cudgeling their wits to find
some solution to the problem of find
ing the coin. Where WAS It? How could
1t be gained? Upon Count sachio more
than upon any nobleman Of the court
this question rested grievously. He en-
listed therefore as his confederate q
man belonging to- the secret police In
Grahoffen. Ladislav. cunning chap
with courage.
'Ladislaw." said he, I'VE must go
to Grct7hoffen at once. The coin 10
1t or Count Frederick. or tho king.
The latter Ia most likely Of the three" !"
Count Sachio was a man Of shrewd-
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now he smiled. Fear youa. I do not
indeed. Rather could love you for
what you have taught me. envy
you. You, perhaps. knew love: at
least you came from love. And as for
me, I have never had that treasure,
because I never have deserved IT,"
The walls made no reply to him.
The grinning skulls smiled on. each
keeping its own secret. - ~
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Continued Tomorrow.)
Is Killed bV Bull.

into q field wearing red flowers on her
dress. Mrs. Louise Linneneyer seventy
six. was attacked by a bull at her SON .
farm east Of here ana died an hour
later.
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DISHES FOR SPRING DAYS

grape growers talked about raisins
and other products.
Boston Brown Bread With Raisins.
Mix we'll together one even cup of
Indian meal. two heaping cups of rye
meal. one teaspoonful each Of salt.
soda and ground cinnamon. Pour two
cups of hot water on to one cup IF
molasses, stir we'll; then pour thiS Into
the center of the meal milky and
stir to smooth batter. Add one cup of
seeded raisns dredged with -four put
into a buttered tin mold, cover tightly
and set into a large covered iron pot
Boil three hours, adding water from
the boiling teakettle as the water In
the pot boils away. When done set In
the mold in the oven for ten minutes
before turning out.
Oatmeal and Raisin Gingerbread.
This is a favorite California recipe
and is often quoted in California fruit
books Warm one pint of moiasses
with a quarter pound of butter. lard OF
good drippings and a quarter pound OF
brown sugar. Mix with one and a hall
pounds fine oatmeal. half pound OF
-four. teaspoonful of baking powder
a tablespoonful IT ground ginger. q
half teaspoonful II mixed spices. one
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Draped Skirts Again.

That there is not perfect satisfac-
ton, either in the minds Of their maxi
ers or of their wearers. with the full.
short skirt. is shown by several appar-
emily unimportant details of fashion
One of these is that the designers some
of them. are experimenting with a
draped skirt-a skirt unlike the draped
skirt of a couple of seasons ago. that
was slashed and narrow, but full
skirt, draped in most interesting fash
ion. This skirt is usually rather long,
but it's fullness is SO arranged around
the skirt rides up to the height of the
shoe tops. When she stands still 1t
falls to its lower level. The new skirt
is sometimes draped under a pointed
tunio or overskirt. sometimes 1t is
draped under a straight back panel.
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replace 1t by circular f1ounce, not
gathered. but set in plainly, of double
chiffon. which allows skinny petit
coat of white lace looped with tiny
pink rosebuds to peep coyly through it.
Daytime garments must also be con-
sjdered. and here, among the new
suits. it really seems as If choice were
made far easier for the subdebutante
than for her older sisters. The models
are f1agrantly. fauntingly youthful
There are little plaid silk affairs with
very short. jaunty Jackets of gros-
grain silk in a plain shade to wear
with them. Plaid is an almost certain
success for the very young girl, and
a great risk for her elders. Kilt skirts
suspended by bretelles of the same,
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close again with crocheted buttons and
are put on over the head. Nearly all
Of them have pockets in which one can
bury ones hands on a chilly morning.
The one-piece gowns of linen and
washa BILE materials which the French
houses are sending over all look as
if they were designed for the jeune
file, so her American cousin should
have no difficulty in suitng herself
in these. jeanne Lauvin, the costum-
err of youth, is responsible for many
same salient characteristics, the same
"milkmaid" effects the more elabo-
rate CONNECTIONS. Two materials are
often combined for them. A white
linen, elaborate enough for after
noon occasion. of rather fine material,
has a ruffled skirt and plain bodice
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with trim belt and long sleeves, and
all the edges everywhere are bound
with a bias fold of colored linen, in
a half Inch width.
A checked linen is trimmed with
plain. and a plain one with plaid, and
so il goes. Plain white ones have
buttons to enliven them. and colored
leather belts are used with good re-
suits Skirt pockets make such frocks
practical and help to ornament them
at the same time. Shocking has been
results are achieved by this means
with washable colored threads. Alto
gether it is the age of girls. and they
have been honored as never before by
the attention of the great French
arbiters of fashion. Small wonder, IL
they feel flattered by it, and important.
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choose. A new tendency in these skirts
is to confine their bouffant desires
somewhat by tucking them UP under
the hem and catching them into place
with rosebud.
A fascinating frock would be a pale
turquoise taneta with voluminous
skirt restrained in this way with pink
roses. The bodice would be fitted with
old-fa shioned darts to the figure, and
pointed in front. The top part would
be nne white lace over flesh pink chif-
fon. and a rose or two would he tucked
into the corner of the square decollet-
age.
Another charming idea for a taffeta
evening frock is to cut away the taft
feta around the bottom of the skirt and
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color as her bodice, and black slippers
laced with black or colored ribbons
Her hat may be OF the shepherdess va :
riety. simply trimmed with wreath
of silk or satin flowers. very small and
conventional, the shade that she has
chosen to predominant. Or the hat may
have ribbon band and streamers OF
the favored color
dainty calling gown will be re-
quired for the dances which are sure
to make part of the graduates enter
tainment Here she will probably
choose taffeta. as crispness is the quail
ity most to be desired in such a frock
full short skirt and a pointed bodice
the upper part frightened by tulle or
chiffon. is the most desirable model to
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Fruit-Trimmed Ruffs.

Neck rufus of tulle and ribbon are
much worn and they are especially be-
coming with the frocks of the season.
They are made in brown, dark blue,
black and sometimes white. And some
Of the smartest and newest have a line
Of tiny flowers. in different gay colors.
or small fruits. cherries or apples.
placed at regular intervals all around
the neck. Some Of these rufus are made
to flare out and up and down only at
the back. A band of velvet ribbon
clasps the throat in front and holds
them in position.
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! and a pound of raisiis. seeded anc
chopped. Pour the molasses. shorten,
ing and sugar. mixture, over the DIR,
ingredients and mix we'll. Pour into E
, buttered tin and bake. A portion o,
this mixture can be mixed with nut:
and baked in squares in a slow over
or eggs may be added to increase the
nourishment.
Raisin Cookies
To one cup OF butter and two of sugar
worked to a cream, add three well beaten
eggs, one teaspoonful of soda dissolved
in two tablespoonfuls of rich, sour milk
one teaspoonful each Of cinnamon and
cloves half teaspoonful Of nutmeg, two
cups of raisins seeded and chopped and
-four to roll out. Bake in a moderate
oven.
Raisin Pie.
Chop one cup of seeded raisns fine, and
add to them one cup Of sugar. one cup
Of sweet cream. the juice of one lemon
and the beaten yok of one egg Have
ready pie tin lined with good paste and
fill with the mixture. Bake in a moder-
ate oven. When done. take out and cool
slightly while you beat the white Of an
egg to stiff froth with one ia blespoon-
full of sugar. Flavor lightly with lemon
and spread over the pie Set back in the
oven. which should be quite cool. and let
the pie stand in a gentle heat until the
meringue rises to double Its height and
turns golden brown.
Marion II. Neil's Raisin Relish.
Two pounds seeded raisIns, two pounds
-four cups) brown sugar, three pints (six
cups) vinegar. four and one-haK pounds
apples. one-quarter pound (one-halO
cup) salt one ounce white mustard. one
ounce celery seeds. one ounce ground or
grated ginger. one-Quarter ounce red
pepper. one large chopped onion.
Peel. core and chop the apples, then nut
into an enameled pan. add all the other
ingredients and boil for thirty minutes.
Seal in jars. This makes a good relish
to go with any kind of meat and may be
made at any season Of the year.
Mock Bisque Soup.
One-half can tomatoes. one quart Of
milk, one-third cupful of butter, one Ia
blespoonful of cornstarch. one teaspoon
full of salt. one-half salt spoonful white
pepper.
Cook the tomatoes until soft enough to
strain. Cook the milk in a double boiler.
Cook one tablespoonful of butter and the
cornstarch together in a small saucepan.
adding enough of the milk to make 1t
pour easily. Stir carefully into the boil
ing milk and cook ten minutes. Add the
rest of the butter In small pieces and
stir until well mixed Flavor with salt
and pepper. add the strained tomato, and
If the tomatoes are vers' acid. add half
saltspoon OF soda before straining.
Serve very hot with crisp croutons. More
tomato can be used il desired, but 1t Is
more delicate with a small quantity.
German Potato Salad.
Dice cold boiled potatoes and -et en-
the ice. To one egg, beaten stiff, add
two tablespoonfuls of melted butter.
Pour on gradually one-half cup OF
vinegar sweetened with a teaspoonful
of sugar Season the potatoes with
salt. pepper. celery, salt and finely
sliced onion, Pour on the dressing.
toss and mix. Sprinkle with minced
parsley and garnish with parsley and
hard Boiled eggs
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
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Striped Silks.

There are a great many striped silks
this spring. Usually one stripe is de-
cidedly wider than the other--the mar
rover one is of the hair or pin stripe
variety. Some new silks are of tan, a
rich shade. striped with brown or
black. Then there are striped pom
gees, striped with light blue or pink
or green. There are black and white
and blue and white in endless variety,
too
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Point d'Esprit Again.

Point d'esprit is used to good effect
in some of the afternoon frocks Of the
summer. 1t Is deliberately made up, as
a rule, over satin foundations trimmed
with much lace. But with all the elab-
grafton Of making and trimming, it re-
tains its characteristic daintiness and
charm.
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Braid-Bound Frocks.

A good many of the new models are
bound with braid. There is an inter-
esting white pique model. imported by
Jeanne Lauvin. that shows a binding of
black braid. The result is startling and
really very attractive. And Lauvin,
who seems to like braid for binding,
has a charming coat suit for a young
girl, blue bound with white There
are also some good models of serge or
eabardine with jackets and skirts bound
along the edges with black silk braid