The Washington times., 1915-10-03

unknown TO them he reappeared. the
nmH man 10 70 whom they had ,nssine. sSnasnes; e.
himself With such an adversary
King Michael. or even the stouter
soul now at his side. might well hnd
soon Il win be indeed too late.
FrsdericF. acomeMws must fini
some safety In the inner chambers
or the palace. Luckily II was built
Tor precisely such n crisis as this In
us fate. Come. mademoiselle., your
nand, quick. Your majesty. II Is not
beneath your dignity to hasten now"
Pursued by vague noises OF combat
sno by countless vague fears conjur-
ed up by their surroundings. deep In
until at length they were far below
the level Of the rooms, devoted to the
usual purposes OF the daily life OF the
palace. Below them. before them. all
wa. darkness and gloom. They were
ssons Which had held SO long their
secrets against all comers.
Michael was the prey Of yet added ap-
prehensions as he found himself thus
leaving the light Of day and venturing
held them 30 potent In terrors for the
human mind as once they had offered
terrors to the human body. Yet he
s1uld snon 40 no no. more % than follow the snid, ,,
They. were followed In some part by
the refugees OF the palace. as anxious
At length they halted in an abiding
place which for the time at least was
siient-a deep dungeon where light and
sound alike were cut on Such had been
havsted-Michaei most Of all. and
Michael spent most of all and voicing
most Of all the bsbblings OF his mortal
anguish. Thus circumstanced. they
found such places OF rest as offered
meantime the relentless Sachio was
searching some entrance into the
| palace. the hiding place of his enemies.
! and. as he supposed. also of the woman
whom gladly ne would have called his
friend-the woman whom he feared
| Break in the door. men," he cried.
Smash In any window. Enter. In the
name OF our own king. We have them
defeated now. and they must not es-
will soon have them In our hands,
/ His men obeyed. There came soon
the splintering OF wood. the crashing OF
glass at the palace windows. Before
many moments had passed the iegions
the breach and overrunning the interior
Of the palace. Sachio. with some hur-
| ried Instructions to an aide. led on the
advance. All through the upper por-
ton OF the palace the echo Of hurryins
"fhey are coming said Kitty 4,
length quietly to her companions.
They have taken the palace. We can
not escape. This must be the end.
cost"
what shall We do? Where shall
we hide" What will become of me?'
walled Michael. Save me. Frederick
You shall keep silent. your Majesty
II you please. You can go nowhere
better than this. l will do what
can" rejoined Frederick. Most beloved
Majesty. you are In hard caso bu'
pray you. trouble us not too much ~
the work OF doing what we can foi
your Majesty and ourselves"
Trying now this door and now that
advancing. receding. the men OF Ora
ridors. ali the reception halls OF th'
front and rear Of the Gretzhoffen pal
ace. Count sachio. his King, his lead
ers. and their soldiers-all now JOINED
In the last rush upon what they though
to be the finish OF their enemy's Las
citadel.
Aloof and apart. concealed for th'
time in the remote cell which had re
ceived them. Count Frederick and hi
a little while. but hoped In vain. Agaii
came the crashing OF doors. the rust
OF feet on the stone floors. Useless
to contend against their numbers-th'
covered. surrounded. trapped. Coun
Frederick and his companions facet
$50" laughed Sachio. as he stoo'
painting. but triumphant after his las
attack. 80. at last! You have rui
far. my friends. and lodged us yer!
nimbly. Where shall you go now. m!
good Coun.-where shalt you go. m!
! pretty one-and you. your august MAJ
esty Of Gretzhoffen. before whom
must tremble-what Is the next piac
of retreat for you?" ~
His taunt had truth under it.. Th
, last card seemed to have been pnseo
and played to an awful loss. Ther
I was escape in front left possible: III
little resistance which Frederick an
Kitty could offer could serve for nauGh
!. against such odds: rs best they mighI
they endeavored to protect the tie h,ms lonn
who covered in corner OF the roo"
7 half moa ming In helpless terror
= And yet now at the last instant,
was Count Frederick himself to WHOM
: Il was given to devise plan. desper
ate itself. yet. as II chanced; eliec.ite
His eyes fell upon great wheei. rust
and long disused. which thrust OUT y
3 one corner of the room. As he saw
his gaze kindled with the sudde,
thought which 1t suggested. He kneN
what II was ana ~ndt IL iuSoAs "''"'
hone II offered now. ,,
Keep them talking" he whispered I
D Kitty In a quick aside. Engage 'her
! for lust moment-keep them BUSY
= walt"
= Count Frederick knew that this whee
:. and the levers beyond 1t controlled IN
= drainage outlet Of the great moat VIII.
d surrounded the rear portion OF the
y castle Those lower gates once openeo
n there was nothing to prevent trc 100
n Of the subterranean passages. Ihe rnoa
!. waters had been used for that very pui
r pose In the past-so ran tradition-en
= great had been the eslaughter wroGgn
: upon ancient enemies OF GretzhoHe Q
: through that very means Here tne
were living In the past-here they ~er
o surrounded by all the grim memorials 9
!. the past. Why. then. Thought Coun
o Frederick. why not use that past an
), the means that once had been sunicier
u to It?
III He laid his hand upon the wheel.
had not Welded to an arm less powerll
n than his and even his strength we
y necessary to its limit before he coui
e force 1t to yield. long disused as " ma
y been here. But at fength 1t did turn
q little. and then more. and yet more.
!, The result was beyond All calculator
a There came the sound OF rippllhg, ~
!, then of rushing waters. IL came " !
= passages back of the invaders IL iiiie
% the stone floors along the corridors,
~ Tapped their feet. 1t bathed the
" ankles 1t rose swiftly to their knee