Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-12-24

BY EMERSON HOUG-i

that tooth.

king sMlltu ~ Ael 'nat tooln'
less smile.
so you value It? Many do, We are
willing to pay for what we have. ma
demoiselle-and the message of this
coin we mean to have. Give 1t to US,
and you shall be set free"
Your majesty is liberal-you offer
what is already mine-the right to
liberty But what you ask Is impos.
sible for me True. | have seen each
half of the coin even saw both
halves at one time-but never have
read the entire inscription"
But you have seen both halves"
went on Cortislaw. "Tell me, what
was on the other half"
your majesty, l cannot-I do not
know"
by the saints of our fathers" ex.
claimed Cortislaw, IF this were In the
olden days the torture chamber should
show you something. But now"
THE torture could wiring only de-
ception from me, your majesty, and
that deception would be of no service
to you. | have told you the truth
and that alone can serve you. Give
me my liberty again-and then per-
haps | might learn more Of the other
half Of the coin"
"The girl argues WELL" said Cortis.
law. Il am not sure whether or not
she speaks truth, but her argument
goes to the same thing in either case.
Let her go under guard-perhaps
something may arise to give US fur.
ther insight into this.
AS for you, Count Sachlo, you have
not yet succeeded In What was asked Of
you-you have not yet taught us
where lies the hidden treasure of
Gretzhoffen!"
your majesty" replied the count,
reddening, at is but inadvertence,
which shall be amended. In my zeal
/ fancied your majesty would rather
have this young woman than to have
the other half Of the coin. To secure
that may require yet more time"
The king fixed on him the cold smile
which his courtiers had learned to
dread, yet he could not fall to see the
shrewdness of Sachio's reply.
AT least guard her. them" said he
dryly "She shall be our guest until
we learn more of what she knows. 1t
means too much to forego the full
reading of that coin these days.
mean to have 1t. trust all my officers
will realize that fact"
"Mademoisel,e." said sachio to Kit.
ty, later, when she had been with.
drawn to quarters which virtually
were to prove prison to her, you
have heard what the king has said
he will allow you to return to your
own country unframed II you but help
him to the meaning Of that inscription.
What is 1t to you? 1t Is only idle curl.
osity brings you hither. With US 1t
may mean the life or death Of our
Kitty gave herself up to certain re-
aections at the time. As to war be.
tween the two kingdoms, II 1t came.
why should she aid Grahoffen against
the country with which she had be-
come more familiar? Neither had
done her much courtesy, true, but for
some strange reason her sympathies
we're not with the country governed
by this irascible and unlovely king.
think we'll, mademoiselle," went
IN Sachio, 1T is long way from here
% your country. The coin can mean
but little to you at best"
ut may mean much to me-" broke
,ut Kitty suddenly. Listen. This
'oin is not the property of your king
or of that other king. 1t is the prop
,rty Of the people OF these countries.
L seeks to tell them its story--not to
my king for his selfish purposes-but
t seeks to make known its appeal for
Justice and liberty. What, think you
he people will forever be content to
'emain a shuttlecock between you
wo?"
A moment later and he had left
ler once more to her own devices.