The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-07-08

ltltpuOucu uON " Nuc beiN~" u tCic-
graphs and asked for reliable mes
senger. When presently he came she
entrusted this missiye TO him with
express instructions that he should
leave it in the hands Of some chosen
servant of the king who would be
sure to deliver it at the hour Of mid.
night OF that very day.
The man listened respectfully, took
the missive. and started for the door
Passing, he almost ran against a gen.
tleman in the hall. and dropped his en-
yelope as he did so.
"Your pardon" exclaimed the gen,
tleman, raising his hat; and himself
picked up the envelope. The messen-
ger did not notice his fingers quickly
closing upon ii, feeling it here and
there as he presented 1t to the bearer.
Relieved now of this care. and sat.
istled that her plan would provide for
the safety OF this priced possession
for that night at least-Kitty passed
on-to other matters.
or what use, after all, was half this
coin, while the Count Frederick still
retained the other half-taken from
her by force, by violence?
She stood for time, her fingers at
her lips. engaged in thought. 1 am
going direct to Count Frederick him.
self and ask him for the other half
Of the coin. He knows the king has
given me his half-perhaps he will re-
lent and let me match the kings half
of the Gretzhoffen coin"
With her to think was to act. A
half hour later, ready robed for the
street, she was in her car and on her
way to the palace of Count Frederick.
They knew her at the counts palace
now-or thought they knew her-and
so no questions were asked when she
applied at the door. Pending the CON-
ing of the count, who was at home, as
she learned, she was shown TO a re-
ception room close to the entry door.
AS she sat here, she heard footsteps
approaching, heard voices in cOnver-
sation. She knew that Count Freder,
ick was there, but not alone.
Kitty listened shamelessly-for now
indeed all was fair in war for her in
case like this.
She heard Count Frederick address
his companion as my Lord Minister,
and again as "Danislaw," so knew that
it was none other than the prime min.
lister of Gretzhoffen with whom he
was conversing.
MY friend" she heard hard, in,
cisive voice declare, this ball tonight
is the crowning mistake of the entire
year. 1t may mean the ruin Of Gretz
hoffen. tell you, Count Frederick
revolution is in the air The people
are demanding the answer to all their
sufferings, to their poverty, theil
anxieties. That answer, If we do not
use every means to change it, surely
will be written red!"
But what plan do you propose, my
lord minister? What can ! do?'
"One thing. Let me be blunt ant
brief-have the king sober tonight
shame to say those words-but those
are my words to you. Have our mon
arch-whom we reverence-sober to
night! If the people see him drunken
If they find him careless, indifferent
in times like this-pouf!-revolution
tell you, and the answer written will
the pen of blood
Count Frederick apparently paused
at this. There was hint of some
thing suppressed in his voice when a
length he did reply.
my lord minister, I'll see the king
Kitty thought that now they claspet
hands. She heard the prime ministe
departing. each giving the other fol
NAL words of courtesy.
Now she heard Frederick calling t
his servants.
"Rubinoff, Franko-any of you ras
cals-well, you, Rubinoff. Go at one
to the apartments of the Count Sachi
and ask him if he will join me a
once"
Kitty, still trembling in suppresse
excitement, waited yet longer befor
declaring herself She heard Fredei
lex pacing up and down in the room
muttering to himself-heard also afte
an interminable interval the footstep
of another in the hall-heard Fredel
ick greet him.
"Ah, Sachio, you are welcome il
deed. We have news for you, m
friend-news that may go well wit
our plans"
Command me, my dear Frederick.
81 ask you, my dear Sachio, to d
an easy, pleasant and interesting tasl
1t is no more than to go this aftel
noon, to win in some fashion into tn
presence of King Michael the SeconC
our beloved monarch-whom we bot
reverence!-and then and there, b
what means shall seem most exped
ent, to induce him to drink more win
than ever he did in one day in his life
Count Sachio laughed loud and loni
For what purpose, my good Free
erick?" he inquired at length.
For a plain and definite purpose
Listen AS you know, have had m
eyes on the throne of Gretzhoffen sine
the death of the old king. That thron
is rightfully mine, and will be min,
This land is full of discontent-lik
your own, yonder, The people con
plain. They are on the very verge {
revolution at this moment. This grea
ball tonight-the thought of its e,
pense has enraged our people Nov
If tonight they see our beloved mol
arch-whom we both reverence-in h
usual or more than his usual state {
intoxication-then there's the mate
to the powder mill. The revolution
begun. The explosion is made.
will be too late, then. Their wrat
against the weak Michael-dissipa
ing, wasting their substance for the
will be unappeasable. For the rel