The Elbert County tribune., 1915-12-03

the sewers in the lower part OF the
city Follow the desert road for
Grahoffen. take steps leading to cell
lar of last house on left side OF road.
Kitty Gray"
The plan worked to perfection
was admirable. Within two hours the
kings men had rescued the impris-
oned nobleman and brought him once
more to the palace. although OF this
Kitty knew nothing at all.
Your majesty" he exclaimed when
at length he met the king. Il greet
your majesty with joy-and | must
know where / was-I sought in vain
to get out some word"
This was my advice" rejoined the
king, and placed before him the note
which he had but now received from
the young American. Frederick gazed
at 1t surprised, perplexed.
Again the American!" he ex-
claimed. she seems everywhere. Is
1t not SO? swear"
Vow not at all, my dear count
We do not yet know the end. She
writes this from hotel in the city.
but no one knows where she may be
now. or what she may be doing"
Meantime the young lady of whom
they spoke actually remained at her
own hotel, plotting yet other things.
Count Frederick still had charge of
her half of the coin-so she reasoned
to herself. In all probability he had
left 1t in the room where he slept in
his own palace What better time
than the present, therefore. to make
one more visit in that dangerous To-
cality?
| "Roleau." said she few moments
later after she had arrived upon this
resolution. Get our car once more"
Which way now. excellency? Must
you still go on In these dangerous ad-
ventures? Why not give 1t up? You
may lose your life."
Il cannot give 1t up, Roleau," re.
piled Kitty. This time It should not
be difflcult-we must make one more
effort for Count Frederick's portion of
the coin
That means we must go to the pal
ace?"
Kitty nodded. Soon the car was
speeding once more down the ave-
| nues.
why do they still admit you here?"
asked Kitty of Roleau as once more
they drew up in front OF the counts
palace. Il should think they would
forbid US both"
Il am a person of no consequence,
excellency. Once of the household
! stan of a nobleman of this land. one
Is supposed to remain. You think him
harsh to me-so 1t may seem. But
these others, they figure that | still
belong here. He would not speak
to others OF the matter at all. So l
am still admitted on the old footing"
But as to myself?"
'Excellency. / may not tell you
that"
why not?"
| Because the truth may not wholly
please you You see. they admit you
because they think you still to be a
friend OF Count Frederick-one of his
| friends-I cannot explain"
Kitty. somewhat flushed, did not
press the argument. Enough for her
that once more they were admitted
freely to the palace-and once more
passed back through the wide
halls until at length they stood at the
door of the sanctum sanctorum of the
places master-the little bedroom
where Kitty was convinced he kept his
| secret of the coin.
She placed Roleau on guard in the
hall while she herself went about an
errand suddenly grown hateful to her.
self.
| But though she sought here and
there hurriedly in the drawers of the
| dresser, here and there in such places
as came to her mind, she found moth.
ing-there was no trace of the miss
ing object.
| "Roleau," she exclaimed excitedly, go
ing to the hall. st will take time
Keep watch. | have no idea where he
can have left It,"
| Puzzled, she turned from one corner
of the room TO the other, examining
the furniture. which showed strange
mixture of luxury and asceticism
Close by the head of the little iron
bedstead which seemed sufficient to
content the master of the place, she
saw delicate cabinet of boule.
| The front OF this desk was drop
leaf. which pulled out after II was