Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-18
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Kitty spranx to the sill of the little
window and peered out for an In
stant; but her hold was too feeble.
She sank back, not seeing what would
have given her great Joy to see..
Apparently some eye had caught
sight of her face, brief as had been its
like, had run his game to earth. 1t
was he who had caught sight of her
dust for an instant. Later she heard
once more the tinkling of some falling
object upon the floor. She picked 1t
up-it us substantial file, which
evidently had been flung through the
window by someone having the intent
to aid her This thought gave her hope.
Almost as soon as she grasped it she
fell to work at the bars which had re-
strained her.
Meantime, at the scene from which
she had been so unceremoniously abb
stracted but now, Count Frederick re-
manned still pondering on the strange
events which had been brought home
10 close to him. He was too much
preoccupied in his concern over the
young woman's disappearance to note
carefully anything else that went ON
about him. When one of his house
hold placed a message in his hand, for
the time he gazed at It,. scarce COM
pretending that 1t came from the roy
III palace.
4 Since he had left unattended the
servant of Count Sachio. whom he
had found in his own room, tfc latter
seized the present opportunity to e.
cape from the place and to find his
own master, Count Eachio himself
who waited sof. him impatiently
been established.
"Well, well, then, Bartel." exclaimed
the count, why the dslayf What's;
wrongf You are not going to tell me-
the same story that Rudolph brought
you have not failed?"
The shamefaoed look of the other
gave him his own answer. Count
Sachio himself gave way to hearty
curses of all incompetence.
"The count retained one-half the
coin." went on the unfortunate mes
senger.' Il don't know which 1t was.
The girl-the young American-got
the other piece. I saw her pick 1t up.
But she did not get bothl don't
know which one she did get, but I
know that each has one-half--the
count and the girl. She must have
been carried away by some other
man. I heard her scream. then all was
silent"
80 all escaped youf It is another
matter what myself may have done
ps to the girl and the coin-they es-
capped your
Yes, sxcellency, naturally could
not prevent the man from escaping,
and the count himself allowed the,
other man to do So" :
What other man?" /
"Roleau, they called hfm-the girls
servant-he follows her like q dog!
epd fights like one"
80 there were two others present
beside yourseh7"
Yes, 1t seemed as though everyone
Interested in the coin came all at
pnce."
Naturally. the competition asks
buick work Of all OF US. And we will
act quickly. Tell me, what happened
then9"
'The Count Frederick allowed her
to escape-strangely. he seemed to
have small resentment for her after
all. Nor did he have too much for
Roleau, whom he must have ranked a
wholly faithless servant He did not
punish him-but even sent him OF
after the girl! Excellency, my word
for It, he seemed to miss the girl as
much as the coin-did Count Fred.
erick."
Follow them then, Bartel. Follow
Roleau-if you can find him-he will
lead you to the girl, wherever she may
be. For myself. cannot guess"
1t was this counsel, followed dill
gently by the unhappy messenger of
Count Sachio,s which resulted in a.
quick shifting Of the forces Of Kitty's
enemies. 1t was true Roleau- had
gained access to point within sight
pf Kitty's window, where still he
tried to be of aid to her-still hoped
she soon would be able to aid herself.
But here he was surprised by these
emissaries of Count Sachio-it was
none less than the nobleman himself
who led the forces now.
/ Therefore when, after all her toll,
Kitty at length managed to make her
escape through the barred window, 1t
was but to find herself once more
prisoner-Roleau once more prisoner
with her! The fact of captivity had
not .changed-only the phases of cap
tivity. She and her ally had only ex-
changed captors. Who her last prison
guardian had been Kitty could not
tell. Now, without doubt, she was
once moro to be subjected to the scant
courtesy Of the nobleman4 OF Grahof-
fen.