Oxford eagle., 1916-01-27


Now" said Count Frederick tn KIs-
u when At length they had reached
the upper portion of the palace. we
must advance 20 what remains VET
TO De dune. The minister's must De
summoned The writs must issue for
the attendance Of the parliament. -Tis
long since one has been convened.
Michael the ktng-he alone has been
cur grvernnent-and what a govern
menr,-
They we're now passing cuwaryi the
central portion Of the palace, having
assembled from the vaults below. Ah-
surhed-inrent-Ccunr Frederick. N
least. vas fnartentivs 70 augnt else
save ree prssence Of the woman at
his ssde- Bur now she plncked hts
sleeve
Listen said she. and laid finger
On her lips
AZ her signal. Count Frederick suft-
ened his footsteps and walked with
her steaithily- The sound Of the
voices engaged N whispered cunver-
saricn cane ncw 70 his ears sud
denly he stepped ccrEari- convinced.
lung open deer OF the main EalI.
and passed within unanncunced- L
was nc time TOR n1rlalitiss IN Gretz-
ho1fen palace 1Gw
So. said he. -ycu are here again
What. Sachin. you hcncr Is yet BY an
other VISIT That Is most kind az
you You. Grahane. yuu. Ey n1ruer
hodyguard-here with this arch t-ai-
tor. this liar. this treacheruus snake
They stood. surprised as yet with
cut plan for their defense
~Eo. thcre,-the guard-the guard.
cried Count Frederick. sreprilg hack
&c the tccr-
But 70 his cal there came no
footsteps Of the guard Instead.
enc nan caue-Roleau, whc far the
past few moments lad been in search
OF the two men. He hasrened past
Kitty as she stood. thrust himself into
the room, and with Count Frederick.
faced the trapped men who stood be-
eors them
Count Sachic. with 4 snarf CT r7ga
sprang forward at his fee. and Roisau
with a quick motion flung himself be-
tween He tait the iron hand CT bis
master en- his shoulder.
Leave hin To he. Roleau. Take
care az the other uan-"
The two ncblemsn faced enc an
\ - uxrsrf-
leau On the instant. he duus hir,-
self upon the man accostet IS Gr7r
hare. The struggle was unequal and
under Roleau's powerful grasp the
intruder soon was keicless.
Well" said Count Frederick -Sar
chic. how shall il be, Shall | choke
you with ny hands
The man whom he accusred vas
one rot easily dismayed- h greeted
these words with a srile which
showed his whita teeth His own
nghting hIccd was Up. and fear was
a thing he did not kusw-
Suddenly lis eye. rapidly giancing
akcur tne rccm. caught sight 0f \
rruuhy Of arras hung across the rooE1-
F-uru il he caught down two sw0rtz
5owfug. he handed both. hilt forward.
"a Count Frederick Ar your service
monsieur" he said
-Ol guard" said Count Fred
erick
Lightly. gracefully. gently. the tips
cs the two blades ret shivered
trife. each feeling cf the ether. scarce
r-,rs than a hairs breadth crum its
course.
re- icy eye cf Count Frederick
ccId uerciless. locked inro the dark
and smiling face of Sacaia-
I ar gring to kill you Enw. said
Count Frederick Shall Il BE scan
re answer et Sachio was more
thar a smile. Fiercelg he whipped
| ,-as his blade. His k1uckies W. his
hIa,se shct forward IN long and dead
ly muge-
srsaerlv the law II Count Fred
ertck shut the tighter Scns cnaid
nave said that he had seen what en-
suet In sor1e fashion. the eiade OK
rha ncbIer1au Of Gretxhcfen went cur.
vibrating. catching in its grip rne
Made ocrcsed ID il There was =
wrench. a twist The weapon u
C,unt sachio was tern frcr1 bis hands.
I - u,cr,s uuar-ed- He stood ene halr
--cr,ert tsfcre he fslt. Kissing not
rbrouxh all his 5cdy. the point of ais
antagonist
Count Frederick turned. not WAN
s,r n, see his foe sink down. ror ne
E1ex ina w1rk was tcne- He ad-
80, baIf a pace T. ths nz1 Graz
hars. covering IN the corner 0enors
| RoIeau Hin ha sE1cte across me
rseek win the eI0ody sIads. and sad
-ycu coward and trait1r. you snaA 50
L -, fEc Law"