Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-10
NINETEENTH InSThLLMENT
CHAPTER LXVlIl.
Count Sachlo'e Search.

Count Sachio OF GrahoIen spoke
calmly. On his face was written full
conviction Of the truth Of his words.
He stood once more with his monarch
In the great hall Of the palace of Ora
hoffen, whittier he had fastened at
once on his return from the rival
capital.
"Why, sachio?" demanded Cortia-
law. what reason now to believe
our success nearer than it has been
:, any time these months past?'
Your majesty asks proof? Look!'
sachio held out In his hand the two
halves, or what purportcd to be the
two halves, Of The broken coin OF
Gretzhofen. He, indeed, supposed
them to be both halves Of that mys-
FERROUS coin, although in truth one
was only the counterfeit long since
devised by Count Frederick to appoase
his own king. That Michael Of Gretz
hoffen had missed his former posses
sion-that Kitty Gray still held one
! udll vi Inc dCtuht W lAIltLlGl 0tCAlC
1 nor his king now Ii. 2,
10th conspiratots bent above the
bits OF mets and 10th smiled in exul-
tation Their arduous search seemed
now really to approach its end.
by my faith, Sachio,' exclaimed
Cortislaw, ut seems indeed wo have
but to run the trail hard and fast a
triae further"
"Yes, your majesty. it remains only
for your servant-your very faithful
servant, may say ito find the
hiding place of the scripts and treas
uros themselves"
That is necessary detail" said
Cortisaw, with r cold grin. 81 have
fed long enough On maps and keys
and scripts-now would dip my
hands in actual mintage Of gold coins
Il would see the light Of real gems
shining, and not this igni8 fatuus which |
we have followed so long oyer the |
morasses of doubt and uncertainty,
SUGGEST Success, sachio--n real |
coins, in real gems, in real treasures |
that success alone can mean any
thing to you or nc"
BE 1t so, your majesty" said |
Sachio, with no abatement of his conf
dence. Il take my chances. stake |
my life on the hazard OF full success.
II find not the hidden treasures OF
Gret2hoffen, thea hang my head on
our walls as a warning TO all boast
ers."
Go, then" said the king coldly;
you have found your way within their |
gates before--do so again Seek |
deeply-under the wa, Of the torture
chamber, perhaps, the coin says--the
treasures hiding place hes leap under
the walls-but precisely where Is
that"
Always the kings cautious mind
carried him into the doubts and dif.
flculti6s of any case.
1T must be somewhere below and
beyond the galleries which they
flooded from the meats when they /
came near drowning all our troops"
replied sachio. 81 know those gal.
leries as | do my own bodchamber,
Trust me to run out this puzzle to
which we now have the key here in
my hand. When | do I shall dip my /
hands deep in actual mmtage of gold
CON-
You will do nothing of the kind,
Sechio,' said his monarch. You will \
reserve that first right for your king +
Sacpio flushed red, but bowed, con
scous of the swift rivalry OF pirates
who parcel unholy gains,
True, your majesty said he, 81
spoke but in metaphor. The senior
right in any such endeayor as this is
always, of course, that Of the king
The right and the pleasure of the
monarch who las led us to such sue
cess as this is a thilg paramount to
all others, But swift enough shall be
my course to your majesty, once
have found the actual Kidding place"
Agreed, said CGrtislaw, and turned
to gnaw his beard in the impotence
of man long baked OF his most init
mate desire
And Sachio hastened, be that said
for him. His swiftest car carried rim
across the devious way that lay DO
tween the two kingdoms, and duly he
arrived at the door Of the palace of
Gretshoffen. Here his acquaintance
With the place and bis ready reference /
Of all inquirers to the king himself
gained him easy access once more.
Michael, the weak, still dwelt in the
1alace, giving small care tc the ruin
md disorder which lay about him on /
III sides. Let others care for the GOV.
'rnment, let others make good the
,reaches in the capitals defense, let
others reorganize the scattered forces
OF the army. Himself, he was content
to continue his revelry in the palace
with those who cared to join him,
male or female, creatures dissolute as
himself, who had chung to him latuous-
ly in hope Of possible reward at some
later time
Before this ruler Count Sachio OF
Grahoffen presently bowed humbly,
processing his friendship, giving no
token Of his treacherous errand.
What, again, friend Sachio Of Ora
hoffen?' TESTED Michael when he saw
him. "You have become one of our
most faithful subjects, is II not soY
] still miss Count Frederick, Who has