The Red Cloud chief., 1916-06-01

Tho Advancing Hosts Of Grahoff
ago, an extra bottle Of Beloc, and my
majesty sent man, Count Sachio.
yonder to bring 1t. My majesty de-.
sires-"
"Sachio here!"
"Yes. here. You have said that
twice. He was here, twice or once
know not how many times. But now
you are here. mademoiselle, and that
Is enough. My majesty desires"
He advanced toward her. The leer
upon his puffed face gave her swift
disgust as we'll as terror. With no
purpose whatever, as he stumbled for
ward she fed from the room, fed she
knew not where.
Without much plan, Kitty turned
toward the interior OF the palace, and
| down the long hall which before that
time she had explored. Something told
her that Frederick, II he were here in
the palace now, had passed that way.
The torture chamber-that dread
spot! Must she go there to look for
him? She sped on rapidly along these
| passageways which she had learned
before. Through the last deep sunken
tunnel which led to the door of the
torture chamber itself she passed
alone. trembling with fear, and yet re-
solved.
The door was locked. She turned to
see the key upon the wall. AS she
turned there came to her a faint
sound. Someone was knocking at the
door. The blood stopped at her heart.
She felt her face go cold. Had the
dead indeed come to life? Was it in
deed true that some hand from beyond
the grave alone could point out the
hiding place of this treasure? What
could 1t mean?
But the knocking at the door grew
bolder. She heard voice-a faint
voice through the steel facing of the
inner cavern. Trembling. she fitted
the key. gave one great push to open
the door, which yielded the more
quickly to power exerted within. She
saw the faint gleam Of a light added
to those of her own candle; saw the
face OF the man she had sought!
"You?" she cried. 1T is you?"
She heard him answer calmly, SLOW
ly, without agitation, as though all the
time he had been convinced she would
come.
"It is ended" said Count Frederick
at last, slowly. "Never again will
doubt! l prayed for you. prayed that
you should understand before l died
But It was meant for you to come for
me, that might know--know as much
, as they who are here. who have been
my fellows and my friends. Mademoi
selle-I had said good.by to every
thing excepting one. There was that
left which no man should die without
, knowing-that experience which only
, makes life worth living. have dread
, edoall things, but now hope. / must
Il shall hope!"
He stopped toward her now, and fol
the moment each was careless of tn,
| strange surroundings in which the!
y stood. For a half moment the hear
;. of Kitty Gray was on the point OF SUI
A render.
. Monsieur le comte. for that WI
a have no time now," said she gently. IL
!, was but chance which brought m
here"
!, "Chance? Yes, If fate. II the han
/ of heaven mean chance, shall call
a chance, not otherwise. say that
a was the plan of fate long ago that yo
should come to me, now and here"
v 1--WE have come close to the secret
"a said Kitty Gray slowly. But we hav
I. come closer to perils."
,e True. more than you know"
,e what do you mean?"
r. "Sachio was here-it was he and hi
man who thrust me in here. where
At had planned to place him. They kno
ye 1t all-all that we do now. mad
as moiselle. Sachio himself has gone
re carry his news to his king. We al
undone, mademoiselle! There will
! war"
IF war, then why do we wait here
of she demanded OF him. "War is VIII
We we have sought to avoid for this kin
ng dom by our own knowledge OF Il
10, coin. II 1t be too late-why, the
we must fight. All. how ] wish
th were a man. that ! might fight
WELL"
sa. "You have fought we'll for all of ,
mademoiselle," said Frederick. ''V
,ur have repulsed our enemies. Wou
you repulse--your friend?"
er. She made no answer. but was aw
his before him In the dark passageway.
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