The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-01-21


to the rendezvous OF the %apaches-
yes. yes-by whom?-why? He is
there now, perhaps ?-Ah, bah! what
manner of officers are you? What is
your plan in all this-to have him
killed by thieves In turn?"
Count Frederick paused to hear no
more. but flushed guiltily over his
eavesdropping retraced his steps down
the hall and sought more decorous
means OF meeting the young woman
whom he wished to see. But even as
he did so he reflected that from the
detached ordinations he had heard
surely she was planning yet otner ad.
ventures. II Roleau had been here
II he had been followed away by the
police toward the thieves hoadquar-
ters-surely this undaunted girl would
in eurn do what she could to rescue
him. II so. once more she herself
would need assistance.
Count Frederick stepped TO n side
in the hotel lobby and bided his time
II was as he thought. Before long
Kitty FASTENED through the lobby and
out toward the street. Evidently she
had paused to make no more than
slight changes in her toilet. BEYOND
question the purpose in her mind was
10 find Roleau.
Count Frederick strolled toward
the desk and nodded pleasantly to the
questioning clerk. Yes" said he, Il
vas so fortunate"
lie did not pause to say definitely
In what way he had been fortunate.
but, unhurried. strollcd down the steps
into the street, intent on nothing so
much as upon discovering what Kitty
Gray next would do.
II was now a curious train that OF
those persons engaged In the search
for the mysterious coin. Roleau had
indeed found an occupant in the room
OF his mistress when he FASTENED
thither the he was released
from csutody. That occupant. how
ever, was not his mistress, hut IN.
Other-Eone less than a member OF the
apache band who had held her apart
ments under espionage. Roleau. hid.
ing himself, waited for the appearance
OF the intruder-followed him out from
the hall into tina street. This had
been but the moment before Kitty's re
turn. The project had ordered Ro-
leau's discharge by telephone from
the palace. almost as she was leaving,
and both she and Roleau had FASTENED
to the hotel.
Now, as Kitty emerged. followed by
Count Frederick, yet another one OF
Blake's underworld band stepped out
from his hiding place and followed
Count Frederick himself. And all OF
these, each was In pursuit OF the Gov
eted GFetEhofen coin.
As for ROleau, his man made rapid
progress, and II was not long before
he had trailed him TO the rendezvous
Of the hand which he himself previous
ly had learned. Undaunted, he
would have pursued the fugitive to the
inner chamber OF the rendezvous had
not he heard a sound which caused
him to pause.
Il was at this time that Blake, lead.
err OF the band OF thieves, CHANGED TO
return to the rendezvous. lie had
passed part way into the subterranean
passage when he looked on ahead just
in time 20 see one OF his men emerge
from the central Dol and make q
spring az an intruder whom he him
self at once recognized ~ the man
who AZ this very scene earlier
had given him 30 desperate a bat
tle-who later had given him into
the hands OF the law.
Thinking only OF revenge now, tor
getting the coin. the renegade leader
whipped out his revolver and fired
point blank at Roleau.
Cro BE CONTINUED