The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-03
NINETEENTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER LxvIH.

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CHAPTER LxviIl.
Count sachio's Search.
"Your majesty, I a now assure
you Of our %success."
Count Sachio of Grahoffen spoke
calmly. On his face vas 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
hoften, whittier he had FASTENED at
once on his return from the rival
capital.
why, Sachio?" demanded Cortis-
law, what reason now to believe
BUR success are than 1t has been
any time these months past?"
"Your majesty asks proof? Look!"
Sachio held out in his hand the two
halves, or what p%urported to be the
two halves, OF the broken coin Of
0retzhoffen. 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 appease
his own king. That Michael Of Gretz-
hoffen had missed his former posses
sion-that Kitty Gray still held one
half OF the actual coin-neither Sachio
nor his king now knew.
Both conspirators bent above the
bits Of metal and both smiled In exul-
tation. Their arduous search seemed
now really to approach its end.
by my faith. Sachio," exclaimed
Cortislaw, 1T seems indeed we have
but to run the trail hard and fast .
trifle further"
Eyes, your majesty, II remains only
for your servant-yOur very faithful
servant. may ! say TITO find the
hiding place Of the scripts and treas
r themselves"
That IL q necessary DETAIL" said
Cortislaw. with Z cold grin. Il have
Ted long enough on maps and keys
and scripts-now I would dip my
hands In actual mintage Of gold coins
~ would see the light Of real gems
aiming, and not this ignis fatuus which
We have followed so long over the
morasses OF doubt and uncertainty.
Success! Success, 6achio-in real
coins, In real gems. In real treasures
that success alone can mean any
ching to you or me-"
BE Il 80, your majesty" said
oachio, with nc abatement of his conf
dence. Il take my chances. l stake
my life on the hazard of full Gee
If / find not the hidden treasures of
Gretxhoffen. then hang my head on
our walls 40 Q warning to all boast
ors."
Go, them" said the king coldly;
you have found your way within their
rates heNe1.-do 30 again. Seek
1eeply-under the wall Of the torture
chamber. perhaps. the coin says-the
treasures hiding place lies deep under
che walls-but precisely where Is
that?"
Always the kings cautious mind
carried him into the doubts and Diff
1culties Of any case.
1t must be somewhere below and
Beyond the galleries which they
Hooded from the meats when they
came near drowning all our troops
replied Sachio. II know those gal
leries - l do my own bedchamber.
Trust me to run out this puzzle to
which We now have the key here In
my hand. When l do, l shall dip my
hands deep In actual mintage Of gold
eo1n."
lyon win do nothing Of the kind.
Dechio." said his monarch. You will
reserve that first right for your king"
Sachio flushed red, but bowed. con-
oei0us q the swift rivalry OF pirates
Who parcel unholy gains.
True. your majesty" said he. II
GDoke but IN metaphor. The senior
I11Ght n any such endeavor as this II
always, Of course. that Of the king.
Tho rtght and the pleasure OF the
mpnArch who has led VI to such sue
loeoG = this II . thing paramount to
"a cEhers. But swift enough shall be
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tvs found the actual Kidding place."
ktAgroed.~ aid Cortislaw. and turned
- gnaw ~ beard - the impotence
- ! 100 long balbsd o. his most inti-
100 lon1r
A Gocn1o haetsned. b that said
- ~. ~ ewiftsst ~ carried him
11gooo - lov1oog way that lay be
IlEoon - 40 klng6omG, and duly he
n{E1voo g - AooS q the palace Of
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