Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-10
The Broken Coin
: Continued from Page 3

<outsnueu from rage
exact apology or tribute-but Kitty
Gray herself would not return, that
was sure. Therefore affairs halted
The battle was arrested as though the
sun had halted midway Of the heavens
p q modern Ajalon.
Yet, not 80 far away. as actual dis.
t3nce Is measured, the two principals
81 this play still lived. Kitty and
Count Frederick were separated from
the rival Kingdoms by not so many
leagues Of the sea, yet they knew not
where they we're more than did any
q these others. The sea which
stretched between the two lands was
narrow enough in fact, yet potentially
1t lay immeasurably vide.
AS to the secrets of the rival king
doms which they had left behind,
neither Of these two much concerned
himself, There wore other things
which concerned each vastly more.
When Count Frederick fastened
away from the side Of the sacriicial
IRE In the search of the woman who
had come SO near being its victim he
was overlooked at the moment alike
~ the natives who ha6 accompanied
him thither and by the inhabitants Of
the village which they had surprised.
these were rival factions, or rival
tribes upon the island, and for the
time their ancient hatred made them
forget the presence of the white man.
They fell upon each other fiercely, and
IL the swift clash of arms all else was
overlooked. Perhaps they remembered
the potency Of the white mans
weapons. Their own weapons none
the less would serve for a skir whose
color they understood. With much
chcerfulness they addressed them.
selves to the task Of mutual mutila. {
ton.
The conflict swaved here and there,
until at length the villagers seemed /
to have the best of the Invaders. The
latter now rememl ering their white
leader. broke Off toward the forest,
hotiy pursued by their antagonists.
Thus at length they all, mixed array
OF tgtting men, found themselves at
the brink Of the ca T-ra where hut re
Gently Count Free lex hat tol1o@ed
the trail OF Kitty Gay auo her eaptor
They aiso plunged &avr l,.cs.3"a st,'l
mingled, st-' chr s0 raear
" there mla
7-itaiu taa
Of war Clubs aaa. I.-,-.n s4.u..s.
BY this tirlo T-ty 9 = had been
rescued from the ilnAaliate peril
which had threatened Nhan Count
Frederick called out, the Ealf.witted
sailor turned toward him, and hest
tated half an instant. With swift In,
stinct, Kitty fingers found a vulEer-
able place in her assailant's eyes, and
as he roared Il pain, she pulled her
self free from him and sprang down
and back into the arms OF Count Fred.
erick who caught her close, rurmur
ing some words with whose meaning
she was well CONTEXT.
My heart, my life" he exc'ain 81
~ =: ne rGshed her back c. hi
and laced the strange being from
whom she nad escaped
once more nifty let surge across
her the reellng that after all, she was
weak. and always must De weak; I
whereas, he, her late enemy. was
strong and always would be strong
She was content to cover down behind
him and leave the event to him
The noise OF the oncoming melee be-
hind them grew in yolume now as
Count Frederick turned to face the
shaggy ngure OF the man who but now L
had been the captor OF Kitty Gray.
The muzzle OF the pistol pressing to /
his face spoke louder than any words :
seemed, indeed, to restore to him a L
part of the reason he had lost through q
dwelling here among the savages, OH II
shore upon which he had been cast d
unknown years earlier. He threw up
his hands now. "Avast, there, cap, s.
tain!" he cried. Il surrender"
Who are your" demanded Count 81
Frederick. or what are your"
The half-demented creature passed
. h Il across his face. blessed If ] o.
could tell you the truth about that, VI
iir" he said, and that the truth. But D.
Gems to me | remember was once al
lid Jimmy Wainwright of the ship Ad VI
venture, out of ely }. It's maybe we II
we're cast away somewhere, years u
'ince, and m thinking Adam was "
hen q boy. Delay all! Friend, cap
ain. your honor. don't shoot old Jim.
ny Wainwright. II so De l am him"
"Eut what are you doing down here, ;,
lnder the earth, MANI? y
Captain. your honor, sir, / came ce
lere to live safe. kill some of them
lack folks once in a while. They 81
hink I'm crazy, and maybe they're
light. How can ! tell, captain. your :,
onor. sir?" ~
You know this placer" exclaimed W =,
frederick. Thus far we are safe, but ~
stem to them coming" -, -,
"Ay, ay, sir; fighting like cats and oh
ogs. They always do. We must cut in
nd run, or they'll kill US al. and put 20
in the big fire yonder. Don't I m,
nowf I've seed sights a plenty up a.
here. couldn't a-beared to seen the tr,
hite lady burned" hr
Lead on!" said Frederick, quickly br
We must hide, or 1t will be too late" wi
This way, captain. your honor, sirl VIC
nd bear hand hvely!"
Count Frederick and Kitty Gray fol. ler
wed him as he fled deeper into the do
lvernous interior of the lava hill. fot
hey turned corner after corner, until sh
length TIM aotndu nf fha ,,,xvu.ssk A. -