The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-12-12
CHAPTER x.-csntlnusd.

A glance about showed her that her
esds beck was goae. In the tray
above. her Jewels remained untouched:
her pearl cellar. the diamond knick.
knacks the archducheas had given her
- successive Christnases. even q
handful Of geld coins. all were safe
enough. Bat the code book was gone.
Then Indeed did the countess look
death In the face--and found II ter.
stble. Fer q moment she could not 40
much % stand without support. Il
was thea that she cav . paper folded
Madsr her Jewels and took II out with
dlaking Ansers. In nne, eopperplats
script she read:
AaAans-Tenisht at one o'clock . closed
oaess vim await ysv In the Street Of the
Wiz vtGtas. near the church. You will
60 IN r. without fall. 70 wherever Il takes
you.
tSismsA, The Committee Of Ten.
The committee Of tent This thing
had happened to her. Then Il was
true that the half mythical committee
Of ten ex1s<ed, that this terror Of Ii.
VOUld WuU y Eeut tCEAOIs WItSAh O Y
BY the throat. For there was no es-
cape. None. Now indeed she knew
that rumor spoke the truth. and that
the t~errorists were everywhere. In
daylight they had entered her room.
They had known Of the safe. known
Of the code. Known how much elsei
Wild ideas Of Night crossed her
-I-A A. ~ ~ l.Sc nAl. nkatnnnt lnu
their futility. Where could she 60
that they would not follow herr
When she had reacted from her nrst
shock she fell to pondering the mat
ter, pro and con. What could they
want Of herr II she was IN enemy to
the country. 10 were they. But even
that led nowhere. for after all. the
terrorists were not enemies to Livonia.
They claimed indeed to be its friends.
to hold In their hands its future and
Its betterment. Enemies Of the royal
house they were. Of course.
She was nearly distracted BY that
time. She n q brave woman. ply.
sically and mentally Of hard nber. but
the very name signed to the paper set
her nerves to twitching. It was the
committee Of ten which had murdered
Prince Hubert and his young wife the
committee Of ten which had exploded
a bomb In the very palace itself. and
: killed old Breidau. Of the kings coun-
ell; the committee OF ten which had
burned the government house. and had
- the mob In the student riots q
wear or 90 before.
In this dread presence. then. she
would ind herself that night For
she would 20. There wal no way out.
The countess rang for her maid.
She was cool enough now. and white.
with a cruel line about her mouth that
Nina knew well. She went to the
door into the corridor. and locked II.
Then she turned on the maid. II
am ready for you. now"
Madame will retirer
"You little fooli You know what
I am ready for"
The maid stood still. Her wide.
bovine eyes. filled with alarm. watched
the countess rs she moved swiftly
across the room to her wardrobe.
When she turned about again. she held
In her hand a thin black riding crop.
Minna's ruddy color faded. She knew
the Loscheks. knew their furies.
Madame" she cried. and fell on
der knees. "What have I done1 Oh,
what have I dohe"
..That is what you will tell me-" said
the countess. and brought down the
crop. A livid stripe across the girls
face turned Slowly to red.
~ have done nothing. I swear II.
Mother Of pity, help me! have done
r%pthlng."
The crop descended again. this time
on n of the great sic ives OF her
I'asunt costume. So th,n II was. 50
l.r''"i he "'nw, that II cut into the