,v. 1;^e Eesfigg g|ir??5i

cnr,». >. Ton (Mk lo expltln tut t» at’ After her. dalUrd. ud brine hnr bnck in twenty-foor hoarn—or flo not mtun. Ton gneu my tnwnlne. SachloT" CHAPTER XXXI.

Kmr Onj. j *'i^ftfScrlptkJn on whi curK-lty nU »gd* b«r. i ^Sty"^ ffftboffnn to oot' th. ,.r •av«tor«« Itf broken d EIGHTH INSTALLMENT CHAPTER XXIX. King Cortlalaw. -go yon find It eonrentent to enter cr room once more unaaked V' KitUi eyea flnabed In gennlne Indljnadon aa abe faced Count Bachlo. 'it la not your room, mademoiaelle. but oura. We pay for It and hare control of it." •So there waa nome definite purP»e In accreting me here away from ■y friends ?" • Aunredly. n purpose wer - definite, iri one from whirl we do not Intend to b* twerred. mademoiaelle " -What then do yo- purpose doing with me?" •We plan taking you before the king—not the king of Gretihoffen. but car own king. Cortlalaw of GrahoBen Be wishes to nee you. mademoiselle.” Kitty turned back Into the room and Bachlo. Irritated at the delay, went ao far an to taka her by the arm to Induce Iwr to leare the room with kin. She restated him ao vigorously that for the time be atood oack nonphased. But at length thi girl's powers prated no match for tboaa brought against her. She waa forced from the room toward the front of the build-

teg.

Once more Kitty adopted the policy of Kcleau hlmne'f—nhe • •-niggle when kite found struggling naeleas. and lay back to wait until tima when resistance might be more effective. -Very wadi. then, gentlemen.” said she. “Do as you naturally y°o Count tetter words. In truth, matters had *ot gout ao well with him as be would hate liked. He had b*«o order * “ report to bis own king, and now soon make that report, erd certain I) , he could not tall of the unqualified •uecesa which he had ao ooatdanUy hoped. * The Insignificant distant, which •t-pa rated these two kingdoms ess

Kitty Trias to Make Friends With the

014 Keeper.

panned In hours, somewhat to the “'•tidermeat of Kitty, schooled ir to* crest distances of her own country^ Arrived in the capiu! of Grauofien. was eliowtd smell tlwe *•» wraugt illet or compose herself after the le of the Journey. Very brought befoie CortU

tui, .. OM

mini, cr»b!^J. WlU™ •oMU.. lb. Tby»«

.au, U .b. .tax'

So UtU U the conirn ^ •d of Count Bachlo. who stood humbly

The aame. your majesty- F plain what >-« dealrt to kn< 1 be king looked luient.y at ha held in h.s hand.

■itHt of it—K ’***

- lln Th.cn ah. bad onoa I ^ ntch had hern ‘» kr “ r £“ t „ ttoort w U... ™ “

Kitty took the cote te her hand aa though to study It, but swiftly put her own hand behind her back aa she clutched it. "it is my property.” said abe stoutly. "Not even a king can take away property without course of law." Even a king was astonished at the effrontery of the young girl—who held her possession until two sturdy guards forced the cote from her hand. The king ami led at her. a somewhat tooth-

mile.

you value It? Many do. We are willing to pay for what we have. demnlaeUe—and the message of this cote we mean to have. Give It to and you shall be set free.” "Tour majesty la liberal—you offer what la already mine—the right to liberty. But what you aak te ImpoaTrue. 1 have seen each half of the cote—even 1 saw both halves at one time—but never have I tad the entire Inscription.” “But you have seen both halves, went on Cortlalaw. Tell me. what waa on the other half." "Your majesty. 1 cannot—I «m

know."

"By the saints of our fathers, claimed Co.tlstew, "If this were 1 olden days the tortore chamber should show you something. But now—" "The torture could wring only deception from me. your mwerty. and that deception would be of no service to you. 1 have told you the truth— and that alone can serve yew. Give me my liberty agate—and then perhaps 1 might learn more of the other

half of the cote."

The girl argues well." said Cortlalaw. "1 am not sure whethar or not abe speaks truth, but her argument goes to the same thing te either case. Let her go under guard—perhaps something may arise to give ns further insight Into Una. "As for you. Count bachlo. you have not yet auceeded in what waa asked of yon—yon have not yet taught ns where lies the bidden treasure of GreuboBeo!" , Yoer majesty." replied the eeute. reddening. It la but Inadvertence, which shall ha amended In my teal I fancied your majeety would rathSJhave this young woman than to hava the other half of the coin. To *<*0™ that may require yet more lime.” The king Hied on him the cold smile which bis courtiers had learned to drwed. yet he could not fall to ate the sfcrswdaces of Bachlo'a reply. "At least guard her. then." said he dryly "She shall be our guest until wa learn more of what she know. It maana too much to forego the full r««dteg of that cote ib'.ee days 1 mean to have It- I trust-11 my oOcerw will realise that fact." "Mademolsi lie." aaljl Bachlo to Kitty later, when abe bad beet withdrawn to quarters which virtually were lo prove a prison to her. You h, Te heard what the king has aald— be wUl allow you lo return to your own country unharmed If you but help blm to the moaning of that What te H te you? It la only Ml# curtoalty br.aga you hither. With us It W mean the life or death of our

country."

Kitty g

flections at the —- tween the two kingdoms. If It came. why should she aid Grahoffeo against the country with which she had become more familiar? Neither had done her much courtesy, true, but f« !ome strange reason her sympathies were not with the country governed I^U itwcih.. and Think well. madetr.olseUe. went on Ssehlo. "It is a long way from h.re I m your oountry The cote can mean »•-x™.. . toil, suddenly ">-»*»“»- ‘ n,lj S n * V« . “.rw-nr °> >»" X'"* ”'tfV.f..X.r XW 1* " 'X. E"®,„u » iai >x™ ’ , ' ■"« lor >1. .'■T—- 1

hours, and leaves return. Nearly two'Waeka ago she left, and has not ret returned.* "There may be manyj tinned the count.

Perhaps thj

which she came U Perhaps her employj her away. Perfaai been intimidated by

her way?

"By whom. Count I Frederick?" "Well, she has ae^med carious herself regarding the cote. Perhaps she knew somewhat of It- ~ "So she -lao has studied this trinket that we gave her? Vary well—wo, meant It to prove of Interest" "Doubtless But regarding r» e i many threats have been mki Threats? What threats? What do you know of any?" "Many things come to my ears, your majesty, but I strive to keep them from your own ears ao much as may be when 1 And them unwelme." * ‘The most unwelcome thing that could come to uks my dear Frederick, is the absence of this yonng woman jw. Where, think yon, she may

i?"

"I could not guess, unless perhaps she may have returned to her own

country—te which

see her again, your majesty. We can

make examination of the

lists of all sailings within the last

will look Into that. If aha

has not gone back to her own country. she either remains te this sot where, or In some other near by.’ “Yon do not mean Grahoffen?" . Count Frederick noddod. Thai Is what I do mean. In truth your majesty, there are GrahoBen aples In .this city—they were even at your ball. .Perhaps they concern themtelvei with this young lady. Why not? If they

'freely of the .

I told the king." aald Bartel one time, bpeaking to Count Bachlo. ".bat te ripe for the shaking of the _.j. I told him that we have foil plana of ail U tlr fortifications and defenses—that their resistance will be but nominal. Once we get the Gretahoffen coffers opened, times will be easier In our country." "Tea, once you do." rejoined Bachlo grimly. "But tell ns how!” Kitty, really owing allegiance to neither of these kingdoms, both of which had done her such repeated injustice, hardly stopped to ask herself why she found her own leanings towards GreUhoBen the scene of most of the Indignities she had met. She must escape for every reasoi so she assured herself. But how? From the windows aha had a full view of the well-kept grounds of tbs palace and of the boulevard* surrounding it. She atood alons one day staring out on scenes grown familiar to her. But all at once her gasa grew more Intent, fixed upon some object not far away. A car was standing at the carl. She did not remember to have seer. It tnere regularly. The two riant grenadiers to whom had l^en aaairned the duty of wateb-

PureuK? Kitty laughed at the thought aa aha felt under her the strong pulse of the great machine. She had taken the driver s seat and aa the car waa of left-hand drive for time ah* had no opportunity to look Into the tonneau, had she liked. Uetentag to the awl ft purr of the amooth motor, abe did not at first hear the sound of a chuckling laugh back of her te the cai^-a chuckle which at length broke oat Into a beany gust of laughter. She turned her eye# swiftly at risk of capsizing the car—and found herilf gazing directly Into the face of e man whom of all others she would moat have preferred to eee. low he came crawling acroea the top of the seat to Join her In the

front of the car.

"Roleau!" she exclaimed, "la H Indeed you? Are you alwaya to be the decs ez machine 4n all my dlfflculUee —literally you are that now:" *T do not know what you mean by that, excellency." aald Roleau. as he took the steering wheel from her. "but I have been in this maebtes for some time. 1 was satisfied that did yon escape from the palace yon would need a means of getting away. All I needed to do was to wait patiently So yon have ccme Aa aopn aa I could make my own escape 1 secured this car—a good one—and I followed. It waa very

simple, as yon see.”

“At least a near squeak this time. Roleau.' - said Kitty. They s

meant for me to escape."

They do not mean It now. excellency." aald Roleau. nodding behind him. where he knew pursuit even vow was beginning. "1 will drive now as I have never driven before. TU a sweet engine, and it rides well. They

will drive fast who foUow ns.”

All of which waa so literally true that before long the desert miles once more had sped beneath them and Kitty found heraelf again In the city she was more than ever disposed to call her home. They found entrance to the Rltx hotel at the rear door ta view of their own travel-stained con-

porter. "Clear the corrifior* at aoee In the king's name. Apprehend the murderer whoever It may be. Have the gendarmes come at once. Ton

jy—run I say."

It wa* hue and cry once mors, and schlo was glad enough that bte own alibi wa* plain, for he knew not what now might happen. One of hte mea rejoined him—the spy Bartel. The other remained behind—his fate un

Aa for Kitty, she was at this moment once more away from her hotel and once more te the stately palace of Count Frederick. She entered softly, leaving Roleau as usual somewhat remote, to guard against any sudden talruBlon. Once more she cast about a searching gaxe upon the details of the place. All Its

Kitty Escapes From the Palace.

su.-pect that abe had part o' the cote —and It was easily seen by any that once abe did have that part—might they not undertake to make trouble fer their own purposes with her?" "Put what good would come of that?" Count Frederick saw that his argument had gone too far for his own purposes. He did not care to tell the king all be knew, yet his seal for Kitty had lod him far. "Much good might come to Crahoffen'a war department, your majesty. If they knew our secrets. Perhaps they thought she could give some te-

Ing after her te her wanderings regarded her aa lltt e more than a child, and they smiled as now she pushed pest them through the door which led out to the gardens. She walked out to the car which stood at the curb, regarding It cariounly. aa though It were the first car she had ever seen te her life—something very ter from

said tha grieved and pained dark, when at length she made her way to the desk. "I was on the point of removing your belongings and mahlag other arrangements for your apartments." "By what right?" demanded Kitty. They are paid for te advance—why should they not he read; for me when did not bear whan you would return." Thera are many things one not hear—perhaps yon may hear very little of my own business and my plans. I pay for service hero. Please care for me. therefore, and my man— we both are tired." Ton have been Inquired for In your •aence excellency. The Count Frederick of Oretzboffe'i " "Indeed, and what could he want?" "He has been here twice, excellency, bnt yesterday he came the teat time. He said he came on message of the king—which gave me warrant for what he asked." "And what waa that?" "Access to your apartments, sat 3 u was tbs command of the king." “And you dared give him such ac-

cess?"

"We dared not do less, excellency. He wa* most courteous In one wayasked many questions regarding yourself; but aa to search of your apartments be made none, or next to none. He seemed to care for nothing that be aaw. save one little picture, a portrait." Kitty remained but briefly in be own roams. She took a seif glance about. Everything secoso te place, much as she bed left It—uo search apparently had been made of any of the cabinets or drawers. Thera had been a little picture—one of herself—left on the dressing Uble. It was gone! She missed nothing else. CHAPTER XXXII.

Sachlo Take# Advantage of Kltx/s Helplessness. But Is Interrupted By

a Gusrd.

disorder had been removed. Bplck and rpan te military neatnaas the apartment lay before her. Upon the dresser. In full view, openly displayed, waa a picture in a little frame—a fnt-.o of silver set In brilliant gems. She looked at It suddenly—It was the portrait of heraelf which once had stood on her own dressing table te her hotel! Now .. here. Why? Kitty fell a strange flush com# to her face. Something now arrested her—shs paused, reluctant to resume a search which ever bad been distasteful to No. she would not touch a thing —had be not done aa much for her— had be not been more res peel In 1 than herself of another’s privacy? If he had taken anything from her apartments It waa bnt—this. And apparently be had cherished It. No, she would not search for the coin. She would leave this country disappointed. If need be. But there lay. Just at the foot of the Utile portrait, an object which c~ugbl her eye. It waa the half cote of Greixhoflen! Yea. here It waa te (pU view, openly displayed, that any might see It who liked, who chanced to be there. Apparently Count Frederick felt that aU pursuit of the cote had ended—that no longer could any Intruder gate - - cess to his palace. Kitty hesitated for a moment. The appeal of the cote came to her once more. She took It up. held It In her hand, gszed at It—and once more.

spectacles and hi* b«*hy. gray eyebrows be stared out a t the small. wh"e pique clad young woman who was pe-ched upon tha wooden railing that Inclosed hla department. Tm Lydia Raymond, the new stenographer." aald the young wosnan. "Mr. Wilson brought me over, but be waa called away to.the telephone " "Wilson's a bird when It eomsa to hiring help." muttered Grover, of whom It waa alleged around the office that hla middle name waa Grouch. Turning toward Lydia, he grudgingly extended a pudgy hand. “Grover's my name Can you turn out work pretty

fast?"

"Oh. Just as easy!" And Lydia smiled bewitchtegly. but It war pearls before swine, for Grover didn't see the smile. "All right, now; let's start on thl* pH# and well am what you call easy.” An.: Grover launched Into his moot vigorous dictation pace while Lydia's Angers flitted over the pages. As he looked up from the Isst letter he found Lydia aUtlng with her hands clasped around one knee and looking straight at him “I'm, awfully glad you aren't grouchy.'' abe said, with childish candor. “At Brat I thought you were the very man who put the 'ouch' te grouch, but 1 guess it was Just a Monday morning grouch, wasn't It?” "I guess we haven't got time to talk rcsense; look at this pile of work." Lydia turned her head to one side, stuck out her rad lips and frowned st a little. "Oh. but look how wen we work tA gather' j'n tell you what let's de." enthusiastically. "Let's work real test and get that who pile hr'.shed and than well Ukr the 'ouch' out of grouch, and put the sense ta nonmse. Shall war "We might," said Grover, with an awkward smile and a bungling movrment to get hold of a letter that would give blm a chance to fasten hla

A month after Lydia's advent the credit department waa running so smoothly that John Grover went about wearing a satisfied expression that waa a nine days' wonder to the observant office force. But there came a rainy, malarial morning late la August when Lydia came droop In gly to her desk, with swollen eyes and a colorless face. Shs tried »n ^ .. .. they began their morning work. bu^^^Wl made such a pitiful failure that Grover pu-hed the pile of letters away and looked intently at her. "Child, there's something wrong: can 1 be of any help?" "Tm afraid you can't, for I've spoiled everything." Two tears splashed on her note book before she could find her handkerchltu. Then she continued: "Inal night whan Ctarauee started home—Clarence U. you know, or was my. my—" "TuS. yes. I know; and what did he

do? -

"Oh. 1 waa the one to do the mlachief Clarence aald If I didn't take off a suffrage pin 1 was wearing he wouldn't—wouldn't bid me good-tugM raid I'd promised Miss Bee to wear

In the Name of the King.

It was plain enough to Count Sachlo which way Kitty would head te her

CHAPTER XXX.

-r.ro£= ? "- •

"But you do not predict trouble between u» and our neighbor—you do

not mean war?"

"Your majesty. 1 predict nothing these days, but always It Is wsll to

be prepared."

"You disturb mo sorely—do not speak lo me of war—1 cannot endure the thought—1 do not nlsh to boar °*As it thaoced. much of thla conversation came lo the ear of one «f gachlo's agents, the spy 1 lari si. still banging shout the city of OreWhoffen.

boffan

-times hoping. **»>“

Count Frederick.

dreading;

be changed ho senl

.Wrf- Yo. X... X~J»» "

, at the time of this conversation

ist tbs king of Uretxto make search for

lericao. Not boaltatJng. hs himself now sped off for bis employer lo communicate thla news

that ho nod Uarued

He found Bachlo atauf and dtecootented, out of favor te the court, and somewhat at a lues what next to do. At the thought of a daflalle demand on the part of King Michael—or rather on the part of Count FtederLk upon their kingdom for the person of

a swift leap of the girl to the driver’a seat, her rapid movements with the controlling levers as she cut on the spark, gave the car g»a. threw te the clutch, threw open the throttle. and drove away, the cut-out mufHer roaring her own defiance to pur-

suit.

Hue and cry now through all I the halls of Grahoffen palace, and geo- | oral uproar. Count Sachlo. never too far away, waa promptly on the spot. When hs saw what had happened hs cursed the two grenadiers with all Ha ardent soul. Even the king, blmaroused from berm. Joined la these scenes of excite-

ment.

"What has happened—what la all la about?" be demtuded. The trembling cuarda scarcely dared tell him the truth. bat. she has escaped—that prisoner! She was of more Import* me torn any held here In our own rw membranes. You shall all be held to accoual for thla How now. Count Sachlo. did wo not give her into your Immediate charge" "Your majesty, you did. 1 dare aa ivxplanatlon of her escape. Only—ah.

Sachlo himself was te pursuit. Count Sachlo himself was no blunderer. and no common thief chaser, but a courtier and a man of Intelligence. He knew H would be futile lo make a direct demand of the hotel manag* meut regarding the * ht-rvAbouta ot

“Evidently, mademoiselle, you did not refillxe that these repeated vtelu rendered necessary tha Installation of an electric system of my own devising—you see. I knew of your presence, and as you ace. I have come. Y'ou rang. Of what service can 1 be.

mademoiselle?"

"oeave me alone," panted Kitty, hei face hot. tears almost In her eyes. "I hats you! I hate u!“ "I grieve at that mademoiselle." said Count Frederick evenly. "1 wish I could say the same of you—but I cannot. With every reason to distrust you—1 cannot. Continually we swords, do we not? And you easy to deceive this tine. 8e*--you are trapped aa simply a* a bird which steps Into Its cage without hesitation "Will you not give me back say coin, mademoiselle? Will yon not add It

the young American. Therefore, while the other? Will you not assist me In be himself approached the hotel desk reading the message of the coin, so to engage the clerks In conversation^ that we may make an end of all this ho sent two of bis own men-one off —so that w« may aot cootlnual'y cross them Bartel, the spy. who had beenii swords with one another?" established here so long—by way ol|| in answer Kitty darted paat blm, a rear stairway to find Kitty's room Wound her way Into the hall, ran ah* and report to him what they learned. \kn«-w not where, before her lay s

narrow stairway and abe sprang ip H. hoping to find egreaa aome here-. Alaa! the door that -jo

the alalr waa locked.

He stood for some time making polite speeches with the desk men and the porter*, asking for certain Information aa to rout s and dlatancea. but ^

all the time burning with Impatience heard hla low lauxb aa at Iron grille that be beard no report from hla mea- anapi-ed acrusa the opening, culling

aengtra. As he atood. there camr nows of them—atariiteg new* enough. There came shrieking down the alalr*. Incoherent, babbling, a maid who called out lo tho clerk, or to any who

would hear her!

"A man." abe cried—"A mto—killed In her room-the young Au^rtcan'a room—murdered—it Is murdak, 1 tell

•'And with otar-olf. h»»T hope o: suttrS> te the *id,bnioua o hhutOway \ “»•*

‘"'-Ip’

1 I was

so often had been the case—ah# found | the pin e week end tell her what peo-

heroelt surprised at the very moment

of her eucceaa.

She heard Count Frederick's quiet footsteps, hla calm voles behind her. "Medemotselle. again!" The count stood there regarding

i't you give It me now

coin?* he asked

SUebce reigned In the areat white marble palace of Count Frederick ol

Gratxhoffep.

And cow. far off In other parts ol the dlj. where mea sought one wht had wUao n crime, then rose te Lht stri >\s the sound of huirvtap feet * ' rAbe w arnlng cry, "la the name ol

prompt ad jl'.oae all the doors." ordered the per , e^a'Ccmit j.tMjcj* jatinZ Hurr^or'JF sM »e-r ehcciTOV. I h<4 av-^ig^ ™

lTo Be Continued.)

pie said about 1L

getting crazier every day. wouldn't listen any longer to my non ise. I didn't say a word then, bat after a while I said: There docent be any nonsense lo listen to except when you are talking.' He whirled around and rushed out of the door, and I looked down at that old i and Just boo booed '' 'Well, what In the dickens dose that ranting suffragette mean by placarding you aa one of her klDdr*

growled Grover.

"Oh. but Mias Bee doesn't rant, and abe lent a freak, and abe knows nearly everything. And there she la. right thla minute'' exclaimed Lydia. "8b# must be bidding on that big mlmeorraph Job In our advertising department. Goody, she's coming over to

speak to me."

John Grover grew red and Beatrice Morris grew pale when they were Introduced by Lydia, who didn't know until afterward that they had parted ten years ago much aa she and Clarer.re had parted only the night before. She had her first Inkling of K when John Grover broke the embarrassed a Hen re which followed the first

forms! greetings.

“Beatrice." he began, halt'ugly. "I've changed my mind thla morning about several things, but 1 didn't lose It. and I won't If youll let me build a home for you now Instead of building one yourself two years later." Of course, he had not meant *o say that, but after It waa said It bad to be an awered. and Beatrice gave aa answer that waa aa aatiefactory to him as It waa surprising to her Grover turned abruptly to the astonished Lydia ^ "Ring up that young rmacal ot*» Ciarence." he commanded, "and . him to make one ot a lunch- -

I.-

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