Show I e B BROKEN R 0 K E N. N C Ot IN P I I B By From y G Grace race the Scenario C Cunard unar d I paper to By the special a ins installments photodrama arrangement of The Thc corresponding for Broken this this I. I t J By Wright Copyright A. A Patterson 1915 j theatre Coin Corn may Thursday now be he and seen Friday at the Rex Bex tRy By Emerson Emerso Sough Hough H h Author of The TI-ic T he Lady and the Pirate John ohn Rawn Raw Etc Ei MI i oroIS fri Gra Grav Gra newspaper woman finds If in a a curio hop hOI half of or u broken coin the ulic mutilated Inscription on which ro her curlo curiosity lt anil leads her at ho order of oC her managing editor to toto tJ gu to the principality of oC piece out th the story nor suggested by th Ui th ho hio Is ill followed and on In iii her adventurer adventure while cha chasing ln the the- secret of ot the broken coin oln begin I n II vi I Kitt Gra Gray turned suddenly sull enl to the non nail seated h her r In 1 the thc motor upon him a steady gaze Kaze t Who arc you your ou ae risked asked she Why h r I ou 3 follow me O T rho flie swathed figure suddenly I Whatever hute I am what am-what- what what- think do llo not believe c e jou ou oI ma may me mc 1 Incapable of or gratitude to yourself r r wit What hat i la Is your name ItJi The They call caB me Mademoiselle Ja Kitty Gre Grey turned yet et more closely tt him gazed straIght Into his eyes cye Mir Then not enlist with me me I Irly Surely we have e a common cause We c I c a a n common enemy Would it tt b be I Iron ron rong did you Ou anti and I 1 league luague against Thim you n k me then then then- To be bo my 10 friend my 10 all ally Surely I owe him bUn no allegiance lance I I f further exclaimed t bitterly Ho lIo struck me mc like hie a n dog Yet you OU and I 1 must seo see him again and and soon lOon Would you OU trust yourself I Tonce once more In his presence You oti are arc American girl you girl you pre ire Innocent you ou are I Ignorant I warn you yu t tue less leM u II I am to go o the business which brought me nic ll jere here re to 1 I must mURt once m Sore LOre re meet the thio Count Frederick Do you fear Cear car to do so o I 1 ask you OU to jT Ide Ide the risk Monsieur with a n ti woma ma Ii 11 The man finn at h her r side no nomore more inore than an n Instant Very el well ivell 11 ho lie calmly As s for tor me my life io lifes has s u been cn forfeit man many a time before no how What hiat matter I II will wll go o with mf 1 YOU u a US you ou na tay Indeed I fa fancy ne neI I ow why you vou ask aSk me to go the thc they now me 1110 at nt the palace thc they will wll admit adus ad- ad mit us lotti hoth it OS as RS had said When finally dIY the two tso threw drew up till to the court I driveway In rout front of ur the he he counts count's palace f they admitted without question closed the tile door behind him and P put t a finger cr to to his lips 1113 for Cor silence aThe They will wilt listen lie Ito whispered He ne careful This l It is the room where here the Count Frederick receives his Ills friends friends K I silently Kitt Kitty sat at or at times time walked wn about the room taking h mck jck of oC the tho surroundings 5 Count F Frederick entered I am charmed So you ou remember me mc ma may HU say May as CS much Indeed re- re j nel ned Kilt Kitty Gray calmly I r 1 saw rouIn you rou In the carriage this his morning I- I Ilie lie turned now no to with no change In III his voice olee to indicate an any recollection of ot the the- nn nature ture of or their last Jast meeting You ma may retire to the next room ho lie said ald dismissing him him with a aWRe WRe of oC tho the hand IDo Do not lIot In the lie least misunderstand me Monsieur le Ie Comte Comic said shin she light t My I business Is 11 ver very ver simple I g 11 have a 1 a n proposition to make to you youn you you- n il bushier c t on h 1 I t 4 cz p- p c I 1 Very Well Let Us Talk Business 2 There Is a Woman in It 3 This Lady Is in My Care I I t But I am not a a. business man mocked the smiling antagonist who ho faced her He lie came yet came yet et a a. half haJt step C closer I os or Are re rc you ou so 80 sure exclaimed she suddenly Ul Is there no business business' In which you OI al' al are definitely concerned concerned- In which also I 1 y yam am definitely concerned con con- Then why did you OU send end a messenger lesenger to follow Cotlow me In m my own country to 10 rat ransack acl lii my apartments there to violate m my privacy c even cn on the steamer My I man served ervel me but If ill If 1 I ma may U admit part of oC whit Whitt you OU sa say gay S selle C elJ I Ic That Is why I am am here here anti and In his company Ye Yes I know your our messenger messen ger cr as 1 know you ou Come let Jet us rca reason on log together ther over O this Monsieur on leur Ic le Comte Shall it lJ be business or 01 war between us Time The slice sheer audacity of speech ch for forone or orone one moment daunted Count Jr Frederick The next he broke e Into a roar loar of nC laughter U I and flung himself Into litto a malt chair Admirable said laid lie Ill She Sue started d awa away from hl his moving mo toward the door I came caine Monsieur lr Ic Je Comte said ald slip she boldly to uto ask you jou ou what price for Cor the time half coin which you seek Heek to hold Suppose t tor r In Instance instance In- In stance that loan were ex executed ex- ex for you OU finally In New York York York- would that J Influence C Ic ce you ou at l all Come Coma now let us reason I l am beyond reason I care little for the side I 1 value not so much money monr as as what mOnC money brings It t could me no more than what fortune has brought ht me at no nocost nocost cost this morning this morning this cr very hour cried Kitty lo suddenly A UA Amol mol moi An Au secours Vito You waste wast breath Jau laughed hed Count Fre Frederick lIe He cannOT come corne Kitty Io nH de ne nc swift swIt dart lart toward the door She was too late The re relentless re- re face of or her lice opponent smiled at Lt her his stron strong fingers ers turned the ke key In iii the Limo lock removed It It thrust It Into hl his pocket I u Mademoiselle h Ii h Mid calmly you ou ouIS say siy you ou canto camo on hulne business hunes s. s Very well wel 1 let ct us talk business We Po know something something some some- thing of or the tIme history of ot It a certain broken coin Vi-rv Vi r good You YOl have hae half bait of or i I It We will sa say I have hac the tIme other Give me your oUr halt half the coin and I will viII Jet let you go Refuse Refue and Ill I'll never ne let you OU go r I will do ilo nothing under minder compulsion from Crom you oi or any oUter other r man said bald 1 Kitty Gra Gray Cray stoutly touti I offer you OU a fair Calr price for tor your our half the coin cuin You will not give It me meo No o No Xo A loud pounding lo on mi the door loir Interrupted Inter Intel I them at this moment It Is smiled the tima count I 1 will have hae him bun whipped The face Cace of oC Kilt Kitty Gra Gray had hind grown n like JIe marble Suddenly with ono one swift movement mo she her clenched hand with all her force Into the face which bent hent toward her hem A livid ld mark arose under the tIme swift Impact The Thc tall man sta staggered back The Time next in instant instant In- In stant tant Kilt Kitt Kitty felt fell her wrist caught In tn Inan an ali Iron grasp Struggling she wa was forced backward She felt Another hand hantl grasp grasl her wrist rist The rho man Grahame Graham th time the counts count's valet alet had appeared mysteriously from flom the alcove c adjoining Give nie me me the tIme coin coin Insisted Count Frederick still Tell Te me mc where I 1 ma may have ha It or It-or or b by the tho Lord you wilt will rest resta a long time to think this matter over o Excellency ejaculated the man Grahame sUdden suddenly On guard He Tie Is 1 breaking in the door Quick excellency excel excel- lency Jenc And even een as b by a mighty might heave ha had hall burst In the door and his master hurried hiLt Io Kitty to the time rear door of or the alcove It made out upon a lighted dimly hall haJJ hearth heard their followed swiftly as ho hI could But It was ns empty The purr of ot a motor getting un under tinder underway cr Wa way reached his ears So then we vc uc failed said ald b bitterly I tt er I y h H vii II In use the Herl Convinced a against her will as she he hurried along In the tho grasp of uC the two powerful men that compliance would serve er her purpose better l than re re resistance ro- ro I Kitty Gray Y took her place on the cat icat of the motor car and more I 1 admire you said Mild the man at nt her side as the tho motor swung Into Its speed What a woman wom an you ou are If you OU would but give hc mo ate time hue hue- You Yuu shall shah ha have all the tho time you younk ask Monsieur lon le Je Still I ponder a as to your OU motive In lii all nl this It cannot be he money Indeed It Is money In money in part parl How much Mademoiselle A A years year's salary salary salary-i J have Jot got ot much at l stake on m my won word Twelve hundred hundred hun hun- dred dollars Monsieur J lo Ic Comte ComIc It H Is Isa Isa a fortune for 01 ni Frederick JC back upon U the cushions and laughed lon long bug and anti loud Twelve hundred dollars dollars' said he Twelve hundred dollars In a Ll whole year In iii an aim entire year ear My dear give me tho the half coin you ou have ha upon mImon you OU and I 1 promise you OJ shall have 1 twelve twee hundred dollars to spend as you oli like each and every cry day of ot your life as long as you live I Come now how Is Ita it Il ita a n trade You loti Fa said you on came camo to talk business For the first time lime i ow I Kitty KItt looked about her hel scarce ln ha having realized how hov howlong lon long their Journey journe hall hail been So Su great grat reat had lund been their peed that hint b by this time lime the they had cleared tIme the city walls wails of ot and O pas passed f the till tilled farmlands farm farm- lands of the villages cs It was what was known locally as ns th desert desert desert-a a neutral ground not tItle tine and amid incapable of or successful sue suc tillage e. e v n la lay between the two kingdoms of ur Gr on un time the cast east and on the west Suddenly with the o re report re- re port there them Wig was s an aim n c of ot the tire Th The car ear was practically helpless I Kitty looked erI about her ague vaguely fearfully fearfully fear fear- tu fully but but as she bent from time the open window she heard In the hue distance the thc chug of ot another r motor driven cn rapidly thrown thiron wide open and anti coming forward at nt great Quick Grahame the count demanded This TimIs In is your our work ork She has hns It on her person You mu must must must- tes t- t yes es you ou must take e It It As he laid hand imand upon liar all th time the hot Indignation of ot J Kitty's Kittys soul flamed up lip She battled as best she sho might ht and so 1110 successfully that for a long J time site he defeated the time ma man mall in him his of at tho time string which he lie aw sa suspended about her neck TIlE xu bus bus- were well founded for tor or oneo more Kilt Kitty had concealed her portion of or the coin In a Q little ba bag which she ime carried thu thiu Baffled and knowing that ho lie had harl small time to finish his hula work Grahame at length raised a 11 dl- dl hand baud and struck the girl In the time face Cace Sho fell Cell stunned at his imla feet feel Y You ou ruffian H. H what wha t have you OU done doime exclaimed his master a as with a thin smite smile Grahame lucid held up the time chamois ba bag But Count Frederick ripped It open took took from Crom It what he saw and thru thrust t It Into his hula pocket ct Even E a as tubs this happened the pursuing car was closing in lit upon them It was who sprang from the Ito seat t and ha hastened forward revolver re in hand band As 9 im he did so co a weapon cracked from the car of ot Count I Frederick rc and stumbling fell forward an and lay Jay s still JI Come quick n An Instant later tater they hail had taken p possession of oC the time motor Impressed by hy How lon long she he remained senseless she herself scarce new but when Kitty stirred raised he her hier lie wid she saw lying close beside her het the figure of the tIme man who Iio had sou sought ht to befriend her Kitt Kitty suddenly raised her hand to her neck The Time cord was gone The packet was ml missing sIUK When hen a a time she ceased I rota a a. useless effort to lug u the heavy body of oC Into the shelter of or the car car she he turned once more to gaze azo about her She au paused sell her hel gaze arrested Yes a little lItti caravan caraan apparently from Cram sumac some off far land lanil arid and Journeying hither hith hith- er frankly eno 1 enough h across i the time neutral ground round i between these two little king king- doms The apparent i leader of ot this little caravan cara was wasla a reticent dark bearded man lie He advanced now no quietly toward the young oun woman The Time lad lady lad ladIs Is In lii distress s There has been trouble here robbers lucre robbers bandits bandits- your our man maim has been killed perhaps Yes there ar are man many such Huch 1 In this land Jand be between be be- tween the time two kingdoms clohs There Thero Is no noa law a here mademoiselle I cross a as you sec see with In my may own men armed I 1 am If IC you YOLI ou please a merchant of or Sometimes I 1 do 10 a little merchandising thus between cn tho the two kingdoms He lie pointed to the coat of at arms arias on the tile door of or the disabled car car The Time Count Frederick of or has been here Aye Ave the Count Frederick It IL was he Ime who left us ItS lucre here J I 1 well believe beHove that also Come Coma then lien let us hasten hasten- ho he he may return Your man lives yet He lie may be saved savell He lIe a gesture now to lo his attendant attendants at at- and anti as some of or them lifted the time limp form Corm of oC he himself as- as stated Kitty Kilty to mount A few fe moments latT latr and the strange procession was Avas wasa a again on Its wa way f h Mademoiselle I said the time leader ea or at I length as he drew up ull alongside I must continue on into m amy I own country countr We c are ale near neat the time edge elge of It here ALlie At L Atthe the lie little tittle stream which Iles Just beyond there is ift a house of a peasant peasant tl It Is but buta I a R. hovel huo and no fit place for Cor you O that thal thatIs Is hi i true trite But even so that Is better either for you or for your our man maim Time The They advanced ad now a little distance farther tarther until within full sl sight ht of or the hue peasants peasant's lithe HUe hut made signs that his charges should be Jo assisted In InIn InIn InIn In dismounting The eo peasant woman proved pro not nol Inapt In ministrations perhaps perhaps she had seen such hurts hurls as these before beCore In her hem life here lucre on the tho lie border She made malIc comfortable Worn orn out body and anti soul mind and Yes nerves Kitty Gray turned at length to the time rud rude couch glad enough to forget forset her hel trials In the thc blessedness of or steep sleep nit III i II Count Mu lilo of 1 At t sunrise of the tile following ln morning Kilt Kitty awoke as aB suddenly as miS she had fallen asleep the time nl bt before After Alter her frugal rugal breal breakfast Cast with th the theold theold old oM peasant folk olk with whom she could hold no conversation whatever whatever she she set act setout setout out for Cur time the bedside of the faithful at attendant at- at who had been Injured In him her cause II lc I good soud morning u she hC How lIow It then I am quite welt well I 1 find m my wound not to o be serious I can travel cl nelter fletter rest for tor yet ct a time said KItt Kit KIt- t ty It |