| Show l From pc the Scenario j By special arrangement for or RO KE KEC C B By G Grace C Cunard unar d paper a a. photodrama correspond t B BRO 01 y race I to the thc installments of or The Hi e By Wright Copyright A. A Patterson 1915 Coin theatre may Thursday now he be and scon Friday at thae the tha By B Emerson Hough Author of The Lady and the Pirate John Jo Rawn ei S Ii r S t TIU Ora woman finds S s In a curio shop half hilf of or a broken coin fc y e the mutilated Inscription on which Y Sr w arouses her curiosity and nd leads le her at atI I J the We order of her managing editor to I hiff A v Ro 10 o to the principality t of ot to jf piece out the tho story su suggested a b by the Inscription She Is followed and on X arrival i In h her r adventures 1 chasing the secret of ot the broken 1 coin oln begin f f C CHAPTER APTER J t Divided f As Kitty approached tho HUle room Vf ot tho the counts count's palace which palace which before fV now had proved pro to be bo something of a storm center In the tho affairs of ot the ther f fg- fg r there coin coin there camo came to her herthe the conviction that th there re might be he JIo others Bothers besides herself who would have hae some Borne Inkling as to the tho whereabouts of J th missing portion of ot the coin and who might therefore arrive upon the t. t scene seene at much the tho same time as that of at her own visit She Sho was not altoS alto alto- S gother surprised at the tho sudden Interruption interruption Inter Inter- of at her labors just at the moment moment mo mo- mo ment of ot h bAr r success r As she sho saw herself tho the object of ot a poised weapon aho swerved swerved aside In- In n- n called out Instinctively for tor help ol aul ehe she exclaimed for tor womanlike womanlike woman woman- like she had learned the value of ot a n S. S strong mans man's arm and her first thought was of ot the faithful servant who so 01 strangely had attached himself to her bel own varying fortunes And AndS S came camo hastening from his watching watch watch- ing place e the tho door He Ho saw the little le room occupied b by bya a 1 man who man who now suddenly had entered and and who m menaced Kitty ao so that to rave nave h her r life lite as she sho supposed she sho was wason wason wason on the point of ot surrendering to him both pieces of tho the coin The sight Right of ot I I hIi hi mistress In id danger was enough for tor toro o With his customary battle cr cry ho ho plunged ed immediately tel Into the conflict conflict conflict con con- I careless less of the threatening eap on In Tn tho tile melee mcleo the two half lt coins S both w wore were re dropped upon the floor Even now the ruling Impulse of ot Kit Kit- tV int h. h O S stooped and d regained I du ono c of the tho e l half r 1 coins but the struggling mon men mont s shifting hero and there In the room k kept pt her hor from securing the tho other In the blind instinct for tor escape she fled tIed now to the open hall taking that direction which led back from the front of ot the build ing j S heard hor her pass and could not Join her hor in flight flight but but he heard her give Sho a 0 cr cry of alarm whoso causo cause ho could only guess His His' energies were fully occupied b by the combat with this stranger whom stranger whom now ho s saw w to be one S 'S S I of Count mon men Very naturally the sounds of all this confusion could not bo be concealed The scream of ot a woman had rUn rung widely through the halls and used as aa y j they thoy tho were to extraordinary f y stances hereabouts tho servants could Ki 1 not fall fail to 4 investigate the cause case of iV this The I f They hastened in the direction S of at the uproar but their advance waa stayed sta-ed by the command of ot the master of ot the palace himself r tZi f r The men in tn the room as aa they paused I for breathing space heard a 8 steady fo footfall advancing to the door heard the calm vol voice co of Count Frederick himself Gentlemen r fL Ti The e Intruders whatever the errand of or each took their eyes oyes from one or another r and aDd turned now recognizing S yet et another man who scarce had como coma In friendship lp j You honor me greatly gentlemen said Count Fr Frederick dorick with his usual coolness in any extraordinary situa tion But might I ask you why you I care thus to disarrange my apart apart- ment menU With r raised sed eyebrows he indicated the tumbled condition of the room du due t In in part to Kittys Kitty's somewhat thorough search and d in part to the lat late lato contest con- con test of those who had ucc succeeded eded her You sir sIre continued Count Frederick Frederick Fred Fred- erick crick to the stranger I 1 know very well You nl also are o of Count suite and him I 1 had hM always Ys held my friend I trust still to do eo so though I he must give Ivo mo me some word regarding I ome orne late lato events of ot which I 1 have been I I I I in the thea a way of oC getting knowledge dge What do 10 you o OU here hert sir I I was sent ont back b by m my master r bc began besan an tho stranger who stranger who was none other than Bartol the tho late lato successor to Rudolph In Count good graces He lie had left certain of or his belongings belong belong- ings Ins somo somo sliver silver cases of the toilet Mo lc Ie ho he ho lid did not trouble to to ask you OU about them and now he sent me me- me Indeed That Is most moet plausible But Dut why seek seck for them In m my rooms when his quarters were In quite another part of tho the palace m my dear sir AB e to that replied the tho other with certain effrontery I cannot So say I Ionly Ionly only came here bore because O tho ser servants told mo me that this was wad tho the room Of course if there has b beon on any an mistake mistake mis mis- take take take- There has hils been mistake abundant abundant mistake went vent or on the Ic Icy voice oice ot Count Frederick still oven even and calm We Wo will In the end rp- rp rectify that mistake mistake mis mis- take nn and 1 many others others and and you ou may mayso so ad your our master Tell TeU him thet that after this I will t myself attend to nil ill search of m my own apartments for toilet articles or an any other ar articles I II I was as not guilty guilt of this action began began began be be- gan the culprit pointing to the disorder disorder disorder der of at the room No Xo Then rhen who The young woman woman the the American Tho The American she American she was here Count Fredericks Frederick's calm for tho the moment was wa broken Yes Ye It was she who rummaged through your our room In this wa way It was was was' she who did that and that that He lIe pointed pointel here and there to the strewn contents or of drawers dressers tables I IS S So Well ell suppose ose she hc did That Is Ismy m my ml affair Is it not Sho She Is no more I than even with her rights ts Suppose I 1 Id Isaid said d she ehe has th the tha rl right ht to do o here what I Isho I she sho ho pleases pleases and and that you have none J I II What hat then I Tho The man made no reply Count Frederick turn turned ell to An As tor for you OU he said raid I know you well and tough and ou perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps know me mc well enough What for fat you au then s then shall I have you au up by bythe bythe bythe the thumbs a week or so In a certain l place I could name What shall I do 10 a aoU oU ni 1 What I T do h have have y o you l left I dumb havo hv have your our t thumbs cut ort oft Tell me what I shall do o. o 7 shrugged rl hi shoulders ers I make no pl plea pita a master said he What you ou still stilt c call me master It ItIs Its i Is IR s true I have not yet et taken your our name f from rom my stewards' stewards rolls you rolls you still could eat cat at n m nu I presume I presume you ou still could get entrance to tomy tomy toy my y palace palace to to Jr rry my er very private room room room- without opposition Is It so so But wh why wh why why do Jo you oU come here hera It Is not In l nt my ily Interests any longer longcr Is 15 it true t that hat the young American has bewitched bewitched bewitched be- be be be- witched you you his faithfulness showing In his eyes ces at first could not reply but 8 at t length lens ho broke au out t Master he said eald you ask me If U I Iam Iam am nm bowl bewitched hed by her I cannot say If i the tho old rule still governs today but If Ifs s so so I believe what you au say Is Is' true true true-I I Imay may zany be bo bewitched At least I feel teel my ray duty lies to her She Sho is highborn She Is 15 kind She Sho docs does not threaten me me- me Does she pay you As yet nothing I have not thought of It For that reason renson perhaps what you OU say flay Is true I true I may be bewitched by her True Truo enough I have wished to see her achieve what she seeks I She desires both halves of the coin that coin that Is 18 easy to ace I Iee-I I have set myself to aid her And as to m my service Master if I could serve you both that would be my greatest happiness If It you ou two needed no longer to contend con con con- tend tend tend-It If each tl of ot you ou could know lenow the tho better part of the other other other-as as I do how do-how how far bettor better that might be bo for all concerned concerned con eon Count Frederick stood for one mo- mo raen face ace working strangely at this thle comment of his old servant Role u said he I lavo hard more mora than once Under our laws I o ought to take your life now noth now noth nothing ing lag le less Ius should be your fate and you you know lenow it well enough But see sec now what you say h has s some sort of ot halt half truth about It It Master you also abo are ore bewitched by her t i S. S I I. t e 0 I I j. j I 0 I I.e. S. S I I i f- f u L u IU so 50 0 well about It ft and so 50 do you ou Sho She has not secured both halves of oC the coin I I have havo this thle and I Rhall hold It against all corners comers eve even herself But where here Is sUe silo Master how can I tell You came camo Just hs ls I would have followed her I found this man threatening her her her-he he would have killed her but for tor me mo for all alt I know What hat could I do but on- on gago gage him at once While I did so 50 the excellency escaped I heard her scream yonder onder In th the hall all But for you ou I should long ago have gone In search of at her We Wo have ha stood here hero now talking but none nono of at ofus us has hns gone to her aid ald Of us ua us Yes master maRter You will vIll pardon m my ray straight speech 1 with you ou but surely she will bewitch you ou too If you ou do donot O not have a care One thing I know surely tf If lt you ou yourself see her In danger danger dan dan- ger bel you ou could not nil fall to give her aid you you could not dell delay could you ou No Not NoI cried Count Frederick In a resolution which must have seemed even even to himself most surprising Go then Ills His words scarce had left his lips before Rol au was oft off once more like a hound on a trail from which he has been hold holdback back In leash Go you also said the count now turning to man Final Finally alone Count Frederick paused in thought yet Pt again exam exam exam- Icing ining the little bit of metal CHAPTER I Solitary Confinement When I Kitty itty In her blind impulse of or self preservation sprang out of at Count Frederick's Fredericks s 's room he hc did not a ai first contemplate continued flight Once out out of or reach of at immediate danger ns she paused paus-ed loath also alac to abandon her stouthearted stout hearted ally In his time of stress Sho turned bock back paused d Just outside the door loor once more As she did so ao so yet et an nn- other door opening into the tho halt hall was pushed silent silently ajar opened ajar opened fully Yet another man whom never ne in her life had ht she seen before now stepped out Sho The felt a hard hand hanel close upon her mouth more than stifling half her scream for tor for help Silence she heard his voice insist Go on ahead of or mcdo me mc medo do do not try to escape keep escape keep silent The unfortunate girl found nothing but ob obedience to the these orders loft lert for her Ignorant of ot this man or his intentions she obeyed him hi anc and walked on quietly in advance Ho guided her out through the main entry ball of or the pal tal- ace nee past the tho servant down the broad brand stairwayS stairway and across the curb to a waiting wait wait- ing InK motor As yet et I Kitty had not seen SOen him hint full fully for h he walk walked d close behind her herTo To the lUtz KUz said she sho boldly to the driver cf ef the car The next instant she felt teU a heavy grip upon her armInto armInto armInto arm Into the car carl the voice at nt her ear car insisted And the next instant the driver had different instructions Once more Kitty undertook to scream and again tho the firm hand stopped her voice It seemed to her that some pungent pungent pun pun- Jun- Jun gent aromatic drug filled the car with Its itA fumes When hen at nt length th she fully reS- reS regained her senses she sho was alone alone alone-alone alone with a terror which seemed to her more overpowering overpowering overpowering over over- powering powering- than an she yet ct had known Instead cf ef her own own apartments In her hel hotel Instead of or the room of oC Count Fred- Fred crick or t the e hunting lodge go of ot ht hip ht dam friend Count Sachio she found hen herself el surrounded by Jy r four Cour barren walls In In what edifice dUke or in what place she could not guess t How long she sho had thus remained she could nat not tell teU when at length the fitting door in one side aide of or the four walls opened An old woman came camo In bringing Ing some food for her Kitty tried her In every language which sho she had ever known iut ut got soot no answer The old woman shook shock her head and after a time retreated silently as she had come Getting no answer for her appeal for help Kitty sat down once more fighting fighting fight fight- ing herself to retain her faculties her calm her poise She was brought to herself somewhat by hearing he the tho tinkle of ot some somo object on the floor floer at her foet foci It H was a l bit of ot stone wrapped tightly tight tight- I ly in a little wad of or paper She opened the paper and smoothed it out Bettor write an imaginary stor story for your paper and return to America Give up the tho coins and you ou will gain 3 your our l eluse ana allu you J wm fare tare badly These strange words word suddenly brought Kitty back to a train of ol thought which for the tho time had been beer br broken ken She felt quickly at her bosom I and at her waist alst for tor the bit of coin cola I which She he had brought away from I Count Fredericks Frederick's room It was gone Kitty sprang prang to the sill of the little I window and peered out for Cor an Instant but her hold was too feeble She sank back not seeing what hat would have given given en her great JO Joy to see Apparently some eye eO had bad caught ht fight sight of ot her hr face tace brief as had ben beer Its appearance In In truth had run his game same to earth It 11 was wn he who ho had caught sight of her Just for fur an nn In Instant I Later she ahe heard once moro more the tinkling of oC some falling lb object ct upon the floor door She picked It up up- up up-It up It t was a substantial fIl which h evidently be be- ben been n flung through h th the window b by someone h hIn ha In the Intent to aid h her hr r. r This Tins thought Rave gave e a her hop hope Almost as aR soon as she ahe grasped L It she fell rell to work worle at the bars which lad rad restrained her Meantime at nt the scene from which she he hart hail been so no 0 unceremoniously unceremonious abstracted abstracted ab ab- abstracted ab- ab but now Count Frederick re remained re- re Ir-aine Ir raine still pondering on the th events Which had been brought homo |
