Show T ro N A bory of mccry and adventure E HOUGH ir T from from he ahe scenario V T ga bracie CUNARD ar ay SYNOPSIS kitty gray newsy newspaper abier woman finds I 1 lit C carfo ur 0 shop halt of 0 a broken coin tho the mutilated inscription on which W litch arouses tier ber cu curiosity und and leads tier at tile tho order ot of h her er managing editor altor to go eo to tho the principality ci ot of Gretz hoffen to piece out tile s atory t 0 r y suggested gi ested by the stio slim Is in co ollow ll 11 0 asu cil 1 and on arrival in ill aretz hoffen tier adventures abile chasing the secret ecru ot of the lie broken coin begin SEVENTH installment CHAPTER 1 divided As kitty tho the little room ot of the counts palace which before now had proved to bo be somo something thing or of a torm storm center in the affairs of the gretz hotten hoffen coin thero there camo came to her the conviction that thoro there might bo be others beside herself who would have some inkling ns as to the whereabouts of the missing portion of tho the coin and who might there toro arrive upon the scene nt much tho the same bamo time as that of tier her own visit sho she was not altogether surprised at tho sudden interruption of her labors just at tile tho moment ot of tier her success Buc cess As she sow saw herself tho the object of a totsc d weapon sho she swerve swerved d aside instinctively called out for help nol eaul sho exclaimed for worn she bhe had learned the value of 0 a strong mans arm and tier her first thought was or of the faithful servant who so strangely find attached himself to tier her own varying fortunes and camo came hastening from his watching place outside the do door or IIA saw tho little room occupied by ba man who now suddenly had entered enan an ard A falio who menaced kitty so that to save gave liar her life Ps na mits he s she ahe was iraa on the point of surrendering to him both pieces of the coin tile tho night bight of his mistress in danger was waa enough for with ills his customary battle cry lie bo plunged immediately into tho the conflict careless of the threatening weapon in tile the melee mcleo the two half colna coins both were dropped upon tho the floor even now the ruling impulse of kitty did not quite forsake tier her silo she stooped and regained one of lie ha ra hi if coins but the struggling men shifting hero here and there tharo in ili tile the room kept her from securing tho the other in tho the blind fria instinct for escape she led fled now to tho the open hall ball taking tailing that direction which led back from tho the front of tho the building liard her pass and could biot join her in flight but ho he heard conrd her give a cry of alarm whoso choso cause ho he could only guess ilia hta energies were full fully occupied by the combat with this 3 D A P she ghe felt a hard hand close upon her mouth stranger whom now ho he saw to bo be one of count Sach fos men ile ho had find noted him at the hunting bunting lodge lie he himself had not time to reason as to the pros pres ence ot of this factor in tho the general fie imbroglio imbroguilo Imbro gilo lut but at it last tibia to briny iris ids own into play lie ho stayed the issue for a time they both had time to recognize one another as they stood the one as much baffled us lis tile tho other and neither quite comprehend ing what the tha other was doing here very vot naturally blui sounds of all this confusion could not be concealed the scream of a aomar had runs rung widely through the abo halls aud and used as they wera nero to extraordinary circumstances hereabouts tho the servants eer vanta could not fall to investigate ato the cause of this they hastened in n tho direction of the up roar but their advance was stayed by tho command of the master of tho the palace lilma df th iha e mt raw u in the tha room as they paused for breathing eadline br space heard board 4 steady footfall advancing to thedoor heard the calm voice ot of count frederick himself Gentle gentlemen moril tho intruders whatever tho the errand ot of each took their eyes from one an other and turned now recognizing yet another man who scarce had como come in friendship you honor mo me greatly gentlemen paid count frederick with his bis usual coolness in any extraordinary situation juat but might I 1 ask why you caro care tuna thus to lo disarrange my apartment had I 1 known your own curiosity re garding it I 1 might have asked somo some of my servI ints to assist you in a search moro orderly 1 I was sent bent back by my master began the tha stranger who was none other than bartel tho the lato late successor to rudolph in count good graces ilo ile had left certain ot of his belongings somo silver cases or of tho the toilet monsieur to lo comte he bo did not trouble to t ask you about them and now he sent no illo lude indeed edl 1 that Is roost most plausible I 1 r it t why seek for them in my rooms T v n his quarters werft were in quite an olier part of the llie palace my dear sir As to that replied the other with en cal la in effrontery 1 I cannot say bay I 1 only ennio canio hero because tho the servants told mo me that tills this was the room roam of course it if there has been any mistake cease I 1 say exclaimed count frederick frowning now his taco face lushing flushing ile ho turned from to tile the other intruder lu in his apartments stood dumb the other shook hit his head Alon monsieur to ie comte said he the he young woman aias aa here when I 1 en when this man also entered en she passed yonder when she had tho the opportunity and took with tier her ono one halt half tho the coin there lies the other on your floor she disappeared we heard ft cry count frederick stooped and picked up tho 1110 object pointed out to him in it was ilia his own halt of tho the coin or that which he had called hla his awu since no ho had taken it from her so then lie he reflected she had found the way to his most secret hiding place sho was on tho the very point of 0 success when this last contretemps had interfered with her plans A new feeling ot of ad admiration nitration for tier her keen heen ness and persistence once more camo to C count aunt fredericks heart for a moment lio lie stood regarding halfre half re ro fretfully gret fully tile the bit of metal in ills ilia hand 1 I shall not offer this trinket to you my friend said lie he grimly to tho the man bartel artel IJ as aa lie ho pocketed the coin nr ur of course you not look ing for coins only toilet articles silver allver ones did you say bay sir you shall tako take back in an excellent set of iny own to count sachio with my compliments tell him that it would seem ill to ino ine that any guest of mine should suffer buffer risk of loss either to hla his person or ills his property while lie ho was beneath my roof with these stinging words which brought color to tho the others face count frederick turned coolly away and more faced that was in his face now which did not be speak rem asness revengeful netis no something softer lay la in tho the mans cool gray eray eyes CHA CHAPTER PTER solitary confinement when kitty kilty in tier her blind impulse of self preservation sprang out of count fredericks room sho she did not nt at first contemplate continued flight once out of reach of immediate dringer danger sho she paused loath to leave what sho she had como come thero there to ob talin and loath also to abandon her stouthearted ally in lilt time of stress she turned back paused just outside tho the door once more As mie ehe did so BO vet vat another door opening into tho the hall was pushed silently ajar opened fully yet un an other roan man whom never la in tier her lito had bad sho she seen before now stepped out sho she felt a hard liand hand close upon tier her mouth more than halt half stilling tier her scream for help Sli silence encel sho she heard his voice insist go on ahead of 0 me once moro more kitty undertook to scream sc roain and again tho the firm hand stopped tier her voice it seemed to her that some pungent aromatic drug filled the car with 11 lis fumes she aled less lesa violently events P rued to pass by her hei in a dream and nd abo regarded then carelessly apathetically in short iltner in part or in ili whole sho she lind loot consciousness when nt at length sho she fully regained her senses sho she ans lono alono jone alone with a terror which seemed to her moro more overpowering than any she eho yet had known instead of tier her own apartments in her hotel instead of the room of count frederick or tho hunting bunting lodge of his fala qun quondam darn friend count sachio she blie forslu herself surrounded by four barren walls in what or in what place she could not guess there seemed somo some tort sort of door doop yes yea there was a small high barred window but the latter was sit fit such height as to bo bd almost beyond her rench reach por for the lima kitty kilty wan wag of tue tae belief senses must leavo leave her forever tho the sense of solitude was L poignant torture how long she eho had thus remained she could not tell when at length thu the close fitting door in ono one side aldo of tho the four walls walla opened an old woman came in bringing somo some food tor for liar her kitty tried her in every language which sho she had ever known but got no answer the old woman shook her be r head and after a time retreated ol 01 silently as she elio had como come getting no answer to her appeal for help kitty sat eat down once more light ing herself to retain her faculties her calm her polso poise escape how could thoro there bo be hope for that for once she was at her wits end as she looked about her sho she sat moody and silent too dazed buttering buffering too much too uncertain in her own mind to plan intelligently li any course of action sho waa va a brought to herself somewhat by hearing tho the tinkle of some object on the floor at her feet it was a bit of otono wrapped tightly in a little wad of paper surely it had been meant as somo some comment cation to her ber from Born cono outside tho the room it must have come through tho the window she bho opened tho the paper and smoothed it out As she read it she wondered how many other persons persona there were in this strange country who could claim acquaintance with her own plans better write an imaginary story for your paper and return to america give up the coins and you will gain your freedom refuse and you will fare badly az zi sl 74 V f 4 X CN A I 1 i x t 1 if I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1111 v I 1 aa t I 1 s I 1 f e aa tp 1 4 OF of ze f W 1 I r I 1 agn fa IF 12 4 f ya q 61 W 1141 1 14 1 t 1 W awn an old woman came lit irs cringing some food for her these strange words suddenly brought kitty back to a train of 0 thought which for the time had been broken sho she felt quickly at liar her bosom and at her waist for tho the bit of coin which isaich isho bho had brought away from count fredericks room it was gone at some time during her journey from count fredericks palace to this place long ong or short whether it had been sho she could not tell tho the coin had been taken from her kitty sprang to tho the sill bill of the little window and peered out tor for an instant but her hold was too feeble feebly sho she sank back not seeing what would havo have given tier her great joy to see apparently some oyo eye had caught sight of her face brief as had been its appearance in truth had run his hie game to earth it was lie who had caught sight bight of her just tor for an instant later she heard beird once more the tinkling of some falling failing object upon tile floor she picked it up it was ft ns a substantial lie file which evidently had been flung through the window by comegno 1 vang the intent to old aid liar her this gave her hope almost as soon as she grasped it she fell to work at tho bars which had restrained tier her I 1 Meant lir t tho the scene from which she bhe had bad be beti a so eo unceremoniously abstracted abc str acted od but now count frederick foederl C k remained still pondering on the strange events which had been brought home so close to to him lie ho was too much preoccupied tn in his concern over tho the young womans comans disappearance to note carefully anything else tit t went vent on about him when ono of lith his household placed a message in his bla ha hand ud tor the time ho he gazed at it it scarce comprehending pre hending that it caino from the royal a palace since lo ito had bad left unattended the servant of count whom be ba had round found in his own room the latter seized tho the present opportunity to escape from the place anil and to find hla bla own mariter count who waited tor him impatiently enough at the rendezvous which had been established well well then bartel exclaimed the count why the delay T wrong you aro are not going to tell me tho the same story atory that rudolph brou brought you have not failed the shamefaced look of the othar gave him his own answer count sachio himself gave way to hearty curses of all incompetence the couric retained one halt half the coin went on tile the unfortunate messenger 1 I dont know which it was the girl the young american got the other piece I 1 saw her pick it up but sho she did not get bochl I 1 dont know which one she did get but if I know that each has haa one half the tha count and the tha girl she must have been carried away by some other man I 1 heard her scream then all was waa silent so bo nil all escaped you it Is another matter what I 1 myself may havo have dono done BS as to the girl and the coin they escaped you on yes excellency naturally I 1 could not prevent the man from escaping I 1 and the count himself allowed the other mad man to do so what other man they called him the girls servant he follows her like a dog and fights like one so there were two others present beside yourself yes yea it seemed as though everyone interested in the coin came all at once naturally the competition asks ask quick work of all of us and we wil act quickly tell me what happened then tho the count frederick allowed her to escape strangely ho he seemed to havo have small resentment for tier her alter after all nor did ho he have too much for whom ho he must have ranked a wholly faithless servant ile he did not purs punish him but even sent him off after the garit excellency my word for it ho he seemed to miss the girl as aa muchas much as the cola coin did count frederick follow them then cartel bartel follow it if you can find him lio ho will lead you tou to tho the girl wherever she may be for myself I 1 cannot guess I 1 it was this counsel followed diligently by the unhappy messenger of count Sf which resulted in a quick shifting shit ting of tile the forces of kittys kitrys enemies it was truo true had bad gained access to a polut point within bight of kittys kitrys window where still ho he tried to be of aid to larr still hoped she soon noon would bo be auto au ams to aid herself but here bere ili ho was by these emissaries of count lt it was nono none less than the nobleman himself who led the forces lorcha now therefore when after all her to toll ill kitty at length managed to mako make her escape through the barred window it was but to end ber horst sIf once more a pris prisoner once more a prisoner with herl her tho the fact of captivity lad had not changed only the phases of captivity sho she and her ally had only exchanged captors who her last prison guardian had been kitty could not tell now without doubt she was once moro more to bo be subjected to tho scant courtesy of tho the nobleman of Gral lof fen CHAPTER the counterfeit coin count frederick finally aroused himself from the apathy of enact inaction ion in which kittas kittys sudden nad oft left bilm now he ha learned that the message from rom the king asked hla his attendance at the palace as soon as might be the king had it seemed a communication which he be desired to make to count frederick |