Show cohe W EMERSON N col HOUGH toon ike HORACE SY GRACE CUNARD ov A AmneR Nov lUul elizO arom tile tho motion IlIc tuie drama of tho the hilive name produced by tit alio universal manufacturing company SYNOPSIS icetty oray newspaper woman finds in 10 91 cur curio 0 C shop half ot of it broken coin tile on which arouses I 1 her alti alty and leads leada her at tile the order of her editor to go to the prin y ot of to piece out tile atory a ug arlel by the inscription sho he Is 1 followed and on arrival in Irett holTen afen her adventured adventure ii while chasing tho the ecret secret vc f the broken coin begin thirteenth installment CHAPTER by process of elimination the weapon of tho the renegade loader leader blake was aimed steadily enough but iho 1110 fraction of time in which koloam changed tile position lie ho had taken isavei tho the lifa of ono one man and cost coet aliat of another it was tho the follow thief blakes comrade fresh from tho the rendezvous who loll 1011 under tho the bullot intended for ile himself blake forward groping un dor der cover of at the tha to find the lody body of life ills onomy enemy stooped paused marang back it was not boleau but ills own man mail whom he had slain 1 by Ws this time with no moro more i than a quick flash of self tion lion at tile ills unexpected safety had sprung away blake blako called out to his followers folio v cry and started after IIo leau ile iio did not meet him at tho the outer opening but ran into tho the arms of the tha band of gendarmes gen darmes who had hollowed lollo Toll wod owed no ilo 4 loan leau hither I 1 seeing the renegade pistol in hand find knowing that lie ho had fired tile the shot just heard tho the sergeant seized upon Blako Blaho and disarmed him tho the apachi leader ought with all the bit ater tor desperation 0 ills his kind when cori cari nored crying aloun tor for help ills cries brought others at 0 tile band who joined in tho the melee so that tho the issue tor ifor a time was in doubt as between aitho lawful and the lawless these last two factious factions who were locked in struggle by reason of the fortunes of uio tile missing coin I 1 at this juncture belleau flung himself into the conflict ills giant strength proved such aid that finally i thoa tho ergeant and his men had sub daod not only ionly blake the loader but others As ali for ho he stood grinning atthe the of events rand fend making no further attempt at es ca cape neither did idad the make any movement to apprehend him bagain P come with me then my friend said tho the officer you have fought well tor for me we wa shall ahall see BOO what we wa ishall see wherefore no longer under espionage went back with the gendarmes eon gen darmos darmes toward the headquarters of the prefecture much of this was noted by kitty oray gray herself her Bolf who arrived upon tile the scene in time to witness this not unhappy end of her own quest count placating cating factors hero here in life hla own business ot of finding a victim tor for tho the law what do you say bay now to this sir ho he accosted 1 I say now your excellency that yonder thief and leader of at thieves w who he tried to kill me knows all thero la Is to be known of tho the murder ile he can toll it if ho he likes or it if he does not like ilko ira ho wanted thoro there what we wanted wo we will call it a jowel jewel that ho he sought bought in her gra gracious clous excellences rooms what was your motive then blake you hoard heard it ile ho told you I 1 wanted what they had ahn coin tho Grotz Gratz hofren hoffen coin As to tho the coin your lionor honor broke in thel the deep voice of count frederick at this time 1 I submit there is no need of examination of anyone in regard to that tho the protect looked at him willing to punish any who cast slight blight upon his power but knowing himself helpless count frederick smiled icily in turn shall we three bid you good day your honor conort the bowed politely As aa ho he might count frederick only smiled and turned toward theodoor tho door lie ile stopped back gra gravely allowing kitty gray to pass after her followed the faithful frederick smiled again ani looked after the two not unhappily although he saw whore where the greater allegiance le legi ance of at his former servant now efty if last Rol Hol caul eaul exclaimed kitty et ehe ty when finally they two were alone at their hotel wo we are free all of us you and 1 I and 4 t 71 i A he heard the deep voice of sachio frederick la in turn found hla his own arand berrand done these two likewise turned toward the hotel do ville monsieur ie a prefect announced the he servant when ahen at last they had bad t reached the presence of 0 that official y tola this man pointing poin to blake fired on en this other man and tried to kill hlin that Is what I 1 do not under stand tho the sound abound of the entrance of othera at the now attracted their attention to atlon your excellency announced the sergeant ergeant these others the young count froderick frederick the prefect turned kl his gazo upon the he now arrivals himself none too well he found them but mm com V ile ho guessed that it might have value with persons persona high in power in this country that Is why lie ho followed us ua that la Is why murder was done there thoy they nil all sought bought something aidi wo we know what it was you aro are tho the accuse accused ll sald bald the prefect turning s swiftly to blake his own decision mado made what have you yell to say why to do you not speak confess that you know the secret of yonder murder the motive for or which ft ourselves now know I 1 know you blake your band la is broken now how flow do you wish to spend the rest of your life would you purchase so a n few more moments at the price of a confession of at tho the truth T perhaps that may be when you havo have tasted tho the dungeon away from that drug you crave for a few hours 1 I will confess suddenly exclaimed the king kin of the apaches his face ace gray with terror 1 I will toll tell you everything only give mo me it then you killed the man in yonder room blake tried to speak but only nodded then at length hoarsely it Is as lie he said what can I 1 gain by delay or by de dental give me that give me itt I 1 confess it all and his excellency lo ito comte frederick well yes himself na as well then nor nin am I 1 sorry that Is true I 1 tancy fancy perhaps I 1 m m havo have been unjust to him lie iio has tunu much after all for me hla his enemy what you his enemy grinned 1 not in tho the least au all con mademoiselle atals toll tok exclaimed kitty hitty her color rising once more CHAPTER to arms arm under the wrath of their savage sovereign Terelen BO tho the courtiers of 0 gra coffea batten wore were cudgell nr nir their wits to find some borne solution to tho the problem of finding tile the coin where was it how flow could it bo be gained upon count sachio more than upon any nobleman of tho the court this question rested grievously lie ile enlisted therefore as aa hla his confederate a man belonging to tho the secret police in Gra hoffen ladislaw a cunning chap with courage ladislaw said lie ho wo we must go to Gretz hoffen at once the coin Is there either that young woman has it or count frederick or the king the latter la Is most likely of the three it came out much as sachio had reasoned in tile the contusion confusion now prevailing in Gretz hoffen tile tho two passed unchallenged even to the palace door As for the bo king ho he was waa by this time well forward in his wine ile ho received sachio and his friend readily enough little it mattered to him who came for all were welcome lie ho reproved for his hesitation tho the chamberlain who announced sachio lot let him come to us said eald lio lie lot let them all come they are welcome Sa sachio clito yes yea many a bottle wo we two havo have split together not one but more inore than one bottle forsooth did they two split between them now and meantime ladislaw secret agent unnoticed was hero here and there in this room and others unmolested as a friend ot of tho the king and busy with purposes of ills his own in the chamber ot of the king all was given over to v r tie ne and boast fullness thoro there was ono one who did not accept thus lightly tile the issue of at the day count frederick of Gretz hoffen most serious of mind by this time had aad life his steps toward tho the palace many things meantime it aas as now his own deliberate purpose to demand some decision of his monarch as to the eminent enterprise with which all Gretz boffen hoffen was soon to be concerned lie iio had given orders as an officer of the army high in power to mobil mobilize izo all the forces of the kingdom and even as these plans quietly wont went forward here king Cortle law of Gra holTon hoffen was pacing his floor consumed with wroth wrath of a sort not easily placated Ll listen ston gentlemen said he to his officers who gathered about him after sachio had departed why do you wait we will win all or we will loso lose all today march then Corti slaw calls every man amna under arms to join the colors nawl now I 1 thus as count frederick made his way to the palace tile the military forces of both countries were making ready tor for a struggle which might soon an ensue lie passed almost without plan toward that portion of the palace where he knew ho he would find king michael hut but tit nt a moment when lie ho was alone and passing near a door which mado made off from the hall he heard voices one voice which suddenly he had conviction was familiar to him the deep voice of machla of lie hold his breath that lie ho might catch 0 ry word that camo came from the room T v aln listen I 1 ladyslaw ho he heard board say what did you toll tell me ma that you yon had it give giro it to me in my handl hand it cannot be true none nona the less it Is true said eald another voice that of the man called Ladis ladislawa lawN apparently he held out oat Bom something ethIng which both regarded ladyslaw you have won fortune for us both there Is no price can be put upon this halt half of the cola coin it Is ours at last count frederick smiled to himself smiled for an instant only yes sachio he hoard heard the answer now if wo we had our other half hero here we could join tho the two 1 I do not need it exclaimed sachio exultantly 1 I have it in my head I 1 know the reading ot of both it tells ot at tho the secret rece ia under the floor ot of tile the torture chamber count frederick hoard heard sachio laugh deeply hoard heard hla his voles voice once more self never again said sachio will I 1 abuso abuse good winel wine I 1 it fuddled cuddled a king for our uso use and benefit today you are going thero yes to the tha last hiding place of what we seek CHAPTER in tile the torture chamber count frederick heald them approach the door and darted d around the nearest corner it lit knew which way sachie would go and gave him time to establish a lead sachio went straight enough for n time guided only by his sense of direction but at length he halted confused in the passageways eways which ramified and spread this way and that it was at that moment thu thit frederick himself surprised came upon him suddenly tho that two stood for halt half an instant facing each other my aly dear frederick exclaimed sachio looking his roan man fair in the face with that courage which had more than oi ce stood him in such good stead how flow fortu fortunate natal t I 1 was lust just on my way on oil an errand of the uilia king J know something of tho the ways below balow hero here said frederick 1 I have been here often Perli perhaps abs between us w wi may discover what you seek book in view of what so recently has passed it ft would be ba easier for you to be ba our enemy than our friend Is it not true dear sachio Sa chlo sachio made no reply they walked forward descending advancing into the darker portions of tho the doubter I 1 fanean passages by the way my dear sachio said frederick at length ho had sachio just slightly by the arm arin und and walked abreast of b ha so BO there night might be not sudden treachery thero in a room yonder where we wa have long hidden our medieval armor of this palace would you like to see eo itt it it Is 1 just be bonc 11 it Is dark said sachio laughline laught laugh lne lightly and hesitating what Is there in thero it might bo be tho the vc very ry torture cham ber of old aref thorfen roy my dear sd sa chlo it might ho bo tho the treasure chamber of the king himself thee the old king it might ho be here that word were concealed the treasures of Gretz hoffen is it not you know of at them 1 I have never heard of them my dear frederick replied not so my friend you have half tho the coin it Is but counterfeit the true half that halt half which you sought in my quarters so feloniously Is in possession of another you mean that wench that american it was that instant that the heavy hand of count frederick smote him full in tho the faco face you shall not mendon herl her lie he growled and tho the next instant he had sachio by the shoulders and was thrusting him gitil all his power toward the open door it had all along been life hla intention toini to ini prison sachio hero in the torturer torture chamber tile tho next moment count frederick felt at his hi back tho the impact of a f another man the three struggled furiously buick shoot snoot him bilm panted Sac lilo kill him I 1 cannot last 1 I am not armed cried ladislaw lot me search frederick felt the hands of life his now enemy feeling at his pockets searching for some weapon and rejoiced that ho he also at tho the moment was unarmed at least the conflict would bo be moro more oven even now but they hoy were moro more than a match for him count Pre frederick drederick derick felt an arm throttle him felt his eyes almost start from hla his head folt felt hla his breath leaving him slowly slipping inch by inch he felt himself impelled toward the open door strive as best ho he could ho he found him himself be if un unable a b 18 to resist the joint attack of these two desperate men A moment later lie ho heard the heavy clang of the door behind him ile ho was alono alone lie ile had proved the victim of the plan which he had 41 g 3 k M 0 the sergeant seized upon blake formed lie was locked in the torture chamber of that place of horror which he had reserved for his enemy ile had failed ile bad lost all all I 1 ile had been the cause perhaps of the ruin of his coun tryl le rol SAm SAr it was waa not often in ills his muddled life that michael had so full warrant to lo give rein to hla file impulses lie he bell bad not noted tile tho absence of or ladislaw after a time hla his attendants hesitating told him that a woman was waiting to be admitted her far namo name was ono one which came to his bri brain ila now above nil all others admit her at once yes why do you delay sho she came before him n now ow pale downcast almost trembling heavy enough had boon been tho the burd burden burdan an at 0 anxiety sho she long had carried sh alio a had come tu to the king but sho aha sought not this weak kings comforting no jno she had como coma hither in search of 0 tho the man mail on whom oven even this tha king must rely ali ah mademoiselle lie ha began halt half maudlin you haye have come coma to us ua atlant at last why were you co absurdly long wo we have grieved for or you and who would grieve tho king 7 your majesty sald said kitty gray and halt shuddered as sho she etive tho the title graing as she did upon the bloated face aco ot of this man who claimed to be a king your majesty you are more than kind to remember so unimportant a person RP do not say that word unimportant when all wo we have thought ol of waa vas yourself ours cl what has haa kept you ou away I 1 am sure you camo came as soon ns As you could yes your majesty as soon as I 1 could and because you have 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