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The Broken Coin By EMERSON HOUGH From tlw Sccmrio bjr GiaeiB Cmufd A SU»ry of Mystery mtd Adventure Mn flw MMioa notm Dmbui «r tli« Sum Haa Cainnai n« ICuMi^uitnc OnaipiiBy, PniJuaX hr tk* •VNOPtlS. > teUt at • htakm tiw pwtM^ teiertpUpn an whUdi kw enrtMttr «ad tuda bw. at tb« «rd«r ' ■ ' th«iMa- mt tha ■ wr w iii^nyiawj, tha la .«. -an UTlTal te' OTCHkaOMi wMW cliaatet tka Mamt artM MokMi eein bastn. «bwjMuniicadltor, t« n to tl aC OrMlMaea to ploca SS3w3f^2Sr^^ tajkrSopa. iV. TENTH INSTALLMENT «HAI*TCII XXXVIL . The MMttt VteHm. '^tVUt'k an thUt" rinkua tk* ft* fitt kMlr, lookbic fi»M «m to tk« cOwoftlMgtMpt&oat kitt. 'HV’osUI tmr et m. acMk » ouekoiy of tk« .kwr: '' ik i«n til* mmbm of &• nt* vdjiig wd fli-«auTM putjr sum |i% Mt at OM tt«th«r. '■ r (toa^ felcM* M«B«« to biteg to 0« •ItMtifta » ttCtrwt p«tet et .vtow F«r Jiwt OB* taurtaat lb* wac ;«C tlu balUf Uu« aoiM kott IndtM ted ba«B Mmmltud b»r« by b«r tmrf- la the IntvTMt ef hMs ‘imIL B«t ilt« bMTT Irawk e( tho eC- m £z«d npoa bar tto* wib«r»d hw 'qaekiT Mienji^ In tim tls* CMt a giMC* upm R» IcM and lalsed her tsrowa in qnetr. >' bat that talthfnl tod ealr ihook hU h«ad to (tcnitr kU ffwa Icaorane* ot the aatur* of thla new myitery. “Wkldi et Ton ha« oadertakca thii wBTTf jwtr* demaadod tha pratact a«ai£. "Coma^ now, t&era waa nur d«r hara. Tha town la afoot or«r It. Anl M« we eome ket* and am to!d then la ae mnrdsr, or at least ao Tio Mm of onat Where la the kodrT You aald. 7on aaw the sum iTlng hera." He apoka to ttoleau. “Tour excellency, lo he waa," re- pifed the latter. "He lay here on the floor—directly where roa ae« thli atain. Thia man here waa bending over him ^hee. I eanght Mm. He Traa aearchtnc tor aometfeinf on the body. It ter directly hera when I left thia room. Monaieor la Prefect. That la all t can tar.” The prefect la aaser turned .1 Blake, tbe apacha leader. “What do you larT” he denauded. "That I ahonld be cet free!" smiled the latter. «howlnf his racced teetii. “Too, woman—the chief turned once more to the incoherent maid who stood wringing her hand*—"wh»t do you mean by coming with such an alarm, when there is ni> proet of need?" • “But I saw him lying tiiare on ths floor—there was blood—” “But blood alone does not make a crime. There must be also the body ^ of the «Hme itself. We must make Either search. Ton will alt remain la cnatodV' until we hare looked tat- thar.:Toc will all go with ns to the Ho tel da Villa tor the further examina tion. We must And what bottom there is to all this." “1 beg your pardon, Monsieur le .( Prefect," here interrupted the deep voice of the Count Frederick. “You will do nothing ot the kind so tar as I am concerned, and so far aa thia yoitng woman here is concerned." The face of tbe protect flushed in surprise. "How now, IConsiaur la ComteT You speak somewhat boldly, it seems to me." "There is no need for argument , orer it," resumed Count Frederick. "1 wa» not here, as you well know, when this crime waa alleged to be commit ted—your men found me alsewhera almost at the moment of the crime It self. My own people can tell you -«7here I waa all the day before that ■ moment. Moreover, this young wom an waa not here, aa I can testify— ahe waa at my house. Aa to this man, whoso name is Koieau, he was a serr- ant at one time. I cannot aay where he has been all the moming, bat h« waa in my house, asd apparently had been tor some time wkaa your men arrested us thvsre—this young womas, myself and him.” ^ “True, true.’’ rejoined the official, ■‘but ail these things may ceme out at the examination." "We are not bo»ind' to join you In this exsmin^tiou," rejoined Count Fredericlt cofdly. “3o fa" as this no blemen of our sister kinyi; 'i is con cerned it is somethiag f. : ,nity to hold him. on any ci;-...,- >«liich "perhaps may not be made good. Would .you tliinic it well for our government t6 bo obilgod to apologize to that of Grahoften at tiiis time?" '/he prefect liesitated for an instant, pondering which hom of a possible dilemma would be safest for him. “At least I may call upon bis maieaty felm- self to declare his wi>l,’’ said he at ^length. “Then lose no time.” aaid Count Frederick sternly. "1 fsncy that his chamberlains, it you use my name, will oarry any massage to his maiesty from us at once. We are to remain here Mteiy—and you yourself may take up the question ot the message to -Ika Halace. Tell his majesty that Count Vkederick of - Oratzholfen and Miss Oray of America are held h#r», •«s- pact*, uadar ae grave aad sa abs«id « tfu(g» as that of aMuflo'. Say t« hba w* fit* ow koBor Oat wa ksW sottdav e( it." *^1. iseailaw, tiiat pietwe—“ : Coiiat TraiteTtek aaw Awsked aaA ttowned te andden asger. **Traa^ tka pletate, I a^t tkat 1 hara tL I adatt traeir tkat I mum to tkla. ««em aad took that irltkont tiroeeaa of law—I audce.M de- alal et tkat in tka piaaasea at Ita lato «*aar. It !at«r«ated id»~I took It-I irffi waka npanttea aa aaeA iba ior that Bat tkat kaa aothlas to do 'vttk tka Mima of mnz4a*. To« kat« apt eosseetad wj name or kaia vlth tkat Tag tkaU Mt detaia n« istar anr trumped ap, iaiaideaiy aaaaa which DBay pMaaa too. aagar to tad Mae Tletia of the law.** OlaaeiiMTrftvrn eha to tka otkar daM* eaalr, the prefeet at laagth tamed to tba door, atautw « alga to his sab* anlUiataa. \ tbaaa prisoaera karo;'' aai ha. "aatn I raton. .1 wU aake snob baata aa t eaa—there akall a iMiaa- car eo to.tha royal palaeet and mfaii> tiffia I will sea If 1 eaa .saT»-aay ama tine by findlac the Uac’e Mrraata ky nae of the talepkoaa from the katM nrgns below." Left presently alone, for a t.tme the aneongeatal ps^ sat or stood aboat as iMst they might, moodily awaitlBs the issne of the ehlefa errand. Kitty felt her eyea tnmLag ag^a and again to the srara face ef Conat I^derick himself, wtiose own glances ware averted from her. Hew calm he seemed, bow stroag, how rsaottroetal —these thoughts came to her mind. Without him now In this last desparato coll of eircnmstancet regarding the GretihoSen coin, where woold aha beT What hope would she dare en tertain? Count Sachlo paced about er aat. bead in hand, brooding over the dall- eato nature ot hi* ewa sttaatlOB. Of alt those thus strangely gathered here only one seemed to feel anything but suspicion er despair!—the apaehc leader, who remained nader gu^ la tbe hall, somewhat apart from' tka others. A considerable time had elapsed, bow long none ot thase might hare said, when the air was split by a and- den shrlit whistle which came tr«n the hall Iieyond the door. Blake, tiding his time, appraising the proper instsnt. hsd given the sig> nal ot his tribe. The,result was contusion to ali but him. It was as though the call et Rhoderick Dhu had been repeated, summoning armed sn«n from every rock and bush about. Far aow, in- staatly, swiftly, it seetaed as theug;h But Roleau Sheak His Hsad. every hiding plase In 'these small apartments produced aa armed man! Without doubt the apache band bad laid siege to Kitty Gray’s apartments, and with no intent ot failure. The high voice of one of tbe apaches was first. “You. all of y«u, (luick—I hava no time to tdfie with you. I want the coin—which of you has it?" The apache's gaxe turned from Count Sachio's faee to that ot Count Frederick, and then agaia from Kitty to Roleau. But none of these made answer. Not one made him sure as to any specific guess. “What, you refuse—you do not have it—all of you? 1 Itnow as I stand here the coin Is in this roam at this mo ment—some one of you has it—it is worth your life not to own up to that,” Kitty’s eyes despairingly sought those of Roleau, bat the fighting facs of that belligerent showed no sign ot war. Count Frederick looked at her, aaxiety upon his face, but made no sign whish could catch her attention. He was rot indeed entirely sure that •he had tbe tain in her possession. «itek ofder U 0» nUumi irito iw now la charge at tUa attaar tloB. *^a aioat kiinr* Be earatal ■cw.“ The men wko had covsfed Ihe prta •M(» with thaSr waapm now wmt lormA aome of their naaber to ev iT oat thaae orders. As thvadvaaaai Btdeaa apraag toward tbem, bvt wss htHi baak br the hand of the eaptaia ^ CMidftnBMii.' - *^Qatatr aal4 the latter. '‘VaBld VM hava aoBa of as killed? Thia auu waato 0017 a Ut of cola. la tha ■ama of.heaves, to gir« that la eheap- ar than to gat ktUed!” Briaaa itU back, aad tka work ol tt* aaawhara waat 00. But U waa aat soaer tkat tha apaebea saogkt Thar tooh Httte oallBt of th« eoctesta «( the pockets whlclh ther raneacke*. Thar taned at last to Kitty, aad tha .■Witt ftiah oa heir face Uadted thate eyea with a aaa^ioa of some (siiltr kaovledga her part Ska had aot had ttnka alaoa ^mlng tha place ol aala lU tha tiaM of the oilgiiiat aaarah to eoaeeal ft ataawhefe tkaa la her ’handbag, it waa a foracooe eonete- aioa that it would be tbuad them. The thieves gave extitaat aselamattoaa lAea at length they saw the trait of their eifeita~^e pleee of brakaa a^ The man vlio aeat^tad Kitty^ bag held it ftp, grianlBff. . Before any had tima to tana a iUa there came a anddaa err from one or Bieia of tha apaehea. An taataat later uA an of tkem wera gana—faaalag mt the opaa window to the ira aa- eapa which led to the street b^w. "By the Lo(d!~ azdataMd SaAbh tha first to speak. "That waa aaddea ireik.” He tuined to Caaiit Vied* arJdt a eertala anxtaty la hia. awn gask, for he i^ght well teey that tha latter held hla £a ao too sale a peMtloa of frleadahlp, slaaa his owa lata TaasaeUng ot the aowt’a palaee hera la QntshoSeo town. "Who wera theyi think ya«?’ ia- qclrad Sacblo. "WhoT" replied Count Frederick. "Thiy are thieves ot our beloved city ot OretihoKen—a pert ot orgaaitsd to- elety as it exists here, my friend, and well organized, as la easy to be seen. Blake, yonder, la their leader. Hla home Is In tte edge ot tola city, and his band la ready enough, me t^aks, tor any crime, ntty, a ktudred men or more are under his orders. Appar-' ently he haa laid his plana well. I thought as much when I last saw him and his lats." "And when was that, Uenslear le Comte?" "At no long time ago I paid him a vlalt," said Count IVaderlok, shrug- glDff. "I leaned enough to be ready to suspect that man yonder or any ot kls tribe. They have broken ant ea- te.'ed these apartments. Within our view they have committed robbery from tbe person ot this young woman here. They have obviously taken what they sought—-whatever that may be. 1 trust it was ot no couseiiuence, ma demoiselle?” Kitty took her cue from the calm speech ot the count, her lato rival, but cow rather bsr friend thaa. this ether sobieman ot OrahoXen. She o»!y in tnra shrugged her ewn shoalders sad turned a somewhat re proachful gaxe upon tbe eSoers ot the law, who stood about, helpless and chagrined. Count Frederick ssailed. "Thia.” said he, "Is soaMwkat ef a jest. It seams to me that nur friends the gaadarmaa aubaUttad somewhat eas ily. At least they have gone-r-tkey have taken what they liked, and they have carried tM their dead from Ihe field—if there hava been dead here. Have yoa any aetion beyond this, my dear Sacblo?” Bat Count Sachie, thus smiliagiy ad- Jnred, conld add nothing to tbe fund of Information. He himself was len alone. It his own wan had been the victim, so much the worse lor the maa himself. But these reflestieas caused him ao satlsfactlcw. "We mast be oat or this aow," he exclaimed angrily, and sitnide tewerd the door. He dung it opea, almost la tbe face of the prefect, who was har rying back te hia demoralized asso- eiatts ia the adaialstratioa et tha law. The face of the prefect himself waa red with ehagrla as he itew strode la at the open door. “Geatlemea.” aaid he, facing Cemt Frederick, “I have indeed received a message from the kiag. It Is eatirely in your favor.” ‘"His majesty says, ef aearte—" he- gan Connt Baehie. The prefect frowned, and taraed agaia to Count Frederick. “His ma jesty sayE Couat Frederick aue the young woman are to be set free at once. They are to ga where they like, in full poseessioc e( their liberty. “As for this nobleman’’—aad Vie turned to Count Sachie at last. “1 am Instructed to set hia free also, and to ask him not to add further coispli- cating circumstances by too long a tarrying on this scene.’' “Uut t(^il Die—why do you staad here gaziuR thus?" hs demanded ,cC his men. So then they were obliged to tell hitri of what had transpired during hie brief absence. “Escaped—you allowed them to come btro and rob you in broad day light—to add yet another crime to that which has heea committed here —and then you my men. allow them to escape even from that, .ind without p-jr*»it? Surely this day the law is bnmblen and abased in our sight. Monsieur le Comte, you will pardoa me if 1 say that 1 had rather return to my ofSee BOW than to linger hera." • “But someone killed that man,’* broke e'.it the hysterical maid, who •II ibis time had besa lingsriag about, *Y«s," said the prefect gravely, They Tm Ware aa the Tfkla. that ia tnia. Aara ana a vietlai kera—«Bd yaadei Uea proof esoogh ^ that Sotaaoae mcst have klUad klai. SMMoaa Btaat kaow aboat that tall two naa." Ha netloaed to Ro- taa« mad the raaegadab who still had baaa rctalaed la eiiatody it the hall, by gaarda who had aot dared to aatar Now for the fiiat Uate rat^ Oray rose above hw fears, azdted i4 thia aaddea daager to her faithful aerv-. ! "What do yoa oiaaaT" denMded aha 1 af the prefe& ‘^Sa la ny aarvaat Itoieaa. He is iaaaeeat aa a baba. *Ba baa beea with ma all tb» day, every ■Mmeat of the day since I left my room. Wa were together when we were takea in charge. He even brought to you tbe >aas who was in this room. Why do you acoisa him?" "Eaoug^" said the prefect at length, aad algoed to his mea. "The man Ro- leaa and this other with him will re- jsalB ia charge. Tou others nay go fire*. Kcssieurs, mademoiselle, shall 1 say adieu cr au revotr?" chapter XXXVIli. The Hidden Thief. As he turned from the room where these late exciting sseses had oe- enmd, there was one—Count Fred erick—^wbo gased back with a look ot inquiry to tbe sollUry occupaa: who tarried there. Kitty Gray, wrapped ia iter own ansietlee, did aot «atch this look of solitude, but sa they all passed out and left her to her own de vices, robbed now even of the aid ot her faithful servant, abe cast herself upon a coach In suddeu access ot ap- prehenstcn. Then she paused, her breeth held, her heart stlfiing her lungs for just an Instant. It seemed to her that she felt in the couch benesth her som:? suspiclcus movement—yes, It must be s«! She sprang across the room to the door, her firat lustinct that ot eight, but halted and found conceal ment beyond the firat curtain ef the alcove. Her eyee were fastened on the cover rf the couch which but uow she bad occupied. Tea, she saw tbe lid move, saw a hand appear beneath its edge—saw a man slowly crowd himself cut from this hiding place within tbe body ot the couch! It was tbe face ot one of tbs apache band—a face that she «aw, turned questlasingly into the room, which evidently he thought now v.a-; ccat. Surely Blake had abundant re- tainly he klmsclt did not tarry. A moment, and he was out of tbe win dow and passed from tight as had his fellows. There was ao time for Kitty to call tor aid, even had there been aid which aha zould have summoned. She wasted no time in futilities, but bai ewn tsahlon of s«lf-help, resol t ed to lose ao opportunity to end certain o) these complexities. Without time tot thought she spsaag after the men, nc definite plan in her mind. As she did so, she called out once more, almost by instinct, upon the one friend whn thus far had sot tailed her. “Ho leau!” she crted,-r"Roleau!" Bat the faithfal Roleau did not hear his mistress summon him. By till: time he was la the ftont part ot the hotel, himself in charge of the effloer* ot the law. On. his way to tlie station house in ebarge of the gendarmes he weighed deliberately foe chances of success one boiil man might have against tbese others now torn by indecision: for certainty tho gendarmes tiietn- seivos had come oi:t ot this \vitii none too much glory, and were in no too good conceit of tlicmselves. They walked loosel.v heads dowu, Ureadins what lay ahead. It was no Croat teat for Eclcau, half guarded, to spring away fr-'im them at speed, and once more to gain tlie front of the hotel. He passed rapidly to the desk. "Padrcn,” he said to th.2 clerk whn stood there, himself irresolute, “t’ae captain has asked me to inciiiire o£ her excellency—" and ho did not step tc specify as to the nature of liiat in quiry. He sprang to the stair, un deterred, ran down the hall, and on!». mora found open the door cf the room which but now be had loft. He entered eagerly, gazed abo-.st him—and stood durafoundcd lor a moment There was no trace ot hit mhitreu. The rooia onee more wa» sltogstber empty. To hist there was only one conclu- itoft poaalhla. Caataialy hla mlatraat had aot eooM out by tha troat hall, tharafon aha must hava pasaed oat ^ yonder wiadbw, which had oltarad astt to tha .iatrndafii. Tha ainct ^ meat KdMu hiraaali waa through tha same wiadow aad hartylag dowa tha iira escape whieh ha saw aow gave ae- eaaa to tha atnet By tha tlaie tha eaptaia of tha guard aad hia hurrylag man w^ aloaa ea hla tntck at tha hotel deak, Bciteaa once sera waa Hie seaaa of aatloa of all thia was aoir biit traasfemd from tha. rear to the froat ot the hotel, whara, aot apprebeadlnx the preeeaoa ef othan, the patties of this drama mat witl^ oat plan. Couat tVederlck had halt ed, reliictant to leave tbe young girl ia auch a time ot distress. Count Baehlo, looking about him for some alga of the maa who he knew had the eoia he coveted, also stood Ir resolute at tha ottrb. Kitty, purtntng tha flying- thief—and after her now Roleau—paused aa they saw others ahead, it aeem^ to Roleau when he firat caught algbt ot the ezcelleney whom he served that she was wait ing for someone, holding back for some purpose ot her own. Tbe flying apache passed close to Count Sacblo. He halted at some quick word, some sudden sign which the nobleman gave to him. Roleau saw them converse tor jost a momeDt —saw Sachio pass moiiay to tbe ly ing thief, and then motion him to Bpsed on bis* way. Rolcrj saw Sachio look at his hand, hurriedly clasp U shut, and thrust it Into hisapocket— saw him in turn beckoa to bis own man, Bartel, bis late agent in certain of these affairs. Thii! could Indicate but one thing. Sachio bad obtained possesBion of tbe coin, had transferred it to his mes senger! And non- they saw that mes- BonBer hasten to the nearest motor car standing at tbe curb. Another car stood, as yet unoccu pied, and toward this uew started three persons—Count Frederick, Kitty Gray, and Roleau, tbe Idea of pursuit being toremost in the nitBd of esob ol thete three. But Kitty Gray, re joiced at finding her servant once more at her side—for now Roleau k.td hastened forward—was of no mind to take asr other all.v into her onn plans. Even as the agent of Count Sachio sprang into the car, tlxij rueUed swiftly to that approached hy Count Frederick, and with more than politeness pushed that gentle man aside, sprang in, aud made euc-h argument to the driver of the c.Mr that he was off at speed witl'.itt the moment. "Quick, Roleau!” callcd Kitty Gray “Make him drive—that mau is Bartel, tbe partner of Count Sachio. He is bound for the train—be has the coin, I am sure, and he means to take it to tbe kingdom of OrahL>fren. Once there, it is. lost to ue. Quick, he must not beat us to tbe train!” So rapidly bad tbese events oc curred that she searcely had time for thought. "In two hours, or three at moat— If that man catches the train—the coin will be in Ccrtlslaw’s hands, and out of oar reach forever. Drive. Ro- leau—make him drive!” Therefore, what Count fVederick, left alone in tbe street, waa forced to see was the spectacle c-f those two hurrying vehicles leaving him to his own devices. lie looked about him hurriedly for some means of locomo tion of his own, and his sazo fell upon a hors.”, standing at the curb, in default of hotter means, he sprang to the saddle, and himself was off in such pursuit as lie eo'.i!ii comiiass. Bartel, the Gretihoffen agent, was in no mood lo delay. He urged his own car hard, and hastened toward the station of the little railway whiclv as Kilty an-3 Roleau both know, 1,1 to Grahofit'-a around tha nort!--'. .1 ex tremity of the aeutral str';. , ,u?e in under the shoulders if liie little mountains. There st''' 1 in the station now-, at tached ?o the fuming engine, a mixed train, panly mode of coaches, partly 01 !i;its, apparenUy ready to depart. Bartel approached the guard rapidly. What he said no one heard, but an instant later the guard had received from Bartel a telegram, had trans ferred it to the station agent, edq hlmsei; was blowing the signal tor the starting of the train—perhaps some minutes before tie regular icbedale tlma. Ah wad. what 1 set OB* do ter thaak a( the ■eWl0t Tha aMtar whiA bom Khlty aai ILdkau whirled lato the statlM aa Ik- atant too late, or ao it aaamad. Tha race aaemed loat, aafi laeovarjr of it beyond h^ “Quick. Rolaaa. close to tha tiaeks!'* eomtnaaded Kitty Omy. *Drive, drive—tk«y are net out ot llto awitck yaids yet" With Soleas’a revolver masala at his back, the driver obeyed hia M- dera. Neck and aeek ka raced tha paMng train, drew aloagalda jaat dose enough for one daaperate laafk His paaaengeta took it An laataat latN be wka aloaa. niey two waca «s the trala! As tor Count Vredarli^ be pMinda* . along hopelessly diatanead In thia raeaL Hm aaw had occnn^d, bat «OBld do no than accept tha fketi a« thay wara. But Connt FMderlek UnMitf wa* BO irresolato aonl, aad moreover ha Isaw hia coontry welt enoogh. Be did not; pall up now, bnt Mda «C throogh tite towa, aeniaa tha> couat^. taking tha m of the graat aemicinla :wltleh ha ka«w the inia nuiat aiaka whwa the line curved atxmnd tba nortkeni extremity ef the UDcultivat- ed plalas. ; On the train Buiel, the kiag'a eota in hla own posaeaalon, sM waM enotigfa eoatent with the turn ol hia fortunes. He knew that a few hotini aow woold placa him in safety—aad knew that mwe thaa aafety would await hla arrival la Oiaho8eh with the coin. Parbapa Corttslaw arbnld reward hiia in meaanre even beyoM that awarded to his anparlor, Couat Saehio. Snrdy thara would be pm- Btotim tor him, piiy of i^erial ao(t. . He had not aeen tba desperato maaaa employed by Kitty aad Bia- laan to board liha aame trainrHUd not know that even aa ha aat comfortalidy imfbklng and eomplaeently Icoktog forward to the futora, thaae two vap- auara ware bnt a coach or so In the rear, iaakisg plans ot their own. “Remata. excallency/' aaid Roleau at lengtb. “X«t me go forward alone —be may be bard to handle, for surely ha will not give up what he has except With stiff resistance.*’ "I shall go also," said Kitty stout ly. "I ntust see bow it goes on—no op.e can tell what next may happen to the coin—I must be then to aea it all. Nevertheless, 1 thank you toi! your chivalry, Roleau—^you brlugr to mind the men of my own coantry." A flush of pleasure came to tha face of the honest fellow at worda ot praise whose Ilka b« had sever beard ia all his life. "Come, then." said he, “at least there Is no cbance for him to e«cap« ■trom us." "Bttt, excellency,” be added as they passed the window in tbe next oar forward, “look.' Wbat 1s that?” She followed his gesture, aad looked out across the rugged land scape In which they now found thera- selves. Ahead, coming at reckless They AM Pasted Out and Left Her to Her Own Devices. s|>ej&d dov/n the face of the steep Sr&de, rode a mari \vho.3o going wae fast and furious. '?e rode a horse spent almost to h:.i iimit. but rode so reoklesaly a.n showed disregard of his own liio aud that of his mount as well. “He ia ffoing to be killpii!" crieA Kitty. “Look, It is tlJe Count Fred* ci’iek—how has he come bore?” Roleau supprci?s«.d an exclams^ition. *'Ry the short road at-rot's fho bend— how did lie happen to ihUik ot it: But he is helpless!'* Ar.d so it sc-emed—thti rider, who did Tit-it draw roin, but srurrcti furi ously on down the sIo{so—seemed rid ing to !ils death. Rut o:\ce more courag" proved its ov.u best defense. The rider cam^ hGii4 on toward the train, paused op. tho cut just above it—spurred for ward rccklGssly. and pulling his stag gering; horse together leaped boldly out and forward—thoso \vho looked ihrougli tho window could not tell with what result. “■Xow,” said Uoleau, “we- have a dead man for sure* Dead or alive, there are two men on the train ^ith whom we must account. There will be work for us, excellsncy, that is sure.'’ Kitty Grey turned a pale face toward bim. “He took his chance like r.an,” said she. “I hope—ob, 1 hope—’’ (TO BE CONTXNTTED.) PRINT
The Twice-A-Week Dispatch (Burlington, N.C.)
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