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DENTIST Rooms 4, 5 and 6 Telephone Smith Building 2021 C. H. JENKINS, D. M.D. DENTIST Telephones: Office 1081; resident 3331 Office over Butler Benk Dr. J. H. McVAY Diagnosis, Consultation and Surgical Diseases. Hall Building, Hood River, Oregon PHONE 1792 Stranahan & Slaven Contractors & Builders HOOD RIVER, OREGON. M. E. WELCH, LICENSED YETERI5ARY SURGEON Is Dre Dared to do any work In the veterin ary fine. He can be fnnnd by calling at or phoning to the Fashion siaoies. Frederick & Arnold Contractors and Builders Estimates furnished on all kinds of work Phones: M'S3 The Broken Coin By EMERSON HOUGH s From the Scenario by s Grace Cunard A Story of Mystery and Adventure (Copyright, 19 IS. by SYNOPSIS. Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, find In a curio shop half of a broken loin, the mutilated Inscription on which arouiu-a her curiosity and leads her, at the order of her managing editor, to go to the prin cipality of OretshofTen to piece out the atory suggested by the Inscription. 8lie Is followed, and on arrival In UretzhofTen her adventures while chasing tli Buret of tha broken coin begin. INSTALLMENT SIX 0 CHAPTER XXI. n,-r In the Underworld. Whichever way she turned escape eetued quite cut oft for the young woman, whose adventures now bad carried her Into such desperate case. Behind her still rose the sounds of combat, where Roleau and Landozt fought with the occupputs who re mained In the thieves' den. On ahead, In the passageway, others of the gaug swarmed in. cutting off exit by the main gallery. And here, holding her as h)9 prisoner, was the man she feared most of them all, as the most apt to win In this contest for the pos session of the coin Frederick, the no bleman of Gretzhoffen, whose resolu tion matched her own. She beat at him with her hands as he swung her lightly from the ground, j dui ne only smiled at her protests only smiled when he saw himself out numbered by these newcomers who confronted them In the main exit. At bay, he stood beside his captive and waited those who sought to make them both captives. Roleau and Landozi, seeing that Kitty had escaped, glared at one an other for a moment before they under stood that they both were her friends. From what they heard they knew that she still was besieged in the main entry- way. A moment later Roleau forced his way out the rear entry of the den, closely followed by Landozi, as agile as himself. They armed themselves at the car which had brought them hither, and sprang for ward to the entrance of the main gal lery, eager to assist the woman whom they both sought to serve. This flanking attack upon the en emy was more than offset by the march In the rear of the main en emy himself Blake, the renegade, who, finding himself freed of his as sailants, sprang Into the passageway after Kitty. She, as he knew very well, was In possession of the coin. He found her there In the company of a stranger a tall man whom he never before had seen, and who now showed small fear of himself or of the others confronting him. There was no time for Blake to figure upon what relation these two might have the coin was all be cared for. "Give It to me!" he demanded as he sprang at Kitty with a raised weapon. Count Frederick stepped toward him. "Fellow, what is It that you want? Leave this young lady alone." "He has it! Search him!" exclaimed Kitty quickly, pointing to Frederick himself. That Individual experienced a swift surprise at this sudden turn ing of the tables upon him. But the ruse worked unceremoniously the apaches laid hands upon Count Fred erick and haled him back to the rear of the subterranean passageway. Be lieving that he had taken the coin from Kitty, they set her advice Into vigorous effect at once. A pair of thieves still guarded the exit, but these now were to meet the escaped Roleau and his confederate, as keen for conflict as they, and bet ter prepared for it. Kitty heard rapid shots, the acrid smell of powder filled the place. Then, before she had fur ther time for thought, she felt herself hurried forward, the strong hand of Roleau upon her arm. "Quick, excellency," he called, "there Is yet time." As she felt the cool air of the outer world upon her cheek Kitty shook off a trace of her despair. The coin still was In her hand she might yet es cape. Cut off by some of the apaches from the car toward which they sprang, Ro leau turned and hurried Kitty to the two horses which had brought Lan dozt and herself thither. An instant later they were mounted and fleeing, leaving Landozt to fend for himself, as they well knew he could. What interested them more was the cries of the two ruffians who themselves had sprung to the car and now were cranking it furiously with the intent of pursuing them in their own motor. Within the den where these things had occurred Frederick, count of Gretzhoffen, now was prisoner to the rat-faced leader of the apaches, the renegade Blake. The latter stood menacing him. "Why be agitated, my friend?" de manded the nobleman, coolly enough. "You see I have not the coin. The girl has outwitted you myself as well. I swear, her wit is nimble enough! She has left me and you in the lurch, and has escaped once more. She has flung me to you, as Russian travelers sometimes fling PEOPLES NAVIGATION COMPANY .Steamer Tahoma Down Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays Up Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays All kinds of freight and passengers handled. Horses and automobiles given special attention. Jack Bagley, Agent, Phone 3514 Wnght A. Patterson) something to stop the wolves which pursue tbem. While you are rend ing me she gains time! But why rend me? If I bad the coin 1 would give It to you now, for I fancy a whole throat more than 1 do a divided coin. But you see 1 haven't it." . "Very well monsieur," said the renegade leader, "I am forced to be lieve what you saythe coin is gone, no one knows where by now. But you yourself shall remain here until my men bring back those two the girl and the ruffian who used us so hard in her defense. Landozi be is safe enough. We do not fear him, for in a way he is our brother. But tell me, monsieur, what is it this coin? Why do to many pursue It?" He turned a keen eye upon the no bleman who remained so composed in these surroundings. "Why. I may tell you but little," an swered Count Frederick. "If 1 bad it In my hand now perhaps I could tell you more. But always no soon er do I place a hand upon it than yonder young woman appears out of nowhere and makes away with it again! I have resolved to have it 'I admit that. As you know, mon sieur, one does not readily give up res olutions of that nature, when formed. Is it not so?" ! "Frankly, I own a like desire," re Joined Blake. "I will win my men will bring her back." "I am not so sure. I And her most active in her ways." "Who Is she then? and what is she to you, monsieur?" demanded Blake. Count Frederick paused for half an instant, as though himself engaged In thought "Monsieur," said he, "you ask me a question there indeed! 1 have not yet myself decided upon that answer. Who is she? She is an American that is almost all I know of her. She may or may not be of quality in ber own land, but she has some desperate errand here In ours." "With such beauty as hers," said the apache leader, "rank matters but little." "Stop!" exclaimed Count Frederick. "It is not for you to comment in that way." The blood surged into the nobleman's face as he spoke. "Why? What is it to you?" The covert sneer on the face of the other showed his own suspicion as to which way the wind might set regarding these two. "It is no matter what it is to me nay, I do not know in truth what it is to me," said Count Frederick, Irri tated almost beyond speech. "She Is, aa I have said, an American she has some business here I know lit tle more." . "And you did not answer my main question What is she to you?" The nobleman turned on him angrily, in loathing of such familiarity on his part "If I could answer that question, fellow," said he, "I would not. Since I am not able to do so, I shall not." ' "Monsieur admires that jeune fiile!" The sneer of the renegade once more was evident. "Yes!" Frederick turned full upon him now. "Monsieur admires her!" CHAPTER XXII. The Plunge. Roleau and Kitty learned soon enough that in a race of the best of horses against a good notor car the former has small chance. They heard the chug of the motor coming awift-i ly on. In turn those in the car could hear the hoof-falls of the flee ing horses. The fugitives had hur ried to the rough country at the edge of the desert but guided by a reck less driver the speeding car clung close to them. A sudden exclamation from Roleau came buck to her after a time. He pulled his horse up strongly, and she herself reined in Just in time. Ahead of them lay the brink of a sheer drop of unknown depth. "Pull off!" cried Roleau. "Get to one side and let them come let them come on!" She swerved quickly aside Just in time, and pulled up at the brink. There she was the witness of a sud den tragedy. The men in the car, their eyes fixed only on the two whom they pursued, did not see the brink of the bank in time. Throttle wide open, they came on at speed. Too late they realized what was ahead. The car sped out into space how far, neither of its occupants ever had time to know. Roleau's horse dropped into running water as boldly he sprang In out ahead of the car. Saved by his horse, he swam it to the bank. Not so fortunate those in the car. The vehicle turned over even as It fell, and dropped a drop of many feet, pinning them under it beneath the surface of the stream. They were lost hopelessly, for had the car not crushed them they must at once have drowned, thus Imprisoned. Kitty, trembling at what she saw, re mained aa though paralyxea ny the scene . "Which way. excellency?'.' panted Roleau, riding alongside. "Into the city." cried Kitty, "fast as we can! I will be safer at the hotel" And to, an hour later, she gave the management of the Rite yet more cause for wonder, when. In the early hour of the morning, bedraggled, disheveled, pale, she and her unpre possessing attendant pulled up once more in the street in front of the door. In ber own room, after a certain time devoted to her toilet which led her more at peace with herself. Kitty at for a time pondering. Yes she once more bad half the coin that half given to her by the king. Bo fur, so good. But after all, she was as far from the ultimate success of her 'errand as ever sbe had been. Hit own half of the coin that which she bad brought with her from Ann rica where was it? In the possesion of a oertain, tall, strong man a man who bad smiled when dangers threatened him a man she hated with a!! her soul, as she now persuaded In rstif. She ought to hate him with all her heart yes, she was sure of that. Where was he now? At least she had evened matters with him. Once he had left ber helpless lu the desert now in turn she had left him the pris oner of ruthless men. Perhaps he never again would Bee the light of day his life even now might be fnru-it, for all she knew. It so, she would have been the cause of all that. "They may kill him," said Kitty to herself. "I could not endure the thought of that it would be my own fault I will not admit that it was his fBult I was used so cruelly by his man. He himself has laid no hand on me until this very night and then not in rudeness. Indeed, for all I know,' had he not come when he did, I myself might have paid the forfeit be may be paying now." Kitty paused for a time to look at her own face In the glass. It was very pale, very unhappy. "I must set him free!" said she with sudden resolve to herself.' "There has been life enough lost over this ulready his must not be added. I will help ,to get him free." i : " CHAPTER XXIII. ! f - Count Sachlo and Hie Friends. ' Far across the neutral lands, beyond the desert of lntergraffen, in his hunt ing lodge at the edge of the forest, Count Sachio for long hours of uncer tainty had nursed his own wrath and disappointment at the denouement of the scenes which he had seen take place about him. Pacing up and down, refusing food or drink, his rage always turned toward the unhappy agent Uu-i dohh, his unsuccessful messenger. "You, Rudolph of Grahoffen," he ex claimed at last, "you should have died rather than betray me! Ah, you be trayed our country as well." The man addressed, now practically a prisoner, and it not an object of sus picion at least one of hostility, sat moody and unhappy in the main room of the lodge. f "I can say no more, excellency," said he. "I failed. It Is true. But you do not count the skill and power of those who are arrayed against us." "How should I count .them?" ex claimed Sachio, fiercely. "Why should 1 ffS ? Others of the Gang Cut Off Exit by , the Main Gallery. I? Can I explain to my own king can you explain to him? Bah! man, they come to nothing in life explanations, excuses, reasons. Results, results, re sultsthose alone count for aught." "Excellency, I tried." ."You tried what Is that? Rather say you failed, for that is the main thing." "But, excellency," spoke up another man after a time, a friend of Sachio, "if it is useless to cry over spilt milk and we cannot wholly mend this pitch ereven the trifle of milk remaining In the fragments may have some value." "What do you mean?" "Well, this. The young girl who was the actual instrument of Rudolph's fail ure as none of us can doubt is still alive and still at liberty." "Well, what of that?" "If we found her and perhaps she can be found we could even pick up our skein at the same knot where we left it. She is somewhere on top of earth she is not a spirit after all, elusive though sbe seems." Slab, Fir and Oak Wood Also Rock Springs Coal Now is the time to bargain for your winter fuel. See Taft, Transfer Company f 4 ' i' J tf "He Has Itl Search Sachio grumbled some response, and the other went on. "These strained times cannot hold together forever the break will come before long. Our own monarch will not continue to endure this condition, half peace and half suspicion, that exists between the two kingdoms." "Yes war!" exclaimed Sachio. "But why war without success? War for plan or purpose or result yes, we could agree to that. But curse 111 man, do you not see that It all hangs on the ownership of this spirit coin? There is the issue. Without that we could gain nothing If we did go to war, not even though we won the war." "The economy of a king may mean much, my friend," went on Sachio. "Mi chael, the dead king, was a business man he saved. The economy of a people is the hope of business the economy of a king is the hope of a people itself. There are two sorts of folk In the world those who make mortgages and those who pay them. King Michael the Second of Gretzhof fen Is one who makes mortgages. King Michael the First was one who planned to pay them. He saved the money for that purpoBe he Intended to leave his kingdom rich. "But where is his hidden treasury? We know something of it It is un der the fortifications of Gretzhoffen. Our own monarch knows s8 much as that but no more. He asks me to learn more definitely the location of that treasury and what have I done? What can I do unless at length I shall gain not one but both halves of this Gretzhoffen coin? So, is it not plain enough?" "Thirty years ago, your excellency," rejoined his friond, "these kingdoms did fight." "Yes, and that was ended by the alliance Michael the First formed with oyr own prince. Love did that, mes sieurshe loved our princess, so all was forgotten. Ha was a good king and a strong one. There Is need for another strong man like him these days but not like the second Michael of Gretzhoffen. Why. he gave away his very birthright won by the fair face of a girl this strange young American, whoever she may be. Mle gave her the Gretzhoffen coin out of hand, as though It were no more than a farthing, for all he cared" "But she cared, that Is evidence enough!" "Yes, she cared, that la true! and so did another care." "Count Frederick?" "Yes, now you have named them both," rejoined Count Sachio, his grim Jaws set. "The young woman has half the coin. Count Frederick hag the oth er half. They must both be found, and swiftly as may be. Who'wlll ride with me? Not you, Rudolph someone must do the errand you failed In do ing. You, Johann; you, Marco come. We must bring back not either half of the Gretzhoffen coin tonight but both halves." CHAPTER XXIV. The Quality of Mercy. A two-fold mental attitude occupied Kitty as she still sat In her own apart ment trying to make Just estimate of her own necessities and those of an other. "If I sent to the police to rescue hlra," she said to herself and now she called "him" one who lately had been her enemy "they would only laugh at me-. They do as they like these days. No one knows whose friends they are those of the thieves or of honest people. No, it would be useless to tell them. ; "I have It!" she exclaimed half aloud. "I see It now. The king Is still afraid of his people he is hid In his own palace now lest he soe his 'shadow and all the time he Is look ing for a Btrong man the same who he called to his side that night of the ball Count Frederick. Very well, King Michael wants Count Frederick and he shall have him. That Is to say, he shall know where he Is. If the king retains any power In this dis tracted country, surely he can prevail against thieves such as these. Yes, I will write to the king." "Your majesty:" she wrote. "It may Interest you to know that Count Frederick Is being held a prisoner by a band of apaches, in their dive near jut V: i , . -first's ' Him!" Exclaimed Kitty. the sewers In the lower part of the city. Follow the desert road for Grahoffen, take steps loading to cel lar of last house on left side of road. Kitty Gray." The plan worked to perfection was admirable. Within two hours the king's men had rescued the Impris oned nobleman and brought him once more to the palace, although of this Kitty knew nothing at all. "Your majesty," he exclaimed when at length he met the king, "I greet your majesty with Joy and I muBt say with surprise. How could you know where I was I sought in vain to get out some word." "This was my advice," rejoined the king, and placed before him the note which he had but now received from the young American. Frederick gazed at It surprised, perplexed. "Again the American!" he ex clalmed. "She seems everywhere. Is 'It not bo? I swear " ' i "Vow not at all, my dear count! We do not yet know the end. She jwrltes this from a hotel the city, but no one knows where".e may be now, or what she may be doing." ; Meantime the young lady of whom they spoke' actually remained at her own hotel, plotting yet other things. Count Frederick still had charge of her half of the coin so she reasoned to herself. In all probability he had left it in the room where be slept In his own palace. What better time than the present, therefore, to make one more visit In that dangerous lo cality? "Roleau," said she a few moments later, after she had arrived upon this resolution. "Get our car once more." "Which way now. excellency? Must you still go on In these dangerous ad ventures? Why not give it up? You may lose your life." "I cannot give It up, Roleau," re plied Kitty. "This time It Bhould not be difficult we must make one more effort for Count Frederick's portion of the coin." "That means we must go to the pal ace?" Kitty nodded. Soon the car was speeding once more down the ave nues. "Why do they still admit you here?" asked Kitty of Roleau as once more they drew up in front of the count's palace. "I should think they would forbid us both." "I am a person of no consequence, excellency. Once of the household staff of a nobleman of this land, one Is supposed to remain. You think him harsli to me so it may seem. Hut these others, they figure that I still belong here. He would not speak to others of the matter at all. So I am still admitted on the old footing." ' "But as to myself?" "Excellency, I may not tell you that." "Why not?" "Because the truth may not wholly please you You see, they admit you because they think you still to be a friend of Count Frederick one of his friends I cannot explain." Kitty, somewhat flushed, did not press the argument. Enough for her that once more they were admitted freely to the palace and once more passed back through the wide halls until at length they stood at the door of the.sanctum sanctorum of the place's master the little bedroom where Kitty was convinced he kept his secret of the coin. She placed Roleau on guard In the hall while she herself went about an errand suddenly grown hateful to her self. But though she sought here and there hurriedly in the drawers of the dresser, here and there In such places as came to her mind, she found noth ing there was no trace of the miss ing object. "Roleau," she exclaimed excitedly, go ing to the ball, "it will take time. Keep watch. I have no idea whers ha can have left it." Puzzled, she turned from one corner of the room to the other, examining the furniture, which showed a Btrange mixture of luxury and asceticism Close by the head of the little Iron bedstead which seemed sufficient to content the master of the place, she saw a delicate cabinet of boule. The front of this desk was a drop leaf, which pulled out after it was THE COLUMBIA MILL E. V. SCHILLER All Kinds Building Material, Dimensions Shiplap, Timbers and Boards Mill at Fir. Oregon. Telephone Odell 302 Address Hood River, Oregon. R. F. D. Number 1 set in place by a metal hlngs Back of this, In the Interior of the cabinet, below a series of little pigeonholes, stood a row of three drawers of rota wood, all beautifully fitted. The eye of Kitty caught these as ah at deliberately engaged in her dis tasteful but absorbing task. Sho drew out all three of these drawers and put them on the desk lid before ber, examining each in turn. 8h wondered why she was glad to find there were no letters from any other woman yes, here was one but the writing was that of an old woman, she was sure. And here were certain rings, seals, trinkets, a miniature on ivory even a tight curled ring of gray hair, silken and delicate. She sat despondent after all her search. The half coin was not here! She had failed once more. Dubiously at her wit's end for now she knew not where to look further In the room she sat gazing at the three little rosewood drawers before her. Suddenly an idea came to her mind. She picked up one of the drawers, and stepping to the side of the cabinet measured the depth of the drawer against that of the upper case which had contained it It was shallower than the full depth of the desk by some three inches. Hurriedly she stooped down In front of the desk, dropping her eyes to tha level of the drawers, which In the cunning of the makes bad been placed precisely where the level of the hu man eye would not be apt to fall. She peered back into the recess from which she had drawn the three tight fitting drawers. Beyond them she saw three little ivory knobs. An exclamation escaped her. Not for nothing, then, had been her own experience in antiques. She knew something of the cunning the old mak ers put into secret drawers and spaces in some of their furniture. She thrust in her hand, grasped on of the tiny ivory knobs, and drew it geutly toward her. It was as she had thought there was a row of three shallow secret drawers in the back of the desk, hidden by the three larger ones which originally she had drawn out Not one time in fifty would any one suspect the presence of these se cret compartments. The work of the old cabinetmaker was beautifully done throughout It had been a master mind, and a cunning one, which bad designed It and executed It. A strange conviction came to Kitty that now she was at the end of br quest. Hurriedly her fingers turned over the contents of the little recepta cles. One held yet another miniature a beautiful thing of a lady whose high and aristocrats features remind ed her of some face, she could not at first tell whose. There was nothing else. The second "was also empty Just an address or so In faded yellow papers, treasured for some purpose, she knew not what and could not ask. The last drawer was filled to the top with tissue paper which had been crushed down. Her hands halt-trembling, Kitty began to untold this tissue. All at once she paused, her eyes gleam ing. The half of the Gretzhoffen coin lay In her hands! She caught at the little silken cord about her neck, pulled to view tha 1 mw ms I i cifn ' ,. J I "1 I -J ' tvil IK, I , . . C i Shs Saw the Leveled Barrel of Re volver Protruding. little chamois bag thus suspended at her corsage. From this, her hands still trembling In her haste, she brought out the king's half of the coin that which had given her so much trouble to regain. "They match 'tis done," exclaimed Kitty, half aloud. And Indeed tha broken edges of the coin fitted abso lutely. Her errand was done at last sbe had succeeded. "Roleau!" she started up now. But even as she did so sbe stopped once more, arrested, the two halves of the coin still In her hand. There was a little window at one side of the room, a curtained window she had not stopped to see whether or not It was glazed. Now through the parted curtain of this little aperture she saw the leveled black barrel of a revolver protruding, its aim directly at her as she stood. "Roleau!' she called once more, and as she spoke cowered away as best she might from the weapon whose aim was full upon her. (TO PE CONTINUED.) ' .