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RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF
The Broken Coin
By EMERSON HOUGH
From the Scenario by
Grace Cunard
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A Story of Mystery and Adventure
(Copyright, 1915, by
SYNOPSIS.
Kitty Gray, newspaper wamnn, finds In
a curio nil op half of a broken coin, tlin
mutllatrd Inscription on which uroimo.i
her curiosity urul loudi her, nt tho order
of her iimniiRlnir editor, to en tn the prin
cipality of UrcUliolTc'h to iileco out the
Htory nttRKentcd by tlin Inncrlptlon. Hlie In
followed, nnd on nrrlvnl In arcUhoffon
hor ndventure whllo rlinftlnrc the secret
of the hiokon coin begin.
INSTALLMENT SIX
CHAPTER XXI.
In the Underworld.
Whichever way eho turned, cscnpo
aooraod qui to cut off for tho young
woman, whoso ndvpnturea now had
carried her into such dcapcrato chho.
Behind her still roso tho Rounds of
combat, whoro Rolenu and Landozl
fought with tho occupantH who re
malncd In tho thlovcs den. On ahead,
la tho passageway, others of tho gang
Bwurmed In, cutting off exit by tho
main gallery. And hero, holding her
rb his prisoner, was the man bIio
feared most of them all, os tho moBt
apt to win In thin content for tho pos
Boealon of tho coin Frederick, tho no
bleman of Grot?.hoffen, whoso resolu
tion matched her own.
Sho beat at him with her hands rtB
he Bwung her lightly from tho ground,
but ho only Binlled at her protests
only smiled when ho saw himself out
numbered by theso newcomers who
confronted them In tho main exit. At
bay, ho stood beside his captive nnd
waited thoBo who Bought to mnko
them both captives.
Rolcau nnd Landozl, Bcclug that
Kitty hnd escaped, glared at ono an
other for a moment beforo they under
stood that thoy both wcro her friends.
From what thoy heard they knew that
sho still was besieged tn tho main en
try way A moment later Roleau
forced his way out tho rear entry of
the den, closely followed by Landozl,
as agllo ub hlmsolf. Thoy armed
themselves at tho car which had
brought them hither, and sprang for
ward to tho ontranco of tho main gal
lery, eager to asBlst the woman whom
they both sought to serve.
This flanking attack upon tho en
emy was more than offset by the
march In the roar of tho main en
emy himself Blake, tho renegado,
who, finding himself freed of his as
sailants, sprang Into tho passageway
after Kitty. Sho, as ho knew very
well, was In possession of tho coin.
He found her thero In tho company of
a stranger a tall man whom ho never
before had Been, and who now showed
small fear of htniBclf or of tho others
confronting him. Thero was no timo
for Blako to flguro upon what relation
these two might have tho coin was
all "ho cared for.
"Give It to mot" ho demanded as
he sprang at Kitty with a raised
weapon.
Count Frederick stepped toward
htm. "Follow, what Is It that you
want? Lca'.o this young lady alono."
"Ho has It! Search him!" exclaimed
Kitty quickly, pointing to Frederick
himself. That individual experienced
a swift Burprlso at this sudden turn
ing of tho tables upon him. Hut tho
ruse worked unceremoniously tho
apaches laid hands upon Count Fred
erick and haled him back to tho rear
of the subterranean passagoway. Re
lieving that ho had taken tho coin
from Kitty, they sot her advice Into
vigorous effect at onco.
A pair of thlovcs still guarded tho
exit, but theso now woro to meet tho
escaped Rolcau and his confederate,
as keen for conflict as they, and bet
ter prepared for It. Kitty heard rapid
ehots, tho acrid Btnoll of powder filled
thoiplaco. Then, beforo sho had fur
ther tlmo for thought, bHo felt horself
hurried forward, tho strong hand of
Rolcau upon her arm.
"Quick, cxcollency," ho called, "thero
1b yet tlmo."
Ab she felt the cool air of tho outor
world upon her cheek Kitty Bhook off
a traco of her despair. Tho coin still
was in her hand sho might yet es
cape. Cut off by Bomo of tho apaches from
the car toward which thoy sprang, Ro
lcau turned and hurried Kitty to tho
two horses which had brought Lan
dozl and herself thlthor. An instant
later thoy wcro mounted nnd fleeing,
leaving Landozl to fend for himself,
as thoy well know ho could. What
Interested thorn moro was tho cries
of tho two rufllaus who themselves
had sprung to tho car and now were
cranking it furiously with tho intent
of pursuing thorn in their own motor.
Within the den whero theso things
had occurred Frederick, count of
Grctzhoffon, now was prisoner to tho
rat-faced leader of tho apaches, tho
renegade Dlake. Tho latter stood
menacing him.
"Why bo agltatod, my friend?" do
minded the nobleman, coolly enough.
"You see I havo not tho coin. Tho
girl has outwitted you myself ns
well. I swear, her wit is nlmblo
onought Sho has loft mo nnd you
in tho lurch, nnd has escaped onco
moro. Bho has (lung mo to you, as
Russian travelers sometimes fling
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something to stop the wolves which
purstto them. While- you are rend
ing mo she gains tlmol Hut why rend
me? If 1 had tho coin I would glvo
it to you now, for 1 fancy a whole
throat moro than 1 do a divided coin.
Hut you bco I haven't it."
"Very well monsieur," mild the
renegado leader, "I am forced to be
lieve what you say tho coin Id gono,
no ono knows whore by now. Hut
ou yourself shall remain hero
until my men bring back thoso
two tho girl and tho ruffian who
used us so hard in hor defense.
Landol ho lu Bafo enough. Wo do
not fear him, for In a way ho Is our
brother. Hut tell mo, monsieur, what
1b It this coln7 Why do bo many
pursuo It?"
Ho turned n keen eye upon tho no
bletnnn who remained so composed
lu theso surroundings.
"Why, 1 may tell you but little," nn
Bwercd Count Frederick. "If 1 hnd
It in my hand now perhaps I could
toll you more. Hut nlwaya no Boon
or do I pluco a band upon it than
yonder young woman appears out of
uowhero and makes, away with it
again! I havo resolved to havo it
I admit that. Ab you know, mon
sieur, ono does not readily glvo up res
olutions of that nature, when formed.
Ib It not HO?"
"Frnnkly, I own a llko tlr ire," re
joined Hlako. "I will win- my men
will bring her back."
"I ntn not so sure. 1 find her most
active in her ways."
"Who Ib sho then? nnd what la
Bho to you, monsieur?" demanded
Hlako.
Count Fredeilck pnused for half an
Instant, ns though himself engaged in
thought.
".Monsieur," Bald ho, "you ask mo
a question thero Indeed! I havo not
yet myself dccldod upon that answer.
Who is she? Sho Is nn American
that Ib almost all I know of her. Sho
mny or may not bo of quality In her
own land, but sho has somo dospcrato
orrand here in ours."
"With such beauty as herB," said
the apacho leader, "rank matters but
little.:'
"Stop!" exclaimed Count Frederick.
"It. is not for you to comment in
that way." Tho blood surged into
tho nobleman's face as ho spoke.
"Why? What is It to you?" The
covert sneer on tho faco of the other
showed his own suspicions as to which
way tho wind might sot rcg.udlng
theso two.
"It is no matter what It is to me
nay, 1 do not know in truth what It
Is to mo," said Count Frederick, irri
tated almost boyond speech. "She
is, as I havo Bald, an American sho
has Homo business here I know lit
tlo mere"
"And you did not nnswer my main
question What Is sho to you?"
Tho nobleman turned on him
angrily, in loathing of such familiarity
on his part. "If 1 could nnswer that
question, fellow," said he, "1 would
not. Since I am not ublo to do bo,
I shall not."
"Monsieur admires that jounofllle!"
Tho sneer of tho renegado onco more
was evident.
"Yes!" Frederick turned full upon
him now. "Monsieur admlrcB her!"
CHAPTER XXII.
The Plunge.
Rolcau and Kitty learned noon
enough that in a raco of tho best of
horses against ft good motor car tho
former litis small chance. They heard
tho chug of the motor coming BWlft
ly on. In turn thoso in tho car
could hear the hoof-fulls of tho tleo
lng horses. Tho fugitives had hur
ried to the rough country at tho edgo
of tho desert, but guided by a reck
less driver the speeding car clung
closo to them.
A Budden oxclnmntlon from Rolenu
came hack to her after a tlmo. Ho
pulled his horso up strongly, and she
herself reined in Just In tlmo. Ahead
of them lay tho brink of a sheer drop
of unknown depth.
"Pull oft!" cried Rolcau. "Got to
ono sldo and lot them como let them
como on!"
Sho swerved quickly nsldo Just in
timo, and pulled up ut tho brink.
Thoro Bho wns tho wltuess of a sud
den tragedy.
Tho men in the car, their eyes fixed
only on tho two whom they pursued,
did not boo tho brink of tho bank in
time. Throttlo wldo open, they camo
on at speed. Too Into they realized
what was ahead. Tho car sped out
Into spaco how far, neither of its
occupants ever had tlmo to know.
Rolcnu's horso dropped into running
water as boldly ho sprang In out ahead
of the cnr. Saved by his horse, he
swam it to tho bank. Not so fortuuato
thoso lu tho car. Tho vehlclo turned
over ovon ns It fell, nnd dropped a
drop of many feet, pinning them under
it beneath tho surfaco of tho stream.
They woro lost hopelessly, for had tho
car not crushed them thoy must at
onco havo drowned, thus Imprisoned.
Kitty, trembling it what Bho saw, re-
nained as though paralyzed by the
Bcono
"Which way, excellency?" panted
Rolcau, riding alongside
"Into tho city," cried Kitty, "fast as
we cani I will be Barer at tho hotel."
And so, an hour later, she gave the
management of the Rltz yet moro
causo for wonder, when, in tho early
hours of tho morning, bedraggled,
disheveled, palo, sho and her unpre
possessing attendant pulled up once
moro in tho street in front of the door.
In her own room, after a cert&ta.
tlmo devoted to hor toilet, which left
her moro at peace with herself, Kitty
sat for a tlmo pondering. Yes, she
onco moro had half tho coin that halt
given to her by tho king. So far, bo
good. Hut after all, sho was as far
from tho ultimate success of her
errnnd as over sho had been. Her
own half of the coin that which she
had brought with her from America
whero was It? In tho possession of. a
certain, tall, strong man a man who
had Bmlled when dangers threatened
him a mnn sho hated with all her
ooul, as sho now persuaded herself.
Sho ought to hate him with all hor
heart yes, she wob suro of that.
Where was he now? At least she had
ovened mattcrB with him. Onco ho
had left her helpless lu tho desert
now in turn sho had left him tho pris
oner of ruthless men. Perhaps he
never again would bco tho light of day
his Ilfo oven now might be forfeit,
for all sho knew. If so, sho would have
been tho causo of all that.
"They may kill him," said Kitty to
herself. "1 could not enduro tho
thought of that It would bo my own
fault. 1 will not admit that it waa his
fault I was used bo cruelly by his
man. Ho himself has laid no hand on
mo until this very night nnd then not
in rudeness. Indeed, for all 1 know,
had ho not come when he did, I myself
might havo paid tho forfeit ho may bo
paying now."
Kitty paused for a tlmo to look at
hor own faco in tho glass. It was very
palo, very unhappy.
"I must net him free!" said she with
sudden resolvo to herself. "Thero has
been Hfo enough lost over this already
his must not bo added. 1 will holp
to get him free."
CHAPTER XXIII.
Count Sachlo and HI Friends.
Far across tho neutral lands, beyond
tho desert of Intergraffen, in his hunt
ing lodgo at tho edgo of tho forest,
Count Sachlo for long hours of uncer
tainty had nursed his own wrath and
disappointment at tho denouement of
tho scenes which ho had seen take
place nbout him. Pacing up and down,
refusing food or drink, his rage always
turned toward tho unhappy agent Ru
dolph, his unsuccessful messenger.
"You, Rudolph of Grahoffen," he ex
claimed at last, "you should havo died
rather than betray me! Ah, you be
trayed our country as well."
The man addressed, now practically
a prisoner, and if not an object of sus
picion at least one of hostility, sat
moody and unhappy In the main room
of the lodge.
'"I can say no more, excellency,"
said ho. "I failed, it is truo. Hut you
do not count the skill and power of
thoso who are arrayed against us."
"How should 1 count them?" ex
claimed Sachlo, fiercely. "Why should
Others of the Gang Cut Off Exit by
the Main Gallery.
I? Can I cxplnln to ray own king can
you explain to him? Bah! man, they
como to nothing In life explanations,
excuses, reasons. Results, results, re
sults thoso alono count for aught."
"Excellency, I tried."
"You tried what is that? Rather
say you failed, for that is tho main
thing."
"Hut, cxcollency," spoko up another
man after a tlmo, a friend of Sachlo,
"If it is useless to cry over Bpllt milk
nnd wo cannot wholly mend this pitch
er ovon tho trlflo of milk remaining
In tho fragments mny have somo
valuo."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, this. Tho young girl who was
tho actual Instrument of Rudolph's fail
ure ns none of us can doubt Is still
alive- and still at liberty."
"Well, what of that?"
"If wo found her and perhaps sho
can bo found wo could even pick up
our skoln at tho eamo knot whoro we
loft It. Sho is Bomowhero on top of
earth sho la not a spirit after all,
elusive though sho seems."
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"He Has Itl Search Him!" Exclaimed Kitty.
Sachlo grumbled some response, and
the other went on.
"These strained times cannot hold
together forovcr tho break will come
beforo long. Our own monarch will
not continuo to endure this condition,
half peace and halt suspicion, that
exists between tho two kingdoms."
"Yes wnrl" exclaimed Sachlo. "But
why war without success? War for
plun or purposo or result ycB, wc
could ngreo to that. Hut curso It!
man, do you not see that It all hangs
on tho ownership of this spirit coin?
Thero is tho 'issue. Without that wo
could gain nothing if wo did go to war,
not oven though wo won the war."
"Tho economy of a king may mean
much, my friend," went on Sachlo. "Mi
chael, the dead king, was a business
man ho saved. Tho economy of a
people is tho hope of business the
economy of a king is the hope of a
peoplo itself. Thero aro two sorts af
folk In tho world thoso who make
mortgages and U1030 who pay them.
King Michael tho Second of Gretzhof
fen Is ono who makes mortgages.
King Michael tho First was ono who
planned to pay them. Ho saved the
money for that purpose he Intended
to lenvo his kingdom rich.
"But whero Is his hidden treasury?
We know something of it it Ib un
der the fortifications of Gretzhoffen.
Our own monarch knows bo 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 ono but both halves of
this Gretzhoffen coin? So, is it not
plain enough?"
"Thirty years ago, your excellency,"
rejoined his friend, "these kingdoms
did fight."
"Yes, and that was ended by the
nlllanco Michael the First formed with
our own prince. Love did that, mes
sieurs ho loved our princess, so all
was forgotten. Ho was a good king
and a strong one. There Is need for
another strong roan like him theso
days but not llko tho second Michael
of Gretzhoffen. Why, he gave away
his very birthright won by the fair
face of a girl this strange young
American, whoever sho may bo. Ho
gave her the Gretzhoffen coin out of
hand, ns though it were no moro
than a farthing, for all ho cared"
"But sho cared, that Is evidence
enough!"
"Yes, sho cared, that is true! and
so did another care."
"Count Frederick?"
"Yes, now you have named them
both," rojolnod Count Sachlo, his grim
Jaws Bet. "Tho young woman has half
the coin, Count Frederick has tho oth
er half. They must both be found, and
swiftly as may be. Who will ride with
me? Not you, Rudolph someone
must do the errnnd you failed In do
ing. You, Johann; you, Marco como.
Wo must bring back not either half
of tho Gretzhoffen coin tonight but
both halves."
CHAPTER XXIV.
The Quality of Mercy.
A two-fold mental attitude occupied
Kitty as sho still sat in her own apart
ment trying to mnko Just estimate of
her own necessities nnd thoso of an
other. "If 1 pent to tho pollco to rescue
him," Bho Bnid to herself and now
sho called "him" ono who lately hnd
been her enemy "thoy would only
laugh at mo. They do as thoy llko
theso days. No ono knows whoso
friends they nro thoso of tho thlovcs
or of honest people. No, It would bo
useless to toll them.
"I hnvo it!" 6ho exclaimed half
aloud. "I sro It now. The king is
still nfrnid of his people ho Is hid
in his own palnco now lest ho seo his
shadow and all tho tlmo ho is look
ing for n strong man tho samo who
ho called to his Bldo that night of tho
ball Count Frederick. Very well,
King Michael wants Count Frederick
and ho shall havo him. That Is to
say, ho Bhall know whero ho Is. If
tho king retains any power in this dis
tracted country, surely ho can provall
agnlnst thlovcs such as thoso. Yos,
I will write to tho king."
"Your majesty:" sho wroto. "It
mny Interest you to know that Count
Frederick Is bolng held a prlsonet by
a band of apaches, in their dlvo near
tho sowers in tho lower part of tho
city Follow tho desert road for
Grahoffen, take steps leading to cel
lar of last house on left side of road.
Kitty Gray."
Tho plan worked to perfection
wns admirable Within two hours the
king's men had rescued tho Impris
oned nobleman nnd brought him once
moro to the palace, although of this
Kitty knew nothing at all.
"Your majesty," ho exclaimed when
at length ho met tho king, "I greet
your majesty with Joy and I must
say with surprise. How could you
know whero I was I sought In vain
to get out somo word."
"ThlB was my advice." rejoined the
king, and placed beforo him the note
which ho had but now received from
tho young Amerlcnn. Frederick gazed
at it surprised, perplexed.
"Again the Amerlcnn!" he ex
claimed. "Sho seems everywhere. Is
it not bo? I Bwenr "
"Vow not at all, my dear count!
Wo do not yet know the end. Sho
writes this from n hotel in the city,
but no ono knows whero sho may be
now, or what she may bo doing."
Meantime tho young lady of whom
they spoke actually remained at her
own hotel, plotting yet other things.
Count Frederick still had charge of
,hcr halt of the coin so she reasoned
to herself. In all probability he had
left it In tho room whero he slept lu
his own palace. What better time
than the present, therefore, to make
one more visit in that dangerous lo
cality? "Roleau," said sho 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 glvo it up, Roleau," re
plied Kitty. "This tlmo It should not
bo difficult wo must make ono more
effort for Count Frederick's portion of
tho coin."
"That means wo must go to tho palnco?"
Kitty nodded. Soon tho car was
speeding onco moro down the avo-
nues.
"Why do they still admit you here?"
asked Kitty of Roleau as once more
thoy drew up tn front of the count's
pnlaco. "I should think they would
forbid us both."
"I am a person of no consequence,
excellency. Onco of the household
staff of a nobleuan of this land, one
Is supposed to remain. You think him
harsh to mo so it may seem. But
these others, they flguro that l still
belong here. He would not speak
to others of the matter at all. So I
am still admitted on the old footing."
"But ns to myself?"
"Excellency, I may not tell you
that."
"Why not?"
"Bccauso tho truth may not wholly
plcaso you You seo, thoy admit you
bccauso they think you still to bo a
frlond of Count Frederick one of his
friends I cannot explain."
Kitty, somewhat flushed, did not
press tho argument. Enough for hor
that onco moro they woro admitted
freely to tho palace and onco moro
passed back through tho wldo
halls until nt length thoy stood at the
door of tho snnctitm sanctorum of tho
place's master tho llttlo bedroom
whero Kitty was convinced ho kopt hla
secret of the coin.
Sho placed Rolcau on guard In tho
hall whllo sho herself went about an
errand suddenly grown hateful to her
self. But though sho sought hero and
thero hurriedly In tho drawers of tho
dresser, hero and thero In such places
as camo to her mind, sho found noth
ing thero was no traco of tho miss
ing object.
"Roleau," sho exclaimed excitedly, go
ing to tho hall, "It will tnko tlmp.
Keep watch. I havo no idea whoro ho
can havo left it."
Puzzled, alio turned from ono corner
of tho room to tho other examining
tho furnlturo, which showed a strange
mlxturo of luxury and jiscetlclsm.
Closo by tho head of tho llttlo Iron
bedstend which scorned sufficient to
content tho master of tho place, Bho
saw a delicate cabinet of boulo.
Tho front of this desk was a drop
leaf, which pulled out after it was
set In place by a meta' hlnco Back
of this, in the Interior of the cabinet,
below a sorles of llttlo pigeonholes,
stood a row of three drawers of rose
wood, all beautifully fitted.
The eye of Kitty caught those as she
sat deliberately engaged in hor dis
tasteful but absorbing task. She
drew out all threo of thoso drawers
and put them on the desk lid bofore
her, examining each in turn. She
wondered why sho was triad to find
thero were no lottors from uny other
woman yes, here was one but tho
writing was that of an old womnu,
sho was suro. And here were cortaln
rings, seals, trinkets, a mlnlaturo on
ivory oven a tight curled rlcg of gray
hair, silken and delicate.
She pat despondent after all her
search. The half coin waB not hero!
Sho had failed once moro. Dubiously
at hor wit's end for now she know
not whero to look further in the room
sho sat gazing at tho threo little
rosewood drawers beforo her.
Suddenly an Idea camo to hor mind
Sho picked up one of tho drawers, and
stopping to tile side of tho cabinet,
measured the depth of tho drawor
against that of tho uppor caso which
had contnlued It. It was shallowor
than tho full depth of tho desk by
somo three Indies.
Hurriedly she stooped down In front
of the desk, dropping hor eyes to tho
lovel of tho drawers, which in tho
cunning of tho maker had been placed
precisely where tho level of tho hu
man eye would not bo apt to fall.
She peered back into the recess from
which she had drawn the three tight
fitting drawers. Beyond thorn sho saw
three llttlo ivory knobs.
An exclamation escaped her. Not
for nothing, then, had been her own
oxperlonco In antiques. Sho knew
something of the cunning the old mak
ers put into secret drawers and spaces
in some of their furnlturo.
She thrust In her hand, graspod one
of tho tiny ivory knobs, t.nd drow It
gently toward her. It was as sho had
thought thero was a row of three
shallow secret drawers in tho back of
the desk, hidden by llio threo larger
ones which originally eho had drawn
out. Not ono tlmo In fifty would any
one suspect tho presence of thoso Be
crot compartments. Tho work of tho
old cabinetmaker was beautifully dono
throughout. It had been a master
mind, nnd a cunning ono, which hud
designed it and executed it.
A strange conviction came to Kitty
that now sho was at tho ond of her
quest. Hurriedly hor fingers turned
over tho contents of tho llttlo reccpta
cles. One held yet another miniature
a beautiful thing of a lady whose
high and aristocratic features remind
ed her of somo faco, sho could not at
first toll whose. There was nothing
else.
Tho second was also empty Just an
address or bo in faded yellow papers,
treasured for somo purpose, Bho knew
not what and could not ask.
Tho last drawer was filled to the top
with tissue paper which had been
crushed down. Her hands half-trem-bllng,
Kitty began to unfold this tissue.
All at once she paused, hor oyoa gleam
ing. Tho half of the Gretzhoffen coin lay
in her hands!
rho caught at tho little silken cord
about her neck, pulled to view the
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volver Protruding.
llttlo chamois bag thus suspended at
her corsage. From this, her hands
still trombllng In her hasto, she
brought out tho king's half of tho coin
that which had given her bo much
trouhlo to rogaln.
"Thoy match 'tis dono," oxclnlmed
Kitty, half nloud. And indeed tho
broken edges of tho coin flttod abso
lutely. Her errand was dono at last
sho had succeeded.
"Roleau!" alio started up now. But
oven as Bho did bo sho stopped onco
more, arrested, tho two halve of tho
coin still in her hand.
Thoro was a llttlo window at ono
sldo of tho room, a curtained window
sho hnd not Btoppod to seo whothcr
or not It was glazed. Now through tho
parted curtnln of this llttlo nporturo
sho snw tho leveled black barrol oi
a revolver protruding, Its aim dlroctl)
at her ns Fho stood.
"Rolenu!' sho cnllcd onco moro, nnd
ns sho spoko cowered away as best
sho might fiom tho weapon whoso alia
was full upon her.
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