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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1915
Page
7
Gray, a newspaper woman, follows a curio shop coin inscription to Gretzhoffen on editor orders. She and her pursuers uncover clues, pursuing a hidden story as they chase the meaning of the broken coin.
In a palace scene King Michael flatters a disguised American governess, Kitty, offering her the half of a magical broken coin. He hints Count Frederick’s interest and proposes she keep the trinket if she desires. The dialogue pivots on loyalty, state duties, and a suggested pact to influence governance.
Kitty navigates a palace plot to crown a drunken king and ignite revolution. She exposes Frederick's plan with a half coin, dispatches a warning to King Michael II, and escapes through a fire-escape with her ally Rolean to reach the royal ball by midnight.
In Gretzhoffen, King Michael, haunted by a message warning against wine, feigns drunkenness to trap a potential foe. Count Frederick observes, Kitty Gray arrives with a package, and at midnight the king appears with a striking American woman. The crowd greets him as the hall resumes its dance, and the mysterious envelope awaits its purpose.
In a hotel room Kitty plans to safeguard a precious broken coin during the preparations for a grand black and white ball. She conceals the token in paper with a note to the Queen requesting temporary safekeeping, reflecting her anxiety over its fate and the gossip surrounding her.
Kitty Gray plans a risky return to the count’s apartments after failing to recover the missing coin. A messenger warns Frederick of her deceitful move and, trapped, she becomes a prisoner as night falls with the ball ongoing in the winter palace below.
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