The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-24

| II was Count SachlO at lenstn VINO
turned, his attention arrested by the
! familiar sound OF an air craft motor.
Look your majesty" said he, turn
ing and pointing
A sudden exclamation came from
the lips OF Cortislaw.
1T is from Gretzhoffen!" he said.
"Our own air craft are not mobllized.
| wonder who planned that raid. You
told me Count Frederick was killed
that you saw 1t with your own eyes,
That cannot be. King Michael, weak
as he Is, never would be afoot--neyer
would he have had his air craft NOV
Ing at this hour. They have been
above our city--it Is a mercy II they
have not dropped bombs upon our
shipping"
Look" said Sachio. He indicated
now the course Of the pursuing air
craft, which, far from following them
directly, now swept aside in a great
tangent.
"They are bound also for the yacht
said Sachio. 1T Is not us, but yonder
boat they are pursuing. What does II
mean? Surely they can have marked
us under water or above-they see US
now. If they have eyes. But now they
evade us and pursue the boat which
we pursue What does 1t mean? And
who is in commando"
Slow enough would even keen-witted
Count Sachio have been to guess the
real answer to his own question. IL
was his enemy who was in command
of this pursuing air craft-Count Fred
orick. not killed, but in full possession
of his powers once more.
IL had been Frederick's plan to
hasten across the neutral lands and
over Grahoffen itself in foray or
scouting and discovery. He wished to
see whether the forces Of the enemy
would rally or whether they were to lie
utterly broken. accepting their defeat.
And at the last instant, when he had
stepped into the seat Of the air craft,
he had been followed by one who
would not accept denial from him
the young American. Thus they had
swept across the broad plain, across
the city OF Grahoffen itself, and along
the water front-and now far down
the great arm of the sea which thrust
up from the south.
The aeroplane for time fell on
from the direct course held by the sub
marine. Ahead of the wind and driven
nj top speed by its own tremendous
engines. it advanced in vast sweeps
and swoops, at speed incalculaoly
fast
Your majesty" said Count Sachio
al length. laying down the glasses
with which he had been examining the
ship of the air which passed above
them. Il was wrong At first thought
some leader Of their aviation corps
had developed this raid today, but IT
is not SO. told you that Count Fred
erick was dead. My eyes must have
deceived me. It is he yonder! He
himself is guiding this pursuit. With
him there is anothcr-a woman, your
majesty! Ii is none less than the
+ young American, who has been the
most dangerous enemy We yet have
met. They two-fOr what reason | am
not intormed-are alott together. Their
purpose ! can only guess.
The rage of Cortislaw now was such
as left him silent
Your majesty" said Count Sachio
AZ last. 1t must be as yCur majesty
reasons. But il is by sinking yonder
craft. not by saving il, that he can
-,oSt hu-. Us. Yes. ! am convinced.
vc-ss- IS the coin. How they know il
how they guess il. ! do rot know.
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,hzt intuition rather than knowledge
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