Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-11-12
TWENTY-FlRST INSTALLHENT
CHAPTER Lxxul.
Id Eneounter az So.

over the sea, up into the stars, aned
the distress call Of tho ship at sea.
rs. o. S. Gretzhofien, S. o. S. Gretz.
hoffen."
Broken, incoherent at times, but i'm.
perative, the strident wall OF the wire.
less clamoring out into the empty air,
asking for ears far away to listen to
what it said. And ears did hear-the
ears OF friends.
The prime minister OF GretzhofIen,
as has been said, had by this time
succeeded in making some sort OF a
clearance OF the unwelcome guests of
the Gretzhoffen palace lie had got
the king TO bed. some OF his officers 10
horse, and q few of his servants to
work. AS for himself he felt him.
self unable to establish the broken
machinery OF the government on any
lasting basis. FTederick-Count Fred,
erick-the man with the strong brain
and arm-where was he?
Bent upon answering for himself
this somewhat imperative question,
the prime minister made search here
and there for some clue TO the miss.
ing nobleman. His agents ran the
trail to the dock whence Count Fred.
erick had sailed so many days ago.
He learned that at the time the kings
yacht had put out there had been seen
the line of smoke OF a passing steam.
er, far below, toward the mouth OF
the bay. Apparently the king yacht
had set out with the purpose OF inter.
cepting this steamer. What then had
happened none could tell. Some.
where out on the sea the nobleman
of Gretzhoffen had disappeared.
Therefore, said the prime minister
20 himself, it might well be true that
Count Frederick, having been gone q
certain period of time, might now be
ready 20 return. These long absences
were usual with him, but always he
had come back. Hitherto that had
meant his return by land. Now It
must mean his return by sea. II
might be quite as well. reasoned the
prime minister, to have one OF the
earliest interviews with Count Fred
erick on his return. It was well, sure
ly, to be well established with those
who would take control of affairs in
the distracted kingdom of Gretz
hoffen.
D~-'I shall even take our other yacht
the Adeline," said the prime minister
to himself. and put myself in the way
of the royal yacht, should it now be re.
turning" And even so he did.
- Tha Aieiina was a stout little steam.
ing craft, of good lines, and we'll
enough armed.
The prime minister did not hasten
in his errand, for indeed he had nc
definite purpose in view. Only. having
put the Adelina into commission. he
pushed out quite beyond the bay. un.
til he felt the long roll of the Med
iterranean under him. Then, as II
CHANGED, at a point not so far from
the late shipwreck of the Prinz Ad.
Ter, he slackened speed and kept him.
self barely under way. Having moth.
ing better to do, he waited.
IL was night now, and the stars we're
shining brightly above. The gentle
airs of the South European sea were
soft and languorous. But, to the prime
minister, as he restlessly paced the
deck of the Adelina, these things
were lost. He was engaged in rehec-
tions of none too pleasant a nature.
Signing, he said to himself: There is
no use in this. 1 might as well put
back
i. He turned as the boats wireless OPP
orator hastened to him now. a paper
I'm his hand He had not noticed the
crackle Of his own wireless masts OF
late, although from time TO time he
had sent out signals in the hope OF
striking somewhe,e e some information
regarding the missing craft.
Il beg pardon, sir" said the messen.
ger excitedly, but we have just got
an S. o. S. Someone is calling the
Adelina.'
Calling us-wherc Is it-whc is
it?" demanded the prime minister.
They are calling Gretzhofen and
signing Frederick. Il is S. o. S.
they are ia trouble somewhere. Who
is it. excenency?"
The prime minister started as
though struck by an electric shock.
Frederick Who but the very man
l want-Count Frederick-and calling
u.s. Tell me-what is II that he says?"
Only the same thing. excellency-
IS. o. S.-Gretzhoffen-Adelina--
Frederick And, yes-he says One
hundred and seyenty-tiye miles south
southwest
''One hundred and seventy-five miles
that. Of course. must mean from the
Iport whence he sailed. We are more