The Washington times., 1915-09-27
THE BROK EN- col N
By EMERSON HOUGH.

have been the wake Of a fish. but wa.
the fash Of a submarine-the accident
of seeing yonder cloud OF smoke ahead
that was fate fshtins with u;; a.. Believe s,;
Believe me. ne has the coin. Fate is
fighting with us at last. say. The
end Of all our troubles is at hand"
AS they swept forward. now near.
speeding yacht. always Kitty turned
her glass upon the decks of the water
craft. At length she exclaimed:
1T is he! see him. He is there.
sss He assoxn.s re has
But 1t is he. All! trust yonder faith.
full soul not to be travelling in vain.
I am sure. as though l saw 1t. that he
sure. az though i .sw him. that it s
Count Sachio himself in yonder sub
marine pursuing him. Come! Liter
ally. we must n.y." x
ment. hour after hour. until at length
the smoke above Gretzhoffen harbor
thickened, until the towers Of the ca
thedrals and the palace appeared. until
the chipping grew more distinct. until
the long green slope Of the coast forti-
Frederick. high above the level Of the
sea.
We will make It safely, mademoi-
selle." said Count Frederick. at last.
not attack: I do not know why. The
three Of US soon will be within reach
Of our own guns. wonder"
The wonder Of Count Frederick wa1
heard the dull report Of a so-centimeter
piece Of one Of the coast batteries-saw
the white cloud Of smoke burst from the
emplacement In front Of the disap-
caring gun. On ahead they saw the
white splash Of tho shell across the
Count Frederick. "Ah. I see. The
yacht carries the ensign OF the royal
navy of Grahoffen 1t 10 armed. Our
heaven send them bad aim for once!''
was not granted. The heavy guns OF
tho coast batteries. firinE at ranges
long ago carefully estimated and laid
down. made close practice on what
eyes of the battery commander with
out doubt had spied the wake OF the
submarine following in the rear. This
was taken to be a renewed attack OF
the Grahoffen forces. and hence to be
x shot. and yet another. followed
bracketing the yacht between the
ranges. Count Frederick held his
breath for what he know would come
by the impact Of heavy shell. reeled
careened, half broke apart and begar
"It is too bad" exclaimed Count
Frederick; sunk by our own men
Dor for protection carrying our owr
man-carrying our own fortune-tht
Gretzhoffen coin And now all is lost!
TIe turned the prov Of the air Graf,
wake OF the submarine was no longe,
, visible. 1t had taken cover when the
On the yacht itself were scenes o.
haste and confusion. Men hurried ou
the boats. such as remained unbroken
| batteries of the coast defense. but hap
PLY this shot passed harmlessly over
| head. The fragments Of the yacht still
floated;: Men here and there supported
Then. what the men Of the Gretzhof
fen batteries saw-what the men Of tn
submarine might have seen had thei
J periscope then been above the sur
craft which they so long had followed
1t swept down now like a giant bird
at a keen angle. as though itself woult
dip into the sea. Below 1t there swep
the great anchor rope. its end whippin,
white here and there on the tops Of tn
| waves
"Ahoy. Roleau." cried the voice o
Count Frederick.
Roleau looked up at this summon
from the clouds. and saw above tn
rail Of the air craft he so long ha'
noted in wonder, two faces that n
| knew and loved! A great sob shoo
his giant chest. Even his callous sou
was affected. Out of the very dee
they had come-his master and his mis-
tress.,to save him. when he thought al
was lost! He lifted up his hands
The whipping rope coiled and turned
twisted this way and that. But tn
steady hand at the rudder OF the al
craft guided 1t straight onward. down
ward.
Il Roleau reached out. made swif
grasp. felt himself swept free, off III
feet. An instant later. hand over hanc
he began his ascent from what had bee
the extremist peril Of his life.
Il CONTINUED Next Sunday.)