The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-10-16

heard above the loud drone of the en-
gines. What have we gained? What
do we know?'
"Looki' said she. Look at them
below us yonder. They want what
we want. They pursue what we pur.
sue? Why? Believe me, they know
that the coin is on ahead. II they
know it, why shouldn't we? Monsieur
le comte, your ride this morning was
an inspiration. The accident Of fol
lowing what might have been the
wake of a fish, but was the fash of
submarine-the accident of seeing
yonder cloud of smoke ahead-that
was fate fighting with us. Believe
me, Roleau is yonder on that boat.
Believe me, he 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.
now dropping off from the course of
the speeding yacht, always Kitty
turned her glass upon the decks Of
the water craft. At length she ex-
claimed:
1T is he! I see him. He is there,
standing looking back. He has no
glass. He cannot recognize US now.
But it is he. Ali trust yonder faith
full soul not to be travelling in vain.
am sure, as though saw it, that he
has the coin with Him there. | am
sure, as though | saw him, that it is
Count Sachio himself in yonder sub
marine pursuing him. Come! Lit
orally, we must fly"
And fly they did Moment after mo.
ment, hour after hour, until at length
the smoke above Gretzhoffen harbor
thickened, until the towers of the
cathedrals and the palace appeared,
until the shipping grew more distinct.
until the long green slope of the coast
Notifications showed to the eyes of
Count Frederick, high above the level
of the sea-
I'VE will make it safely, made
moiselle," said Count Frederick, at
last. For some reason the subma-
rine does not attack, l do not know
why. The three of us soon will be
within reach of our own guns. l won
der"
The wonder of Count Frederick was
not Ill placed. In few moments they
heard the dull report of a 30-centi-
meter piece of one of the coast bat
the white cloud of smoke
hitrcf frau, tho am v,Io oor,o,,4 H., fro,,+
If the disappearing gun. On ahead
hey saw the white splash of the shell
across the bows of the advancing
YACHT.
What do they mean?' exclaimed
Count Frederick. "Ah, | see. The
yatch carries the ensign of the royal
lavy of Grahoffen! 1t is armed. Our
,unners take it for an enemy. Now
heaven send them bad aim for once!"
A shot, and yet another followed,
the yacht between the
anges. Count Frederick held his
'reath for what he knew would come.
'ome it did. The yacht, struck full
y the impact of a heavy shell, reeled,
areened, half broke apart and began
D settle by the head &
1T is too bad!" exclaimed Count
frederick; sunk by our own menl
'onder yacht was coming to our har-
or for protection, carrying our own
our own fortune-the
coin! And now all is
)st!"
He turned the prov of the air craft
Ill toward the settling yacht The
AXE of the submarine was no longer
Isible.
Then, what the men of the Gretz-
oifen batteries saw-what the men
the submarine might have seen had K
leir periscope then been above the
irface--was the swift volplane of
Ie air craft which they so long had
flowed. 1t swept down now like 4
ant bird, at a keen angle, as though Il
self would dip into the sea. Below "
there swept the great anchor rope, X
end whipping white here and there 3
the tops of the waves. ~
Alloy, Roleaul" cried the voice of
,unt Frederick. a
Roleau looked up at this summons
pm the clouds. and saw above the =.
IL of the air craft he SO long had
ted in wonder two faces that he
ew and loved! A great sob shook .
giant chest. Even his calious soul
IS affected. Out of the very deep
ey had come-his master and his
stress-to save him, when he In
ought all was lost! He lifted I'D his
nds.
rhe whipping rope coiled and
ned. twisted this way and that But
} steady hand at the rudder of the di,
craft guided it straight onward.
c.
aoleau reached out, made a swift
Tsp, felt himself swept free, of his
t. An instant later, hand over
Id, he began his ascent from what ,,,'
been the EXTREMIST peril Of his 70. M
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