The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-10-02
he Broken Coin
tcopyrisht. 1916. BY \
l(Continued from yesterday
By EMERSON HOUGH
a SToRY OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE.
From the Scenario by Grace cunard.

Continued from yesterday
i A sudden exclamation came from
the lips of cortislaw.
ut IS from Gretzhoffen!" he said.
ieour own air craft are not modified.
j 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-never
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 sachlo. He indicated
now the course of the pursuing air
craft which. far from following them
directly, now swept aside In great
tangent.
-They are bound also for the yacht"
said isachio. "1t is not US, but yonder
boat they are pursuing. What does it
mean? Surely they can have marked
US under water or above-they see US
now. 4 they have eyes. But now they
eyade us and pursue the boat which
we pursue. What does It mean? And
whoiis In commands"
Slow enough would even kcen.witted
Count sachio have been to guess the
real answer to his own question. It
was his enemy who was IN command
Of this pursuing air craft-Count Fred
erick, not killed. but in full possession
Of his powers once more.
It had been Frederick's plan to
hasten across the neutral lands and
over Grahoifen itself in a foray Of
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.
be 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 Grahotfen 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 of
from the direct course held by the sub
marine. Ahead Of the wind and driven
ut top speed by its own tremendous
engines. e advanced in vast sweeps
and sEoops. at q speed intellectually
fast Il
your majesty" said Count sachio
ut length, laying down the glasses
with which he had been examining tho
ship Of the afr which passed above
them, q was wrong! At first / thought
some leader OF their aviation corps
had developed this raid today. but It
Is not so. I told you that Count Fred
erick was dead. My eyes must have
deceived me. It Is he. yonderi He
himself Is guiding this pursuit. With
him there Is another-a woman. your
majestyl It 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 informed aloft together. Their
purpose1 car. only guess"
The rage Of cortislaw now was such
rs left him silent.
your maiesty,. said Count saehio
nt last ct must be as your majesty
reasons. But Il Is by sinking yonder
craft, not by saving It that he can
most hurt us. Yes, Il am convinced,
yonder Is the coin. How they know It
how they guess II, 4 do not know.
More than once II would seem to me
that intuition rather than knowledge