The Washington times., 1915-11-07
TIL + BROKEN COIN.
BY EMERSON HoUGH.

| EOt may not biN dyh Icbdin 80 uh-
known. if II comes TO that.
Look" once more was her reply ss
she pointed 10 the BOAT.
! A put oil smoke came from the bow
Of The yacni, followed presently ny the
iull boom OF the small cannon nlvunteu
there.
''Iney see our signal" said Count
| Freder1ck. Yes, sne'n round to ana
sena In "a boat, no doubt. And, indned,
sucn provcu 10 Ne the plans Of the little
vessel.
d, There we're other results of the can
non shot which might not have been
anu there along the beach, In the forest.
or In their >Nii,age, were SEIZED Win
| sudden terror OF what they imagined
to be n new enemy. As fast as they
| woods or in the saverns that lay below
the hills, the greater number finding
| refuge IN the iatter hiding pla aces. or
! these, some made their way in their
terror quite through the series OF caverns
untr at length tney emerged at the
| crest OF the clin BY way of the passage
which had brought Frederick and Kitty
. there at an earlier time.
/ These found the summit of the rock
| already occupied. The two strangers
who had caused ell the turmoil In the
| village stood at The summit looking out
at the sea, and waving signals to the
incoming vessel For an instant the
natives stood irresolute, but It was not
for long. They identified these two
|
they might be. alike with these past
disturbances and these new terrors.
! Whereupon with savage shouts they
once more fell upon the unfortunates
| and made them prisoners again.
| TO the left. across bare ledge OF
rock which showed no trace Of It. there
led a path whose presence Frederick
mad not suspected; 1t was down this
new passageway that the natives now
led kitty and Count Frederick. They
passed down a steep deciiyty covered
way to ,he lower beach. where after
| a time they were Joined by others who
| cautiously had emerged from their hid
ing places. 1t plainly was the purpose
fice which had been arrested by the
! escape of the victim few days ago.
| lhey inflicted preliminary indignities
upon them. at least. whether with the
| ficiRl fire. or OF obliging them to inter-
pose between the natives and these new
invaders-who, as now all could see.
also were white people and hence to be
! dreaded.
Much of these operations were easily
visible from the yachts deck. Appsr-
! the man who stood at the bow. binoc-
ulars In hand. Overheard went "A pair
OF boats manned by stout oarsmen who
swept them quickly toward the shore.
| hgures on the beach. easily distinguish
| able from the savage ones around them
One was a man. and the other a boy,
al hrst ne thought. White" he NUT
OF some sort on this coast How did
they get here. I wonder But by Jove.
my fellows are giving the natives all
! they want. I'm thinking.
| such, indeed was the case. The
sailor men plunged through the surf
as their keels touched bottom and
came on at run, rifles In hand and
nrinR as they came. with the effect
| n hnzan ne hA Gall
| The others scattered like sheep and left
| The captives standing there dazcd. yet
happy al their deliverance. The petty
officer In charge OF the landing came
seemed to recognize in him. tattered MS
he was. man Of former authority.
| How do you do. your honor" said he.
| We came Just in time"
! Yes. my men, and We thank you.
| Who are you?"
private yacht Princess, Liverpool reg
istry. owned by Arthur Wyndham. lie 3
on board. sir--shall we take you off?"
| Certainly. az quickly as possible.
But have you amy water in the boat?
| We have Ind none Tor more than two
days
The sailor turned toward the speak
| er's companion whose garb was scarce
that OF lady. but whose form and ,ea-
lures surely seemed such.
DO you mean to say that this young
| LADY," he began.
! Yes. she has not had a bite to eat
nor drop OF water for two days"
! Come quick, sir. then, We've a
water breaker in our longboat Have
you anything 10 fetch along"
| Count Frederick laughed at this and
even Kitty smiled.
You see us as we are" said Count
Frederick. we were castswsys here.
shtnwrcckad from the steamer Adler
oh. yes. We heard OF that. ! see. 4
SOFT Is most fortunate We came this
way"
,"How far must that have been from
| shore where she went down."
Perhaps a hundred and seventy-five
You're hair that distance, here, from
where she went down. as Tear as we
can tell. No other survivors have been
picISd up So far as we heard. How
| have YOU got on here"
| CCun: Frederick shrugged his should
You had not come, II You had not seen
! us we'd have starved"
"t[andsom" luck. sir! But who are
| you. n ] may ask"
Count Frederick with digrity. You
said your owners name was"
"wyndhnm: sir; Mr.. Arthur Wynd'
! way to the boatside where ready hands
| offered water to the two famished cast.
aways.
Wyndham owner Of the boat and her
| cargo. solid or sptrituous-he had been
| perhaps more devoted to the latter por-
; tion these last few days-stiil stood with
| his Classes at his eyes. by JoVc"
| said ne. that hoy H. n girl and the
| girl Is n young woman. bless my eyes"
| Not displeased at this. he greeted the
| two newcomers at the ships ladder
when tho boat brought them alongside
I We'll done. Parsons" said he to his
boat steerer. II saw YOU bag half
| dozen of those bcGGars. And who are
| these now friends of ours? 7 am d.
lighted II we have saved you from q bit
OF bad luck younder. Neither of you
hurt, l. trust?"
He talked to Count Frederick but he
| looked at Kitty Gray.