Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-10-08
A Broken Voyage

Alone IN his paisi=, Count Frederick
rzcea Up and down. engroSsed IN
Tutiie plans. At.-. r,a-y hours. an
attendant announced the arrival of
une q the eu1issaries he had sent 10
roiior Count SacAio.
Exceiiercy. begen his servant agi-
aaistiy--quick. OF we shall be too
late"
What now-vhy too late-vhSf has
harpeacd. Ten me. men,- Count
FredericS vas none too gentle in his
moods Of anger.
They have taken her prisoner
they r'c; 70 ship her away today
toinsh,-rov, Tor ali knowi-
Whist are yOu saving. manf Bat
yuu fo--d her. then
-Fccni where she Is. Or vas AS
you s1srocsct. she was taken Fyis-
nper hy Count Sachio and carried 10
GrahoEcn- followed him He went
20 the docks and bsrgained there with
some fellows Of an ocean steamer due
20 san within an hour or so heard
them agree % take over a prisoner. q
-wunzn-another prisoner. a nan
Count Sachio said he would G.-lver
thea Just before the vessel sailed
They were 70 be hid in the hold and
discovered later - sioWaEays too tate
for return
Quick. men He turned now 70
bis assistants Hasten 10 the ship
ping otnces on our own dock Have
them make ready a boat 10 carry ny
message 20 the captain OF the royal
yacht Tell hin to make ready 10 sail
~ cnce on NY arEiTal-aus-to expect
q rzce with an ocean liner
A few moments later he was at the
3oek and. hurryinE into the small boat
~hich lay awaiting. was carried
sEiftly 10 the side Of the royal yacht.
On whose decks already there was evi-
1enoe Of the orderly confusion o.
boat about to get under way. Evi-
IDENTITY hts message 20 the captain of
The yacht had been received
Gone on board. sir said Count
Frederick. As the captain met him at
The ladder -TOa understand
Your servant. COunt Frederick
said the commander. I know you
Weii Command Us
Under way Al once then. captain
Ezid Count Frederick Lay 4 course
60 the foot o. the bay The vessel ne
must search has perhaps even now
sailed from GraAo1ea port Il is our
duty in the name OF the king TO in
terreyt her. They have on board psis-
rners cf our own people-there has
been treaeAery done by Saekio. leader
os Graho1en-~
An instant. and the iangie Of the en-
gineroorn bells made sweet music TO
Count Frederick's ears AT least now
there would be action. at least sus-
penss would be a. on end
The speedy yacht ripped through
1he water as though conscious itself
~ its imperative aafy. Ere long they
had pasSed the loser headiaads OF
the Cretxhoden harbor. Eagerly Pred
erick scanned the levels OF the sea As
xhey opened before him At last an
exclamation escaped his lips A long
and heavy eIo1d Of smoke lay On the
horizoa, the trail Of a great ship max
eng for open sea
Captain. there she gOesi A th0n-
sand rapole0ns II you lay Us along
side-dishonor IL you fail To do So
And the captain nodded
Meantime what was the secret that
The distant liner was carrying with
herr None save those aboard could
ten that. and OF these but tEo OF
three rats deck nen- TIE bought
agents q SachiO had doze their work
wen None on the ship save those
Interested had noticed when twO bun
dies. tEuxsed up end concealed in
heavy coverings. had been holsted
aboard by the ships conkey engine
and dropped into the hold. Yet IN this
Nlzy tro human beings we're loaded
ms cattle without the knoEle1ge Of
Ehe ships cflceEs
When katy Gray recovered hsr
sur.ses she fOnnd herself in a dark
Rnd ncisrgae huie. she knew not
WHERE Terror snots her. Her pulses
rcfusn3 10 work. her mind re5eiled
Above sho heard trzmpilngs. shout
ings. t1s creaking of tackle. the sound
of nzrhinkry nulel b. Intervening
waiIs Ct the ships structure AT last
she thtrghi she hear1 the swash Of
wafer alongside. What did this moan
--w4s lhls the seas Was she . pris-
Dncr 70 be handed II sone new and
lngntIiFing Ways What asa It all
neans