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

open. she saw Il al uow--She was
Ia ships hold. and beycrd an ala.
she called out but got 20 answer.
Exhausted ~ her fruiliess oHorts. AZ
last she funr herself down upon a
nearby huutle--ant stared I'D araia
with shrek o. terrort
The hundle beneath her had stirred
-noved-yes. she vas sure of that,
Il moved again Terrified a. she was.
she stoopcd and cut the thcnrs which
bound the neck of the Iong bag Of
iute
There appeared to her rare the
tousled head and uvid face of her
friend Roleau, Without her knowi-
edge he had been hoisted IN With her
and len 70 live Or die. as he chose.
hound tight in hae which gave him
iittiS enough chance for air.
Kitty gave a cry % delight and dls-
may mingled as she benz ahore her
friend. He was half unconscious. un.
able 20 speak. because tightly gagged.
she aided him and freed him as she
might. The air. bad as I. vas. pres
/ emily began 20 revive the sufferer.
Exceiieney.- said he at last. -ex-
ociiency. Il is youi And wkere are
wre-
4 do not know. Roieau." said she
7 can only guess. We are somewhere
IN the hold Of some ship. We must
have been snuCeied here. for what
purpose I do not know. Il may be
ne shah be carried out 20 sea. How
then can we escsper-
The eost now was f.r trcn iha dock
In the lower bay Of Graho1en harbor.
Under fun way. she vas headed for
the oPe1 sea The executive onicer
came 20 the captain in his o1ce. aud
the latter turned upon hin an fnQuir-
ing ere.
steam yacht On our ssarboara Guar.
Jers. sir" saic the latter. -going fast.
Tying signals for Us to slow down 50
he may come aboard
Gene ahoard-wheu We are under
way and tEc hours hack Of our sailing
hour. 3 Pest take these little states
which are fighting thic cat ana dcs
var, We Rave nothing 20 do with
tkat-and warrant il yondsT stranger
has
What orders. sir--
Straight ahead, and full speed
VERY good. sir
What Is the hour. Juason - de-
handed the captain as the executive
tur7e1 away.
Pour bells. sir"
ziake It so And thus in nautical
terms the vavage OF the PrinH Adler
Uas begun.
Begun. bct 40; ended. Regun. bu.
soon to be broken The fact yacht
s~e-Ted slightly and headed on such
an angle as would intercept the liners
course. She sailed q splendid gait.
her clean-cut bows rising black above
the waves as nov and again she
leaped from one crest 10 another in
her desperate speed Some man was
driving her who had a purpose: that
was plain
The captain himself went on deck
as he heard the sound OF q distant
shot II had come from the yachts
bow gun. a formidable looking black
piece which might carry iron enough
The damned pirzte,T exclaimed the
captain A second report. a second
plunge OF white ahead gave him warn
ing thar Il was tine TO halt.
Hell sink rs II we don't slow
down.- nutteTed the captain. His
hand vent out 20 the enginercom
switchboard A third shot gave evs-
denee enough Of the yachts inten-
tions Once more the engine bells
jsngled far below. The order had
come TO slow down. to reverse. The
giant liner trembied. half paused. slow
ly Stacked her speed. and NJ last lay
purring. even as the yacht swung
swiftly alongside.
What do you want called the cap
tain Of the Prinz Adler. addressing
tall figure which stood AZ the bow
OF the yacht What do you mean BY
stopping uy ship
Send me a boat at once was his
only answer. 4 viii explain when I
come aboard Hesitate and you may
regret H.
Feeling under this the threat which
may OF may not have been meant in
faith. but which served none the less.
. ships boat rut ont 70 the yzSht
and brought Count Frederick aboard /
He at once made his way To the cap
tain. whom hs stdreSsed brusQuely.
You have persons aboard this slip
who are tugittvss from justice come
In orr kings zame to search you be
fore you leave the three nile llmIt
OF our own waters. PERHAPS you are
ignorant Of these facts yourself Lay
70. While We try 20 get the informa-
ton confirmed for you 1 knOw they
ars On board
They we're indeed on board. but
none knew OF their presence Far be-
meath the lowest deck Of the ship the
guilty deck hands had met their pris-
oners and sought 10 use such argu-
meats a. they could hnd TO induce
fhesr aflrrra