Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-09-24

sailing like scmo monster bird
Il was Count sachio az length who
turned. his attention arrested by the
familiar sound OF an air craft motor
Look your majesty said he. turn
ing and pointing.
A sudden exclamation came from
~. ps OF Cortislaw
"a is from Gretzhoneni" he said.
sour own air craft are not mohil.zed.
] wonder who planned that raid You
told mo Count Frederick was killed
that you saw Il with your own eyes.
That cannot be. king Michael. wesk
as he is. never would be afoot--never
would he have had his air craft NOV
above our city--it is a mercy II they
have not dropped bombs upon our
shipping"
Look" said Sachio. lie indicated
now the course ~ the pursuing air
craft, which. far from following them
directly. now swept aside in a great
tangent
They are bound also for the yacht"
said Sachio 1T Is not us. but yonser
boat they are pursuing. What does il
mean? Surely they can have MARRIED
us under water or above--they see us
now, IL they have eyes. But now they
evade us and pursue the boat which
we pursue. What does Il mean? Aud
who Is In ccmraand?"
Slow enough would even keen-witted
Count Sachlo have been TO guess the
real answer to his own question. IL
was his enemy who was In command
of this pursuing air craft-Count Fred
erick. not killed. but in tull possession
of his powers once more
II had been Frederick's plan to
hasten Rcrocs the neutral lands and
over Grahoffen 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,
nc 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 G-ahofen itself, and along
the water front-anG now far down
the great arm OF the sea which thrust
up from the south.
The aeroplane for a time fell on
from the direct course held by the sub
marine. Ahead of tho wind and driven
~ top speed by its own tremendous
engines, II advanced in vast sweeps
and swoope. at speed incalculaoly
fast.
Your majesty" said Count Sachio
at length. laying down the glasses
with which he had been examining the
ship Of the air which passed above
them. sT was wrong, At first thought
some leader OF their aviation corps
had developed this raid today but II
is not So ! told you that Count Fred
erick was dead. My eyes must have
deceived me. II Is be. yonder. lie
himself is guiding this pursuit with
him there is another-a woman, your
majesty. II is none less than the
young American. who has been the
most dangerous enemy we yet have
met. They two-for what reaeon an
not informed-are aloft together. Theil
purpose l can only guess.
The rage OF cortislaw now was sucf
as left him silent
your majesty" said Count Sachi'
at last. 1T must be As your majesty
reasons. But It is by sinking yondel
craft. not BY saving t. that he car
most hurt Us. Yes. ] am conTineeo
yonder is the coin. How they know
how they guess H. ! do not kno"
More than once It would seem 20 m'
that intuition rather than knowiedg'
has guided them IN their plans. ! %.
that yoader coin4s bewitehed and a.
ways fights for Gretzhoffen ana no
for u.s."
The chase went on, and now unde
such curious relations as left tae thfe
vesseis Of the surface, OF the subsurl
ace and Of the air. drifting along, non
taking the offensive
- though the giant air craft 70
lowed close. seeming ever TO hold m
yacht al is mercy. Il made no ohel
siye movement Il seemed rather I
shelter than 10 menace the heein
vessel which steamed on 80 CALAMITY
And IN the rear OF both, helpless, IN
posent with speed and naught bu
speed a. It's disposal, came the sui
marine OF cortislaw and his noble
man. Thus neither OF the three coui
or would hurt another.
But Sachio's guess had been righ
The governing influence ia Gretzho
fen Affairs scarce was 30 much rel
son as instinct, intuition--a woman
intuition. For he had been right
woman was aloft. yonder with tb
pilot OF the air csaft.
1T is a curious chase. mademo
selIe." said Count Frederick, turnin
TO the Companion at his side an
speaking 80 that his voice could B