The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-04

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
the lips OF Cortislaw.
1T is from Gretzhonen!" he said.
"Our " air craft are not modified.
! wonder who planned that rsid. You
told me Count Frederick was killed
that you saw Il with your own eyes
That cannot be. King Michael weak
as he Is, never would be- afoot-uryer
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 uIon our
! shipping
Look" said Sachio. lie Indicated
now the curse Of the pursuing air
/ craft. which, far from following them
directly, now swept aside in Il great
tangent.
They are bound also for the YACHT
said Sachio. 1T Is not us, but yOnder
boat they aye pursuing. What does 1t
mean? Surely they can have marked
us under water or above-thcy see us
now, II they have eyes. But nov they
eyade us and pursue the boat which
we pursue. What does II mean? And
who is In commando"
Slow enough would even k~een-witted
Count Sachio have been TO guess the
real answer to HE own question. Il
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,
II had been Frederick's plan 10
hasten across the neutral lands and
Over Grahofien itself in "A ioray oi
scouting and discovery. lie WISHED 10
see whether the forces OF the enemy
would rally or whether they were ~ lie
utterly broken. accepting their defeat.
And at the last instant, when he had
stepped into the seat Of the air craft
he had been followed by u who
would not accept denial from him
the young American. Thus they had
swept across the broad plain, across
the city Of Gruhotron itself, and along
the water front-uHd nov 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 the wind and driven
at top speed by It's own tremendous
engines, Il advanced in vast sweeps
and swoops. at a speed incidentally
fast.
Your majesty" said Count Sachio
ut length. laying down the glasses
with which he had been examining the
ship OF the air which passed above
them, Il 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 he, yonder' re
himself Is GUIDING This pursuit. WIN
him there Is anoil IA woman, your
majesty! It is none less than tht
younK American. who has been TN
most dangerous enemy We yet nave
D met. They tWo-for what reason ! an
not informed-are aloft together. Then
purpose | can only guess
) The rage Of Cortislaw now was suci
= as lett him silent
u Your majesty said Count Sachi'
, at last. 1t must BE- as your maJest,
d reasons. Bat it Is by sinking yondel
craft. not by saving It, that he cal
most hurt us. Yes, l am convinced
, Wonder is the coin, How they know ]
, how they gu,as It. | do not know
q More than once il would seem TO IN
p that intuition rather than knowledge
@ has guided them IN their plans. sa!
T that yonder coin is bewitchod and al
WAYS fights for G~retzhoifon and no
n for us"
The chase went IN. and now unde
Il such curious relations as left the tire
vessels Of the surface, Of the subsuri
Is ace and Of the air, drifting along, non
'l taking the offensive.
h. hut though the giant air craft toI
f. lowed close. seeming ever 10 hold IN
Yacht at its mercy. It made no oher
d siye movement It seemed rather I
shelter than. to menace the ieein
,t vessel which steamed on so gallant,
'e And IN the rear OF both. helpless, tn
II potent. with speed and naught hu
II spced at It's disposal, came the SUI
4. marine OF Cortislaw and his noble
IN man. Thus neither OF the three coul
or would hurt another.
,f But Sachio's guess had been righ'
h The governing influence In Gretaho
feu affairs scarce was so much rel
sqn as instinct. intuition woman
Intuition. For he had been right
woman was aloft. yonder with II
81 pilOt OF the air craft.
n 1T is a curious chase, mademo
ssils." said Count Frederick, turnin
n. ~ the companion at his side an
q. peaking so that his voice could B