The Elbert County tribune., 1916-01-28

nedTu dDOVe tne lOuQ urOne OF tue Gil
gines. What have we gained? What
do we know?"
Look said she. Look at them
below us yonder. They want what
| we want They pursue what we pur-
sue? Why? Believe me, they know
that the coin is on ahead. II they
know it. why shouldn't we? Monsieur
| le comte, your ride this morning was
| an inspiration. The accident of fol-
| lowing what might have been the
wake of fish, but was the fash of
submarine-the accident Of seeing
yonder cloud of smoke ahead-that
was fate fighting with us. Believe
me, Roleau is yonder on that boat,
Believe me. he has the coin. Fate is
| fighting with US at last, l say. The
end of all our troubles is at hand"
AS they swept forward, now near.
now dropping off from the course of
the speeding yacht, always Kitty
turned her glass upon the decks OF
the water craft At length she ex-
| claimed.
1T is he, I see him. He is there,
standing looking back. He has no
| glass. He cannot recognize US now.
| But 1t is he. Ali trust yonder faith
| full soul not to be travelling in vain. I
| am sure, as though / saw it, that he
| has the coin with him there. l am
| sure. as though I saw him, that it Is
Count Sachio himself in yonder sub
| marine pursuing him. Come! Lit
| orally, we must fly.''
And fly they did. Moment after mo-
ment, hour after hour until at Iength
the smoke above Gretzhoffen harbor
thickened. until the towers of the
| cathedrals and the palace appeared,
until the shipping grew more distinct,
until the long green slope of the coast
Notifications showed to the eyes OF
Count Frederick, high above the level
of the sea.
1--WE will make it safely, made
| moiselle." said Count Frederick, at
last. For some reason the subma-
rine does not attack, do not know
why. The three of us soon will be
| within reach of our own guns / won
| der"
The wonder of Count Frederick was
not ill placed. In a few moments they
| heard the dull report of 30-centi-
| meter piece of one of the coast bat
teries-saw the white cloud of smoke
| burst from the emplacement in front
| OF the disappearing gun. On ahead
they saw the white splash of the shell
| across the bows of the advancing
yacht
What do they mean?" exclaimed
Count Frederick. "Ah, 1 see. The
yatch carries the ensign of the royal
navy of Grahoffen! 1t is armed Our
gunners take it for an enemy. Now
heaven send them bad aim for once!"
| A shot. and yet another followed,
| bracketing the yacht between the
| ranges. Count Frederick held his
breath for what he knew would come.
Come 1t did. The yacht, struck full
by the impact of heavy shell, reeled,
| careened. half broke apart and began
| to settle by the head.
1T is too bad!" exclaimed Count
Frederick; sunk by our own men!
Yonder yacht was coming to our har-
Dor for protection. carrying our own
man-carrying our own fortune-the
| Gretzhoffen coin! And now all is
| lost!'
He turned the prov of the air craft
full toward the settling yacht. The
wake of the submarine was no longer
visible
Then, what the men of the Gretz.
| hoffen batteries saw-what the men
of the submarine might have seen had
| their periscope then been above the
surface-was the swift volplane OF
the air craft which they so long had
| followed. 1t swept down now like a
giant bird, at a keen angle, as though
itself would dip into the sea. Below
1t there swept the great anchor rope,
its end whipping white here and there
on the tops of the waves.
Alloy, Roleau," cried the voice of
Count Frederick.
Roleau looked up at this summons
from the clouds, and saw above the
| rail of the air craft he SO long had
noted in wonder two faces that he
knew and loved! A great sob shook
his giant chest. Even his callous soul
was affected. Out of the very deem
| they had come-his master and his
| mfstress-to save him, when he
Thought all was lost! He lifted up his
hands.
The whipping rope coiled and
| turned. twisted this way and that. But
the steady hand at the rudder of the
ar craft guided it straight onward
downward.
Roleau reached out, made a swift
grasp. felt himself swept free, of his
| rect. An instant later, hand over
hand, he began his ascent from what
mad been the EXTREMIST peril of his
life.