The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-02-18
CHAPTER Xxx.
A Broken Voyage.

A Broken Voyage.
Alone In his palace, Count Frederick
paced up and down. %engrossed I'm
futile plans, After many hours. an
attendant announced the arrival OF
n OF the emissarles he had sent TO
follow Count Sachio.
"Excellency," began his servant agi.
iatedly-"quick, or we shall be too
late
What now-why too late-what has
happened? Tell me. meu'" Count
Frederick was none too gentle IN his
moods Of anger.
They have takcn her prisoner
the" plot to ship her away today
toinght-now, for all know"
What are You saving, man? But
you found her, them
Found whore she Is. or was. As
you suspected, she was taken pris-
oner by Count Sachio and carried to
G%rahoTen. ! followed him. He went
to the docks and bargalned there with
some fellows Of an ocean steamer due
to sail within an hour or SO. heard
them agree to take ver a prisoner, a
woman-another prisoner, n man.
Count Sachio said he would deliver
them just before the vessel sailed
They were to be hid in the hold and
f. l.t0r "r ''ra tao 'r'n
Tor return
Quick, men, Tie turned now 30
his assistants. Hasten to the shin.
ping offices on our own dock. Have
them make ready a boat to carry my
message to the captain OF the royal
yacht. Tell him TO make ready to sail
at once on my arrival-and to expect
a race with m cen liner"
A few moments later he was at the
dock and. hurrylng into the small boat
which lay awaiting. was carried
swiftly 20 the side OF the royal yacht.
on whose decks already there was eyi.
dence OF the orderly confusion OF n
boat about to yet under way. Fvi
IDENTITY his message so the captain o.
the yacht had been received
Come on board. sir" said Count
Frederick. as the captain met him al
the ladder. You understand
Your servant. Count Frederick,
said the commander. Il know you
wen. Command us
Under way al once then. captain.
said Count Frederick Lay a purse
to the foot Of the be- The vessel we
must search has . haps ever now
sailed from GrahoGon port. It is our
duty in the name OF the king to in
tercept her. They have on board pris
uners Of our own people-there has
been treachery done by Sachio, leader
OF Grahoffcn."
An instant, and the jangle Of the en-.
gino-room bells made sweet music 20
Count Frederick's ears. At least now
there would be action, at least sus-
pcnse would be at on end.
The speedy yacht ripped through
the water ps though conscious itself
OF It's imreratiye duty. Ere long Tho"
had pcssed the lower headlands o.
the Gretzhofen harbor. Eagerly Fred
erick scanned the levels OF the sea as
they opened before him. AZ last an
exclamation escaped his lips, A long
and heavy cloud OF smoke lay on the
luliaNAt tue lAdil W q blNaN ohAf MNN
ing for opon sea.
Captain. there she goes! A thou
sand napoleons IL you lay u along
side-dishOnor II you fail to do So.
And the captain nodded,
Meantime what was the secret that
the distant liner was carrying with
her? None save those aboard could
ten that. and of these but two or
three rude deck men. The bought
agents OF Sachio had done their work
well. None ON the ship ave those
Interested had noticed when two bun
dies, trussed up ana concealed In
heavy coverings, had been hoisted
aboard by the ships donkey engine
and dropped into the hold. Yet IA this
way two human beings were loaded
rs cattle, without the knowledge OF
The ships officers.
When Kitty Gray recovered her
senses she found herself in a dark
and noisome hole. she knew not
where. Terror smOte her. Her pulses
refused 20 work, her mind rebelled.
Above she heard tramplings shout
ngs, the c%reaking of tackle, tho sound
u machinery mualod by intervening
walls OF the ships structure. AT last
she thought she heard the swash OF
water alongside. What did this mean
WAS this the sea? Was she a nris.
aner 10 be handled I'm some new and
nystifying wayg What aid Il an
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