Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1916-03-24
TWENTY.FIRST INSTALLMEN7
CHAPTER Lxxlll.
The Encounter at Sea.

Over the sea, up into the stars. spec
g. o. 8. Gretzhonen. q. o. 8. Gretz
hotfen"
Broken, incoherent at times, but In
peratiye, the strident vail OF the wire
less clamoring out into the empty air
asking Tor ears far away to listen tC
what it said And ears did hear-the
ears of friends.
The prime minister Of Gretzhoften
as has been said, had by this time
succeeded In making some sort OF a
clearance Of the unwelcome guests OF
the Gret1hoifeu palace He had got
the king to bed, some OF hts officers &c
horse, and u few OF his servants to
work AS for himself. he felt him
self unable to establish the broken
machinery OF the government on any
lasting basis. Frederick-Count Fred
erick the man with the strong brain
and arm where was he?
Bent upon answering for himself
this somewhat imperative question
the prime minister made search here
and there 'oi some clue to the miss
ing nobleman. His agents ran the
trail to The dock whence Count Fred.
erick had sailed so many days ago
He learned that at the time the king s
yacht had put out there had been seen
the line of smoke OF passing steam
er, far below, toward the mouth OF
the bay. Apparently the kings yacht
had set out with the purpose of inter
cepting this steamer. What then had
happened none could tell Some
where out on the sea the nobleman
OF Gretzhoffen had disappeared.
Therefore, said the prime minister
to himself, it might well be true that
Count Frederick, having been gone a
certain period OF time, might now be
ready to return These long absences
were usual with him. but always he
had como back. Hitherto that had
moan b;a t,,urn ~ .gl M, +
mast moan bs retnrn Nv soa II
might be- ante as Well reasoned tho
PRIME minister, to have one Of tho
earliest iuteryirwa Win Count Fred.
eriek on his return. Il was well sure.
H. 10 he wen established win these
WHO would take control Of affairs in
tho distracted Kingdom OF Ggatz-
Aoten.
II shall oven take our other Yacht
tho A1cl,na said the priuo minister
to himself ami nat uiysplI N the way
of tho ROYAL Yacht. should II now be re.
turning. And even So he did.
The Adelina was a scout little steam.
Ing craft OF good lines, and wei
enough armed.
The priu. minister di not hasten
in his errand for indeed he had no
definite purpose in view Only. having
nut the Adebna into commission, he
pushed out quite beyond the bay, I'M
I'll he felt the long roll OF the Med
iterranean under him. Then. as it
CHANGED AT poiut not SO tar from
the late shipwreck OF the Prinz Adj
Ter, he slackened speed and kept him.
self barely under way. Having moth.
ing better to do, he waited
II was night now ard the stars were
shining brightly above. The gentle
airs If tbe south Euronean sea were
soft and lanruorous But TO the prime
minister as he restlcssly paecd the
deck Of the Adnllra these things
were lost. He was engaged in ledec.
tions of none too pleasant nature.
Signing he said to himself. There ia
no use in This might as well put
back
Ne turned as the boat's wireless on.
orator fastened 10 him now, paper
in Ma hand He mad not noticed the
crackle Of his own wireless mlsts of
late. although from time to time he
had sent Out signals in the hope OF
striking somewhere some information
the missing craft.
"a beg pardon sir, said the messen.
ger exeitedly, but We have Iust got
an 8. o. S. Someone IS calling the
Adelina,
Calling us-where is tt--who Is
II? demanded the prime minister.
They are calling Gret1hohen and
signing Frederick. 1t Is ). .. s.
they are in trouble somewhere. VINO
IS 1t, excellency?'
The prime minister started as
though struck by an electric shock,
Frederick! Who nut the very nan
| want-Count Frederick and calling
us Tell me-what Is 1t that he says
Only the same thing, eXceilcn'Y--
s. o. S,-Gret4hoden--AteI.ii'.--