The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1916-02-10


in . ships hold, and beyond IN sia
She called out, but got NO answer.
Exhausted by her fruitless efforts. atI
last she flung herself down upon OIL
nearby bundle-and stared up again|
with = shrek Of terror!
The bundle beneath her had stirred
-moved-yes, she was sure OF that!
It moved again. Terrified a. che wss.
she stopped and cut the thongs which
bound the neck Of the long bag oil
jute.
There appeared to her gaze the|
tousled head and livid face Of herl
friend Roleau! Without her knowl-|
edge he had been hoisted In with herI
and left to live or die, 40 he chose,
bound tight in bag which gave him
little enough Chancellor cir.
Kitty gave = cry Of delight and dis
may mingled ~ she bent above her|
friend. He was half Unconscious, I'm.
able to speak, because tightly esgged.
She aided him and freed him % she |
might. The air, bad ~ It was. pres
emily began to revive the sufferer.
"Excellency," said he at last, "ex.
cellency. It 10 you! And where are |
WEI"
Il do not know, Roleau," said she.
Il can only guess. We are somewhere
in the hold of some ship. We must
have been smuggled here, for what
purpose do not know. It may be 7
We shall be carried out to sea. How
then can we escape?"
The boat now was far from the dock
In the lower bay of Grahoffen harbor.
Under full way, she was headed forI
the open sea. The executive oflcerI
came to the captain in his ONCE, and
the latter turned upon him an inquir.
ing eye.
Steam yacht on our starhoard. quar-
tiers. sir said the latter. going fast.
flying signals for us to slow down col
he may come aboard"
Come aboard-when we are under
way and two hours back Of our sailing
hour? A pest take these little states
which are fighting this cat and dog
war! We have nothing to do with I
that-and warrant 1t yonder stranger
has"
What orders. sir?"
Straight ahead. and full speed"
very good, sir"
What is the hour, Judson! de-
manded the captain as the executive
turned away.
-Four bells, SIR"
Make it So" And thus in nautical
tnrmS tho ~
was begun.
Begun, but not ended. Begun, but
soon to be broken. The fast yacht
swerved slightly and headed on such
an angle as would intercept the liners
course. She sailed a splendid gait,
her clean-cut bows rising black above
the waves as now and again she
leaped from one crest to another in
her desperate speed. Some man was
driving her who had a purpose; that
was plain.
The captain himself went on deck
as he heard the sound of a distant
shot. 1t had come from the yachts
bow gun, a formidable looking black
piece which might carry iron enough
W. ~'AAH> - ASiPiCoc
THE damned pirate!" exclaimed the
captain. "A second report, second
plunge OF white ahead gave him warn
Ing that 1t was time to halt.
He'll sink us il we don't slow
down. muttered the captain. His
hand went out to the engineroom
switchboard. A third shot gave EVIL
dence enough of the yachts inten-:
tions. Once more the engine bells :
tangled far below. The order had !:
come to slow down, to reverse. The :
giant liner trembled. half paused, slow
ly Stacked her speed. and at last lay :
purring, even as the yacht swung :
swiftly alongside.
What do you want?" called the cap
tain of the Prinz Adler. addressing :
a tall figure which stood at the bow :
of the yacht. What do you mean by :
stopping my ship" |:
Send me a boat at once" was his :
only answer. Il will explain when l :
come aboard. Hesitate and you may :
regret it, !:
Feeling under this the threat which !:
may or may not have been meant in :
faith, but which served none the less, !:
ships boat put out to the yacht !:
and brought Count Frederick aboard.
He at once made his way to the cap
tain, whom he addressed brusquely.
You have persons aboard this ship !
who are fugitives from justice. come
IN our kings name to search you be-
fore you leave the three-mile limit
of our own waters. Perhaps you are !;
ignorant of these facts yourself Lay
to, while we try to get the informa-
tion confirmed for you.- l know they
are on board"
They were indeed on board, but
none knew of their presence Far be-
meath the lowest deck of the ship the:
guilty deck hands had met their pris-
oners and sought to use such argu-
mentS as they could find to induce