Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-06
rueu1y.FIRsT INsTALLMEN1
CHAPTER Lxxitf.
~. Encounter at Sea.

s 0. $. Gretzhoffen' s. o. D. 0fe'z'
boten!' 49,, ~,
,srs.ive, the strident wall OF the WIRE
r, clanoring out into the empty air.
s al. for ears far away to listen TO
s rbat i said. And ears did hear-the
ears Of friends
rbe nrime minister of Gretzhoffen,
=, has been said, had by this tine
s1,ceeded in making some sort of a
clearance of the unwelcome guests OF
,ss Gretzhoffen palace. He had got
me- king to bed, some of his officers to
,o,se. and a few of his servants to
rors As for himself, he felt HIM
oil Unable to establish the broken
machinery Of the government on any
l,,,ug basis. FrederiCk-Count Fred
srIck-the man with the strong brain
and anywhere was he?
Bent upon answering for himself
this somewhat imperative question,
The prime minister made search here
and there for some clu9 to the miss
i,p uObleman. His agents ran the
Trail to the dock wheace Count Fred
erick had sailed 50 many days ago.
Hs learned that at the time the king S
Yacht had put out there had been seen
the line of smoke of a passing steam
or far below, toward the mouth of
The bay. Apparently the kings yacht
had set out with the purpose OF inter.
csvting 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
10 himself, it might we'll be true that
Count Frederick, having been gene a
certain period of time, might now be
ready to return. These long absences
we're usual with him, but always he
had come back. Hitherto that had
mean. his return by land. Now it
must mean his return by sea. II
might be quite as well, reasoned the
prime minister, to have one of the
earliest interviews with Count Fred
efck on his return. 1t was we'll, sure
y, to be we'll established with those
who would take control of affairs III
he distracted kingdom of Gretz
hofen.
i shall even take our other yacht
The Adelina," said the prime minister
tohimself, "and put myself in the way
otthe royal yacht, should i. now be re
Mlnlng.' And even so he did.
Inc Adelina was a stout little steam
ing craft, Of good lines, and vel
enough armed.
Inc prime minister did not haster
10 dis errand, for indeed he had NJ
0elhlte purpose in view. Only. having
pA the Adelina into commission, be
pushed out quite beyond the bay, I'm
u De telt the long roll of tho Med
aslFanean under him. Then, as il
saaaced, at a point not so far from
ae late shipwreck Of tho Prmz Ad
UT, ne s'ackened speed ard kept hiru
Wi barely under way. Having moth
Jug better to do, he waited.
was night now, and the stars were
'li'ilus brightly above. The gentle
sus Oh the South European sea were
@' and languorous. But, to the prime
muster as he restlessly paced thu
ssek OF the Adelina, these thing:
S''s iost He was engaged in retiec
S S' Oh none too pleasant a nature
0sains' he said to himself: There j!
~. uss IN this. | might as we'll pu
az turned as the boats wireless Oh
ss'of fastened to him now, a pape,
= Wy nand. He had not noticed tn,
~. OF his own wireless masts o
s's' although from tim to time h,
,,. - sent out signals in the hope O
, Alas somewhere some information
's =, the missing craft.
:, 1Ses pardon, sir" said tho messen
:, esaeltedly, but We have Just 20
Adsllna." '''"0 % 'a'''"s III
W. ssu'ns us-where is it-who i
4r u.smanded the prime minister.
s,. lucy ars calling Cretzhofen an;
NJ. a'us Frederick. It is s. O. S.
s It s1eellency:' ~'D'' N'' g " l.
na sus prime minister started a
ssn struck by an electric shock
l ,ssassiek! Who but the very MA,
n, .~r W.T., Frederick-and calm
.o ssu me-what is it that he SAYS?
= Oaly the same thing. excellence
s.s.o' S.-Gretzhon an-Adelira
hass sriek. And, yes-Le says On
nns sea and seyenty,fve miles south
>.,ha ae hundred and seyenty-tiye mile
M, 4' ~ Of course, must mean from III
"4enee he sailed. We are nor