The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1916-03-17
TwENTY.FIRsT lNsTALLMENT
CHAPTER IxxUI.

CHAPTER LxxlIi.
The Encounter at Sea.
Over the sea, up into the stars, sped
the distress call Of the ship at sea:
IS. o. 8. Gretzhofen! 8. o. s. Gretz-
hoffen!"
Broken, incoherent at times, but i'm
perative, the strident wall of the wire
less clamoring out into the empty air,
asking for ears far away to listen to
what It said. And ears did hear-the
ears OF friends.
The prime minister of Gretzhoffen,
% has been said. had by this time
succeeded in making some sort of a
clearance of the unwelcome guests OF
the G~retzhohen palace. He had got
the king to bed, some Of his officers to
horse, and q few Of his servants to
work. As for himself. he felt him
self unable to establish the broken
machinery Of the government IN 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 for some clue to the miss
ing nobleman. His agents q the
trail to che dock whence Count Fred
erick had sailed so many days ago.
He learned that at the time the kings
yacht had put out there had been seen
the line of smoke of q passing steam
or. far below. toward the mouth of
the bay. Apparently the kings yacht
had set u 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 q
certain period Of time, might now be
ready to return. These long absences
were usual with him, but always he
had come back. Hitherto that had
meant his return by land. Now it
must his return by sea-. It
might be quite as well. reasoned the
prime minister, to have one OF tho
earliest interviews with Count Fred
erick on his return. It was we'll, sure
~, to be wall established with those
who would take control Of affairs in
the distracted kingdom OF Gretz-
hofren.
1r oho1l nvn~ %~Lo ~..> ho. ~~nh%
the Adelina," said the prime minister
to himself. and put myself in the way
Of the royal yacht. should it now be re-
turning" And even so he did.
The Adelina was q stout little steam
Ing craft, Of good lines. and well
enough armed.
The prime minister did not hasten
IN his errand, for indeed he had nc
definite purpose IN view. Only, having
put the Adelina into commission, he
pushed out quite beyond the bay, un-
I'll he felt the long roll Of the Med
1~torTauean under him. Then, 81 It
CHANGED. ct point not 30 far from
the late shipwreck Of the Prinz Ad-
Ter. he slackened speed and kept him.
self barely under way. Having moth
lng better to do. he waited.
It was night now. and the stars were
shining brightly above. The gentle
airs Of the South European sea were
soft and dangerous. But. to the prime
minister. - he r~estlessly paced the
deck Of the AAelina, these things
were lost. He was engaged IN refec-
lions OF none too pleasant q nature.
Signing. he said to himself: There is
no : IN this. ! might a we'll put
back"
He turned . the boats wireless op-
erator hastened to him now, q paper
n his hand. He had not noticed the
ornckle Of his own wireless masts Of
1Ate. although from time to time he
had sent out signals n the hope Of
striking somewhere some information
regarding the missing craft.
Iheg pardon. sir." said the messen
goe excttedly. hut We have just got
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sCalllhg us-whers II it-who II
NJ aonanded tho prime minister.
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