Bogalusa enterprise. [volume] (Bogalusa, La.) 1914-1918, 1916-01-06

we cannot be more than forty miles
from him this minute"
Easily within that, excellency. The
stuff comes awfully strong-they are
close, that is sure"
Send the captain at once" ordered
the official.
The captain came and learned this
news also. At once the bow Of the
yacht was headed toward this call,
which came down out OF the stars i'm
ploringly, urging speed.
That was what the night called out
with its mysterious voice. The quick
wit of Count Frederick had availed in
this emergency in which he found him
SELF He knew that the Adelina would
be in commission. He hoped that
someone might be found to take COM
mand. He knew that any aid which
came, must come soon.
The Adelina now swung in full
speed, her engines pGrring softly in a
continuous roll as she took up her top
gait, and held it steadily. Always the
call came, IS. o. S.-GretZhoffen-S.
| O. S. Gretzhofen." For, as a matter
of fac, although left long since in
his own den on the upper deck, the
operator Of the Princess had dutifully
done what he had been hidden to do.
They plowed on into the starry
| night for some time. At length an eX-
clamation came from the captain to
the official who stood at his side on
the bridge.
"I see her." said he. Dead ahead.
and coming on at a good clip herself.
Screaming bloody murder, Well, we'll,
We will see in a couple of jitiies what
it is all about. She's not sinking
she's not or tre-whats wrong
there"
| Meantime. on board the Princess
such confusion reigned that at the
time none saw the swift approach Of
the Aielina. The owner of the Prin-
cess was busy with his late pris'
oners. Count Frederick was once more
assailed when be attempted to leave
the wireless rocm-Where, as has been
said, the operator still held to his task,
wholly ignorant, naturally, that his
call to Gretzhoffen had been answered
thus swiftly. Indeed, Frederick and
Kitty both found themselves in des'
perate plight enough, for one of them
was outnumbered, and the other over
powered
But now there came the calling OF
men on deck, and the rush of feet as
they ran here and there. Even Wynd'
ham, engaged in his drunken sport of
hectoring the weak girl who covered
helpless and terrified in his own ROOM
at length left her and came on deck
By this time Frederick had once
more broken free of the men who had
attacked him, and had himself reached
place on deck whence he could see
the outline of the oncoming boat. The
searchlight of the Adelina swept the
decks of the Princess. Back of it
could be seen little except the loom OF
her rigging. But now came the flash
of shot and its plunge into the sea
dead ahead of the Princess.
Good bless u.s." exclaimed Wynd
ham, almost sobered now at this
They are firing on us-fring on the
British flag. It's not done, you know
"But it is done, sir" said the ex
ecutive officer at his elbow, when a
second shot carried away part of the
bowsprit of the Princess. Round to
or she will SILK us"
They are damned pirates!" sale
Wyndham. "I'll not have it."
pirates or not, sir" said the execu
tive officer, they will sink us if We
don't round to-"
! The next instant he took the matter
} into lis own hands. The engine bell:
} changed below. The ship slackenec
!, speed, stopped, and lay rolling in the
} sea. BY this time the boats OF th{
Adelina were putting out, we'll packed
with marines. They swarmed aboarc
now without invitation, and appeared
J eminently ready for any business tina
might be offered.
"Who are you?" demanded Wynd
: ham. What do you mean by boarding
my boat?"
What do you mean by sending
wireless, sir9" demanded the officer o
marines. You called US, and we arr
here. What is wrong?"
81 will tell you what is wrong,
broke In Count Frederick here, push
: ing his way forward. I'VE are tw'
prisoners here-a young lady and my
, self. We have been mishandled, bot
of US, by this ruffian here. He OF
dered me in irons for no reason in tn
world except to give him better hi
own way with this young lady. He l
neither officer ncr gentleman. Havin
no means of reckoning with him,
myself, ordered the wireless sent GU
5 to Gretzhoffen. l called you on IN
d. own responsibility. We needed hell
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