The Spectator., 1916-02-01

hoffen Retreatng.
 heard above the loud drone of the en. zines. What have we gained? What do we know"
 Look" said she. Look at then below us wonder They want what we want They pursue what we pur- sue? @Why? Believe me, they know that the coin is on ahead. If they know it. why shouldn't we? Monsieur le comte, your ride this morning was an inspiration. The accident of fol- | lowing what might have been the wake of a fish but was the flash of ! a suhmarine--the accident of seeing wonder cloud of smoke ahead-that was fate fighting with us. Believe me Roleau is wonder on that boat! Believe me, he has the coin. Fate is fighting with us at last, I say. The end of all our troubles is at hand
 As they swept forward. now near, now dropping off from the course of the speeding yacht always Kitty turned her glass upon the decks of the water craft At length she ex: claimed:
 Tt is hel I see him He is there, standing looking back He has no 1 glass. He cannot recognize us now. But it is hn Ah, trust wonder faith fHl soul not 10 he travelling ill vain l an sure. as thereh I saw it. that he has the ccin with him there I am 1 cure. as though l saw him. that it Count Saeho himself in wonder { marine pursuing him. Come, lo' erally we must fly LJ'
 And fly they dii Moment at
 meut. hour after hour until at CT mo the smoke above Gretzhofro' length thickened. until the tower hurbof cathedrals and the palace of the until the shipping grew appeared. until the long green slo' ore distinct. fortifeations showed t jeofthe coast Count Frederick, high the eyes of of the sea above the level
 We will make
 moiselle," said Co il safely made last. For some Gnt Frederick. at rino does not at 'eaSon the subma- why. The thrc' 'srt, I do not know within reach Of Sc ds soon Will be der" ''' own guns. l won.'
 The wond VT not i'll plac t,f' Count Frederick was heard t' s' In few moments they meter ., e u III report of a 3O-centi tories peNe of one of the coast bat, burs the white cloud Of smoke Of .s '' the emplacement in front
 disappearing gun. On ahead
 the white splash of the shell v yacf "'' "i'0'us o ~ What do they mean?" exclaimed ,s ount Frederick. An. I see The a watch carries the ensign of the royal
 navy Of Grahoffen, It is armed. Our spnners take it for an enemy. SSSSSS ht heaven send them bad aim for once" 'ps shot and yet another followed II brackoting the yacht between tho ad- ranges Count Frederick held bis le breath for what he knew would coma ie Come it did. The yacht struck fun th by the impact of heavy shell reeIad UT careened, half broke apart and began ne to settle by the head ne Tt is too bad" exclaimod Conn, -, frederick; sunk hy our own men, .i. iohaer yacht was coming to our har
 oor Tor protection. carrying our own n'ah-farrEihS our own fortune-the -N "retzhonen ooin' And now all is
 lost!"
 =. '"iHeu the brow or the air craft V fuii toward the settling yacht. The 7' wake of the submarine was no longer m visible. u' Then. what the men of the Gretz. II honen batteries saw-what the mon '' Of the submarine might have seen had 'e their perlscope then been above tho ~ surIace-Was the swift volplane of {! the ar crat which they so long had ' ioHo"'u' lt swept down now like '' Slant bird, at a keen angle. as though
 NSelf would dip into the sea RaIog T II there swept the great anchor rons c its end whipping white here and tbera l. on the tops of the waves @ "Ahoy, Roleau!" cried inc voica o,
 Count Frederick
 r holeau looked up at this summons t rom the clouds, and saw above ina Y lal or the air craft he so long had noted Tn wonder two faces that ha knew and loved! A great sob shook HIS grant chest. Even his callous souI
 was auected. Out of the very deep 'hey had come-his master and bis
 inIs'ress-to save him. when ba thought all was lost! He lifted un his
 hands up HIS
 The whipping rope coiled and
 turned, twisted this way and tbo, p,,.
 the steady hand at the rudde, of ,na
 downward
 holeau reached out made n sw,,e,
 grasp felt himself swept free. of h,s
 rect, An instant later. hand ovor
 n"nu ne began his ascent from what