The Spectator., 1916-02-01

sailing like some monster bird.
 It was Count Sachio at length who turned, his attention arrested by the familiar sound of an air craft motor.
 Look, your majesty" said he, turn. ing and pointing.
 A sudden exclamation came from the lips of Cortislaw.
 Ut is from Gretzhoffen'" he said, Our own air craft are not mobilized. I wonder who planned that raid. You told me Count Frederick was killed that you saw it with your own eyes. That cannot be- King Michael, weak as he is, never would be afoot-neyer would he have had his air craft nov ing at this hour They have been above our eity-it is a mercy if they have not dropped bombs upon our shi.pjng."
 LOCK" said Sachio. He indicated now the course of the pursuing air craft which far from following them directly, now swept aside in a great tangsat.
 They are bound also for the yacht :" said Sachio. "It is not Us, but wonder boat they are pursuing. What does it meano Surely they can have marked us under wat r or above they see us TOW. if they have eyes. But now they erade US and pursue the boat which we pursue. What does it mean? And who is ill commandt'
 Slow enough would even lyeen-wittad Count Sachio have been to guess the real answer to his own question. It was his enemy who was in command of this pursuing air e9aft-Gount Fred erick. not Killed, but in full possession Of his powers once more.
 It had been Frederick's plan to hasten across the neutral lands and over Grahofen itself in a foray of scouting and discovery. He wished to sec whether the forces of the enemy would rally or whether they were to lie utterly broken, accepting their defeat. kAnd at the last instant, when he had stepped into the seat of the air craft he had been followed by one who would not accept denial from him tho young American. Thus they had swept across the broad plain, across the city of Grahoffen itself, and along tho water front-and now far down the great arm of the sea which thrust up from the south.
 The aerQrlan4 for time foll of from the direct course held by the SUD marine. Ahead of the wind and driver at top speed by its own tremendou' engines, it advanced in vast sweep ard swoops, at a speed incalerlao fast. /
 TYour majesty" said Count aeh at lonEth, laying down the glass with which he had been e-sar .iining q ship of the air whiCb. pAssed abo them, 'l was wrong, At first | thouP some leader of uleir aviation e
 had developed t is raid today, m, , is not so. l toFI you that Cour F. crick was dog.d My eyes m ,st +.
 deceived me It is he. yor ,der,
 himself is guiding this pu' suit. "
 him thoU- is anothec-a woman. Y,
 majesty It is none less than youn$ American, ~h6 has been
 most dangerous tuemy We yet hs met. They t~o-for chat reason l not, intormed~-are atoft together. Tn - purpose l can only guess" ', Tho ra~o of Cortislaw now was su r as left him silent
 ', Your majesty" said Count S2cl i at last. it must be as your majes
 reasons. But 1t is by sinking yond
 craft not by saving it. that he e most hurt us. Yes. am couvinc,
 wonder is the coin. How they know ' how they guess it, do not kno
 Moro than once it would seem to T ' that intuition rather than knowledi n has guided them in their plans S;
 that wonder coin is bewitched and ;
 ways fights for Gretzhoffen and n for us"
 The chass went on. and now und, such curious relations as left the thr,
 vessels of the surface, of the subsur ; acc end of the air, drifting along, nor taking the offensive.
 put tHouSh the glant ar craft To lowed close. seeming ever to hold tn yacht at its mercy, it made no offer sivo movement; it seemed rather { shelter than to menace the fieein vessel which steamed on so gallantly And in the rea- of both, helpless. in potent. with speed and naught bu speed at its disposal. came the sut marine of Cortislaw and his noble man. Thus neither of the three coul, or would hurt another
 But Sachios guess had been right Tho governing influence in Gretzhof fen affairs scarce was so much req son as instinct, intuition--a woman. l intuition. For he had been rights woman was aloft, wonder with tho l pilot of the air craft
 Tt is curious chase. mademoi selle,' said Count Frederick. turning to the companion at his side and speaking so that bis voice could be