The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-01-27
CHAPTER Xxx.
A Broken Voyage.

A Broken Voyage.
Alone in his palace, Count Frederick
paced up and down, engrossed in
futile plans. After many hours, an
attendant announced the arrival of
one of the emissaries he had sent to
follow Count Sachio.
'Excellency," began his servant agi-
tatedly-"quick, or we shall be too
late"
f'What now-why too late-what has
happened? Tell me, men!" Count
Frederick was none too gentle in his
moods of anger.
"They have taken her prisoner
they plot to ship her away today
toinght-now, for all 1 know!"
What are you saying. man? But
you found her, them"
Found where she is, or was. AS
you suspected, she was taken pris-
oner by Count Sachio and carried to
Grahoffen. followed him. He went
to the docks and bargained there with
some fellows of an ocean steamer due
to sail within an hour or so. heard
them agree to take over a prisoner, a
woman-another prisoner, man.
Count Sachio said he would deliver
them just before the vessel sailed.
They were to be hid in the hold and
discovered later as stowaways too late
for return"
"Qrick, men," He turned now to
his assistants. Hasten to the ship
ping offices on our own dock. Have
them make ready a boat % carry my
message to the captain of the royal
yacht. Tell him to make ready to sail
at once on my arrival-and to expect
a race with an ocean liner"
A few moments later he was at the
dock and, hurrying into the small boat
which lay awaiting, was carried
swiftly to the side of the royal yacht,
on whose decks already there was evil
dence of the orderly confusion of
boat about to get under way. Evil
IDENTIFY his message to the captain of
the yacht had been received.
Come on board, sir" said Count
Frederick, as the captain met him at
the ladder. "You understand"
your servant, Count Frederick"
said the commander. IT know you
we'll. Command u.s.
"Under way at once then, captain
said Count Frederick. LAY course
to the foot of the bay. The vessel we
must search has perhaps even now
sailed from Grahoffen port. It IS our
duty in the name of the king to in
tercept her. They have on board pris-
oners Of our own people-there has
been treachery done by Sachio, leader
of Grahoffen."
An instant, and the jangle Of the en-
Count Frederick's ears. At least now
there would be action, at least sus-
pense would be at on end.
The speedy yacht ripped through
the water as though conscious itself
Of it's imperative duty. Ere long they
had passed the lower headlands of
he Gretzhoffen harbor. Eagerly Fred
erick scanned the levels Of the sea as
hey opened before him. At last an
escaped his lips. A long
and heavy cloud of smoke lay on the
lorizon, the trail of great ship max
ng for open sea.
Captain, there she goes! A thou |
'and napoleons if you lay us along |
ide-dishonor if you fail to do So"
And the captain nodded.
Meantime what was the secret that |
he distant liner was carrying with
Ter? None save those aboard could
ell that, and of these but two or
hree rude deck men. The bought |
gents of Sachio had done their work
veil. None on the ship save those
Interested had noticed when two bun
lies, trussed up and concealed in
leavy coverings, had been hoisted
board by the ships donkey engine
nd dropped into the hold. Yet in this
ray two human beings were loaded
s cattle, without the knowledge Of
he ships officers.
When Kitty Gray recovered her
enses she found herself in dark
nd noiscme hole, she knew not
here. Terror smote her. Her pulses
efused to work, her mind rebelled.
Above she heard tramplings, shout
lgs, the creaking Of tackle, the sound
{ machinery muff1ed by intervening
alls of the ships structure. At last
ne thought she heard the swash of
alter alongside. What did this mean
was this the sea? Was she a pris-
ner to be handled i'm some new and
lystifying way? What did 1t all
ean?