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arrival in Gretzhoffen.
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.::r installment
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APT** UXXI1I,,
' Encounter ■ at 8ea.
ea, up into the stars, sped
call of the ship at sea:
iretzhoffenl S. O. S. Gretz-
■
-coherent at times, but im-
. strident wall of the wire-
tig out into the empty air,
away to listen to
, id. And earB did hear—the
Is.
le minister of Gretzhoffen,
said, had by this time
mce of the unwelcome guests of
" retzhoffen palace. He had got
ig to bed, some of his officers to
% raid a few of his servants to
elf, ho felt him-
le to establish the broken
teary of the government on any
sis,. Frederick—Count Fred-
. i© man with the strong brain
fini^where was he?
•• r.mvrQvia!s 2o? himself
vhat imperative question,
the prim© minister mad® search here
" there for some cluo to the miss-
nobleman. His agentB ran the
... to the dock whence Count Fred-
ck had sailed so many days ago.
i learned that at tho time the king's
d put out there had been seen
< of smoke of a passing steam-'
at, far below, toward the mouth of
he bay. Apparently the king's yacht
?,$! set out with the purpose of lnter-
lg this steamer. What ^en^had
—ened none could tell. Some-
e out on the sea the nobleman
6 gretzhoffen had disappeared.
Therefore, said tho prime minister
to himself It might well be true that
Count Frederick, having been gone a
.-•certain period of timer-might* now be
'"ladytoreturn. TheBe long absences
ere usual with him, but always he
Id-.come back. Hitherto that had
Ms return by land. Now it
must mean his return by sea. It
s quite as Well, reasoned the
ninister, "to" have one of the
t interviews with Count Fred-
« return. It was well, sure-
ly, to bo well established\w$th those
who would take control of "affairs in
the distracted kingdom of Gretz-
hoffen.
"1 shall oven take our other yacht,
ie Auoihm," naid the prime minister
elf, "arid put myself in the way
f tho royal yacht, should it now be re-
' ag.'v And oven bo he did.
i Adelina was a stout little eteam-
of good lines, and well
jh armed,
r prime minister did not hasten
i errand, for indeed he had no
:e purpose in view. Only* having
I the Adelina into commission, he
out quite beyond tho bay, un-
tie felt the long roll of the Med-
undor him. Then, as it
x, at a .point not so far from
te shipwreck of the Prlnz Air-
speed arid kept him-
xrely under way. Having noth-
etter to do; he waited.
-~b night now, and the stars were
brightly «*bi 3Ve. The gentle
South European sea wore
lgijorous. But, to the prime
r, as he restlessly paced the
Adelina, these things
He was engaged in refiec-
f none too pleasant a nature,
he said to himself: "There Is
I might as well put
n the boat'# wireleBS op-
to him now, a paper
* had not noticed the
liTWirelfess masts of
im time to time he
(nala in the hope of
te some information
ng craft
said the mesaen-
t we have just got
la calling the
'
a is It—who is
>ministet M||
_„etshoffenand
4t is "S. O. &-§
somewhere; Who
jrf
a minister started as
by as electric shock.
*n\d but tfca very man
* catling
©xcouenoy—
lett—Adelina--^
srs 'One
than half of that where we lie now—
we cannot be more than forty miles
from him this minute,"
"Easily within that, excellency. The
stuff comes awfully strong-r-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 im-
ploringly, urging speed.'
That was what the night Called oat
with its mysterious voice. The quick
wit 6f Count Frederick bad availed in
thiB eme,rgsncy in which he found him-
self. He k ew 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, intuit come soon. '
The Adelina now swung in full
speed, har engines purring softly in a
continuous roll as she took up her top
gait, an£ held it steadily. -Always the
call caix>e, "S. O. S.—Gretzhoffen—S.
O. S.—gretzhoffen." - For, as a matter
of: fact, although left long since in
his own den on the upper deck, the
operator of the Princess had dutifully
done what he had been bidden 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 Qoming on at a good clip herself.
Screaming bloody murder, Well, well,
We will see in a couple of jiffies what
it is all about. She's not sinking-
she's not on fire—what's wrong
there?
Meantime, on board the Princess
sucji confusion reigned that at the
tima none saw the swift approach of.
tlia Adelina. The owner of the Prin-
cess was busy with his late pris-
oners. Count Frederick was once more
as&ai|ed when he attempted to leave
thy wireless room—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-
ppwered.
But now there camp the calling of
men on deck, and the rush of feet as
they ran here and there. Even Wynd-
bam, engaged in his drunken sport of
hectoring the weak girl who cowered
irelpTessand terrified in his own room,
At length left her and came on deck.
$y this time Frederick had once
more, broken free of the men who had
attacked him, and had himself reached
a 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 a shot and its. plunge into the sea
dead ahead of the Princess.
"Good bless us!" exclaimed Wynd-
ham, almost sobered now at this.
"They are firing on us—firing on the
British flag. It's not done, you know!"
"But it is done, sir," said the ex
ecutlve officer at his elbow, when a
second shot carried away a part of the
bowsprit of the Princess. "Round to,
or she will sink us."
"They are damned pirates!" said
Wyndham. 'Til 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 his own hands. The engine bells
clanged below. \ The ship slackened
speed, stopped, and lay rolling in the.
sea. By this time the boats of the
with marines. They swarmed aboard
now without invitation, and appeared
eminently ready for any business that
might be offered. '
"Who are you?" .demanded Wynd-
Jbam. "What do you mean by boarding
my boat?"
"What do you mean by sending a
wireless, sir?" demanded the officer of
marines. "You called us, and we are
here. What is wrong?"
"I will tell you what is wrong,"
broke in Count Frederick here, push-,
ing his way forward. "Wo aro two
prisoners here—a young lady and my-
self. We have been iriishandled, both
of "us, by this ruffian here. . He or-
dered me in irons for no reason in the
World except to give him better his
own way with this young lady. He is
neither officer nor gentleman. Having
no means of reckoning with him, I,
myself, Ordered the wireleBS sent out
to Gretzhoffen. I called you On my
own responsibility. We needed help,
and we thank God you hate come."
The1 master of the Princess, , ow'
stood crestfallen, much of hip bravado.
goBo? "I meant nothing," said he, ,
"I will forget it all, captain, if you
let me •*— ^ *"ilE
Out oft
' ■
.05?
we will sfnk you without an in-
"Who are you?" demanded Wynd-
ham suddenly, impressed by th# force
of these words,
"I am Count Frederick of Greta-
hoffen, of the Icing's cabinet^ and We
general in chief as well/' Said Count
Frederick. "This ia the government
boat for which I called. Aboard it
yonder is the prime minister of our
kingdom. We are a small peoplerair-
rab, but we do not lack spirit. Send
for your own ships if you. like, and
blow down our walls—you are. a
stronger people than ours. But we
will see them fall before we .will
humble ourselves to such as you. As
to what you have done—saj^ one word
more, and^we will sink you and take
Our chances with your dag."
Count Frederick, having thus spo-
ken, turned away, and paid nO more
attention to the master of the Prin-
cess.
"Come," said he to Kitty, when at
last he bad found her.
In a few moments the two were on
board the yacht of their own country—
or at least that of Count Frederick;
With a final shot of defiance to the
craft from which they now had
escaped, the Adelina again got under
way and swept a wide curve around,
heading back for the port of Gretz-
hoffen. The Princess, soon hull-down
in the distance, made her way off as
best she liked, to be held thereafter
only in a contemptuous memory.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
The King of All Countries.
Count"" Frederick signified to the
prime minister that affairs of state
were little to his liking at this time,
and that he desired to be alone. On
the deck of the Adelina, therefore
might now be seen but two persons—
Count Frederick and Kitty Gray. They
and justly—mademoiselle, It was you
who taught me the beauty, of, that am-
bition!" U
Silence fv * , She did not
speak. She dreaded to hear what yet
she longed to hear.
"The treasure of the kingr-buried
so long, mademoiselle-ryes! But one
treasure which also now I have found!
Love, mademoiselle—that is what. I
have found, t sateat treasure of
them all. It was buried, in my-hearf,
I know not how lon&. I never knew
it. Its secret was hidden. It is but
now that I myself have found it. Ah.
had I the key to that as well, I should
be the happiest man in all the world."
She still gazed out across white-
tipped, rippling waves. Her face soft-
ened, but what .he saw now on her
cheek was a tear, stealing down below
her lashes! Grieved, he himself could
not speak. At last she turned to
him.'" " 7 ■ "
"I am so sorry!" said she.
"For what, mademoiselle? Tou
know I love you, that I never will loye
again. Is not that the truth itself?
Can you doubt it? Doubt me, fail to
believe my every word and I will go.
You shall not see me again."
It was like him thus boldly to chal-
lenge fe\er "But she only shook her
head; " 1
"I cannot," said she. "1 wish I
could."
"But you cannot?"
He had her hands in his now. And
now she turned her face toward him.
"You shall never deny the truth, my
dear," said he. "All my life I shall
challenge you to deny me and my
love. When you can, when I have
been unfaithful to you, life ends for
me. But between now and then, long
years of happiness lie—long years of
love—long, happy,, useful years."
"Happy? Useful? Yes, for you,
"'The Other Half of tho Coin," Bcelalmed Kitty.
sat near the rail, both silent, the girl
looking out over the rippling sea,
across which the good boat now was
loaping on her hoineward way.
"Mademoiselle," said he softly, his
hand falling on hers as it lay on the
rail, "mademoiselle—"
s She stirred—moved—but did not
Withdraw the hand. Still she looked
out across that sea beyond whose
waves lay her own country, so very
faraway.
"Mademoiselle," said he once more,
"see, we are going home."
She half turned to him at this—
though still her hand lay under his.
"Soon," said she at length, sighing,
"I must be going." Her voice had no
elation in it after all..,
Adelina. Were putting out, well pacl^J_. jiiGoingr—mademoiselle, where?" re-
Joined Count Frederick.
"Home, across the (sea; It has all
been like a dream. I wonder if I am
awake, if I am alive." .
"I thank heaven that you are both,
mademoiselle. As to your return, how
can that be?"
"My work is done here. I have no
reason for remaining."
"No reason, mademoiselle? Our
work is but beginning—I say, our
work. Mademoiselle—Katharine—you
know, you surely know!" '
He could see the color rise in the
cheek turned^.way from him, but she
made no answer.
"Oh," he went on rapidly, "I knojtf—
do I not know? Some power drove us
oil—some good purpose was, under f gaid" he,
your coming here—it was some plan
of |Ate which brought you. As you
have sa^d, the coin itself spoke with
its broken tongue. All the time It
has been, crying out, endeavoring to
speak—to tell what was hid—to tell
us, mademoiselle, what was right."
"Yes," said she, slowly. "Liberty-
justice—that was the message that It
meant i Were the bur-
ied treasures which so long have
been lost to this people." '&■' ' .
"Yea! But we have fou d them all
r"lre a a
t ot ma country.
~ wople* I
perhaps, but how for me? You can-
not come to my country. How can $
stay here? What place is there for
me?"
He took her face now between his
hands and looked her fair in the eyes
—eyes now filled with tears.
"But," said she, "was it fa1r—was
it fair to make me love you—when I
could have no hope—to make me love
you—and then to send me away?"
"Send you away! That should nev-
er be. If need be, I also would go."
"And leave your duty—your place
here? Then I should not love you."
"Then you do!"
In spite of the tears in her, face,
Kitty Gray suddenly smiled with a
miraculous sweetness. "I am Ameri-
can," said she. "We have a fable of
one George Washington. I am like
him—I cannot tell a lie!"
All her answer now was inarticu-
late. He caught her in his arms and
for the moment neither of them cared
what the. past had been, what the fu-
ture might be.
"Fate has spoken!'? said she. "If
only it Were right that we might be
together—I should spend, my life .in
trying to make you happy, too, Sir
Frederick. But you cannot go with
me—that would be wrong, and how
can I remain here? You forget I am
an American. 1 am an alien here, and
I am not of-your—"
He laid a hand upon her lips, frown-
ing. "You shall not say that 'Word,"
You shall not mention rank
or class—never in all your life to mo-
What we have won, we have won to-
gether. What we enjoy, we shall en-
joy together. What of honor or rank
or reward there is for me, that shall
be for you as well. I will listen to
nothing—I will not tolerate the
thought of your leaving me now—J
say, we but begin everything."
"Now,, come," said hw at length,
firmly. "If life ended for us both now,
it would not have been lived in vain.
Fe^r not as to the future. Let it rest*
i for Sh
ill
Cbme with me>,
for yet an instant,
wtot feared,
"You might be
"No," said he. "In the country
where we will live love alone will be
the king*"
CHAPTER LXXV.
: " ' .'••• '• '• ' urfpviWiWUWMW
The Last Sle&ij^ ,«
"Excellency," interrupted^® prime
minister, at length approaching the
deck where Frederick still sat with
the young American—"ExceMsncfT I
intrude, but perhaps—"
"What 1b it?" demanded the noble-
man calmly. "Are they calling us
from our own port?"
"Precisely that, excellency. We
have a wireless call. We were sum-
moned out, and now are summoned
back ags^in. They demand that we
shall come quickly."
"What is wrong?" demanded Count
Frederick, springing to his feet.
"Everything, excellency! Word has
come that Grahoffen is marching
against us once mt>re—even now our
city may be besieged."
For a moment Count Frederick
stood silent. "I see," said he. "That
faithless tyrant Cortislaw has forgot
his treaty and is going to war against
us when he thinks us unprepared. His
traitor and spy, Sachio, has kept him
well advised—I warrant that. How
are they coming this time?"
"In part by land, but also in a
strong fleet by sea."
"So they are attacking on what they
think the weaker Side of our works.
Is there no such thing as, faith among
kings—is there nowhere horiesty in
all the world—is there no man of
faithfulness and power any more?"
"Sire," said the prime minister, un-
covering and bowing to him, "there is
one such in our own country."
"Michael, our king—that man?"
"No, sire, not Michael, ou'ridng. Jt
is none other than yourself I mean. In
you only can our kingdom have any
hope—that is plainer now than it has
ever been in all our history. Times
must change or we are undone. We
must dethrone our king at last. _ Take
the place, I beseech you, excellency,
which belongs to you, the place which
you only can hold, for, believe me, it
is only in you that Gretzhoffen may
have any hope.
"I trust that you will remember
that it was myself that first made
this plain to your excellency," he
added, thoughtfully.
"Time for all that later," said Count
Frederick hastily. "First we must
get back to port and pull together
such forces as we can."
"Excellency, I, myself, attempted
something of that before we left,"
said the prime minister. "I attempted
to carry out such orders as I fancied
you would have given had you been
there. Some of the regiments, no
doubt, have assembled. The guns
may be ready on our sea-frbrit now."
"Very well. Full speed ah&'&d then.
We may not be in time,f'
They were but barely in time. Be-
fore the Adelina docked in Gretzhof-
fen port there might have been seen
in the bay the smoke of the advanc-
ing fleet—the Grahoffen expeditionary
force already was crowding in for the
landing. At the same time, upon tho
opposite side of the city, the army of
Grahoffen, in full force, was advancing
over the route which heretofore had
carried the assault. Already this col-
umn, composed of cavalry, infantry
and the full artillery of"Grahoffen,
had passed the neutral strip, and was
entering, the suburbs below the castle
walls of the Gretzhoffen citadel.
They came exultantly, confident of
their victory, and swept on as though
eager to begin the sacking of the city.
And the sacking of Gretzhoffpn surely
had b6gun but for the arrival of one
man.
The prime minister was right. The
confidence of the people of Gretzhof-
fen, as much of it as was left for any
one man, now rested solely in the
nobleman who held so prominent a
part in the country's affairs of late-
Count Frederick of Gretzhoffen. Swift-
ly enough passed from lip to lip the
news that Count Frederick had come,
that he would lead the army, that he
would direct the defense of the city,
that his mind was organizing the re-
sistance. And as this word passed,
cheers followed it. The men flocked
readily to tho standards, and1* once
more abided the shock of arms.
In this strained mom.ent Count
Sachio of Grahoffen made good his
promise to his king—he fought in the
front rank of his own troops, and not
everi| the Jealous eyes of Cortislaw
himself could find fault with his cour-
age or his judgment. He himself led
the last assault against the walls,
which finally broke through the outer
defenses. The forces of Grahoffen ad-
vanced so rapidly that it seemed in-
deed as though Cortislaw yrould make
good his threat to leave standing not
one stone upon another in tihis capital
of his enemy. \
This Was Sachio's opportunity, and
he knew it—it was his crucial hour.
One thought eVen more potent than
hia ambition for military glory still
ruled the soul of this warlike noble-
man. Sachio fought that he might
gain one thing—the treasurers of the
king,, buried deep somewhere in this
citadel. That treasure was the. cause
of this War. 'Without its discovery the
war itself was • worthless.
He stole awn;
his troops as finally $ey broke in
among the shrubbery of tho palace
in
bedchamber. He rushed on through
the wide hall, down the stairs to the
floor below, and back to the point
whence led down the galleries'of the -
cavern's floor under the castle itself.
He smiled now grimly as he has-
tened. As yet he waB unhurt, and as
yet- he was unsuspected. Once more
his sanguine soul lusted for success
and counted on it
He met no opposition, heard no-
where in these portions of the palace
any footfall , or any voice. Thus for
a moment or two he strode on—-and
then paused, frozen in his stride bjr
that which confronted him.
" Sachio was sure that he had seen
the last of the young American. He
reasoned that in all likelihood Count
Frederick—of whose absence he knew
quite well through his own secret
agents—had joined her somewhere.
He knew of the wreck of the Prina
Adler. Sachio was clear in his own
mind that these two enemies of hie
were gone, never again to confront'
him.
And yet now, as though spirits sum-
moned by his own thoughts, they
stoof before him—both oi them—the
tall nobleman and the slender, shrink-
ing girl leaning on his arm. Yes, It
was they! His enemies
from the very grave to confront him,
irresolute, unnerved, not
vV-r-'
mSSmm
'
..
He paused
believing what he saw, and for th©
time himself made no speech.
"What do you here, Sachio?" broke
in the deep yoice of his enemy', one©
his friend—a friend once too often
betrayed. |
"I came by virtue of my sword,"
said Sachio, [boldly now, seeing that
he might not evade this issue..
_ "By virtue of your sword only shall
you escape from h§re, Sachio," said
Count Frederick, calmly. "Stand back
of me, mademoiselle, and give . m©
reach."
In a flash the swords of the twq>
•ffent out and joined in the encounter.
Bach was an excellent swordsman, and
for a moment neither had advantage.
The young girl screamed in terror at
the sight, for she knew the redoubt-
able reputation of Sachio as a swords-
man, and long ere this she had se-
lected the one whom she desired to
Sep victor in this or any encounter.
But Count Frederick did not glance
her way. His eye was still fixed on
that of his opponent. Only, softly,
gently, he repeated to her, "Stand
back, mademoiselle. Give us room."
Sachio was full of tricks. He had
no wish to waste time here, and yet
knew not how to pass the blade now
opposing him. Suddenly he flung up
his hand to his chest as though struck,
hoping to find his foe off his guard
for Just an instant. It did not result
so. The steady point of Count Fred-
erick lay gleaming before his breast
ready to thrust. And for another rea-
son was this subterfuge worse than a
useless one for Sachio. As he caught
his hand against his bosom there
came from its concealment in his
pocket something metallic, which fell
upon the floor. It rolled but briefly,
for It was not .round—this piece of
metal. It was a half coin.
Upon this Kitty fell with a sudden
cry. She knew in a flash what wao
this bit of metal. She knew how
Sachio must have prized it, and now
how Sachio, in the luck of the game„
had lost, and lost by his own hand.
Agile as a cat, the "girl stooped, ram
in, and emerged with the bit of metal
in her hand. And still the eyes Of
the two fighting men dared not turn
her way. Sachio laughed, and tossed
over his shoulder a~ taunting word.
p^is worthless, mademoiselle," sal®
he—"counterfeit—'tis nothing."
Count Frederick said nothing, but
he heard her words coming to hiss
now from behind his shouldbr.
"I have got them!" she exclaimed,
"both halves of the coin—they ar©
ours—they are ours—I am going now
—come quick—as soon as you can."
But the cold eye of Count Frederick!
never turned from the face of his ad-
versary. He made no answer to thea©
words, although he heard the sound
of her footfalls back of him as she fled
down the hall toward the interior Of
the caverns. ...A
"Well, Sachio," said Count Fred*
erick, "your trickery failed. Your at-
tack has failed at every point. Fat©
fights against you, Sachio. You hav©
lost the toss of the di'e. You have lost
the coin."
The strong wrist of the swarthy
nobleman covered his breast with hi©
extended steel. His eyes, bold evea
in this extremity, met that of his op-
ponent. But Sachio knew the die in-
deed was cast. He knew now that h©
had failed. cAvl
For one moment he edged on inch,
by inch, endeavoring to reach a, pdlnt
from which he! might spring past
Frederick* and so follow the fleeing
girl down the passageway. But always
the other edged inch by inch in front
of him. Always the cold eye looked
into his. Always the steady steel
menaced him.
"Yes, Sachio," said Frederick, one©
more, coldly, "I shall kill you. Shall
it be now?" '
But Sachio himself suddenly closed
this present encounter, suddenly de-
ferred what he himself knew in swift
consternation must be his end. With
a quick sweep of his sword defending
the front of his body, he sprang to
one Bide and back. Casting down
upon the floor the blade with which
he had fought, he fled incontinently.
mi
y
gardens—as yet riot having met the Count Frederick did not pursue him,
encounter of the ambushed troops of
Cretzhoffen, again cunningly and ef-
fectively disposed for thij(, purpose
by the orders of Count Frederick him-
ilBW aWaJA ll* t iur
H© mad© W* war «p th© palace
stair., fought through the guard which
th© entente*, frog time alone
Two thinfes prevonted ,that. One. of ■
these was tho errand to which Kitty
Gray had summoned him. Tlje other '
reason was Kitty Gray herself.
Turning he hastened after her, fast
«s he might, down the deep ^aasmgesu (
through whioh she but now h«M fied.
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Buck, James T. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, May 19, 1916, newspaper, May 19, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242342/m1/4/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library.