Show EMERSON HORACE COPYRIGHT 1915 A aroni tho ot hunio maina by th universal film company SYNOPSIS kitty ora newspaper woman finds in n curio shop half of a broken coin the on which glicr and loads tin at the order of her editor to BO to alio principality ci of to piece out lie atory suggested by the inscription ablio Is followed and on arrival in her adventures while cholag the accrete of ho broken coin brean TWENTY FIRST installment CHAPTER the encounter at aca over the sea up into the stara sped ahe distress call of the chip at son 8 0 8 Gretz hoften S 0 S gratz hoffend hoffe nl incoherent at times but imperative pera tive the strident wall of tho wireless clamoring out into tho empty air asking tor oars tar away to listen to what it said and barc did hear the ears of friends tho palmo minister ot Grotz hoden as hail boon said had by athla time succeeded in making some sort of a clearance of the unwelcome guests of the palace ho had got the king to bed boino of hla officers to horse and n fow of his servants lo 10 work As for himself ho felt aliu nelt unable to establish tho broken machinery of the government on any lasting basis frederick count frederick the man the strong brain and arm was he boot upon answering for himself f athla somewhat imperative question the palmo minister mado search hero and thoro tor some clue to the miss ing nobleman ilia agents ran the trail to iho dock whence count fred had sailed BO many days ago ho learned that at tho time the kings yacht had put out there had been seen the line of smoke ot a passing er far below toward the mouth of tho lay apparently tho kings yacht had set out with tho of inter this steamer what then had happened nono could tell some A theio out on tho sea the nobleman ot Gretz hoffen had disappeared therefore said the palmo minister to himself it might well be true that count frederick having been gone a certain period of time might now bo ready to return these long absences wera usual with him but always ho bad come back hitherto that had meant his return by land now it must moan his return by sea it might bo bulto as well reasoned the palmo minister to bava one of tho T earliest interviews with count fred on hia return it was well sure ly to bo well with choso who would take control of affairs in tho distracted kingdom ot gretz holton ti 1 I ahall even tako our other acht the adelena said the palmo minister to himself and put myself in the way of tha royal yacht should it now be re 1 turning and oven so he did abo adelena was a stout little steaming cratt of good lines and well i enough armed tha palmo minister did not hasten jin hla errand tor indeed he had no dolietto dolin tto purpose in view only having S put tho adolina into commission he pushed out quite beyond tho bay im til bo felt the long roll of tha tied under him then as it chanced at a point not so tar from the lato of the adler ho slackened and kept himself barely under way having nothing bettor to do he gilted yil ted it was night now and tho stara shining brightly above tho gentle airs ot tho south european sea waru soft and languorous aut to tho palmo aa minister ns ho restlessly paced tho f dock of the adelena these were lost ho was enraged in fedec alons of nono too pleasant A nature sighing ho said to himself there la bao in this I 1 might as veil put back p ho turned as the boats wireless op aerator hastened to him now a paper in alb hand he bad not atio crackle of his own wireless niase of late although from time to almo hu had sent out signals in the chopo of striking somewhere somo information i regarding the missing craft 1 I beg pardon sir said tho messenger excitedly but we have just got an S 0 S someone Is calling the adelena calling us Is itaho 13 it alio prime minister they aro calling Gretz hoffen and frederick it Is S 0 S they aro in trouble somewhere who ts it excellency f the palmo minister started as though struck by an electric shock who but the very roan I 1 want Count frederick and calling je ual tell me what Is it that he says only tho same thing excellency 8 0 S adelena frederick and yes he saya one hundred and seventy ova miles south buo ouo hundred and seventy five miles thai of course must mean tom tho port theace bo sailed V ara dioro than halt of that chor wa lie now we cannot be more than fort miles from him this minute easily that excellency the stuff comes awfully barong abey are close that Is buro bond tho captain at once ordered the official the captain camo and learned this nowa also at the bow of the yacht was headed toward this call which came down out ot the stars imploringly gly urging speed that was what the night called out with its mysterious the quick wit of count frederick had availed in athla emergency in which ho found himself lie knew that the adelena would he in commission lie hoped that might be found to take command he knew that any aid which came mu como soon the A n now swung in full speed her ebanes ebl nes purring softly in a continuous roll ag eho took up her top gait and held it steadily aldaya the call camo S 0 S Gretz hoffen S 0 S Gretz hoffen for as a matter of fact left long since in hla own don on tho upper deck the operator of tho princess had dutifully dono what ho had been bidden to do they plowed on into the starry night for some time at length an exclamation cla mation came from the captain to tho who stood at his aldo on tha bridge 1 I her said ho dead ahead and coming on at a good clip herself screaming bloody murder well well wu will BOO in a couple of what it ia all about ashes not sinking not on lire wrong thero meantime on board the princess such contusion reigned that at the time none saw tho swift approach of tho adelena the owner of the pran cosa was busy with his late pals onera count frederick was once more assailed when he attempted to leave tho room whore as has been said the operator still hold to his task wholly ignorant naturally that his call to Gretz hoffen had been alius indeed frederick and kilty both found themselves in desperate plight enough for oneff them was outnumbered and the other overpowered dut now there came the calling of men on deck and the rush of feet as they ran here and there even wyndham engaged in his drunken sport of hectorina hectoring hec the weak girl who cowered helpless and terrified in hia own room at length loft her and came on deck by this time frederick had once more broken free of tho men who had attacked him and had himself reached a place on deck whence he could see the outline of the oncoming boat tha searchlight of the adelena swept the decks of the princess back of it could bo doen little except the loom of her rigging but now camo the flash of a shot and its plunge into the sea dead ahead of the princess good bless ua exclaimed bam almost sobered now at this they are tiring on us firing on the british flag its not done you knowl but it Is done sir said abo executive officer at his elbow when a second shot carried away a part of abo bowsprit of the princess hound to or she will sink us they are damned said wyndham ill not hav eilt pirates or not sir said tho executive they will sink us if we dont round to tha next instant he took the matter into his own hands the engine bolls clanged below the ship slackened speed stopped and lay rolling in tho sea by this time tho boata of the adellea were putting out well packed with aboard now without invitation and appeared eminently ready for any business that might bo ott ered who aro you demanded wyndham what do you mean by hoarding my boat what do you mean by sending a wireless sir demanded colcor of marinca marln ca you called us and wo aro here what Is wrong 1 I will tell you what Is wrong broke in count frederick hera pushing his way forward wo are two prisoners hero a young lady and myself wo have been mishandled mis handled both of us by this ruffian hero he ordered me in irons for no reason in the world except to give him better hla own way with this young lady he is neither officer nor gentleman having no meana of reckoning with him I 1 myself ordered abo wireless sent out to I 1 called you on my own responsibility we needed help and wo thank god you bavo come tho master of the princess now stood crestfallen much of his bravado gone 1 I mcart nothing said he will forget it all captain if you let me go although wo ought to blow you out of tho water said frederick and all alko you you aro not lit to fly any flag least ot alt the good one disgrace clear out with you and leave cheso waters it you show tanto c will sink you without an in arants hesitation who anro you demanded wyndham suddenly impressed by tho force ot these words 1 am count frederick ot hocin ot the alnee cabinet and his schora in chief as said count this la the government boat for which I 1 called aboard it yonder is tha prime minister 0 our kingdom we are a email people but wo do not lack send for your own ehlis it you like and blow down our walla you aro a stronger people than ours dut wo will see them fall before we will humble ourselves to such as you As to what you have done say ono word more and wa will bank you and take our chances with your flae count frederick having thus spoken turned away and paid no mure attention to the master of the princess come said bo to kitty when at last be had found her in a few moments the two were on board tha 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 adelena again got under way and swept a aldo curve around heading back for the port of aretz hoffon 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 the king of all countries count frederick signified to the prime minister that affairs ot state were little to his liking at this time and that he desired to bo alone on the deck of the adelena therefore might now be seen but two persons count frederick and kitty gray they tha other half of the coin exclaimed kitty sat near tho rail both allent the girl looking out over the rippling sea across which the good boat now was leaping on her homeward any mademoiselle bald be softly hla hand falling on hers aa it lay on the rail mademoiselle fine moved but did not withdraw tho hand still she looked out across that sea beyond whose waves lay hor own country so very far away mademoiselle said ho once more see are going home she halt turned to him at this though atall her hand lay under his soon said she at length sighing 1 I must be going her voice had no elation in it after all going where rejoined count frederick homo across the sea it has all been like a dream I 1 wonder it I 1 am adako 1 I 1 am 1 I thank heaven that you are both mademoiselle As to your return how can that be my work la done here I 1 have nu reason for remaining no reason our work la but beginning I 1 say our work mademoiselle katharine you know you surely knowl he could see the color rise in tho cheek turned away from him but sho mado no answer oh ho went on rapidly 1 I know do I 1 not know somo power drove us on some good purpose was under your coming here it was some plan of fato which brought you As you have bald the coin iubelt spoke with its broken all tho 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 tho massago that it meant perhaps wore tho burled treasures which so long have been lost to this people yes aut we havo found them all we own tho key to all of them now as wo like we may usa all these for the good of tula country yonder weak liang must go the people 1 I 1 sea now thai the king ix tor vio not they for hla to serve wisely mojid justly mademoiselle it was you who taught me tho beauty ot that am fell again she did not speak sho dreaded to hear what yet oho longed to bear the treasure of the king burled so long mademoiselle yea hut one treasure which also now I 1 baas found 1 lore mademoiselle that la what I 1 have found tho greatest treasure of them all it was burled in my heart I 1 know not bow long I 1 never knew it its secret was hidden it la but now that I 1 myself have found it ah had I 1 the key to that as well I 1 should be the happiest man in all the world she still gazed out white lipped rippling waves her face softened but what he saw now on her cheek was a tear stealing down below her lashett grieved be himself could not speak at last the turned to him 1 I am so borry said she for what mademoiselle you know I 1 love you that 1 never will love again la not that the truth itself can you doubt it doubt me tall to believe my every word and I 1 will go you shall not see me again it was like him thua boldly to challenge fate but she only shook her head 1 I cannot aalde she 1 I wish I 1 could dut you cannot he had her hands in bis now and nawahe turned her face toward him you shall never deny the truth my dear said he all my life I 1 shall challenge you to deny me and my love when you can when I 1 have been unfaithful to you life ends for me but between now and then lone years of happiness lie long years of love long happy useful years happy useful yes tor you perhaps but how or me you cannot come to my country how can I 1 stay hero what place Is thero for me iio took her faco now between his bands and looked her air in tho eyes eyes now filled with tears but eald she was it fair was it air to make me love you when I 1 could have no chopo to mako mo love yoland then to send mo away send you away that should never be it need be I 1 also would go and leave your duty your place here then I 1 should not love you then you do in spite of the tears in her face kitty gray suddenly smiled with a miraculous sweetness 1 I am american said she we have a fable of one george washington I 1 am like him I 1 cannot tell a 1101 all her answer now wan inarticulate he caught her in hla arms and for moment neither of them cared what thu past had been what the future might bo fate haa spoken said she it only it wore right that we might bo together I 1 should spend my life in trying to make you happy too sir frederick dut you cannot go with mo that would bo arong and how can I 1 remain here you forgot I 1 am an american I 1 am an alien here and I 1 am not of your ho laida band upon her lips frowning you shall not say that word said be you shall not rank or class never in all your life to roe what we have won we have won together what wo enjoy wo shall enjoy together what of honor or rank or reward tharo Is for me that shall bo tor you as well I 1 will listen to nothing I 1 will not tolerate the thought of your leaving me now I 1 say we lilt begin everything nov come said ho at length firmly if life or ue both now it would not havo been lived in tain fear not as to the future let it rest come with me she for yet an instant holding back from what she feared why 0 o abo lajet turn of baid baa you your Bolt be might bo what my fl cart YOU might DO king no said he in the country where we will live love alone will be the king CHAPTER the last excellency interrupted the prime minister at length approaching the deck where frederick still sat with the young american excellency I 1 intrude but perhaps what la it demanded the nobleman calmly are they calling us from our own port precisely that excellency we have a wireless call WB were summoned out and now are summoned back again they demand that we come quickly what la wrong demanded count frederick springing to his feet everything excellency word has coma that Gra hoffen la marching us once more anven now our city may be besieged for a moment count frederick blood silent 1 I see said ho that faithless tyrant hs forgot his treaty and Is going to war against us whon he thinks us unprepared his traitor and spy sachio has kept him well advised I 1 warrant that how are they coming this time in 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