The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-02-23
!. A GIRL : GRIT !.
By MAJOR RTHUR GRlFFITHS.
Copyright, 1900, by Il. +. Fenno 4 ca.

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iUR s6RlFFlTHS.
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I scrept up to my room.svery sorrowful
and sick at heart, n cried myself to !
sleep.
Next morning while i was dressing
came and told me that Mr.. snuy-
ger a called. He had something ima
portant to tell me-, int was rather In
a hurry.
Captain Woods not In That house.
began the American abruptly, when I
got down stairs.
How do you know? Why are you SO
sure?h I asked.
Haven't the smallest doubt of it.
i kow, because / went right through
the house last night, every single
room"
What. Did they let you in?"
mo. miss: / broke in-burglary you
call it in this country, I believe, and
la give me into custody IL you
please. But h detective that's not
good enough to break the law on an oc-
casion as well ms break II a house
and stand the racket had better give
up the business"
The mans audacify staggered me. I
was quite terrified, but 1 liked him for
1t.
you see, miss, / can't afford to stick
at tribes. My professional reputation
is at stake, and the more l thought 1t
over the more l hungered to get inside
that house in Featherstone gardens,
and this is how l worked 1t: First, I
set q close watch on the house, front
and back, and found before midnight
that no one q gone either In or out.
l reckoned that there were not very
many of them. and we mustered half
a dozen, two of them practiced crooks.
professional burglars, miss. We got
into the house right enough-the
crooks managed that-in half IN hour.
First thing was to lay hands on the
caretaker. There was no one else in
the house. He swore to that. and we
soon saw that he was speaking truth,
for we drew every room, ransacked ev-
cry corner, turned out every cupboard,
but nary soul vas to be found. They'd
all cleared out but this one critter. So
| went back to him and threatened his
life. He was very stiff. but a revolver
is a mighty fine persuader, and pres
emily he outs with the story: lies may
be, maybe truth, but good enough to
make him worth keeping till we could
get some confederation"
What was his story? Anything
4 apoola Saptdlll w oods Il blu lit duulkt
that they had taken him?"
You bet he did. Told us the whole
game from first to last. The first we
knew pretty we'll before; the last is
that they have taken him out to sea
in a steamer. The steam yacht Fleur-
de-Lis. auSiliary screw, PA tons reg
lister, cleared from Victoria dock yes
terday at 3 p. m. I've been there and
verified 1T this morning."
Already"
Yes" he went on. 1.-THE yacht Fleur-
de-Lis. Chapman master, left the dock
at 3 p. m. yesterday. They knew her
we'll there. She was waiting. ready for
sea. fires banked, blue peter flying,
waiting only for her owner, and left
her berth directly he was got on board.
He was an invalid. came in a carriage
on board wrapped up in blankets"
"Ah! Joe was right then"
"a lady helped him, thought to be
his wife. but she did not accompany
him to the ship. She staid on shore
very much upset, they told me who
saw her, and could hardly be persuaded
to re-enter thec carriage. But a gentle
man at last made her, and they drove
away together. So the parties have
split up. One lot are afloat with their
prisoner, meaning. I've no doubt, to
keepshi away at sea, incapable of in
terferinS, Willie The others carry on
their spoiiation in NV York. That's
how I figure 1t now" said the detective
shrewdly.
81 dare say you're right" I inter
rupted him hastily. "But surely these
speculations will not help US. We've
got to give chase to that yacht. How
is it to be done"
You see, she has a tremendous
start"
mo auxiliary screw can do more
than eight or ten knots, I believe,
Mother and I were in the Mediter-
ranean last year with n of the best.
Let us hire something faster. There
must be plenty Of steamers. / will pay
any price gladly"
Then we have no idea of what
course the Fleur-de-Lis has taken"
There are signal stations all along
the coast, I believe. We hear of ships
being reported every hour almost, as
long as they are in sight of land"
She will fly no signals AKA will GER
tainly get out of sight of and
"Oh, dear, dear.." I said, almost cry
ing with rage. You only make diff
culties. It's too terrible to think OF
Is there nothing you can suggest
Have you no advice to give? I shal
go and consult Sir Charles Colnng-
ham,. He is a man in authority. and
can help, l believe. I shal tell him
what you have discovered"
We'll. miss. let's each go our owr
way. But see here. Take this. I've
noted down a description of the Fleur-
de-Lis just as I got 1t from the dock
yard. It's the only guide you'll have
J. in tracing her, for she won't fly he,
{ number, you bet
CHAPTER VII.
At the admiralty and Lloyds.
Sir Charles Collingham lived out
/. Kensington way in a new red house or
Campden hill. l got there in less thar
half an hour, for my carriage was a,
{ the door, and, although L knew some.
thing of his ways from Willie Wood,
hoped to catch him before he left home
1t was not yet 10 a. m. He was GU
: already on his bicycle when I arrived
! but he came up, fortunately, just as
was asking for him..
Come for news or brought some
hey, Miss Fairholme? II it's the first
can't help you--worse luck; If the 9th
2 Grand, egad, by the ooh on your bon
> ME face believe you've something t.
I tell! Is that it? Hal" He hoped of
t his bike with all the alacrity of :,
e young man and led the way into TIL,
house.
t Surprising chap, that Amerlcan!,
I he cried In his brisk. abrupt tones. 2.
: suppose we're, bound to believe him
Actually did break in and all that, hey
Anyhow, he's forwarder than we are
. for I've been down to Charges street tt
inquire IL Master Wood had turned III
4 and drew blank, of course"
"Oh, but, Sir Charles, how could hep
said quickly. And ought we to b
!, talking, wasting time here? He ha
been kidnapped. as you see. Surely i
! is our business to follow up this cley
e without a moments loss of time. n
must be rescued, recovered
: E"And the papers-they Will have car