The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-03-02
"a GIRL E GRIT !.

By fANJOR ARTHUR 6RlFFlTHS.
Copy right, 1900. by r.. F. Fenno 3 Co

ByfAftCOR AR1
Copy right, 1900, by
Il fear we shall not be able to lay
our hands upon that. yacht-at least.
for some time to come-if she wishes
to keep out of the way. We can track
her down the river, of course, as far.
MS Southend on one side, the North
Foreland on the other. But If after
that she steers n straight course east
ward till out Of sight. she will be lost
in the German ocean"
He touched a bell on his table and
gave Instructions to a clerk,
Communicate with signal stations
down the Thames, n then with those
on the east and southeast coasts, and
Inquire for a yacht answering this de-
scription-it is the F~leur-de-Lis. in.
fact. She is registered here; you can
verify her from the books. Ask if she
has been seen or spoken with, and IL
SO, what course she isson. That won't
take half an hour. In the meantime,
you might be inquiring for q teamer
to send in chase. That is your idea, is
1t not?" and again he signaled in a
desk~tube, ~summoning another sub
ordinate.
"Can anything come of it?" asked
Sir Charles doubtfully.
Why not? You will, OF course, have
to send a posse OF police In her. 1t
will not be enough to overhaul her;
you will have also to ovarawe the alb
up with and can positively identify the
Flcur-de-Lis, neither of which is very
probable"
1T is just what I tell his young
lady. We've got first to catch the
boat, and then to be sure it is the
4 Tln,~-Ila-T irL 1HnfNrNE ,rnE .r. - -. f-.
ther."
Exactly. All, Trevor'-this was to
another clerk who now came Inlet
me know with all dispatch what
steamers could be hired for a special
mission. Glass of no consequence but
she must have a speed of IL to 16
knots, n be ready for sea this after
noon. Price of charter by week or
month, all found-crew. captain, Goals
on board. Sharp's the word, you I'M
derstand? Who Is going In her? You
should have some police officers, in
case there is any arrest to be made.
Perhaps you will see to that, Sir
Il should like to go in her." I now
said.
MY dear child" protested Sir
Charles, that is pure nonsense. In the
first place, l think it is highly i'm
probable that she will eaten up the
SeLSiI. bul II SHE goes litfc Will US
some rough and tumble work-iighting
perhaps. Those villains, after going
such lengths. will not be very willing
to give up their prize. 1t would never
do for you, Miss Fairhollne." q
Il cannot bear to remain inactive. L
want to be doing something" l con-
tended.
81 expect you would be inactive
enough on board the steamer said the
secretary. Ranging up and down the
waters probably, u Wretched sort of
cruise and always in ignorance as to
what was going On at home. / think
you would be wiser to find some other
outlet for your energies"
AT this moment the first clerk came
IN with a slip Of paper in his hand.
IA small steam yacht, flying no COL
ors.' he read aloud. was reported pass
ing the North Foreland about s p. m.
last night. and a steamer. the same
this morning at s a. m. Her course APP
parently w. S. w. westerly. Nothing
seen Of her since. Start Point and
Lizard have been warned specially to
look for her and report"
She is making for the Atlantic, I
expect" was the secretary's commcn-
tary. "At least that would be a fair
inference. But once In the wide ocean,
who hall say what will become of
her?"
Gould she not be intercepted from
Plymouth or Falmouth?" ] suggested.
What would 0 calculate her rate
of steaming at the progress she has
made?"
Its a good suggestion, Miss Fair
holme. / should imagine the yacht
would be off the Start soon after mid
night and Plymouth by early tomor-
row morning. / could wire i%nstruc-
lions to Lloyds' agent to send out a
| 80 - ~ $40 ln,,I+ ga, ($b 4. I'll - ~ =, - Ia - =,
range for police constables with search
warrants II authority to detain the
Fleur-de-I4is."
That will /. by the Lord, and send
an officer of my own besides. / have
other reasons-otficial reasons-for
and detain her for search. On the
whole, 1 think that this is the most
prompt and sensible course. You
would hardly get a steamer off from
his or any other port under "a hours.
and that would be a fatal loss of
time
"Can I go in the tug?" I still stuck
to my point.
quite impossible" replied the sec
rotary. 'They have no proper accom-
mediation, and you would have to pass
the night in utter discomfort on the
open deck
IT should not be afraid of that. But
u oOLlG OiS i hIIo"o VIZ w IltNl
everything else must accompany the
tug" l argued.
my officer, swete Thornhill. knows
him, doesn't he?"
yes, but not the others, or the
meaning of the whole thing"
Send the Yankee then. He will be
quite equal to the emergency. Can
you get hold of him?"
Easily. He is on the telephone. Be-
sides, l know his address"
Then we left Lloyds, having given
carte blanche as regards expenditure,
and with full assurance that all prop
er arrangements would be made.
Later Mr., Snuyzer answered my
summons, and was pleased to express
his approval when he heard what |
had done.
IT don't admire another night out
of bed he said grurnblingly, put it is
in a good cause. There's sense in the
was merely idiocy. You could never
have caught up the yacht. Besides,
Icansbe back in London on Saturday
at latest, which is most Important
"Yes?" l asked. rather indifferently.
Eyes, truly. Sunday I sail from
Southampton by the Great River lines
steamer Chattahoochee for New York
What! Why is this? What rea-
son-have O found out anything?"
Here is Il preliminary list of passen-
gers by the Chattahoochee. Run you,
eye over the names. See? Duke and
Duchess OF TERRA S~agrada."
You are indeed wonderful, Mr.
Snuyzer," I'M in sheer admiration
gave him my hand.
But tina isn't all. Have you gone
right down the list? Well?'
My eyes swan. my head turned
round. / felt giddy II faint, for there
Mt the end of all. was the name Of
captain william Wood!''
At was pretty right, you see, miss.
see all their cards as though they were
on the table. The right ma held up
the wrong paraded with full papers Of
Identification to make a clean sweeI
of all they can acquire. It's time some
one should go over, Perhaps it vii
be Mr.. Wood himself. If ] can picE
him out OF that hooker and bring him
on shore. 1 shall put 1t to him that he
had better cross the pond right away
to protect his own interests. Thai
would be far the best. But some ont
must 60"
mir. Snuyzer," I said, with a sud.
den. irresistible impulse, IF you do moi
return on Friday night, l will go owe,
to New York"
Directly we sat down to lunch