The Red Cloud chief., 1907-08-23

Guy slipped the fin champagne from
the glass which the duke had carefully
filled and took a cigarette from the
box at his elbow.
II found myself" he continued, "ln
the middle of a dense pine forest. with
Just sufficient clearing for two lines OF
rails and no more. There seemed to be
nothing for me to do but to walk
ahead in the direction which the train
had taken. I lit a pipe and started out
all right. but I very soon got tired.
The sleepers were a long way apart.
and the track between frightfully
rough. l walked for hours without see
ing the slightest sign Of n station or Il
break i'm the woods, and finally I sat
| down dead beat. Iy feet were all bis
tiers, and | felt thai ! couldn't walk al
other yard. Fortunately it was a warm
night, and l made up my mind to crawl
under the bracken just inside the wood
and go to sleep. I found a comfortable
place, and I'd Just gone Off when a
noise close at hand woke me. l sat up
and looked around.
within n few feet Of me an engine
and a single carriage had pulled up.
At intervals along the line AS far as
could see soldiers We're stationed like
sentries. | could see that they were
looking sharply up and down and even
q little way into the wood. From the
train three or -four men in long cloaks
had already descended. They were
standing in the track talking together"
For the first time NJ. Grisson inter
rupted. He took his cigar from his
mouth and leaned W. toward the
young Englishman.
you were lost yourself. You did not
accost them? Ask them the way any
wherey"
1T seems odd. I suppose. that |
didn't" Guy answered. but do you
know there was an air Of secrecy about
the whole thing which rather frighten-
ed me. And those soldiers had exactly
the air of looking for somebody to
shoot. Anyhow. while was hesitatlng
what to do there was Il whistle and an
other train came from the opposite di-
rection. Then. OF course. ! waited to
see what was going to happen"
"And you saw" the duke began.
SdW ullolutI SllSi 'ulIiuSt ar
rive, more men in long cloaks and more
soldiers. There was a brief but hearty
greeting between two men who seem
ed to be the principals in this little
pantomimc. Then they both got into
the train which had arrived first, and
l could see them sitting at a table talk
ing, and a third man, who seemed to
be Il sort Of secretary, was writing all
the time. In about half an hour they
both stepped back or to the line, and
every one commenced shaking hands
and saying goodby. Then the whole
thing seemed to melt away. The trains
went on, the soldiers climbed into n
truck attached to one of them, and o.
erything was just as quiet as before"
And afterward?'
81 waited until 1t was clear daylight,
and then l resumed my walk along
the line. l found the ext station
about five miles off. and l was thank
full to see that the guard of the train
which had left me behind had had the
sense to PCT my luggage out there. l
went to the hotel and had some break
fast, and afterward l chucked my idea
Of going so far as the frontier and left
for Vienna. A week later l was In
Paris"
The duke nodded.
Il have asked you this question be-
FORE" he said, but NJ. Grisson is anx-
ious to hear 1t from your own lips.
To how many people did you tell this
little adventure of yours before you
reached PARISH
ITO not a SOUL" Guy answered. IL
was very dull In Vienna. l found no
N who could speak English. and my
. few words of German did me no good
at all. l came on to Paris within a
!, week"
The duke nodded.
"And in Paris for the first time" he
!, remarked, you mentioned the affair."
Yes. ! took up an illustrated paper
at "A cafe OH the night Of my arrival
. while waiting for supper and saw pic
lures of two men there who reminded
me very much of the two whom | had
> seen on the railway near Pozen. ]
, think | made some remark out loud
:. which attracted the attention of a wo
: man who was sitting at the e table
. and later on | told her the whole story
"And since tben?'
: 'Since then | have told ii to no one.
"Was there any one in the cafe yor