The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-09-10


She looked at him for a moment,
and there was a ~glimmering mutiny
in her eyes. Then they fell. "Mi-
chael," she said, Il was forgetting
upon what quest we have come. Tell
me what to do, and l shall do It,"
"You WILL" Michael said, dress
your hair in quite a different way.
You will catch it back over your fore
head and make 1t look somehow as II
| you were a much older woman than
you are"
YES" she said, though with a lit
tie light OF amusement in her eyes,.
"Yes, you will do that" he said,
swapping his fingers with irritation,
and you will put on al elderly hat or
bonnet, or whatever you call 1t, and
| you will dress in black. In short,
Duchess, you will arrive at the
Schweizerhof, in Bad Furstenberg, to-
night at eleven o'clock have al
ready looked out the trains-as an ell
derby widow, accompanied by your
| companion and your maid"
His voice was so instinct with both
anxiety and command that she lis
tened to him as a schoolgirl might to
her mistress.
VERY well, Michael" she replied.
"And how shall I know about you and
Captain MARRIOTT"
"You will hear from u.s." he said;
perhaps not tomorrow, perhaps not
the day after, but you will hear from
us in such q way that nobody will
know anything about it. Remember,
Duchess-oh, remember, my dear!-
that l am trying for all that l love and
care for, dear-all that I love and care
for in the world! Try and remember
that what I told you has been careful
ly thought out, and that in this terri
BILE business much depends upon your
absolute obedience to what l design,
to what I propose"
There was a momentary silence,
and then she went up to him and put
her two hands on his shoulders.
Michael" she said, Il will do all
and everything you tell me-"
He looked into her eyes for a Sec
ond-his W were very keen and
bright-he made a half movement
towards her, and then tore himself
away.
At the door he looked back. Ere
member" he said. Ito do exactly as
I have told you."
Then the door closed gently.
The Duchess made a half move
ment towards the door, stopped,
turned round, threw her arms up to
| the ceiling, in a gesture Of mingled
hope, misery, and love, and then,
knowing that there was nothing to be
said or done, went humbly to the table
! Of the sitting-room, knelt down and
began to pray.
Michael, meanwhile, had gone up to
| Basil's bedroom. where he found the
sailor smoking a briar pipe, sitting
/ in an armchair, and looking with
amused philosophy at the recumbent
figure upon the bed.
AS Grant came in Basil looked up
at him with a somewhat sardonic
grin. He made a gesture with his
thumb to the captive.
II think, my dear Grant" he said
withdrawing his pipe from his mouth
and chuckling q little-"I think we
have got U w back for the episode
OF the drugged flask"
AS he said this he rose and gripped
his briar in his teeth, showed both
hands into his trousers pockets, and
walked up to the head Of the bed
pufnng out smoke and looking down
upon his prisoner.
"Oh. you tout" he said. wagginl
his head gently and kindly. "Oh
you very, very unpleasant spy and
tout! VIII you crawl into the lava
tory OF . reserved carriage again
Upon my soul. / don't think that you
ever will"
Grant could not help . burst Of
laughter, AZ he watched his colleague
pipe in mouth, looking down upon the
prisoner.
II don't think he over will." be
said. But now. Marriott. we must
get to work at once. I have seen the
Duchess. I have arranged that she
Miss Hobson, and the maid viii 90
BY the afternoon train to Wohlau
L~andskrona. They will be disguised
and-as We have got this chap here
their arrival will not be noticed
You and I viii have . different game
to play"
He had spoken very quietly. and
the man On the bed could not pos
sibly have heard what he said.
Nov look here, Marriott" he con
tinued. there is only M thing t.
be done. Help me to carry this spy
into the cupboard here. where he viii
have to wait till he is found. You
and I have got to get out of Cologne
- quickly AZ possible. You know
very well where We have to CO."
But" Basil answered. in I quick
excited whisper. III We 60 by the
same train @ the Duchess and Daisy
-even though this man II hidden
away and has had no time to tele