The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-30
CHAPTER XVI Continued.

She led the girl to the opposite win.
dow of the little room.
Look" she said, pointing up the
Rhine to where 1t grew narrower
towas1s Bonn, and to the blue hills In
the far distance, now touched with the
mid. morning sun A great yearning
came into her beautiful eyes.
All" she said; lit is there, behind
those hills, that | shall find my dar
ling! | am sure OF It! Something
tells me that he is there, or that !
shall find him there"
A jackdaw with outstretched pin
Ions came sailing by. They could al
most nave touched the bird by
stretching out an arm.
Fly to him." the Duchess said,
smiling sadly. Fly TO my little boy,
and tell him that / am coming"
They both locked out and far down
from that enormous height without
further words. Up there, high in the
middle air. hardly any sound from
the great town below rose up to them.
All they heard was the slow, heavy
ticking mechanism OF the great clock,
the breathing OF the guide, who had
lit a china pipe, and far below, borne
on the wings of the high air, an oc-
casional siren from one of the far
distant steamboats, which breasted
the turbulent torrent of the Rhine.
Daisy" the Duchess said, Il feel
up here SO relieved, SO far away from
the troubles and anxieties down be-
low. 1t really has been a great idea
OF us to come up here and stay for a
time to steady our nerves before we
take the train for Wohlau-Lands-
krona. Up here, in this clear air, one
feels the whole sense os the meaning
of the word 'empyrean.' Unhappy as
am, anxious as | am, following the
slight clue towards the object of my
life as l am doing, | nevertheless feel
a freedom up here, such a freedom as
perhaps n bird has"
The guide had lit his pipe, and was
sitting down upon the little stone
bench smoking quietly and philo-
sophically. The Duchess looked at
him, and then she looked at Daisy.
He does not want to go down just
yet" she said, land | think to climb
up all this way has been harder for
him than for as. The poor fellow has
to do 1t every day; and it is part and
parcel of his life. We have only done
II once, and we have not felt 1t. |
should like to stay here a little. Daisy,
and | will tell him to wait. | am sure
he won't mind"
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and he looked up from his pipe.
Madam" he said. II love this high
place, and as long as you are to stay
also shall be pleased to be with
you
Daisy turned to the Duchess. "Oh,
then, he won't mind us staying up
here for a little timer" she asked. Il
annot understand his German, but |
can see hat he is prepared to wait"
"Oh, of course he u.s." said the
Duchess; "and he knows that he will
be we'll paid for his attendance here.
Now, let us look down upon the town.
Let us look at the hotel; let us see
what is going on in that tiny little
microcosm so far below which we
have just left"
The Duchess unslung the leather
strap over her shoulder, which held
4 pair Of light aluminium glasses
made by Sinclair, Of the Haymarket.
"Now, Daisy" she said. 1--WE can
see everything below. These glasses
are simply perfect. The distinctness
Is wonderful! We can see the
pigeons In the road in front OF the
hotel, and II tho porter m out We
shall even see whether he Is smiling
or frowning." She handed the glasses
to her companion.
They are very light" Daisy said,
but they seem difficult to manipu-
late. Show me how, Duchess"
e0h, It is quite simple" the Ouch
esS answered. 'Ycu see. you turn the
central wheel and suit it to your own
focus. When the little Indicator ar
lives at this mark l myself know that
he glass is focused for me. but per-
a y hat will not suit your eyes ex-
lctly. Try for yourself"
Daisy ooh the glasses and turned
he little wheel. Then she looked
Town towards the hotel which they
lad just left. She saw that two men
we're just coming out of the front
loor. A large motor-car enameled in
ed had driven up, and the two were
apparently going to inspect it.
She turned the central wheel Of the
lasses the fraction Of an inch, then
he saw who the two men were-they
gyere Michael Grant and Basil Mar
lott.
Duchess she said, her voice fun
excitement in the sudden moment,
HMr. Grant and Captain Marriott have
list come put of the hotel, and they
re going up to a motor-car which has
arrived"
The Duchess came swiftly up to
#sT friend. LEND me the glasses!
course, you know, they are buying
motor IN order that they may get
WohIau. Landskrona tonight. But
is seems rather sudden. What does
az mean?"
- uha tnok fha glassaa frOnA her com