Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-09
By GUY ORNE.
CHAPTER continued.

Basil looked at Grant Good heav.
ens!" he said. that Is all very well,
but he might be there for days and
days. He might die there! z
oh, well. well provide for that"
Grant said. AS soon as we get out
OF this will arrange that a letter
shall be delivered to the hotel pro.
prietor,t which Will secure freedom for
the spy. We run risk, OF course. 1t
would be most unpleasant II we were
to be discovered before our plans were
fully matured. but think see how
that can be avoided"
Basil turned In from the balcony
and. standing In the middle Of the
i room. put his hands in his pockets.
pulled at the cigar which he had lit,
i and looked at the figure upon the bed.
Nothing seemed alive about the man
81 except the eyes, but these were very
II eloquent indeed. Rage, baffled effort.
and despair lit them with most bale
ful light, and IL eyes could speak,
there would have been both curses
and sipplications ringing out in the
quiet hotel bedroom as the early
morning business of Cologne went
/ upon Its Wonted way. sss38f
Well. he has got to go In the cup
& board" Grant said; "but meanwhile,
Marriott, 1 beg you will look to him,
because I must go down and see the
Duchess. There is only one thing to
( be done.
Yesf And that is = q I. E Il sss
That we are to split up our forces
and get to Wohlau-L andskro to-
4 night without the slightest suspicion
on the part Of any OF the authorities
as to who we are and why we have
come there.
Well, / cannot see,' Basil an
sWered, t.even II this poor creature is
slowed away In the cupboard, how
that can be managed. Z,
Yes. out I can, Grant replied.
GU stay here. RI the chamb ermatd
comes to the room, go to the door,
explain YOU want nothing are very
Il tired after your long Journey and tell
her to 80 away. i.
With that Grant slipped out Of the
( bedroom He went downstairs to the
flrst floor, knocked at the door Of the
/ suite. and was admitted by the maid.
ss He went into the sitting-room while
y the girl reused the Duchess, who
u presently came to him in a tea-gown
her eyes still wide with hope her
lips parted her whole face like a
4 passion flower.
Oh, Ndiehael '!'. ia said, hen YOU YOU
have done something, You have found
!; something? thought that we were
e know nothing for several hours
& yet Ti=FSss;s
OH Hhel answered, that, indeed,
4 was our intention, but events have
4 moved quickly and have come to
you now to tell you exactly what you
must do I,
dtchael, & she said with a pretty
{ imperiousness III her voice, though
her eyes were still full Of pain & NJ /.
schaeIs what must n do 7'''s n
Yea, have thought Of what you
must do. Duchess. III i
Hias voice was little short land I'm
Be peratiyes 81
She made q tiny curtesy to him
and then her whole body became sub
tile ana full Of appeal.
As Oh, Michael, she said, :. dear Mi
chael will do AM thing and every
thing van ten me; because you an
finding my dear little boy Tor me
% God grant that YOU are finding n,
dear little boy Tor me 4.
He looked at: her with his keen eye,
~ ana stead fast lips and some thing came
into his heart with q throbbing insist
IN oflces He, was. indeed, enlisted upol
thtB mysterious quest to discover til,
hi little boy but In her voice and In he
elding beauty he saw more than he
III kraat desire Tor! her son; ne saw ii
s M eyes A her movement an,
8s5 heard IA her tremu lons voice that til,
s promise she had made him III the du
/ ~ house In .ond Ion was still stronI
thin hef Could he hut win Till
With the hall seen. half-nnder
81 1t00d powers scf he mountain king
QuI he would hi the whole desir,
rs ~ 81
SS All these thoughts ana hopes nashe.
hyo1s his brain I i second bu
II M no time Tor the luxIrianc,
ZEN lnent 81 the soft del lights -
ntlclI ton at that moment. He wa
al Sof 81 Ie had come I'd; III.
M thin He was dominant.
III voice sc,lt Into ssFeetness d
III Into = All AMI.
cheSs = Az you must d,
Is3 b WI HUI you. am not goin,
xplStn XII y,sl noNg hat Marriott
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