The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-09-03
CHAPTER xul-Continued.

CHAPTER xiil-.Continued.
The Duchess. who had W. seen
Cologne before. gave a great sigh. OF
wonder and admiration. "Oh. Daisy"
she said, for the two women had be-
come strangely drawn together in the
wild rush from London, under the In
huence of q mutual quest and q mu-
tual hope-"Oh. Daisy! How marvel
lous 1t il! 1t Is the most beautiful
words for IT."
Il have never. seen anything
like 1t in my life," Daisy answered.
II did not think there could be a
building so wonderful"
II should like" the Duchess said,
as the carriage slowed up before the
entrance Of the hotel-"I should like
to stand on the very, very topmost
tower Of all. and look out beyond the
Rhine to where l believe my darling
must be-to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
She spoke thus, with pain and yearn-
ing in her voice, little thinking that
ere much time had passed she would
indeed be standing upon one of those
giddy pinnacles watching IN event
which would mean everything in the
world to her.
The Duchess, Daisy, and the maid
went at once to their rooms, which
had been telegraphed for. 1t was ar
ranged that they should sleep until
the early afternoon. Grant had in
sisted upon 1t.
you will be no good at all unless
you do" he said to the two women.
Indeed. there is nothing for you to
do, nothing you could possibly do dur
ing the morning. You see, Marriott
and myself have not yet definitely de-
cided upon our plans. BY the after
noon we shall have done SO. You have
to remember one thing-that spies r
upon our track, and, unless l am very
much mistaken, one of the acutest
and cleverest people in that line of
work Is likely to meet with. That
man has to be duped and deceived.
We must get into the kingdom of
Neutrality-suspicious. In such a way
that our identity with III real per-
sonalities Is not suspected. Other
wise. we shall be absolutely helpless"
The Duchess and Daisy therefore re-
tired to rest as the sun Ose v e the
gilded spires Of the dome, and sem
great shafts OF yellow light quivering
down the broad, swift-flowing Rhine.
Grant and Marriott had also mean
while gone to their own rooms, which
were next door to each other. They
had not arrived at the hotel with the
Duchess and her companions. The
two Miss Richards' had t~elegraphed
quite Independently to the Savoy. and
when "Mr. Osler" and "Mr. Holmes"
drove up to the doors Of the famous
hotel q few minutes later there was
nothing whatever to show the slight
EFT connection between them and the
Duchess.
After a cold bath, which braced
both men up, Basil went to Grants
room and found Williamson shaving
his master.
Williamson was detailed to find out
exactly the number Of floor Of the
sitting-room. AZ 1t would be
later on in the day for a
anal and decisive conference to be
held between the four people who
were SO strangely embarked upon this
dark and perilous business.
When 0rant was dressed he and
Marriott went downstairs and took
8 solid German breakfast Of venison.
served with preserved plums. eggs
ouyried with little tiny grey sausages.
and Rhine wine and seltzer water.
The Ainingsroom was almost empty.
Hoso. and there some obvious tourists
wore discusaing the morning meal.
proferring. however, for their Firth
stick bread and honey and coffee to
tha more ~sUbstantial meal which the
I've travellers reQuised. The high
netallic jollity 81 American girls upon
~ spree twangsd and tinkled through
~ ROOM. Il was quite certain that
spy upon their movements vas
eAoro. At the same time the strange
ln1ftation Of their enterprise had
lnxGht both young men to be cautious,
- : somewhat ferret-like waiter
WDV QVvVt0O 0O0B SUOxI t0U90
~ that : greater solitude might be
Dooessary for the discussion Of the
1T move.
.Ycu never know. old chap"
l11ehael said, what you may throw
nWny Tor want Of Z little precaution.
oness got - disbelieve In everyone
evsrybody. Of that ! am quite
utif6. FOR al / know. the people 1t
WSNlansLandskronA are perfectly
sseSro 0f the fact that We to
~ q IL Savoy Hotel here. and
(hak Maitor gnay ~ detailed to listen.
" Mi1I stAlk the whole thing over in
~ xQGm when W have nnished
hrsahfast'
n anothof quarter q an hour both
1en ksd asconded IN the hit to the
DoconA nooF, whore their rooms were.
Williameon 49, waiting with the
ln1ognattca .that tho Ducheso's suite
$500 TS&E 49, 49, 1850 IA haA UaAn