The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-10-29

I imagine that he was afraid, though
| subsequent evoIts would very soOr
prove the contrary. Your German gOe!
irto action With grim face and shu
lips, and he also is a brave man. Blu
I is tic fashion OF the flower of the
youth of England to Cn-or upon the
r IT spoli rtarccs Of life or death
eor Guty ID <c and smile.
TAoy Gii not t5l5 nid>h about wha'
V.tc 10 do. these two
somg alen. The whc'e thing had
. been most car e'lly o.t ned and ar
ranged ',.s.s 'ut thfy preferred
! 10 ,l'otc ,ae.l L..ds of the pressure
! of imminent endeavor by ordinary
,a"
TAp lto G clock uror the wal
t'c'-. 4 afay - halfhour to its close
willie tie light of the lamp shone
family upon the prOgrcss Of the
| carved wooden Land in its inexorable
| NOV mont
Eyactl as half-past nine was indi
Gated the door openCl and the engi
nccr car,e in. In his tland he carried
an ordinary letter. with stamp and
poet-mark.
This he's Just arrived to me-" he
said" and inside there is an envelope
for the Herr Grant"
Michael took the enclosure. tore II
open. read it. and NODDED to Basil
That is all right" he said. THE
Duchess and Daisy and the maid have
safely left the Prime ssinhof. This let.
ter was posted in the station, as | see
by the postmark They will be wait.
ing at Schwodelburg in the early
morning for US. There is, as we have
been told. little village down there,
and small quay, at which the barges
coming up to Wohlau Landskrona stop
for a day to take in supplies"
That is all right, then" Basil re-
turned. Now, then, we're ready.
aren't we?"
quite ready. sir" Dietrich replied
81 think it would be as we'll now if you
were to come into the other room"
They followed him into the small
apartment opening out of the passage
and, taking off their boots. put on
others Of black leather, the soles OF
which were of indiarubber. Both men
were wearing dark trousers. They
had taken off their coats and had
slipped on black yacht jerseys, and
dark caps which could be pulled down
right over their faces.
Then Dietrich handed each of them
a little glistening Webley revolver,
snatching open the breech covers as
he did so to show that they were load
ed in every chamber with 297/250. He
also gave to Michael Grant a small OBJ
ject of foot long, like a stick with
bulb at each end, both the shank and
the bulbs being covered with leather.
"Halloa," Grant said, as he took the
thing; "a life-preserver!"
yes" the German answered. at
will make less noise. 1t is very fleXi.
bic, is it not?"
Grant shook the deadly little
weapon, and it swayed in his hands.
Il ltAlDlc Uc Sdlu. IL ID ulOIc ludu
that! 1t is murderOus."
You will find it very useful, mein
Herr, without doubt" the engineer
answered But be careful if you use
it, that you don't hit too hard. One
little tap is quite enough! You don't
want to kill, but to stun only"
Grant nodded and pushed the thing
into his pocket, and then the three
men-all dressed exactly alike in their
dark clothes, with no distinguishing
noiselessly out Of the
house and down the few sloping yards
Of the street TO the quay.
They descended some stone steps
cut into the quay wall, and boarded
long-decked electric launch, with a
cabin amidships, which lay gently
falling and rising with the water.
AS Basil got on deck he suddenly
gave an amazed exclamation.
Good heavens, what is this?" he
said, holding out his hand.
What do you mean?" Grant an.
swered.
why, my coat is all over
1T is nothing, sir" the engineer
fastened to explain. "The launch is
all black painted for the occasion. and
the paint is not yet dry"
(To be continuedl