Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-19

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I right. Grant he said THAT fellow
had been tampering with my flask
/ when | was asleep. What / said to
you in the Morse code was perfectly
true. We have been followed all the
way, despite our precautions. though
how on earth they could have known
what we were going to do passes my
understanding!
Grant looked down at the figure of
the valet.
don't suppose there is anything
very much the matter with him." he
said. He has simply been drugged.
He will sleep 1t off in few hours,
| but we cannot waste time. l have
| got the tickets He has got enough
money to go on with, because | gave
| it him myself. | will just write a
note and put it In the poor chaps
| pocket, telling him what to do. Then
| will give the steward charge of
him. Probably he won't be able to
come with us by the through train to
| Cologne. II not, he will have to fol-
low the next day. Wait minute"
He pulled out his pocket-book and
wrote few words on the back of
one of his cards. Then he pushed
the card into the Wallets watch-pocket
Now" Michael said, I'VE will leave
him here. He will get more air, and
he won't come to any harm And
now 1 want you to come down at
once with me to the main deck
Come down to the main deck?"
Basil said Yes, of course; but why?
What's up?"
MY good chap Grant replied.
don't you see that the people who
are tracking us, who are all about
us, who are clever enough to have
played this dirty trick, are clever
enough to do a good many more
things? They obviously know all
about our movements. And, my dear
Marriott, don't you realize that the
Duchess and Miss Hobson and the
maid are alone in a private cabin on
the main deck, late at night, and with
hardly any passengers about?"
He had hardly finished his speech
when Captain Marriott was halfway
down the ladder.
Michael followed him swiftly.
They had gone down by the star
board ladder.
Their cabin" Grant said, as soon
as they We're on the main deck, sis
on the port side. Just come round
with me. Step quietly. You never
know what may be going on!''
The narrow space between the long
rows Of cabins was quite deserted
The two young men went aft, turned
by the entrance to the lower
deck, where the second-class passen-
gers were lodged, round the corner,
land obtained an uninterrupted view
towards the bows. The upper deck
formed roof above them
To the right were the doors Of the
cabins. stretching away forward. To
the left was the white-painted taft
rail which guarded them from the
sea.
The moon was now aslant upon the
port bow. If it's light had been fall
ling straight from the centre of the
sky they would have seen very little.
The roof made by the upper deck
would have caused black shadow,
despite the few wfre-protected cleo
trio lamps which shone here and
there, AS it was the moon sent its
rays straight into the long space of
the deck. 1t showed them black
figure, STOPPING down, as If to the
handle Of the first cabin of the range
the cabin which is known as the
Royal Cabin" and which is only re-
served for people OF Importance
cabin In which the Duchess was.
Come ont" Marriott said. Come
on. Grant! Now we will have him"
In the exuberance OF his spirits he
gave q view halloa, and the two men
raced up the deck towards the figure
which war crouching at the white
door IN the deck buildings.