The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-10-29

long tnem upon the walls.
,lree stone steps into a large room
a low door, and assembled two or
At the end Of the passage he opened
with a low. heavily-raftered ceiling.
Michael Grant was sitting at a mas.
sfve table with a huge cut-glass beaker
Of str~aw-coloured beer in front of him,
and smoking a big German pipe, upon
the bowl of which a landscape was
painted.
He put the pipe down, and got up
eagerely as Basil and the German
came in.
Good" he said. Here you are
then. Dietrich! Is everything ready?'
Everything is ready" the German
answered, but it is yet too early. 1t
may be half an hour, at least, until
We start"
Are the accumulators full?"
They are quite full, sir, and l have
added an extra set SO that we can
continue in the launch all night and
be miles away before full dawn"
very WE'LL" Grant answered. "Now
leave us for half an hour. and we
will discuss the final details. You
are quite sure that everything is all
ready?"
Il am absolutely sure. sir" the man
answered in excellent English. though
with a strong middle-German accent.
THE launch is the most powerful cleo.
trio launch upon the Rhine. The cabin
is all ready for the two ladies and the
child. if-m6glich."
He hesitated for a moment and q
little flicker of doubt came into his
eyes.
There is no 'm6glich' at ALL" Grant
raped out, sharply. when Captain
Marriott and I undertake a thing the
word 'm0glich' does not exist"
The man rubbed his strong hands
together; they were grimed with oil.
and his face also shone as IL 1t had
been wiped with cotton-waste in an
engine-room. He vas one Of the most
skilled electrical engineers in the
principality; had spent nearly three
years as M Of the superintendent
Of the great District Railway power.
station in London, and was now only
back in Wohlau-L andskrona for three
or four months to marry the m8dchen
to whom he had been long engaged
and to return with her to England.
His sweetheart, Gretchen, was sec
ond maid to Her Highness the P-in-
cess Sophia. and it was through the
Offices Of one Of the private police
staff, with whom Grant and Basil had
got into touch, that an introduction
to the mai and his financee had been
possible.
YES" the man continued, every.
thing is prepared. There are provi-
sions on board. I have the revolvers
cleaned and loaded in another room.
and the shoes with the india-rubber
soles are ready for you to put on!"'
I have also the little electric fash.
lamp with q green shade, by which
we shall signal to the top Of the wall"
Good" Grant answered. "Then
come to US In half an hour"
wait q minute, Dietrich!" Basil
said. az the man was turning away.
Go and get me n OF those great
big Schoppen of beer. 1t 10 good beer.
isn't 1t, Grant,"
Grant grinned. and the German
smiled also. He liked these two gay
and keen young English Herren, who
were SO cool and confident, SO resolute
in the. midst OF dangers that would
destroy the nerve of ordinary men.
The beer wal brought and Basil
and Grant sat down together.
Grant took up a copy Of the Cont
mental edition of the New York Her.
add" by Jove!" he said. &C. B. Fry
has made another century! What q
chap he Isl"
How are the averages going?" Ba-
sill said.
"Well. C. b. is at the top. 'Ranjr is
next, and after that 1t Is q tie be-
tween Tyldesley Of Lancashire and Bo-
sanquet."
"By Jove!" Basil said. 1T is the
jolly old Canterbury Week! l haven't
seen It for years. My ship has always
been at a foreign station. What would
you give to be staying in the old city
tonight, Michael?"
A good Bit" Grant replied. But
with luck, my dear chap, we shall be
back In time for the Gentleman and
Players next week"
Basil lifted his great cut-glass fiagon
Of amber-colored beer, raised its
heavy lead cap. and drank deeply.
TT seems odd" he said. with q
shrug. ito think that we are here now
on this business, and next week we
shall be up at Lords"
Grant answered with q low laugh.
1T does, doesn't it," he said; "but we
are going to pull this OF all right-you
and l."
"Of course we are" the sailor an
swered, with absolute confidence, MOI
was there any note in his voice which
betrayed an uneasiness or fear, en-
'doavoring to bolster itself up by the
r~eiteration Of q hope. The two young
men were perfectly calm and s~elf-con.
tanned. They were on the very verge
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