Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-26

I'm the sweet, fresh air OF the morning.
At the moment the platform was al
most deserted. and, walking up It.,
both men suddenly saw something
which set their hearts beating furi-
7ously and sent light into their eyes.
The Duchess and Daisy were leaning
out of the corridor window opposite
TO their carriage, and they also were
drinking in the grateful air.
Come on" Grant said, in a voice
which trembled with excitement-so
much SO that Basil looked at him with
surprise, realizing that, under the
calm and grave exterior of the ia
nous young man, there were things
hidden-lava hot-deep in his heart.
Come on! There Is nobody about!
Let us go and speak to them for
moment! We shall not be seen, I'm
sure. At any rate. it's worth it..
Come on, Marriott!
II can't resist just one word with
the Duchess" Grant continued, hur-
riedly. i don't think there is any
body about" The two young men
hurried up to the carriage window.
Are you all right? Have you been
all right?n
Perfectly, thank you, Michael" the
Duchess answered. Everything has
been splendidly arranged. My heart
seems lighter already, now that we
are actually on the German frontier
You have not been interfered with
in any way at all?" Grant asked, anxi-
ously.
In no way whatever" she replied
And then something in Michaels tone
struck her. With the swift intuition
OF a woman in love, she read there
traces of the recent strain that he had
been undergoing more than ordi
nary excitement.
With hurried questioning move,
ment she looked both at him and
Basil.
"Oh," she said, "then something has
happened? They know"
Despite all our precautions" Grant
replied, Il am afraid it is true that
our movements are perfectly well
known. We have been followed all
the way, and are almost certainly I'M
der espionage now. But at Cologne
Marriott and myself are going to take
steps which will enable us, hope, to
evade our pursuers. We shall all be
able to talk it over at the hotel with,
out anybody observing us, in your
own private sitting-room, Duchess.
Meanwhile, don't think it is safe tc
stay any longer. Ah!" He broke of
suddenly, as If he had only paused at
the window, and was merely walking
UP and down the platform. His quick
eye had seen the elderly gentleman
with the beard, coming out of the
buffet.
Basil, on his part, had been able
to do nothing but look at Daisy; but
If eyes could speak volumes his had
certainly produced whole encyclo
paedia. SO ardent was their regard
that the pretty girl had blushed up to
the eyes, and the smile with which
She answered his was almost q fright
ened one.
| A few minutes afterwards the train
started once more for the last short
stretch Of the journey.
| They arrived at the great station Of
Cologne in full daylight and were
driven at once, a short distance, to
the Savoy Hotel which faces the west
entrance of the cathedral. High above
them lowered the. most glorious Goth
ic edifice in the whole world, that
colossal pearl of architecture, with al
its fretted spires, buttresses, and
crockets, It's incompatible splendour
which has inspired all the poets ant
painters in Europe.
The two great towers rose up into
the clear morning sky, up and up il
their immensely, until the eye achec
| with following them into the empy
rean. the sheer wonder and beaut,
of the thing, seen thus suddenly in the
| quiet dawn, induced an emotion tina
was almost painful. 1t set the hear
beating more rapidly. 1t sent tear!
into the eyes.
Ito be continued)