Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-09-23

Grants face changed in single In
slant to warning.
He stopped short, grew little red
and remembered. Basil knew that the
Ispy, despite all his acumen, was obvi
ously utterly unaware that the Ouch
ess herself had accompanied the two
young men upon their adventure.
Grant turned to the man on the
sofa.
Very well, I will believe YOU" he
said, land j shall do what proposed
understand that you have not tele-
graphed anything of our movements
to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. do | not?
Well, you will send a telegram off at
once, and | will go with you to the
telegraph Office while you send it. 1t
will be, to the effect that you followed
us to Ostend and sent us an anony-
nous letter warning us to go back-as
indeed you did By the way" he went
on, how did you manage that? Who
/ was 1t that gave the letter to my val
| ct? He told me 1t was young, clean
shaven man"
i 1T was an assistant steward" he
z iSPlASh. 1tAt w as oil bul yOul
fellow drunk appeared to be- or upset
by the passage"
We'll, my friend Marriott broke
in, that was because he drank out
of my flask, into which you had
dropped something
The spy, now secure and regaining
confidence, chuckled.
"Entschuldigen, mein Herr!' he
said; that was but a little ruse OF
4 war"
That's all right, Marriott" Grant
interposed. Now, look here; you
will send a telegram to say that we
are back at Ostend, frightened by
your letter. That will mean that
none of the people-observe / call
them the people-none of the people
at Neutrality-suspicious. will know any
thing of my friends and my own ar
rival in Cologne"
Yah, mein Herr" said the man,
and his voice was evidently sincere
Il would do that and more to get
away free from my present posittsn
here with hundred pounds in my
pocket. / don't like dirty work, but
1 I've been constrained to do it. l am
really the son of pastor, sir, and it
is not what should wish to do it is
not what should wish to be-a paid
private detective in the service of the
| Dowager Princess
Michael Grant was Judge of men
He realized swiftly that the spy was
| probably sincere. He decided to trust
] him to the extent which he had men
toned.
Then he made master stroke, and
| Basil, who had been listening to the
conversation with an extreme respect
for Grants talents in diplomacy, real
| lied suddenly that here indeed was a
man like Understanding as SER
pent and strong as the wind.
Il don't know your name." Grant
said suddenly
My name, sir, is Hulke."
Herr Hulke," Grant replied, with
a change in his voice from accusing
menace to something very like kind
4 ness and friendship, 81 am very glad
that chance has given me an oppor-
tunity to rescue you from life which
cannot but be terribly distasteful to
anyone of your parentage and
/ bringing up. shall not give you a
hundred pounds, but shall beg your
acceptance Of double that sum, and
when you have arrived at your desti-
nation In Hungary shall be most in
terested to hear Of your subsequent
proceedings. You may command me
4 at any time in your interests. and If
4 you will send me a letter to the Cocoa
/ Tree Club, In st. James's Street, you
may depend upon 1t that you will not
i find me wanting, Gentlemen can rec.
ognize each other all the world over,
and I am extremely sorry that we
! should have met on such an inauspi-
cious occasion; but you will permit
me, am sure, Herr Hulke, to offer
you my apologies "--he drew out a
i leather pocketbook land these
notes.
The man at once rose from the sofa.
His face assumed an absolutely differ
ent expression. His voice seemed to
have more blood In 1t. He took the
Icrackling paper, put 1t into an inner
Il pocket, and then extended his hand
80 Michael Grant.
Sir" he said, Il am proud to meet
you. You have given me an opportu-
4 nifty which has always been wanting,
With this money shall go at once to
Hungary and shall be able to start a
more honorable career than circum.
stances have as get allowed me to
pursue" ;s5 Eli N
Basil noticed that Grants elbow
Itwitched a little, and he realized with
what enormous self-contrel the great
athlete stretched out his hand and
i grasped the others, NJ
Herr Hulke, 3, Grant said, this is
Indeed 3 pleasure. We have met I'M
lder unfortunate circumstances. but
beg you TO believe that We part as
friends. You know my address, and
Il shall he delighted to hear from you