Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-12
CHAPTER XII.
Significant Incident Of the Brandy

CHAPTER XII.
Significant Incident of the Brandy
Flask.
For moment or two, when the
stranger appeared in the carriage, both
Z Michael Grant and Basil were too sur
prised to say anything at all. He was
man neither of them had ever seen
before. There was something foreign
In his appearance, in the cut of his
beard, in the clothes he wore
The question that each instinctively
asked the other was, Had the man
concealed himself in the lavatory be-
fore the train started with a definite
design, or was 1t mere coincidence?.
Excuse me, sir" Grant said at
length, the color mounting In his
q cheeks and a somewhat dangerous
light coming into his eyes, excuse me,
but you have no right in this carriage
at ALL This carriage is reserved for
i myself and my friend, as you will see
by the label on the window"
The man looked steadily at Grant.
u speak not Englisch vert we'll
he said,
AS he heard the accent Basil start
ed, and looked keen1y at Michael.
Then, Grant returned, speaking in
very tolerable German, "let me speak
/ to you IN your own language. The
label on the window distinctly states
that this carriage is reserved for the
use Of myself and my friend, and you
have no right in it."
am extremely sorry" the man an
swered, in good cultural Prussian,
4 but / never noticed anything on the.
window when into the carriage got,
or, OF course, should not, gentlemen,
upon Tou have intruded. i went into
the lavatory to wash my hands just
before the train was starting. l am
sure had not the slightest idea Of
this, and beg my apology you will ac-
cept. The train does not all the way
to Dover stop, or else | would at once
relieye youS Of my presence
Grant bowed stiffly and said no
VI more. There was really nothing more
TO be said. Whatever his suspicious
might have been. 1T was worse than
useless to voice them now. q.
Basil Marriott, who was also thor
oughly yersed in German. having TAX
81 en- g course Of 1T fora special naval
examination, quite understood what
Il his friend and the stranger had been
Il saying. He realized, as Grant did,
that it, would be very. foolish to show
anything more than ordinary irrita-
q ton, Ii indeed, the stranger was not
more than g mere traveller, thrown in
4 their way by chan VII
He lo1ged to question Grant on the
Il subject, but 1t was Impossible. He
Il n % pipe and II ough oyer the situa.
ton, wondering what Daisy was doing
few coaches down the train won,
dering Whether she was thanking OF
The pipe went out. He held it in
y his hand without relighting 1t, lost in
reyerie His elbow was resting upon
the window, and as the fast train
dashed on through the might the vul
ii canite stem of the pipe stappedsagainst
the glass.
An idea came to Basil. It was worth
trying, at any rate. 1t all depended
upon one thing. Did Michael Grant
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& Lifting his eyes. he looked meaningly
AT his friend, and then tapped out the
call for attention. ;9
The sbearded German at the other
end Of the carriage was fast asleep.
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