Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-13
Revenge
BY GUY THoRNE
s Sweet is revenge, especially to
woman. Lord Byron.


guardian, fired off sharp booming
i questions at random, as if he were
being neckled in the house Of com
mons.
i Miss Decies did her best TO explain
what had occurred, and Remington
was called in to tell, in detail, his own
part in the search.
/ The room seemed full of people and
clamorous with conflicting voices-a
medley of excited sound, medley in
which every one was undecided and
nothing seemed certain or possible.
1 Mr.. Downes stood a little aside
watching the extraordinary scene with
something Of the eager interest of one
who surveys brilliant tableau upon
the stage. He was quite calm and
impassive; though, as matter of
fact, his whole mind was thrilling
with the excitement of the moment. a
moment in which he found himself
caught up from an Office on the EN-.
4 bankment and plunged into an inner
| room of great ducal house, where
some of the most famous people in
AS'Ato't&iiN WSaC SotlopiliS anu CudIICl lllEo
like frightened sheep.
i The duchess lay back with closed
j eyes. Once more she was near a
swoon.
There was sudden lull in the
clamor of excited talk. Every one
had said all they could think of to
say; they all found themselves
brought up suddenly against wall of
negation.
i Good heavens! This is mon
strous!" Sir Anthony Heller barked
out whats to be done? What does
it all mean?"
ALLOW me, gentlemen" said Mr..
Downes at this juncture. another
search must be made under my direc-
ton, If you please"
Yes, yes, yes" mumbled the duke
Of Perth, Eyes. Search. Quite good.
! Most important"
The detective surveyed the group,
and then turned suddenly to Michael
Grant, who stood upon his left
Now, SIR" he said, in swift. de-
cisive voice, Il will ask you to help
me organize the second search. You
and can see that everything is done
as it should be done, Mr.. Michael
| Grant"
The duchess tried to rise.
"Ah, yes,' she said, in faint voice.
speaking to the detective. Eyes, you
go with Mr.. Michael Grant. He will
help you. We can depend on him."
Downes whispered for moment in
Grants ear. Grant turned to the
house steward.
Come out into the hall at once.
Remington" he said. And the detect
I've, the athlete, and the head servant
of London house walked swiftly from
the room.
Downes was last. Just before clos
Ing the door he turned.
Your grace."he said, looking at the
duchess, IF you, Sir Anthony. the
duke, and this lady will remain here
for half an hour, at the end of that
time we shall be able to give Won all.
solute information
4 With that he gently closed the door
and turned to Michael Grant.
And now, SIR he said, you and I
can get to the bottom of this!"
The exigencies of the detectives
professional career had taught him
one thing at least. He knew strength
when he saw 1t, and his own acute
common sense did not fail him when
It was necessary to enlist the strong
man.
And now began another and even
more systematic examination Of the
great and splendid house.
The servants were again marshaled
and ordered under the aegis Of the
man from Scotland Yard.
Eager as they had been before, and
careful as their examination of every
room had been, the scrutiny was now
sssfar more minute and careful Amonp
all the thirty or forty people, more OF
4 less, who ministered to the we'll heinz
and smooth running of the great
i house, there was now not only sense
A OF personal honor Involved, but a deem
4 enlng consciousness that things were
very serious indeed. The tall figure
OF the man with the light moustache
4 and In the blue lounge suit represent
ed for all Of them concrete some
4 thing, and that something was the Law
the law which lies deep in the hear
OF every Englishman as the one grea
4 rule by which he must, and will, orde,
i his life.
|. The same influence that makes 1
single stalwart constable in uniform
4 able to control a raging and excited
I mob was at work upon the servants
a of the ducal house. They became pun
4 pets In the hands OF Downes. Reming
ton and Michael Grant, while the au
tomato certainty of their obedienc,
was defined and controlled by TIL,
presence q the man from scotlan,
4 Yard.
The second seaYch was as vain as III,
q first.
The nurseries were as they ha,
seen, and the only discovery made Il
the bed room was that one large win
B dow was open q few inches at the DO,