The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-09-02
By GUY THORNE.
CHAPTER xIlI-Continued.

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wild rush from London, under the in
fuence of a mutual quest and mu
tual hope-"Oh, Daisy! How marvel
lous it is! 1t is the most beautiful
building In the world-there are nc
words for it,"
IL have never, never seen anything
like it In my life," Daisy answered
Il did not think there could be a
building so wonderful"
Il should like" the Duchess said
as the carriage slowed up before the
entrance of the hotel-'I should like
to stand on the very, very topmost
tower of ALL and look out beyond the
Rhine to where / believe my darling
must be-to Wohlau-Landskrona
She spoke thus, with pain and yearn-
ing in her voice, little thinking that
ere much time had passed she would
indeed be standing upon one of those
giddy pinnacies watching an event
which would mean everything in the
world to her.
The Duchess, Daisy, and the maid
went at once to their rooms. which
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ranged that they should sleep until
the early afternoon. Grant had in
sisted upon II.
"Yo. will be no good at all unless
you do" he said to the two women.
Indeed, there is nothing for you to
do, nothing you could possibly do dur
ing the morning. You see, Marriott
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cided upon our plans. By the after
noon we shall have done so. You have
to remember one thing-that spies are
upon our track, and, unless / am very
much mistaken, one of the acutest
and cleverest people in that line of
work one is likely to meet with. That
man has to be duped and deceived
We must get into the kingdom of
u-Landskrona in such way
that our identity with our real per-
sonalities Is not suspected. Other
wise, we shall be absolutely helpless"
The Duchess and Daisy therefore re-
tired to rest as the sun rose over the
gilded spires of the dome, and sent
great shafts of yellow light quivering
down the broad, swift-fiowing Rhine.
Grant and Marriott had also mean
while gone to their own rooms, which
were next door to each other. They
had not arrived at the hotel with the
Duchess and her companions. The
two Miss Richards" had telegraphed
quite independently to the Savoy, and
when "Mr Osler" and "Mr. Holmes"
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hotel a few minutes later there was
nothing whatever to show the slight
est connection between them and the
Duchess.
After cold bath, which braced
both men up, Basil went 20 Grants
room and found Williamson shaving
his master.
Williamson was detailed to find out
exactly the number of floor of the
Duchesss sitting-room, as 1t would be
necessary later on In the day for
final and decisive conference to be
held between the four people who
were so strangely embarked upon this
dark and perilous business.
When Grant was dressed he and
Marriott went downstairs and took
q solid German breakfast Of venison,
served with preserved plums, eggs
curried with little tiny grey sausages,
and Rhine wine and settler water.
The dining-room was almost empty.
Here and there some obvious tourists
were discussing the morning meal,
preferring. however, for their Firth
stuck bread and honey and coffee to
the more substantial meal which the
two travellers required. The high
the spree twanged and tinkled through
the room. 1t was quite certain that
no spy upon their movements was
there. At the same time the strange
initiation of their enterprise had
taught both young men to be cautious,
and a somewhat ferret-like waiter
who lowered near their table suggest
ed that greater solitude might be
necessary for the discussion Of the
next move.
'You never know, old chap"
Michael said, what you may throw
away for want of a little precaution.
Ones got to disbelieve In everyone
and everybody, Of that am quite
sure. For all know, the people at
Wohlau-Landskrona are perfectly
aware of the fact that we were to
stay at the Savoy Hotel here, and
that waiter may be detailed to listen.
We will talk the whole thing over in
my room when we have finished
breakfast"
In another quarter of an hour both
men had assembled I'm the lift to the
second floor. where their rooms were.
Williamson was waiting with the
information that the Duchess's suite
was on the first floor. He had seen
Marie. the maid. he said, and She
q polyglottic lass-had already In
formed the German chambermaids
that the two ladies' were sisters. Amer
leans, very wealthy, and were on their
way to Mayence.
There was balcony outside the
windows Of Grants room. and long
windows opened on to 1t. The two