The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-10-01
CHAPTER xv-Continued.

rH SVVSt En- v-SOSVtUsOS0
The Duchess caught hold of Da,sy's
arm.
mot that way. Daisy, DEAR" she
said; come to this SIDE"
She led the girl to the opposite win
dow of the little room.
Look" she said, pointing up the
Rhine to where it grew narrower
towap1s Bonn, and to the blue hills In
the far distance, now touched with the
mid-morning sun. A great yearning
came into her beautiful eyes.
"Ah!" she said; ut is there, behind
those hills, that l shall find my dar-
ling! am sure of it! Something
tells me hat he is there, or that 1
shall find him there"
A jackdaw with outstretched pin
ions came sailing by. They could al
most have touched the bird by
stretching out an arm.
Ely to him. the Duchess said,
smiling sadly. Fly to my little boy,
and tell him that I am coming"
They both looked out and far down
from that enormous height without
further words. Up there, high in the
middle air. hardly any sound from
the great town below rose up to them.
All they heard was the slow, heavy
ticking mechanism OF the great clock,
the breathing Of the guide, who had
lit q china pipe, and far below, borne
on the wings Of the high air, an &C.
casional siren from one of the far
SlA~-A ~knn~nhnnka uvk}1h hraoc%nl
the turbulent torrent of the Rhine.
Daisy the Duchess said, Il feel
up here SO relieved, SO far away from
the troubles and anxieties down be-
low. : It really has been a great idea
Of us t come up here and stay for q
time to steady our nerves before we
take the train for Wohlau-Lands-
krona. Up here, IN this clear air, one
feels the whole of the meaning
Of the word 'empyrean.' Unhappy as
am, anxious as l am, following the
slight clue towards the object of my
life as I Am doing, l nevertheless feel
. freedom up here, such q freedom as
perhaps q bird has,"
The guide had lit his pipe. and was
sitting down upon the little stone
bench smoking quietly and philo-
sophically. The Duchess looked at
him, and then she looked at Daisy.
'He does not want to go down just
get" she said. land l think to climb
up all this way has been harder for
him than for us. The poor fellow has
to do It every day; and 1t Is part and
parcel of his life. We have only done
Il once, and we have not felt 1t. 1
should like to stay here a little, Daisy,
and l will tell him to wait. l am sure
he won't mind"
She spoke to the man in German
and he looked up from his pipe.
Madam" ne said, Il love this high
place, and as long as you care to stay
also shall be pleased to be with
you."
Daisy turned to the Duchess. "Oh,
then, he won't mind us staying up
here for a little timer" she asked. Il
eannot understand his German, but I
can pee that he Is prepared to wait"
"Oh. Of course he is," said the
Duchess; 'and he knows that he will
b we'll paid for his attendance here.
Now. let US look down upon the town.
Let US look at the hotel; let u see
what IL going on In that tiny little
microcosm 90 Tar below which we
have just left"
The Duchess unslung the leather
strap over her shoulder. which held
4 pair Of light aluminium glasses
made by Sinclair. Of the Haymarket.
Nov, Daisy" she said. I'VE can
see everything below. These glasses
are simply perfect. The distinctness
y wonderful We can see the
Digeons In the road In front Of the
hotel, and II the porter comes out we
shall even see whether he II smiling
Or frowning." She handed the glasses
70 her companion.
They are very light" Daisy said.
hut they seem dihicult to manipu-
late. Show me how, Duchess"
sOh, It IL quite simple" the Ouch.
- answered. "You see. you turn the
central wheel and suit it to your own
focus. When the little indicator ar
e1ves at this mark I myself know that
the glass ID focused for me. but per.
haps that will not suit your eyes ex-
octly. Try for yourself"
Daisy took the glasses and turned
che little wheel. Then she looked
down towards the hotel which they
had Just left. She saw that two men
were just coming out OF the front
loor. ~ large motor-car enameled in
rcd had driven up and the two were
apparently going to inspect It.
she turned the central wheel Of the
glasses the fraction Of an inch. then
no saw who the two men were-they
we're Michael Grant and Basil Mar
ytott.
sDuchess." she said. her voice full
q excitement n the sudden moment.
III. Grant and Captain Marriott have
3aee eons ont q the hotel and they
- eolng ~ 70 = motor.car which has