Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-10-21
By GU Y THORNE e.
CHAPTER xviii. Continued.

CHAPTER &vltt-C Continued.
4 Daisy, said the Duchess, I'VE will
3 go and stand at one of these windows,
behind, the curtain, and we will see
this Woman as she comes in her royal
progress through the city
here was such concentrated bit.
! terness In the usually sweet voice of
: the Duchess that Daisy started and
looked at her iii wonder and alarm
NAY Il don quite understand she fall
tered, though even as she spoke she
! realized that she understood very well
indeed.
You don't understand, Daisy"
the Duchess answered, and her voice
now had sunk into deep vibrating
d whisper. gu don understand! Then
let me tell you! The woman whom
s we are going to see now, and. whom
shall see for the first time in my life,
I Is the woman tosWhom my husband
ssonceS engaged2 She is the woman
who knowing nothing Of my presence
here-h stolen and kidnapped my
dear little boy from me! She is the
woman whose revenge has, extended
Itself beyond the grave, and whose
wicked hand has snatched my son
\ away. She is Y the woman against
whom you and IsT-helpless creatures
together with Michael and Basil, are
fighting fight to the death! This is
the woman. Daisy, that we shall see
u stopping below our window
\ Her voice had taken on high, hys-
terical note.
Daisy grasped her friends arm with
1 soothing hands, and drew her into
q the embrasure just as there was a
, clack of horses feet upon the scobbles
q Of the old street below, and three her
Alds, In tabards of gold, green, and
+ blue. with fag-hung silver trumpets
& NJ their mouths, trotted up the wind
ding path, and stopped ten yards away.
.hefores the gateway of 4 the e Prinze sstn-
/ hof. IS M
From the shops and houses opposite
people. came crowding out and stood
II groups, with their faces turned
eagerly down the street.
There was a rumble Of vehicles, a
mtrmur of anticipation. a loud series
Of cheering Hoch! hoch! hoch!"
from the bowling tradesmen and
bilrEhefs, and then AN open landau,
4 surrounded by mounted officers in uni
formsaSset white and green, and drawn
q BY four horses, galloped 4aup ito the
gateway, and stopped suddenly with
q clack Of shoofs. ss.a
On the back seat OF the landau sat
a tall, elderly woman with fine aqui-
s line features, wearing as sbeanets trim
med with lilac and surmountedg by "a
delicate plume Of osprey
Her face was worn aud shaggard,
\ hat there was something SO strong,
stine and determined In her features-
SSthe remains OF such remarkable beau
Aty lurking IN the wasted contours Of
her conference.-the she seemed i'm
decd a scion OF a ruling house, s ASS
On the front seat Of the barouche
4 eat the Baroness Won Zimmerman, a
plump old lady With i bored express,
sion, grey hair and IN ii most elaho..
rate mantle OF etaand silver.
BY the Side Of the baroness was an
officer ii 4 very gorgeous uniform,
who typirled his. must ache and looked
sssAt the bowling populace with bored,
/ fish eyes.
The Duchess had, clutehed Daisy BY,
the and low the younger girl
felts osea slim and lovely fingers
gripping deep and hard into her flesh.
She said nothing she stood rigid and
bore the balm ais well ass ashe might: