The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-01-28

l was just getting ready to leave tn
j office when Godfrey called me up.
> 'How are you feeling today, Lester?
e he asked.
Not as fit as I might" I said.
, 'HaVe YOU arranged to start on tina
! vacation Thursday"
I don't think that's a good Joke
Godfrey"
; 1T isn't a joke at all. 1 want you t,
arrange it. But meanwhile. how would
you Ike a Whit Of salt air this eve
l ning?'
First rate. How will I get it?"
The SaNoie will get to quarantine
about 6 O'clock. I'm going down OF
our poat to meet her. 1 want to have
a talk with Inspector Pigot-the French
detective. Will you come along?"
your"
AT the foot OF Liberty street at
o'clock"
I'll be there" I promised. And I was
The boat was cast loose as soon as
we got aboard, backed out into the
pussy river, her whistle shieking shrilly,
then swung about and headed down
stream. 1t was a fast boat-the Rec
ora, which prided itself on outdistanc-
ing It's contemporaries in other direc-
IONS would of course try to do sc
IN tnlS-and when she got fairly into
hef stride, with her engines throbbing
fnythmlcally. the shore on either HAND
slipped past us rapidly.
me New York sky line. as seen from
ire river, is one of the wonders of the
world, and l stood looking at it until
we swung out into the bay. There were
Two other men on board-the regular
snip reporters, I suppose-and Godfrey
nag gone into the cabin with them to
taik over some detail Of the evenings
work; so 1 went forward to the bow,
Mnere l would get the full benefit of
the SAT- breeze. with the taste Of it on
my lips. The statue Of Liberty was
just ahead, n already the great
searchllght in her torch was winking
across the water. Craft innumerable
crossed n recrossed, Their lights re-
Liected In the waves, and far ahead. a
niue TO the left, I could see the white
glow against the sky which marked the
position OF Coney Island.
godfrey Joined me presently, and we
stood for some time looking at this
scene in silence.
Its a great sight, isn't it?" he said,
at last. Hello! look at that boat!' he
ADDED as a yacht, coming down the
pays urew apreast Of us and then slow
~ forged ahead. "She can go some,
can't she. This boat Of ours is no
slouch. you know; but just look how
that one walks away from us. I won
der who she is? What boat is that,
capta1n?' he called to the man on the
bridge.
Don't know, sir" answered the can-
tam, after a look through his glasses.
private yacht-can't make out her
name-there's a flag or something
hanging over the stern. She's FLYING
the French flag. There come the other
press boats behind US, sir" he added.
down at quarantine"
Far ahead we could see the great huJl
Oh n liner, dark against the horizon.
ana crowned with row upon row Of
glowing lights.
One doesn't appreciate how big
those a are until one sees them
rom the water" [ remarked. isn't
she immense?"
And yet she's not an especially biz
boat, either" said Godfrey. "To swine
N under the really big ones-like the
ber.' oi
The savoie had by this time slowed
down until she was just holding her
against the tide and one Of her
lower ports swung open. A momen la
ter, a boat puffed up beside her. mazda
1ast, and three or four men clambered
aboard and disappeared through the
port. ~
There go the DOCTORS" said Cod
frey. And there is that French boat
going alongside"
The tug from quarantine dronned
astern and the French yacht took her
place. After a short co1louuy. one man
from her was helped aboard the Savoie.
II was our turn, and after what
seemed zee 70 me a tremendous swishing
sW1rllng at imminent risk Of coli
iislon, we swung UP to the open port. a
llhe was flung out and made fast. and
a later Godfrey and I and the
othef Two men We're aboard the liner.
NY connexions exchanged greetings
j n nffinnS,L ~
port, n then we hurried forward
along a narrow corridor, smelling OF
rubber and heated metal, then up stair
aTter stair, until at last we came to
the main companionway. Here the two
men lett US. to seek certain distin-
guianleu passengers l suppose, whose
views upon the questions of the day
We're presumably anxiously awaited
py an expectant public. Godfrey Stoned
IN 'front.' OF the purser's office and pass
ed his card through the little window
TO the man inside the cage.
l should like to see nj. Pigot Of tho
Paris Service du Surete." he Sid |
..Perhaps you will be SO kind as to
a stewart take my card to him ?"
Ina is unnecessary, sir" replied
the purser, ~courteously. That is M
Elgol yonoer-the gentleman with the
Wnite nalr. with his back to us. You
will have to wait for a moment. how
eves, the gentleman speaking with him
is from the French consulate. and has
put this mornen came aboard"
! c0uio not see Inspector Pigot's face,
put l could see that he held hirngeif
very erect. in a manner ~bespeaking
military training. The messenger fror1
the legation was a youngish man, with
waved moustache and wearing an eye-
glass. he was greeting M. Pigot at the
moment. and, after a word or two. prn-
dueed from an inside pocket an official
ookln envelope. tied with red tape
ana secured with an immense red aeai.
V. Pigot looked at 1t an instant,
while his companion added a sentence
N his ear: then. with a nod of aaaent,
n detective turne down one OF the
pa~ssageways. the other man at his
Official business. no doubt" COM
mented the purser. who had also been
Watcning this little scene. M. Pigot is
Of the best of our officers, ana yo,
VIII md It q pleasure to talk with him.
he VIII no doubt o be disengaged."
Yes. but meanwhile my esteemed
contemporaries will arriveP' said God
frey, with a grimace. They are on INV
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