Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-29

surprised to see how fixedly tn
other man regarded him, will
eyes in which apprehension seemed
to have taken the place of anger
Zone moment" said Pachmann
for it was he, and he turned ane
spoke a few rapid words of Ger
man to the prince, who reddenec
and nodded sullenly. Dan judged
from the sound of the admiral's
subsequent remarks that he was
swearing; but he preserved &
pleasant co%untenance, the more
easily since, happening to glance
up, he saw Chevrial leaning over
the rail of the boat deck Just
above them and regarding the
scene with an amused smile. AT
last, having relieved his feelings
the admiral fell silent and pulled
absently at the place where his
moustache had been.
"When does your paper APP
pearl" Pachmann asked at last.
Tomorrow morning."
"You would not wish to use the
interview before that time?"
ono"
Pachmann breathed a sigh of re-
lief, and his face cleared.
"Then we r prepared to make
a bargain with you,' he said. "It
is most important that the prince
incognito be strictly preserved un-
til tonight. If you will give me
your word of honor to say moth
ing of this to any one until 8
o'clock this evening, l, in return,
give you my word of honor that
the prince, at that hour, will grant
you an interview which / am sure
you will find of interest. Do you
agree?"
Dan reflected rapidly that he
had nothing to lose by such an
agreement; that 8 o'clock would
release him from his promise in
ample time to write his story; and
the interview might really be i'm
portant.
yes" he said 1 agree; but
on one condition."
"What is that?" demanded
Pachmann, impatiently.
"That the interview be exclu-
%sive."
"Exclusive?" echoed Pach-
mann. 81 do not understand"
81 mean by that that no one else
is to get the interview but me-"
Dan explained.
A sardonic smile fitted across
Pachmann's lips.
Il agree to the condition." he
said. "And you on your part
agree to say no word to any one;
you are not to mention the APP
pointment which I will make with
you"
II understand" said Dan.
But, interview or 40 interview,
| am to be released from the prom
Use at 8 o'clock"
eyes. Very we'll, then. l accept
your word Of honor, and I give
you mine. AT 7 o'clock tonight,
you will call at the German CON
sulate and ask for Admiral Pach-
mann. l shall be in waiting to
conduct you to the prince"
Il thank you," said Dan, and
walked away, treading on air.
Then another consideration oc-
Cured to him. All this was going
to interfere with his evening with
Kasia. He must see her and ex-
plain that he would be late. But
an official stopped him at the
gangway and explained that, un-
der quarantine regulations, each
class must keep to it's own quar-
tiers until the boat had locked.
The delay was less than had
been feared, for the illness in the
steerage turned out to be well de-
fined typhoid; so, at the end Of
two hours, the big ship began to
move slowly up the harbor, with
the passengers hanging over the
rails, for the first glimpse of the
great city. There was the green
shore of Long Island; and then
the hills of Staten island; and
then, there to the left, loomed the
Statue of Liberty, her torch held
high. Dan took off his cap, his
eyes moist; and then, as he
glanced at the faces of his neigh
bors, he saw that they were all
gazing raptly at the majestic fig
ure, just as he had been. Most of
them, no doubt, had seen it many
times before; some Of them, per-
haps, had committed the sacrilege
of climbing up into the head and
scribbling their names there; they
had glanced at her carelessly
enough outward bound for Eur
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