The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-29
pushing and pulling and straining
and painting. the shin swung in

anu pdHttHg, Lne snip swung In
toward her dock, and soon she
was near enough for those on
board to see the faces of the wait
ing crowd, and there were cries Of
greeting and wavings of handker-
chiefs, and the shedding of happy
tears-for it is good to get home
And at last the great hawsers were
flung out and made fast, and the
voyage was ended.
At this moment, as at all others,
the first cabin passengers had the
precedence, and filed slowly down
one gangplank, their landing tick
cts in their hands, while at another
the stewards proceeded to yank
off the hand baggage. Dan, lean
ing over the rail, watched the long
line of passengers surging slowly
forward, and finally he saw
Kasia and her father. He would
see them on the pier, of course, for
it would take them some time to
get their baggage through, and he
could explain to Kasia about the
other engagement. He followed
them with his eyes - and then,
with gasp of astonishment, he
perceived just behind them, also
moving slowly down the gang
plank, the prince and the man who
had called himself Admiral Pach-
mann.
But those men could have moth
ing to do with Kasia! It was Just
an accident that they happened to
be behind her. And then he
grasped the rail and strained for
ward, scarcely able to believe his
eyes. For Pachmann had spoken
to Ward, who nodded and walked
hurriedly on with him, while
Kasia, with a hooking smile,
tucked her hand within the
princess arm and fell into step be-
side him. Along the pier they has
tened to the entrance gates, passed
through, and were lost in the
crowd outside.
Dan stood staring after them for
yet a moment; then, with the care
full step of man who knows him
self to be intoxicated, he climbed
painfully to the boat deck,
dropped upon a bench there, and
took his head in his hands.
There, half an hour later, a stew
ard found him.
beg pardon, SIR he said
:" Are you illf"
Dan looked up dazedly.
No, " he said. "Why?"
The passengers are all off, sir.
II you have any luggage, you'd
better be having it examined, SIR"
Thank you,'' said Dan, and
got to his feet, descended to the
lower deck, surrendered his land
ing ticket, and went unsteadily
down the gangplank.
The pier was Uttered with bag
gage and crowded with distracted
men and women watching the in
spectors diving remorselessly
among their tenderest possessions.
Each was absorbed in his own af-
fairs, and none Of them noticed
Dams slow progress toward the
little office of the chief inspector.
After short wait, an Inspector
was told off to look through his
baggage, and, with Dams declara-
ton in his hand, led the way to the
letter wv" where his two suit
cases were soon found. Dan un-
locked them, and stood aside while
the inspector knelt and examined
their contents. He was through in
10 minutes.
Nothing here, Z he said, and
rose. Then his eyes ran Dan up
and down. II see you have a small
parcel in your coat pocket. May /
see it,"
Without a word, Dan handed
him the parcel. The inspector
turned it over and examined the
seals.
What's in it7'' he asked.
A little electrical Device" Dan
answered.
s Well, I'll have to open tit
might be diamonds, for all I
know. +"
Go ahead, /" said Dan, and the
inspector broke the seals, un-
wrapped the paper, and disclosed
small pasteboard box. He lifted
the lid, glanced inside, and then
looked at Dan.
What is thisi "a jokef he
demanded.