Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

and it took half an hour to trans
nit, for the wireless man at the
Cape Code station was required to
repeat it for verification. Then
it was hurried on by telegraph to
New York, anda,inally delivered
at the German Consulate, where
the chief of the German secret
service, to whom it was addressed,
read it with great care.
Miss Ward, meanwhile, was
finding the hours long. The prince
had furnished a slight divertisse-
ment the day before; but today
there was no such relief in sight,
and she found herself singularly
restless. This was, in part, a re-
Election Of her fathers mood, for
she had never known him so nerv-
out and irritable. The lines in his
face had deepened, his eyes were
brighter than ever, and he waved
her lmpatlently away whenever
che ventured to address him.
Plainly, a crisis was at hand, and,
as she saw how her father was af-
fected, she awaited it with fore
boding.
She tried to read and gave it
up, for she could not fix her atten-
ton on the page; she sat for a long
time looking at the sea, and then
turned her eyes away, for it's rest
lessness increased her own; she
went for a walk about the deck.
but it seemed to her in every pair
OF eyes turned upon her there was
suspicion and aversion. How glad
she was that the voyage was al
most endedl 1t had started hap
PLY enough, and then, quite sud
denly, it had become wearisome
and hateful.
1t was inevitable that, at this
point, her thoughts should fly to
Dan. What a nice boy he was {!
She would see him tomorrow night
she had promised him that And
before that9 Would it be too un-
dlgnified for her to steal up again
to that bench on the after boat
deck-would it-would it precipi-
tate mattersY She did not want to
do that and yet
Good afternoon" said a voice,
and some one fell into step beside
her, and she looked up and saw
that it was Dan. For an instant,
she fancied it was only the visual
lzation of her own thoughts; then
she winked the mists away.
"This is nice of you," she said.
~ was just wishing for-some
one. | was dreadfully bored"
"You were a thousand miles
away. | passed you twice and you
didn't even see me. If it hadn't
been for my newspaper training,
I'd have made off to my dem"
I'm very glad you didn't. 1
really wanted to talk to you"
Suppose we go up to the boat
deck" said Dan, "where you -"
He stopped.
Where | what?'
Dan led the way up the ladder
without replying but a CLEAN of
understanding penetrated Miss
Yards mind when she saw him 90
straight to the bench where she
and the prince had sat.
1T was this way Dan ex-
planned, sitting down beside her.
~ happened to be staring down
at the forward promenade, yester-
day afternoon, when I saw YOU
walking with a tall young fellow,
who seemed exceedingly interested
in you. Naturally, I was a little
curious, as he happened to be a
second class passenger like my
self"
Second class !" broke in Kasia.
and stopped herself.
did you think him a million
airef" queried Dan, a little bit
terly.
No answered Kasia, quiet
ly;"I thought him just what he is
= an ingenious young German
not very brilliant, perhaps, but
clean and honest. / passed a very
pleasant half hour with him."
Dams face was a little pale, but
he looked at her manfully and
squared his shoulders.
deserved that!' he said.
Thank you, Miss Ward. But it
was very lonely, last nightl"
Kasia' look softened.
Yes" she agreed; ut was"
"You felt it, too?' asked Dan.
his face lighting.up again.
Certainly / felt it. / haven't
dared make any friends among the
first class passengers, and a per
son can't read all the time! One
likes to talk occasionally, no mat
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