The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-04
XVI
A CHARGE TO KEEP.

at the dinner table, that evening,
he found a printed copy Of the pas
senger list beside his plate, and his
neighbors were a futter with the
excitement of seeing their names
In type. Dan, turning to the letter
V, found that the names Of Ignace
Ward and his daughter we're not
there. Doubtless the change from
second class to first was response
BILE for the omission, and yet, at
the back of his mind was a vague
feeling of uneasiness which he was
wholly unable to explain. Chew
rial had impressed him, and yet
one objection to that gentleman's
misgivings seemed to him unan-
swerable: if the Yards had been
changed from second class to first
with any Interior object, the au-
thorihes In charge Of the ship
must be in the plot, and that was
m~anifestly absurd.
Yet his determination to seek
Miss Yard at the first moment and
advise her to be cautious did not
waver. HI knew, from the printed
announcements Of the company,
that the first cabin dinner was not
a table d'hote served at a fixed
hour, as in the second cabin, but
an a la carte meal, served from 6
to 9, as at a fashionable restaur-
ant; so he loitered ~restlessly about
for half an hour after he left the
table; then, deciding that he had
waited long enough, he ap-
preached the ladder which led to
the first class promenade. But a
uniformed figure which stood at
the foot of the ladder stopped him.
BEG pardon, SIR" it said, "are
you first classi"
mo; | am second"
"Did you wish to see the purser
or some officer of the ship?"
mo; I wished to see one of the
passengers"
lin that case, l fear l cannot let
you pass, sir. It is against the
rules"
ooh, is it4' said Dan, all his
suspicious revived with double
force, and he bit his lip in perplex-
ity.
Il am sorry, sir but I am here
to enforce the rules"
"Oh, I understand" said Dan.
"You might get your s~tateroom
steward to take a message" the
man suggested.
aBut want to see the person
"The person can come to you.
There is no rule against first class
visiting second. First class has the
run of the ship
II see," said Dan. "Thank
you" and he went away to think
it over.
Mechanically he threaded his
way through the crowd on the
promenade, climbed up to the
boat deck and sat down on the
well remembered bench. Some of
the others were occupied, but this
one was empty; perhaps the 9TH
ers were becoming as dear to other
people as this one was to HINT He
got out his pipe, lighted it, pulled
his cap over his eyes, thrust his
hands deep into his pockets, and
began to think.
He could, Of course, write Miss
Yard q brief warning; but what
assurance had he that it would Be
delivered to her, at least without
being openedi II Chevrial wal
right, If she was, really under es
pionage, any communication ad.
dressed to her would certainly b
inspected. Even to write merely
asking her to meet him woule
arouse suspicion. There was only
one way-he must watch for {
chance to steal forward into frs
class when no one was looking.
He considered the possible way,
Of doing this. In the morning, b,
knew, the folding gate which di
vided the lower promenade int.
first and second class was Away,
swung back while the deck wa,
being washed down. It would b,
easy to pass then; but, he re
Elected, in the daytime he had new
"a noticed that q guard was sta
TONED at the ladder leading to til,
upper promenade. Perhaps il wa
only AZ night that the prohibition
was in forcc-at night, when TIL
women Of the first cabin had thei
diamonds on! There must, q
course, be some police superyiiaiioi