Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-12-06

such an alliance was unthink.
able. But how else to explain
Dan gave it up; but a good din
ner at a nearby restaurant re-
stored him something of his self
confidence. After all, this was
America. Europe might be honey
combed with intrigue and over run
with spies, but they would find
their occupation gone on this side
the water! And he himself would
explode a bomb in the mornings
Record that would shake them up
a little! So it was a fairly conf
dent and self controlled young
man who mounted the steps of the
German consulate at five minutes
to Z. A flunkey in livery opened
the door to his ring.
IL have an appointment with
Admiral Pachmann," said Dan,
with a sudden cold fear at his
heart that he would be laughed
at; but instead he was shown at
once into a little ante-chamber.
"Sit here a moment, SIR" SAID
the footman, and fastened away,
closing the door behind him. But
it opened almost at once, and
Pachmann himself entered. Dan
drew a deep breath of relief; it
was all right then!
Pachmann fairly radiated good
humor. All his roughness of the
morning had disappeared, and he
greeted Dan beamingly.
81 am most glad to see you,"
he said, in such a tone that Dan
almost believed him. "You are
prompt-but that, l am given to
understand, is an American virtue.
However, l am prompt, also. The
car is waiting"
"The carr" Dan echoed.
"You will understand" Pach-
mann explained, "that, since the
Prince is incognitio, it is impos-
sible for him to remain at the con-
sulate-that would at once betray
him. l was uncertain, this morn
ing, as to our arrangements, or I
should have directed you to the
proper address. However, it is but
a STEP" and he opened the door.
Dan followed him along a hand
some hall to the carriage entrance,
where, at the foot of the steps,
stood a limousine. AS soon as they
appeared, the driver, who had
been standing at the hood, bent
and cranked his motor and then
sprang to the door and opened it.
ENTER, my dear SIR" said
Pachmann, and followed him into
the car. The door slammed, the
driver sprang to his seat, and they
were off. In the semi darkness,
Dan fancied he heard a depressed
chuckle, and a vague u~neasiness
stole upon him. But he shook it
off. What had he to fear2
"You will remember" said
Pachmann finally, "that this in
terview is not a thing which we
desire, but to which we consent
because we must. You placed us,
this morning, in a very awkward
position. You newspaper men of
America have a method all your
own. The manner in which you
entrapped the prince compels my
admiration. How did you know
that it was heY"
"There was a book on the ship
with a history and portraits of the
royal family" Dan explained. "I
happened to be looking it over and
recognized the likeness at once"
"Soi" said Pachmann, and
there was a note of surprise in his
voice, which told Dan definitely
that, whatever Chevrial's plot
might be, this German was not in
1t. "You have sharp eyes. But
the likeness may have been merely
q chance one. It must have seemed
most strange to you that a prince
of the empire should 0avel alone
as q passenger Of the second
class"
SIT did. That was why I ap-
preached him as I did"
ut was most clever. We admit