Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-04

"" SVn'c uHuc idteF mat ne n0-
 ticed. with casual. indifferent eye, a
 porter running ont of the Hotel de
 flandre, directly opposite. and calling
 fiacre in to the carriage bI ,ck.
 As iangufdly he watched a woman.
 very becomingly dressed, follow the
 porter down 10 the curb.
 The fiacre swung in. and the woman
 dismissed the porter before entering
 the vehicle. n proceeding so unusual
 that 1t fixed the onlooker's interest
 He sat rigid with attention. The wo-
 man seemed to be giving explicit and
 lengthy directions to the driver. who
 nodded and gesticulated his compre-
 hension.
 The woman was Mrs. Hallam.
 The first blush of recognition passed
 leaving kirkwood without any amaze.
 ment. It was an easy matter to ac-
 count for her being where she was.
 Thrown on the scent by Kirkwood at
 Sheerness the previous morning, she
 had missed the day boat. the same
 which had ferried over those whom
 she pursued. Returning from Sheer
 ness to Queensborough. however, she
 had taken the night boat for Flushing
 and Antwerp. and not without her plan. She was not woman to waste
 her strength aimlessly. Kirkwood be- liered that she had had from the first a very definite campaign in view. In that campaign Queensborough pier had been the first strategic move. the Journey to Antwerp. apparently. the | second. and the American was i'm l pressed that he was witnessing the inception of the third decided step. The conclusion of this process of req soning was iney eyitable--madam would bear watching.
 Thus was magical transformation brought about. lnstantaneously lassi- tude and vain repinings were replaced by hopefulness and energy. In twinkling the young man was on his feet. every nerve a-thrill with excite ment
 Mrs. Hallam. bllssfully ignorant of this surveillance over her movements. took her place in the fiavra. The driver clucked to his horse. cracked his WI ip and started off at slow trut--a pace which kirkwood initiated. keeping himself at a discreet distance il the rear of the cab. but prepared to break into run whenever it should prove necessary.
 Such eyertion. however. was not re- quired of him. Evidently Mrs. Halla.n was in no great haste to reach her destination The speed of the tiacre remained extremely moderate. ard kirkwood found Il long brisk stride fast enough 10 keep it wei ia si.;ht
 Round the green square under the beautiful walls of Notre Dame d'An- vers. through Grande place and past the Hotel de Vile the cab proceeded. dogged by what might plausibly be as- serted the most persistent and infatu- ated soul that ever crossed the water, and so on into the Van Dyck quay. turning to the left at the old Steen and. slowing 10 a walk. mov- 1 soberly up the drive.
 Beyond the lip of the embankment the Scheldt flowed. it's broad. shining surface oily. smooth and dark. mir TOT for the incandescent glory of the skies. The life # the river was gone. and at their mooimgs the ships swung in great quietness, riding lights glim- mering like low. wan stars.
 In the company of the latter the young man marked down the Alethea. a sight which made him unconsciously cilnch both fists and teeth, reminding him of that rare wag. Stryker.
 To his way of thinking the behavior of the fiacre was quite unaceountable. Hardly had the horse paced off the length of two blocks on the quay ere It was guided to the edge of the prom made and brought to stop. And tl driver twisted the reins round his whip. thrust the latter fin its socket turned sidewise on the box and began o smoke and swing his heels. survey ng the panorama of river and sunset with complacency- cabby. one would Tenture. without q care in the world md serene in the assurance of gen. ,rous tip when he lost his fare. But, tS IOT llle fdlltT. sue titue uO move. The door of the cab remained closed ike its occupants mind, a mystery to he watcher.
 Twilight shadows heightened. dark ing, over the land. Street lights dashed up in long, radiant ranks. And till the facre fingered in lnaction; till the driver lorded it aioft In care rec abandon.
 In the course of time this inertia where he had looked for action. this lull suspense when he had forecast interesting developments. wore upon he watchers nerves and made him t once impatient and suspicious. Now hat he had begun to doubt he con- eiyed It as quite possible that Mrs. Iallam, who was capable of anything, hould have stolen out of the cab by he other and to him Invisible door. 70 resolve the matter finally he took dvantage of the darkness, turned up lis coat collar hunched up his shoui- ars hid his hands i'm na..kefs puIlad