Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-16
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AT the door the cab pulled up sharp
ly and man tsmbled hastily out upon
the sidewalk.
Here! he cried throatily, tossing
the cabby his fare. and turned toward
the pair upon the doorstep. evidently
surmising that something was amiss.
for he was Calendar in proper person
and sight to upset In n tvinkling
kirkwood's ingeniously builded castle
OF suspicion.
Mrs. Hallamw he cried. out OF
breath. lis my daughter hereY' And
then. catching sight OF Kirkwoods
countenance: why. hello. Kirkwoodr'
He saluted him with u dubious air.
Tho woman interrupted hastily
please come IA. Air. Calendar. This
gentleman has been iRqulring for YOU
with an astonishing tale about your
daughter"
"Dorothy"' Calendars moonliIe Wis.
age was mom6ntaruy dwested of any
trace OF color "What OF herY-
you had better come In" advised
Mrs. Hallam brusquely
The fat adventurcr hoped hurrlediy
across the threshold. Kirkwood follow.
ing The woman shut the door and
turned With back 10 It, nodding sig
niilcnntly at Kirkwood as her eyes met
Calendars
We'll. well?" snapped the latter Inn
patiently, turning to the young man.
But kirkwood was thinking quick
ly. For the present he contcnted him
self with n deliberate statement az
TACT Miss Calendar has disappear
ed 1t gave hhn an instant's time.
There's something nshyW he told
himself These two are playing NJ
cross purposes Calendars no fool.
Hes evidently a crook TO boot. As Cor
the woman. she's had her eyes open
for number OF years The main
things Dorothy. she didn't vanish OF
her own initiative. Aud Mrs. Hauam
knows or suspects more than she's
going 20 toll. don't think she wants
Dorothy found. Calendar does. So
do |. Ergo. I'm Tor Calendar"
"DlsappearcdT Calendar was bark
ing X him. How When2 Whcre?"
"Within ten minutes" said Kirk
wood. Here; let's get Il STRAIGHT d"
And he told what had happened. men
tioning that he had not paid the cab
driver
Thanks" said Calendar dryly. lie
bent his head In Thought for an I'm.
slant then looked mp aud fixed Mrs.
Hallam with an uuprcludiced eve.
u say" he demanded cxploslyely.
There wasn't any one here that
knew-ehT
Her nne@ycs wavcred and fell be
fore his, and klrllwood remarked that
her undorlip was curiously drawn in.
u heard n man leave MS Mrs. ITALIAN
Joined me" no volunteered helpfully
and with suspicion Of malice. And
after that l paid no attention NJ the
in the Stneet'--
"Ow" interiected Calendar. eylnp
the woman stcndfaStly aud Cmpoyirsc
Ga exclamation OF combined iIluminn.
tion and inquiry more typically British
than anything Kirkwood had yet
heard from the man.
For her part, the look she gave Kirk
wood was sharp with fury II was
more II was a mistake. flaw I'm her
$3.50, 80 ''uui i'''v' ep'eu IT,
er,p Win HE rot ho,d
"To,i mo who g. wasr, hc demanded
jn nm uplv tonc
She freed herself with n twist and
stepped back. n higher color I'm her
checks fash OF anger in her eyes
'Mr. Mulrcady" she Vetortcd defiant.
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