The weekly true Democrat., 1909-09-17


et uar tefg habdsone
ffen. lhongh tcenef i'gnt nll1t,
proved les 1aitcrine
sHow. Az Kirkw00df e1e
hriskiy. with q sacond iniimatl ona
friendly ned. and paused. hef le9e
cepiiFes
K'rkWood see down agaiu, eniilrg
good naihred appreciation of hlr ua
prejndlced attitude
sKoar sos. afFa. Hallam1-
sob. Freddie's doing ven enonsa
Ereddio.7 che explained. +haa e dc.l
cate consultation and has seen little q
the world such melodrama A. Co.
nights Is apt % shock hlm severely
we must make allowances. Mr. Kirk
wood. { think she said deliberately,
athat Il Is time We came 70 an under
Standing"
Kirkwood agreed-sYe = a6ably.
II purpose being perfectly straight-
forward. TO begin with. don't place
you, nr. RirkWood You are an un-
known quantity, a new factor. Won't
you please tell me what y0u are and--
are you a friend Of Mr. Caiendar'sf'
Il think ! may lay claim to that
honor. thouehv--tO Kirgwood's way of
seeing things some little frankness on
hls own part would be essential II they
were to get on-'I hardly know him,
Mrs. HaIlam. / had the pleasure of
meeting him only this afternoon"
She knitted her brows over this
statement
~That, I assure you, Is the truth" be
laughed.
sBut really don't understand
'NOr I, Mra Hallam. Calendar
aside. I am Philip Klrkwood, Ameri-
can, resident abroad for some years.
a native OF San Francisco. Of a GER
tain age. unmarried, by profession
poor painter"
"AndT
Beyond that3 presume I must
tell you, though I confess I'm IN
doubt" He hesitated, weighing can
dor Ia the balance with discretion.
"But who are you for2 Are you 10
George Calendars payT
Heaven forfendF piously. MY
sole interest at the present moment is
to unravel a most enhancing mys-
terry"
"Entitled Dorothy Calendar. OF
course. You've known her longr
eight hours, believe" ho admit'
ted graveIy-"less than that, In fact"
Miss Calendars interests viii not
suffer through anything you may tell
me-"
whether they WilI or no. I see 4
must swing a looser tongue or you'll be
showing me the door"
The woman shook her head. amused.
"Not until, she told him significantly.
every well, then" And be launched
into an abridged narrative Of the
nights events as he understood thems
touching lightly on bis own clrcuH.
stances. the real poverty which had
brought him back to Craven street By
way Of Frognall. "And there you
have II all, Mrs. Hallam."
1T ls 30 like Calendar" she exciaim-
ed. 80 like him That one sees how
foolish Il was to trust-nO, not to
trust. but to 5elleee-thai be could
ever be thrown OF the scent once be
got nose TO ground So n we suffer,
my son and I. shall have only my
self to thankF'
KlrkwOOd waited IN patient atten-
tlcn tlll she chose to continue. When
she did, "NOw for my side OF the
..ase." cried Mrs Hailam and. rising
began to pace the room, her slender
nd rounded 6gure swaylng grace
'ully the while she talked
George Calendar II scoundreL"
he said. "a swinder gambler-What
believe you Americana call = cOnn-
lence man. He ls also NY lste bus
mud's hrst cousin Soue years since
~ found Il convenient 10 leave Eng
'sgd likewise bis wife and daughter.
Mrs Calender-a c0untrywOman oc
,onrs. BY the bye-rdIed shortly after
ward Dorothy. by the mereSt acci-
dent. obtained situation a. private
secretary % the household OF the late
Colonel Burgoyne of The Cliffs. Corn
wall You follow meTr
-Yes. perfectly"
Colonel Burgoyne died. leaving hiB
estates TO my son. some time ago.
shortly afterward Dorothy Calendar
disappeared We know COW that her
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