The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-17

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CHAPTER LIN London Philip Kirk
wood, a young American painter, learns
that the San Francisco disaster has cost
him his fortune and decides to return
home to the stricken city. His elderly
English friend, Brentwick, visits him.
and he meets George b. Calendar, an
American whom he believes to be an ad-
yenturer. II-Before leaving his hotel
for the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
hotel. In the dining room he sees Calen-
dar receive a note of warning from {
iashionably dressed woman. He is then
asked by the American. who admits with
out giving a reason that he fears arrest,
to escort his young and beautiful,daugh-
Ter home. Kirkwood consents. H.
Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to
seemingly unoccupied house at No. 9
Frognail street, in a shabby-genteel
quarter OF London. where he leaves the
pirl AT her request. IV-Drawn back TO
The house by curiosity. Kirkwood sees
the door Of the daik house ajar. He
throws off a cockney who tries to detain
him, enters the house aud bolts the
door. On the staircase he has tussle
with a slender man in evening dress.
The latter is knocked unconscious by a
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is then re-
Joined by Dorothy. who Is very glad to
see him, but docs not explain the mys-
terry Of the gloomy house. Heavy raps
al the front door startie the two. "
Dorothy and Kirkwood, the latter qucs-
tioning himself whether or not he has
fallen ia love with the girl. flee from the
mysterious house by the rear door. The
girl takes with her a small black glad
stone bag. which, she says, she is to
take 10 her father. Win a cab Kirk
wood escorts her TO the house OF Mrs.
Hallam in fashionable Craven street,
where, she declares. her father Ia to meet
her. Kirkwood leaves her in the cab
and enters the house 10 learn whether
Calendar Is there. He meets Mn. Hal
lam and recognizes her as the woman
who warned Calendar in the hotel. As
Hukwood talks to her he hears man
leave the house. Together Mrs. Hallam
and Kirkwood 20 10 the door TO call
Dorothy in and find that the girl and the
cab have vanished. vII--Calendsr ap-
pears Al the Hsliam house in search Of
Dorothy. Kirkwooi accompanies him
Al his request 70 an unssyory locally on
the Thames. NIII-Caiendar meets his
laughter IN the company OF a man
named Mnlready. evidently his compan-
ION in some strange. nefarious enter
prise. Mulready, IL seems. has tried 10
kidnap Dorothy in kirkwood's cab.
Calender and Mnlready qusrrel. after
which the girl and two m.n row off 10
hoard vessel referred 10 as the Alethea,
leaving Kirkwood TO find his way In q
cab 20 81. paneras station, where be Is
totake the midnight rain for his steamer
lie Is now thoroughly IN love with
Dorothy. TX and X-Kirkwod Just
misses his train and finds himself almost
penniless. After wandering about for
Two houn he i again in frognall street.
lIe enters the house 20 seek his missing
purse and finds the young man whom he
had knocked down still unconscious az
,er sin hours. Kirkwood's ministrations
10 him are interrupted by the entrance
into the house Of a woman in evening
dress. xf and xIi-The woman j.
Mrs. Haliam, and the injured young
man IL her son. She tells Kirkwood
that Dorothy, Calendar and Mulresd,
are engaged in a plot 10 steal family
Jewels left % her son by his relative.
Colonel Burgoyne. Calendar, she says,
i her late husbands cousin. The Jewels
are in the black bag. Mrs. Hallam de-
clarcs. Kirkwood doubts her story and
suspects that Dorothy Is an innocent
paftaker In some mysterious plot. lie
decides 10 defend the girl. XffI-Thc
next morning Rirkwood in rowboat,
With two watermcn, searches the Thames
IL vain for the Alcthea.
ping. His cabby popped hurrIedIy
out Of the entrance 10 tenement. a
dull visagcd. broad shouidered water.
man ambIlng more slowly after.
"Nevvy Of mine. sir" announced the
cabby. and fust ryte waterman.
Knows the river like book. he do
The nephew touched bis forelock
aheepishly.
Thank you." said Kirkwcod. and.
turning 20 the man. Your boatTs he
asked. with the breyity Of weariness.
This wye. sIr."
At his guides heels Kirkwood thread.
"a the crowd and then descended
70 floating stage to which heavy
rowboat lay mcored In the latter q
second waterman was seated. bailIng
out bilse with q rusty can.
Ere we are. SIR" said the csbman's
nephew. pauslng at the head Of the
steps. Now. where's Il 10 bei"
The american explained tersely that
he had message TO deliver TO n
friend who had shipped aboard vessel
known as the Alcfhca. scheduled 10
san at nood tide. further than which
deponent averred naught.
The waterman scratched his head.
"A ard Job. sif. Not KNOWN wot kind
OF boat she are mykcs II 'arder." lie
waited hopefully.
Ten shIllings," volunteered Kirk.
wood promptly-"io shIlllngs II you
get me aboard her before she weighs