Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1909-08-19

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and AXIl-kirkwood outwits Gale,
dar and after recovering his propert
from Stryker steals the black bag an
takes it ashore He is persued bv tn
conspirtors but alludes them and cor
ceals the black bag in hand BAG. II
then goes to the hotel in which Dorc
thy isawaiting Calendar Knockin,
at the door he is confronted bv Mrs
Hallam. XXIII-Dorothy is pei
suaded by kirkwood that Mrs. Hal
lam is her enemy and accompanies tn
young man to train for Brussels il
order to escape the plotters.
He got out and gave her his hand,
then paid the driver, picked I'D the
two bags and hurried with Dorothy
into the station to find In waiting a
string OF cars into which people were
moving Mt leisurely rate. His INQUIRIES
at the ticket window developed the
fact that 1t was the 22:26 for Brussels
the last train leaving the Care Cen
trale that night and due to start i'm ten
minutes.
The information settled their plans
Tor once and all. kirkwood promptly
secured through tickets. also purchas-
Ing reserve" supplementary tickets
which entitled them to the use OF
those modern corridor coaches which
take the place of first class compart-
ments on the Belgian state railways.
ITS pleasure" said Kirkwood
lightly as he followed the girl into
one Of these, Ito find oneself in a
common sense sort of train again
Feels like home" He put their lug.
gage In one Of the racks and sat down
beside her.
The girl smiled bravely. And after
Brusselsg' she inquired.
First train for the coast" he said
promptly-"Dpver. Ostend, Boulogne,
whichever proves handiest, no matter
which. so long as 1t gets us on English
soil without undue delay"
She said Eyes" abstractedly. resting
an elbow on the window sill and her
chin In her palm, to stare with seri-
GUS. sweet brown eyes out into the
arc smitten night that hung beneath
the echoing roof.
Kirkwood fdgeted In despite of the
constraint he placed himself under to
be still and not disturb her needlessly.
Impatience and apprehension of mis-
fortune obsessed his mental processes
In equal degree. The ten minutes
seemed interminable that elapsed ere
the grinding couplings advertised the
imminence of their start.
The guards began to bawl, the doors
to slam, belated travellers to dash mad
~ for the coaches. The train gave a
preliminary lurch ere settling down to
It's league long inland dash.
Kirkwood. in a fever of hope and an
ague of fear, saw man sprint fu-
riously across the platform and throw
himself on the forward steps of their
coach on the very instant OF the start.
Presently he entered by the forward
door and walked slowly through, mar
rowly inspecting the various passen-
gers. As he approached the seats oc-
cupied by Kirkwood and Dorothy Cal
endar his eyes encountered the young
mans, and he leered evilly. Kirkwood
met the look with one that was like
kick, and the fellow passed with some
haste into the car behind
who was that" demanded the
girl without moving her head
"How did you know?" he asked, as
tonished. you didn't look
Il saw your knuckles whiten beneath
the skin. Who was it?"
Hobbs" he acknowledged bitterly.
"the mate of the Alethea''
II know. And you think
YES. He must have been ashore
when l was on board the brigantine.
He certainly wasn't In the cabin. Evil
IDENTITY they hunted him up or ran
across him and pressed him into serv-
Ice. You see they're watching every
outlet. But we'll win through, never
fearv'
The train. escaping the outskirts of
the city, remarked the event with an
exultant shrek, then settled down,
droning steadily, to night devouring
flight. In the corridor ear the few pas
sengers disposed themselves to browse
away the coming hour-the short
hours ride that. In these piping DAYS
Of frantic travelling, separates Antwerp
from the capital city Of Belgium.
A guard, slamming gustily in through
the front door, reeled unsteadily down
the aisle. Kirkwood, rousing from a
profound reverie, detained him with a
gesture and began to interrogate him
In French. When he departed present
~ 1t transpired that the girl was un-
acquainted with that tongue.
Il didn't understand, you know" she
told him with slow, shy smile.
Il was merely questioning him about