The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-07-01


sdvsntuSers to appear. had been con-
tent with sight OF them. He could
hardly believe that Of the woman. It
wasn't like her.
He started across the driveway after
the fiacre. but 1t was lost In a tangle
Of side streets before he could make
up his mind whether 1t was worth
while chasing or not, and. bordering
the woman's singular action. he re-
traced his steps to the promenade rail.
Presently he told himself he under
stood. Dorothy was no longer Of her
fathers party. He had a suspicion
that Mulready's attitude had made II
seem advisable to Calendar either to
leave the girl behind in England or to
segregate her from his associates In
Antwerp. II not lodged In another
quarter Of the city or left behind she
was probably travelling on ahead to
a destination which he could by no
means guess. And Mrs. Hallam was
looking for the girl. II there were
really jewels In that gladstone bag
Calendar would naturally have had
no hesitation about intrusting them to
his daughters care. and Mrs. Hallam
avowedly sought nothing else. How
the woman had found out that such
was the case Kirkwood did not stoI
TO reckon unless he explained 1t on
the proposition that she was a person
Of remarkable address. 1t made nc
matter one way or the other. He had
lost Mrs. Hallam. but Calendar and
Mulready he could put his finger on
They had unioubtedly gone OF to the
Alethea to confer again with Strykel
that was. unless they proposed sail
ing on the brigantine. possibly at turr
of tide that night.
Panic grippea his soul and shook II
~ terrier shakes rat. when be con
ceived this frichtful proposition.
In his confusion Of mind be evolved
spontaneously an entirely new hypoth
esis-Dorothy had already been spir
tied aboard the vessel: Calendar ant
his confederates. delaying to join hel
from enigmatic motives. were nov
aboard. and presently the word woult
be. Up anchor and away!
Were they again TO elude him? Not
he swore. II he had TO swim for II
And he had no wish to swim. Tn,
clothes be stood in. with what wal
left Of his self respect. were all tina
he could call his own on that side o
the North sea. Not a boatman on TIN
Scheldt would so much as considel
accepting three English pennies In ex
change for boat hire. In brief. II be
gan to look as II he were either h
swim or 10 steal a boat
Cpon such slender threads OF circum
stance depends our boosted mora
health In one fieeting minute Kirk
woods conception Of the law Of min,
and thine. its foundations already In
sidiously undermined BY series o
cumulative misfortunes. toppled crash
ing to its fall and was not.
He was wholly unconscious OF TIL
change. Beneath him. in a space be
tween the quays bridged by the gang
way. a number Of rowboats. putativ
score. lay moored for the night an
gently rubbing against each other wit
the soundIess lift and fall OF the river
For all thar Kirkwood could determine
to the contrary. the lot lay at tn
mercy Of the public. Nowhere aboH
was he able 70 discern Waterman.
Without a CULVER OF besitation-mo
ments were invaluable. II what b
feared were true-he strobe 10 tn
| gangway. passed down and with at
soIufe nonchalance dropped into th
nearest boat. stepping from one 10 an
other until he had gained the outel
most To his Joy he found pair Q
oars slowed beneath the thwarts.