Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-02-18

From the window, where she stood,
holding the curtains back and staring
out, Mrs. Hallam turned with curl
ing lip.
The honor Of an American gentle
man, she quoted with a singing
sheer; I'm sure I wish you comfort
Of 1t, child"
1--WE must make haste, Miss Calen-
dar,' said Kirkwood, ignoring the i'm.
plication. Have you a travelling
bag.'
She silently indicated small valise,
closed and strapped, on a table by the
bed, and Immediately passed out into
the hall. Kirkwood took the case
containing the gladstone bag in one
hand, the girls valise in the other and
followed
AS he turned the head of the stairs
he looked back Mrs Hallam was
still at the window, her back turned.
From her very passiveness he receiv-
ed an impression of something omin-
Gus and forbidding; If she had lost a
trick or two of the game she played,
she still held cards, was not at the
end of her resources. She stuck in his
force to be reckoned with
For the present he understood that
she was waiting to apprise Calendar
and Mulready of their fight. With
the more haste, then, he followed Dor
othy down the three flights, through
the tiny Office, where Madam sat sound
asleep at her over-burdened desk, and
out.
Opposite the door they were fortu-
nate enough to find a ,flacre drawn up
In waiting at the curb. Kirkwood op-
ened the door for the girl to enter.
Care du Sud-" he directed the
driver. Drive your fastest-double
fare for quick time!"
The driver awoke with a start from
profound reverie. looked Kirkwood
over, and bowed with gesticulative
palms.
"M'sieu,' I am desolated, but en-.
gagged" he protested.
Precisely Kirkwood deposited
the two bags on the forward seat Of
the conveyance, and stood back to con-
vince the man. PRECISELY" said he.
undismayed. "The lady who engaged
you is remaining for time; I will
settle her bill"
Very well, M'sieu'." The driver
disclaimed responsibility ana accept.
ed the favor of the gods with a speak
ing shrug. "M'sieu said the Care du
Sud? En- voiture!"
Kirkwood jumped in and shut the
door; the vehicle drew slowly away
from the curb, then with gratifying
speed hammered upstream on the en-
bankment. Bending forward, elbows
on knees, Kirkwood watched the side
walks narrowly, partly to cover the
girls constraint, due to Mrs. Hallam's
attitude, partly on the lookout for Cal
endar and his confederates. In few
moments they passed a public clock.
We've missed the lushing boat" he
announced. I'm making a try for the
Hook van Holland line We may pos
sibly make it. l know that it leaves
by the Sud Quai and that's all I do
know" he concluded with an apollo
getic laugh.
And if we miss that?" asked the
girl, breaking silence for the first
time since they had left the hotel.
We'll take the first train out Of
Antwerp"
Where tor"
wherever the first train goes, Miss
Calendar. The main point Is
to get away tonight. That we must
do, no matter where we land, or how
We get there. Tomorrow we can plan
with more certainty"
YES Her assent was more
a sigh than a word.
The cab, dashing down the Rue
Leopold de Wael, swung into the Place
du Sud, before the station. Kirk
wood acutely watchful, suddenly
thrust head and shoulders out Of his
window fortunately 1t was the one
away from the depot, and called up
to the driver.
Don't stop! Care Centrale now
and treble fare!"
"Oui Msieu'! Allons!"
The whip cracked and the horse
swerved sharply round the corner in
to the Avenue de Sud The young
man, with hushed exclamation, turn
ed in his seat, lifting the flap over
the little peephole in the back of the
carriage.
He had not been mistaken Calen-
dar was standing in front of the sta
ton; and 1t was plain to be seen, from
his pose, that the madly careering