The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-07-29

|ynopsis Of Preceding Chapter
CHAPTER lin London Philip Kirk
rood, young American painter, learns
I,at the San Francisco disaster has cost
I'm his fortune and decides to return
lone 10 the stricken city. His elderly
(nglish friend, Brentwick, visits him.
kd be meets George b. Calendar, an
Imefcan whom he believes TO be an adj
knturer. II-Before leaving his hotel
h the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
|o,el. In the dining room he sees calen-
IN receive a note of warning from a
Sshiouably dressed woman. He is then
kked by the American, who admits with
l,t giving a reason that he fears arrest,
! escort his young and beautiful daugh.
n home. Kirkwood consents. Ill
tifkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to a
kemingly unoccupied house at No. 9
'rognall street, in a shabby-genteel
barter Of London, where he leaves the
ri at her request. IV-Drawu back to
Se house by curiosity. Kirkwood sees
e door Of the dark house ajar. He
rows off cockney who tries to detain
m. enters the house and bolts the
bor. On the staircase he has tussle
kth a slender man in evening dress.
be latter is knocked unconscious by a
b downstairs. Kirkwood Is then re-
ned by Dorothy. who Is very glad to
{ him. but does mot explain the mys-
~ of the gleoUy house. Heavy rsps
The front door staftie the two. "
prothy and Kirkwood, the later ques-
Ining himself whether O. Mt be has
len in love wisb the girl. Zee from the
ysterious house by the rear docr. The
takes with. her Q small black glad.
bne bag, which, she says. she Is to
Re to her fsther. Win q cab Kirk
>od escorts her to the house Of Mrs.
hllsm In fashionable Craven street.
here. she declares. her father Is 10 meet
=. Kirkwooa hsves her In the cab
"a enters the kouse 10 learn whether
Slendar Is there He meets Mrs. Hal
d and recoanises kss as the woman
o warned Calssdar IN the hotel. As
rkxood talks - her he hears man
I've the house. Together Mrs. Hallaui
Kirkwood 20 to the door TO call
fothy in and End that the girl and the
have vanished. v1I--Caiendar sp-
lr at the Hailsm house In search oi
|rcthy. Kirkwood accompanies him
his request 10 an unsavosy locality on
Thames. vuI-Caiendar meets his
ughter In The company 81 man
med Mulready. evidently his compsn-
ia some strange, nefarious enter
Sc. Mulready, il seems. has tried TO
nap Dorothy in Kirkwood's cab.
ender and Mulready quarrel, after
tch the girl and two m.n row off 10
I'll vessel referred TO as the Alethea,
ring Kirkwood to find his way in q
10 81. Pancras station. where he Is
Ike the midnight rain for his steamer.
ii now thoroughly In love with
oihy. TX and x-Kirkwod Just
Fes his train aud finds himself alnoe,
Fiiless. After wandering about for
hours he is again in Frognall street.
rnters the house 10 seek his missing
and finds the you,g man whom he
knocked down still unconscious AZ.
IL hours. Kirkwood's ministrations
i'm arc interrupted by the entrance
the house Of a woman in evening
s. NJ and XII-The woman Is
Hallam. and the injured young
IS her son. She tells Kirkwood
Dorothy, Calendar and Mulread,
engaged in a plot 10 steal family
Is left 10 her son by his relative,
bnel Burgoyue. Calendar, size says,
4 late husbands cousin. The jewels
IN the black bag. Mrs. Hallam de.
s. Kirkwood doubts her story and
ects that Dorothy Is an innocen,
aker 10 some mysterious plot. lie
r. % defend the girl. xill-Thc
morning Kirkwood IN a fowboat,
Two watermen, searches the Thames
IN for the Alcthea. The boatner
him 70 woolwich on his way to
mess 10 intercept the Alcthea. NV
The train TO Sheerncss Kifkwooi
alrs. Iiallam, bent. like himself,
lding Calendar. She tries 10 get his
ai he refuses. lie ciudcs her al
fHess NN-in the distance he sees
which he believes Is the Alcthca
struggle with covetous boatmar
teals his watch and chain, Kirk.
snocks him overheard into his
tHl seilcs his catboat a. sail out Il
ftlica. Kifkw0od Is nearly
81 when the catboat sinks and
lie Alcthea only 90 be told Us
S,rykcr. facetious rufiian, that
sell carries no passengers. Nvfl
Il hadgers and robs Kirkwood, who
6 that Dorothy and Calendar had
ahoard the Alcthea, but hal left
XVIII Kirkwood finds 10 a rail
guide on the Aieihea indication.
Dc Calendars and Mulready, having
iof England on channel steamer
alting n Antwerp for Stryker. IL
ses from marks IN the guide thai
are 10 10 10 Amsterdam on the
tain. Stryker sets him ashore with
his clothing aud three.pcncc. KIN
Kiln Antwerp, nj evening, Kirk
secs Mrs. Hallam watching cheat
from which emerge Calendar and
ady. Unseen by the two men, h,
s them aboard the Alethes and
cars them discuss their plots with
y Stryker. They are planning Il
slc diamonds into the United
Calendar mentions the fact tha,
Mulready are TO receive 81 .oos
from Mrs. Hsllsm II Dorothy /,
~ Of England six weeks. Kirk
determines TO join the plotters II
y help Dorothy. As he walks /,
m Mulresdy and Calendar quar-
= The former tries 10 shoot his &C
So but Kirkwood enters ant