The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-19
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By Louis Joseph Vance
Synopsis of Proceeding Chapter
By Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright 1905. BY the Bobbs.isriiI Co.

CHAPTER LIN London Philip Kirk
wood, young American painter, learns
Mat the San Francisco disaster has cost
him his fortune and decides to return
home 40 the stricken city. His elderly
English friend, Brentwick, visits him.
md he meets George B. Calendar, an
American whom he believes to be an adj
rentnTer. II-Before leaving his hotel
for the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
hotel In the dining room he sees calen-
iar receive note of warning from
fsshiouably dressed woman. He is then
asked by the American, who admits with
out giving a reason that he fears arrest.
10 escort his young and beautiful daugh
Ger home. Kirkwood consents H.
Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to
seemingly unoccupied house at No. g
Frognall street, in a shabby-gcnteel
quarter of London. where he leaves the
girl at her request. IV-Drawn back to
tbe house by curiosity. Kirkwood sees
the door OF the dark house ajar. He
throws off cockney who tries to detain
him, enters the house and bolts the
door, On the staircase he has tussle
snth slender man in evening dress.
The latter is knocked unconscious by a
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is then re-
ioined by Dorothy. who is very glad to
see him, but does not explain the mys-
terry of the gloomy house. Heavy raps
1t the front door startle the two. W
Dorothy . I'D Kirkwood. the latter ques
tioning himself whether or not he has
fallen in love with the girl, fee from the
mysterious house by the rear door. The
giri takes with her a small black glad
Esone bag, which, she says. she is to
take TO her father. Win a cab Kirk
rood escorts her to the house of Mrs.
Haiiam in fashionable Craven street,
where, she declares. her father is TO meet
her. KirSwood leaves her in the cab
and enters the house to learn whether
Calendar is there. He meets Mrs. Hal
kan and recognizes her as the woman
who warned Calendar in the hotel. As
Kukwood talks to her he hears man
leave the house. Together Mrs. Hallam
AID Kirkwood 90 to the door to call
Dorothy in and find that the girl and the
cab have vanished. VII-Calendar APP
pears az the Haliam house in search OF
Dorothy. Kirkwood accompanies him
At his request TO an uusavory locality on
the Thames. VIII-Calendar meets his
daughter in the company OF a man
R1ned Mulready, evidently his coripan-
ion in some strange, nefarious enter
prise. Mulready, it seems, has tried to
kidnap Dorothy in kirkwood's cab
Calender and Mulreadv quarrel, after
Rhich the girl and two min row off T.
board vessel referred TO as the Aiethea.
Ieaving Kirkwood TO find his way in a
cab TO st. Pancras station, where he is
totake the midnight rain for his steamer
He is now thoroughly in love wiih
Dorothy. " and X-Kirkwod Just
misses his train and finds himself almost
penniless. After wandering about for
two hours he is again IN Frognall street.
He enters the house 10 seek his missing
purse and finds the yor--g man whom be
lad knocked down sti.s unconscious af.
te- six hours. Kirkwood's ninistrstions
10 him are interrupted by the entrance
INTO the house Of a woman in evening
dress. II and xII-The woman i.
Ms. Hallain, and the injured young
man is her son. She tells Kirkwood
hat Dorothy. Calendar and Hulread,
are engaged in a plot TO steal family
Jewels lett T. her son BY his relative
Colonel Burgoyne. Calendar, She says
n her late husbands cousin. The Jewel.
are IN the black lag. Hrs. Hallam de.
elares. Kirkwood doubts her story and
suspects that Dorothy IS an innocent
par1alser in some mysterious plot. He
aecides 70 defend the girl. XIlI-Ths
acxi morning Kirkwood in a rowboat
s1fh two Watefuen. searches the Thames
n vain for the Aiethea. Tie boatmer
lake rim TO Noolwich on his wav tc
SlIcericss TO intercept the Alethea. XIV
--On the train to Sheerness Kifkwood
meets Mrs. Hailam, bent. like himself
On finding Calendar. She tries 10 get hi,
nal, bat he refuses. lie eludes her a,
SheeTncss. XN--In the distance he see,
vessel which be believes is the AIetbea
After q struggle with covetous boatinar
Who stcals his watch and chain. Kirk
rood knocks him overheard into hi
fory and scizes his catboat to sail out Il
Nie Alethea xNI--Kirkwood Il nearI,
drowned when the catboat sinks AM
reaches the Aiethea only to be told b,
Czytain SiTyker. faceiious ruffian. tbs
ihe vessel carries no passengers. XVI
Striker badgers and robs kirkwooi. wn,
belicves that Dorthy and Calendar har
been aboard the Aiethea, but had lef
her. Kirkwood finds 10 a rail
any guide on the Aleihea indication
thai the Calendars and MIlready. havin,
sailed for England on channel steamer
rr wsi.ing al Antwerp for s,ryker. III
pufTnises from marks in the guide tina
they are 10 20 10 Amsterdam on tn
81 train. Sryker sets him ashore witt
sally bis clothing and three-pence xls
ard KILN Antwerp. at evening. Kirk
wood yees Mrs. Hallam watching a chea,
3otei, from which emerge Calendar AM
Nnirgsdy. Unseen by the two men. n
follows them aboard the Alethea an,
pvprhears them discuss their plots wit
captain Stryker. They are planning /
znpgsle diamonds into the Unite
Slaiss. Calendar mentions the fact tina
he and Mulready are to receive 81 90
each from Mrs. Haiiam II Dorothy
kefs out Of England six weeks. Rirl
rood determines 10 join the plotters i
ssseT 10 help Dorothy. As he walks I
the cabin Mulready and Calendar qua
rel, and the former tiles 70 shoot his az
ccrupiice. but Kirkvood enters an
knocks Mulfesdy down. XXI and XXI
-Kirkwood outwits Calender and eftt
recovering his property from Sirykt
steals the blIck bag and takes II asliof,
He Is pursued By the eonspifatofs. b.
slude them and conceals the black ba
" head bag. lie then goes TO u