Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-17

for Stimulant. between them the man and the girl contrived make shift counter stratagem. or 1t were more accurate to say that Kirkwood proposed it. while Dorothy rejected, belt with sad misgivings, for it in volved a separation that might not prove temporary.
 Together they could never escape the surveillance of MT. Hobbs: parted he would be obliged to follow one or the other The task of misleading the Ale theas mate Kirkwood undertook. dele gating to the girl the duty of escap- ing when he could provide her the op- portunity. of keeping under cover un- til the hour of sailing and then pro ceeding to England with the gladstone bag alone if Kirkwood was unable or thought 1t inadvisable to join her on the boat.
 In. furtherance of this design ma jorty of the girls belongings were transferred from her travelling bag to Kirkwood's. the gladstone taking their place. and the young man provided her with voluminous instructions. re- volver which she did not know how to use for any consideration and enough money to pay for her accommodation at the Terminus hotel. near the pier. and for two passages 10 London. It was agreed that she should secure the steamer booking lest Kirkwood be de- layed until fhe last moment.
 These arrangements concluded. the pair of blessed idiots sat steeped in melancholy silence. avoiding each oth- CTS eyes. until the train drew in at the Care Centrale. Calais.
 In profound silence. too. they left their compartment and passed through the station into the quiet. sun drenched streets of the seaport. Hobbs lowering solicitously in the otiing.
 Without comment or visible relief of mind they were aware that their fears had been without apparent foundation They saw no sign of Cal endar. Stryker or Mulready. The cir. cumstance. ,owever. counted for noth- ing. One ar all of the adventurers might arrive In Calais at any minute.
 Momen,arily more miserable as the lime of parting drew nearer, dump with unhappiness. they turned aside from the main thoroughfares of the city. leaving the business section, and gained the sleepier side streets bor- dered by the residences of the prole- tariat. where for blocks none but chil- dren were to be seen. and of them but few-quaint. sober little bodies play ing almost noiseeSsly in their door yards.
 At length Kirkwood spoke.
 Lets make il the corner" he said without looking at the girl. Its d short block to the next street. You hurry to the Terminus and lock your ment book both passages. Don't run the risk of going to the pier yourself. I'll make things interesting for Mir Hobbs and join you as soon as l can, If I can"
 You must" replied the girl. q shan't go without you"
 But. Dor-Aiss Calendar he ex- claimed. aghast.
 Il don't care-I know I agreed" she declared unanimously. But won't-I can't. Remember shall wait for you"
 'But-but perhaps =
 If you have 10 stay it will be be cause there's danger, won't it? And what would you think of me if l de- serted you then af-after all y-you've done? Please don't waste time argu- ing Whether you come at today, tomorrow or week from tomorrow shall he waiting. You may be sure Goodby.."
 They had turned the corner. walking slowly side by side. Hobbs. for the first time caught off his guard. had dropped behind more than half a long block. But now Kirkwood's quick sidelong glance discovered the mate in the act of taking alarm and quicken ing his pace. None the less the Amer. ican was at the time barely conscious of anything other than q wholly uneX pected furtive pressure of the girls gloved fingers on his own.
 'Goodby" she whispered