Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-12

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his mouth close 60 the others ear
Kirkwood heard indistinctly his own
name. followed by Calendars. and thu
words: Never fear. I'll point him
out"
"But the wpmanr" argsed the de.
| tectlve, unconvinced, staring into the
cab.
Am l not at liberty 10 have lady
dine with me I'm II pshlic restaurant
| interposcd Krkwood without raising
| his voice
The hard eyes looked him up and
down without favor. Then; beg par
don, sir. / see my mistake" said the
detective brusquely.
IL am glad you do returned Kirk
wood grimiy. IL fancy It VIII bear
| investigation"
He mounted the stop. Imperial the
! ater." he told the driver. giving the
frst address that occurred to him II
! could he changed. For the moment
the main issue was TO get the girl out
Of the range of the detectives interest.
He slipped into his place as the han
som wheeled into tho turgid tide OF
westbound traffic.
So Calendar had escaped. after all!
Moreover, no had told tho truth to
( Kirkwood.
BY his side the girl moved uneasily.
"Who was that manf" she inquired
| Kirkwood sought her eyes and found
them wholly ingenious. II seemed
| that Calendar had not taken her into
his confidence. after all. She was
| therefore I'm no way implicated I'm her
| fathers affairs. IncXplicably the
young mans heart feh lighter. "a
| mistake. The fellow took me for
some one no knew" ne told her care
lessly.
The assurance satisfied her. She
rested quietly. wrapped up in personal
concerns. Suddenly Kirllwood was re-
called 60 a sense OF duty by glimpse
OF Hyde Park Corner He turned TO
the girl. II didn't know where you
wished 60 go"
She seemed TO realize his meaning
with SURPRISE. as one whose thoughts
have stTayed afar recalled 10 M i'm
perative world.
"Oh. did l forget? Tell him, please.
| W ullNt W No. ifpknuil Stlcct.
| Bloomsbury"
| Constraint hung like IA cuptain be
tween the two, silence which the
young man forbore 10 moderate, find
ing more delight than he had cared (Or
| dared confess 10 I'm contemplation Of
the pure gIrlish profile 50 close TO him
She seemed quite unaware or him.
lost I'm thought large eyes sober. lips
| serious that were fashioned for laugh
ter Found little chin firm with some
| occult resolution. 1T was not hard to
fancy her nerves keyed to n high pitch
| OF courage and determination nor easy
TO guess Tor what reason Watching
always. kccnly sensitive TO the beauty
of each salient Hne betrayed by the
| flying lights. Kirkwood's own con
seriousness lost itself I'm prontlcss
even IA perilous, hbyrnh Of conjecture
The cab stopped Both occupants
came 10 their senses with little start
The girl leaned out over the apron.
| recognized the house she sought I'm one
swift glance, testified TO the recogni-
ton with n hushcd exclamation ana
began To arrange her skirts. Kirk
wood, unhecdins her faint hearted pro
| tests, jumped out, ptarposlng hla cane
between her skirts ana the wheel. 81
multuneously he received vivid men
tal photograph OF the locality.
| FroEnall street proved to be one Of
| those byways n shoR block I'm lcNgth
| which. hcmmed IN On all sides by n
meaner puricu. have even I'm Blooms-
bury escaped the sorlld commercial
| oyQ 81 the keeper Of Furnished lody-
ings. retaining jcalOusly something OF
the old tine dignity md reserve that
were their pride in the days before So
cicty swarrned upon Mayfair ara Bel.
gravla
Iis houses Oomcd tail with many
windows, mostly nghtlcS, materially
| aGgrH waiting that nir 81 isolate. cold
dignity which distinguishes the Rug-
| lishmans castle. Here ana there stood
one less bsdagglcd than liz ucighbor3.
though III, without exception. spoke
asscrtisuiv Of Responsibility down at
| the hcc- but fighting tcnaclunly for
| existence. Some. wv guards ~ that
| 'umucut day when. the boarding
/ hnl'o should reign supreme. wore
! with Hbumcncod mir pl1oards Of cstu'e
/ ngents advertising their sueccptihuuy
/ Go sale ~ lease. In the company ~ the
lattT was so o.
/ Tie American noted the olrum.
| st1n'c eI'couscl1uely IT moment
/ when so Calcudsr's hand. small as a
I chl'dr wnru and compact u its whito
1 glove lay ln hls OVID And then she
was ou tlc sidewalk her face. up.
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