The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-07-01

i the Hnllam. That milk and water on.
spring II hers IL the apple Of her eye.
and Freddie's going to collar the whole
shooting match or madam will kick
over the tracss-" ss-
| .WellT
.sWell, she's queered n here. We
can't do anything II my lady IL going
to camp on our trail and tell everybody
were shady customers. can we7 The
question now before the board Is,
| Where now-aRd howl"
Amsterdam" Mulready chlmed In.
II told you that In the beginning"
.But howy' argued Calendar. THE
Lord knows rm willing. but we can't
go by rail. thanks to the Hallam.
We've got to lose her first Of ALL"
.But wot I'm arskin' Is wots the
matter with
.The Alethea. cap'nf Nothing, 50
far as Dick and are concerned. But
my dutiful daughter Is prejudiced.
She's been so long without proper pa
ternal discipline" Calendar laughed.
.that she's rather high spirited. OF
course might overcome her objec-
lions. but the girls no fool, and every
ounce OF pressure ! bring to bear Just
now only helps make her more restless
and suspicious"
..You leave her to me-" Mulready in
terposed. with brutal laugh. ~p1l
guarantee to get her aboard orr
"Drop II. Dick" Calendar advised
quietly. "and 90 a bit easy with that
bottle for five minutes. can't your
.well. then" Stryker resumed. APP
parently concurring In Calendars atti-
tude, IVY don't one Of you tyke the
stun. go of quiet an dispose Of II TO
a proper fence an come back to al.
vide. I don't see wy that
NATURALLY you wouldn't" chuckled
Calendar. Sew people besides the
two Of us understand the depsA Of az
lection existing between Dick. here.
and me- We Just can't bear to get out
Of sight Of each other. We're sure IN
separable-since night before last.
Odd. isn't itf''
.You drop itr' snarled Mulready in
accents so ugly that the listener was
startled. "Enough's enough. and
There. there. Dickl All right III
behave" Calendar soothed finn. We'll
forget and say no more about It."
well. see you don't"
But as either Of you plnnT per
sisted stryker.
Il have" replied Mulready. ..and its
the simplest and best, II you could
only make this long lost parent herr
see it,
| sswot Is it?-
Muiready seemed TO ignore Calendar
and address himself TO the captain
He articulated with some dlffcuity
slurring his words to the point Of In
distinctness az times.
simple enough" be propounded sol
EMMY. We've got the gladstone bag
here. Miss Dolly's at the hotel That's
her papa's bright notion. He thinks
she's 10 bstrusted. Now. then. whats
. the matter with weighing anchor and
slipping quietly out TO seaY'
4, -Leavin' the dootifui darterY'
-Certny. She's only a drag any
, way. Better on without ksr. Their
we can walt our time and get highes
market prices
-you forget. Dick Calendar put II
that there's thousand in It for eacl
Of us II she's kept out OF England 10
SIX weeks. A thousands i've thou
sand In the land hall from. chi
use i've thousand In my business"
why can't you be content witt
what you've gotf" demanded Mulread.
wrathfully.
!. Because I'm a seventh son Of sey
|. enth son. can see an Inch or two BE-
/, yond my nose. IL Dorothy ever find
her way back 20 England she'll spo
: one OF the finest fields Of legitimat
graft I ever licked my lips 70 look a
: The trouble with you. Mul. l. your
!. TOO high toned. You want 70 play N
swell mobsman from post to finish.
!. quick touch and clean getaway 70
yours. Now. that's all right-that ha
its good points-b but you don't want I
underestimate the advantages Of
good Matchmaking connection. II
can keep Dorothy quiet long enough
look 10 the Hallam and precious Free
die to be great comfort 70 me IN n
old age"
!. .Then, for heavens sake" cried Mu
ready. .'go TO the hotel. get your brt
:, By the scruff Of her pretty neck m
drag her aboard Let's get OUT {
: this
y Il won't" returned Calendar infei
= IDLY.
: The dispute continued. but the listei
er had heard enough. SteaithIly /
crept AWAY 20 the rail. 10 stand grasl
ing Il and staring across the wat'
= with unseeing eyes nj the gay old cf
= twinklIng bnck with her thoussn
= eyes Of light.
Over there. across the water. IN n
Y dingy and disreputable Hotel du Cor
merce. Dorothy waited IN her roor
= doubtless the prey ~ unnumber'
- nameless terrors. while aboard q
brigantIne her fate was being decid,
!" by q council Of three nnspeakab
scounirels. one Of whom. professii