The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-24
CHAPTER XVII.


nite in duration. he awoke. His sub
seQuent assumption of listless resigna
ron. Of pacific acquiescence in the die.
tates Of his cs,tiny. was purely de
eeptive-thin ice of despair over pro-
found depths of exasperated rebellion.
Overhead on the deck heavy
humping of hurrying feet awoke him
70 keener rerceptiveness
Judging from the incessant rolling
and pitching Of the brigantine. the
crashing thunder of seas upon her
sides. the eldritch shrieking Of the gale.
rs wen as from the chorused groans
and plants Of each individual bolt and
timber in the frail fabric that housed
Ms fortunes. the wind had strength.
ened materially during his hours of
fcrgetfulnesa. however many the lat.
Ger might have been.
A wild night, certainly. Probably by
stat time the little vessel was in tn.
middle Of the North sea. bound for
Antwerp.
The first color Of resentment ebbing
from his thoughts left him rather IN
ferested than excited by the prospect.
He found that he was neither pleased
nor displeased. He presumed that II
vould be no more difficult to raise
money on personal belongings IN Ant
vep than anywhere else II has been
observed that the first flower Of civ
S1<-<rsnn Sc fba ru,,, l.tnconr, fbo No..
the conventionalized feur-de-lis Of the
money lender. There would be pawn
shops. then. In Antwerp. and Kirk
wood was confident that the sale or
pledge Of his signet ring. scarfpin
matchbox and cigar case would provide
him with money enough for return
10 london by third class. at the worst
Tsere-well. all events were on the
xrces Of the gods. He'd squirm out Of
MS troubles somehow. As for the
0ster matter. the Calendar affair. he
presumed be was well rid OF it--with
sigh Of regret II had been most
snttcing mystery. you know. and the
E1man IN the case was extraordinary.
IN say the least.
The memory OF Dorothy Calendar
made him sigh again. And be sat up.
baznped bis head. CROPPED round until
nfs hand fell Ctol doorknob. opened
1he door anc looked out into the
5sovzy emptiness Of the ships cabin
g~sper, whosr gloomy confines were
made vlsfbh only by the rays Of a
dsagy and smoky lamp swinging yio-
leutIy in gimbals from deck beam.
kirkwood.s clothing. now rough
dried and warped wretchedly out Of
stzpe. bad been thrown carelessly on
q transom near the door. He got up,
collected them and. returning 20 his
birth. dressed At leisure. thinking
heavily. disgruntled-in a humor a.
svH a. the after taste Of bad brandy
IN his mouth. He had slept away
some eighteen or twenty hours. he
fesr stronger now and bright enough
end enormously hungry into the bar
gain
abstractedly. needless Of the fact
sat his tobacco would be watei
sueked and ruined. be fumbled 10 hi'
scckets for pipe and pouch. thinking
N socthe the pangs Of hunger against
orprkfasf time. His pockets wer.
sxpty-every one Of them. He as
srRated this discovery In patienc'
rad cast an eye about the room. q
ssrxfe. n possible. the missing prop
srty. But naught Of bis was visible
90 ne rose and began a more pains
ntfng search.
The cabin was az once tiny. low
e~fed and depressingly gloomy. IL
rrrnture consisted entirely 10 chat
- fvo. supplenenting the transom
sod icckers as resting places. and
~~utrr table covered with q cloth o
rnrssy red. whose original aggressive
sc~ hsd been darkIy moderated b,
Errrions of liquids. principally blacl
esrec snd burnt offerings Of greas
md tobacco ash. Eight bells sounded
snd. from the commotion overhead. tn
sxteh chan ed. A little later the com
Ysusonwsy door slammed open an
sssf. and Captain stryker fell down
rntber than descended. the steps.
without attention 10 the America
Ne roned into the mates room an
wvssd that parsonage. kirkwood hear
rfrr the name n the second IN con
nand wss 'Obbs. as well as that b
orrspird the starbosrd stateroom AZ
kr1er q brief exchange o. commen
sns instruction Mr.. 'Obbs appeared !
srr shape of walking pillar Of 81
sssns. capped by Southwestern. an
rers on deck. Stryker. following BIZ
car ~ the stateroom. shed bis own 81
rrs NJ cismmy heap upon the foo
axsned locker. from which he brOugl
ssrfb bottle and a dirty glass. nns
eurnsng toward the table. for the hr'
sfpr became sensible Of klrkwoOd
gu%ence.
-U~. there you ere. eivb. little brigi
eyss H. exclaimed. With surprised 81
sugtDn
t.p.d uiDruiDp. Captain stryker
anil isakwood. rising. = want 20 &c
rrr
Cut strgker waved one great :.