Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-18

only accentuated by the purling of the river. IL WAS ended by footsteps echo ing in the covered passageway. Caien- dar craned his thick neck round the shoulder of stone. reconnoitering the landing and stairway. Thank Goj,'' he said under his breath II was right. after alli''
 A mans deep tones broke out above. 'This way Mind the steps. They're a bit slippery. Miss Dorothy"
 But my father?'' came the girls voice. attuned 10 doubt.
 "Oh. he'll be along--if he isn't wait ing now in the boat"
 They descended. the man leading. At the foot. without n glance to right or left. he advanced to the edge of the stage. leaning out over the rail as if endeavoring to locate the rowboat
 "But. Mir Mulready"-
 The girls words were drowned by a prolonged blast on the boatswain's whistle at her companion's lips. The shorter one followed In due course.
 But what shall we do If my father isn't here waitT'
 No: best not to-best to get on the Alcthea as soon as possible. Miss Cal endar. We can send the boat back"
 "'Once aboard the lugger the girl is mine oh. Mulready. to say nothing of the loot"'
 If Calendars words were jocular his tnna cauyayad n Iinara,t i,npraoctot, entirely Both man and girl wheeled right about to face him. the one with a strangled oath. the other with a low cry.
 'The devil" exclaimed this Mir. Mul- ready.
 "oh. my father" the girl voiced her recognition of him.
 ''Not precisely one and the same per son." commented Calendar suavely. "but-er-thanks. just as much. You see. Mulready when ! make an ap- poinfment keep it."
 ''W'e'd begun to get bit anxious about you Mulready began defen- slveiy
 'So I surmised from what Mrs. Hal lam and Mir. kirkwood told me. Well?"
 The man found no ready answer. He fell back pace to the railing. his fea- tures working with his deep chagrin. The rlurky flare of the gas lamp over head fell across a face handsome be- yond the ordinary. but marred by a sullen humor and scanned with indul- Gence--a face that seemed hauntinglv familiar until Kirswood in dash of visual memory reconstructed the DOT trait of man who fingered over a dining table with two empty chairs for company. This, then. was be whom Mrs Hallam had left at the Pless-; tall. strong man. very heavy about the chest and shoulders.
 Why my dear friend" Calendar was taunting him. you don't seem overioyed to see me for all your wild anxiety. 'Pon my word. you act as if you hadn't expected me-and our en- gagement so clearly understood at that. Why. you fVol' here the mask of irony was cast-"ui:: you think for moment I'd let myself be nabbed by that yap from Scotland Yard? Were ycu banking on that? give yon my faith ambled out under his very nose. Dorothy. my dear" turning impaiiently from Mulready. where's that bag?"
 The girl withdrew puzzled gaze from Mulready's face tit w2s apparent to Kirkwood that this phasJ = the af- fair was no more enigma,i 9 him than to herr and drew aside corner of her cloak. disclosing the gladstone bag securely grasped in one gloyed hand
 ''i have il. thanks to Mr. Kirkwood." she said quietly.
 kirkwood chose that moment to ad- vance from the shadow Muready started and fixed him with troubled and nnfriendly stare The girl greeted him with note of sincere pleasure in her surprise
 Why. Mir Kirkwood. But | left you af Mrs Hallam's,''
 Klrkwood bowed smiling openly at Mulrcady's discomfiture.
 (To be continued)