The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-10

|, Young American painter, learns
,he san Francisco disaster has cost
III fortune and decides to return
n n the stricken city. His elderly
[ish friend, Brentwick, visits him.
IN meets George u. Calendar, an
l,;ea,i whom he believes TO be an adj
nrer. lI-Before leaving his hotel
IL Loaf train Kirkwood dimes at the
IN the dining room he sees Calen-
f ,eeejye note OF warning from q
,onably dressed woman. He isthen /
Il by the American. who admits with 1
ICING reason that he fears arrest, /
l.sort his young and beautiful daugh-
|bnme. Kirkwood consents. III
!, wood takes Dorothy Calendar to
Ilingly uuoccupied house at No. 9
Llnall street, in shabby-genteei
Il IN 81 London. where he leaves the
Al her request. IN-Drawn back TO
house by curiosity. Kirkwood secs
doar 81 the daik house ajar. He
|ws oif d cockney who tries 70 detain
.n,ers the house and bolts the
On the staircase he has tussle
slender man in evening dress.
ja,ier i knocked unconscious by
/ downstairs. Kirkwood is then re-
M IN Dorothy. who is very glad to
Ihim. but docs not explain the mys-
Il the gloomy house. Heavy raps
Il iron, door startle the two. v
io,hy and Kirkwood, the latter ques-
linz himself whether or not he has
n IN love with the girl, flee from the
kterious house by the rear door. The
,akes with her small black glad
bag, which. she says. she Is TO
10 her father. Win a cab Kirk
4 escorts her 10 the house OF Mrs.
Am in fashionable Craven street.
Ire She declares. her father is to meet
Kifkwooi leaves her in the cab
enters the house to learn whether
Indaf i there. He meets Mrs. Hal
AMI recognizes her as the woman
warned calendar in the hotel. As
nod ialks 10 her he hears man
4 ,hr house Together Mrs. Hallam
kfkWoud 20 10 the door 10 call
o,hp 70 and hnd that the girl and the
have sanishcd. vII-Calendar APP
n Il thc Hallam house in search Of
rotfg Kirkwood accompanies him
he fe4Hest 10 an unsavory locality on
] Thames. NIII-Calendar meets his
gh,er in the company of man
a Muiready. evidently his compan-
4 some strange. neiarious enter
Muiready, il seems, has tined TO
ar Dorothy in Kirkwood's cab.
ader and Mnlrcady quarrel. after
III the girl and two MN row off TO
H. vessel referred 10 as the Alethea,
ag Kirkwood 20 find his way IN a
10 81. Pancras station, where he Is
The midnight rain for his steamer.
S now thoroughly IN love with
ghv. IX and Kirkwod just
e lis train and finds himself almost
ess. After wandering about fof
hours nc i again in Frognall street.
ters the house t. seek his missing
lid iinds the Young man whom he
Knocked down still unconscious Al.
\ hours.
ward the conclusion Of his atten-
) ihe sufferer began 10 show signs
returning animation. lie stirred
lpssly, whlmpered q little and sigh.
Aud Klrkwood In CONSERVATION
up
oe he commented ruefully. Il
5 am an ass. all right. taking ail
trouble for you. my friend. II
got a grain Of sense left. this Il
cue 20 leave you alone In your
was lingering only 20 restore e
Ipy's pockets such sticles as he
removed IN the search for matches
matchbox. n few silver coins. q
sovereign purse. a handsome
cold watch, and 10 forth. But ere
concluded he was aware that ih'
Eas conscious: that his eyes. opef
blinking IN the candlclight were
him.
ey we're blue cycs-blue and shal
II 4 dolls aud edged with long
ashrs. intelligence Of a certain
O. was rapidly informing them
Rood returned their qucstionin;
Be. transhxcd IN indecision. Hi
al impulse TO cut and run for !
gone. lie had nothing 60 fea
D Ills child. who could not preven
geing whenever he chose TO 90
by remaining he might PET
nee worm from him s0methiDI
t Dorothy.
cure feeling betterr lie was al
surprised 20 hear bis own voic'
Tie query.
think 40. Ow, my head ! say
chap. whoever you are. what
encd? want 20 get up" Tb
added pecvishly. Help . fcllo"
| your
1u'yc had q nasty fall" Kirkw0o'
wed evenly, passing an arm ~
u the boys shoulder and hclpin
@ a sitting position. "Do you rs
lherY"
e other snuilied childishly an
bhed across the floor 10 rest hi
against the wall.
shy.y. I remember fallin'. an
! woke up. aud IL was all darl
my head achIn' 1T TO split. pr'
] went TO sleep again. I sa,
te you doin' here1"
iead Of replying Klrkwood llftc
rning finger.