Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-09-02
Continued from Yesterday

zap IL ne luuSneu CCuIeaLcul., push
Ing the girls vali5e aside. ana. rurl-
bling with steatorian mlrt2. stood
beaming beniEEaIJiy over the Assem-
bled company.
Why" he exclaimed. this moment
Is worth all it cost me! Ny children.
forgive you freely Mr.. kirkwood.
felicitate you cordially on having
secured a fhost expensive wife. Really,
d'you know. feel as II ought TO
do little something for you both"
The thick. mCttled 6nSers tore nerv-
ously AT the catsh. Eventually he rot
the bag open. Those about the talk
bent forward. all QuickenCd by the
prospect OF for the first tinlo rchCld
Ing the treasure over which they had
fought. for which they had suffered
so long.
heady and luscious fragrance per
vaded the atmosphere. eNhallng from
the opcn mouth 81 the bag. \ silc,Ce.
indefinitely sustained. impressed lt.clt
upon the little audience-a brenthless
pause ended eventually by sharp
snap OF Calendars teeth. MIMI.
grunted the acventurcr IN bewilGor
ment He began TO pant.
Abruptly his heavy hands delved
into the contents of the bag. ike tho
paws of terrier digging In enrth r..
hirkwood the air seemed temporarily
ul!ck with dying objects Beneath hia
astonlshed eyes n towel fell upon the
tab!e--a crcrTlod. eoiied towel bear.
ing on IFS dngy horn the inscription
In indelible ink, Hotel On Commerce.
AnVers." A tooth mug OF substantial
earthenware dropped 10 the door with
crash a slimy soap dish OF the
same LnannfActure sid across the tnble
and into Breatwlck's lap. A battered
Rerm clock with never tiuk left in
It's abused pcarcass rang vigorously Gs
II fell by the open bag. The remain
der wns-oranges, a doren or more
small. round. golden globes OF ripo
fruit. peThaps shade overripe. there.
fore the more aromatic.
The adventurer ripped out an oath.
"hulreadyw he nged I'm fury. Done
ar l swear! Done by vhat internal
snenk-ne, blind as n bat'
He fell sGedenly client, the blood
congosting in his fnco;, as suddenly
broke forth again, Iiranguiug the
company
Ihak-s why he went out and bought
those oranges. is ~ Think OF time
sitting In the botel I'm Antwerp and
him Juggling In oranges ny the bngful
because he was fond ofNfrul. When
did he do TT How do ! known II I
knew, would | he hare, and him tie
devil knows where this miRE%c? When
my back was turned, OF course. That's
why he was 80 hot about picking n
fight on the boat, ell? Wanted to get
thrown of anG take to the woods.
leaving me with this, And that's why
he felt GO awful done up be wouldn't
take hand at hunting you two down.
hey1 I'll camp on his trail for the
rest Of his natural born days. III
have his eyeteeth for this! I'H"--
lie swayed, gibbering with rage, IFS
countcnance frlRhtfuily. sSntOrted. Lis
fat hands Sinking as he struEPled fol
expression.
And then, while yet their own acton
ishment held Dorothy. KirkwocG.
Brentwick and Stryker speeches..
Charles, tAe mechanism, moved sud
dealy upon the adventurer
There followed two metallic clicks
Calendars rawlings were Gbr7lptol ~
II his tongue had been HparaIyzed he
fell back pace. fisbby jgwls pGIc ana
shaking. pouderogs jaw dropping on
hs breast mouth wide and eyes
crazed rs ne shook violently usfore
him his thick, 1cshy wrists. secuscly
handcuffed.
simultaneously the bold mcchanic'lr
whirled about. bounded eagerly scr0sG
the floor and cuught Styyl.cr az thc
door, his de-tcrCus Gngr.s t-'"H'r IN
the captain collar MS be tcrk-d BIN
back and tTirpcd him.
mr.. Kigkwood.' hc cried. here
please, one moment! Tat" this mnn'r
gun from bin. will your
Kirkwood spraug 70 his osrl tnne'
nnd without oncoun ering nucf .rou
bic succeeded IN wrestling revolver
from Strykcr's l'wu. h1cclG nngerg
Roughly tho we'.iaUician shoot the
man, dragging him - his foot Vow"
he ordered l,ornly. "you march 90 that
corner stick your nose I'm It and be
good. You can't get away n you try
I've got other men outside. waiting FOR
you ~ come out- Undersfaudr'
Trembling ike whipped cur. Stry-
ker meekly obeycd IFS Instructions to
the letter
The mech1nician with = contemptA
Gus hugh, leaving him, strobe bnck y
Calendar, meanwhile whipping OF bis
0ers
Well" he cried, land are you stnl
sailing circles round the MIN from
Scotland Yard, Simmons or Bellows or
Snndersoh or Calendar or Crurnbstone.
or whats~er n6SDe you prefer 20 sail
underT'
Calendar glared az him sghast then
I~esved n profound slgt. shrugged bis
ut shoulders md bent bis bend IN
thought An instant later ne looked
up. you can't do g. be Informed the
detective vehcueulv. "YOd hsven't