The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-03
synopsis of Proceeding Chapter

WOOD, young AincIlShll pdiHtcT, learns
that the San Francisco disaster has cost
him his fortune and decides to return
home to the stricken city. His elderly
English friend, Brentwick, visits him.
and he meets George q. Calendar, an
American whom he believes to be an ad-
yenturer. II-Before leaving his hotel
for the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
| hotel. In the dining room he sees calen-
+ liar receive a note OF warning from =
| fashionably dressed woman. He Is then
| asked by the American, who admits with
out giving reason that he fears arrest,
| 10 escort his Young and beautiful daugh.
fer home. kirkwood consents. Ill
| Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to a
seemingly unoccupied house at No. Q
| Frognall street, in a shabby-gentecl
quarter oi London. where he leaves the
| pirl al her request. IN-Drawn back TO
thedoor Of the daik house ajar. He
throws off cockney who tries to detain
him, enters the house and bolts the
door. On the staircase he has tussle
with a slender man in evening dress.
The latter is knocked unconscious by
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is then re-
Joined by Dorothy. who is very glad 10
see him. but docs not explain the mys-
,ery Of the gloomy house. Heavy raps
al The front door startle the two. "
Dorothy and Kirkwood. the latter ques-
tioning himself whether or not he has
fallen in love with the girl, flee from the
mysterious house by the rear door. The
girl takes with her a small black glad
stone bag, which, she says. she is to
take 10 her father. Win a cab Kirk
wood escorts her 10 the house OF Mrs.
Hallam in fashionable Craven street,
where. she declares. her father is 10 meet
her. Eirkwood leaves her in the cab
aud enters the house TO learn whether
calendar is there. He meets Mrs. Hal
am and recognizes her as the woman
sho warned Calendar in the hotel. As
SirkwoJd talks to her he hears man
eaye the house. Together Mrs. Hallam
bud HirkWooi 10 to the door to call
Dorothy in and find that the girl and the
tab have vsrished. yII-Caierdsr ap-
pean az the Haliaai house in search OF
Dorothy. Kirkwood accompanies him
ai his request 10 an unsavory locality on
the Thames. NIIl--Caicndar meets his
daughter in the company Of man
named Mnlready, evidently his compan-
ien in some strange. nefarious enter
Ipfise.
We're In timer
Can't say. II that Internal boat
would only show up
lie was lifting the whistle 10 sound
second summons when a rowboat
Founded projecting angle formed by
be next warehouse downstream and
fiih clanking oarlocks swung in to-
ard the landing. on her thwarts
Two figures. dipping and rising. labored
IN the sweeps. As they drew In the
Ian forward shipped his blades and.
ising, scrambled 10 the bows IN order
grasp an iron mooring ring set In
DE wall.
Calendar wsddled 20 the brink OF the
page. grunflng with relief.
The other man." he asked brusque-
y-"has be gone aboard. or Is this
be hrst trip tonightY
One Of the watermen nodded assent
the latter question. adding grutiiy.
Seen nawthin' Of I'm, SIR"
Very good" said Calendar. as ~ he
quilted whether Il were very good or
ad Wei, wait BIT"
"Rlght-or' agreed the waterman civ.
ly.
Calendar turned back. his small eyes
immering with satisfaction. Il sup.
Fpse.' he said 90 Kirkwood abruptly.
pou haven't changed your mindT'
Changed my mindy
About coming In with me"
Ny dear SIR. I can have no mind 20
ange until a plain proposition Is laid
fore me-"
li-mT' Calendar pulled vigorous.
until Il occurred TO him 20 change
e subject. You won't mind telling me
hat happened to you and DorothyT"
certainly not.
calendar drew nearer. and Kirk.
ood. lowering his voice. narrated
ieny the events since he had left the
lcss u Dorothy's company.
her father followed him intently, In.
rupiing now and again with an cx.
W VhF-tftb-utsl
kirkwood been able 10 see the
&c Of the man In No. Frognail
reetl The negative answer seemed
dlsconcert him.
io'lngster. you sayf Blam' II can
my mind TO himi Now. II that
ulready"-
u would have been impossible for
llready-whoever he is-to recover
get to Craven street before we
kirkwood pointed out.
Wen. 20 on" But when the tale
told Its that scoundrel Mul.
adyp the man affirmed with heat.
8 his hand. know him. I might
Ve had sense enough 10 see he'd take
hrst chance TO hand me the double
~ Well. this does for him. MI
tf Calendar lowered viciousiy nj
river. You've been blamed use.
he told kirkwooc assertively. III
aunt been for you I don't know