Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-13
CHAPTER XXIII-(Continued)

" once more. can only offer you my word of honor as an American gen. tleman that you shall be landed in England safe and sound by the first available steamer"
 There's no need to say more, Mir. Kirkwood," Dorothy informed him quietly. T have already decided. I think 1 begin to understand some things clearly now. If you're ready we will go"
 From the window. where she stood holding the curtains back and staring out, Mrs. Hallam turned with curl ing lip.
 "'The honor of an American gentle man. she quoted. with q stinging sneer-'I'm sure wish you comfort of 1t. child.
 We must make haste. Miss Calen- dar." said Kirkwood. ignoring the Inn plication. Have you travelng bag?"
 She silently indicated small valise. closed and strapped. on table by the bed and immediately passed out into the hall. KirkwoCd took the case con taining the gladstone bag in one hand the girls valise in the other. and fol | lowed.
 AS he turned the head of the stairs he looked back. Mrs. Hallam was still at the window. her back turned. From her very passiveness he received an | impression of something ominous and I Co., .tx ,l t.t. two of the game she played. she still held cards-wns not at the end of her resources. She stuck fin his imagina- tion for mauy an hour as force to be reckoned with. For the present he understood that she was waiting to apprise Calendar and Mulrea6y of their flight. With more haste. then. be followed Dorothy down the three flights through the | tiny office. where madam sat sound asleep at her overburdened desk. and out.
 nate to find tlacre drawn up in wait | ing at the curb. Kirkwood opened the door for the girl to enter. | "Gare du Sud" he directed the driv- CT. "Drlve your fastest. Double fare for quick time.'' profound reverie, looked Kirkwood over and bowed with gestlculative palms.
 "M'sicu. 1 am desolated, but en- gagedw he protested
 "Precisely" Eirkwood deposited the two bags on the forward seat of the conveyance and stood back to convince the man. Precisely" said he. undis- mayed The lady who engaged you is remaining for a time. l will settle her bill"
 "Very well, m'sieu'v' The driver dis. claimed responsibility and accepted the favor of the gods with a speaking shrug. "M'sieu' said the Care du Sud?"
 Kirkwood jumped in and shut the door. The vehicle drew slowly away from the curb. then with gratifying speed hammered upstream on the em- bankment. Bending forward. elbows on knees. Kirkwood watched the side walks narrowly. partly to cover the girls constraint due to Mrs. Hallam's attitude, partly on the lookout for Cal endar and his confederales. In a few moments they passed public clock.
 We've missed the Flushing boat" he announced. "lm making a try for the Hook van Holland line. We may possibly make 1t. know that it leaves by the Sud quay. and that's all l do know" he concluded, with an apolo- getic laugh.
 And If we miss thatT' asked the girl, breaking silence for the first time since they had left the hotel.
 "We1l take the first train out of Ant werp."
 "Where to?"
 Wherever the first train goes, Miss Calendar. The main point is to get away tonight. That we must do, no matter where we land or how we get there. Tomorrow we eau plan with more certainty"
 "Yes." Her assent was more sigh than a word.
 The cab. dashing down the Rue Leo pOld de Wael. swung into the Place du Sud before the station KirkwOod. acutely watchful. suddenly thrust head and shoulders out of his window flor tunately it was the one away from the depot) and called up to the driver.
 Don't stop! Care Centrale now-and treble fare.
 "Yes. sir! MI rightv'
 The whip cracked. and the horse swerved sharply round the corner Into the Avenue du Sud The young man, with hushed exclamati ton. turned in his seat. lifting the flap over the little peephole in the back of the carriage.
 He had not been mistaken. Calendar was standing in front of the station. and 1t was plain to be seen from his pose that the madly careering iacre interested him more than slightly. IT, resolute. perturbed. the man took a step or two after it. changed his mipd n r.