Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-08-12

Gin this instance, If it was at all
concerned with my insignificant af-
fairs, ye+most decidedly at fault"
every we'll. then! Now. let us see
where are you bound:"
Kirkwood looked out of the window.
I'm convinced it's a rendezvous"
Kirkwood smiled patiently at the
landscape.
"Is Dorothy Calendar so very, very
beautiful, Mr.. Kirkwood?" with a
trace of malice.
Ostentatiously kirkwood read the
Southeastern and Chatham's framed
card of warning. posted just above
Mrs. Hallam's head, to all such in
durable lunatfcs as are possessed of
a desire to travel IN the running
boards of railway carriages.
"You are going to meet her, aren't
you?"
He gracefully concealed Il yawn.
The woman's plan Of attack took an
other form. Last night, when you
told me your story, 1 believed you"
He devoted himself to SURPRISING
the temptingly obvious retort and sue
ceeded; but. though he left it u%nspoken.
the humor Of it twitched the corners of
his mouth, and Mrs. Hallam was OBJ
servant, so that her next attempt to
draw him out was edged with temper.
ct believed you an American. but q
gentleman. 1t appears that if you
ever We're the latter you've fallen so
low that YOU willingly cast your lot
with thieves"
Having exhausted his repertory of
rudeness, kirkwood took to twildling
his thumbs.
II want to ask You if YOU think it
fair to me OF my son 10 cave us in
ignorance OF the place where you are
to meet the thieves vino stole our-my
sons jrwcls:"
Mrs. HAllum,' he said soberly, IF
l am going to meet MI. Calendar or
Mi. Mulready, have no assurance OF
that fact"
There was only the briefest of
puuscs, during which she analysed
this, then quickly, But you hope to"
She snapped.
He felt that the only adequate retort
to this would be Il shrug of his Shout
ders, doubted his ability to carry one
of auJ again took refuge in silence.
The Wunl&n abandoned u second plan
Of siege with Il readiness that Gid cred
it to her knowledge of mankind. She
thought vat the neXt Very carefully
IafsI, ,,..,AtO.r ,yi. 4, p. 1D0Ct-p1 in+fnr,.
Nix. kirkwood, can't we be friends!"
"NotElng could please me more, Mrs.
ualiam'"
I'm sorry If I've annoyed YOU
and /, too. have been rUde."
last night, when YOU cut away so
suddenly, you prevented my making
you y proposal, a sort of business prop
o%sition"-
YES"
ITO come over to our side
; Il thought so. That was why ]
went"
Yes; l understood. But this morn,
ing, when you've had time to think il
r over
II have no choice in the matter, Mrs
/ Hallam."
The green eyes darkened ominously
you meant am to understand, then
that you're against us. that you prefer
to side with swindlers and scoundrels
all because Of az
t She discovered him eytng her with {
smile Of such inscrutable and sardonil
intelligence that the words died on he,
: lips, and she cr1msoned treasonably tt
herself, for be saw it. and the belle.
: he had conceived while attending t.
| her tissue of fabrication earlier thar
morning was strengthened to the poin'
l Of conviction that if anything had beer
stolen by anybody Mrs. Hallam ant
her o owned it as little as Calendar.
AS for the woman, she felt she ha(
steadily lost rather thar gained ground
l 80" she said slowly after a silen'
4, time, you are not for Queensborough
The corollary of that admission, MI
kirkwooG. is that you are for Sheer
ness"
~ believe" he replied YEARLY, 'tha
there are no other stations on this lin,
after Newington."
at follows. then, that-that l fol
, low" And in answer to his perturbe,
glance she added: "Oh, III grant tina
| intuition is sometimes a poor guide
But if YOU meet George Calendar s.
!, shall I. Nothing can prevent that
: You can't hinder me-"
4 During thelbrief balance of the .ioMs