Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-27

the forehead of snow, curling In adora-
bic tendrils at the nape OF her neck,
lips IKE scarlet splashed upon the Inn
macuate Wilderness Of her skin head
poised audaciously In its spirited,
youthful allure. dark eyes smiling the
least trace sadly beneath the level
brows.
Unquestionably the handkerchief was
hers. II proof other than the assur-
ance Of his heart were requisite he
had It In the initial delicately embroid.
cred In one corner-a u. for Dorothy!
Quiycrlng with excitement. he bent
again over the book and studied It IN.
tcntly. After all. he had not been
wrong! lie could assert now. without
fear of refutation, that stryker had
lied
Some one had welded an industrioun
jcncil Oh the gage. II MAS, taken as &
Hhole, fruitful OF clcws. Its very
leading Mas illuminating, London TO
vlssingcn .Q'lushlDg, and Brcda,"
which happened 10 be the quickest
and most direct route between London
anu AllN'lU. il Nil' NfN-
ond column from the right, the pencil
had put check mark against Queens.
borough dep-1lalO"
And now he saw 1t clearly. bolt
that he had been not TO have OWNED
II ere this. The Alcthea had run In to
Qucensborough. landing her passcn.
gers there Shat they might make con.
Lao, LII I.tI
for Flushing. the very side wheel
steamer doubtless which he had no
ticed beating out In the teeth of the
gale Just after the brigantiuc had
picked him up.
A third check had been placed
against the train for Amsterdam sched
ulcd to leave Antwerp at G:32 p. III.
Momcntarily his heart misgave him
when lie saw this I'm fear lest Calcn-
dar aud Dorothy should have gone on
| from Antwerp the previous evening
| but then he rallied, discovering that
| the boat train from Flushing did not
arrive Mt Antwerp till after 10 Mt night,
land there was no later train thence
| for Amsterdam. Were the latter truly
their purposed destination they would
have stayed overnight and he leaving
that very evening on the G:32. On the
other hand. why should they wait for
the latest train rather than proceed by
| tho first available In the morning.
Why but because Calendar and Mul.
ready were to wait for Strykcr TO Join
them on the Alethea2
Very well. then. II the wind held
and Stryker knew his business, there
would be another passenger on that
train In addition to the Calendar party.
Making mental note OF the fact that
the boat train for Flushing and Lon.
don was scheduled to leave Antwerp
daily at sol p. m. Kirkwood restored
the guide TO the locker lest iuadver.
tcntly the captain should pick 1t ur
and see what Kirkwood had seen.
An hour later he went on deck. The
skies had blown clear. and the briean
tine was well In land bound waters
and still footing rafting pace. Ant
wcrp was In sight.
A troublesome care stirring In his
mind. Kirkwood looked round the
deck. but Strykcr was very busy. en-
tlrcly too prcoccupied with the han
ding OF his ship TO be interrupted with
impunity. Besides. there was plenty
OF time.
Up past the dockynrds, where spi
derry masts stood In dense groves about
painted tunnels and mon swnrmcd
over huge wharfs like ants over q
crust OF bread: vi and round the final
great sweeping bend OF the river. the
Alcthca made her sober way, ever Will
greater slowncss. until nj length ~
the rose glow of ilawless evening
her windlass began TO clank like q
mad thing and her anchor bit the river
bed near the left bank between old
Forts Isabelle and Tctc dc Fiandrc
frowncd upon from the right by the
grim pile OF the ngc old Stcen castle.
Krkwood sought Strykcr. his cark
Ing query ready on his lips, but tn,
captain impaticntly waved him aside.
"Don't you bother me now, me lud
juke. Wytc until ! gets done Will
the custom hofl!cer."
Strykcr. smirking benignly and mas
saying his lips with the back OF hl!
hand. followed the official on deck
nodded to lllrkwood an lntlmation thai
he was prepared TO accord him an au
dience and strolled forward 10 tht
waist. The American, mastering hli
resentment. meekly followed. On,
cannot well afford to be naughty whei
one Is asking favors.
Advancing to the rail, the captain
whistled In one Of the river boats
then, while the waterman waited
faced his passenger.
"Now, yer ryal 'ighness, wot can
do for you afore you goes ashorci'
Il think you must have forgotten,
said Kirkwood quietly. 81 hate 4
trouble you. but-thcrc's that matter o
a."
Stryker's face was expressive onl
Of mystlfed yacuity. "Four quid?
dunno as know lust wot YOU means