Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-19


he promised that Dorothy should send
us the Information by the mornings
post. When i insisted he agreed TO
bring IL himself after dinner this
evening. l make it quite clear2- she
interrupted, little anxious.
Quite clear. l assure YOU" he as
sented encourngingly.
strangely enough, he had not been
gone ten minutes when my son came
In from a conference with our 90
lcitors, informing me that at last n
memorandum had turned up. indicat.
Ing that the heirlooms would be found
In safe secretea behind n dresser In
Colonel Burgoyne's bedroom"
at No. Frognall street"
Yes. proposed going there az
once, but II was late, and we were
dining at the Pless with IN aco1afnt.
ance, Mr.. Mulready, whom | now re.
call as former intimate OF George
Calendar. To our surprise, we saw
Calendar and his daughter at table
not far from ours. Mr.. Mulready be.
trayed some agitation at the sight OF
Calendar and-teld me that Scotland
yard had n man out with n wnrrnnt
Tor Calendars arrest OIL old charges.
For old sakes sake Mr.. MuIready beg
ged me to give Calendar word OF
warning. | did so-fooIishIy. It seems
Calender was at that moment plan.
ming to rob us. Mulready aiding and
abetting him"
The woman pnused before KIrkvooa
she concluded, I'VE have been tricked
and swindlcd can scarcely believe It
of Dorothy Calendar"
Il. for one. don't believe f." Kirk.
wood spoke quickly, rising. whatever
the culpabil!ty OF Calendar and NfuL
ready, Dorothy was only their hood.
winked tool"
but, Mr.. KirkwOod, she must have
known the Jewels were not hers"
YES" Inc ossented passiyely. but
wholly unconvinccd.
And what" sho demanded. with
gesture Of exaspcrat1on-"wha wound
you adviser"
Scotland Yurd." ho told her bluntly
but It's family secret II must
not appear IN the papers Don't you
understand? George CalendaF Is my
husbands couslnw
Il can think OF nothing else unless
you pursue them I'm person."
But whitherT
THAT remains 10 be discovered.
can tell you nothing more than have
May ] thank you for your hospitality.
express my regrets that ] should un.
Willingly have boon mhde the agent II
this disaster ana wish you good night.
or rntheT. good morning, Mrs. HaI,
lamp
For moment she held him under
calculating glance. which he withstooh
with graccless fortltude. Then. renlll
Ing that he was determined not by apy
mems 90 be won 10 her cause. sho
give him her hand, with n common
place wish that he might end his a.
fairs IN better order than seemed prob
able. and rang for Eccles
The butler showed him out
Well" appreciated Mr.. Klrkwood.
with gus;o. "chc'6 got Anoulas and
snpphlra talked to standsuL all
right" lie ruminated over this fnr n
moment Calendar can lia some. too.
but hardly with her picturesque touch.
Uncommon Ingenious. ] call &C. An
the snmq there were only shout n
dozen BITS Of tllng that didn't TT into
her mosaic q little blt I think they're
all tarrcd with tho same stick-ar but
tho girl And there's something
bfoot long slgbt more duyrlsh ana
crafty than that shilling rhocker of
m1dam's. Dorothy Calendars got
abou~ as much active plrt ip Sc ne !
have I'm only from California. but
they've Rot to show me before lll bs.
licvo word AGAINST her These IN
formal scoundrels! Somebody's got 70