The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-09-03

neel down toward tie eIndaatneat.
a rHb bed cntia nom that direction
end vac bearing down upon them with
e brisk rumble 81 hoofa AZ Il ap.
pfgached. KirkW0o6's heart. that had
liehtened was weighed upon AGAIN by
disappointment. It var 10 -four wheel.
81. but hanson. and tue open wings
q the apron. disclosing white TITAN.
SIC o. linen Hurm0unted by q glowing
gpot Of Gre. betrayed the sex Of the
fare too plainly to allow Of further
hope that e might b. the SRI return
ING.
AZ the door the cab pulled up sharp
" and q man lumbIed hastily out upon
the sidewalk.
~HeEeF' be cried throatIly. tossing
the eabby his fare. and turned toward
the pair upon the doorstep. evidently
gurmislng that something was amlss
for be was Calendar IN proper person
and q sight 10 upset IN e twinkllng
KizkwOod's ingeniously buIlded castle
Of suspicion.
"Alra HaIlamP' b cried, out Of
breath. Els my daughter hereY' And
then. catching sight Of Klrkwood's
couRtenauce: why, hello, KirkwoodF'
He saluted him with 3 dubious afr.
The woman interrupted hastily.
PLEASE come IN, AFR. Calendar. This
gentleman has been inquiring for you,
with an astonishing tale about your
daughter"
"DorothyP Calendars moonlIke Wis.
age was momentarily Invested Of any
trace OF color. what OF herP'
''You had better come In" advised
Mrs. Hallam brusquely.
The fat adventurer hoped hurriedly
across the threshold, KirkwOOd follow
Ing. The woman shut the door and
turned with back 20 Il, nodding sig.
niicantly at Kirkwooa &c her eyes met
Calendars.
well. weilT' snapped the latter I'm
patiently, turning to the young man.
But Kirkwood was thinking quick
". For the present he contented him
self with a deliberate statement Of
fact "MIsB Calendar has disappear
ed" IL gave him e. instant's time.
There's something 6shyT he told
himself. "These two are playing at
cross purposes Calendars no fool
He's evidently a crook 90 boot. Az for
the woman, she's had her eyes open
for q number OF years The main
things Dorothy. sas didn't vanish Of
her own initiative And Mrs. Hallam
knows or suspects more than she's
going TO tell. don't think she wants
Dorothy found. Calendar does. So
DO /. Ergo, I'm Tor Calendar"
'DisappearedT Calendar was bark.
ing at him. ''Howf Whenf WhereT'
within ten minutes" said Kirk
wood. @Here; let's get Il struight."
And he told what had happened. men
tiOning that be had noe paid the cab
driver.
Thanks" said Calendar dryIy He
bent his head In thought for an In
slant, then looked up and fixed Mrs
Hallam with an unpretudlced eye.
II sayT' ke demanded explosively. |
There wasn't any one here that
knew-eh"
Her fine eyes Wavered and fell be- |
fore bis, and Klrkwood remarked that |
her underlip was curiously drawn IN.
II heard a man leave as Mrs. Haliam |
Joined me-" be volunteered helpfully |
and with q suspicion OF malice. "And /
after that paid no attention at the
tme-it seems to me I did heir q cab
n the street.
"OwT' interjected Calendar, eying
the woman Steadfastly and employing
an exclamation Of combined illumlna-
hon and inquiry more typically British
than anything KlrkwOod had Jet
heard from the man.
For her part, the look she gave Kirk.
wood was sharp with fury. Il was
more; It was q mistake, q Jaw In her
for Calendar intercepted It.
UnceremOuiOusiy be grasped her bare
lrm with his TAT hand.
Tell me who II wasF' be demanded
h an ugly tone.
She freed herself with a twist and
stepped back, q higher color IN her
'heeks, a dash Of anger IN her eyea
"Mr. hulready." she retorted defiant
3. what Of thatT"
II wish was sure" declared the fat
ldyenturer. exasperated. AS Il ls,
'et dollar you've put your foot In q.
ny lady. warned you Of that black
'uard. Therel The mlschlef's done.