The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-05-27
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CHAPTER lin London Philip Kirk
wood, young American painter, learns
that the San Francisco disaster has cos
him his fortune and decides TO return
home to the stricken city. His elderly
English friend, Brentwick, visits him,
and he meets George b. Calendar, an
American whom he believes to be an ad
yentmer. H-Before leaving his hotel
for the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
hotel. In the dining room he sees
Calendar receive note Of warning from
a fashionably dressed woman. He is
then asked by the American, who admits
without giving a reason that he fears ar
rest to escort his young and beautiful
laughter home. Kirkwood consents. III
-Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to
A seemingly unoccupied house at No. Q
FrognalI street, in a shabby-genteel
quarter Of London. where he leaves the
girl at her request. IV-Drawn back to
the house by curiosity. Kirkwood sees
The door OF the dark house aiar. He
throws off cockney who tries to detain
him, enters the house and bolts the
door. On the staircase he has tussle
with a slender man in evening dress.
The latter is knocked unconscious by a
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is then re-
Ioined BY Dorothy. who is very glad TO
see him, but does not explain the mys-
terry Of the gloomy house. Heavy raps
at the front door startle the swo.
.oh. I am so g-giadr' II was Dor.
oih- Calendars voice. beyond mistake
I'll didn't know what ito think.
when the light struck your face was
sure II was you. but when I called
you answered IN a voice so strange
not Ike yours at all. Tell me-" she
pleaded. with palpable effort to steady
herself, what has happenedf"
Il think. perhaps" said Kirkwood
uneasily. again troubled by his racing
impulses-.perhaps you can do that
better than l."
4 OH saId the voice guiirily. Hes
fingers trembled on his and were gen
tly withdrawn. Il was 30 frightened. -
she confessed nfter little pause. $50
frightened that hardly understand
But you-how did you
Il worried about you" he replied in
tone absurdly apoIogetic. Somehow
Il didn't seem right II was none Of
my business. Of course. but couldn't
help coming back. This fellow. who
ever he is-don't worry. he's uncon-
seious-silpped Into the house In
manner that seemed 20 me suspicious.
hardly know why followed. except
that ne left the door an open invita-
ton TO interference"
Il can't be thankful enough" she
told him warmly. that you did inter
ferc. You have indeed saved me
from
aYesT-
4 don't know what II I knew the
man.
You don't know himf.
Il can't even guess. The Light
She paused inquiringly. Kirkwood
fumbled with the lamp: bot. whether
is rude handling had impaired some
vital part Of the mechanism o. wheth-
er the batteries through much use
were worn out he was able 10 elicit
only one feeble glow. which was In
stantly smothered by the darkness.
TITS no use" he confessed The
things gone wrong"
Have you matchr
Il used my last before got bold Of
this
"0h" she commented, discouraged
"Have yc.i any notion what be looks
| llkef"
kirkwood thought briefly. "Raflles."
be replied with a chuckle. "He looks
like an nmnteurish and very callow
Rallies. He's In dress clothes. you
know"
i wonder!' There was a nuancc Of
profonnd bcwilderment In her excla-
nation, then: "He knocked against
something In the hait-a chair. pro
sumo. At all events. heard that and
put out the light was In the room
above the drawing room. you see. ]
stole down to this noor-was thorc. In
The corner by the stairs when he
FeNA WitHfU otA tutuES Huu uftFI
guessed n Then. when he got on the
ncrt floor. I started on. but you came
~ ] slipped into the drawing room
md crouched behind a chair. You
went On, but dared not move until
And then I heard some one cry out.
and you fen down the stairs together.
! hope you were not hurt"
Nothing worth mention. But he
must have got pretty stiff knock 20
ay him out SO completely" Kirkwood
stirred the body with his toe. bat the
man made no sign. Dead to the
world. And now. Miss CalendasT~
II she answered he did not hear. for
- the heels Of his query banged the
knocker down below, and thereafter
rash followed crash. brewing n deep
ana sullen laundering TO rouse the
eenoes and send them rolling. like
,e .o'ces OF enraged ghosts, through the
lonely rooms.