The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

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You must be a howl" commented the
captain. making for the seductive
locker.
'-A-what2-
"A howl readin' that fine print there
In the dark. Wy don't you go over to
the hght2 III ave 70 ave
them shutters tysen of the winders
Ihls was Stryker's amiable figure OF
speech, frequently employed TO indicate
the coverings of the skylight
I'm all right" Kirkwood went on
studying the book.
Stryker swigged off his rum and
wiped his lips with the back OF a red
paw, hesitating moment TO watch
his guest.
..Mykes it seem more 'omelike for
you. l expect" he observed.
W hat do you mean?''
y, Bradshaw's first cousin 10 a
haimanack. amt e? Can't get one.
take tother-next best thing. Sorry
didn't think of it sooner; like my
passengers to feel comfy. Now
don' you go trapsein' off TO gay Paree
sas1 ana sguanderin wqS money you got
BY the way. captainr' Kirkwood
looked up at this. but Stryker was al
ready half way up the companiOnvvay.
cautiously the American ,oened his
rlSnt nst and held TO the light that
Whleh had been concealed. close
Wadded in his grasp=a square of
sheer linen edged with lace. crun-
pea but spotless. and dinusing in
the unWholeSome den a faint. intan-
gioIe fragrance. the veriest wrath of
that elusive perfume which he would
never again inhale without instantly
recalling that night ride through Lon
don IN the intimacy of a cab.
He-closed his eyes and saw her
aRaln. rlea-Tr
stood before him-hair of gold
massed above the forehead Of snow
CURING IN adorable tendrils at the
hape OF her neck. lips like scarlet
spiasned upon the immaculate white
ness OF her skin head poised auda-
S.o9sIy IN It's spirited. youthful allure.
uaFk eyes smiling the least trace sadly
beneath the level brows.
OnquestionGbly the handkerchief was
hers; II proof other than the assurance
OF MS heart We're requisite. he had il
IN the initial delicateIy embroidered
IN one corner: a D. for Dorotbvi
he looked again, to make sure:
then hastily folded up the treasure
troFe and slipped it into a breast pocket
OF his coat.
No; l am not sure that it was not
the left hand pocket.
Qulvering with excitement he he1+
again over the book and studied # in
eShuy- After all. he had not been
wrong he could assert now, without
rear OF refutation, that Striker had
lied. "au
Some one had welded an Industrious
penGil on the page 1t was. taken as
whole, fruitful Of clevFs. Its very
heading was nluminatineS
LONDON TO VLISSINGEN (FIUSH-
ING) AND BREDA;
Whieh happened to be the quickest and
most direct route between London and
Antwerp Beneath it, in the second
eolumn from the right. the pencil had
put checkmark against:
OROUGH+DEP-11a
And now he saw il clearly-doIt that
ne mad been not to have OWNED it ere
tiiis. ne Aiethea had run in TO Queens
IouSh' landing her passengers there
tnat they might make connection ,,-i.b
the 11s10 morning boat for Er1,sbins-
tne very sidewheeI steamer. doubtTesz
"hlch ne had noticed beating ont in tba
leeth OF the gale just after the brfgan-
une mad picked him I'D. Had he -
received the passing Impression that
the Aiethea, when first he caught sight
OF ner, might have been coming ONT
OF the Midway, on whose eastern Sbo-a
Is situate Queensborough niar9 Hs5
not Mrs Hallam, going upon he knew
not What information or belief. heen
pound Tor Queensborough. with design
there 10 intercept the fugftfves9
hIrkWood chuckled to recall how all
uil"ittlngIy. he had been the means Of
olVertlng from her chosen course tba+
acute and resourceful lady: then aeaIr,
tu1heo MS attention to the tables
"a tnlro % cneck had been placed against
leave Antwerp at 6:32 D. m No. -
tarlIy MS heart misgave him vrbe, b.a
sa" tnls, in fear lest Calendar a15
OoTotny should have gone on from A.
"erp the previous evening hl,+ tbar
ne rallied, discovering that the bos+
tram from Flushing did not arrive a.
antwerp TIL after 10 at night. and
mere was no later train thence for An
steroam- Were the latter tr7,Iv- tTo5-
purposed destination. tbev o,,I,s .,,9ls
nave stayed overnight and he
feaVIng that very evening on the s.sa
On the other hand. why should tbe--
wait Tor the latest train. rather tban
proceed by the first available IN The
morning? Why but because Calendar
ana Mulready were to wait for Striker
10 join them on the Alethea?
Very well, then: If the wind ba1d .,5
Stryker knew his business. there would
be another passenger on that train n
aoultlon 10 the Calendar party.
making mental note OF the fart that
the boat train for Flushing and Ionaon
was scheduled TO leave Antwerp daiiv
at S;21 D. m, Kirkwood rustIed tba
ieaVes TO find out whether or not Other
tours had been planned, found evi-
oences or none and carefully restored
the guide to the locker. lest inadver-
tently the captain should pick II m
and see what Kfrkwood had seen.
An hour later he went on deck. The
skies had blown clear and the brfean-
tine was well in landbound waters ana
sun footing rattling pace. The river
banks had narrowed until, beyond the
dikes TO right and left. the countryside
stretched wide and fiat, plain OF Ifv-
ing green embroidered with winding
roads and quaint old world hamlets
whose red roofs shone like dull FIRE
between the dark green foliage OF
dwarfed frs
Down with the ScheIdt's gray shin
merlng Hood were drifting little com
panies OF barges, sturdy and snug both
lore and aft, tough tanned sails burn
ing IN the afternoon sunlight. A long
string OF canal boats. potted plants
towering saucfly In their neatly cur-
tanned windows, proprietors expansively
smoking on deck. in the bosoms OF
their very large families, was being
mothered upstream by two FUNNY.
cluckfng tugs Behind the brigantine
a Tr7r val -