The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-05
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By Louis Joseph Vance
synopsis of Proceeding Chapter
By Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright 1908. BY IN. Bsbs..h.nin Co

Synopsis of Proceeding Chapter
CHAPTER lin London Philip Kirk.
wood, young American painter, learns
that the San Francisco disaster has cost
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 adj
venturer. II-Before leaving his hotel
for the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
hotel. In the dining room he sees Calen-
dar receive a note OF warning from a
fashionably dressed woman. He is then
asked BY the American, who admits with
out giving a reason that he fears arrest
to escort his young and beautiful daugh
ter home. Kirkwood consents. III
Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to
seemingly unoccupied house at No. 4
Frognall street, in shabby-gcntee
quarter OF London, where he leaves tn,
girl at her request. IV-Drawn back /,
the house by curiosity. Kirkwood sees
the door Of the dark house ajar. He
throws off a cockney who trics to detain
him, enters the house and bolts the
door. On the staircase he has tussle
with slender man in evening dress.
The latter is knocked unconscious bv q
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is then re.
joined by Dorothy. who is very glad L
see him. but does not explain the mvs.
terry Of the gloomy house. Heavy raps
at the front door startle the two. "
Dorothy q I'd Kirkwood, the latter aues
tioning himself whether or not be i !
fallen IN love with the girl, flee from III
mysterious house by the rear door. Tn
girl takes with her small black glad
stone bag, which, she saws, she is
take to her father. Win a cab KIRK
wood escorts her 10 the house OF Mrs
Hallam in fashionable Craven street
where, she declares. her father is to NEE
her. Kirkwood leaves her in the ca
and enters the house to learn whsthe
Calendar is there. He meets Mrs. iia
lam and recognizes her as the woria
who warned Calendar in the hotel. A
Kirkwood talks 10 her he hears ma
leave the house. Together Mrs. Halla,
and Kirkwood 90 TO the door to ca
. Dorothy in and find that the girl and M
cab have vanished NiI-Caiendar al
pears al the Hallam house in search
Dorothy. kirkwood accompanies hir
al his request 10 an unsavorv locality O.
the Thames. NIiI-Calendar meets hi
daughter in the company OF 4 ma,
named Mulready. evidently his conlpar
ion IL some strange, ncfarious enter
prise. Mulready, il seems. has tried
kidnap Dorothy in Kirkwood's cab
Calender and Mulready quarrel, ate
which the girl and two mcn row off
board a vessel referred to as the .Alethes
leaving Kirkwood to md his way in
cab TO It. Pancras station. where he
totake the midnight rain for his steamer
He is now thoroughly in love Wit
Dcrothv. X and N-Kirkwod ID
misses his train and finds himself airiios
penniiess. After wandering about II
two hours he Is again in frognaii street
lie en- eFs the house TO seek his missir :
puis. and finds the yor man whom i
had knocked down ST unconscious nj
tor six hours. Kirkwood's miuistratior
10 him are interrupted BY the enuancs
into the house Of a woman In eyenin
dress. 81 and XII-The woman
Mrs. Hallam. and the injured yourg
man Is her son. She tells Kirswoe d
that Dorothy, Calendar and Mrlresd
are engaged in plot 70 steal family
jewels lett q her son by his relative.
Colonel nurgosne. Calendar, she SAYS.
Is her late husbands cousin. The Jewels
are in the black bag. Mrs. Hailafn de.
clares. kirkNood doubts her story and
suspects that Dorothy Is an iHnocen,
partaker in some mysterious plot. lie
decides 70 defend the girl. xfIT-TEe
next morning KirksOod in a rowbost
With two watermen, searches the Thames
III vain for the Aiethea. The hostneii
take him 10 Woolwich on his way 10
Sheerness 70 intercept the Aiethea. XIV
On the train 10 Sheerness Kifkwood
meets Mrs. Hallam, bent. like himself
Oh finding Calendar. She tries 10 get hi.
aid, but he refuses. lie eiudes her 1t
SheerDess. xN-In the distance he sees
a vessel which he believes il the 4iethea.
After a struggle with covetors boatrian
who steals his watch and chain. kirs
wood knocks him overheard into hi
dory and seizes his catboat 20 saiI out 10
the Alethea. xNf-Kirkw0od is nearly
drowned when the caiboat sinks ant
reaches the Alethea only TO he told by
Captain Stryker. fsceiiOus r1ffian, that
the vessel carries no passenger. XVII
Stryker badgers and robs Kirkwood. who
believes that Dor thy and Calendar had
been aboard the AIethea. but had lef,
her. XVIII Kirkwooi finds ia rail.
way guide on the Alethea indications
that tile Calendars ard Mriready. having
sailed for England on channel steamer,
are waiting AZ Antwerp for stryker. He
surfnises from marks IN the guide that
they are e. 80 10 Amsterdam on the
6.s2 train. S.ryker sets him ashore with
only BIS clothing and three. pence XIX
and KILN Antwerp, at evening, Kirk.
wood sees Mrs. Hallam watching cheaf
hotel, from which emerge Calendar and
Mnlfeady. Unseen BY the two men. lis
follows them aboard tie AIetbea and
nYefheafs them discuss their plots with
Captain Strykef. They are planning q
smugtle diamonds into the United
states Calendar mentions the fact that
be and Nulready are 10 receive 81 ~,
each from Mrs. Hallsm Il Dorothy /.
kept out Of England six weeks. Kirk
wood determines % Join The piJiiers n
order e. help Dorothy. As he walks z
the calm Mulready and Calendar quar-
rel. and the former tiies t. Shoot his ac
complete but KifkwO0i enters ard
knocks Nulbeady down. XXI aud xxi
-Kirlvood outwiis Calender and sitei
rec Jvei ug his property from sifykei
steals tie black bag and take II asiiu.e