Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-04

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 "I 'tsz just 9rondcrtn' 'olc they feeds you
 i, them dS-yiumS."
 take t'other-next best thing. Sorry I didn't think of it sooner; like my pas
 sengers to feel comfy. No, don't you
 go traipsln' off to gay Paree an squan-
 derin' wot money you got left You | ear:"
 By the way. captain!" kirkw
 looked up at this. but Stryker was all
 ready halfway up the companion.
 Cautiously the American opened his
 right fist and held to the light that
 which had been concealed, close wad-
 ded in his grasp. square of sheer
 linen edged with lace crumpled. but spotless and diffusing in the unwhoie. some den q faint, intangible fragrance,
 the verest wrath of that elusive per fume which he would never again in- hale without instantly recalling that night ride through London in the inti- macy of a cab.
 He closed his eyes and saw her again as clearly as though she stood before him hair of gold massed above the forehead of snow, curling in adora- ble tendrils at the nape of her neck, lips like scarlet spashed upon the im- maculate whteness of her skin. head poised audAciously in it's spirited, youthful allure, dark eyes smiling the least trace sadly beneath the level brows
 Unquestionably the handkerchief was hers. If proof other than the assur- ance of his heart were requisite he had 1t in the initial Celicately embroid- cred in one corner-a D, for Dorothy.
 Quivering with excitement. he bent again over the book and studied 1t in tently. After all, he had not been wrong! He could assert now. withour fear of refutation, that Stryker had lied
 Some one had wielded an industrious pencil on the page. It was. taken as | whole, fruitful of cews. It's very | heading was Illuminating. London to Nlissingen (Flushingl and Breda." which happened 10 be the quickest and most direct route bet ween London and Antwerp Beneath it, in the sec ond column from the right, the pencil had put check mark against Queens 
 And now he saw it clearly. bolt that he had been not to have dlvined it ere this. The Alethea had run in to Queensborough landing her passen. gers there that they might make con nection with the ll:l0 morning boat fer Flushing. the very side wheel steamer doubtless which he had no ticed beating out in the teeth of the gale just after the brigantine had picked him up.
 A third check had been placed against the train for Amsterdam sched lled to leave Antwerp at G:32 D. m his heart misgave him when he saw this in fear lest Calen- lar and Dorothy should have gone on from Antwerp the previous evening put then he rallied, discovering that he boat train from Flushing did not lrrive at Antwerp till after 10 at night. md there was no later train thence 'or Amsterdam. Were the latter truly heir purposed destination they would lave stayed overnight and be leaving hat very evening on the 6:32 On the 'ther hand. why should they wait for he latest train rather than proceed by he first available in the morning: Why but because Calendar and Mul- eady were to wait for Stryker to join hem on the Alethea?
 Very well. then. If the wind held nd Stryker knew his business, there { would be another passenger on that rain in addition to the Calendar party Making mental note of the fact that he boat train for Flushing and Lon on was scheduled to leave Antwerp ' ally at S:21 ?. m.. Kirk wood restored ' he guide to the locker lest inadYer- ' antly the captain should pick it up ( nd see what kirkwocd had seen. C An hour later he went on deck The kies had blown clear. and the brigan | he was wei! in land bound water ]