The weekly true Democrat., 1909-10-08

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And now DE- saw e c1arly. Dolls
fhat - BAD been BOT 60 have diFino1
4 ere this. Tue Aiethea bad Fnu in %
Queengbor0ugh. landlng heT pae1eD-
SER tbgre that lbey might make con
neciion viii tie li:f0 morning boai
Tor Flushing the very side wheel
steamer doubtless which % bad 90
ticed beafinE ogf 10 TIE teeth of the
gale just afieF the brlgantine ha0
picked bin ~.
a third check bad been placed
aealnsi the train Cor Austesdam sched.
nlod 20 leave Antwerp ct 682 ,. n.
Momenlafily hls heart misgave bin
when ho saw this IN fear lest Gales
aaF and Dorothy should have gone on
from Antwerp the previous evening,
but then be rallied. discovering that
the boat train from Flushlng dld not
arrive at Antwerp tiIi after 10 at night.
and thore was no later train thence
foF Amsterdam. Were the latter truly
their purpOsod destination they would
have stayed overnight and Be leaving
that very evening on the G:32. On the
other hand, why should they wait for
the latest train rather than proceed BY
the first available IN the m0rning7
Why bot because Calendar and Mul-
ready wero to wait Tor stryker to Join
them on the Aiethea7
Very well, then. II the wind held
and strykeF knew his business there
would be another passenger on that
train IN addition 30 the Calendar party.
Making mental note Of the fact that
the boat train for Flushing and Ion
don was scheduled 10 leave Antwerp.
daily az S:21 D. m., KirkwOOd restored
the guido 10 the locker lest inadyeF-
tently the captain should pick It up
and see what KirkwOOd had seen.
An hour later be went on deck. The
skies had blown clear, and the brigan-
tino was well IN land bound waters
and stlll footing q Fattling pace. Ant.
Werp was IN sight
A troublesome care stirring IN his
mind, KirkWoOd looked round the
deck, but BEyker was very busy. en-
tireIy too preOccupied with the ban.
ding Of hls ship 10 be interrupted with
impuDity. Besldes. there was plenty
Up past the dOckyards, where spl-
dory masts stood In dense groves about
painted tunnels and men sWarmed
over huge wharfs IKE ants over
crust Of bread; up and round the 6nal
great sweeping bend Of the river. the
Alethea made her sober way, ever with
greater sl0Wness. until az length 10
the rose glow Of q hawless evening
her windlass began 10 elank like 3
mad thing and her anchor BIZ the river
bed near the left bank between old
Forts Isabelle and Tete de Fiandre.
frOwned upon from the right b. the
grim pile OF the age old steen castle.
ISirtwood sought Stryker, bis cark.
Ing query ready on bis llps, but the
captain impatientiy waved him aside
"DOnt you bother me now. me lud |
luke. Wyte until I gets done win !
the custom hoflcer"
strykeF. smirking benlgnly and mas
saying his lips With the back OF biz
hand. followed the oaiclal on deck.
nodded to KIrkwood an lntlmation that
he was prepared 90 accord him an az.
dience and stFolled forward to the
waist. The AmeTican. mastering bis /
resentment. meekly followed One
cannot well afford TO b. hsuehty when
one 4 asking favOra
Advancing to the ran. the captain
whistled IN one of the river boats.
then. while the waterman waited.
faced his passenger.
"Now. yer Fyai 'ighness. wot can
do for you afOrs roc goes ashOreT'
II think y0u must have forgotten"
said KlFkwOod quietly. 4 hate 20
trouble you. but-thsIu's that matter Of
strykePs face was expressive only
Of myBtined vaculty. "Four Quidf !
dunno as know jutl wOt you means"
You agreed % ndvancs me a on
those things Of nine"
"Owr IIluminatlon oveFspread the
hollow joWled couhlenanco. Btryker
smiled cheerfdIIy. a0arn with yoal-
be chuckled "fou VIII ave ger little
Joke, won't yOu. nowf I declare ]
never see loony with such Gffec.
'h'nlt, pl'yful wyesf
kirkwoOde eyes narrowed "etrg.
kerr" be said steadily. ''give me che a
aud let's have no more nonscnse o.
else hand over my things at once.7
"Dany." stFyker told Vacancy, With
conviction. "1or' luv me n sees 'ow