Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-08-28

II AAtNA w III hNGllhltu. u WIS utl-
feeling ITO tell her why, yet 1t
was essential that she know,
a u however painful the knowledge
might prove to her.
And she was insistent He might not
dodge the issue. "why TIshe repea ted
rs he paused.
81 wish you wouldn't press me for
On answer just now. Miss Calendar"
SDont you think / had better know"
1nstnctively be inclined his head In
assent
Then whyY'
Kirkwood bent forward and patted
the flank Of the satchel that held the
gladstone bag
What does that mean. Mr.. Kirk
woodr
THAT l have the Jewels" he told her
terseiy, 1looking straight ahead.
At his shoulder ne heard low gasp
OF ama2ement and incredulity com
mingled.
"But-how did you get them? My
father deposited them In bank this
morningT
HE must have taken them out
Alethea, where your father was CON
ferrlng with Mulready and Captain
Stryker"
The Aletheai"
Eyes"
You took them from those men
yon! But didn't my father'--
II had to persuade him." said Kirk
wood simply
But there were three of them
against you"
'Mulready wasn't-ab-feeling very
well md Stryier's n coward They
gave me no trouble locked them I'm
stryker's room. lifted the bag OF jew
els and came away 1 ought 10 tell
you that they werc discussing the ad-
visibility OF sailing away without you
leaving YOU here, friendless and with
out means That's why considered
It my duty 10 take hand I don't
like TO tell you this 50 brntaily. but
you ought 20 know
II understand"
But for some moments she did not
speak. He avoided looking at her
The facre, rolling at top speed, but
smoothly, on the broad avenues that
cncircle the ancient city, turned into
the Avenue de Keyser, bringing into
sight the Care Centrole.
You don't k-kDow"- began the girl
without warning. In voice gusty with
sobs.
"Stendy onr' said Kirk wood grutlyS
II DO know, but don't let's talk about
IL now. Wen be at the station I'm a
minute, and I'll get out and see what's
10 be done about train II neither
Muiready nor stryker "a about You
stay in the carriage Nor He
changed his mind suddenly. "I'n not
risk losing YOU again. It's risk wen
have 20 run In, company"
"Plcascr she agreed brokeuly.
The facro slowed up and stopped.
are you ail right, Miss CalendarTf
Kirkwood nsked
The girl sat ny, lifting her bead
proudly 81 am quite ready" she said,
stcadying her voice
Klrl;wood reconnoitcred through tho
window while the driver was descend
inR.
Care Ccntralo, m'sleu'." no said.
opening the door
mo one I'm sight" I5iriVpood told the
girl. Come, please"
Ho got out and gave her bis hand.
then paid the driver, picked up the
two bags md hurried with Dorothy,
into the station 10 End IN waiting q
Ftrln2 o. cars into which people were
moving ~ ielsurelv rate Tfls Inquiries
nj the ticket window Developed the
fact that u was The 22.2Gqor brussels.
the last train leaving the Care, Cen
trails that night and due to start IN ten
minutes
Tho information settled their plnns
FOR once and all Klrkwood promptly
occurred through tickets, also purchas-
inR reserve" supplementary tickets
which entitled them 10 the use Of
those modern corridor coaches which
take the place Of first class comport-
ments on the Belgian state rnilwmya
"Its pleasure" said Rirkwood
lightly ns he followed tho girl into
one of these, "to 6yd oneself in
common sense sort q train again.
Eeels like home" Ito put their lug