The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-07-22

of ennui by an exceptionally clumsy
but pertinacious liar.
At noon precisely. his suspense grown
too onerous for his strength of will,
throwing caution and their understand
ing to the winds, he walked boldly into
the Terminus and inquired for Miss
Calendar.
When at length she appeared
threshold of the apartment, -. en9l
with her the travelling bag and r1okipo
wonderfully the better for her ninety
minutes Of complete repose and pri-
vacy, the relief he experienced was SO
intense that he remained transfxed il
the middle of the floor. momentarily
able neither to speak nor to move.
On her part, so tagged and dis
traught did he seem. thatlat sight C
his careworn countenance she hurried
to him with outstretched, compassion-
ate hands and'a low, pitiful cry of
concern. forgetful entirely of that
which he himself had forgotten-the
emotion she had betrayed on parting.
"Oh. nothing wrong" he hastened to
reassure her. with a sorry ghost of his
familiar grin, "only have lost Hobbs
and the satchel with your things. an6
there's no sign yet of Mr.. Calendar
We can feel pretty comfortable now,
and-and | thought 1t time we had
something like meal"
The narrative Of his adventure
which he delivered over their dejeuner
a la fourchette contained no mention
either of his rebuff at the American
consulate or the scratch he had su
tanned during Hobbs murderous as
sarht. The one could not concern her:
the other would seem but bid for her
sympathy. He counted it fortunate
thing that the mates knife had bee
keen enough to penetrate the cloth Q
his sleeve without tearing 1t. The slit
it had left was barely noticeable. An6
he purposely diverted the girl with
flashes OF humorous description, so
that they discussed 10th meal and epi-
sode In a mood Of wholesome merri-
ment
1t was concluded. all too soon for the
taste of either. by the walters an.
nouncement that the steamer was on
the point Of sailing.
0utwardly composed. inwardly quak
Ing. they boarded the packet. meeting
with no misadventure whatever-if We
are to except the circumstance that
when the restaurant bill was settled
and the girl had punctiliously surren-
dered his change with the tickets
Kirkwood found himself in possession
Of precisely franc and 20 centimes.
He groaned in spirit to. think how
differently he might have been fixed
had he not In his infatuated spirit of
honesty been so anxious TO give Cal
endar more than ample value for his
money.
An inexorable anxiety held them
both near the gangway until 1t was
cast of and the boat began to draw
away from the pier. Then. and not
till then. did an unimpressive, small
figure OF man detach itself from the
shield Of pile of luggage and ad-
vance TO the pier head. No second
glance was needed TO identify Mr..
Hobbs. and until the perspective
dwarfed him indistinguishably he was
to be seen alternately waving Kirk.
wood ironic farewell and blowing VIC.
lent kisses TO Miss Calendar from the
| tips OF his soiled fingers.
/ So he had escaped arrest
At first by turns indignant and re.
lIeved to realize that thereafter they
were to move In scenes In which his
hateful shadow would not form an es.
sentially component part, subsequently
Kirkwood fell a prey to prophetic ter.
rors. II was not alone fear or retribu.
ton that had induced Hobbs TO relin-
quish his persecution. or SO Kirkwood
had become convinced. III the mates
calculation had allowed for them the
least fraction Of chance TO escape
| apprehension on the farther shores Of
the channel nor fears nor threats
wcnld have prevented him from sail.
Ing with the fugitivcs. Far from hav.
Ing left danger behind them on the
continent. Kirkwood believed in his
secret heart that they were but nying
10 encounter Il beneath the smoky pail