The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-07-08
synopsis Of Proceeding Chapter

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 be meets George b. Calendar, an
Ainehcan whom he believes to be an adj
veuturer II-Before leaving his hotel
for the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
hotel. In the dining room he sees .Calen-
.iar receive note of warning from a
fashiopabiy dressed woman. He is then
asked by the American, who admits with
out giving a reason that he fears arrest,
IL escort his young and heartiful daugh-
Ter home. Kirkwood consents. Ill
Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to
seemingly unoccupicd house at No. 9
Frognall street. in a shabbyrgcntecl
quarter Of London, where he lehves the
girl at her request. IV--Drawn back TO
the house by curiosity, Kirksood sees
the door OF the daik house ajzr. He
throws off eockney who tries 10 detain
him, enters the hosse and bolts the
door. On the staircase he has a tnssle
with slender man IN evening dress.
The latter Is knocked unconscious by
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is thca re-
ioined by Duyothy. 1sho is very glad 10
see him. bu; docs not explain the niys-
tery of the gloomy house. Heavy raps
Al The front door startle the two. "
Dorothy and Kirkwood. the latter ques-
tioHing himself whether or not he has
fallen in love with TIE girl, flee from the
myxcriouA house by the rear do1r The
girl taxes with her a small black glad
stone bag, which, she SAYS. she is to
take 20 her father. Win a cab Kirk
wood escorts her TO the house ofa Mrs.
Hsfiam in fashionable Ciayeu street.
whe-r. she declares. her father isto meet
her. Kirkwood Leaves her in the cab
and eriers fAe house to learn whether
Calendar is there. He meets Ms. Hal
lam and recognizes her as the woman
who aafned Calender in the hotel. As
Kirkwood talks to her he he.srs man
leave the hO0se. Together Mrs. Italian
ard Kirkwoed 20 SO the door to call
Dorothy in ard find that the girl sud the
cab have vanished. vIf--Calendar APP
pears at the fIa'iam house In sesrch Of
Dorothy. Knkwood accompanies him
ai his requestco ap uusAvory Locality on
tile Thames. NIlf--caiendar meets his
daughter in the company of man
named Mulready. evidently his cunpan-
ION in some strange. uefarious enter
Prise. Mulresiy, IL seems, has trad 10
kidnap Dorothy in Kirkwood's cab.
Calender and Mulready quarrel, after
which the girl and two MIN row off TO
board a vessel referred So as the Aicthea,
leaving Kirkwosd to find his way in a
cab 10 ST. Pancfas station, where he is
ioiaketbe midn;ght .rain for his steamer.
He is now thoroughly IN love with
Dorothy. IX and x-Kirkwod gust
misses hn train ard finds himself almost
penailess. After wandering about Tor
two hours he Is sgiin IN Erognall street.
he cutters zhe house 10 seek his missing
purse and finds the Young man whom he
had knociz.d down still unconscious af-
ts six hours. Kirkwood's minisifations
r. him arc interrupted by the entrance
into the hosse Of woman IN evening
dress. XI and XiI-The woman i
Mis. Haliam. and the injarea young
man Il her son. She tells kirkwooi
that Dorothy. Calendar and Mulready
are engaged in a plot TO strai family
Jewels lett 20 her son by his relative,
Colonel Burgovne. Cairndar, she says.
il her late husbands cousin. The jewels
arc in the black Rag. Mrs. 1lailam de-
ciares. Kirkwood Doubts her story and
suspects that Dorothy - an innocent
partaker in some mysterious plot. lie
decides TO defend the girl. XIiI-The
next morning Kirkwood IN fowboat.
With two watcfmcn. searches The Thames
IL vain for the Aicthea. The boatuien
take him 20 Wooiwich on his way 10
Sheerness 10 intercept the Aieihca. XIV
On the train "a Shccrncss kirkwood
meets Mrs. Halian, bent. like himself,
on finding Calendar. She tries TO get his
aid, bat he refuses. lie eludes her at
Sheerness Nv-In the distance he secs
vessel which he believes is the Alethea.
After struggle with coyctous boatnan
vho steals his watch and chain. Kirk
wood knocks him overheard into his
dory and seizes his catbost 10 sail out 10
the Alethea. Xvf-Kirkwood Is nearly
drowned when the catlOat sinks aud
reaches the Aiethea only TO be told by
Captain Stryker, facctious rufiiau. thet
the vessel carries no passengers. XVII
Sirykrr badgers aud robs Kirkwood. whs
believes that Dorothy and Calendar had
been aboard the Aiethea. but had left
her. XVIiI..-Kirkwood finds IN rail-
way guide on the Aicihca indications
that the Calendars and Mulready. having
sailed for England on channel steamer.
arc waiting AZ Antwerp for Stryker. lie
sufinises from marks IN the guide tha,
they are TO go TO Amsterdam on the
6:52 train. Stryker sets him ashore with
only his clothing and thfce-pcrcc. XIX
aud KILN Antwerp, at evening, Kirk
wood sees Mrs IIallani watching cheap
hotel, from which emerge Calendar and
Mulrcady. Unseen By the two men, lie
follows them aboard the Alethea and
overhears them discuss their plots with
Captain Stryker. They are planning 10
snuggle diamonds into the United
states Calendar mentions the fact that
y and MuIready are 10 receive $1,000
each from Mrs. Hallam II Dorothy Il
kept out Of England six weeks. Kirk
wood determines TO Join the piotters IN
order 70 help Dorothy. As lie walks 70
,he cabin Mulresdy and Calendar quar-
rel, and the former tiles to shoot his nc.
tSoinplice. but Kirkwood enters and