Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-07-23
copyright. 1918. by the Bobbs-r1errm C.

Iiesoutely the girl repressed gasp
 of dismay kirkwood stared moodily
 into his cup.
 These men bore me fearfully," he
 commented at last.
 And so," continued Brentwick, "I
 bethought me of d counterstroke. It Is my good fortune to have friend
 whose whim it is to support touring
 car chiefly in innocuous idleness Ac-
 cordingly l have telephoned him and
 communicated tue use of this ma
 chine -mechauician too. Though not
 betting man. am willing to risk reck-
 lessly few pence in support of my
 contention that of the two. Captain Strykers car and ours, the latter will
 prove considerably the more speedy.
 "ln short. l suggest" he concluded,
 thoughtfully lacing his long white fin
 gers. that. avoiding the hazards of
 cab and railway carriage. we motor to
 Chiltern. the night being fine and the
 road. 1 an' told exceptionally good.
 Miss Dorothy. what do you think?"
 lnstinctiveIy the girl looked to Kirk
 wood then shifted her glance to their
 host II think you are wonderfully thoughtful and kind" she said simply.
 And you. Philip|
 Its an inspiration" the younger man declared. Il can't think of any
 thing better calculated to throw them off than 10 distance them by motor IT h., ,,Ixt nOSsil,ln n
 trace our journey by rail"
 Then" announced Brentwick. mak ing as if to rise we had best go. If
 neither my hearing nor Captain Stry-
 ker's car deceives me our fiery chariot is panting nt the door"
 A little soberel from the confident
 spirit of quiet gayety in which they had dined. they left the table. Not
 that in their hearts either greatly
 questioned their ultimate triumph. but | they were allowing for the element of error so apt to set at naught human
 calculations. Calendar himself had all
 ready been proved fallible Within the bounds of possibility their turn to
 stumble might now be imminent. When he let himself dwell upon it
 their utter helplessness to give Calen- dar pause by commonplace methods
 maddencd Kirkwood. With another scoundrel it had been so simple mat | ter to put period to his activities by
 a word to the police. But he was her father. For that reason he must con tinually be spared. Even though, in desperate extremity, she should give
 consent to the arrest of the adventur-
 CTS. retaliation would follow swift and
 sure. for they might not overlook or gloze the fact that hers had been the
 hands responsible for the theft of the | jewels Innocent though she had been | in committing that larceny, cats paw guided by an intelligence un-
 scrupulous and malign. the law would
 not hold her guiltless were she once | brought within it's cognizance. nor pos sibly would the Hallams, mother and | son.
 | Before the door motor car waited,
 engines humming impatiently, mecha- nician ready in his seat. an uncouth
 shape in goggles and leather garments | that shone like oilskins under the | street lights.
 At one corner another and smaller car stood in waiting, its lamps like | haleful eyes glaring through the night. | In the shadows across the way a
 lengthy shadow lurked-Stryker, be- | yond reasonable question. Otherwise the street was deserted. Not even that adventitious bobby of the early even | ing was now in evidence.
 Dorothy presently joining them.
 Brentwck led the way to the door. 1 Kirkwood to the right. Brentwick to | the left of Dorothy, the former carry | ing the treasure bag, they hastened | down the walk and through the gate | to the car.
 I The watcher across the way was moved to whistle shrilly. The other car lunged forward nervously. | Brentwick. taking the front seat be
 side the mechanican. left the tonneau | to Kirkwood and Dorothy. AS the | American slammed the door the car swept smoothly out into the middle of | the way. while the pursuing car | swerved in to the other curb. slowing down to let Strykcr jump aboard. kirEY,svti .';is himself in the seat by