The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-08-12
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BLACK
BAG
By Louis Joseph Vance
synopsis of Proceeding Chapter
By Louis Joseph Vance
Copyright. 1908. BY the Bobbs- Merrill c.

wood, a 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 he meets George b. Calendar, an
American whom he believes to be an adj
Fenturer. II-Before leaving his hotel
fur the boat train Kirkwood dimes at the
hotel. In the dining room he sees Calen-
dar receive note of warning from
sashionably dressed woman. He is then
asked by the American, who admits with
out giving reason that he fears arrest,
to escort his Young and beautiful daugh
ter home. Kirswood consents. III
Kirkwood takes Dorothy Calendar to a
seemingly uuoccupied house at No. o
Frognall street, in shabby-gcnteei
quarter Of London, where he leaves the
girl al her request. IV-Drawu back to
abe house by curiosity. Kirk wood sees
the door Of the daik house ajar. He
throws off cockney who tries to detain
him, enters the house and bolts the
door. On the staircase he has tussle
sith slender man in evening dress.
The latter is knocked unconscious by
fall downstairs. Kirkwood is then re-
loined by Dorothy. who is very glad to
see him. butdoes not explain the mys-
terry OF the gloomy house Heavy raps
at the front door startle the two. W
Dorothy ID Kirkwood, the latter ques
tioning hirns Elf whether or not he he's
fallen IN love with the girl. flee from the
mysterious house by the rear door. The
girl takes with her small black glad
stone bag, which, she SAYS. she is to
take to her father Win a cab Kirk
wood escorts her TO the house of Mrs.
Hallain in fashionable Craven street.
where. she declares. her father is to meet
aer. Kirkwood leaves her in the cab
and enters the house 10 learn whether
Calendar is there. He meets Mrs. Hal
ham and recognizes her as the woman
Who warned Calendar in the hotel. As
Kirkwood talks TO her he hears man
leave the house. Together Mrs. Hallam
md Kirkwood go to the door to call
Dorothy in and find that the girl and the
cab have vanished NII-Calendar ap-
pears at the Hallam house in search OF
Dorothy. Kirkwood accompanies him
at his request 10 an unsavory locality on
the Thames. VIII-Calerdar meets mis-
daughter III the company OF a man
named Mulready, evidently his compan-
ion in some strange. nefarious enter
prise. Mulready, It seems. has tried 10
kidnap Dorothy in Kirkwooi's cab
Calender and Mulreaiv quarrel. afier
which the girl and TWO mtn row off q
beard a vessel referred TO as the Alethea.
kayiug Kirkwoed TO fini his way ii Z
xab to ST. Psncras station. where be is
sotake the midnight rain for his steamer.
He is now thoroughly in love with
Dorothy. N and X-Kirkwod just
misses his train ani finds himself almost
penniless. After wandering asont FOL
sso honrs he i again II Frognail street.
lie enters the house TO sees his missing
pure and iiHds the Yong man whom be
lad knocked down stils unconscious al.
axr six hours. Kirkwood's nlinisiration.
10 him are interrupted ~ the entrance
INTO the house IF a woaisa in eveuinl
Sress. " and Xii-The woman i.
Mrs. Hallan, and the injured yourg
man Is her sou. She tells xirkwocc
that Dorothy. Calendar and hslresd,
are engaged IN q plot to steal farlily
fsEels lett d her son b. his relative
Colonel Burgoyne. Calendar, size saws
Is. her late husbands cousin. The Jewels
are in the black bag. Mrs Hailam de
slaTes. Kirkwood doubts her story am
suspects that Dorothy is an innocen
partaker in some mysterious plot RI,
decides to defend the girl. XIII-Th,
sext morning Kirkwood in a rowboat
xitb two watermen. searches the Thamei
N vain for the Alethea. The boqtmef
take him to Woolwich on his way I,
Shceruess TO intercept the Aleihca. NV
On the train to Sheerness Kirkwoot
meets Mrs. Haliam, bent, like himself
81 finding Calendar. She tries to get BIZ
and, but be refuses. He elndes her a
SseeTness. XV-In the distance he see
vessel which he believes is the Aleihea
After struggle with a coyetous boaffnai
sho steals bis watch and chain. Kirk
~ood knocks him overheard into hi
zory and selves his catbost TO sail out I,
The Alethea. xNf-Kirkwood Is uearl,
drowned when the catioai sinks anl
rzchcs the Alethea only to be told b,
Captain Stryker. faceiious rnffian. ths
he VESSEL carries no passengers. XVI
Stryker badgers and robs Kirkwood. wit
believes that Dorothy and Calendar ha'
sccn aboard the Alethea. but fsd lei
Aer. XVIII Kirkwood finds il a rail
way guide on tie Aiethea indication
chat the Calendars and Mrlready, hayin,
sailed for England on a channel steamer
sre waiting at Antwerp for striker. ~
xIrniises from marks ia the guide tia
zhcy are 20 r. 70 Amsterdam on hi
81 train. S.rykef sets him ashore witt
snly his clothing and three-pence XII
md KILN Antwerp, at evening. Kiri;
sood sees Nrs. Hallsm watching cheat
soiel. from which emerge Calendar an,
Kulready. Unseen by the t1o men. h
follows them aboard the Aiethea Ell
sseTbeafs them discuss their plots wit
Captain Stfyker. They are planning {
snrugsic diamonds into the uniie
States. Calendar mentions the fact TIA
Be and MuIresdy are 20 receive si.oo
xsch from Mrs. Hallam II Dorothy
kept ont u England six weeks. Kiri
wood determines 10 Join the plo,iers j
srier to help Dorothy As be walks I
ase cabin Mulready and Calendar quai
sci. and the former tiles To- shoot bis 20
srsnpiice. but Kifkwood enters an
knocks Muheady gVwn. XXI aud XXI
Kirk wood outwits Calender and aftt
recovering his property from S;ryks
sfeais the black bag aud takes il asiios,
&c is pursued IS the cOns8ifasufs. b.
dudes them and rOnesais the black BE-
M 4 sand byg lfe flien pegs 10 III
tsci ID which Dorothy il awaitin
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