The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-06-24

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~ ',lz just ipoaderi1 'otr they feeds you
In them ds-yiums."
take tother-next best thing. Sorry
didn't think of II sooner; like my pas
sengers TO. feel comfy. No. don't you
so traipsin' on to gay Paree an squan.
derin' wot money you got left. You
earl
by the way. captain Kirkwood
looked up at this. but Stryker was al
ready halfway up the companion.
Cautiously the American opened his
right fist and held 10 the light that
which had been concealed. close wad.
ded In his grasp. square Of shee.
linen edged with lace. crumplcd. bu.
spotless and diffusing IN the unwhole-
some den faint. intangible fragrance.
the yeriest wrath Of that elusive per
fume which he would never again In
hale without Instantly recalling that
night ride through London In the init.
macy OF cab.
He closed his eyes and saw her
again as clearly as though she stood
before him-hair Of gold massed above
the forehead Of snow. curling In adora-
BILE tendrils NJ the nape Of her neck.
lips like scarlet splashed upon the I'm.
maculate wilderness Of her skin. head
poised audaciously In It's spirited.
youthful allure. dark eyes smiling the
least trace sadly beneath the level
brows.
UnquestionaEsy the handkerchief was
hers. II proof other than the assur-
ance Of his heart were requisite he
had II IN the initial delicately embroId.
cred In one corner-a u. for Dorothy!
Qnlvering with excitement. he bent
nEain over the book and studied II IN.
tently. After all. he had not been
wrosg. He could assert now. without
fear Of refutation. that stryker had
lied.
Some one had welded an Industrious
pencil on the page. IL WAS. taken as n
whole. fruitful of clews. Its very
vlissIngen tFlashlngj aud Breda."
which happened 70 he the quickest
and most direct route between London
and Antwerp. Beneath Il. In the sec.
ond column from the right. the pencil
! had put check marx against Queens
borough-dep-ilaio"
| And now he saw II clearly. bolt
/ that he had been not to have OWNED
II ere this. The Alethea had run In q
Qneensborough. landing her passen'
gers there that they might make con
nectlon with the lilo morning boat
for Flushing. the very side vince
/ steamer doubtless which he had no
tlced beating out In the teeth Of this
gale just after the brigantine had
picked him UP.
: A third check had been place.
against the train for Amsterdam SEIZED
uled 70 leave Antwerp mt G32 y. IN
aiomentarily his heart misgave bin
when he saw this In fear lest Calsn
dar and Dorothy should have gone OF
from Antwerp the previous evening
but then he rallied. discovering tha
the boat train from Flushing did no
arrive az Antwerp till after 10 nj night
and there was no later train tbenc'
for Amsterdam. Were the latter trnl,
\ their purposed destination they wouls
have stayed overnight and be leaving
that very evening on the G:32. On tn
other hand. why should they wait 10
the laiest train rniher than proceed b.
the nrst available In the morning
Why but because Calendar and Mul
ready were to wait for stryker 10 joil
them on the Aiethea7
4 Very well. then. n the wind he'll
and stryker knew his business. Their
would be another passenger on tina
train I'm addition 20 the Calendar party
Making mental note Of the fact tina
the boat train for Flushing and Lon
don was scheduled 10 leave ANTWERP
daily nj s:21 .. m. Kirkwood Restores
The guide to the locker lest inadver
tently the captain should pick Il a.
and see what KIrkwood had seen.
An hour later he went on deck. Tn
skies had blown clear. and the brigan
tine was well In land bound water
and slill footing a rafting pace. Ant
,serp was IN sight.
A troublesome care stirring In hi
mind, Kirkwood looked round tn
deck. but Stryker was very busy, en-
tlrely too preoccupied with the han
ding Of his ship 10 be interrupted witt
impunlty. Besides. there was plent,
OF time.
Up past the dockyards. where spl
derry masts stood In dense groves abou
painted tunnels and men swarmes
over huge wharfs like ants over
crust Of bread. NJ and round the fina
great sweeping bend OF the river. III
fro M cosTfruEp.l