Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-06-18
Chapter yII.--Continued.) )


 bridge Calendars impatience drove him from his seat back to the gang way Next stop" he told Kirk wood curtly and rested his heavy bulk against the paddle box. breeding mo rosely. until. after an uninterrupted run of more than a mile. the steamer swept In. side wheels backing water furously against the ebbing tide. to l Cherry Gardens landing.
 Sweet name for a locality unsavory | beyond rrcdence! Eirkwood shuddered. sticking close to Calendars side us they landed. ! Life's naked brutaIities had thereto | fore been largely ont of hls ken He had | heard of slums. had even ventured to mouth politely moral platitudes on the subject of overcrowding In great cen ters of population. but in the darkest flights of imagination had never pic tured to himself anything so unspeak ably foul and hopeless as this. And they were come hther seeking Doro thy Calendar!
 
 ing Calendar turned aside with a nut. tered word and dived down covered dark and evil smelling passagewag that seemed to lead toward the river
 Mastering his involuntary quaIms. KirkwoOd followed
 Some ten or twelve paces from its entrance the passageway swerved at right angle. continuing three yards or so to end in q blank wall. wherefrom fickerlng. inadequate gas lamp jut- ted. At this point stone platform perhaps four feet square was discov- cred. from the edge of which flight of worn and slimy stone steps led down to permanent boat landing. where another gaslight fared gustily despite the protection of It's frame of begrimed glass. Good Lord" exclaimed the young man. What in heavens name. Cal enGar"-
 "Bermondsey Old Stairs. Come 0n."
 They descended to the landing stage. Beneath them the pool slept. a sheet of polished ebony. whispering to itself. tapping with small. stealthy gurgles angles of masonry and ancient piles. On the farther bank tall warehouses reared square old time heads. their un. compromising. rugged profile relieved here and there by importing mastheads s few scattering. feeble lights were tisible. Nothing moved save the river and the wind
 The landing itself they found quite deserted. something which the aGyen- turer compreheuded with nod which, like It's accompanying inarticuate ejac- ulation. might have been taken to in- He ignored Kirkwood altogether for the time being and presently produced small. bright object which. applied to his lips. proved to be n boatswains whistle He sounded two blasts. one long. one brief
 There fell luli. Kirkwood watching the other and wondering what next. would happen. Calendar paced rest lessly to and fro upon the narrow landing. now stopping to incline an ear to catch some anticipated sound. now searching with sweeping glances the black reaches of the pool
 Finally. consulting his watch. Al most l0." he announced
 Were in time:"
 Cant say If that infernal boat would only show up''.-
 He was lifting the whistle to sound second summons when q rowboat rounded n projecting angle formed by the next warehouse downstream and with clanking oarlocks swung in to- ward the landing On her thwarts two figures, dipping and rising, labored with the sweeps. As they drew in the man forward shipped his biates and, rising. scrambled to the bows in order to grasp an iron moOring ring set in the wall
 Calendar waddlcd to the brink of the stage. grunting with relief
 The other man." he asked brusque- ly-"has he gone aboard. or is this the first trip tonight?''
 One of the watermen nodded assent to the latter question, adding gruiIly. "Scen nawthln' of I'm. sir"
 Very good" said Calendar. as if he doubted whether 1t were very good or bad "We'll wait bit"
 "Right-o"' agreed the waterman civ lily.
 Calendar turned back. his small eyes glimmering with satisfaction. "l sup. pose" he said 10 Kirkwood abruptly, you haven't changed your mindf"
 Changed my mindT
 "About coming In with me"
 ''My dear sir. 1 can have no mind to change until plain proposition Is laid before me"
 "H-m." Calendar puffed vigorous ly until 1t occurred to him to change the subject. You won't mind telling me what happened to you and Dorothyf"
 Certainly not"
 Calendar drew nearer and Kirk.