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pibrary, l suggest policies include I storey mential ent. Me: cFadyen Lth the I: .CHERS DOLS to the .3; new 11m principals L at hand '37. The 11 another: It was tracts :hools shot msible, so ad for an L30 in ii the attend 191’. Co. 18 the ‘IOE. ae her e left ’iano ?‘ in: the was bro1 Ir. Jack; IATE to the shonid figment .ittee opinion its eq: or to Kirkwood? To both possibly. to the former alone not improbably. That the adventurer bad tom him the desperate truth Kirkwood was quite Aronrinced. but he now' began to be- iiere that the gin had been put on with some tirtitious explanation. Her tranquillity and self control were re- markable otherwise. She seemed very Foung to possess those qualities in such eminent degree. She was looking wearily past him. her gaze probing some unguessed abyss of thought. Kirkwood felt him- self Priyifeged to stare in wonder. Her naive aloofness of poise gripped his imagination powerfullyâ€"the more so perhaps since it seemed eloquent of her intention to remain enigmaticâ€" bm by no means more powerfully than the unaided appeal of her loveliness. Presently the girl herself relieved the tension of the situation. fairly star- tling the young man by going straight t0 the heart of things. Without pref- ace or warning. lifting her gaze to his- “My name is really Dorothy Cal- f‘ndar." she observed. And then. not- in; his astonishment. “You would be privi393941 to doubt under the circum- Stances." she added. “Please let us be frank.” "ance- it is to be confidenreS" (this she questioned with an all but impfl' cemibae lifting 01' the eyebrowm. “1 or” mind tenin: you my own name is 1'93"" liknx, uâ€". . _ __ the elder man turned and Tnnrriéd mwnrd the main entrance. Kil‘kwuod took the chair he had va- cared. To his disgust. he found him- St,” temporarily dumb. No flicker of thought inuminated the darkness of his confusion. How was he to open 3 diverting conversation with a young woman whom he had me: under aus- pica so extraordinary? Any attempt to gloze the situation. he felt. would be fume. And somehow he did not care to render himself ridiculous in her eyes, little as he knew her. As for his involuntary protegee. she‘ exhibited such sweet composure that he caught himself wondering if she really appreciated the seriousncm of her parent’s predicamentâ€"it. for that matter. its true nature were known to her at all. Calendar. be believed. was capable of prevarication. polite and impolite. Had he lied to his daughter lnnne‘v dumb. he sat watching her. smiling famously. until it was borne in on him that be was staring like a Door and grinning like an idiot. Con- vinced. be blushed for himself some- thing which served to make him more tonme tied than es er. 'Penm't note introduce an old friend.” “Since it 91" Burgess, Med. Supt. of the Prot. HOSpita} for Insane, Montreal, mmbes it constantly and gives us ”Mon to use his name. DAV 155°:- m 31.00 Iota... ¢Wmca co.. nomad. hizip Kirkwond." ‘u are an old friend of By Louis Joseph Vance FRIDAY. JAN, 14th, ’19; (Copyright 1908, by the Bobbs-Merrill Co. 7%....â€" Black Bag uer gaze w “1 am quite ready. Miss Calendar." 31023:: 33:: He rose. A waiter brought the girl’s on would be cloak and put it in Kirkwood’s hands. ,- the C1 rcnm- He held it until, smoothing the wrists *ase let us be of her long white gloves. she stood up. ’ ' then placed the garment upon her .. white young shoulders. troubled by derives (this the indefinable sense of intimacy im- II but imper- parted by the privilege. She permitted yebrowso. “1 him this personal service. He felt that 3‘: 0“" name she trusted him: that out of her gratio _ . ‘ tude had grown ‘a simple and almost rmend 0‘ my 2 childish faith in his generosity and 3 considers teness. Amused, she laughed softly. “I sus~ pected it.” she declared. "Not really?" “It was your way of looking atâ€" things that: made me guess itâ€"the painter’s way. 1 have often noticed it), But again her secret cares were claiming her thoughts. and the gay. inconsequential banter died upon her scarlet lips as a second time her glance ranged away. sounding mysterious depths of anxiety. “I don’t. Besides. I’m not wealthy. In point of fact. 1"- He pulled up short on the verge of declaring him- self a pauper. “I am a painter.” “As if mentally blending colors all the time?’ "Yes; that andâ€"seeing flaws." “I have discovered none,” he told her brazenly. “No. You interest me very much.” She made the statement quietly. con- temptuous of coquetry. “Very well. then. 1 en: Philip Kirk- wood, an American." “Rotting more?” “Little worth remmngf' __ “I’m sorry.” "Why?” he demanded. piqued. “Because you have merely Indicated that you are a wealthy American.” “Why wealthy?” “If not you would have some aim in Ute. a calling or profession." “And you think I have none?” ”Jules: you consider it your vocal. tion to be a wealthy American.” -- to» _-... Provoked, he would have continued the chatter. “I have confessed.” he persisted. “You know everything of material interest about me. And your self?" ‘ “I am merely Dorothy Calendar." she answered. “Nothing more?” He laughed. “That is all, it you please, for the present.” “I am to content myself with the promise of the future?” “The future," she told him seriously. “is tomorrow. and tomorrow"â€"- She fibved restlessly in her chair. eyes and lips pathetic in their distress. “Please, we will go now. it you are Her eyes lightened with interat. t‘An artist?" “I hope so. I don’t paint signsâ€"or houses." he remarked. As she turned to go her eyes thanked him with an unfathomable glance. He was sprain conscious of that esoteric disturbance in his temples. Puzzled. hazily analyzing the sensation. he fol- lowed hor to the lobby. A page brought him his topcoat, hat and stick. Tipping the child from sheer force of habit. he desired a gi- gantic porter. impressively ornate in hotel livery. to call a hansom. To- gether they passed out into the night. he and the girl - 7“A_-I 'XC uuu ‘unm _-- . Beneath a permanent awning of steel and glass she waited patiently, slen- der, erect, needless of the attention sh- attracted tron: WIS. "Yourself Tell me about yourself." she commanded. "How long. then. have you known each other?" ‘ "M ust I answer?" "Please." “Between three andjour hours." “I thought as much.” She stared past him. troublod. Abruptly she said. "Please smoke." "Shall l? 11' you wish it. of course"â€" She repeutc-d. "Please.” “\Yo wore to wait ten minutes or so," she (-ontinlwd He produced his cigarette case. “lf you cure to smoke it will seem an excuse." He lighted his cigarette. “And then you may talk to me." she concluded calmly. ”It wouid bore you." be responded tritely. confused. “I would gladly lf Leould guess what would interest you." He opene‘d his lfps. but only to close them without (speaking. The girl moved her shoulders with a shiver of disdain. “I knew it wasn’t so.” “You know it would be hard for a young man like myself to be a very old friend." be countered lamely. 5 Its houses loomed tall. with many windows. mostly lightless, materially aggravating that air or isolate. cold dignity which distinguishes the Eng- lishman’s castle. Here and there stood one less bedraggled than its neighbors. though all. without exception. spoke assertively of respectability down at the heel. but fighting tenaciously for existence. Some, vanguards of that imminent day when the boarding house should reign supreme. wore with shamefaced air placards of estate agents advertising their susceptibility to sale or lease. In the company of the latter was No. 9. l of Hyde Park Corner. He turned to g the girl. "I didn’t know when you I wished to go." aâ€".-â€"_~.__.. ....___ .... ..._ ....'.â€" She seemed quite unaware of him. lost In thought. large eyes sober. lips serious that were fashioned for laugh- ter, round little chin firm with some occult resolution. It was not hard to fancy her nerves keyed to a high pitch of courage and determination nor easy to guess for what reason. Watching always. keenly sensitive to the beauty of each salient line betrayed by the flying lights. Kirkwood’s own con- sciousness lost itself in a profitless, even a perilous. labyrinth of conjecture. Frognali street proved to be one of those byways a short block in length which. hemmed in on all sides by a meaner purlien, have (even in Blooms- bury) escaped the sordid commercial eye of the keeper of furnished lodg- ings. retaining jealously something of the old time dignity and reserve that: were their pride in the days before so- ciety swarmed upon Mayfair and Bel. gravia. The American noted the circum- stance subconsciously at a moment when Miss Calendar’s hand, small as a child’s. warm and compact in its white glove. lay in his own. And then she was on the sidewalk. her face. up- turned to his. vivacious with excite- ment. - ' Kirkwnod sougbt'ber eyes and found them wholly ingenuous. It seemed that Calendar had not taken lwr lntu his confidence after 311.8219 was therefor.- In no way lmplicated in her father’s nflalrs. luexplimbly the young man's heart felt lighten “A mistake The fellow took ‘me for some one he knew.“ he told her careâ€" lessly. ~ The assurance satisfied hex-.8110 rested quietly. wrapped up in peréoml concerns. Suddenly Kirkwood was re- called to a W of duty by a glimpse wood, unheeding her faint hearted pro- tests. jumped out. interposing his cane between her skirts and the wheel. Si- multaneously he received a vivid men- tal photograph of the locality. The rah stopped. Both occupants came to their senses with a little start. The girl leaned out over the apron. recognized the house she sought in one swift glance, testified to the recogni- tion with a hushed exclamation and began to afrange her skirts. Kirk. "Yourhave been so kind.” she told him warmly. "that one hardly knows how: to thank you. Mr. Kim? “0h, did i forget? Tell him, please, to drive to No. 9 Frognall street. Bioomsbury." Constraint hung like a curtain be- tween the two, a silence which the young man torbore to moderate. find- ing more delight than he had cared (or dared) confess to in contemplation of the pure girlish profile so close to him. anâ€"uâ€" .._.‘V. .l-_ She seemed to Educ his metal-‘- with surprise, as one whose thoughts have strayed afar recalled to an im- peratlve world. Ho mounted the step. “Imperial the. ator.“ he told the driver, giving the first :lddl‘PSS that occurred to him. It could b0 changed For the moment the main issue was to get the girl out of [hp rangv of tho detective's interest. By his side rm» girl moved uneasily. "Who was that man?" she inquired. UP slipped into his plucp as the ban- suxu \vlwolml mm the turgid tide nf westbound trnfiic. Sn Calendar had escaped. after all: Moreover. he had told the truth to Kirkwnnd The hard eyes looked him up and down without favor. Then: "Beg par- don. sir I see my mistake.“ said the detevtive erSquely. “l am glad you do." returned Kirk~ wood grimly. “I fancy it will bear investigation." “Am I not at liberty f0 have a lady dine with me in a pubiic restaurant?’ interposed Kirkwood without raising his Voive. “Mr. Calendar?" said the man tense‘ ly. “I presume l needn’t name my business. I'm from the Yard”â€" “M y name Is not Calendar." The detective smiled wearfly. “Don’t be a fool. Calendar.” he began. But the porter‘s hand fell upon his shoul- der. and the giant bent low to bring his mouth close to the other’s ear. Kirkwood heard indistinctly his own name. followed by Calendar’s. and the words: “Never fear. l‘ll point him out." “But. the woman?" argued the de- tective. unconvinced. staring into the A cab-drew but the block. true. porter clapped an are or wicket-work over its wheel to protect the 3121’! skirts. She ascended to the seat. ‘ Kirkwood. dropping slxpence in the porter’e palm, prepared to follow. But i a hand fell upon his arm. peremptorY. 3 inexorable. He faced about, frowning. 1 to confront a slight, hatchet faceda man. somewhat under medium height. , dressed in a _sack suit and wearing a derby well forward over his eyesy thatiwere hard and bright. l THE LINDSAY POST He turned up Frognall strew. with the manner or one out for a leisurely evening stroll. Simultaneously from the farther corner another pedestrian For between his curiosity about and his concem hr the girl he was being led back to Ho. 9 by the nose, as in were. hardly willingly at best. Pro- foundly stupefied by the coutemplauon of his own temerity. he yet returned unfaltering. He who had for so long plumed himself upon his, strict super- vision of his personal affairs and equal- ly steadfast unconsciousness of his neighbor's business now found himself in the very act of pushing in where he was not wanted. as he had been ad- vised in well nigh as many words. CHAPTER IV. ‘ HE cov‘ered‘ alleyway gave upon Quadrant mews. or so declared a notice painted on the dead wall of the passage. Overhead. complaining as it swayed in the wind. hung the smirched and weather worn slgnboard of the Hog- in-theâ€"Pound public house.- whererrom escaped sounds of such revelry by night as is indulged in by the British workingman in hours of ease. At the curb in front of the house or entertain- ment. dejected animals drooping be- tween their'shafts. two hansoms stood in waiting until such time as the lords of their destinies should see fit to sal- ly forth and inflict themselves upon a cab hungry populace. As Kirkwood turned a third vehicle rumbled up out of the mews. l He lifted his but automatically. The door closed with an echoing slum. He turned to the waiting cab. fumbling for change. ed windows. of its sign “To Be Let.” of the efl’mvia of desolation that had saluted him when the duo: swung wide. A deserted house. and the girl alone in itâ€"was it right for him to leave her so? - In the background of his thoughts No. 9 Frognall street reared its five story facade, sinister and forbidding. He reminded himself of its unlightâ€" net pass key grated in the lock. Openint the door disclosed a dark and uninviting entry hail, through which there breathed an air heavy with tip dank and dusty odor of un- temnte‘d room Hesitating on the threshold. over her shoulder the girl smiled kindly upon her commandeered esquire and stepped within. He rounded the corner and walked halfway to the next street. coming to an abrupt and rebellious pause by the entrance to a covered alleyway, of two minds as to his proper course of ac- lion. day I hope to be able to thank you adequately. Good night.” The hansom swept away to a tune of hammering boots, and quiet rested upon the street as Kirkwood turned the nearest corner in an unpleasant temper. puzzled and discontented. It seemed hardly fair that he should have been dragged into so promising an adventure by his ears (so to put it) only to be thus summarily called upon to write “Finis" beneath the incident. “Good night.” the said. them and turned to her so woebezone a countenance that she“ repented of her meruy. "Don’t worry about me. “I’ll walk.” he told the cabby. pay mg him off. She laughed uneasily. “I’m all right now.” 1‘ “I can no nothing moreâ€"sure?” “Nothing. But yenâ€"you make me almost sorry I can’t impose still fur- ther upon your good nature.” “Please don’t hesitate.” “Aren’t you very persistent, Mr. Kirkwood?" Her fingers moved in his. Burning with the reproot. he released "1 mm: - ‘done ”nothingâ€"116th!“ at 1111.? he mumbled.’ disturbed by a and- den unreasonlng alarm for her. She passed quickly to the shelter of the pillared portico. He followed clumsily. 0n the doorstep she turned, offering her hand. He took and re- tained it. ”You are quite sure? Won’t you be- lieve me at your service?" “(Mod night.” she said. “I’m to understand that I’m dis- missed. then '3" he stammered. ruefully. _ She evaded his eyes. "Iâ€"thank you. I have no further need”â€" A ' sate now. ‘ Some ed in the fenced areas and unllvely entries of that poorly lighted block. The hush was something beyond he- lief when one remembered the near- ness of blatant Tottenham Court road. Kirkwood conceived a wholly sense- . less curiosity about the other wayfan- ' er. The man was walking rapidly, l heels ringing with uncouth loudness, cane tapping the flagging at brief in- ! tervals. Both sounds ceased abruptly lus their cause turned in beneath one of the portlcoes. In the emphatic and unnatural quiet that followed Kirk:- wood, stepping more lightly. fancied that another shadow followed the first. nolselessly and with furtlve stealth. But his inferential analysis of this phase of the proceedings was summa- rily abrupted by that identical alarm. Ina tries flu: hm was filled with Be his status what it might. whether servant of the household. its caretaker or a uight‘watchman. the man was 'palpably determined both to get him- self in and Kirkwood out and yet. curious to consider. determined to gain his end without attracting undue at- tention. Kirkwood had expected to near the knocker‘s thunder as soon as the bell failed to give tongue. but it did not sound. although there was a knocker. Kirkwood himself had re- marked that antiquated and rusty bit of ironmongery affixed to the middle panel of the door. And it made him feel sure that something surreptitious and lawless was, in process within those walls; that the confederate with- aut. having failed to prevent a stran- ger from entering. left unemployed a means so certain sure to rouse the oc- cupants. pull was violently agitated. without. however. educing any response from the beli itself. wherever that might be situate. after which. as if in de snair. the outsider again rattled and jerked the knob. And it was done. the transformation accomplished. His inability to refrain from interfering had encompassed his downfall, had changed a peaceable and law abiding alien within- British shores into a busybody. a trespasseir, a mis» deineanam. aâ€"yes. for all he knew to the contrary. in the estimation of the law. 'a burglar. prime candidate for a convict’s stripes. "The devil!” he whispered. “What an ass, what an utter ass, 1 am!" Behind him the knob was rattled urgently to an accompaniment of feet shuttling on the stone. and immediate- ly. it he were to make a logical deduc- tion from the rasping and scraping sound within the door casing, the hell Was this the second shadow he had; seemed to sewâ€"the confederate of him: who had entered No. 9. a sentry to- forestall interruption? If so. the rel- low lacked discretion, though his de- termination that the American should not interfere was undeniable. It was- with an ugly and truculent manner, it more wa rily, that the man closed in. “l knows. You clear bent or"â€" He flung out a hand with the plausi- ble design of grasping Kirkwood by the eoll..r The latter lifted his stick. .-- ’- --- . deflecting the arm and incwtinently landed his other fist forcibly on the tellow's chest. The man reeled back, cursing. Before he could recover Kirk- wood calmly crossed the threshold, closed the door and put his shoulder g to it. In another instant, fumbling in g the darkness. he found the bolts and _: drove them home. He reminded himself thatit was all none of his exalt decided to pass on. and 20 his way mt peace and. im- pulsively swinging about. marched straight away (a: the unclosed door. “ 'Oid ’ard. gamer!” Kirkwood halted on the cry. faitefi mg in indecision. should he take the plunge or withdraw? Synchrononsly he was conscious that a man's figure had detached itself from the shadows beneath the nearest portico and was: drawing nearer, with every indication of haste to intercept him. “’Ere now, guvner. yer mykin’ a- mistyke. You don't live ’ere.” “How do you know?” demanded Kirkwood crisply. tightening his grip- on his stick. Suspicion and alarm set his wits a-tingle. More distinctly he recalled the jarring bang. accompanied by the metallic click of~~the latch. when the girl had shut herself inâ€"and him out; Now, some person or persons had fol. lowed her, neglecting the most obvious precaution of a householder. And why? Why but because the intruders dld not wish the sound of closing robe audible to herâ€"or thoseâ€"‘â€"withln,2-‘ » Approaching No. 9 with iaggard feet. be manufactured a desire to light a cigarette as a cover for his design were he spied upon by unsuspected eyes. cane under arm. hands cupped to shield a vesta’s flame, he stopped di- rectly before the portico; turning his eyes askance to the shadowed door- way. and made a discovery sufliciently startling to hold him spellbcund and incidentally to scorch his gloves before he thought to drop the match. The door of No. 9 stood ajar, a black interval an inch or so in width show- lng between its edge and the jamb. Could it be No. 9 into which they had passed? The American’s heart beat a livelier tempo at the suggestion. If it had not been No. 9â€"he was still too far away to tell-it was certainly one of the dwellings adjacent there- unto. The improbable possibility (but why improbable?) that the girl was being joined by her father or by friends annoyed him with illogical in- tensity. aenoncned into the W mm moving shadow at that distance, brother to blacker shadows that skull:- '7 uyii‘g éénbesr. waxenea t9 Generous ' riot by the msh and clamor of the knocker, and ’Kirkwood stood fully two yardsaway. his heart hammering wildly, his nerves h-jingle. much as it the resounding blows had landed upon ‘ .his own person rather than on stout ; oaken planking. promptly. Also largest Healer in_Beefhides. Shoe k1ns.gtc. Quotations and shipping”: sent rec. 8 FURS He had no choice other than to con tinue. In point of fact. it had been insanity just then to baek out and run the risk of apprehension at the hands of that ubiquitous bobby, who. for at he knew, might be lurking not a dozen yards distant. watchful for just sue! a sequel. Still. Kirkwood hesitated with the best of excuses. Reassuring as he hadvfound the sentinel's extem porized'yarn, proof positive that the, fellow had had no more right to pro hibit a trespass than Kirkwood tc commit one. at the same time he found himself pardonably a prey to emotions of the utmost consternation and alarm' If he feared to leave the house he had no warrant whatever to assume that he would be permitted to remain man: To be continued. “That’ll do for now. You borrow a- pencil and paper and write it down and I’ll read it when I’ve got more time. I never heard the like of it. This ’ouse hasn’t been lived in these two years. Move on. and don’t let me find you round 'ere again. March. I say? There was more of itâ€"mote whining explanations artfully tinctured with abuse, more terse commands to de part. the whole concluding with scrap ing footsteps. diminuenés. and an other perfunctory rattle of the knot as thebobby. having shooed the puta- tive evjldoer off. assured himself that no damage had actually been done Then he. too. departed. satisfied and self righteous. leaving a badly fright. cued but very grateful amateur crim inal to pursue his self appointed area of crime. “Gorblimy. ’ow was I to know? ’Ere’s :1 tot! ’ands me Sixpence fez hopenin’ ’is cab door todye, au‘, sezee, ‘My man.’ ’e sez. ‘ye’ve got :r "ones! fyee. W’y doncher work? sezee “M can I? sez I. "Ere ’m I Bout 01 a job these six months. lookin.’ fez work every dye an’ cam‘t find it; Sme, ‘Come an’ see me this hevenin' at me ’ome, noine. Frognall stryte.’ ’e Ere he“ had tfme to wonder the-rack- et ceased. and from the street filtered volca in aitercation. Listening. Kirk- wood's pulses quickened. and he laugh- ed uncertalnly for pure relief. retreat- ing to the door and putting an ear to a crack. The mponse came in the sunning snarl of the London ne'er-do-wefl. the unemployable rogue whose chief oc- cupation seems to be to march mane mnks of we unemployed on the occa- sion of its annual demonstrations. JOHN HALLAM. 'roaou'ro- “Le' me alone. carntch‘er? Ab‘md‘o 111’ no ’arm. oflicer.” ' “Didn’t you hear me? Step out hem. Ah, that’s better. .\'0 harm eh? Per- haps you’ll explain how there‘s nc harm brenkm' into unoccupied oases? The accents of one speaker were new in- his hearing. stern. crisp. quick with; the spirit of authority which ani- mates that most austere and dignified limb of the law to be encountered the world over, a London bobby. “Now. then. my man. what do you want there? 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