The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-12-21

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So This Was What Had Been Set to
Spy Upon Him.
and the young mans progress. So this
was what had been set to spy upon
him!
Good evening to ye," he said cold
ly, fixing the Honorable Mr.. Glynn
with an interrogative eye that served
to deepen his embarrassment and con.
sternation. II trust 1 didn't hurt ye,
Mr.. Glynn."
"Oh, no-not at ALL" stammered the
Englishman. mot In the least. No"
He looked right and left OF
O'Rourke for way round him, found
himself with no choice but to retreat,
and lost his presence of mind com.
pietely. IL say" he continued des.
perately, Il say. have you a match?"
Possibly" conceded O'Rourke.
But I've yet to meet him. OF this
We may feel sure, however: if I have,
tits neither yourself nor Des Trebes.
Now run along and figure it out for
yourself-what I'm meaning. Good.
night"
He brushed past the man, leaving
him astare in sudden pallor, and went
his way, more than a little disguised
with himself for his lack Of discre.
ton. AS matters turned out, however,
he had little to reproach himself with;
for his outbreak served to keep young
Glynn at a respectful distance
throughout the remainder of the voy.
age. They met but once more, and
on that occasion the Englishman be.
.haved himself admirably according to
the tenets of his caste-met O'Rourke's
challenging gaze without flicker Of
recognition, looked him up and down
calmly with the deadly ennuied air
peculiar to the underdone British
youth of family and social position,
and wandered calmly away.
O'Rourke watched him out of sight,
a smile of appreciation curving his
lips and tempering the perturbed and
dangerous light in his eyes. There's
stuff in the lad, after ALL" he con-
coded without grudge, IF he can
carry a situation off like that I'm
doubling not at all that something
might be whipped out of him, If he
weren't what he's made himself-a
slave to whisky"
For all of which appreciation, how
ever, he soon wearied Of Mr.. Glynn.
During the first day ashore it was not
so bad; there was something amusing
In being so openly logged by we'll
set-up young Englishman who had
quite ceased to disguise his interest.
But after that his shadowy surveillance
proved somewhat distracting to man
busy with important affairs. And to-
ward evening of the second day
O'Rourke lost patience.
All day long in the sun, without
respite he had knocked about from pill
lar to post of Algiers, seeking news of
Chambret; and not until the eleventh
hour had he secured the information
he needed. Then, hurrying back to
his hotel, he made arrangements to
have his luggage cared for during an
absence of indeterminate duration,
hastily crammed a few indispensables
into a kit box, and having dispatched
that to the railway terminal, sought
the restaurant for an early meal.
In the act of consuming his soup he
became aware that the Honorable
Rertie, in a dinner coat and state of
fdgets, had wandered down the outer
corridor, passed ct the restaurant door
and espied his quarry. The fact that
O'Rourke was dining with one eye
on the clock and in a dust-proof, dust
colored suit Of drill, was enough to
disturb seriously the polse of the Eng.
ashman.
Evaporation stirred In O'Rourke
He eyed the young man rather morose.
ly throughout the balance Of his meal,
q purpose forming In his mind and
attaining the stature Of definite plan
of action without opposition from the
dictates of prudence. And at length
swallowing his coffee and feeling his
servitor, he rose, crossed the room
with a firm tread, and came to full
stop at the Honorable Mr.. Glynn's ia.
BILE.
Momentarily he held his tongue,
staring down at the young man while
drumming on the marble with the fin
gers of one hand. Then Glynn, glanc-
ing up in a state Of somewhat panic
stricken inquiry which strove vainly
to seem insouciant, met the level
stare of the adventurer and noticed
the tense lines of his lips.
IL say" he foundered, whats
the matter with you, anyway? Can't
you leave me a-lone?"
I've been thinking" said O'Rourks
crisply, disregarding the Others re-
mark entirely. that 1t might bs Of In
tsrest to 70 to save 70 : BIT Of bother
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