Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-19

dangerous light in his eyes. There's
stuff in the lad, after ALL he con.
ceded without a grudge, eff he can
carry situation off like that. I'm
doubling not at all that something
1 might be whipped out of him, II 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 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
BERTHE. in dinner coat and state Of
fidgets, had wandered down the outer
corridor, passed at the restaurant door
and espied his quarry. The fact that
O'Rourke was dining with one eye
on the clock and in a dust-proot, dust
colored suit of drill, was enough to
disturb seriously the poise OF the Eng
lishman.
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 a definite plan
Of action without opposition from the
dictates of prudence. And at length
swallowing his coffee and feeling his
seryitor, he rose, crossed the room
with a firm tread and came to a 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 I'D in a state Of somewhat panic
stricken inquiry which stroye vainly
to seem insouciant, met the level
stare OF the adventurer and noticed
the tense lines of his lips.
81 say he foundered, whats
the matter with you, anyway? Cant
you leave me a-lone?'
give been thinking" said O'Rourke
crisply, disregarding the others re-
| mark entirely, that it might be OF in
terest to We to save We bit Of bother
alton to know that I'm going up to
Biskra by tonight's train. 1t leaves in
ten minutes, so I'll have to forego the
| pleasure of your society on the trip"
Glynn got a grip on himself and
| pulled together the elements Of his
manhood. He managed to infuse blank
| insolence into his stare, and said
"Ow?" with that singularly maddening
! infection of which the Englishman
alone is master; as who should say:
| "Why the dooce d'you annoy me with
your bally plans?"
Don't believe I know you, do IL
| he drawled.
81 don't believe We do, me lad"
Cant say ! wish to very badly,
! either"
81 believe that" O'Rourke chuckled
| grimly.
The meaning in his tone sent the
blood into the young mans face,
fiery flood of resentment.
ooh. I'm not afraid of you, y'know,"
he said, bristling. "Of course you're
not going to Biskra, or you wouldn't
tell me so. But IL you do, shall make
1t my business TO find out and follow
by the next train-bringing Des
| Trebes with me-"
ooh, will We so? Ye mean to warn
me he's In Algeria. too?"
His boats due now; I'm expecting
him at any moment, if you wish to
know" O'Rourke's smiling contempt
was angering the young man and rem
dering him reckless. You'll be glad
to know you've made dem ass OF
yourself-if, you really are going to
Biskra"
praise from Sir Hubert"
ooh, don't you think l mind giving
you twelve-hour start: you won't
gain anything by it. I'see | know
where you're going. and | know it's
not there. If you'll take fools ad-
vice, you'll turn back now. You'll
come back empty-handed anyway |
don't mind telling you that We mean
to have that ruby, Des Trebes and l,
and we know where it is. You're only
taking needless trouble by Interior
| jDp"