The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-13

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will help me teg,i.e the teGiun Wit
society chatter, ne friend" with -
twinkle at the discounted vicomte.
I'm in danger of forgetting ice man
ners. Pardon me, pray, but-but :
trust your nose Is convalescing?"
In high feather with himself.
O'Rourke entertained his companions
with running fire of pleasantries for
the balance Of the darkened hours.
And he touched both more than once
with the rapisrpoint OF his wit and
irony, and had the pleasure of seeing
both squirm in impotent rage They
cut wretched figures, two against one.
yet failures. while he tainted them in
one breath, with the next declared
himself their captive. Toward the end
the reserve which the vicomte i'm
posed upon the Honorable BERTHE was
worn down: the Englishman turned.
with raw nerves upon his tormentor.
you damned asst" he stammered
all but incoherent. You sit there
and-and gloat, damn you! When alf
the time we've got the upper hand"
BE qulet!" interposed the vicomte
Il WON'T" ragged the honorable. He
thinks himself so Internally clevert
What 'dyou say, you Irish braggart, 10
told you you'd never see the Poo
Of Flame again." F,
I'D say" returned O'Rourke, that
you were either lying or fool. IL
either case fool. IT, as ye seem ia
be trying to make me belieye-whfch |
| don't for one instant-ye have sue /
ceeded in stealing the Pool of Flame
I'll hunt the pair Of ye to the ends Of
the earth, II need be-"
He eyed them refectively during O.
moment or two made interesting BY
Glynns desperate attempts to blurt
out indiscretions against the prohibit
ton of the vicomte: something which
the older man enforced crudely by
clapping his hand across the English-
mans mouth, as well as by whisper
ing Eavagely In his ear.
But there'll be no need" continued
the lrtshnau. when Glynn was calm
Let's consider the matter dispassioD-
stely, presupposing that ye have the
stone. Well, what then? Ye dare not
attempt to sell it-'twould result IN
instant detection. IL would nos pay
We to have It secretly cut up into
smaller stones-the loss In value
would be stupendous, the whole not
worth your while, as l say. Ye car
not take the Pool OF Flame don't get
excited: I'm not going to tell 20
where) to claim the reward, for ~
don't know where to 60. Tbs white
elephant It would be on your hands
1T does not seem to strike mon
sieur that there are other ways Of
finding out who offers the reward"
the vicomte suggested icily.
81 can see ye wandering around ash.
ing somebody please to relieve - OF
the Pool of Flame and pay ye com
mission. l wonder how long ye thini
ye'd last. But It's no use trying u
hoodwink me: don't believe one
|, word We say. I'll wait until find ou
the truth before bother meseh will
ye."
Their persistence in limiting tina
they had gained possession OF the
ruby perplexed and discounted him
: He did not believe 1t; twas incon
ceivable yet-he had known strange
things to happen. Still, without
clue to have stumbled upon the sc
} cret, TO have made off with it from
under the very nose of the Governor
\. General, No; It was not reason
r able TO ask him to believe all that.
Nevertheless, when he arrived a
5 Algiers, his anxiety had grown 81
4 overpowering that he called cab an
b. desired to be conveyed post-haste q
. the Palace de la Government.
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