The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-19
CHAPTER xxx.

proving entirely uneventful; and
OHourke was forced to the conclusion
nat. II Monsieur de Hyeres we're real
y the vicomte des Trebes, he was
strangely content to play waiting
game.
The lrishman, however, had known
stranger things than that one man
should seem the counterpart Of an
other. And by nothing more than
this questionable accident Of resem-
blance did De Hyeres give him reason
70 believe him anything but what he
cliamed to be. The mans demeanOr
was consistently discreet and self
contained; he moved about the ship
openly and without any apparent at
tempt to pry upon the doings Of the
adventurer, whom he fell into the
easy ship-board way Of greeting ami.
ably but coolly. Only in one instance,
indeed. did they exchange more than
but courteous salutations, and then
rs Hyeres himself seemed to seek
the interyiew. approaching O'Rourke
directly. FIJI W1a11.zz
Was at night. when o'Rourks
Occupied a chair on the leeward side
OF the saloon deck, consuming z medi'
tatiye after.dinner cigar. De Hyeres
stopped out Of the compantonway.
Glanced swiftly this way and that, and
sauntered toward the Irishman with
~ pnlighted cigarette held conspicu-
cc.iy Between bis hn9sss: ,A.s.-..
,1phourke likewise surveyed bis sur,
sssudings in two brief s1ancSs: and
WS3 contented to find that they were
atone, or - much alone a. two can b
upon q steamship. For they were,
after all, we'll matched; and one Of
chem he knew to be armed. Shiftine
N his chair 20 that his revolver lay
convenient to his hand, a. De Hyeres
aDpfoached the Irishman removed his
clgAr from between his teeth, Kicked
away An inch Of ash and silently prof
1ersd It in the prescribed fashion.
The Frenchman accepted the cour'
aesy with bow. applied the fire to bis
clgarette, inhaled deeply and returned
4he cigar with . formal phrase Of
thanks. He fingered for . moment
p3A,ng and gazing OF over the black
etaflit expanse Of the Bay Of Bengal
Ssnely to it, dim and far horizon. then
observed quietly: II am not mistaken
4 Deneve, m unuerBIanoing ! have the
donor to address Monsieur lie Colone:
.ORourke, Chevalier Of the Legion OF
Woaour?"
you are not mistaken, monsieur
Ssturned O'Rourke pleasantly. then
with the directness which he some
times found useful. watching the man
closely 90 he spoke: "And l believe
1t IN my pleasure to recognize Mon
oisr lie Vicomte des Trebes?"
"Des Trebes, monsieur" The
iGreuchman's look of wonder was be
syond criticism and there was no least
trace Of discontinue to be detected
An his manner. But no. You are
under q mistake. am merely .
tFrench gentleman without a title;
iRseyl de Hyeres is my name"
y "Ah!" said the wanderer "'Twas
4f1be resemblance misled me. Pardon.
monsieur." .sassk
k"Granted my dear SIR. -. Des
yTreoes? The name has familiar
sound. DO ! not remember reading
somewhere that the Vicomte des
;Trebes died last spring? In Tunis'
kwas It! Suddenly, believe"
us It SOL" said O'Rourke drily. POS
sibly. The vicomte lived In the man.
jner Of those who meet with sudden
deaths"
The subject langulshed. and after =
(ew more noncommittal observances
de Hyeres wandered of. presumably
In search of the English girl. to whom
me had been paying assiduous atten'
tton.
On closer scrutiny. she had proved
10 be remarkably pretty girl; al
though, in point of fact. ORourke, for
Iall that he admired her looks i'm.
Intensely, had pu-posely avoided her
This he did from motives OF prudence;
he mistrusted the com bination formed
lby De Hyeres and the girl. The latter
might be all that she looked and claim
ed to be: sweet, wholesome and rath-
Ier ingenious young Englishwoman, an
orphan, resident In Rangoon In the
household of an uncle. to whom she
was returning after visit with
friends in Simla. On the passenger
1ist her name stood as Emilia Pyn
hsut. But the sdvsnturer felt It the
course Of wisdom to deny himself the
pleasure Of her acquaintance, SO LONG
~ she permitted tbs attentions Of the
Vssnchuan.
= -
Altogst considering the ho'
weather and such sslf.impossd ~
slrictions. ORourks considered the
vsyaes hssdiy . success from . socia
point Of view. He kept pretty much
20 himself and 70 Danny. and 70 MAXI
naswance Aoubly sure hs instituted Z
psw regime With regard to the Poo
Of vians: that Jewel never left III
slalsrssA XAAR QRsWks W. n