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ILLUSTRATIONS by
ELLSWORTH YOUNG

Faith, tits yourself that has your
courage with We. Mrs. Prynne!
But good night, madam! Your serV,
anti"
Good night, colonel" she said softly,
and as she watched him swing away
laughed lightly and strangely. Later,
still standing outside her door, she
sighed. and an odd light glowed deep
in her eyes OF grayish-green. Signing
again. and with another low laugh
that rang a thought derisive, as
though she were fouting the man
whose service she accepted so gladly,
she turned and vanished within her
stateroom.
AS she did so, the opposite door
that OF an inside stateroom on the
same gangway-was opened cautious.
ly. A turbaned head peered out, its
eyes glancing swiftly up and down the
corridor. Long since, however, the
excited passengers had been reassur-
ed and had returned TO their berths;
the coast was clear.
The lascar stepped noiselessly out,
shut the door without a sound, and
sped swiftly forward: a long. brown
man with an impassive cast of coun-
tenance In which his eyes shone with
a curious light.
AS he swung into the space at the
foot OF the saloon compan.onway, he
collided violently with an understood
and excessively red-headed Irishman,
nearly upsetting the latter, to say
nothing OF a glass of brandy-and-soda
which he was conveying to a certain
stateroom.
'Phwat the divvle, we domned nay
CUR! Pwhy dye o look where we're
going?" demanded Danny with some
heat.
The East Indian backed away. bow
ed profoundly, mumbling something In
articulate, and sprang up the steps.
Danny looked after him, for a moment
hesitant. then put down the tray and
pursued. He caught the flicker of the
lascar's cummerbund as the latter es-
capped to the deck, and himself arrived
at the forward end of the promenade
Just In time to see a white shape dis
appear into the steerage companion
way.
I'D take me OATH" said Danny re-
iectively, 'thot he's the naygur thot
came aboard at Suez. IT'S meself
thot wishes I'd had a betther peep at
the ugly mug av him. I'm thinking
Id betther be after tellin' himself"
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head. relieved by ragged patches OF
gray hair about the temples, apollo
getically into the cabin door.
The top of the day to We, Dravos!'
said O'Rourke loudly, for little Dravos
was partially deaf. And how are the
engines?"
The engineer carefully hitched up
his trousers and regarded the wander
er with temperate geniality.
Good afternoon, Colonel O'Rourke,"
he replied, clipping his words mincing'
ly. Very nicely, thank you"
He shook hands. sat down on the edge
of a berth with the manner of one
who fears he intrudes, and glanced
searchingly at Quick. IF you're go
ing to serve the drinks. cap'n," he
snapped acidly, hump YOURSELF"
He accepted his glass with a dis.
passionate air and drank hastily after
a short nod to the guest, as n who
sacrifices his personal inclinations to
the laws of hospitality. But from his
after-glow OF benevolence, O'Rourke
COuStuucu lHdI thc Oiluh hdu uOI DSSh
unwelcome.
What brings you here" demanded
Quick In a subdued roar
I've a job for ye. If 50 be it ye're
not otherwise engaged-and if We can
do It,"
Quick slipped a huge thigh delight
eddy. Il knew it-could have sworn
to it,"
Can do anything" asserted Dravos
with asperity.
""Tis merely a question of speed"
explained the Irishman. Can We make
Bombay in four days-be the ff-
teenth?"
"Dravos." roared Quick, how much
speed can you get out of those
damned engines?"
Twenty knots" snapped Dravos.
When can you sail?"
Tonight" said Dravos.
If" stipulated Quick, 81 can pick
up a crew in Alden"
TITS settled then"
Well need a bit of money in ad.
vance"
"Ye shall have it, within reason"
Dravos rose and sided towards the
door, a faraway look in his pale eyes.
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XXI.

Lurching drunkenly into the harbor
known locally as Alden Back Bay. the
Panjnab came to anchor.
0'Rourke. from the lower grating of
the steamships accommodation lad
der. signaled to one of the swarm of
lowering dinghys, and waiting for II to
come in. reviewed the anchored ship
ping. gathered tr~ansiently together In
that spot from the four corners OF the
earth, and shook his head responding
ly.
A yellow-haired Somali boatman
shot his little craft In to the grating.
O'Rourke dropped upon the stern-seat
and took the tiller. Post ONCE pier"
he said CURLY. The dinghy shot away
with dipping. dripping oars, while the
Irishman continued to search among
the vessels for anything that seemed
to promise the speed necessary for his
purpose, and failed to discover one.
""Tis hopeless" he conceded bitter
ly as the boat love a ~serpentine wake
In and out among the heaving bulks.
"And. I'm thinking, tbs the O'Rourke
who will presently be sinking back to
confess he Dragged beyond his pow
ers. The fool that We are. Terence.
with your big words and your fine
promises. all empty as your purse!
IT'S out of patience ] am with We en-
tirely!"
Doubtless he made the very picture
of unhappiness.
So, at least, seemed to think a man
lounging In a dilapidated canvas deck.
chair beneath a dirty awning in the
stern of a distant tramp steamer;
who, raking the shoreward-bound with
a pair OF rusty binoculars. had CHANGED
to focus upon O'Rourke.
Looks as II he hadn't a friend In
the world" said the man audibiy.
Looks as II q letter from home with
cash draft 'ud about fill his little BILL"
He grunted in pleased appreciation
Of HIS own subtle wit. A short man
he was, stout. very much at home In
grimy pajamas and nothing else, with
eyes small. blue. informed with twin
king humor and set In a fiorid coun-
tsnance bristlirs with a three days
growth CT grayish beard.
He swung the glasses again upon
O'Rourke. and. HE'LL" he exclaimed.
sitting up with stimulated interest.
We'll by jinks!" said the stout man
Who'd a-thunk itg"
He got up with evident haste and
waddied forward to the bridge. where
he came upon what he evidently need
ed In his business: . huge and bat
tered megaphone. Applying this to
bis Ups and nlung his lungs be BE-
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would be wishing ye Ill. captain. dear.
but. faith. meself's not sorry to hear
that word this day. I'm thinking me
luck is sound. after ALL"
Quick had again vanished. Present
ly o'Rourke heard his mighty voice
booming down an engine-room ventila-
tor. "Dravos, Dravos. you loafer!
Come up and see a strange sight"
He came back. still vibrant with an
elephantine sort of JOY. "ORourke."
he painted. hopping a damp brow with
the sleeve of his jacket. you're a
good sight for sore eyes. Never did
we meet up With you yet but there
camo q run OF luck"
TIA good bearing" said o'Rourke.
amiling.
4 slight little man slipped q bald
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Malone, TO Danny's intense dismay.
O'Rourke took upon himself the du'
ties of first officer under Captain
Quick. The Irishman cared little fol
the sea, knew less OF a first officers
duties; but it was patent that Quick
could not stand every watch. and
O'Rourke was not to be daunted by
any such slight matter as nautical In
experience.
In the knowledge that they were
safely off at last there was poignant
relief to the wanderer, as he stood by
Quick's side, on the bridge, with mid
night imminent and the ship still and
es." the captain announced. by
morning well be far enough out for
you to take hold without spraining the
art Of seamanship. G'dnight."
Thank ye," said O'Rourke. In fact,
he had long been sensible that he wa
very drowsy; the night wind In his
face had something to do with that.
Good night" he returned, and went
down the ladder to the deck.
At its foot he paused, turning curl.
ously; II seemed that surely there
must be some serious trouble afoot In
the crew. The Irishman could see In
the glimmer of the forecastle lantern
a confused blur Of naked, shining,
brown bodies and limbs, apparently
inextricably locked. A scream rams
shrill and there followed the sound OF
a heavy fall.
Overhead, on the bridge, Quick was
roaring himself hoarse, without effect
The sounds Of shutting. of blows,
harsh breathing, stifled cries, contin'
ued. A knot of the contestants swept,
whirling, aft, toward the superstruct'
ure. Something shot singing through
the air; the wind of it famed
O'Rourke's cheek.
With an unconscious, surprised oath
O'Rourke stepped aside, his hand 60
ing toward his revolver. The missile
struck a stanchion, glanced and fell
Gathering into the scuppers. Revolver
in hand, he went forward to the raj
overlooking the struggling rabble on
the deck below. But they seemed in
tent only on their private differences
and Quick's roars were bringing them
to their senses. Gradually the tumult
subsidized, the contestants separating
and Sinking forward to their quarters
1T may have been chance
O'Rourke conceded a bit doubtfully
He swung about and moved aft slow
ly, examining the deck intently. In
moment or two he stopped and picked
up a long, thin-bladed knife, double
edged and keen as a razor The point
was broken, having doubtless beer
snapped off at the moment Of contact
with the deck-house. O'Rourke turned
It over soberly.
Faith, | don't like to think 1t wai
intentional-but me head would have
been split had it come two inches t
the left"
He returned to the bridge. callins
Quick aside. You're armed?"
"Certainly-always armed when In
dealing with these devils. Why?"
O'Rourke showed him the knife
Quick laughed at his theory. Moth
ing in It," he was pleased to believe.
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At the present day physical proof of
the pontif's former o~bscurity. This
proof lies with his two sisters. Lucre-
cha and Teresa, u~nobtrusive peasant
women who have followed the pope
from his humble home.
L~ucrecia, the cook, in particular. Is
keen and critical in the interest of
the pontif. 1t was she whom he
called from Riese when he was first
attacked by the rheumatic ecut that
has proved SO painful and so danger.
Gus during his later years. And IL Is
she. assisted by her sister. Teresa. who
now supervises the pope's meals and
tends him in his illness.
Another interesting figure of the
pope's household Is his brother, An.
gelo Sarto, a humble postman. who
spends what time he may in com.
pany with the pontiff and his sisters.
1t is his brother upon whom the pope
relies for that masculine companion.
saip that Is a part of every mortal.
And these two old men. both hand.
some and with thick, white hair, alike.
and yet not alike. are the closest com.
panions.
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lowed with a right good will, and his
hail. not unlike the roaring Of an
amiable bull, awoke Aden's echoes:
"O-o-Rourke!"
Good morning" murmured the IRISH
man, lifting his head to stare about
him with i~ncredulous curiosity,
Who's that barking at me-"
The pajama'd person continuing to
shout at the top of his voice. by dint
of earnest staring the Irishman event,
ually located the source of the up.
roar. Now who the diyvle might We
be-" he wondered. "Ananias, me
friend'-to the boatman--"row TO the
steamer yonder where the noise comes
from"
Whereupon the stout man, seeing
the boat alter its course. put aside the
megaphone. And again peace brooded
over Alden.
On nearer approach to the tramp.
O'Rourke's smile b~roadened to a
pleased grin, and airily he waved a
hand TO the man with the voice.
Jimmy Quick" he observed with
unfeigned delight. Faith, | begin to
believe that me luck holds. after ALL"
From the bottom step OF the tramp's
ladder he tossed a coin to the boat.
man, then mounted to the deck. In
c~ontinently the stout man fell heavily
upon his neck with symptoms of ex-
treme Joy. A lull succeeding his first
transports, he wiped his eyes. beamed
upon his guest and suggested i%nsinuat-
ingly: Drink
"Brevity's ever the soul of your
wit, captain" said O'Rourke. II will"
And he meekly followed Quick's bare
heels forward to the officers quarters
beneath the bridge.
Having set him in a chair, Quick,
still a-gurgle, wandered off. unearth-
ed a bottle, beamed upon his visitor,
asked a dozen questions in as many
breaths and, without waiting for an
answer, waddled off again to return
with a brace of dripping soda-water
bottles. "Schweppe's," he said, pat
ting their rotund forms tenderly;
land the last In our lockers-all In
your honor, colonel" 2
"So?" commented O'Rourke. Hard
UP, is it? IT'S not the o'Rourke who
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CHAPTER XIII.

The day came out of the East with
a windy swagger; rs Quick had fore
told, a series Of thunderstorms swept
the sea before dawn. so that 1t, like
the sky, seemed newly washed, clean
and brilliant.
O'Rourke relieved Quick at four
bells OF the morning watch and kept
the deck for the remainder of the day,
his meals being brought to him on
the bridge. His duties were simple
enough. requiring little more than a
display of the habit of authority
which sat so well on his broad saour
ders. 1t was no great trick to keep
the crew in order: they went about
their work ~peaceably enough and
showed no signs of desiring to renew
their disputations. Otherwise he had
to keep an eye upon the helmsman
and see that he held the Rance to the
course prescribed by Quick; and that
was nothing difficult to a mar of av-
erage intelligence. Naught but deep
water lay between them and Bombay,
so long as a direct course was shaped
and maintained.
AS the sunlit watches wore out and
nothing untoward took place,
O'Rourke's grim apprehensions dissi-
pated into shadows. He began to be-
lieve with Quick that the affair OF the
winged knife was merely a hapchancs
accident. quite unprecedented.
Below decks. Dravos and Danny
were standing watch-and-watch, with
clockwork regularity, where the for.
mer's beloved engines were justifvinx
his confidence and pride In them ana
clicking off their twenty knots with
out a hitch.
CTO BE CONTINUED
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col. Terence O'Rourke. a military free
lance and something OF a gambler, In his
Motel. Leaning on the balcony he sees a
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
Elevator and passes from sight. AT the
coming table O'Rourke notices two men
watching him. One is the Hon. Berthe
.Siynn, while his companion Is Viscount
pes Trebes, a duelist. The vlscount tells
him the French government has directed
him to O'Rourke as a man who would
undertake q secret mission. At his apart
-nent. O'Rourke, who had agreed 10 a.
dertake the mission, fnds "A mysterious
litter. The viscount arrives, hands a
sealed package TO O'Rourke. who is not
10 open II until on the ocean. 4 pair OF
dainty slippers are seen protruding from
under a doorway curtain. The Irishman
Kinds the owner OF the mysterious feet 10
Dc his wife, Beatrix. from whom he had
reconciled. and opening the letter he finds
that a Rangoon law firm offers him
lDW0 pounds for a Jewel known as the
FOOL OF Flame and left 70 him by a dy-
iHg friend. but now In keeping OF one
NAMED Chambret in Algeria. O'Rourke
tsorsts the nobleman in a duel. The wife
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
10 soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn n the viscount on
board the ship. As he finds Chambret
there Is an attack by bandits and his
Icft the Pool OF Flame with the governor
general. who at sight OF a signet ring
given the colonel will deliver over the
jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
nnds the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment,
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possesaion OF the Jewel by stealing II. In
a duel O'Rourke masters the viscount.
sccures possession OF the Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon. He finds
tire captain to be q smuggier who tries to
steal the jewel. 1t Is finally secured by
the captain and O'Rourke escapes to
land. With the aid OF one Danny and
his sweetheart, O'Rourke recovers the
Pool OF Flame. On board shin once more,
bound for Rangoon, n mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon a lascar
about to attack the lady. who Is n Mrs.
Prynne. and kicks the man into the hold.
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CHAPTER xx.-(continued.l

Her spirit. through her eyes, an
swered his In a flash. Then cooling,
she looked him over from crown to
tie. Weighing him deliberately In the
balance OF her knowledge OF men.
He bore the inspection with equanim.
fty, quite sure OF himself. as was nat
traf In the O'Rourke. Provoked, put
on his mettle, he felt himself irwin.
chile, and showed II In every line of
his pose. She could not have wavered
long; indeed. her decision was quite
manifest. Impulsively she caught his
two hands IN her own.
YES" she cried. II do believe you!
j take you at your word-your gener-
a word. Colonel O'Rourke! / win
trust implicitly in you. You shall get
me to Bombay by the fifteenth"
THE fifteenth?" he echoed thought
fully. This Is the tenth"
The Panjnab is scheduled to ar
rive on the fifteenth. All my plans
depend upon there being no delays"
Five days. 1t shall be
managed. Mrs. Prynne. Bombay by
the fifteenth II shall be. or the
ORourke will have broken his heart!"
She grew thoughtful. you are very
good-I've told you that. l believe
thai you will accomplish what 0
promise. Yet It seems hardly fair TO
saddle you with my cares. my perils.
without informing you OF their ma
ture-"
Madam. tbs not the O'Rourke who
would " be prying into your Sc
crets. Let's not complicate a simple
situation with explanations"
but. colonel, there is one thing
more" He paused. 1T Is a question:"
she continued, "of c~hartering a ship
at Alden. Is 1t not?"
Il sec no other way"
-Then-spare no expense. Colonel
oRourke. Remember that l foot the
bill"
-But-er-"
"or. II you insist, SIR. I pay nothing:
Great Britain pays for both OF u.s."
En-? Yes?" he stammered.
But see. colonel"
He had before then noted indi1fer-
emily that she wore a chain of thin,
fine gold about her neck, its termina-
tion-presumably a locket of some
sort-hidden In the folds OF her cor
sage. Now she quietly pulled this
forth. and displayed her pendant, a
little trinket Of gold. a running grey
hound exquisitely modelled.
Stunned, he stared first at the top,
then at the "Ye mean to say
~" he whispered. doubling.
-cn the Kings service. Colonel
0sRourke!"4
"A Kings courier. madam? You
q woman!"
-And why not?" she demanded
proudly. @The Kings messengers dare
many dangers. IT'S true. But In some
Of them might ne a woman serve bet
Ter than q mani"
True enough. Yet it's unprece-
deDted--at least. VEN admit. most I'M
usual. I begin to understand. That
lascar. for instance?
believe me. Colonel O'Rourke, I'm
~ liberty TO tell you nothing"
Tel me this. at least: would ye
know him II 70 saw him again."
'sTrnthfully, = she said. looking him
~ the eye. Il would not. will a
q other word: I had anticipated his
stack. although ] had never seen hin
before
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"You strike the bargain. Quick" he
said; I'm have a look around the
~engine-room."
"Right-O, Bobby. Yourself
alone, s'pose. O'Rourke?"
And three others. Danny"
Yes, yes"
"And two ladies'; an EngHshwom
an and her maid"
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cHAPTER XXI.

BY nine o'clock the Rance lay with
steam up. ready to weigh anchor.
1t Is M praise to Dravos to state
that his engines were In admirable
condition. Such was their invariabls
state. For an assistant he impressed
Into aervice none othAr ran Danny
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Setting Hans pIsturb.d.

fonkers, N. Y.-Yonkers amateur
poultry fanciers have appealed to the
street commissioner to stop blasting
because 1t disturbs their setting hens.
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Wisdom.

Always think twice before yos
speak once and then be sure that yoc
talk to yourseif.-Puck-
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TO ECZEMA SUFFERERS.

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STOCK PRICES
SHADING OFF

a slight shading of in prices Of
local stocks was noted on the eX-
change this morning, but generally
speaking the tone of all stocks re-
mains firm. Oahu Sugar sold at
2S rs, a drop of is, but holders arc
still demanding the old price. Hawaii.
an Pineapple also lost is, opening at
AZ 5-S and closing strong at A 10.
Curb sales were good, especially in
bonds, of which a number Of issues
were in EVIDENCED. r. & l.. IS,
Waialua 5s, Hilo 1901 6s, Hilo Extern
sion 6s, and Olaa 6s. No exception.
ally large sales were noted, and all
we're at established prices.
A sale Of 800 Paauhau shares at
% IL was reported The last rec
orded sale was 25 cents better than
this.
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JAPANESE Y. M. c. A.
NEGOTIATING EoR HOME

NJ. Matsuzawa, secretary of the
Japanese Y. NJ. c. A., is negotiating
for the lease of the Waikiki cottage
now occupied by S. Sheba, for the use
of the members Of the Association
The cottage is desired as a place
where the young men can go to spend
their Sundays in the water or take
sun baths on the beach, A number OF
the members of the Association work
under conditions detrimental to their
health and the need for place
where they can enjoy outdoor recrea.
ton is such that Secretary Matsu-
zawa is bending every energy toward
securing the funds necessary for Sc.
curing the cottage and furnishing j.
The Peter Roberts system of in
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THE THEATERS
HOLIDAY FUN.

Hoffman had some fun on his holt
day trip and the Juvenile Bostonians
made the most of the occasion last
night. Two of them BACKED up for
the first half of the performance and
provided the humor for an offset to
the serious work of the others.
The second act was nearly all vau-
deville and gave the girls chance
to show what they can do in single
nj mbers. The chorus was better
than has yet been shown and the
work throughout was thoroughly an
preciated.
Patsy Henry and Dode Garfield
supplied the colored humor and the
former made hit with her song my
Deutcher Girl" knock Wood" sung
by Dixie White, also caught on while
Billy O'Neill was heard to advantage
in Haunting Melody" Lois Mason
IL addition to her yodeling won ap.
plause with Whispering Breeze"
Beautiful Lady" in the hands Of
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