River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-05-30
CHAPTER XVI.

At midnight the muezzin in neigh
boring minaret turned his face to the
windswept sky and summoned the
faithful to prayer and meditation.
O'Rourke pulled thoughtfully at his
pipe until the musical, melancholy
wall had been whipped away by the
breath of the khamsin, and there was
silence save for the dull, heavy roar
ing overhead. Then he resumed the
conversation where it had been inter-
rupted.
"And We say ye love the young WON
an, Danny?"
81 do that, yer honor"
"And We would marry herr"
ovid yer honor's consint-Im ready,
sor"
II bless the banns. Ye may have
her on one condition"
"Aw-w?"
1--WE need of We, as I've pointed
out
"Sure, yer honor knows We can count
on me to the last breath in me, sor."
"Then yen come with me to Bur
man?"
do you think, sor, could Shape of
nights, after hearin' from your own
lips what we've been through and sus-
pectin what more ye must go through
with before we've won? Will | be
comm, is ut? Faith, I'll go whether
We want me or not"
"And afterwards We can come back
to Miss Psyche here, or whatever her
name may be-"
"Yiss, yer honor, and thank We kind
ly" Abruptly Danny started
up. They'll be comm now, sor,' he
said in an excited whisper. I'm think
in hear thin Numbering down the
alley"
He turned toward the rear of the
house, and as O'Rourke rose to follow
him, the signal sounded on the metal
door Danny quickened his steps, and
as he disappeared his master slipped
quietly into the shadows beneath the
overhanging gallery. From this point
of seclusion he could hear distinctly
the jar of the bolts as Danny opened
the iron door, followed by his hoarse
whisper: Whist! is ut yersilves,
now?"
Holes voice answered him huskily:
who the hell else would it be? Let
US in, you damn harp"
Tue door creaked upon its hinges;
and was cautiously closed. The bolts
ratified again. Footsteps shuftied
slowly, as of men heavily burdened,
over tho floor of earth. Then, while
O'Rourke gathered himself together,
exultation in his heart, and the fore
taste of revenge sweet in his mouth.
two cloaked figures scuffled into the
courtyard, breathing hard beneath
their burdens of smuggled drug.
Hole promptly dumped his share of
the load down upon the bench and
swung upon Danny. Where's Mic
covie?" he demanded. evidently in as
ugly a mood as he could muster.
where is e? Stop standin' there
and starin' with yer balmy trap open,
yer"
THAT will be about enough" sug-
gessed O'Rourke pleasantly, in a con.
vessational tone. stepping from his
place of concealment. Don't call
names, Hole-ye're too near your God
If We have one, which misdoubt"
In the clear. bright starlight the PTS
tolls in his hands were plainly evident;
and one stared the captain in the eye;
one covered the head of the Pelican's
first officer.
'Ye will not novel" said ORourke
sharply, save and except to put your
hands above your heads. So-don't
delay, Mr.. Dennison; I've never known
me temper to be shorter"
Hole began to splutter excItedly
Save your breath, We whelp!'
O'Rourke counseled him CURLY. "Ye1l
have need of it before I'm done with
ye." He added: Search and dis.
arm them. Danny"
The servant set about his task with
alacrity; It Is safe to say that he left
not so much as match in the pocket
of either While he was about It.
Hole. with his eyes steadily fixed upon
ah3 nIwavering Uuzzles of o'Rourke'a