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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15

O'Rourke was not one to resist It's 81
lure. Four bells saw him lounging at
the rail below the bridge, staring hun
grily over toward the land. 1t was in
his mind that another twelve hours
or so would see him relieved of his
trust; and as the time drew nigh i'm.
patience burned holly within him; he
had become full weary of the Pool of
Flame and was anxious to be free of
history closed forever.
Far over the water white and
flashing light lifted up and caught his
eye, nameless beacon bright against
the darkness at the base of the Ara
kan hills, guardian of the perils Of
those shallow seas. And simultane-
ously he became conscious of a pres
ence at his elbow; as he turned sharp
ly the English girl addressed him in
a voice sweet-toned and quiet.
what is that light, if you please,
Colonel ORourke?"
Faith, that l can't say, Miss Pyn-
SENT
Her eyes flashed a laugh upon him
in the gloom. "Then you know my
name?"
Even as yourself knew mine.
'Twould be strange otherwise, with
our ships company so small
But l" she returned animated, lam
such an insignificant person-while
you are the Colonel O'Rourke."
Eye do me an honor I'm not deserv-
ing, Miss Pynsent, but tits proud l
am entirely that humble soldier Of
fortune should be known to We be
reputation"
"Oh I've grown quite weary of your
fame, Colonel O'Rourke," she coun-
tered with a trace of laughing impu-
dence. Hardly anything has inter
ested Monsieur De Hyeres, these past
few days, save anecdotes of your ex-
ploits."
"'Tis kind Of him, to be sure.
must cultivate his acquaintance and
learn from him to know meself,
see."
If she detected the irony she over
looked or failed to understand it.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
CHAPTER xxx.

AS time went on, however, if his un-
easiness were not sensibly dimin-
1shed, nothing happened, the voyage
proving entirely uneventful: and
O'Rourke was forced to the conclusion
that, if Monsieur de Hyeres were real
~ the Vicomte DIES Trebes, he was
strangely content to play waiting
game.
The Irishman, 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
to believe him anything but what he
claimed 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
De Hyeres himself seemed to seek
the interview, approaching O'Rourke
directly.
This was at night, when O'Rourke
occupied a chair on the leeward side
of the saloon deck, consuming medi-
tative after-dinner cigar. De Hyeres
stepped out of the companionway,
glanced swiftly this way and that, and
%4x ,sI Tr>ic UNTIL
an unlighted cigarette held conspicu-
ously between his fingers.
O'Rourke likewise surveyed his sur
roundings in two brief glances: and
was contented to find that they were
alone, or as much alone as two can be
upon a steamship. For they were,
after all, w,Hll matched; and one of
them he knew to be armed. Shifting
in his chair so that his revolver lay
convenient to his hand, as De Hyeres
approached the Irishman removed his
cigar from between his teeth, fiicked
away an inch of ash and silently prof.
fered it in the prescribed fashion.
The Frenchman accepted the cour.
tesy with bow, applied the fire to his
cigarette inhaled deeply and returned
the cigar with formal phrase of
thanks. He fingered for moment,
putting and gazing off over the black.
starlit expanse of the Bay of Bengal,
lonely to it's dim and far horizon, then
observed quietly: 81 am not mistaken,
r believe in understanding have the
honor to address Monsieur lie Colonel
O'Rourke. Chevalier of the Legion of
Honour
You are not mistaken, monsieur"
returned O'Rourke pleasantly, then
with the directness which he some
times found useful. watching the man
closely as he spoke: "And l believe
it is my pleasure to recognize Mon
nicr lie Nicomte DIES Trebes?"
DC Tretes, monsieur" The
i','rrl n,an's look ri wonder was be-
ycl41 criticism s.:ld there was no least
tr9' c II discontinue to be detected
IL ~, manner. But no. You are
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15

He's very entertaining" she COM
mented, pleasantly. But then most
F'renchmen are, don't you think? l
hope to see much Of him in Rangoon -
$50 he's landing there. too?''
O'Rourke filled in the pause.
II believe so. And you, Colonel
O'Rourke?"
II may have to wait over until the
next steamer" he admitted warily.
Il sympathise heartily with your
disgust at the prospect" laughed the
girl.
Eth? And why? IT'S land of fair
repute for climate and beauty.
"Ah, but live in Burmah, you see
and so have come to know it far toe
we'll. But that's the way with all ex
patriates, isn't ito hate their homes
so far from homer"
Must We endure it, then. Miss Pyn
sent?"
IAN orphan has little choice. II
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
CHAPTER Xxx.

Toward the close of the following
day the Poonah dropped anchor in the
river roadstead off Rangoon; and with
in the ensuing hour her passengers
had deserted her, De Hyeres and Miss
Pynsent in their van, O'Rourke among
the last to leave. And nothing him
dered him, not the least hitch delayed
his Decentralization. 1t was curious,
it was incredible, it was disturbing.
He took away with him no ease of
mind whatever.
There were tikkagharries waiting,
and without breath's delay the ad-
venturer and his servant climbed into
the nearest and desired to be con-
veyed to the offices of Messrs. Sec
retan and Sypher. The vehicle whirled
them swiftly away and into the main
travelled way of Rangoon. Mogul
street.
In front of structure of stone and
iron so palpably an office building
that it might have been transplanted
to the Strand without exciting COM
ment-save for the spotless cleanli-
ness of it-their tikkagharry drew up
The gharriwallah indicated the Of
'l:ces of Messrs. Secretan and Sypher,
one flight up-and named his fare.
O'Rourke paid him and alighted, with
Danny at his heels and his heart try,
ing to choke him. The hour of full
filment was at hand-and all was
we'll! He who had faced death in a
hundred shapes If terror, unflinching
found himself in a tlutter of nerves
that would have disgraced school
girl
He lodged into the building, took
the steps three at a stride and
suddenly found himself in the pres
ence of, more than that, closeted with
the man to meet whom he had crossed
half the world at peril of his life:
Mr.. Lansdowne Sypher.
Colonel O'Rourke?" Sypher's man
ner was very cordial. I'm glad to see
you. You are within your time, yet
had begun to despair of you. BIZ
seated" He indicated a chair beside
his desk. "And permit me; you O
all men will appreciate the precau
ton"
He laughed and went to the win
dows, adjusting the wooden shades ir
such manner that the light was
tempered and no portion of the room
could be visible to anyone spying
from window in one of the adjacen
buildings. The he turned and smiled
cheerfully at the stupefied adventurer
have it here" said O'Rourke; "saft
be the mercy of several highly poten
tial saints!" He laughed uneasily
fumbling in his breast pocket. There
it is" said he, tossing the stone in it
channels covering upon the solicitor:
desk.
Sypher himself betrayed some evi
dences of nervousness as he sat for
ward and lifted the case by it's leath
ern thongs. He let it dangle before
him for an instant, watching it with ;
curious, speculative smile.
WELL" he said, really !!
And after pause; II congratulate
you, Colonel O'Rourke. And l admir-
you immensely. You see
when this commission was offered us
considered seriously the project O
going in search of YOU in person an
bringing the stone back to Rangoo
myself. But then-although I'm no
really timorous mani knew tn
circumstances so well-I feared
should never reach Rangoon alive
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
CHAPTER XXI.

Back in his statcroom on the roo
nah, O'Rourke threw himself into the
lower berth and lay there, a forearm
flung across his eyes, thinking ex-
citedly, disturbed by formiess fore
bodings.
Beside him Danny was packing in
dustriously, with now and again
pause during which he would stand
reflective, his gaze fixed upon his en-
ployer's face, little puzzled and per
picked
The Poonah was pausing overnight
to discharge and take aboard chrgo;
for this reason O'Rourke in his haste
to get ashore had not delayed to take
his luggage with him. On
deck, fore and aft donkey engines
were putting and chugging and chain
tackles rafting as they lifted freight
to and from the hold and the lighters
alongside.
Abruptly, without moving, O'Rourhe
spoke. III want evening clothes,
Danny" said he "'1is dining | asn
tonight with Mr.. Straker and bis
niece, Miss Pynsent who cams with lis
from Diamond Harbor. Twill save a
bit of bother 10 dress before | go
ashorer"
"Aw-w," said Danny, assimilating.
=. "And the MISUSE" he said
suddenly. some minutes later. "M'ar-
in Madam O'Rourke, sor. Did We get
no word from her?"
For what else would be driving
to every hotel in the town after leav'
ing Mr.. Sypher, Danny, but to inquire
for her? She's rot here; but she'll
come, be sure. She's still got reveral
days-three or four-in which 70 keep
our tryst. IT'S discontinued l am not
to find her waiting for me, but I'm
satisfied entirely she'll keep faith"
And" insisted Danny efAserly-
'beggin' yer honor's pardon-bat what
will We have to tell her, sor?"
O'Rourke sat up. Have to tell
her? What dye mean?"
Il mean, sor, I'm dyin' w1d the wish
to know how ut's all turned out.
Phase, yer honor won't We be tellin'
me? Is ut-is ut all right?"
BLESS your heart, Danny!" laughed
O'Rourke, "'Tis so dazed I've been
that I never thought to tell ye-think
ing all the time that We knew. IT'S
all right, indeed, me boy. The Pool OF
Flames in Mr.. Sypher's keeping and
the moneys in mine-in the bank
Danny, payable to me order. Think Of
it--one hundred thousand pounds o!
real money. and all me own. TITS
ridiculous, it's absurd. 'Tis mesel
hardly credits the truth of 1t all; We
was there-saw the man, gave hin
the jewel, went to the bank with hin
and for the space of five minutes sa
at a table with all that money befor'
me, counting it over, bill by bill. .
square hundred of them, each for ;
thousand pounds, guaranteed by thu
Bank of England! Think o
that-all that belonging to me-to me
O'Rourke!
Thank God!" breathed Danny de
votedly. But did We Farm nothin
about the stone?"
Little enough, Danny-only a par
of the meaning of the whole divilisl
business; the rest I'm to know to
night. Mr.. Sypher II be tellin' M
after We've dined: he wants to hea
me own end of the story. too"
CTO BE CCNTINUED.)
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15

seems my kismet to abide in Rangoon
forever and a day. You see, my only
living relative is an uncle, Mr.. Lans-
downe Sypher, and he's got no one
else to keep house for him.
"Lansdowne Sypher J"
The ejaculation sprang to O'Rourke's
lips before he could restrain it.
Eyes. Do you know him? He's the
junior you know, of the firm of Sec
retain and Sypher."
Solicitors, are they not? .
No; it's me misfortune not to know
your uncle. But the name of his firm
I've heard"
The genial nature of the Irishman,
which had insensibly warmed to the
girls charm, withdrew abruptly, tor
toise-like, into shell of reserve. The
element of coincidence had again en-
learned bitter lesson from experience
to distrust coincidence on general
principles. "There's naught so com
mon in life as condolences" he phil
osophised, "and be the same token
naught so dangerous.
For which reason he invented an
early excuse to terminate the CONVEX.
sation, and ungallantly withdrew to the
seclusion of his stateroom, where he
passed night that seemed intermina.
BILE; for he lay long in a wakeful pan
ic of imagination, scheming out hun
dred stratgems whereby he might con
fuse as many possible attempts to pre-
vent the due and safe delivery of the
Pool of Flame into the hands of Mr.
Lansdowne Sypher.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
Their Feeling.

"Well, old sport, how do you feel?
I've just eaten a bowl of ox-tail soup
and feel bully"
give just eaten plate of hash and
feel like everything. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15

Paxtine Antiseptic sprayed into the
nasal passages is a surprisingly sue
cessful remedy for catarrh. At drug
gists, Csc box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston, Mass.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
A Year Hence.

Miss Dinningham-Ma do you
think papa knows Harold Is going to
call for me in his aeroplane?
Mamma-O, / think SO, dear. He's
been hanging around the skylight with
q club all the afternoon.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
Coles CarhOlisaly

Relieves and cures itching, torturing dis.
eases Of the skin and mucous membrane.
A superior Pile Cure. Is and SO cents, By
druggists. For free sample write to ]. w.
Cole T. Co., Black River Falls, Wis.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
Too Sleenv

Physician-What can l do for you?
Patient-My foot gets asleep often
and / want something to give it in
somnia.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15
A Puzzle

Birds of a feather flock together"
"How about a rooster and crown"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-08-15

A smooth man is liable to be slip
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
MERCURY DROPS LOWER.
Fifteen Degrees Below Zero Recorded
This Morning in Houghton.

Fifteen Degrees Below Zero Recorded
This Morning in Houshton.
The temperature at HOughton this
morning dropped 70 a still lower point,
thermometers at the local weather sta
ton at o'clock indicating fourteen de-
grees below zero. while an hour or SO
earlier fifteen degrees was registered.
In various places on Portage Lake
much lower temperatures are report
ed. II having been twenty-five degrees
below at the York green houses In Rip
ley early this morning In consequence
Of the cold snap plumbers have been
kept busy. many instances Of frozen
and bursted water pipes being re-
ported.
The streets OF Houghton have been
kept cleared through the efforts Of the
street department directed by Chief
Voetsch of the police and fire depart
ment during the absence Of Superin-
tendent Gibson. Street cars have
been slightly delayed by the snow, run
ming about fifteen minutes late, and all
incoming trains have been consider
ably behind time, both the ST Paul
and Northwestern trains for the cop
per country failing 10 reach here yes
terday and special trains being made
mp here 10 connect with them.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
HoUGHToN aREvITIES
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The children's story hour at the pub
lie library today is -inscharge OF Miss
elsie Erickson.
Rev. J. T.. Curzon. OF Chicago, for
merly rector of Trinity church. Hough-
ton. is visiting In the copper coun-
try.
The banks Of Hancock in Common
with those of other towns of the coun-
~ will hold their annual elections of
directors for the coming year on Tues
day next. January %
The case brought against George
Kerlan of Hancock, charged with a
statutory offense. was dismissed yes
terday morning by Justtce Turnkey on
motion of the prosecuting attorney, the
defendant paying the costs and making
a satisfactory settlement.
Judge y. II. O'Brien and Court STEM
ographer Ingram have returned from
Baraga county, where they conclude,
the January term OF court on Thurs.
day
The rumor which was current In
IIoughton this week to the effect that
John C. Mann. proprietor OF the Doug
las House, is to leave Houghton TO be-
come manager of the Great Northern
Hotel OF Chicago, Is denied by Mr.
Mann in a special wire from Chicago.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
Artist and Counterfeiter.

There used to be an old German
counterfeiter in this country who was
veritable wonder with the brush and
pen. This man literally painted pic
lures of twenty dollar notes which
were works OF art. He used no tools
except his pens and brushes, and it
took him week to do the portrait OF
n banknote. He figured that his
handicap was worth about SO day
and worked under the idea that the
world owned him a fair living and
should not object IL his talent led him
toward portrait painting, with twenty
dollar bills for models. Even Jail
terms failed to impress him seriously
with his wrongdoing. A collector OF
curios once offered $500 for one of his
specimens of bin portraiture, and the
value OF some others was said to be
even greater, so marvellous was the
delicacy of his brush work.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06

really, I must ask you to come along
now: I've no time to spare"
IL have met Absurdity In my time
and hobnobbed with him. said Anna
at length. "but / never heard anything
so absurd as that. Could you really
fancy. Robert Granger, that ] should
go with you-nowf"
IL she had burst upon him win
storm of words, anger, injured virtue,
reproach, he might have known what
10 do. But this, This naughty, fine
disdain! 1t made even tim realize his
own depravity.
"For moment just now" she said,
''your weakness overcame me. was
going to-God knows what l was gong
TO do. Then you offered to buy me,
my sympathy, as though l were
thing to be bargained for, along with
your Rose Fanchon. And as though
that were not enough, you tried 10
barter your children's mothers honor.
You knew that every drop of my blood,
every throb OF my heart, was in either
your own or the children's keeping.
You knew IT. And yet, oh. what sort
of thing are you to be made in Gods
imagey"
Granger sank on his knees, catch
Ing at her hand. With the loss OF his
game went also the loss Of his nerve.
Forgive, Anna" he cried, forgive,
and come with me now"
But coldly, contemptuously, she babe
him rise. I've put you out Of my
life," she said.
Driven into a corner like a rat, all
his despicable cruelty came out. He
started as though to spring upon his
wife, and Mrs. Mason screamed.
you'll testify against me, will your
he sneered Testify against your
husband for a stranger? No magnify
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
TIE END.
He Was No Shirk.

In an Illinois town you can find on
the map the fire department has an
excellent record for conscientiousness
and devotion to duty. One night the
church bell rang out clearly an alarm
with the code taps that indicated fire
north of square,
In an instant response the fire de-
partment jumped on his horse and
galloped to the rescue. He had not
gone far when second alarm an
nounced a second fire, this time to the
south. An anxious citizen speeding
toward his south side property called
out to the passing marshal:
"Ii, Jake! You're headed the wrong
way! There's big blaze at Gren-
ing's."
The fireman was no shlrk. "Keep
1t a-goin, Ed" he shouted. "rll be
over in less ZEN ten minutesr-Every-
body's Magazine.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
NEW BOOKS AT LIBRARY.

A number Of bound volumes Of
magazines and several new books con-
sisting of stories for children. bio
graphy and historical works. have re-
Gently been added to the shelves Of
the Houghton public library and are
now ready for the use OF the public.
as follows: Rhyming Ring. Garnet; BIZ
BILE Stories. Dawes; Graded Classics,
Norvel; Riverside readers, NansiclIle;
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Woodbury.;
Whittier. by Parry; Lille of Napoleon,
Ida NJ. Tarbell; David Farragut. by
Spears; Sea Power, Mann; Domestic
Arts in Womens Education, Cooley;
International Reunions. Reinach
Readings on American state Govern
ments, Reinach; Horace Greeley. Linn.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
MacauIay,s Torrent Of TAX.

"Macaulay improves! Macaulay i'm
provost" Sydney Smith remarked one
day. II have observed In him of late
flashes of-silence." The "sonorous vi
vacity" of this enormous talker nettled
Smith, who found 1t impossible often
to voice his own wit and wisdom. II
wish could write poetry like you." he
complained to friend. IL would write
an Inferno and / would put Macau-
lay among number of disputants and
gag him"
Another contemporary described Ma
caulay as stopping all over on every
subject and standing in the slops."
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
lIST!COMPIItD.OF THE
MOTOR BOATS OF DISTRICT
ABOUT TO IN PORTAGE LAKE
AND KEwEENAW BAY.
List Secured by Thomas Coushlin, Lo-
cal Customs inspector.

A list OF the motor boats a the dis
trlct comprising Porfa-e Lake, Re
weeDaw Bay. Torch IHsp ani The wa
tiers adjacent 20 the Keweanlw penln-
sula has been secured by Thomas
Coughlln Of Hancock. the local inspec-
tor of customs, and by him viii be for
warded 70 the customs bureau OF the
treasurv department Instructions
were received a few months ago from
the customs department FOR the COM
pilation Of such list, and inquiries
were sent out 20 ascertain the name
size. location and owner Of every boat
in the district. Practically every own
or If a gasoline propelled craft Of any
description has complied With the re-
quest for information and the taoulat-
ed list prepared by Mr.. Coughlln
shows a total Of 10 boats owned in.
Houghton. Hancock. Dollar Bay, Lake
Linden. Hubbell, Jacobsville. GAY
T.auriu-n. Calumet and other points.
Ninety OF these are In Portage Lake
and Keweenaw Bay, and seventy-hVe
or thereabout are located at Houghton
and Hancock. the number being pretty
nearly divided between the two towns.
They range I'm size from sixteen TO Tor
ty feet. the majority being between
twenty and thirty feet in length. The
report OF the boats on Torch Lake
was made Independently Of that Sc
cured by Mr.. Coughlin but the number
there together with those in the list
secured bv Mr.. Coughlin brings the
total TO about 40.
Il Is surmised that the object OF
the customs department in having the
list compiled is 10 enable the depart
ment 20 exercise a closer supervision
over boats OF this class, in order tina;
a more rigid enforcement Of the ma
rine regulation may be compelled. A
large number Of accidents occurred IN
various places throughout the country
last summer 20 motor boats, resulting
I'm many instances from ignorance on
the part Of those operating the boats
Of the marine rules. or carelessness in
handling boats, and II is thought that
the department will take such steps
AZ may tend TO minimize such acci-
dents in the future
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-06
NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE.
Copper Range Road Announces New
Time Card For Winter.

According 10 the new time schedule
which goes in effect at midnight to-
night, the 81. Paul train which for
mcrly left Chicago at 10 o'clock D. m,
and arrived at Houghton at 12:4O on
the following day. win leave at $40
and arrive at Houghton at l2:10. The
train will leave Houghton at ago in
stead Of 4 o'clock.
The new Copper Range schedule
provides that the train for Ontonagon
will hereafter leave Houghton at a.
ma. instead Of $3.50 and will arrive at
Houghton at 1880 instead of 7:1O p. m.
The train bound FOR Painesdalc Will
leave at 9:35 instead of 1910 "a. IN.
The change in the schedule OF the
81 Paul also affects that train on the
South Shore. which will now arrive in
Houghton at l1:45 instead Of 1920. II
viii leave at the same time.