The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-07

I believe, in understanding I 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 | believe
It 10 my pleasure to recognize Mon.
sier lie vicomte des Trebes?"
''Des Trebes. monsieur" The
Trenchman's look Of wonder was be
yond criticism and there was no least
trace Of discontinue to be detected
in his manner. But no. You are
under a mistake. l am merely
French gentleman without title;
Raoul de Hyeres is my name"
"Ah!" said the wanderer. "'Twas
the resemblance misled me. Pardon
monsieur"
Granted. my dear sir. . a.. Des
Trebes? The name has familiar
sound. DO ! not remember reading
somewhere that the Vicomte des
Trebes died last spring? In Tunis
was It? Suddenly, believe"
Us 1t so?" said o'Rourke drily. pos
sibly. The vicomte lived In the man
ner Of those who meet with sudden
deaths"
The subject langulshed. and after o
few more noncommittal observances
De Hyeres wandered off. presumably
in search Of the English girl, to whom
he had been paying assiduous atten
ton.
On closer scrutiny. she had proved
to be remarkably pretty girl; al.
though. in point Of fact. O'Rourke, for
all that he admired her looks i'm.
| mensely, had purposely avoided her.
This he did from motives Of prudence;
he mistrusted the combination formed
by De Hyeres and the girl. The latter
might be all that she looked and claim
ed TO be: a sweet, wholesome and rath.
er 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
list her name stood as Emilia Pyn.
sent. But the adtenturer felt II the
course Of wisdom to deny himself the
pleasure Of her acquaintance, SO long
as she permitted the attentions of the
Frenchman.
Altogether, considering the hot
weather and such self-imposed re
strictions, O'Rourke considered the
voyage hardly success from a social
point Of view. He kept pretty much
to himself and to Danny, and to make
assurance doubly sure he instituted q
new regime with regard to the Poo
of Flame: that Jewel never left his
stateroom. When O'Rourke was or
deck or at meals, Danny sat behind
bolts, aleD and under arms. and vice
versa. BY night they stood regular
watches together the one on guard
while the other slept. Clearly the ad
venturer was determined that no lacl
OF safeguards on his part should agar
deprive him OF the ruby.
But it's no easy matter to avoit
meeting any particular person on 1
ship with a small saloon list, unles.
one Is willing to be purposely rud,
and dlscourteous. For all his war;
ness the Irishman was to carry with
him personal impression OF Mis-,
Pynsent
On the last day OF the passage, to
ward evening, the Poonah raised the
coast of Burmah; by dark she wa.
steaming steadily southwards alonl
the littoral, heading for the delta o.
the Irrawaddy.
A still, bright night with little wind
O'Rourke was not one to resist its al
lure. Four bells saw him lounging a
the rail below the bridge, staring hun
grily over toward the land. II was II
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 o.
the thing, to have its chapter in hi
history closed forever
Far over the water white an,
flashing light lifted up and caught hi
eye, nameless beacon bright agains
the darkness at the base of the Ara
kan hills, guardian of the perils o
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 II
a voice sweet-toned and quiet.
To Be Continued.