Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-03-06
Danny would help.

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that he spent in Greece. Draw do~n
the corners of his wide, mobile mouth,
stir up the devils In his eyes undl
they flicker and fash their resentment.
place pucker between the brows q
his habitually serene and unwrinkleH
forehead; and there you have hin
who sat beside the little table in TIP
purple of the Zappeion, with head
barred to the cool Of the evening
breeze, alternately puffli:g at a me-
diocre cigar AID slipping black co9ea
from the deni-tasse at mis- elbow.
Now just as the sun was siraing be-
hind the mountains and iJ?,nettus WIS.,
clothing Il long slopes in vague viosF
light of mystery and enchantment (f0r
this view alone O'Rourke took himseh
to the Zappeion daily the IrishmanS
somber meditations were interrupted.
"Phew! 'Otter'n the seven brass
'inges of 'ell!" remarked a cheerful
voice, not two feet from his ear.
O'Rourke turned with an imper-
ceptlble start-he was not easily sta
tied. "True for ye," he assented, tax
ing stock of him who, with his weath-
er-wise remark for an introduction.
calmly possessed himself Of the va
cant chair at the other side~of tho
table and grinned a rubicund grn
across it.
He showed himself man in statuse
NJ whit inferior to the Irishman, Is
to height; and perhaps he was q
stone the heavier of the two. He
lacked, otherwise, O'Rourke's alerb
habit, was of slower, more stolM
and beefy build. The eyes that md
ORourke's were gray and bright and
hard, and set in a countenance fam
ing red-a color partly natural and
partly the result of his stroll through
Athens heated streets.
His dress was rough, and there wes
this and that about him to ten
O'Rourke more plainly than WORDS
that his profession was something
nautical; he was most probably cap
TAIN. from a certain air Of determine
ton and command that lurked be-
|. meath his free-and-easy manner.
Nx,Therefore, having summed thu
ser Nup in a glance, "And whep
s;iah get in, captain?" inquired
y nSu noufAe, Ne Nmped with surprise ann
Nc insI Sned-at least a ques-
s, SEQ. il,sn.et et o'Rourke. Then.
eioninsng.ahee .ss. @ @emiling in friend
ly fashion, Gained ~ W. Mood bv
cool his face and heath VII With - !,
tanning himself vigorod
straw.h hat. Wv pmen
"0W the dooce do you knGiiAlirbt.
oaptain?' he demanded, with a
ly aggrieved manner. ,
"It shouldn't take man an hour: :tS
guess that, captain-any more than
it would to pick ye out for an Eng
lishman."
The captain stared, gray eyes wild
ening. "An' perhaps you'll tell me my
nyrne next?" he suggested rather
truculently.
"Divvle bit. 'Tis no clairvoyant.1
am" laughed O'Rourke. "But can
tell We Inc own. 'Tis O'Rourke, and
tits delighted I am to meet whfsa
man in this heather country. Sir, ycr
hand!"
He put his own across the table and
gripped the captains heartily.
Mines 'ole," the latter informH
him.
"ole~ quesled o'Rourke. "ols
what?"
mot Ole nothing" said the cap
tain with some pardonable asperity.
81 didn't s'y ole, I sgd ole"
"Of course" o'Rourke sssentea
gravely. I'm stupid, Captain Hole.
and a bit deaf in me off ear" Thls.
however, was polite lie.
"That explyns IT," agreed the rlorA
fed man. 'Tt's 'ole, plyn Wi!lm 'Qs
master Of the Pelican, fryshter, TSA
in from Malta"
A light of interest kindled h
o'Rourke's eyes. He reviewed the MAJ
with more respect, as due to one VITO
might prove useful. "And bound
he insinuated craftily.
alexandria. just droppss
in. for a d'y or two to pick up a ba
of cargo from chap down at Piraeus.
It's devlish 'ot and I thought as 'oR
I'd tyke a run up and see the city
-'aving a. bit of time free, ykncw."
Surely" sighed o'Rourke, a far
away look in his eyes. For Aiexaa-
dria, eh? Faith, I'd like to be sailing
with ye."
Again the captain eyed o'RourlY
askance. "Wot for?" he demandea
directly. "The Pelican's a slow Oh
tramp. You can pick up swifter pas
sage on 'arf-a-dozen boats a day." :.
"'Tis meself that knows that, sure"
,assented the Irishman. "'Tis but \
trifing difficulty about ready money
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