The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-12

I OhCurke. CnevhI1ef Ol inc Leeioh VI
Honour"
you are not mistaken, monsieur
returned O'Rourke pleasantly. Their
with the directness which he some
times found useful. watching the mar
closely as he spoke: And ] believe
it is my pleasure TO recognize Mon
sior lie vicomte des Trebes?"
''Des Trebes, monsieur" The
Frenchman'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
French gentleman. without title;
Raoul de Hyeres lie my name"
"Ah!" said the wanderer. Twas
W resemblance misled me. Pardon,
monsieur"
Granted, my dear sir. -. . Des
Trebes? The name has familiar
sound DO ] not remember reading
somewhere that the vicomte des
Trebes died last spring? In Tunis,
was II? Suddenly, believe"
"1s II so?" said O'Rourke drily. POS.
sibly. The vicomte lived In the man.
ner Of those who meet with sudden
deaths"
The subject languished. and after a
few more noncommittal observances
De 'Hyeres wandered of, presumably
in search of the English girl. to whom
he had been paying assiduous atten-
ton.
On closer scrutiny. she had proved
to be q 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 adventurer felt 1t the
course of wisdom to deny himself tho
pleasure of her acquaintance. so long
as she permitted tbs attentions of the
Frenchman.
Altogether, considering the hot
weather and such self-imposed re-
strictions, O'Rourke considered the
voyage hardly a success from a social
point Of view. He kept pretty much
to himself and to Danny. and to make
assurance doubly sure he instituted a
new regime with regard to the Pool
Of Flame: that Jewel never left his
stateroom. When O'Rourke was on
deck or at meals, Danny sat behind
bolts, alert 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 lack
Of safeguards on his part should again
deprive him Of the ruby.
But it's NO easy matter to avoid
meeting any particular person on a
ship with a small saloon list. unless
one is willing to be purposely rude
and discourteous. For all his war;.
ness the Irishman was to carry with
him q personal impression of Misc
Pynsent
On the last day of the passage. to-
ward evening. the Poonah raised the
coast Of Burmah; by dark she was
steaming steadily southwards along
the littofa1, beading for the delta of
the Irrawaddy. -
A still, bright night with little wind;
O'Rourke was not one to resist its al.
lure. Four bells saw him lounging at
the rail below the bridge, staring hun.
grily over toward the land 1t Was in
bis mind that another twelve hours
81 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
ly in an unveiled, inquiring stare in
which there was not to be detected
the least hint of recognition, and
passed onward casually, indifferently,
ignoring the impertinence.
The tenders passengers began to
stumble up the gang-plank TO lower
deck of the liner; and O'Rourke, with |
a sober face, went below, taking some |
care TO avoid contact with the incOm-
Ing crowd. sassssss2s~
He found DANNY was in his state.
room, engaged with some details of
repair to the adventurer's wardrobe.
O'Rourke remained for brief space
standing IN the middle OF the cabin,
visibly distracted. Then abruptly
some whimsical consideration seemed
to resolve his dubiety-as lightning
will clear sultry, brOoding air; smile
deepened the corners OF his mouth,
the flicker in his eye merged magically
into a twinkle, the shrug of his broad
shoulders conveyed an impression of
casting care to the winds.
Danny, lad" he remarked reflect.
lively, throwing himself ungracefully
upon the cushioned transom opposite
to his berth. Danny, We wouldn't lie
to me, would ye now"
"Aw-w!" reprOved Danny. "Shure,