The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-01-26
Copyright 1909, by Louis Joseph Vance


Copyright 1909, by Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-The story opens at
Monte Carlo with Col Terence O'Rourke
in his hotel. O'Rourke, military free
lance. and something of a gambler, is
dressing for appearance in the restaurant
below when the sound of a girlish voice
singing attracts his attention. Leaning
out on the balcony he sees a beautiful
girl who suddenly disappears. He rushes
10 the corridor to see neatly gowned
form enter the elevator and pass from
sight.
CHAPTER 4II.-O'Rourle's mind is
filed with thoughts of the girl, and when
he goes to the gaming table he allows his
remarkable winnings to accumulate in
differently. He notices two men watch
ing him. One is the Hon. Bertie Glynn,
while his companion is Niscount Des
Trebes. a noted duelist. When O'Rourke
leaves the table the ViScount tells him he
represents the French government and
that lie has been directed to ORourke as
man who would undertake q secret
mission.
CHAPTER IIT.-At his room O'RourlIe.
who had agreed to undertake the mission,
awaits the ViScOunt. O'ROur<e finds
mysterious letter in his apartment. The
vscount arrives, hands a sealed package
to O'Rourte, who is not 70 open it until
on the ocean. He says the French gov
eminent will pay O'Rourke $4,000 francs
for his services. A pair of dainty Slip
pers are seen protruding from under
doorway curtain and the viscount charges
ORourke with having a spy secreted
there.
CHAPTER IV.-When the Irishman
goes to his room he finds there the own
er of the mysterious feet. It is his wife.
BeatriX. from whom he had run away
year previous. They are reconciled, and
opening the letter he had received, he
findS that a law firm in RangoOn, India.
offers him 100000 pounds for an Indian
Jewel known as the Pool of Flame and
left to him by a dying friend. O'Rourke
tells his wife that It is in the keeping
CHAPTER V-O'Rourle is forced to
fight a duel with the viscOunt. The brag-
CART nobleman is worsted in the combat
and acts the poltroon.
CHAPTER vI.-The loyal wife bids
O'ROurke farewell and he promises to
soon return with the reward offered for
the Pool Of Flame. He discovers both
Glynn and the visrount on board the
ship which takes him to Algeria
CHAPTER vII-Chambret has left Al
geria and ORourke has to gain a mill
to reach his friend AS he finds the latter
there is an attack by bandits and
Chambret is shot.
CHAPTER VIIT-ChAmbret dies telling
O'Rourke that he has left the Pool of
Flame with the governor general Of AL
geria He gives the colonel a signet ring
at the sight of which he says the official
will deliver over the jewel.
CHAPTER IX-O'Rourke is attacked
by Glynn and the viscount who ransack
! his luggage, but he worsts them in the
conflict.
C1r,D1,u,p " yvlor Ia orr;,-os ~ Al
geria the Irishman finds the governor
general away. He receives a note from
Des Trebes making mysterious appoint
ment.
CHAPTER XI-The viscount tells
O'Rourke that he has gained possession
Of the jewel by stealing 1t from the safe
of the governor general. He does not,
| however. know who has offered the re-
| ward for it. He suggests duel with
rapiers the victor to get that informa ton
| and the Jewell
CHAPTER KILN the duel O'Rourke
| masters his adversary and secures pos
session Of the Pool Of Flame.
In the present instance, the dis
guise was held an advisable thing,
since O'Rourke was officially register
| ed on the ships books as assistant en-
| gineer. The Pelican carried no IL
cense for passengers, and in view of
| his avowed purpose it was deemed
unwise for the Irishman to risk de-
| lection by appearing too tony Can
expression culled from TIE captain S
| vocabulary.
| Otherwise, it was understood that
his duties We're to consist of the pur-
suit of his own sweet will. that he
1 TO c+o oft n
that he was to mess at the captain S
table.
On ar evening, some nine or ten
| days after he had left Athens,
| O'Rourke at the forward rail saw the
long, low profile of Egypt edge up out
of the waters, saw it take color and
form, made cut palms and the wind
mills. the lighthouse and Pompey':
pillar: and knew that he was close
upon his journeys end.
Her winches ratified cheerfully al
the Pelican dropped anchor, bu
O'Rourke did not move There would
be no going ashore, he knew, unit
Hole was ready, and that would b'
| when the customs officials had pait
him call and the usual courtesie'
had been exchanged. The Irishmal
had no need to be in haste to chang
from his present garb to one tina
better suited him. So he lolled upol
the rail and regarded with kindlin,
eye the harbor views.
He mopped his brow, simply (as be
fitted one of his apparent station il
life) with the back of a hand AM
stood erect, eXulting in the scent, thu
indescribable. impalpable. insisten
odor of the East that is forgotten o
none who had ever known it. The no
wind drove it gustily in his face, AM
he shifted and drew great lungful
and was glad.
"'Tis good" he said simply And
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