The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-19

sent Is there, too. you see"
oh" said O'Rourke, II didn't un-
derstand that. I'm sorry" He
dropped hand on the younger mans
shoulder and let It rest there briefly,
Please God" he said reverently,
"there1l be many another polluted
yellow soul yammering at the gates
Of hell this night"
Amen" said Couch. We
sha'n't be long now"
Silently o'Rourke removed his coat
and waist-coat, his collar and lawn
tie, and turned back his cuffs. Even
ing clothes are hardly the thing to
fight In" he said; but I'm thinking
'twon't make deal Of difference to
me. Got any cartridges for a Webley
mark lV?"
wheeler has. Give Colonel
O'Rourke few, Wheeler" said Couch,
addressing the orderly.
The latter rummaged in locker
and pressed into O'Rourke's hand half
dozen cartridges, with which the
adventurer proceeded to replenish the
empty chamber in his revolver.
I'D only discharged one," he OBJ.
served, but It's likely Wen need that,
even, with only the three OF us
against junk-load."
"Oh, telephoned for reinforce
ments, of course" returned Couch.
"They ought to be there ahead OF
u.s."
what did the coolie tell We, IL we've
time to TALK"
wondering how made him speak at
ALL"
That's the true word for ye."
81 threatened to cut off his silly pig
tail and send him naked and dishonor
ed to the ghostly halls of his ances
tors. It's wonderful how much those
callous brutes dote on that decora
ton. told him further, that II hs
lied, when I found It out I'd return
and shave him bald as an egg, even II
he we're dead by that time So l per
suaded the truth from him. the whole
story-from his side Of It,"
| I'm listening.
/
like these chaps we're after now-oi
highly respectable Chinese merchant
and head OF one Of the LONESOME OF
the richest men in Rangoon, who, II
seems, was also after that ruby.
can't imagine what he wanted Of II
but that'll come out, probably; the
mans rich enough to buy dozens o.
| 10 A.
gather he'd laid his plan far ahead
The coolies intimated you'd beef
watched all the way from Bombay. A
all events, the brutes were read,
when you arrived; Sypher was
doomed man from the moment yo'
handed over the Pool OF Flame. The.
, surrounded his house this night, com
, Ing up from the river, just as soon a
1t was dark enough to conceal thei
actions. Then they found third elt
ment In the business-your friend DE
Trebes, all unsuspicious OF them, lurl
o Ing on the veraIda and watching s.
pher through the window. So the
n waited to see what he was up to, An
!. pretty soon they found out. Sypht
q came downstairs, went to the safe an
opened it; | presume he had the ston
I. in his hand, ready to put away. Will
g he was standing there the Frenchma
slipped up behind and Stable
, him, annexing the stone and lea
@ ing the way he got in. The Il
r. Chinese got him; but he managed
scream before they could silence hi
A and drew the attention of the hous
q hold, Miss Pynsent, your wife and II
servants. So to cover things up the
had TO gather them all in. The ser
ants were killed-there were three
them-and the women :"
v Neither man spoke for time. The
a Couch resumed
4. This coolie was an outsider
h servant of the merchant's-not oil
"a of the junk gang; so he stayed ashor
: and thought it would be fine your
q scheme to return and do little loo
,. ing on his own I've telepho
q ed the head office to arrest tn
q cursed merchant and confiscate b
r house and goods and detain anyboC
n they could catch connected with hill
v The nets well enough laid, and
think :"
a The lights OF the city became vi
q ible, strung along the right bank
. the river as the launch rounded
"A bend. Couch swung the little DO
n out into midstream. ''Half-spee
y Wheeler" he said, adding to O'Rourk
,f 'Ive got to pick out that junk. | pI
a sumo the right one will have all 81
,r set and be moving downstream wi
the tide; it's just on the turn nc
. and fortunately there's no wind wor
y mentioning. wish | cou
see something OF the other launch
- He peered anxiously into the obscl
~ ity ahead. IF there were only stt
light" he complained bitter