Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-05-03
SYNOPSIS.

.r"ihl girl who suddenly enters tne
la .tnr and passes from sight. At the
ss nog table 0'Rourke notices two men
g1usls him one is the Hon. Berthe
nicO'nS S,bjle his companion is Viscount
'lnnT, ., hos a duelist The viscount tells
.ho French government has directed
ln Wv npourke as q man who would
IN I, 70 a secret mission. At his apart
Sg' Sn,pourke. who had agreed to I'M
ss l'.c the mission, finds mysterious
as The vscount arrives, hanos g
sai; rackage to O'Rourke, who is not
sleo . p a mill on the ocean. A pair OF
ge sinners are seen protruding from
sh9 doorway curtain. The Irishman
u e 40 owner of the mysterious feet to
HS ~. wife BeatriX from whom he had
| auov n year previous. They are
a ,. Snd and opening the letter he finds
s .,'I a Rangoon law firm offers him
SSN mounds for a jewel known as the
NV Il Flame aud left to him by a dy-
,Jcnd but now in keeping of one
..a5 Chambret in Algeria. O'Rourlke
ls ..,a ,be nobleman in q duel. The wife
g Sa', 0Pourbe farewell and he promises
soon return with the reward. he olS-
., sOv" hoth Glynn and the visccunt on
bni the ship
CHAPTER VlI.-(Continued.)
Nv dawn they were ready to start;
md 50 IN the level rays of sun that
tened dazzling sphere Of intoler-
6io light. posing itself in the eastern
fin Of the world as If undecided
Fhather or no to take UP its flight
rOss the armament, the little cara
nn rocked out into the fastness OF
ne desert, the Irishman in the van
attng blooGed mehari as one to the
Tfderress born.
On the seventh night they bivouack-
+ N hard on the heels of the flying col
mn having for seven days pursued
/ this way and that, zigzagging into
be heart of the parched land.
Now, when they were come within
fix hours of their goal, reluctantly,
long after nightfall, O'Rourke gave
consent to halt, conceding the me-
asSity, for WEAKNESS weighed upon
their shoulders a great burden, and
he Camels had become unusually sui
len and evil tempered; II rest we're
denied them presently they would
become obstinate and refuse to follow
he road.
ORourke closed his eyes and lost
@nScousness with a sensation OF fall
ng headlong into a great pit of OBJ
dvOn bottomless, eternal. Yet 1t
seemed no more than a moment ere
be was sitting up and rubbing sight
lto his eyes, shaken out of slumber
by bis guide.
he stumbled to his feet and lurched
nVaId the camels, still but half
awake, When his senses cleared ir-
n'aton possessed him. His guide had
0en overzealous, He turned upon the
nan aud seized him roughly by the
arm.
What the divvle!" he grumbled an
guy between yawn and chatter
VI 'eeth-for the air was bitter cold.
Ihe moons not yet up!"
hush, Sidi!" Something in the
s1des tone stilled his wrath. "The
,lOuaregg are all about us. They have
',ea passing us throughout the
sSht--p
Ie knew this and did not wake
ae"
lhere was no need; we could not
ave moved ere this without detection.
O" they are all a-stir, and we In
.' night may pass for them-until
aoonup."
Tue guide turned away to rouse the
Suara' prodding them up, mutinous,
y''UAg and ugly. In another five
'Iu'es they We're again moving for
''u BY the time the silver rim of
y moon peered over the edge of the
y" lhey were pelting on at full speed,
YET apparently, undetected by. the
ouaregg.
M nour passed, and the chill in the
u 0eeame more intense; dawn was
uaua A sense of security, Of dan
- lelt behind, came to the irish
VA, ne began to breathe more free
'uoush still the polished butt of a
p'Suhg rifle swinging from the sad
remained a comfort to his palm,
e'eW more confident, mentally at
'e seeing the desert take shape
"e moonlight and show itself desc
V on every hand.
wen as he gained assurance from
. thought, the guide turned in his
sNie and cried warning: THE Tou-
SSs' From that moment on both
''ued merciless whips. For out of
mooniit wastes behind them had
,n'ed a voice. cruel and wild, an
sueinS discovery and the inception
Tue chase. The fugitives had need
10 sharper spur.
\, Flfe shot rang sharp on the echoes
, 'Aat cry, but the bullet must have
zen Tar short. A moment later. in
w. they opened a brisk. scattering
: naturally Intellectual, though the
1e's dropping right and left in the
~ !. proved that the chase had got
.hin range.
-'eh with that warning. the end
nearer than he had dreamed or
.eu' It came in twinkling and as
'~Oected IS q bolt out OF . clear