The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-21
SYNOPSIS.

Col Terence O'Rourke, military free
hotel Leaning on the balcony lie sees.
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight AZ the
gaming table ORourke notices two men
watching him. One is the Hon: BERTHE
Gynn, while his companion Is Viscount
Dcs Trebes, n duelist The viscount tells
him the French government has directed
him to O'Rourke ms "a man who would
undertake a secret mission. Al his apart
mont O'Rourke, who had agreed TO un-
dertake the mission. finds "A mysterious
letter. The viscount arrives. hands a
to open IL until on the ocean A pair of
dainty slippers arc seen protrudlng from
under a doorway curtain. The irishman
be his wife. Beatrix. from whom he had
run away year previous They are
that Rangoon law firm offers him
10000 pounds for Jewel known as the
Pool OF Flame and left to him by a dy-
Ing friend, but now In keeping OF one
named Chambret in Algeria: O,Rourke
worsts the nobleman in a duel. The wife
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises ,ss
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship AS he finds chambTet
friend dies telling o'Rourke that he has
left the Pool OF Flame with the governor
general. who at sight of signet ring ing
Jewel Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
finds the governor general away Des
nnd tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the Jewel by stealing 1t. In
n duel O'Rourke masters the viscount.
secures possession of the Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon: He finds
the captain to be smuggleir sdi who ,d tries ito to
the captain and o'Rourke escapes to
land. with the aid of one Danny. and
his sweetheart. O'Rourke recovers the
Pool of Flame. On board ship once more.
bound for Rangoon. mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon lascar
about to attack the lady. who is M Mrs
pFtFr nd tRk mi
Mrs. Prynne claims she is en- route for
Indiana on mission for the king.
secures the Pool of Flame. the captain
IL shot and the lascar jumps Into the sea
The ship arrives In port: Danny hands
has stolen from Mrs: Prynne. II Is the
real Jewel, the one lost Mt sea being
counterfeit O'Rourke goes to Calcutta
and discovers Des Trebes disguised. He
now knows that Mrs. Prynne was an ac-
compice. Finally he gets to the lawyer
Jewel and gets the money. Going to the
residence OF the lawyer on invitaton.
O'Rourke finds him murdered and Des
Trebes is found dying.
CHAPTER xxxil.-(Continued.)
With each development the mystery
was assuming more fantastic proper
tions, becoming still more impene-
trable and unsolvable. But he had no
Des Trebes were to be restored. And
O'Rourke, worked over the man as
tenderly as though they had been life
long friends, with skillful fingers es-
timating the nature ana extent of his
wounds, with sound knowledge OF
rough and ready surgery doing all
that could be done to bring him back
to consciousness
At last Des Trebes sighed feebly:
spot of color, febrile. fickle. evanes'
cent dyed his cheeks; his breath rat
tied harshly In his gullet; his eyelids
twitched and opened wide. He glared
blankly at the face above
"Des Trebes!" cried O'Rourke. "Des
Trebes!"
His voice quickened the intelligence
OF that moribund brain. flash of
recognition lighted the staring eyes.
The lips moved without sound.
"Des Trebes!"
"Ah. yes the Irish
man :"
The whisper was barely articulate.
O'Rourke put to his lips cup of
brandy diluted with little water.
Drink" he pleaded, "and try to tell
me what's happened to ye. Who gave
ye these wounds? Try to speak,
But no -. shall
not tell"
"But-good God. man! we've been
murdered"
The white lips moved again; the
adventurer bent his ear low to them.
I'VE have hOth lost
but you your wife
MY wife."
In frenzy O'Rourke resumed his
efforts to strengthen the dying man
with spirits and water. but Des Tre-
bes. with final effort. obstinately
shut his teeth, moving his head i'm
perceptbly from side to side in token
OF his stubborn refusal.
So he died, implacable. In death
the chiselled features remained set
in a smile sardonic and triumphant
Dying, he gave no comfort to his
foe.
For little time longer O'Rourke
knelt at Des Trebes' side, watching
and wondering. Eventually he sighed
heavily, shook his head, shrugged his
shoulders and rose. And. rising, he
perceived for the first time that he
was no longer alone with the dead In
that place.
Kneeling in silence by the vicomtes
side he had till then been hidden from
the inner doorway to the room by the
drapery Of the center table. And evil
IDENTITY it was this circumstance which
had emboldened a man to slip in from
the main hall and approach Sypher's
dssk at the back OF the room