River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-04-18

in ninety days. Dear heart. | will be
there.
AS if to feed the hunger of his
!, heart he strained his vision to see
the last of the land that held her.
At length it disappeared, and then for
the first time he consciously moved
drew a hand across his eyes, sighed
and turned away
| Picking his way through the cos
mopolitan throng of passengers. he
went below, found his stateroom and
subsidized into the berth for a sorely-
needed nap; instead of indulging in
which, however, he lay staring wide
eyed at his problem. He had much to
accomplish, much to guard against.
Des Trebes bulked large in the back
ground of perils he must anticipate;
| O'Rourke was by no means disposed
to f1atter himself that he had scotched
| the schemes of the vicomte
! He made his second public appear
ance on the Tabarka at the hour of
sunset; and in the act of making it,
| turned a corner and ran plump into
the arms Of young person in tweeds
and steamer cap-a stoutish young
Englishman with vivid complexion
and bulldog pipe, nervousness tenn
pering his native home-brewed inso-
lence, the blank vacuity of his eyes
hopelessly betraying the caliber of his
intellect
A sudden gust of anger swept
O'Rourke off his figurative feet He
stopped short. blocking the gangway
and the young mans progress. So this
was what had been set to spy upon
him!
Good evening to ye," he said cold
ly fixing the Honorable Mr.. Glynn
with an interrogative eye that served
to deepen his embarrassment and con-
sternation. II trust | didn't hurt We,
Mr. Glynn."
"Oh, no--not at ALL stammered the
Englishman. mot in the least. No."
He looked right and left of
O'Rourke for a way round him, found
] himself with no choice but to retreat,
and lost his presence of mind COM
pletely. 'G--I say" he continued des-
perately, IT say. have you match?"
Possibly" conceded O'Rourke.
But I've yet to meet him. OF this
We may feel sure, however: if | have,
it's neithsr yourself nor Des Trebes.
Now run along and figure it out for
yourself--what I'm meaning. Good
night"
He brushed past the man. leaving
h : 4rrhn
his way, more than little disguised
with himself for his lack of discre-
ton. AS matters turned out, however,
he had LITTLE to reproach himself with;
for his outbreak served to keep young
Gfynn at respectful distance
throughout the remainder of the voy-
age. They met but once more, and
on that occasion the Englishman be-
haved himself admirably according to
the tenets of his caste-met O'Rourke's
challenging gaze without a flicker of
re ,ognitfon. looked him up and down
calmly with the deadly ennuied air
peculiar to the underdone British
youth or family and social position.
and wandered calmly away.
O'Rourke watched him out of sight,
a smile of appreciation curving his
lips and tempering the perturbed and
dangerous light in his eyes. There's
stuff in the lad, after ALL" he con-
coded without a grudge. eff he can
carry situation off like that. I'm
doubling not at all that something
might be whipped out of him, If he
weren't what he's made himself-a
slave to whisky"
For all of which appreciation, how
ever, he soon wearied of Mr. Glynn.
During the first day ashore it was not
so bad; there was something amusing
In being so openly logged by a we'll
set-up young Englishman who had
quite ceased to disguise his interest.
But after that his shadowy surveillance
proved somewhat distracting to a man
busy with important affairs. And to-
ward evening of the second day
O'Rourke lost patience.
All day long in the sun. without
respite he had knocked about from pill
lar to post of Algiers, seeking news Of
Chambret; and not until the eleventh
hour had he secured the information
he needed. Then, hurrying back to
his hotel, he made arrangements to
have his luggage cared for during an
absence of indeterminate duration,
hastily crammed a few indispensables
into kit box, and having dispatched
that to the railway terminal, sought
the restaurant for an early meal.
In the act of consuming his soup he
became aware that the Honorable
BERTHE, in dinner coat and a state of
fdgets, had wandered down the outer
corridor, passed at the restaurant door
and espied his quarry The fact that
O'Rourke was dining with one eye
on the clock and in a dust-proof, dust
colored suit of drill, was enough to
disturb seriously the poise of the Eng
| lishman.
Evaporation stirred in O'Rourke.
He eyed the young man rather morose-
ly throughout the balance of his meal,
a purpose forming in his mind and
attaining the stature of definite plan
of action without opposition from the
dictates of prudence And at length
swallowing his coffee and feeling his
servitor, he rose, crossed the room
| with a firm tread. and came to a full
stop at the Honorable Mr.. Glynn's Ia
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