Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1912-05-31
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Quite right" echoed O'Rourke with
assumed indignation. Be quiet. Ber-
tie. Children should be seen and not
heard. Mind your uncle" And, "Oho!"
ne commented to himself. And they
knew 1 didn't have the Pool of Flannel
Let me think. . Oh, faith, It's
just bluffing they are!"
you say" the viscomte continued
slowly and evenly. you've destroyed
the letter"
O'Rourke took up pipe and tobacco.
IL told ye," he replied. filling the
bowl, that the letter was non-exist-
emit Now, me man" he continued. with
an imperceptible change Of tone, drop
the bluff. Turn that pistol away from
me. Well know that We won't shoot,
for II ye did ye would put beyond
your reach forever the information
that would win ye the reward-al-
ways providing We had got possession
of the ruby, be hook or crook. 'Twould
be crooks, I'm thinking"
He lit 6 match and applied the
flame to the tobacco. There's me last
word on the subject" he added in
distinctly, putting ana cycling the pair
through the cloud Of smoke.
The revolver waved in the vlcomte's
hand; he was livid with passion and
disappointed. yet amenable to rea-
son. Glynn bent and whispered brief
ly In his ear. and the Frenchman, nod-
ding acquiescence, laid aside his
weapon. The Honorable BERTHE con-
tinued to advise with him in whispers
until O'Rourke, though quite at loss to
understand this phase of the affair,
saw that their attention was momen-
tarily diverted and, with a swift move
ment, leaned over. snatched up the re-
voiver and. with a firt of his hand,
flung 1t out of the window.
Gym started back with an oath,
his hand going toward his pocket; but
ORourke promptly closed with him. A
breath later second pistol was eject
ed from the carriage and the English
man was sprawling over the knees of
the vicomte.
They disengaged themselves and,
and exterminate the wanderer.
think 1t must have been the very
tmpertinence of his attitude that
made them pause in doubt, for
he had resumed his seat as calmly as
though nothing at all had happen
ed and was pulling soberly at
his pipe. AS they hesitated he re-
moved the latter from his lips and
gestured airily with the stem. sit
ye down" he invited them, land take
1t easy, me dear friends The mischief's
done, and naught that We can do will
repair 1t. Faith | said I'd not strike
back unless We crowded me. l re-
member me words to the letter.
Your guns made crowd out of this
happy reunion I've merely dispensed
with them; | call We both to witness
that ye have neither of We suffered.
Sure, I'm as peaceable as any lamb.
Sit down, sit ye down and take it like
little men. The situations unchanged.
save that I've put temptation out OF
your reach"
And as they wavered, plainly OF
WV AhlhuS, " KSoui NC SAAhSuSu tue ar
gument of his attitude. Il beg to call
your attention" he remarked, ito the
fact that ye have left me own brace
of Tevolvers here at me feet, when v,
so ioyously turned me bag inside out
I'm not touching them. mind ye, blu
mind ye further: I'll brook no nor
sense. If ye make move as If to al
tack me, I'll ~. There! That
much better. Wise lads, ye are, bot
of ye: graceful in defeat. Let me see
We've long ride together, thong
ye did come unlimited. | trust y
will help me beguile the tedium wit
society chatter, me friend" with
twinkle at the discounted yieomt
I'm In danger of forgetting me ma