The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-15

clothing its long slopes In vague violet
light of mystery and enchantment Qor
this view alone O'Rourke took himself
to the zappeion daily the Irishman's
somber meditations were interrupted.
"Phew! 'Otter'n the seven brass
'inges of ELL" remarked a cheerful
voice, not two feet from his ear.
ORourke turned with an imper-
ceptlble start-he was not easily sta
tied. True for ye," he assented, TAX
ing stock OF him who. with his wealth.
er.wise remark for an introduction,
calmly possessed himself OF the va
cant chair at the other side OF the
table and grinned rubicund grin
across II.
He showed himself n man In stature
no whit inferior to the Irishman, as
to height; and perhaps he was
stone the heavier of the two. He
lacked, otherwise. ORourke's alert
habit, was of n slower, more stolid
and beefy build. The eyes that met
O'Rourke's were gray and bright and
hard. and set in a countenance fam
ing red-a color partly natural and
partly the result OF his stroll through
Athens heated streets.
His dress was rough, and there was
this and that about him to tell
O'Rourke more plainly than words
that his profession was something
nautical; he was most probably a cap
tain, from a certain air OF determine.
ton and command that lurked be-
meath his free-and.easy manner.
Therefore, having summed the
stranger up in a glance, And when
did ye get in, captain?" inquired
O'Rourke.
The man jumped with surprise and
shot a frightened-at least a ques-
tloning-glance at O'Rourke. Then,
seeing that he was smiling In friend
ly fashion, Gained and continued to
! cool his face and heat his blood by
, tanning himself vigorously with a
straw hat.
"'Ow the dooce do you know I'm a
captain?' he demanded, with a slight.
ly aggrieved manner.
ut shouldn't take a man an hour to
guess that, captain-any more than
It would to pick ye out for an Eng
lishman"
The captain stared, gray eyes wild
ening. AN perhaps you'll tell me my
nyme next?" he suggested rather
truculently.
"Divvle a bit. 'Tis no clairvoyant
am" laughed O'Rourke. But I car
tell we me own. 'Tis O'Rourke, ant
It's delighted | am to meet a white
man In this heather country. Sir, you
hand!"
lie put his own across the table ant
gripped the captains heartily.
Mines Ole" the latter informe,
him.
"ole?" queried o'Rourke. "ol
what?"
mot Ole nothing" said the cal
tain with some pardonable asperit,
II didn't sly ole, I sgd Ole"
"Of course" O'Rourke assente
gravely I'm stupid, Captain Hol'
5 and a bit deaf in me off ear" Thi
however, was polite lie.
That explyns IT," agreed the mol
l. fed man. ITS ole, plyn Wilrm 'Ol
master Of the Pelican, fryghter, Jul
7. in from Malta"
A light of interest kindled
O'RouTke's eyes, He reviewed the ms
with more respect, as due to one WI
u might prove useful. And bound
he insinuated craftily.
alexandria, just dropp,
l. In for d'y or two to pick up a /
L of cargo from chap down at Piraeu
It's devlish 'ot and | thought as q
II I'd tyke a run up and see the CT
= -aving bit of time free, yknow."
d Surely" sighed o'Rourke, a "a
away look in his eyes. For Alexa
- dria, Ell? Faith, I'd like to be sailil
N with ye."
10 Again the captain eyed O'Rour
10 askance. 'Wot for?" he demand
sr directly. THE Pelican's a slow G
II tramp. You can pick up swifter p,
IA sage on 'arf-a-dozen boats a day"
d "'Tis meself that knows that, sur,
Is assented the lrishman. Its but
Ol frihiuQ difHculty about raahy r,anp