The Elbert County tribune., 1912-06-28
SYNOPSIS.

lance and something OF a gambler, in his
hotel. Leaning on tho balcony he sees
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. AT the
gaming table O'Rourkc notices two men
ciynn. While his Companion is viscount
Des Trebes, a duelist- The viscount tells
him the French government has directed
him to O'Rourke as man who would
undertake a secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'Rourke. who had agreed TO .un-.
dertake the mission. finds mysterious
sealed package to ORourke. who is not
TO open 4 until on the ocean 4 pair OF
under doorway curtain The Irishman
finds the owner OF the mysterious feet to
be his wife. Beatrix. from whom he had
run away year previous They are
reconciled. and opening the letter he finds
that Rangoon law fir,n offers him
10000 pounds for a Jewel known as the
Pool Of Flame and left to him by a dy-
Ing friend. but now in keeping OF one
worsts the nobleman In a duel. The wife
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
to soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship. As he finds Chambret
there is an attack by bandits and his his
left the Pool OF Flame with the governor
general. who at sight OF a signet ring
given the colonel Will deliver over the
jewel Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
finds the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment;
and tells o'Rouriee that he has gained
possession of the Jewel by stealing 1t. In
a duel O'Rourke masters the viscount
secures possession OF the Pool Of Flame
steal the jewel. 1t is finally secured by
land. ii With With the the aid Of one Danny and
his sweetheart. O'Rourke recovers the
Pool OF Flame. On board ship once more
bound for. Rangoon, n mysterious lady
appears O'Rourke comes upon lascar
about to attack the lady. who is Mrs
Prynne. and kicks the man into the hold
Prvnne
Indiana on a mission for the king
O'Rourke is attacked by the iascar. VINO
is shot and the lascnr jumps into the sea.
The ship arrives in port Danny hands
O'Rourke the Pool of Flame which Ire
has stolen from Mrs. Prynne It is the
real Jewel. the one lost at sea being
counterfeit o,Rourke goes to Calcutta
now knows that Mrs. Prynne was an nc
complice. Finally he gets to the lawyer
who has offered the reward. delivers the
residence of the lawyer on Invitation.
O'Rourke finds him murdered and Des
and oRourke assists him in unraveling
tho mystery. oRourke leaves with the
reward.
CHAPTER xxxivs-(contInued.)
He confessed he was In the pay
like these chaps we're after now-of
a highly respectable Chinese merchant
and head Of one Of the tongs-one OF
the richest men in Rangoon, who. 1t
seems, was also after that ruby.
can't imagine what he wanted OF II.
but thatll come out. probably: the
mans rich enough to buy dozens of
stones as fine. However l
gather he'd laid his plan far ahead.
The coolies intimated you'd been
watched all the way from Bombay. At
all events, the brutes were ready
when you arrived; Sypher was
doomed man from the moment you
handed over the Pool of Flame. They
surrounded his house this night. COM
ing up from the river. just as soon as
1t was dark enough to conceal their
actions. Then they found a third ele-
ment In the business-your friend Des
Trebes. all unsuspicious of them. lurk-
ing on the veranda and watching Sy-
pher through the window. So they
waited to see what he was up to. And
pretty soon they found out. Sypher
came downstairs. went to the safe and
opened IT.: presume he had the stone
in his hand. ready to put away. While
he was standing there the Frenchman
slipped up behind and stabbed
him. annexing the stone and leav-
ing the way he got in. The in
slant he stepped OF the veranda the
Chinese got him; but he managed to
scream before they could silence him
and drew the attention of the house
hold. Miss Pynsent. your wife and the
servants. so to cover things up they
had to gather them all In. The serv-
ants were killed-there were three OF
them-and the women
Neither man spoke for time. Then
Couch resumed.
This coolie was an outsider--a
servant of the merchant's-not one
OF the junk gang; SO he stayed ashore,
and thought 1t would be fine young
scheme to return and do little loot
ing on his own I've telephon-
ed the head office TO arrest that
cursed merchant and confiscate his
house and goods and detain anybody
they could catch connected with him.
The nets well enough laid, and |
think :"
The lights OF the city became WIS.,
ible. strung along the right bank of
the river as the launch rounded a
bond. Couch swung the little boat
out into midstream. "Half-speed,
Wheeler he said. adding to O'Rourke:
i've got to pick out that junk pre-
sumo the right one will have all sail
set and be moving downstream with
the tide; it's just on the turn now
and fortunately there's no wind worth
wish could
sec something OF the other launch"
Sc psered anxiously Into the obscur-