The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-26

dangling from his Wallets fingers, and
slammed the book against the bulk
head at the foot of his berth
Finished. is it?" he exclaimed
Faith, It's about time. ye lazy good
for-naughtl"
Danny smiled serenely. And a good
Job, too. sor," said be proudly
"M'anin' no onrespect TO yer honor y
he added hastily.
oRourke took the subject Of discus
sion in his fingers and examined II
sesrchingly.
Twill do" he announced. Twill
serve its purpose. If no more. Lay
out me evening clothes now" He
stood up. stopping to stare through
the port. Good enough" he com.
mented on what he discovered with
out; "'tis passing suez We are this
blessed minute. Praises be. we
caught a boat that doesn't stop here. "
Danny scratched an ankle thought
fully. "Yiss. yer honor" he assented.
dubious But, for all that, phwat's
to hinder annywan from boordin' us
be boat, II they sh'u'd want TOT"
oRourke turned and eyed the man
keenly. "'Tis a great head ye have
on your shoulders. Danny" he said.
Sometimes ye betray almost canine
intelligence. I'm be way Of having
hopes of ye. Now get ye on deck and
watch to see who does come aboard.
II anyone, and report to me-"
''Yiss. yer honor"
O'Rourke bolted the door after Dan
ny and assured himself that the key
hole was properly wadded. that no
crack existed through which his move
ments might be observed from the
gangwny. Struggling his broad shoul-
ders he returned to the seat vacated
by his valet and thrust a hand be-
meath the coat Of his pajamas, with
drawing It a moment later, fingers
tightly wrapped about a rather bulky
object
And the Pool Of Flame lay glitter
ing and stabbing his eyes with shafts
Of blood.red light.
Into fits depths Of pellucid fire
ORourke gazed long and earnestly, in
the most profound meditation.
But at length. slipping the ruby into
the new receptacle and drawing the
lanyard tight about its puckered
throat, he stood up and threw the loop
over his head. permitting the bag with
its precious contents to fall beneath
the folds Of his Jacket; and, shaking
of the sober mood inspired in him by
the study Of the stone, rang for
steward. to whom, when he responded,
he entrusted a summons for Danny
IF so be 1t we're clear Of Suez."
In the course of five minutes or so
Danny himself tapped on the door and
presented to his master beaming
face.
"Divvle a sowl!" he announced tr1-
umphantly. Sure, It's ourselves have
given thin the slip entirely!"
He fished brand new kit.box from
beneath the berth and, opening It, be-
ban to lay out O'Rourke's clothing.
His master INDUCED in sigh of re-
lief. Then no boat put of to US at
all?" he questioned indifferently.
only wan" replied the servant,
"and thot wild no wan in ut but nay
CUR"
"A negro?" demanded O'Rourke, ia
cling about. What do ye mean? Did
he come aboard?"
Sure and he did that, yer honor.
and caught Us be no moore thin the
skin av his tathe and"
ORourke bent over the man and
seizing him by the shoulders swung
him around so that their eyes met.
What the divvle!" demanded the ad-
venturer, did ye mean by telling me
nobody boarded US. then? What"
Sure, yer honor. Aw, yer
honorl TTis mesilf meant no
harm at all, at ALL" protested Danny.
Didn't say thot divvle q sowl came
aboord? Sure, thin. is a naygur a hui
man?'
With an exasperated gesture