The Delta independent., 1912-02-02
SYNOPSIS.

jut on the balcony he sees a beautiful
girl who suddenly disappears He rushes
% the corridor to see neatly gowned
.orm enter the elevator and pass from
tight.
CHAPTER I1.-O'Rourkes mind IL
Tiled with thoughts of the girl. and when
s1Gs b 'n wsnings to 0e cue s ms
differently. He notices two men watch
ng him; One is the Hon. BERTHE Glynn.
rrebes, a noted duelst. When ORourke
caves the table the vscount tells him he
hat he has been directed to O'Rourke as
man who would undertake secret
shss:o...
CHAPTER Tv.--when the lrishman
goes to his room he finds there the own
Beatrix, from whom he had run away a
year previous; They are Tsconciled. and
finds that a Law f. m in Rangoon. India.
offers him 10000 pounds for an Indian
,eWel known as II Pool OF Flame and
,lls his wife that i is IN the keepine
or a friend named C--:c...o. Algeria
ne brushed past the man, leaving
him astare in sudden pallor, and went
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
G!ynn at a 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'Rou-ke'5
challenging gaze without a flicker OF
recognition, looked him up and down
calmly with the deadly ennuied air
peculiar to the underdone British
youth of family and social position,
and wandered calmly away
O'Rourke watched him out of sight.
smile of appreciation curviug 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 hin, If he
weren't what he's made himself
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 indispensabies
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 q 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 tc
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 firm tread. and came to full
stop at the Honorable Mr.. Glynn's Ia
BILE.
Momentarily he held his tongue,
staring down at the young man while
drumming on the marble with the fin-
gers of one hand. Then Glynn, glanc.
ing up in a state of somewhat panic.
stricken inquiry which strove vainly
to seem insouciant, met the level
stare Of the adventurer and noticed
the tense lines of his lips.
II say" he floundered, what's
the matter with you, anyway? Can't
you leave me alone"
I've been thinking" said O'Rourke
crisply, disregarding the others re-
mark entirely, that 1t might be of in
terest to ye to save We q bit OF bother.
alton to know that I'm going up to
Biskra by tonight's train. 1t leaves in
ten minutes, SO I'll have to forego the
pleasure Of your society on the trip"
Glynn got a grip on himself and
pulled together the elements of his
manhood. He managed to infuse blank
insolence into his stare, and said
"Ow?" with that singularly maddening
infection OF which the Englishman