Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-08-16

veil. She seemed to promise uncom-
mon beauty of the English type, full
colored and of classic mold.
The Irishman was much too far away
to be certain. but he fancied that her
gaze wandered toward him and--but
this, of course, was only imagination
that she started slightly.
At all events, she was quick to drop
the veil and turn away. Her maid
| joining her, both vanished beneath the
canvas awnings. The boat that had
| brought her sheered off, and ORourke
was permitted to board the Panjnab.
1t was glad day, the O'Rourke told
himself, as he trod those decks; 1t
saw him definitely started on his way
| to the East.
O'Rourke reused upon his elbow
| and peered out OF the port of his
stateroom. The steamer was plowing
through the Bitter Lakes. He saw a
string of buoys, width of water like
Jade, a vista of sand. fiat, gray,
patched with gray.green desert shrub.
bounded only by the horizon. .
Damn :" said he listlessly.
He slipped down again upon his back,
painted, and wiped his brow.
Danny. recognizing that he was not
| expected to respond, and being a
young man remarkably acute to dag
nose his masters moods, prudently re-
| Trained from comment He sat hunch-
ed up on a cabin stool, his intensely
red, bullet-shaped head bent low over
a bit of chamois skin, which he was
sewing into a rough. sturdy bag.
AS the sun dipped beneath the rim
| of the horizon. a pleasant shadow in
vaded the stateroom, until that mo-
ment blood-red with its level rays
| And Danny Strengthened up, dropping
thimble and thread, announcing the
completion of his needlework by q
brief, contented: "There!"
| O'Rourke glanced at the article
| 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. tbs about time. ye lazy good
for-naught!"
| Danny smiled serenely. And a good
job, too, sor," said he proudly
"Manin no onrespect to yer honor.
he added hastily.
O'Rourke took the subject of discus
sion in his fingers and examined II
searchingly.
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, il they shu'd want to?"
O'Rourke turned and eyed the mar
keenly. "'Tis a great head We have
on your shoulders, Danny" he said
Sometimes ye betray almost canine
intelligence I'm be way of having
hopes of ye. Now get We on deck ant
watch to see who does come aboard
if 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 M
crack existed through which his move
ments might be observed from thu
gangway. Struggling his broad shoul
ders he returned to the seat vacated
by his valet and thrust hand be
meath the coat of his paiamas, with
drawing it moment later, finger
tightly wrapped about a rather bulk.
object.
And the Pool of Flame lay glitter
ing and stabbing his eyes with shaft
of blood-red light.
Into it's depths of peilucid fir
O'Rourke gazed long and earnestly. il
the most profound meditation.
But at length, slipping the ruby int
the new receptacle and drawing TIT
lanyard tight about its puckeret
throat, he stood up and threw the lool
over his head, permitting the bag witt
it's precious contents to fall beneatl
the folds Of his jacket; and, shakin,
off the sober mood inspired In him b.
the study of the stone. rang for
steward, to whom, when he responded
he entrusted a summons for Danny
IF so be it we're clear of Suez."
In the course of five minutes or s.
Danny himself tapped on the door an
presented to his master beamin
face.
"Divvle a sowl!" be announced tr
umphantly. Sure. tbs ourselves hav
given thin the slip entirely!"
He fished a brand new kit-box fror
!. | honoath the berth and nnenipp ~ ht