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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1912-05-31

treme Joy. A lull succeeding his first
transports. he wiped his eyes, beamed
upon his guest and suggested insinuat-
ingly: DRINK"
'Brevity's ever the soul Of your
wit, captain" said O'Rourke. Il will"
And he meekly followed Quick's bare
heels forward to the officers quarters
beneath the bridge.
Having set him in a chair, Quick.
still a-gurgle, wandered on. unearth-
ed a bottle, beamed upon his visitor,
asked a dozen questions in as many
breaths and. without waiting for an
answer, waddled OF again to return
with a brace Of dripping soda-water
bottles. "Schweppe's," he said, pat
ting their rotund forms tenderly;
"and the last in our lockers-all In
your honor. colonel"
"So?" commented O'Rourke. Hard
up. is It? IT'S not the O'Rourke who
would be wishing ye i'll. captain, dear,
but, faith. meselfs not sorry to hear
that word this day. I'm thinking me
luck is sound. after all"
Quick had again vanished. Present
" O'Rourke heard his mighty voice
booming down an engine-room ventila-
tor. "DraVos! Dravos, you loafer!
Come up and see a strange sight"
He came back, still vibrant with an
elephantine sort of Joy. "O'Rourke, .
he painted, hopping a damp brow with
the sleeve of his jacket, you're a
good sight for sore eyes. Never did
we meet up with you yet but there
came a run of luck"
"'Tis good hearing" said o'Rourke,
smiling.
A slight little man slipped a bald
head. relieved by ragged patches OF
gray hair about the temples. apollo
getically into the cabin door.
THE TOP of the day to ye. Dravosl"
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CHAPTER XXI.

Lurching drunkenly into the harbor
known locally as Alden Back Bay, the
Pan1nab came to anchor.
O'Rourke. from the lower grating OF
the steamships accommodation lad
der, signaled to one of the swarm of
lowering dinghys, and waiting for II to
come in. reviewed the anchored ship
ping, gathered transiently together in
that spot from the four corners of the
earth. and shook his head responding
ly.
A yellow-haired Somali boatman
shot his little craft in to the grating.
O'Rourke dropped upon the stern-seat
and took the tiller Post Office pier"
he said CURLY. The dinghy shot away
with dipping. dripping oars, while the
Irishman continued to search among
the vessels for anything that seemed
to promise the speed necessary for his
purpose. and failed to discover one
"'Tis hopeless" he conceded bitter.
ly as the boat wove a serpentine wake
in and out among the heaving bulks.
"And, I'm thinking, tits the O'Rourke
who will presently be sinking back to
confess he Dragged beyond his pow
ers. The fool that We are. Terence,
with your big words and your fine
promises, all empty as your purse!
IT'S out of patience | am with ye en-
tirelyl"
Doubtless he made the very picture
of unhappiness.
So, at least, seemed to think a man
lounging in a dilapidated canvas deck
chair beneath a dirty awning in the
stern of a distant tramp steamer;
who, raking the shoreward-bound with
pair of rusty binoculars. had CHANGED
to focus upon O'Rourke.
Looks as If he hadn't friend in
the world" said the man audibly.
Looks as II a letter from home with
cash draft 'ud about fill his little bill"
He grunted in pleased appreciation
of his own subtle wit. A short man
he was, stout. very much at home in
grimy pajamas and nothing else, with
eyes small. blue, informed with twin,
king humor and set in a florid coun.
tenance bristling with a three days
growth of grayish beard
He swung the glasses again upon
ORourke. and. He'll" he exclaimed
] sitting up with stimulated interest
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said O'Rourke loudly, for little DravOs
was partially deaf. "And how are the
engines7"
The engineer carefully hitched up
his trousers and regarded the wander
er with temperate geniality.
Good afternoon, Colonel O'Rourke. ="
he replied, clipping his words mincing-
ly. Very nicely. thank you"
He shook hands, sat down on the edge
Of berth with the manner Of one
who fears he intrudes. and glanced
searchingly at Quick. "If you're go
Ing to serve the drinks. cap'n," be
snapped acidly, hump yourselfl"
He accepted his glass with a dis
passionate air and drank hastily after
short nod to the guest, as one who
sacrifices his personal inclinations to
the laws of hospitality. But from bis
after-glow Of benevolence, O'Rourke
concluded that the drink had not been
unwelcome.
What brings you here7" demanded
Quick IN a subdued roar.
"I've a Job for ye, II so be It ye're
not otherwise engaged-and II ye can
do It."
Quick slapped huge thigh delight
eddy. 81 knew it-could have sworn
to It'll"
Can do anything" asserted Dravos
with asperity.
TITS merely a question Of speed"
explained the Irishman. Can ye make
1,or L., do no he
teenth?"
"Dravos." roared Quick. "how much
speed can you get out Of those
damned engines?"
Twenty knots" snapped Dravos.
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os," the captain announced. by
morning we'll be far enough out for
you to take hold without sprainin5 the
art Of seamanship. G'dnight"
Thank ye," said O'Rourke. In fact,
he had long been sensible that he was
very drowsy; the night wind in his
face had something to do with that.
Good night" he returned. and went
down the ladder to the deck.
At its foot he paused. turning curl
ously; It seemed that surely there
must be some serious trouble afoot IN
the crew. The Irishman could see in
the glimmer Of the forecastle lantern
confused blur OF naked, shining.
brown bodies and limbs. apparently
inextricably locked. A scream rama
shrill and there followed the sound Of
a heavy fall.
Overhead, on the bridge, Quick was
roaring himself hoarse, without effect
The sounds Of shuhiing, of blows,
harsh breathing, stifed cries, contin.
ued. A knot Of the contestants swept,
whirling aft, toward the superstruct.
ure Something shot singing through
the air; the wind Of 1t famed
O'Rourkes cheek.
With an unconscious, surprised oath.
O'Rourke stepped aside. his hand go
ing toward his revolver. The missile
struck a stanchion, glanced and fell
gathering into the scuppers. Revolver
In hand. he went forward to the rail
overlooking the struggling rabble on
the deck below. But they seemed in
tent only on their private differences.
and Quick's roars were bringing them
to their senses Gradually the tumult
subsidized, the contestants separating
and sinking forward to their quarters.
ut may have been chance"
O'Rourke conceded a bit doubtfully.
ly, examining the deck intently. In a
moment or two he stopped and picked
up a long, thin-bladed knife, double
edged and keen as a razor. The point
was broken. having doubtless been
snapped off at the moment Of contact
with the deck-house. O'Rourke turned
II over soberly.
Faith. | don't like to think It was
intentional-but me head would have
been split had It come two inches to
the left"
He returned to the bridge, calling
Quick aside. You're armed?"
"Certainly-always armed when I'm
dealing with these devils. Why?"
O'Rourke showed him the knife.
Ouick Iau0hed at hia theory "Noth-
ing in It," he was pleased to believe.
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aoomlnn the Restaurant.

Not only Of himself, but OF his sister
later, did the proprietor of Mar
settles restaurant dispose in a lot
terry. To such lady frequenters Of his
establishment who would accept OF
them did he give a ticket bearing a
number, with an announcement that.
on the New Years day following. a
rafie would take place, at which the
prize would be himself and his bust
ness. During the intervening months
a roaring trade was done. and on the
day appointed the restaurant was
crammed to overlooking by a crowd.
who cheered uproariously on the win
ner turning up in the popular pro-
prletress OF a rival cafe,
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CHAPTER XXI.

BY nine o'clock the Rance lay with
steam up, ready to weigh anchor.
It is no praise to Dravos to state
that his engines were in admirable
condition. Such was their invariable
state. For an assistant he impressed
into service none other than Danny
Malone. to Danny's intense dismay.
ORourke took upon himself the du'
ties of first officer under Captain
Quick The Irishman cared little for
the sea, knew less of a first officers
duties; but 1t was patent that Quick
could not stand every watch, and
O'Rourke was not to be daunted by
any such slight matter as nautical in
experience.
In the knowledge that they were
safely off at last there was poignant
relief to the wanderer. as he stood by
Quick's side, on the bridge, with mid
night imminent and the ship still and
peaceful. I'm stand the night watch
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well. by jinksl" said the stout man.
Who'd a-thunk III"
He got up with evident haste and
waddled forward to the bridge, where
he came upon what he evidently need.
ed In his business: a huge and bat
tered megaphone Applying this to
his lips and filling ais lungs he bel
lowed with a right good will, and his
hail. not unlike the roaring Of an
amiable bull. awoke Aden's echoes:
"O-o-Rourkel"
Good morning" murmured the Irsh-
man, lifting his head to stare about
him with incredulous curiosity.
Who's that barking at mel"
The pajama'd person continuing to
shout at the top Of his voice, by dint
Of earnest staring the Irishman event
ually located the source Of the up
roar. Nov who the divvle might ye
be?" he wondered. "Ananlas. me
friend"-to the boatman-"row to the
steamer yonder where the noise comes
from"
Whereupon the stout man. seeing
the boat alter its course. put aside the
megaphone. And again peace brooded
over Alden.
On nearer approach to the tramp,
O'Rourke's smile broadened to a
pleased grin. and airily he waved a
hand to the man with the voice.
Jimmy Quickl" he observed with
unfeigned delight Faith, begin TO
believe that me luck holds. after ALL"
From the bottom step of the tramp's
ladder he tossed coin to the boat.
man, then mounted to the deck. In.
continently the stout man fell heavily
upon his neck with symptoms Of ex.
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CHAPTER XIII.

The day came out OF the East with
a windy swagger; as Quick had fore
told, a series Of thunderstorms swept
the sea before dawn. 30 that It. like
the sky, seemed newly washed, clean
and brilliant
O'Rourke relieved Quick at four
bells Of the morning watch and kept
the deck for the remainder Of the day.
his meals being brought to him on
the bridge. His duties we're simple
enough, requiring little more than a
display Of the habit of authority
which sat so we'll on his broad shouH
ders. It was no great trick to keep
the crew in order: they went about
their work peaceably enough and
showed no signs of desiring to renew
their disputations. Otherwise he he'd
to keep an eye upon the helmsman
and see that he held the Rance to the
course prescribed by Quick; and that
was nothing difficult to a man Of av-
erage intelligence. Naught but deep
water lay between them and Bombay.
so long as a direct course was shaped
and maintained.
As the sunlit watches wore out and
nothing untoward took place,
ORourke's grim apprehenslons dlssi-
pated into shadows. He began to be-
lieve with Quick that the AFFAIR of the
winged knife was merely hapchance
accident, quite unprecedented.
Below decks, Dravos and Danny
we're standing watch-andwatch, with
clockwork regularity. where the for
mer's beloved engines were justifying
his confidence and pride in them and
clicking off their twenty knots with
out a hitch.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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When can you sail?"
Tonight" said Dravos.
"If." stipulated Quick. Il can pick
up a crew In Aden."
"'Tis settled then"
We'll need a bit Of money in ad-
vance,"
"Ye shall have 1t, within reason"
Dravos rose and sided towards the
door. faraway look in his pale eyes.
you strike the bargain, Quick" he
said; "I'll have a look around the
engine-room."
"Right-O, Bobby. Yourself
alone, s'pose, O'Rourke1"
"And three others. Danny"
Yes, yes"
"And two ladies'; an Englishwom
an and her maid"
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oOpyrigh. iOOO. Oy Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.

The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col. Terence O'Rourke, a military free
lance and something of a gambler, In his
hotel. Leaning on the balcony he sees a
beautiful gill who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight AT the
gaming table O'Rourke notices two men
0lynn, while his companion is Viscount
Des Trebes, duelist. The viscount tells
him the French government has directed
him to ORourke as man who would
nent, ORourke. who had agreed TO u.-
Iertake the mission finds a mysterious
letter; The viscount arrives. hands
20 open Il until on the ocean. pair Of
1ainty slippers are seen protrudlng from
Under doorway curtain. The Irishman
10 his wife, Beatrix. from whom he had
tun away year previous. They are
feconciled, and opening the letter he finds
That Rangoon law firm 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
pids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
to soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viseount on
there Is an attack by bandits and his
friend dies telling O'Rourke that he has
left the Pool OF Flame with the governor
given the colonel will deliver over the
Jewel. Arriving at Algeria the Irishman
nndB the governor general away. Des
Trebes makes a mysterious appointment.
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession OF the Jewel by stealing 1t. In
duel O'Rourke masters the viscount.
and starts by ship for Rangoon, He finds
the captain to be a smuggler who tries to
steal the Jewel. It Is finally secured by
land. with the aid Of one Danny and
his sweetheart. O'Rourke RECEIVERS the
Pool Of Flame. On board ship once more.
bound for Rangoon, a mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon a lascar
about to attack the lady. who Is a Mrs.
Prynne. and kicks the man into the hold.
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"A Kings courier. madam You

"A Kings courier. madam You
a womani"
"And why mott" she demanded
proudly. THE Kings messengers dare
many dangers, it's true. But In some
of them might not a woman serve bet
ter than a manT
True enough. Yet tbs unprece-
dented-at least, yen admit. most un.
usual begin to understand. That
lascar, for instance-7"
Believe me, Colonel O'Rourke. I'm
at liberty to tell you nothing"
Tell me this. at least: would 70
know him II ye saw him againH"
"Truthfully." she said. looking him
in the eye. u would not. will say
one other word; had anticipated his
attack. although had never seen him
before"
Faith. tbs yourself that has your
courage with ye. Mrs. Prynnel E.
But good night madam Your serv-
anti"
Good night, colonel" she said softly.
and as she watched him swing away
laughed lightly and strangely. Later,
still standing outside her door. she
sighed, and an odd light glowed deep
In her eyes Of graylsh-green. Signing
again. and with another low laugh
that rang a thought derisive, as
though she were fiouting the man
whose service she accepted 80 gladly,
she turned and vanished within her
stateroom.
AS she did so. the opposite door
that of an inside stateroom on the
same gangway-was opened cautious
ly. A turbaned head peered out, its
eyes glancing swiftly up and down the
corridor. Long since, however. the
excited passengers had been reassur-
ed and had returned to their berths;
the coast was clear.
The lascar stepped noiselessly out,
shut the door without a sound, and
sped swiftly forward: a long. brown
man with an impassive cast Of coun-
tenance in which his eyes shone with
curious light
AS he swung into the space at the
foot of the saloon companionway, he
collided violently with an understood
and excessively red-headed Irishman.
nearly upsetting the latter, to say
nothing Of glass Of brandy-and-soda
which he was conveying to a certain
stateroom
"Phwat the divvle, ye domned nay
gurl Pwhy dye not look where ye're
going?" demanded Danny with some
heat
The East Indian backed away, bow
ed profoundly, mumbling something in
articulate. and sprang up the steps.
Danny looked after him. for a moment
hesitant, then put down the tray and
pursued. He caught the flicker Of the
lascar's cummerbund as the latter es-
capped to the deck. and himself arrived
at the forward end Of the promenade
just in time to see a white shape dis
appear into the steerage companion
way.
I'D take me OATH" said Danny re-
fiectively, "thot he's the naygur thot
came aboard at Suez. IT'S meself
thot wishes I'd had a betther peep at
the ugly mug av him. I'm thinking
I'd betther be after tellin' himself"
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cHAPrER xx.-tcontInued.l


Her spirit. through her eyes, an
swered his in a flash. Then cooling,
she looked him over from crown to
tie. Weighing him deliberately in the
balance of her knowledge of men.
He bore the inspection with equanim-
ity, quite sure of himself, as was nat
Cral in the O'Rourke. Provoked, put
on his mettle, he felt himself irwin
chile. and showed 1t in every line of
his pose. She could not have wavered
long; indeed. her decision was quite
manifest. Impulsively she caught his
two hands n her own.
YES" she cried, 81 do believe you!
take you at your word-your gener-
Gus word, Colonel O'Rourke! will
trust implicitly in you. You shall get
me to Bombay by the fifteenth"
"The lfteenth?" he echoed thought
fully. This is the tenth"
THE Panjnab is scheduled to ar
rive on the fifteenth. All my plans
depend upon there being no delays"
Five daysl 1t shall be
managed. Mrs. Prynne. Bombay by
the fifteenth It shall be, or the
O'Rourke will have broken his heart!"
She grew thoughtful "You are very
good-I've told you that. l believe
that you will accomplish what you
promise Yet It Seems hardly fair to
saddle you with my cares, my perils,
without informing you of their ma,
ture-"
Madam, tbs not the O'Rourke who
would ever be pryins into your Sc
crets. Let's not complicate a simple
situation with explanations"
"But, colonel, there is one thing
more" He paused. 1T is a question, -
she continued, "of chartering a ship
at Alden, is 1t not?"
II see no other way"
"Then-spare no expense, Colonel
O'Rourke. Remember that foot the
bill"
"But-er@"
"Or. If you insist, sir, pay nothing:
Great Britain pays for both Of u.s."
"Eh? Yes7" he stammered.
"But see. colonel"
He had before then noted indiffer.
emily that she wore a chain of thin,
flne gold about her neck, its termina.
tion-presumably a locket OF some
sort-hidden In the folds of her cor,
sage. Now she quietly pulled this
forth. and displayed her pendant, a
little trinket of gold. running grey
hound exquisitely modelled.
Stunned. he stared first at the top
then at the woman. "Ye mean to say
-" he whispered. doubling.
"On the Kings service. Colonei
0'Ronrkal"
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On Second rhounht.

"You know" said the Chinese phil
osopher, that our nation really invent
ed gunpowder." YES" replied the
court oficial; land when | see the
trouble we are having | can't help
thinking It was rather foolish Of u.s."
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chnoalnn tha Worse.

A dogs bark is worse than his bite.
but give us his bark every time.-Cht
cago News.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-17
7-YEAR-OLD
BOY KILLED
UNDER TRAIN
George Oese, OF BelleviIIe, Sec
ond Victim on Erie in
Two Days.

Within stones throw of his home,
George Oese, years old, of 81 Isaac
street, Belleville, was struck by loco
motive on the Newark branch of the
Erie railroad and instantly killed to-
day.
Edward Dyer. engineer of the New
York bound local, due at the Belleville
station at noon, saw the mangled body
from tie cab He shouted to his fire.
man, who jumped Off and ran back to
where the boy had been struck
A drill engine was shifting freight
cars near the Belleville station a few
minutes before and it is believed that
1t struck the boy as he was on his
way home.
Mrs. William Oese was wondering
what had detained George, who had
gone to his grandmother's A little
girl told her that he had been run
over
She was crying over her sons body
when Policeman Sullivan arrived.
The Oese house faces ie railroad.
George had been warned to look out for
the trains and he had always been
careful. Stationmaster Frank ]. DON
Ion took charge of the body until it was
viewed by Deputy County Physician
Simmons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-17
CRACKSMEN
CARRY OFF
HEAVY SAFE
Fooled in Attempt to Get IL.
Ahrend & Sons
Payroll.

Gaining entrance to the building by
forcing the lock on side door,
burglars made an earnest, but inef-
fectual, attempt to rifle the safe of
H. : rend & Sons lock manufacturers,
of 179 Van Buren, street, last night.
The attempted robbery was discov-
cred this morning when one of the
firm came down to business and, upon
opening the office, missed the safe.
This was one of the old-style variety.
and was very heavy, which fact would
at once dismiss any conclusion that 1t
had strolled &ery far. Investigation
disclosed the missing safe in the shop,
about seventy-five feet from the office.
The combination had been broken off
and two holes had been drilled in the
I e near the bolts. The interior, how
ever, had not been reached, and the
'arge sum Of money which had been
placed there in preparation for the
payroll of today was found to be
intact when the interior compartment
was opened.
There were no clues as to the iden-
tity of the burglars who displayed SO
much energy for SO little gain. There
was no watchman around the building
and none of the neighbors had been
disturbed during the night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-17

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-That she
loved her husband too much was the
cause of her marital troubles given In
the Supreme Court yesterday by Mrs.
Claudia Wheeler, once famous as the
pretty girl in the red tights" in THE
Mandarin" and for the past fourteen
years the wife of Albert Gallatin
Wheeler, jr., a member of the Stock
Exchange and financier of the Chicago
subway system. She is suing for a
separation on the ground of abandon
ment
Mrs Wheeler, who wore a tailor
made suit of black velvet, with hat to
match gave her testimony in clear
and distinct tone, breaking into tears
once or twice as she referred to her
husbands alleged Ill treatment of her.
"I was left without anything In the
world" she sobbed. sThe furniture
was most expensive, and ] had bought
ii all myself"
"What was your husbands income in
CONTINUED on Second Pngeo