The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-04-19

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As II to feed the hunger Of his
heart he strained his vision to see
the last of the land that held her.
At length It disappeared. and then for
the first time he consciously moved
drew a hand across his eyes. sighed
and turned away.
Picking his way through the cos
mopolitan throng of passengers. he
went below, found his stateroom, and
subsidized into the berth for a sorely.
needed nap; instead of i~ndulging in
which. however, he lay staring wide.
eyed at his problem. He had much to
accomplish, much to guard against.
Des Trebes bulked large In the back.
ground of perils he must anticipate;
ORourke was by no means disposed
to iatter himself that he had scotched
the schemes Of the vicomte.
He made his second public appear
ance on the Tabarka at the hour Of
sunset; and in the act of making It,
N4ASN " vi IN anu IAN DlIlLlD lllO
the arms of a young person in tweeds
and a steamer Cap-a stoutish young
Englishman with a vivid complexion
and a bulldog pipe, nervousness TEN.
pering his native home-brewed inso-
lence. the blank v~acuity of his eyes
hopelessly b%etraying the caliber OF his
intellect.
A sudden gust Of anger swept
O'Rourke off his figurative feet. He
stopped short, blocking the gangway
and the young mans progress. SO this
was what had been set to spy upon
him!
Good evening to ye," he said cold.
ly, fixing the Honorable Mr.. Glynn
with an interrogative eye that served
to deepen his embarrassment and CON
sternation. 81 trust / didn't hurt We,
Mr.. Glynn."
oh. no-not at all" stammered the
Englishman. Not in the least. No"
He looked right and left of
ORourke for a way round him, found
himself with no choice but TO retreat,
and lost his presence of mind cont
pletely. II say" he continued des.
p%erately, Il say, have you a match ="
Possibly" conceded O'Rourke.
But I've yet to meet him. OF this
We may feel sure. however: If have,
It's neither yourself nor Des Trebes.
Now run along and figure 1t out tur
yourself-what I'm meaning. Good.
night"
He brushed past the man. leaving
him astare in sudden pallOr, and went
his way. more than a little disguised
with himself for his lack of discre.
ton. AS matters turned out. however,
he had little to r%eproach himself with;
for his outbreak served to keep young
Glynn at a respectful distance
throughout the remainder Of the Voy-
age. They met but once more. and
on that occasion the Englishman be-
hayed himself admirably according to
the tenets of his caste-met O'Ro1rke's
challenging gaze without a flicker of
re :ognition, looked him up and down
calmly with the deadly ennuted air
peculiar to the underdone British
youth Of family and social position,
and wandered calmly away.
O'Rourke watched him out Of sight,
a smile of appreciation curving 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. N he can
carry a situation off like that. I'm
doubling not at all that something
might be whipped out of him. II he
weren't what he's made himself-a
slave to whisky"
For all of which appreciation, how
ever, he soon wearied Of Mr.. Glynn.
During the first day ashore 1t was not
so bad: there was something amusing
in being so openly logged by a we'll
set-up young E~nglishman 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 indispensables
into a 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 a dinner coat and a state OF
fidgets. had wandered down the outer
corridor. passed at the restaurant door
aEt espied his quarry. The fact that
O'RoLrke was dining with one eye
the cock and in a dust-proof. dust
colored sui OF drill. was enough to
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 a definite plan
CT action without opposition from the
dictates OF prudence. And at length
swallowing his coffee and feeling his
servitor. he rose. crossed the room
with a firm tread. and came to a full
stop at the Honorable Mr.. Glynn.s ia.
BILE.
Momentarily be held his tongue,
down at the young mar while
on the marble with the I'm
gers OF n hand. Then Glynn. gianc.
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