The Bourbon news., 1912-01-30
Copyright 1909, by Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER 1.-The story opens at
Monte Carlo with Col Terence 0'Rourke
in his hotel. O'Rourke, a military free
lance and something of a gambler, is
below when the sound of a girlsh voice
singing attracts his attention. Leaning
out on the balcony. he sees a beautiful
girl who suddenly disappears. He rushes
TO the corridor to see a neatly gowned
form enter the elevator and pass from
sight.
CHAPTER IL-O'Rourke's mind is
filed with thoughts of the girl. and when
ne goes to the gaming table he allows his
differently. He notices two men watch
ing him. One is the Hon. Bertie Glynn,
while his companion is Viscount Des
Trebes, a noted duelist. When O'Rourke
leaves the table the viscount tells him he
represents the French government and
that he has been directed to O'Rourke as
man who would undertake a secret
mission.
CHAPTER III.-At his room O'Rourke.
who had agreed to undertake the mission.
awaits the viscount ORourke finds
mysterious letter in his apartment. The
vlscount arrives hands a sealed package
TO O'Rourke, who is not to open it until
on the ocean. He says the French gov
ernment will pay O'Rourke $4,000 francs
for his services A pair of dainty slip
pers are seen protruding from under
doorway curtain and the viscount charges
ORourke with having spy secreted
there.
CHAPTER Iv.-When the Irishman
goes to his room he finds there the own
er of the mysterious feet. 1t is his wife,
BeatriX, from whom he had run away a
year previous. They are reconciled. and
opening the letter he had received, he
finds that a law firm in Rangoon, India.
offers him 100000 pounds for an Indian
jewel known as the Pool of Flame and
left to him by dying friend. O'Rourke
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Of a friend named Chambret in Algeria.
CHAPTER V.-O'Rourke is forced to
fight duel with the vscount. The brag-
and acts the pOltroon.
CHAPTER vI-The loyal wife bids
O'Rourke farewell and he promises to
soon return with the reward offered for
the Pool of Flame He discovers both
Glynn and the vscount on board the
ship which takes him to Algeria.
CHAPTER vII-Chambret has left Al
seria and O'Rourke has to gain mill
tary detachment going across the desert
to reach his friend. AS he finds the latter
there is an attack by bandits and
Chambret is shot.
CHAPTER VIIT.-Chambret dies telling
O'Rourke that he has left the Pool of
geria. He gives the colonel a signet ring
at the sight of which he says the official
will deliver over the jewel
CHAPTER IX.-O'Rourke is attacked
! by Glynn and the viscount who ransack
his luggage, but he worsts them in the
conflict.
CHAPTER X-When he arrives at Al
geria the Irishman finds the governor
general away. He receives a note from
Des Trebes making a mysterious appoint
ment.
CHAPTER XI-The .viscount tells
1. o,t0
of the jewel by stealing it from the safe
of the governor general. He does not
however. know who has offered the re-
ward for it. He suggests a duel with
rapiers. the victor to get that information
and the Jewel.
CHAPTER KILN the duel O'Rourke
masters his adversary and secures pos
session of the Pool Of Flame.
CHAPTER XIII - The efforts OF
O'Rourke are now directed toward speed.
lily getting to RangoOn with the jewe
and he starts by ship.
CHAPTER XIv-He finds the captain
| of the vessel to be a smuggler who tries
to steal the Jewel from him.
But as he breathed this benediction
the iron door swung inwards and he
stumbled across the threshold, half
| fainting, hardly conscious that he had
done more than pass from open night
| to the night of an enclosed space. His
! foot caught on some obstruction and
he went to his knees with cry that
was a cross between a sob and a
groan; and incontinently fell full
length upon an earthen floor, his head
pillowed on his arm, painting as If his
! heart would break.
In the darkness above him someone
cried aloud, startled cry, and then
the door was thrust to with a clang
and rattle of bolts. A match raspec