The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-02-17

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1.-THE freshman Was Upon Him"
out q place to lay his head, lacking
even a change OF clothing His Kit.
box was aboard the Pelican and likely
to remain there, for all he could do
to the contrary; in his present state,
to apply to the authorities or to at. ,
tempt to lodge a complaint against !
Captain Hole would more likely than :
not result In Incarceration on a charge /
OF vagrancy more real than technical. :
And-the Pool of Flame! He
fumed with impotent rage when he
saw how blindly he had stumbled into
Holes trap, how neatly he had per-
mitted himself to be raped of the jew
ell. For In the light OF late events he
could not doubt but that Hole had
sought him out armed with the knowl.
edge that O'Rourke was in possession
Of the priceless jewel-more than
probably advised and employed by Des
Trebes assuming that he had failed
to infict a mortal wound upon that
adventurer.
saw, the divvle, the divvle!" COM
planned O'Rourke. "sure, and It's
pretty mess I've made Of 1t all. now!"
Saying which he rose and clambered
to the top of the quay-with the more
haste than good will in view OF the
fact that the splashing Of oars, the
dimly outlined shape Of n boat head
ing directly for his refuge had sud
denly become visible. OF course, 1t
might not be the Pelican; but
O'Rourke was too thoroughly i'm
pressed with the conviction that the
laws of coincidence we're working
against him, Just then at any rate, to
be willing to run unnecessary risks.
Chance, too, would have 1t that
there should be an arc-light ablaze
! precisely at the foot of the pier, be-
meath which stood, clearly defined in
the white glare, the figure of hulk
ing black native representative Of the
municipal police, whom O'Rourke must
pass ere he could gain solid earth.
For this reason he dared not betray
evidences Of haste; his appearance
was striking enough in all conscience,
without any additional touches. So he
thrust his hands into his pockets and
sauntered with well-assumed but
perhaps not wholly convincing air OF
nonchalance toward the officer
The latter remained all unsuspicious
until-and then the mischief Of II was
that O'Rourke was still full five
yards the wrong side OF the man
Hole himself leaped from the boat
upon the end of the quay and sent a
yell echoing after the fugitive.
"Hey!' he roared. Stop i'm! De
serter! Thief! Stop thief"
The black was facing O'Rourke in
an instant, but simultaneously the
lrishman was upon him and had put
an elbow smartly into his midriff in
passing, all but topping the man back,
wards into the harbor
1t had been we'll for him had he sue,
ceeded. AS It was the fellow saved
himself by a hairs breadth and the
next minute was after O'Rourke. yell.
ing madly.
The Irishman showed a feet pair OF
heels, be sure; but, undoubtedly, the
devil himself was In the luck that
night! Who shall describe In what
manner rabble springs out of the
very cobbles Of Alexandria's streets
Men, women, naked children and zap
ping pariah dogs, fellaheen, Arabs, Be
douins from the desert, Nubians
Greeks, Levantines--the fugitive had
not covered twoscore yards ere moi
OF such composition was swapping al
his calves.
Turning and twisting, lodging and
doubling, shifting this gratuitous en-
envy full In the face, treating the nex'
as he haS the limb of the law (and
leaving both howling). he seized the
first opening and swung into narrow
back-way. leading inland from the wa
terfront.
He ran as seldom he had run be
fore, straining and laboring, stumbling
recovering and plunging onward. And
by the gods, wasn't II hot! Tn,
khamsin raved and tore like a spiri
OF hellfire through that narrow alley
turning 1t into a miniature inferno.
y But in the course OF some minutes