Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-09-20
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
The story opens at Monte Carlo with
Col Terence O'Rourke. a military free
lance and something Of gambler. in his
beautiful girl who suddenly enters the
elevator and passes from sight. At the
gaming sta3htig, table o,Rourke notices two men
Glynn, while his companion is Viscount
Des Trebes, duelist The viscount tells
undertake secret mission. At his apart
ment, O'Rourke, who had agreed to un-
letter. The viscount arrives. hands a
sealed package to O'Rourke, who Is not
TO open It until on the ocean. A pair of
DAINTY slippers are seen protrud1ng from
under doorway curtain. The Irishman
finds the owner of the mysterious feet to
be his wife. Beatrix. from whom he had
reconciled. and opening the letter he finds
that a Rangoon law firm offers him
100000 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
named Chambret in Algeria. O'Rourke
bids O'Rourke farewell and he promises
20 soon return with the reward. He dis
covers both Glynn and the viscount on
board the ship: As he finds Chambret
there is an attack by bandits and his
friend dies telling O'Rourke that he has
left the Pool of Flame with the governor
general. who at sight of a sgnet ring
given the colonel will deliver over the
jewel. Arriving at Algeria the 1rishman
Trebes makes mysterious appointment:
and tells O'Rourke that he has gained
possession of the jewel by stealing 1t. In
a duel O'Rourk ke masters the viscount,
secures possession of the Pool of Flame
and starts by ship for Rangoon; He finds
the captain to be a smuggler who tries to
thn low 10
the captain and ORourke escapes to
land. With the aid of one Danny and
5is sweetheart w 0Rourke % recoVers drn the
bound for Rangoon, mysterious lady
appears. O'Rourke comes upon lascar
about to attack the lady who Is Mrs.
Prynne, and kicks the man into the hold.
Mrs. Prynne claims she Is en- route for
Indiana on mission for the King.
secures the Pool of Flame, the captain
Is shot and the lascar jumps into the sea.
The ship arrives in port.
CHAPTER xxvI.-(continued.)
Get on with your story. What
about Mrs. Prynne?" demanded
O'Rourke, eyeing his servant curiously
and trying to fathom his but half-dis-
guised and wholly awkward air of self
esteem. Plainly the boy thought
highly of himself because Of some
thing he had accomplished. some ex-
plot of prowess or stroke of diplo-
macy as yet undisclosed. -
"Yissor. / was tellin' We 1t
seemed to me the height OF maneness
she was displayin, majhin this same
Mrs. Prynne, whin twas mesilf knew,
none betther, how much we've laid
out on her account and hersilf not
waitin to settle up wild ye-"
What business was that of yours?'
/"'Twas none, sor. But yersilf had
keeled over and was did to ivrything,
and what am l for if not to look out
for ye at such times? So
I'm afther sthoppin' thin two just as
they would be lawn their staterooms,
and szI, 'Missus Prynne,' szI, me
masthers compliments and he'd like
word wild yees before ye'r9 gone en-
tirely.' And What's this?' sz'she wild
q fine show of surprise-the dayceyt-
full huzzy!-though I'm watchin her
and thinkin' she was frightened about
somethin', from the white turn av the
face av her. Szshe: "Tis in the
divvle's own hurry l am the minute,
or words to the same iffict. SZ'she:
And phwat will he be wantin' av me?
"A momint's conversation wild ye,'
szI And sz'she: I've no time. Let
me pass I'll be doing, szI, 'nawthin'
like thot,' for be now I'm thinkin'
there's somethin deeper behint her
fuster and furry thin mere desire
to blk ye-prhaps twas this thing In
too-ishum I've heard We mintion. And
the next mint I'm sure Nv ut, for she
goes white as snow in the face and
the eyes of her begins to burn like
cold Crane fire and she screams to Ce-
cile Tor help and is afther whipping
out gun to blow me out av her
way wild; but tits mesilf thot's be way
av bein' too quick for her and takin'
the pistol away; and be the mercy av
the Saints Misther Dravos hears the
shindy and hops down just In time to
snatch another gun out of the hand av
that same Cecile, and he grabs the
gurl and turns her into a stateroom
and shuts the dure on her and"
And interrupted O'Rourke in a
black rage, rising and turning back his
sleeves-"And now I'm going to give
ye the father and mother of all
thrashings. ye insolent puppy! How
dare ye lay hands on a LADY,"
low, murther!" chartered the bow.
leaping away. "Be aisy, yer honor.
and hear me out, for it's thin yen not
be blamin' me. but If ye do I'll take
the batin' widout worrd sor"
Very we'll" assented O'Rourke ON
inously. But be quick about it. for
I'm mistrustful of ye altogether. Get
on, We whelp!"
Danny placed the table between
them with considerable expedition.
Jaw, listhen now" he pleaded. while