The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-10

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Ia from Malta
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uas.AIatfd Gr9,.ty.
~A.sz1GariL inst dronned
z ,r , ~ - .w3 70 pick up a bit
Fl Cargo .rcfu : chap down at Plraeus.
Is tsglsh &c lal { thought as 'ow
10 "t7 a run &r and see the city
17arg 3 9E 81 line free, y'know."
Surely aE,st ORourke. a far.
1"2y 0ok IN as eyes. For Alexan.
+rta, en- FIIG2 "a ike to be sailing
EiCh re-
Asal1 the e1r.aln eyed ORourke
1sAaEcs. W.: ior?" he demanded
directly. ~rae Pe.ican's a slow old
amp You car pick up a switter pas.
sage o. 4E,,a-t51an boats a day"
It's uesalt mat knows that, sure"
asserted the lr.shman. IT'S but a
.rtlins difficulty about ready none
mat detatus me be pursued boldly,
With q consdez.ial jerk OF his head.
There's q BIZ Of stufr--no matter
Eaat-that | don't want to pass
through the Custom House at Alex.
andTia. I'm not saying a word. can
ia''. but II ! could smuggle 1t into
Egypt. the profit would be great
enough to pay me passage.money a
dozen times over. I'm saying this to
ye IN strict confidence. for, being an
Ensllshman. ye won't let on"
Never fear" Hole asserted stout
~. "umm. Fri don't mind
telling you. Mr.. O'Rourke, | some
times do a little in that line myself.
Being a casual tramp and sometimes
lyd by for weeks at a stretch for want
Of consignment"
Not another word, captain. IN.
derstand perfectly. WIN We be- having
a bit of a drink, now?"
Captain Hole would. 1T won't 'urt
to talk this over" he remarked. per.
APPS we might myke some sort of a !
dicker."
"Faith, Ills meself that's agreeable"
laughed the Irishman lightly.
And when, at midnight that night,
he parted from a moist and senti.
sailor-man. whose capacity for
iiquor--eyen including the indescrib.
able native retsinato and masticha-
had proved enormous. the arrangement
had been arrived at. signed, sealed
and delivered by a clasping Of hands.
And it was O'Rourke was the happy
man.
TITS Danny who'll be giving me
the welcome" he assured himself. sit.
ting on the edge of his bed and star.
ing thoughtfully into the d~lsheyelled
of the battered steel kit-box
housed everything he owned in
the world-for he was packing to toin
the Pelican at noon.
Il hope to hiven he has five
pounds" announced O'Rourke later
trowning obviously.
Five pounds happened to be tbe
he had agreed to pay Captain
Hole for the accommodation. It being
conditioned that the latter
was to accompany the ~ad7enturer
ashore at Alexandria and not part
him till the money was forth.
something which irked the
Irishman's soul, why could he not
take me word for it," he demanded
Of midnight darkness tempered by
feeble lamplight. But, faith, | forget
what I'm dealing with. Besides, It's
sure ! am to find Danny"
He arose and resumed his packing
blowing an inaudible little air through
MS puckered lips. "Dlvvilish awkward
I | don't BY the Gods! I'd
but aforementioned :"
He failed to state exactly what be