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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-02-07

\ ~AvANAGH had kept keen
watch over Wetherford, and
4 when one night the old man
began to complain Of the
ache in his bones his decision was in
slant.
you've got it," he said. Its up
ito us to move down the valley tomor-
row."
Wetherford protested that he would
Is soon die in the hills as in the val
LEY. II don't want Lee Virginia to
know, but If 1 seem liable to fade out
I'd like Lie to be told that didn't
forget her and that came back to
Hdnd out how she was. I hate to be
nuisance to you, and SO I'll go down
the valley If you say So" e.
As he was about to turn In that
hight Ross heard horse cross the
bridge and, with intent to warn the
rider Of his danger, went to the door
and called out: Halt! Who's thereT
"A FRIEND" replied the stranger In a
weak voice.
Ross permitted the visitor to ride up
to the pole. II can't ask you in," he
Explained. 1--WE a sick man inside.
Who are you, and what can do for
your
! Notwithstanding this warning the
rider dropped from his saddle and
lcame into the light which streamed
from the door.
my name is Dunn" he began. "Tm
from Deer Creek"
II know you" responded the ranger.
you're that rancher saw working
h the ditch the day went to tele-
phone, and you've come to tell me
something about that murder"
The other man broke into a whim-
per. "I'm law abiding man, Mr.. Cav
ssnagh," he began TREMENDOUSLY. I've
Aiways kept the law and never intend
ed to have anything to do with that
business. was dragged into 1t
against my will. I've come to you be-
cause you're an officer Of the federal
law. You don't belong here. l trust
you. You represent the president, and
want to tell you what I know, only
I want you to promise not to bring me
into it. I'm a man with a family, and
x can't bear to have them know the
truth" ..... .
There were deep agitation and COM
plete sincerity in the rancher's choked
and hesitant utterance, and Cavanagh
turned cold with premonition Of what
be was about to disclose. Il am not
an officer of the law. Mr.. Dunn, not IN
the sense you mean. but will respect
your wishes"
II know that you are not IN ofncer
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-02-07
Real Estate for Sale q Den1.

Real Estate for Sale q nen3.
Lot 1, block Is, N New Ulm, must b
sold within 30 days and will be sold
cheap.
FOR SA1R-Lot 2, Block $50, North
For SAL1+Lot 6, Block 200, North
For SALD-Lot 6, Block Is, South.
For SALB-Lot II, Block 81, South.
FOR SALD-Lot l, Block 1l9, 6oulh..
For SALE-OutlOt N. 13S.
FoR SALH-Lots S sod 8, Block 81
cNorth, New Ulm, with dwelling
house, very cheap.
Inquire Of ALBERT STEINHAUsER
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-02-07
CHAPTER XIX.
THE PESTHOUsE.

~AVANAGH had kept keen
M watch over Wetherford, and
q when one night the old man
began to complain Of the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-02-07

he, land practical ranger with your
experience and education will prove of
greatest value"
To this RCss made reply: AT the
moment l feel that no promise Of adj
vancement could keep me in this coun-
try of grafters, poachers and assassins.
I'm weary of it and all it stands for.
However, If could aid in extending
the supervision Of the public ranges
and in stopping forever this murder
and burning that go on outside the
forestry domain I might remain in the
west"
"Would you accept the supervisor
ship Of the Washable forest?' demand
ed Dalton.
Taken by surprise, he stammered. II
might. but am the man."
You are. Your experience fits you
for position where the fight is hot
The Washable forest is even more
bone of contention than this. We have
laid out the lines of division between
the sheep and the cows, and it will
take a man to enforce our regulations.
You will have the support Of the best
citizens. They will all rally, with you
as leader, and so end the warfare
there" ..-.-.....
1T can never end till Uncle Sam
puts rangers over every section Of pub
lie lands and lays out the grazing lines
as we have done in this forest" re-
torted Cavanagh.
Il know, but to get that requires
revolution in the whole order OF
thinR,," Then bis fne young face
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-13
CHAPTER XIV.

Mrs. Prynne, reused out Of her semi
stupor by O'Rourke's cry, with some
return of her habitual clearness Of
thought, stepped to the companionway
and called for her maid.
O'Rourke passed a hand over his
eyes, and brought it away black with
blood, but was no more than half
aware of this. Dazed and heart-brok-
en-, he stared blankly round the sham
bles that was the deck, then, recover
sng slightly, saw Cecile join her mis-
tress, and realized that, whatever his
personal grief, pain and despair, he
must play the part Of the ORourke.
So he turned and staggered down into
the saloon.
Danny was in his berth, sleeping the
childlike and loglike sleep that was
ever his. Dravos, below, his ears deaf.
ened by the mighty chant Of his en-
,gines, had been no more conscious OF
the drama on deck than had Danny.
,O'Rourke caught the be with hands
that gripped his shoulders cruelty, and
shook him awake, then methodically
Ibooted him up the steps to the deck.
Once there, Danny came to his prop
Ter senses and fell with will to the
tasks O'Rourke set for him. With Ce.
cile he lifted the unconscious captain
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-02-13
CHAPTER XVIII.

At small hour of the morning they
made Diamond Harbor in pitch dark
ness and without misadVenture were
successful in causing themselves to be
transhippsd, bag and baggage, to the
twinscrew steamship Poonah, which
vessel rode at anchor in midstream.
Toward eight o'clock Of the white
hot forenoon that followed, O'Rourke,
in the shadow Of a long boat on the
Poonah's promenade deck, stood I'm.
1shi1g 4 matuti1al cigar and watching
narrowly 4 tender ferry out a nnal
boatload OF passengers from the east
erQ river bank.
Slowly the tender forged toward the
steamers side; and as it drew near,
O'Rourke forgot to smoke and bent
over tho rail to inspect with unremit-
ting interest those upon its decks.
The forward deck Of the tender held
his regard but briefly; those who
waited there, eyeing impassively the
towering fanks of the liner, were one
and all of the east, Of races, creeds
and types too numerous to catalogue.
These the adventurer might not read,
save individually upon personal con-
tact. If trouble was to come from
them, collectively or individually, he
would not know until the blow had
fallen. On the other hand, he might
be able to hazard shrewd surmises as
to the potential animus inherent in
any one Of the Europeans who were
to be his fellow passengers.
The latter were a mere handful;
half a dozen commercial travellers
from London, Paris, Berlin, their avo-
cations evident beyond dispute; SAL
low English missionary with his with
cred wife, sombre figures in the stark
sunlight, a red-faced deputy-sub-some-
thing-or-other Of the Indian govern
ment, complacent in white drill and
new pith helmet with a gay puggaree;
lone English girl, and a Frenchman.
The two latter held the Irishman's
attention; the girl because, even at a
distance, her slim white-c1ad figure
and well-poised head seemed singu-
larry fresh and attractive; the man
because-well, because O'Rourke was
susceptible to premonitions.
He was a tail man and broad, the
Frenchman-well-made, well-groomed,
carrying himself with an indefnable
air of distinction. His face was rath-
er pale land therefore notable In that
concourse Of dark skins), its features
strongly modelled, the mouth and chin
masked by neatly trimmed and
pointed beard and mustache.
O'Rourke could not have said that
he had ever seen the man before; yet
there was this and that about him
which struck spark Of reminiscence
from his memory. A suspicion flashed
through his mind which he put aside
with disdain, as absurd and far.fetch.
ed. On the other hand He
knit his brews in puzzlement.
The very fxity of his regard drew
the eyes Of it's object upwards. They
encountered O'Rourke's, fingered briet
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Bradshaw, an Indian railway guide,
several steamship folders and large
colored map of the Indian empire.
What days this day, Danny?"
Danny thought laboriously. "'Twas
this morn We lift tn Rance, sor?
Thin yestiddy was Wednes-
day."
And today Thursday, be logical
progress Of reasoning, eh?"
cav, yiss, sor.''
and what's the time?"
Danny consulted O'Rourke's watch
on the bureau "A quarter ay tWilve.' y
Then bestir yourself, ye lazy good
for-nothing, and pack up me things"
"Aw!" cried Danny, expcstulant.
"Our train leaves at two. Ye have
an hour and a half
Jaw, but yer honor, is ut no Est at
all we'll iver be havin'?"
eye can rest on the train," said
O'Rourke 1--WE just ten days left in
which to reach Rangcon, where I've an
appointment to keep with lady, Dan
ny, to wit, Madame O'Rourke. Dye
mind her, and do ye blame me, Dan
n.y."
Danny became suddenly extraordin-
arily busy. why did ye not say as
much to begin with, yer honor?" he
complained. las if I wouldn't work
me hands to the stumps av
"'Tis now Thursday noon," con-
tinued O'Rourke thoughttully. "The
two o'clock trains scheduled to :
US in Calcutta at ten Saturday night.
At eight Sunday morning a steamer
leaves Diamond Harbor for Rengoon,
scheduled for a fair-weather passage
Of three days. That'll leave us lit
tie leeWay, barring accidents. But
we've 10 time to waste
"But how'll We be catching thot
steamer at Di'mind Harbor, sor? How
far's that from Calcutta, now, an will
there be thrains at that hour aV the
night?"
T'That's to be dealt with as it turns
up, Danny. There's only forty miles
between the two places, and if there's
no train, we'll charter motor-car or
a boat down the Hughli. :"
The latter expedient O'Rourke final
ly adopted, although he could have af-
forded a comfortable night in a ho-
tel at Calcutta, had he deemed it wise.
But in the fft--six hours of unmitigat-
ed sweltering that he and Danny en-
dured in their fight across India he
had leisure to think matters over very
carefully, with the result that, all
things considered, he felt justified in
assuming the world to be in league
against him and in shaping his course
accordingly. Therefore it were un.
wise to permit himself to be seen and
recognized in Calcutta, Or even to lin
ger on the soil Of India an instant
longer than absolutely necessary.
Within an hour, then, of his arrival
at Howrah, he had, by dint Of per.
sistence and rupees, succeeded in hir-
ing launch to take him from the ter.
minus by water to the steamer at Dia.
mond harbor-
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anu DOTe IN Gown = lis JcI -, ---Cl
left him to the ministrations Of mis-
tress and maid and returned to throw
overheard the last corpse, that Of the
lascar whom the serang had set to
slay the adventurer from behind.
O'Rourke himself proceeded to the
bridge, where be found the helmsman
still at the wheel, soberly keeping the
vessel on her course. The ci7cum-
stance at the time surprised him, but
it afterwards was developed by dint
of cross-examination Of the remainder
Of the crew that the seraDg had spe-
cially exempted Quick and DFavos
from the general massacre, they being
held necessary to the navigation OF
the ship. He had likewise put strict
injuctions on the helmsman not to de.
sert the wheel, whatever the tide Of
battle, whether for or against his
brethren. The stabbing Of Q"lick
seemed to have been accidental, or
necessary under circumstances unfore-
seen.
AS a matter of fact, the remainder
Of the lascars were thoroughly cowed
and proved unbelievably docile for the
balance Of the trip.
Thus it was that the voyage Of the
Rance from Alden to Bombay was
pushed through without further fatal.
ity. To the Irishman, however, must
go more than half the credit; for for
ty-eight hours he never left the bridge
nor once closed his eyes in slumDer.
1t was not indeed until the Rance,
on the stroke: of the hour, the evening
Of the fifteenth day of June, walked
smartly into Bombay harbor, the in.
ternational code signal "NJ" futter.
ing from her peak, rounded Colabra
and dropped anchor off the point; not
until Danny and Dravos, free at length
from their toll in the broiling engine
room, came on deck to relieve him.
that O'Rourke collapsed-stumbled
down the bridge ladder and lurched
drunkenly down the saloon compan.
ionway. His head humming with
sleep, his brain bemused with fatigue
and pain, his eyes heavy, he brushed
by Mrs. Prynne without seeing her or
even hearing her low cry of pity and
solicitude; and so entering the first
stateroom that he came to, threw him.
self, already asleep, into the berth.
AS he did so a loaded revolver
dropped from hia numb fingers.
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to detect in it the s1ur that liquor
brings. Il mean-I mean-hoW could
We have taken this from the woman
when it lay all the tine at the bottom
Of the sea-six hundred miles and
more behind us?"
ASK Misther Drayos if ye do not
be1ale NE, sor. How would I be hav-
in it at all, widout I got it like I've
told ye? 'Tis the real Pool of
Flame ye're handin'; that's sure.
Tojher one-the stone the serang
flung into the say, sor, was counter
felt"
How 90 We know that?"
FAisly enough, yer honor; be putin
the maid Cecile on the witness stand.
Twas this way: TUX the stone from
Mjssus Prynne and Misther Dravos
and Ttesilf locked her in her cabin.
Thin afther talkin' things over we let
Cecile out and be dint av threats and
persuashioEs, got her to tell what she
knew"
"Go o."
"She sez thot Frinchman ye kilt
back there in Algiers, sor, is at the
bottom av it all, only he's not did be-
cause ye didn't make clane job av
ut, but lift him wild the Taste susphie-
ion av the breath av life in the body
av him.
II was afraid Of that" nodded
O'Rourke. "The next time we meet,
Des Trebes and I, therell be no mis-
take about it."
"She sez thot befure he fought wild
ye he'd taken measurements av the
stone and made a wax mould av ut,
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CHAPTER XVI.

It was night when O'Rourke awoke;
he found himself staring wide-eyed at
the ceiling Of tho stateroom, upon
which rippled wavering lines Of light
reflected through the portfolio by The
waters without His mind for the
time was blank; he was merely con.
scious that he was rested and very
thirsty, and that the ship was mo-
tionless.
Then in bHnding fash memory
returned to him. He rose, curiously
light-headed and strangely weak.
pushed opea the door and stepped in.
to tho saloon.
1t was lighted, il poorly, by smoky
kerosene lamp dependent from beam
above the center+able, and wore hol
low, dingy air Ct desolation for all
that Danny slept there, his vivid head
pillowsd on arms crossed before him
on the table. The ship was utterly 81.
lent, and the O'Rourke's sensitive in.
stinct told him that it was tenanted
only by himself and the servant.
He clapped a hand on I1nny's
shoulder and shook him into Wakeful.
ness. The boy leapt to his feet with
a cry and, seizins O'Rourkes hand, be-
gan to sob upon it-a touching but
disconcerting performance, to the last
degree exasperating to a man thirst
ing and famished.
O'Rourke, as gently as be could, dis.
engaged his hand and thrust Danny
away, at the same time indicating in
no uncertain tones that he preferred
meat and drink to emotional crisis.
Provided with duty, Dannys senti'
mental nature Vas diverted; he bust.
led away and returned with an excel
lent cold meal-sandwiche a salad,
cheese, and other edibles upon tray
graced likewise by a bottle Of cham
pagne. And you are to believe that
the master fell to and wolfed it all,
to the last crumb and the last drop.
A new man, refreshed, he demanded
a pipe, and, with his head cooked on
one side and something of bis old hu.
NOR twinkling in his eye, what time
it was not clouded with bewilderment
and concern at the answers he re.
ceived, cross-examined his valet.
How long," was his first question,
will I have slept now, Danny ye
divvle?'
Wan complete round av the clock,
yer honor"
Where are we?'
AT anchor, sor, off the Fort in Bom-
bay harbor."
"Umm-hm. I'm by way of remem-
bering something of that. What Of
the captain?"
"Raymoved, yer honor, to a horse
pittle ashore, sor, to con-valesce. At
Taste, I'm thinking thot's the word
the doctor used, sor.''
O'Rourke pulled at his cigar, re-
garded regretfully the empty glass be-
fore him, and with some visible reluct-
ance put the question that, more than
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"God in Heayen!" Cried O'Rourke.

so tEot whin he failed to kill yersiH
and had got lis strength back, he, wint
to Paris and had an imitashun av ut
made there-somehow be fusing chaps
stones together and all thot, behave.
Twas ixpinsive an him tight up for
money, so he takes M1ssus Prynne ia
to partnership and she puts up the
cash. Thin-they've been Tatchtn'
yersilf all the time, sor-they sete
Cap'n Hole onto ye to get the stone
away, and he does it like ye know.
Afther ye escaped from the Pelican
he goes ashore and mates the lady
at her hotel and daylivers the stone
to her, getting his pay and the imita'
shun into the bargain, he insistln' on
thot because be knows yell be comm
back for tho Pool az Flame, and he's
afraid av ye-afraid yell kill him II
he can't turn over a ruby to ye like
the wan he stole. So twas tho faxed
stone We TUX from him thot sams
night and the same we brought aboard
tho Rance and the same the seraRS
sthole from 70"
Il begin to See But how about thA
ssrang! What did Cecile have to say
in explanation Of him!'
"She couldn't account for him at
a1l, sor, save thot mebbe the natives
In Rangoon had somehow got wind ~
the fact that the stone was comm
back and a gang av thin set out to
stale ut. She sez Missus Prynne n1v'
er cud account for the way they dis
covered she had ut, but they seemed
to know pretty certain sure, sor, for
yell recall they niver bothered ye At
all at first, and twas only be chanst.
like, thot the serang got the imitashu1
from ye."
"But what about Des Trebes? DID
the maid say"
"No more than he'd been lift In
Paris, sor."
"And what 'ev re done with the two
of them. Mrs. Prynne and the maid !:
Are they still locked up safely?'
"Div7le a bit, yer honor. Twas ina
possible to kape them so, DraVos said,
wild Missus Pryn1e threatening to yeE
bloody murther out av the poort and
kick up such a row thot the authori.
ties wud be down on us-if we didn't
let her go. Besides, we'd got what We
wanted out av her, and pwhat was the
use av holdin' her amy longer?"
$50 ye let them go?"
"Yissor."
81 could kill ye for it," said
O'Rourke, "and Dravos, too; fol
there's a deal Of matters I'd like ts
be inquiring into with the lady this
blessed minute. But, Danny boy
there's nothing in the world 1 can't
forgive ye now, for what ye've done
for me, and twill be strange thing
If 1 don't serve ye handsomely wheH
I come into a fortune. Now
don't be standiD' there like ninny,
but be off with ye and pack me- things
before I lift me hand to ye. IT'S In
haste we are-with Des Trebes alive
and Mrs. Prynne on the loose; an6
there'll be no such thing as rest fol-
either OF us until we reach Rangoon.'
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.y IL &1 unveiled, inqu!ricy s,are II
which there was not to he detected
the least hint of recognition, and
passed onward casually, indifferently,
ignoring the impertinence.
The tenders passengers began to
stumble up the gang-plank to lower
deck Of the liner; ard C'Rourke, with
q sober face. went below, taking some
care to avoid contact with the incom-
ing crcE"d.
He found Danny was in his state
room, engaged with some details Of
rerair to the adve1turer's wardrobe.
C'Rourke remained for brief space
standing in the middle of the cabin,
visibly distracted. Then abruptly
some whimsical consideration seemed
to resolve mis- dubiety-as lightning
will clear sultry, brooding air; smile
deepened the corners Of his mouth,
the flicker in his eye merged magically
into a twinkle, the shrug OF his broad
shoulders conveyed an impression Of
Danny, lad," he remarked reflect :
lively, throwing himself ungracefully
upon the cushioned transom opposite
to his berth. Danny, ye wouldn't lie
to me, would ye now?'
"Aw-w!" reproved Danny. "Shure,
yer honor knows ut isn't in me at all"
And to himself; 'Phat the divvle
now?'
Then tell me, Danny, truthfully;
did ye ever see ghost?
"Aw-w!"- seeing cause to take tho
query as joke.
"A ghost that had grown beard
since it had become a ghost, Danny"
"Aw-aw-w!"- willing to bS
amused, if "himselr' chose to be face
tious.
Because" continued O'Rourke with
a slight frown, "I have, and that not
five minutes since"
"Aw?"
"Wance I left a man for dead, Dan
ny, with a clean sword-thrust through
the body Of him-a misbegotten black
guard he was; but killed him in fair
fight, sword to sword, and no IA
vor. And this bright and
beautiful morning, 10 and behold ye!
who should come tripping up the gang
plank but his ghost, as lively as ye
please, and with neat new beard!"
"Aw-w?"-incredulously.
O'Rourke frowned impatient1y. "Des
Trebes," he explained.
"AW-"
"Stop it, ye parrot! Stop it, I say!
Have ye no word in the dark lexicon
of your ignorance other than 'Aw-aw'?
Get up, ye omadhaun, and take me re-
spects to the purser and ask him
please will he show ye the passen-
ger-list.''
The valet left with circumspect ala
Gritty.
Alone, O'Rourke rose and turned
thoughtfully to revolver that made
a conspicuous black spot on the white
counterpane of the berth, with nerv.
Gus, strong fingers unlimbering the
weapon and taking account Of the
brass dials Of the cartridges that
nestled snug In it's six-chambered
cylinder. The machine was in perfect
condition; O'Rourke snapped the
breech shut and thrust it in his pock'
ct. Then he sat down to think, sub
consciously aware from noises with
out that the tender had swung on and
the anchor was being tripped.
Could the resemblance ts aeeiGsn'
tai? It seemed hardly possible. Tbs
Des Trebes be had known had bes4
type distinct, so clear and aloof ffen
the general Frenchman that not Sre1
the addition Of 4 beard to his pkystoS.
nomy could have proven thorceGh
disguise. And it seemed reasonaels
enough to assume that, Mrs. Pry1na
having failed in her undertaking, Del
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CHAPTER XVII.

DANNY said O'Rourke
without looking up from the occupa
ton which had engrossed his atten'
ton for the last three hours; and fol
the first time in that period he spoke
audibly, making an end to the mum
bled confabulation he had been hold
ing with himself, Murray's Guide, s
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sure It's the same and thOt some SOUL
duggery's be way ay havin' been put
upon ye."
what the divvle!"
EVAN momint more. Now
in fghtin' wild me the collar av her
waist has come unfastened and me-
self can see the string aV ribbcn that's
holding the thing there. So I sez tc
mesilf, sz'I, ''Tis strange enough tc
bear investigatin',' sz'I, an I'll be
takin' chanst at this if the masther
do be afther fayin' me alive. So l
calls Misther Dravos and gets him to
hould her fast while takes out me
knife and cuts thot ribbon and pulls
the thing out Widout any immodesty
whatever; and there on thot ribbon is
a chamois-case, all sewed up, and I'm
rippin' it open an fnding-this!"
God in Heaven!" cried O'Rourke,
stupefed and agape; for Danny, hay
ing worked up to his climax, had dra'
natically whipped from his pocket and
cast upon the table between them the
Pool of Flame.
He looked up, blind to the glee and
triumph in Danny's face.
How did ye come be this?" he de-
manded, speaking slowly and steadily,
as one who, having drunk more than
enough, listens to his own enunciation