Show SERIAL STORY n pool 0 fla e LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE I 1 by ellsworth young ht aw by louie louis joserh ance SYNOPSIS ne th etory story at monte barlo 1 with fel col teren terence ca a militar v f tree re s lines hue and d something of a gambler in tile batel leaning on the balcony he sees a withful girl who suddenly enters the ile vitor tor and passes from bight at the oming table notices two men watching aching him one Is tho lion bertie clynn while his companion Is VI viscount dt a duelist the miscount telle tells fin lien the french government hoe ham directed him to 0 0 rourke as a man A who would inder undertake take a secret mission at his lia apartment 0 rourke who had agreed to undertake the ml mission aslon finds a mysterious lous I 1 latr the viscount vie count arrives hands a ailed package ck to i who Is in not to until on the ocean A pair of dainty 1 I pero are seen protruding from ender under a doorway doorway curtain the irishman mos the owner of the mysterious foet feet to be his wife beatrix from whom he had run ru away a year vr previous evious they are reconciled and opening tho the letter he and that a rangoon law firm offers him pounds u ads for a atwel known as the pool fool of flame and left to him by a dy fox gi friend d but now in keeping of one aimed ambret Ch in algeria onti the nobleman in a duel the wife bids 0 rourke farewell and ho he promises dosoon to eoon return with the reward he lie dia dis covers both glynn and the viscount on bord board the ship As he feilds ambret Ch there la is an attack by bandits and his friend dies telling that he has left the pool of flame with the governor beneral who at sight of a signet ring liven ten the colonel will deliver over the E lewel 1 wel arriving ai at algeria the Irl irishman find ds the governor general away de den drobes makek makes a mysterious appointment ind and ill tolls 0 rourke that he has bained gained 1 of the th jewel by stealing ft L in a luel duel masters the viscount secures sInn of the pool of flame und and starts arts by nhip for rangoon he lie finds the captain to be a smuggler who tries to iteal steal the lewel ewe it Is in finally secured I 1 the th c captain a etain and escapes ti land CHAPTER XVI 10 at midnight the muezzin in a neighboring minaret turned his face to the wha swept sky and summoned the to prayer and meditation pulled thoughtfully at his cipe olpe artil the musical melancholy arall all had been whipped away by the breath of the khamsin and there was hence save for the dull heavy roaring overhead then he be resumed the conversation where it had been interrupted and ve say ye love the young worn wom tile in danny 1 I do that honor and ye would marry her wid yer honors consent im ready or 1 I also bl ss the banns ye may have ber ter on one condition abw aw w ive need of ye as ive pointed out sure yer honor knows ye can count on or me to the last breath in me sor then yell como come with me to bur mail do you think eor ear I 1 could of sights after hearin from your own aps dp what yeve been through and sus pectin what more ye must go through artl rath u before bevo won will I 1 be cornin Is ut uta faith ill go whether re want me or not and afterward r come back lo 10 miss bliss psyche here or whatever her u may be aiss yer ho ado v nor sod and athani thank ye kindly abruptly danny started OP UP lo 10 comin now sore he be ald laid in an exalt whisper im think in n I 1 hear bear tairo b down the alley he turned toward the rear of the house and as rose to follow him lai the signal sounded on the metal door danny quickened his steps and IRS ho he disappeared his master slipped quietly into the shadows beneath the overhanging gallery from this point of chison Beel se lWon he be could bear distinctly the jar of the bolts as danny opened the iron door followed by his hoarse whisper Is ut yer silves no now 11 1 voice answered him huskily who ho the bell else woud would it be let ua us in you damn harp tue two loor creaked apen its hinges and was cautiously loui ily closed the bolts rattled agala footsteps shuffled deloly as of men heavily burdened over he be floor of earth then while 0 rourke gathered gather cd himself together exultation in hia his heart and the tore taste ste of revenge sweet in hie his mouth wo two cloaked figures scuffled into the courtyard Urt Yard breathing hard beneath bereath their ejr burdens of 0 smuggled dra promptly dumped wa bare share ot of i the toad load down don upon ibo the bench and swung upon danny Wb croe eros nic covic he demanded evidently la ie as ugly u ly a mood as be he could muster where Is 0 a stop there and with trap 10 yer balmy trap open yer that will ill bo be about enough BUS sug pleasantly in a conversational al tone stepping stopping from hie tile place of concealment dont call names hole yere yero too near your god if it a have ono one which I 1 misdoubt in the clear bright starlight the pistols P Is in hie ills hands bands were acre plainly evident and ono one stared tho the captain cap tain in fit the eye one covered thu head of the rellian g first officer yo will not movel move said Ono OR urke sharply save and except to put your hands aboe your heads so dont delay mr dennison ive never known kno n me temper to be shorter hole began to splutter excitedly save your breath ye belil counseled him curtly yell hove have need of it before im done with yo ye he lie added search and disarm them danny the servant set about bis his task with alacrity it Is safe to say that ho he loft left nut not so much as a match in the pocket of either while be he was about it hole with his eyes steadily fixed upon the unwavering muzzles of os es revo revolvers lvere managed to master his emotion enough to ask coherently what are ou going to do with us yell see in good time returned 0 rourke grimly have yo found it 14 danny danny backed away from hole whom he had bad searched after donalson alss sor sore ho he returned at least I 1 think so Is this ut 1 I o 0 can t look at this moment danny Is it a leather bag with something hard inside the size of a bens bons egg or a bit larger the cry same yer honor very well ORo urko suppressed the tremble of relief in his voice put it in your pocket danny the very bottom of your pocket did ye find a gun on either of them one on each sor loaded alss sor then cover them danny for himself put down h his s j pistols and calmly stripped off bis his coat rolling up his sleeves hole he be said tersely dont move it if ye do danny will puncture ye 76 your turn comes last dennl denni bon gone ye may step out what for demanded the scot ad avancing van cing to recene payment with ith interest erest fa for r that blow a gave me this even ine ing me man put up your hands im m going in your own words mn mr den nison 1 to hammer the fear of god into as cowardly co ardly and despicable a pair of sound rela as ive ever and reflectively ive met a good many but most of the others vere ere men alen CHAPTER TWO battered and sore sall ormen sat at back to back their arms lashed to one oric another and to the central up right so that neither could move both halt half submerged in the fountain of nic covie avin the greek yell find the bath quite refresh ine ang told them preparing to depart as well vell as a novel expert ence T ill 11 do y ye a world of good S Cart alti 1 hole as anyone anone tell ye who hae ever had bad tho misfortune to stand 0 to deeward ard of a your money and d other leggings begg belongings ings yell find on the bench y here if ever ye are loosed S I 1 dout I 1 call your attention att nUon to the fact r that I 1 take nothing but me property of w which ye sought to rob me on the other hand because of 8 attempted robbery I 1 hereby refuse to pay my bill for passage from athens erb to if yo r care to dispute it me solicitors in dublin will bi b i pleased to enter into s litigation with be bowed ironically 1 I bid ye good he was still chuckling over the outcome aben twenty minutes later be and hianny were w trudging through the silent streets of alexandria a full mile away 5 from dannys lud angs danny Ollo urke pursued with u just a hint of anxiety in his tone should ye happen to be having a bit of lining in your pocket now be accident they say aff danny brew bjelf up proudly 1 l lve l eight booked hoon dred and fafty pounds ay sor and two hundred ar that Is yours be rights bein bat bile all the honor ye lent me yer Z rist is yours for the takfur fine danni fine sighed gre rourke O t investing J tie it III pool nf will rif ri flame nevor f 1 unlimited ro sura personally pera cnally guaran guarantee 1 the u income come from it danny eor ear dont I 1 know nor s the morning early aa danny in an and yo and labo I 1 ill take boat and go out to the pelican for me kit box the lo ornIng as it happened but in wa the pelican had discreetly left the har bor C H apr ER ot of a beltt ow day mid xa afternoon it taxa tn was coal 0 the punjab w as no 11 lr stirred ing at port ORo urko eyed the vessel with die faor from bo the share then dropped into a harbor dinghy ensconced him self at the tiller ropes mid and caused himself alth ith bli luggage nod and bla tile man servant to bo be conveyed alongside tho the steamer near tho the gangway ho be was held baa ba A another boat had forestalled him lit mth another a no t ts e r passenger P I 1 8 s n ger was u as shipping s h 1 p p i ng for tho 0 cist r t r ie i k was w as ln t e r e a t ed idly he ile saw a woman a slight trim win fig uro ure becomingly in white with a veil about her fehd leave the boat and mount tho the steps with a springy Fp youthful step a chi erful and positive air a certain but indefinable calm of self possession at tho the top she pa ded turned looked down watching the transfer of her luggage and hep bar maid from sundry intangible ORo urko as tile second womans figure to bo be the ladys lads maid and so did danny the one aed the mistress the other her servant both with interest Inte resL the woman on deck throw back her veil she seemed to promise uncommon beauty of the english typo type full colored and of classic mold tho the irishman was as much too far away to bo be certain but bo he fancied that her gazo wandered vRn dered toward biro him andrut and but this of course was only imagination that she started slightly at all events sho she was quick to drop tho the ci ell and turn away aay her ifer maid joining her both vanished beneath the canvas awnings the boat that had brought her sheered sheared off and was vas permitted to board the it was a glad day the Ono urke told himself as ho he trod those decks it saw him definitely started on his way say to tho the east ORo urko roused upon his elbow and peered out of tho the port of hie his stateroom the steamer was ans plowing through the ditter lakes llo saw a string of buoys a alulu luth of at water unter uko like searchingly lion mon tn in hie his fengers and examined it I 1 t twill do he announced M twill serve its purpose ie if it no more LAY out tuo me evening clothes now lie stood up stopping to stare through tho h 0 port good load enough bo coni in evee e 0 on n what hat he ha disco discovered d with out passing suez wo a nio ato tills blessed minute nit praises bo be we chught a loat tl tat rt stop hero hate danny scratched nn an ankle thought fully aiss yer honor ho tie assented dubious jut for all that pil wats to hindin from beardin oo bo ordin ardin ua us bo be boat it thoy they ashud ant aalt to turned and eyed tho the man keenly M tie A great grent head yo havo have on your lanar he aid said sometime yo betray almoite canino canine intelligence Intilli gence im ie te way ot at having hopes of 0 yo now bot got yo on deck and watch to stee who ho doca does como come aboard it anyone i nd report to roo me ylse yer honor linnor Ollo urko bolted tho tile door after dinny and assured himself blat tho the koy key holo halo ana as properly wadded that no crack existed through which his movements might bo be observed from front tho the ga gangway ngay shrugging h bs aa broad shoulders ho he returned to the ecal seat vacated by his bla valet and thrust a hand bo n neath a the 0 coat of hie his pajamas withdrawing it a moment later fingers tightly wrapped about a rather bulky object and tho the pool of flamo flame lay glittering and stabbing bis bill eyes with alth shafts of 0 blood red light into its depths of pellucid firo gazed long and earnestly in tho the most profound tation but at length slipping the ruby into tho the new now receptacle and drawing draing tho the lanyard tight about its puckered throat be he stood up and the loop over his head permitting Por the bag with its precious contents to fall beneath the folds of his jacket and shaking off the sober mood inspired in him by 1 1 jav or v I 1 YOUNG what hat for demanded the scot advancing a jade a wasta sta of c sand flat gray patched with gray green desert shrub bounded only by the horizon damn said he be listlessly he slipped dorn doren again upon bis his back panted and wiped bis his brow danny recognizing that he was not expected to respond and being ft young man remarkably acute to diagnose n ose his masters mood retrained refrained from comment he sat hunch bunch ed up on a cabin stool bis his au red bullet shaped head bent low over a bit of chan chamois skin which he be was sewing slowing into a rough sturdy bag aa As the sun dipped beneath the rim of the horizon a pleasant shadow in batted the stateroom until that moment blood red with ith level rays and danny straightened up dropping thimble and thread announcing the completion on of his needlework by a brief contented there glanced at the article dangling from his valets fingers finger s and slammed the book against the bulkhead at the foot of bis his berth berm finished Is it be exclaimed faith tie about time ye lazy good for naught ill 1 danny smiled serenely and a good job too eor sore eald sald be he proudly manin no respect on to yer honor he added hastily hasuly lre took the subject of du nu the study of tho the stone rang for a bi 94 oward eward to whom when be responded he entrusted a summons for danny if so be it were clear of suez in tho the course of five minutes or eo so danny tapped en cm the door and presented to his roaster master a beaming face devvie a dowil be he announced triumphantly antly sure tie ourselves have given thim the slip entirely 1 he fished a brand new now kit box from beneath the berth and opening it beban to lay out ea es clothing his ills master indulged in a sigh of relief then no boat put off to us at all he questioned indifferently only wan replied the servant servart and that wid no wan in ut but a nay vay g gur ur A negro demanded ORo urko facing about what do ye mean mean did be he come aboard sure und band he did that yer honor and cau caught dij us be no moore thin tair the skin av ble bla Mathe and bent over the man rad nud seizing him by the shoulder aw sayi him around so that their eyes met toot what the davvie div vie demanded the adventurer did ye mean by telling me nobody boarded us then what sure yer honor aw yer honor honorl ris mes mem t meant no baram at all at abill all I 1 protested danny I 1 ear say dewie a came tt sure thin I 1 a A jali men with rt nn n exasperated Olto urke released the boy tie toe too much for ilia 0 a aro are be he enid said help now and again I 1 believe ye YO linao ive nc nin makings kings of a man in yo yoo and then ye yo go off and play the fool I 1 it I 1 believe yo a pure simpleton na with ith not nn an of in your body id take that out of your wort b tests 1 hido got lot on with yol yet tell me mil about this nay Inay gur what eort sort of Is bluck black man la Is bo be sure eor ear whimpered dafiny tie mosill but that die tile rather thin have ae e anik to mo tile thol that boy ny yer lirt nor upon ino tile soul I 1 niver thu vit ht worry orry about n poor dhilo IL noy gur come conic aboard i id 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