The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922, September 17, 1912, Image 6
Time! ca One of the Principal Advantage of a WatiBfflitoris Ide&lJ 'en is that you havo a pen that will always respond immediately wherever you want to write. Ibe Spoon Feed regulates an even and , steady flow and prevents overflow. Gold Pens to suit every hand. I(N- I 19 SYNOPSIS. The. fltory openi nt Monto Carlo with 'nl. Tnrnnnn fVltnurkn. il military irt'O ance and nomothlng of 11 gambler. In Ills lotcl. I.ounlnir on tho balcony lio hi-ch. u beautiful Klrl wlio miudenly ontora tho tlevator atiil pauses, from Bight. At the trmnliiK tnlile O'ltourko notlcen two won WairlllllK Him UMO IH IIIO nun. uemu tllynn. wlillo his companion Is Viscount pen Trobr- a duelim. The vlHcount tolls film tho Krench government hnH illreetiMl hlrn to O'ltourko as a man who would lindortakn a mvrot (illusion. -At his apart tnunt, O'ltourke, who had agreed to un dertake tho nil8.iloii, nndH a mysterious letter, Tho viscount arrlvos, hands a una led package to O'Hourko, who Is not to open It until on tho ocean. A pair of dainty ullppern aro H'-en protruding from Under a doorway curtain. The Irishman jlnd.s the owner of tho mysterious feet to bo his wife, Ueatrlx. from whom ho had lun away a year previous. They aro reconciled, and opening tho letter ho flnilti that a llangoon law firm offers him JOO.OOO pounds for a Jnwel known as tho J'ool of Klamo and loft to him by a ly InK friend, but now In lcacplng of one named Chambrot In Algeria. O'ltourke worsla tho nobleman In a duel. Tho wife bids O'Hourko fnrowoll and he promises to noon return with tho leward. Ho dis covers both aiynn and the viscount on board tho shin As ho finds Chambrot hem Is an attack by bandits and his rlend dies telling O'Hourko that J10 has jft tho fool of Flaino with tho governor 'niiirnl. who nt sluht of a siiinat ring rivon the r.olonel will deliver over tho lowel. Arriving at Algorla tlm Irishman lluds tho governor general away. Des Trobcs makes a mysterious appointment, mid tells O'Hourko that ho has gained possession of the Jewel by stealing It. In a duel O'Hourko masters tho vlsrount. necures possession of tho Pool of Flame land starts hv ship for Rangoon He lluds Itho captain to bo a smuggler who tries to kteal tho Jewel, It Is finally secured by (tho captain and O'Hourko escapes to Jand, Willi tho aid of 0110 Danny and jhlu nwrotlmurt, O'Hourko recovers the tPool of Klamn On bourd ship once more, hound for Rangoon, a mysterious lady "appears, O'Hourko comes upon a luscar jitbout to attack tho lady, who Is 11 Mrs. (Prynne, ami kirks tho man Into the hold. Mrs. I'rynne clutms she Is en route for Indiana on a mission for the king O'Hourko Is attacked by tho Inscur. who secures tho Pool of Flame, the captain Jh shot and tho I linear Jumps Into tho sen. H'ho ship arrives In port. Danny hands O'ltourko tho Pool of Flaino which ho lias stolon f 1 0111 Mrs, Prynno. It Is tho real Jewel, tho nno lost at sea being a (counterfoil. O'Hourko goes to Calcutta hnd discovers Des Tieboa disguised. Ho now known that Mrs. Prynno was an ne compllco. Finally ha gots to tho lawyer who lias offered tho reward, delivers the jowol and gots tho money. Oolng to the resldenco or tho lawyer on Invitation, O'Hourko finds blm murdered and Des Trubeu Is found dying. I CHAPTER XXXII. (Continued.) With ouch devolopmont tho myBtory kvrs RBBiimlug moro fnntuatlc propor ItlortB, bocomtng stlU moro impene trable and tiiiBolvahlo. Hut ho had no leisure In which to pondor it now, it peB TrohoB worq to bo restored. And (O'ltourko worked over tho man ns Itondorly na though they hud boon Hfo- fong friends, with skillful Angora ca lmnttng tho nature ana extent of his wounds, with sound knowledge of sough and roady surgery doing all (that could t)e dona to bring him back to conflclousnoRH. ' At last Dob Trehos sighed foebly; a npot o color, fobrllo, llcklo, evnnes pent, dyod his cheeks; his breath rat tled haruhly In his gullet; his cyolldr twltchod and oponod wido. Ho glarod r" ilankly nt tho faco ubovo. "Dob Trehos!" criod O'Rourko. "Des probes !" j His volco qulckonod tho intclllgcuco of that moribund lirnln. A Hash of recognition llghtod tho staring eyes. Tho lips moved without sound. "Des Troboal" "Ah, yoa tho Irish man . . ." Tho whlHpor was barely articulate O'ltourko put to Mb lips -a cup of brandy dllulod with a llttio water. '"Drink," ho plonded, "and try to toll ino what's hupponod to yo. Who gave yo thoso woundB? Try to speak." "llut ... no ... I shall pot toll." "But good Ood, mant yo'vo-becn murdoredl" Tho white lips movod again; tho adventurer bont his oar low to thorn. "Wo .' . . havo both . . . lost . . . hut you . . , your wlfo . "My wife'" In a frenzy O'ltourko resumed his nfforts to strengthen tlio dvlnc man (with spiritH and wnter, hut Dos Tro- bos, with a final effort, obstinately phut his teeth, moving his hand Im perceptibly from sido to sldo iu tokon of his stubborn refusal. 1 Bo ho died, Implacablo. In death tho chlBollod foaturos remained set in a smllo sardonlo uud triumphant. Dying, ho gave no comfort to bis loo. ... I For a little tlmo longer O'Hourko Jmolt nt Dea Trehos' side, watching and wondorlng. ICvontunlly ho sighed heavily, shook 'his head, shrugged his ehoulders and roso. And, rising, ho perceived far tho first tlmo that he was no longor alono with tho dead Iu ;tbat place. Knoollng In sllonco ny tho vlcomto's eido be had till thon 'beon hlddou from the Innor doorway to tho room by tho drapory of the center tablo. And evi dently It was this "circumstance which had emboldened a man to slip in from jthe main hall and approach Syphor'a 4ek at the hack of the room. " , COPYRICHTI909 By OUIfrjJQSEPH 3-"" J " g As O'ltourko nppcarod ho won con scious first of something moving in tho room a movement caught vaguely from tho corner of his eyes. Then bo heard n stilled cry of fright. He bad already his revolver In his hand, so in stant had been tho obcdlcnco of Ills brain and body to tho admonition of instinct. Ho swung about with the weapon poi8t'd, crying: "Stop!" The other man was apparently trying to escape by the door to tho hall, hut was much too far from it to escnpo tho threat ened bullet. A Jet of Jlro spurted from his hand. O'ltourko heard a crash and clatter of broken window-glass bo hind him. Without delay or conscious nim he (lrcd and saw, still Indistinctly through pungent wreaths of smoko, tho llguro reel nnd collapse upon itself. Tho- man had hardly fallen cro O'Hourko stood over him, with a foot firm upon one arm, wlillo Ko bout nnd wrenched a revolver from relaxing lin gers. Then, stepping- "back, ho took stock of tlio inurdorous-mindod in truder, iind saw- tit his feet, writhing, coughing and spitting, a Chlneso coolie a typo of the lowest class, his faco a set yellow mask, stolid, un emotional, brutalized. Rvon then It betrajed ilttlo feeling; only tho slant set black eyes burned with unquench nblo hatred as they glared up at the conqueror. . . . ,0'Hourko's bullet had penetrated tho man's chest; and as ho squirmed and groaned through his sharpened teeth of a rat, a crim son Htiiln spread on tho bosom of his coarse whlto bloupo. Wholly confounded, O'ltourko shook an amazed bond. A third element had been added to tho mystery with no effect othor than to render it more opnque and denso than boforo. Tho tefephono, Its raucous volco now long since stilled, cuino Into his mind, and ho was minded. to loavo tho room nnd find It, to summon aid.., Ileforo ho could move, however, a footfall on tho vorandn startled him, nnd his ears wore ringing with n com mand couched In torso, curt English: "Hands up!" CHAPTER XXXIII., A man stood In one of tho windows, bis llguro conspicuous against tho night in cool whlto linen of a semi military cut, his extended right hand training a revolver on tho Irishman's hend. "Faith!" cried O'Hourko with gonu Ino relief, "you'ro moro welcome than n snowfall in Hndos. Good evening to ye, and many of them." J'llantis up!" ""With all tho pleasure In tho world." O'Hourko elevated his hands. "I've two revolvers on mo person," ho vol unteered nmlnbly; "boforo yo go any further ye'll ho wanting to tnko 'em awny from me, I'm not doubting." "From what I soe, I qulto bollevo I shall," agreed tho Englishman, with out relaxing his unprejudiced attitude. "At all ovonts, kocp your hands whero they nro, for tho timo beiug. . , . What tho dotico doos ihlB mean?" "Tell mo yoursolf and I'll mnko yo n hnndsomo present," roturncd tho O'Hourko composedly, "l'vo beon nd dllng mo wlt3 over It for tho last thirty minutes, but delthor rhymo nor reason can I read Into It. Hut, sco now: would yo mind relieving mo of tho nrsonal l'vo been telling yo about, that 1 may rost mo arms without fear of being punctutod?" Tho othor laughed, shortly and en tered tho room a cloan-llmbcd. sturdy, well sotupboy of four or live-nnd-twenty, or thereabouts. Ho pos sessed, nBide from nn emphatic nnd cnpnblo niannor. good looks enhanced by n wido good-humored mouth. "You plight help mo out a bit, you know," said tho boy briskly. "You've been so frco with your Information that I don't doubt you will plnco mo still further under obligation to you by turning your bnck and depositing your weapons on that tablo. Of course, I needn't boro you by romarks upon tho folly of fnlso moves." " 'Twould bo qulto superfluous," ro pllod O'Rourko, obeying with a fair and easy grnco. "There now. What else may bo your pleasure?" "Movo back threo pace3 and stand still." "HlehtO, mo lord." O'Hourko executed tho prescribed evolution nnd, nt rest, heard footsteps behind him; n thought later ho telt tho Englishman's hnnds rapidly going through his pockets. Thon, with a "vety good," tho latter Btepped be tween tho tablo and O'Hourko nnd faced him, "You'vo apparently told tho truth thUB far," ho Bald. "Now wbnt'dyou know about this?" Ho waved a hand round tho room. "Do caroful what you aay, I may as well Inform you I'm Couch, lieutenant sub-chief of police for this district." "Saint Patrick would be no moro wolcomo," doclnrod O'Hourko. "I was on tho point of trying to get yo by telcphono when ye savod mo tho trou ble. How tho dlvvlo did yo happen to drop in so opportunely?" "I was coming up-stream In tho po lice launch, on tho night tour of in spection, and stopped at tho landing Just bolow this tho grounds hero run down to tho rlvor, you know to tele phone bnck to headquarters on busi ness. Tho exchange operator suggest ed I look in hero nnd see if everything was all right said ho'd been unablo to get any respouso slnco nightfall. . . . Now?" Carefully and conclsoly O'Rourko wove tho ovents of tho day Into a straight narrative, starting with tho dolivery to Sypher of tho Pool of Flame, touching briefly upon Des Tre bes' part so far as ho understood It and concluding with tho death of tho coolie. Tho sub-chief of pollco oyod him throughout with gravely concentrated Interest, nodding his understanding. "I sco." ho said slowlv. "You make It clear enough. Moreover, you'vo convinced mo. I didn't really bollovo from tho first you'd had any hand in this ghastly mess, but I couldn't take chances, of course. You'ro at liberty to tako up theso pistols ns soon as you please; In fact, I advise you to do so immediately. From what's taken place already, you may havo need of 'em within tho next ten seconds. . . . Now for UiIb coolie. If he's ablo to speak, I'll got some information out of him." " 'Tls too far gono ho is, I'm fear ing." "We'll soon find out." The English man bent over tho man, who was now very quiet, but, by tho constant flick er of his cunning eyes, still conscious. A hasty examination told the Investi gator all ho needed to know about tho nnturo of tho wound. "He'll not last long," said Lieutenant Couch, nnd be gan to converse with tho local ver nncular of Pidgin-English, about ono word In ten of which was lntelllglbio A Man Stood In to O'Rourko. As ho contlnuod to speak tho coollo'a scowl darkened and ho in terrupted with a negative motion of his head. Tho sub-chief repented his romnrkB with emphasis. For reply ho got a monosyllable that Bounded, as much as anything olse. like an oath. Couch looked up. "Ho says ho wants wator, and I oviBpoct ho won't speak until ho gots it. Can you?" O'Rourko fetched tho hair-empty carnfo and Couch put it to tho coollo'a lips, pormltttng him to drink as much as ho liked. Rut as Boon as tho bottle was removed the fellow shut his mouth like a trap and refused a word In answer to tho nontenant's demands and persuasions. "Stiibtiorn brute." growled Couch. "Most of these animals hero belong to some devllsh tong or other, and they'd rather die than say anything touching on tho business of tho society or af fecting the Interests of a brotber membor. Hut I think I know a way to bring him to renson. Hand mo that knife, please." Wondering, O'Rourko tendered him tho weapon that had brought death to Syphon The lieutenant wiped it cal lously on a corner of tlio coollo's blouse and held tho keen shining blade boforo his oyes, accompanying tho action with a fow emphatic phrases. A curious expression, com pounded of sullen fury and abject pan ic fright, showed In tho Chinaman's eyes, nnd his lips wero ns if by magic unsealed. However reluctant, he be gan to chatter and spoke at length, delivering himself of a long state ment which Couch punctured now and again with pertinent, leading ques tions. At length, throwing aside the knife, ho jumped up, strong excitement burn ing in his eyes. "l'vo got onough from him," he said rapidly. "I'll explain later. You'll help of course; your wife's Involved ns well ns Miss Pyn sont. llut I don't think you need fear; we'll bo In tlmo. Aro you ready? . . . Halt a minute; l'vo got to use that telephone." Ho ran out into the hall, rang up and shouted n number Into tho re ceiver, and for a few moments spoko rapidly In a Burmese dialect. O'Rourko gathered that ho was speak ing with a native subordinate at the pollco headquarters in Rangoon. Couch swung back Into tho study. "Got thoso revolvers, sir? Then come along; we'll have to run for It. For tunately our launch Is handy; other wise . . ." Ho sprang across tho voranda and down to tho lawn, O'Rourko pelting after him. CHAPTER XXXIV. A night of velvet blackness, softly opaque, lay upon land and water. The pollco launch, shuddering with the vl- One of tho Windows. brattons of a motor running at high tonBlon, aped down tho. silent roaches of Rangoon Rlvor like a hunted ghost. Sho ran without llghta, theso hnvlng boon extinguished by Couch'o direc tions, regardless of harbor regulations or danger. Happily tho hour was late onough to relievo them of much fear of trouble with other craft; tho upper reachos of tho river wore practically dosorted. In tho bow Couch was handling the whoor with tho nonchalanco of ono from whom tlio river had no secrets by night or day. To O'Rourko it seemed no light task to pilot so slight a craft at such high speed through that Stygian darkness; yet the sub-chief was accomplishing the feat without a dlscemablo trace of fear or tremor of uncertainty. O'Rourke sat beside him. In the stern a pollco orderly acted aa me chanic, attending to tho motor. These three, no more, mado up tho rescuo party. Though devoured by lmpatlonco and anxiety, O'Rourko forbore to question Couch, hesitating to divert his atten tion frorrr his task and knowing that as soon as ho could tho young lieu tenant would speak. From the time when tho coolie had yielded, there had been not a second's rest for eith er; neither hnd had time to confer save on questions of tho most Imme diate moment; and, control of these Couch had voluntarily and nnturally assumed, deciding, acting and direct ing in tho same thought, apparently. "Your wlfo, with Miss Pynsent," said Couch abruptly, without looking round "at least I presume It's Mrs. O'Rourke, from what you say have beon kidnaped by a gang of highbind ers and aro now aboard a Junk in tho lower river, which will sail for God-knows-whero nt tho turn of tho tide. That's the only thing that saves 'em. We'll bo on 'em before they're ablo to force a way dgwn tho river." O'Rourke groaned, holding his head with both hands. "My wife . . .!" he said brokenly. T know," Couch Interrupted grim ly; "I know how you feel. Miss Pyn sent Is there, too, you see." "Oh," said O'Rourke, "I didn't un derstand that. . . . I'm sorry." Ho dropped a hand on tho youngennan's shoulder and let It rest there briefly. "Please God," ho said reverently, "there'll bo many another polluted yellow soul yammering at the gates of hell this night!" "Amen!" sold Couch. . . .We sha'n't be long now." Silently O'Rourko removed his coat and waist-coat, his collar and lawn tie, and turned back his cuffs. "Even ing clothes are hardly tho thing to fight In," he said; "but I'm thinking 'twon't make a deal of difference to me. Got any cartridges for a "Webley mark IV?" "Wheeler has. Give Colonel O'Rourko a few, Wheeler," said Couch, addressing the orderly. Tho lntter rummaged In a locker and pressed into O'Rourko's hand half a dozen cartridges, with which the adventurer proceeded to .replenish the empty chamber In his revolver. "I'd only discharged ono," ho ob sorved, "but 'tis likely wo'll need that, oven, with only tho threo of us against a Junk-load." "Oh, I telephoned for reinforce ments, of course," returned Coucnv "They ought to bo thero ahead of us." "What did the coollo tell ye, If ye've time to talk?" Couch laughed. "I daresay you're wondering how I mado him speak at all." "That's the true word for yo." "I threatened to cut off his silly pig tail and send him naked and dishonor ed to tho ghostly halls of his ances tors. It's wonderful how much those callous -brutes dote on that decora tion. I told him further, that If he lied, when I found It out I'd. return nnd shave him bald as an egg, even If ho wero dead by that time. So I per suaded tho truth from him, tho whole story from his sldo of It." "I'm listening. . . ." (TO nn CONTINUED.) Mr. J. B. Duke's .Ploughing. In spite of the distractions of tbo Tobacco company's reorganization, Mr. James B, Duko bestows much atten tion upon tho work of developing and beautifying his throo thousand aero es tate, Duke's Park, near Somervlllo, N. J. Not infrequently on his tours or Inspection he personally directs tho laborers. Ono day ho took tho plough from tho bands of a slow, awkward foreigner, saying: "Horo, lot mo show you how to plough n rurrow. I've not forgotten bow 1 did that when I was a boy In South Carolina." Another day ho took tho place of tho boss or a gang or workmen and before bo got through be dismissed tive for Inefficiency. Ladles Object to Profanity. Tho woman golfers or New York havo mado objections to swearing on tho links and havo discussed tho mat ter In their clubs. Tho men wbo play over tho links aro all supposed to be gontlemen, but sometimes they are not caroful or their language, and ladies have been made very Indignant by some speeches. It has been sug gested that notices be placed In tho clubhouses, but the fact that the ladles havo discussed the subject will, no doubt, b9 all that is necessary. "The Pen ThatBie Men Use" PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM Cletnitt and betatlflea tha halt Itatnotes ft laxuiUnl rrowlh. Never Vails to Iteatore Orj1 Aiair 10 lis xouinjui ueujr. Prorenta balr fill I Inc. Cfto. nnl l 00 at nrngglnta. IK IT'S YOUR EYES PETTIT3 EYE SALVE la what you need ELECTRIC LIGHT IN DENMARK Every Town In That Country of Over 5,000 Population Has Public Service. According to recent Information about tho progress, of electric light and power industries in Denmark, it appears that all tho towns of 5,000 Inhabitants and over aro now provid ed with public electric service, says the Scientific American. As to towns having between 5,000 and 3,000 inhab itants, thero are only three In which electric mnins aro not installed, so that it will bo seen that Denmark la one of the most progressive countries In this respect. The largest sized electric stations aro to be found at Copenhagen and at present there are three large plants in operation giving a total of 27,000 horse power. Cur rent is supplied for the city mains, as well as for tho tramway lines. As regards the Danish stations in small towns,"in general each town has Us own plant, and there is but one ex ample of an Intercommunal system. This Is at Skovshoved, near Copenha gen, and the central station extends its power lines over all the suburban regions, also supplying the tramways of Hellerup and Klampenburg. In most of the town electric stations the Diesel heavy oil engine Is used. The Love in Fiction and Life, A periodical devoted to the drama pleads for plays based on some emo tion other than love. The difficulty in producing such plays Is -that every play muBt havo a hero, and in mak ing a horo, the playwright, as well as his audience, almost inevitably adopts the view expressed 2,000 years ago by a scribbler of tho dead walla of Pom poli: "Ho who has nover loved a woman la not a gentleman." Subtle Admonition. "Why do you always ask that regu lar custqmer if tho razor hurts him?" asked ono barber. "Just as a gentlo reminder," replied tho other, "that If ho forgot tho tip it's llablo to hurt him next time." The Likeness. "This free pulling of teeth has some features in common with big aocial functions." " "What aro-they?" "Charity bawls." ', Some people boast In order to keep others from doing bo. Nothing keeps a man so busy aa tho attempt to Idle away his timo. A FOOD CONVERT Good Food the True Road to Health. The pernicious habit some persons still havo of relying on nauseous drugs to relievo Btomach trouble keeps up tho patent medicine business and helps keep up tho army of dyspeptics. IndlgeBtiou dyspepsia is caused by what ia put Into tho stomach In tho way of Improper food, the kind that bo taxes tho strength of tho digestive organs they aro actually crippled. When thlB state is reached, to resort to tonics Is llko whipping a tlrod horse with a big load. Evory addi tional effort he makes under tho lash dlmlnlBhes hla powor to movo tho load. Try helping the stomach by leaving off heavy, greasy, Indigcstiblo food and take on Grape-Nuts light, easily digested, full of strength for nerves nnd brain, in every grain of it. There's no wasto of time nor energy when Grape-Nuts la the food. "I am an enthusiastic user of Grnpe Nuts and consider It an Ideal food." writes n Maine man: "I hnd nervous dyspepsia and was All ru"n down and my food Beemed to do mo hut llttio good. Prom rending nn advertisement I tried Grape-Nuta food, and, after a few weeka' steady use of It, felt greatly improved. "Am much stronger, -not nervous now, and can do moro work without feeling so tired, and am better every way. "I relish Grapc-Nuta-best with cream and use four heaping teaspoorifula aa the cereal part of a meal. I am Bure there are thousands of persona with Btomach trouble who would bo bene fited by using Grape-Nuts." Name giv en by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read tho little book, "The Road to Wellvllle," in pkga. "There's a rea son." Ever rend the aboveTetterr A new one appears rrotu time to time. Tber (ire orrnutae, true, Red tall of faunua Interest.