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| The Po~I | I of Flams jj 1 i?V?I ?I / 'A : * : 5 : r ! >.I , e> i 1 J LOUIS JOSEPH VAPCE ! :! = !" t, j Illus'raiioas by L:!i\.3r(b k> . j:| 1 ? j:i | ' * m Copyri^at ?> : CHAPTER <XXX. Toward the close of the following day the Poonah dropped anchor in the river roadstead off Rangoon: and with-; in the ensuing hour her passeng< :f ( had deserted her, De Hyeres arii M:ss ; Pynsent in their van. O'Rourkc- an.ong { the last to leave. And nothing hindered him. not the least hitch delayed i his disembarkation. It v, as curious. ; it was incredible, it was disturbr ' He took away wit!) him no ease of mind whatever. There were tikkagharries watt:- c, and without a breath's delay the :.d- 1 venturet and his servant climbed into the nearest and desired to be con- | veyed to the c:T:ee- of Messrs Sec- . retail and Sypher. The \ MrV whirled 1 them swiftly awa; and ) the maintraveled way of Rangoon, Mogul street. In front of a structure of stone and : Iron so palpably an office building that It might have been transplanted to the Strand without exciting comment?save for the spotless cleanliness of It?their tikkagharry drew up. The gharriwallah indicated the offices of Messrs. Secretan and Sypher, one flight up?and named his fare. CRourke paid him and alighted, with Danny at his heels and his heart trying to choke him. The hour of fulfilment was at hand?and all was well! He who had faced death In a 1 hundred shapes of terror, unflinching, found hlmBelf in a flutter of nerves > that would have disgraoed a schoolgirl He dodged Into the building, took the steps three at a stride , . . and suddenly found himself in the presence of, more than that, cloBeted with the mas to meet whom be tad crossed i half the world at peril of his life: Mr. Lansdowne Sypher. "Colonel O'Rourke?" Sypher's manner was very cordial. "I'm glad to see you. You are within your time, yet I had begun to despair of you. Be seated." He Indicated a chair beside j his desk. "And permit me; you of ' all men will appreciate the precau- j tlon." He laughed and went to the win- > dows, adjusting the wooden shades In 1 such a manner that the light was tempered and no portion of the room , could be visible to anyone spying I from a window in one of the adjacent I buildings. The he turned and smiled cheerfully at the stupefied adventurer. ! "I have It here," said O'Rourke; "safe be the mercy of several highly potenCtlal saints!" He laughed uneasily, fumbling In his breast pocket 'There It Is," said he, tossing the stone In Its i chamois covering upon the solicitor's , des1* Sypher himself betrayed some evi dences of nervousness as he 6at forward and lifted the oase by Its loath* ern thongs. He let it dangle before him for an instant, watching It with a curious, speculative smile. . . . "Well," he said, "really . . . !" And after a pause; "I congratulate you, Colonel O'Rourke. And I admire you immensely. . . . You see, when this commission was offered us. \ I considered seriously the project of j going In search of you In person and 1 bringing the stone back to Rangoon i myself. But then?although I'm not really a timorous man?I knew the circumstances bo well?I feared I should never reach Rangoon alive. Yes." He thrust a band Into hie walstooat pocket and produoed a penknife, with which he began to silt the stitches that enclosed the ruby. : V "You've been wondering, no doubt, why so enormous a reward was offered. . . "I have that," assented O'Rourke. | "It was partly because cf the danger." said Sypher, Intent upon his occupation. "You know, these Burmese are a curiously pious folk; when one of thorn grows rich he employs the major part of his fortune in building a temple?or in some such work. This particular gentleman?a very wealthy merchant?chose to give half of what he had to the restoration of the Pool of Flame to the Buddha from which it oriel nail V stolen. But he. too. was afraid. He's superstitious about the stone?believes It bad luck to touch It so long as It remains away from Its Buddha. So he came to ua. ... I myself am not superstitious. ! but ..." j He ceased to speak abruptly, for the Pool of Flame lay naked, a blinding marvel. In the hollow of his palm. OHourko heard him gasp and was oonsclous of his hastened respiration. Watching the man Intently, he saw a strange shade of pallor color his face. " Tls meeelf," said the adventurer, "that's no more superstitious than ye, air. Yet I'm willing to confess I'm glad the thing's out of me hands at last." Sypher seemed to recollect himself as one coming out or a state or stupor. He stood up and buttoned the ruby carefully Into a pocket of his trousers "Ccme," he said crisply. "Let us step across the street to the bank. The money's there for yon. sir ?the reward." CHAPTER XXXI. Back in his staieroom on the Poo nah. O'Rourke threw himself into the lower berth ar-d lay there, a forearm flung across his eyes, thinking excitedly, disturbed by formless forebodings. Beside him Danny was packing industriously. with now and again a pause during which he would stand reflective, his gaze fixed upon his employer's face, a little puzzled and t>erploxed. IT.fc poonan was pausing otimgui co discharge and take aboard cargo; for this reason O'Rourke in his haste to get ashore had not delayed to take his luggage with hitn. . . On deck, fore and aft donkey engines were puffing and chugging and chain tackles rattling as they lifted freight to and from the hold and the lighters alongside Abruptly, without moving, O'Rourke spoke. "I'll want evening clothes, Danny." said he. " 'Tis dining I am tonight with Mr St raker and his niece. Miss Pynsent. who came with us from Diamond Harbor. Twill save a bit of bother to dress before I go ashore." "Aw-w," said Danny, assimilating . . . "And the missus?" he said suddenly, some minutes later. "M'antn' Madam O'Rourke. sor. Did ye get no word from her?" "For what else would I be driving to every hotel in the town after leaving Mr. Sypher, Danny, but to inquire for her? She's not here; but she'll come, be sure. She's still got several days?three or four?in which to keep our tryst. Tis niscontented I am not to find her waiting for me, but I'm satisfied entirely she'll keep faith." "And," insisted Danny eagerly? "beggin' ver honor's pardon?but what will ye have to tell her, sor?" C'BAiirlro cot iin. "Hdrfi trt t<tll wun u Kourxe's oeiongiugs 10 Huname accommodations already engaged at a hotel on the Strand, overlooking the roadstead: from whoso windows O'Rourke was promising himself the pleasure of watching the arrival of the steamship bearing his wife to his arms. "Bless her dear face!" said he softly. " Tis meself will be desolated If she's not aboard that Messager'.es boat due tomorrow?now that I can go back to her, a man of property, no longer a pauper ne'er-do-well! Think of that, ye lucky dog!" A sampan slid noiselessly In beside ULie gl aULJg. W AUUI Ek.*? V.UU" tiously into It and incontinently collapsed upon the rear seat, as the boat slid away toward the shore lights, yielding to the vigorous sweeps of the Bingle long oar wielded by the Burman In the bows. Ashore, a tikkagharry caught him up aad bore him down the silent road that wtnds between the Strand and the river's edge, then whipped into Mogul street, where the fluent tide of life ran broad and deep beneath a glare of light. All too quickly the tlkka whisked out of the main channel of the city's life, out beyond the Mohammedan mosque and the Chettl's hall and the Christian chapel, and Into the soft, dense night of the countryside?a world of darkness sparsely studded with dim, glowing windows; and all too soon, again. It swung off from the highway InAo a private drive, crunched over gravel and stopped before the V/ 1M/U1 no Pf? i v* jy V her? What d'ye mean?" "I mean. scr. I'm dyin' wld the wish to know how ut's all turned out. Plase, yer honor, won't ye be tellin' me? Ie ut?Is ut all right?" "Bles6 your heart, Danny!" laughed O'Rourke. " "Tls bo dazed I*ve been that I never thought to tell ye?thinking all the time that ye knew. "Tla all right. Indeed, me boy. The Pool of Flame's In Mr Sypher's keeping and the money's In mire?In the bank, Danny, payable to me order. Think of It?one hundred thousand pounds of real money, and all me own. Tls ridiculous, 'tis absurd. 'Tls meself hardly credits the truth of It all: yet I was there?saw the man, gave him the Jewel, went to the bank with hlra and for the space of five minutes sat at a table, with all that money before me. counting It over, bill by bill, a square hundred of them, each for a thousand pcunds, guaranteed by the Bank of England! . . . Think of that?all that belonging to me?to me, O'Rourke! . . "Thank God!" breathed Danny devotedly. "But did ye l'am nothin' about the stone?" "Little enough, Danny?only a part of the meaning of the whole Jlvlllsh business; the rest I'm to know tonight. Mr. Sypher '11 be tellin' me after we've dined; he wants to hear me own end of the story, too." Sypher had very explicitly named bis dinner hour, after to? formal English fashion, nowhere and by nobody more rigidly observed than by the Englishman in the Orient; "eight for eight-thirty," he had said. And as O'Rourke. a very dignified and Imposing O'Rrurke in his evening dress, waited for a sampan on the lower grating of the Poonah's passenger gangplank he had a round three-quarters for an hour for leeway?ample leisure for an interested inspection of that part of Rangoon lying between the floating jetty and Sypher*s residence in a suburb near Dalhousie Park. Danny remained aboard ship only temporarily, being Instructed to follow *- * * v i J ? U^klA Iiiummatea veranaa or a native Dungalow. a CRourke got down, discharged the driver and ascended the steps, a little a puzzled to find no one waiting to wel come him, whether Sypher. Miss Pyn- 5, sent, or at worst a servant. Surely q he was expected. . . . But nobody e j appeared The grating tires of the departing tlkkagharry had made noise a ! enough to apprise the household of 6( tno arrival 01" a guest, one would think. ' p Nevertheless O'Rotirke remained un- p; greeted. ; s\ He stroked his ehtn. f>er;>leved. won- j p, tiering it L\ misehanee the native j r driver had brought him t the v-fnrg ^ aungalow. Hut it was now too i to 1 C( all him l ack ant. make s.ur~. o.: ?< j this verandah, still and empty as It j was. softly lighted by lanterns dependi ent from its roof, was to him a small I ?1_ ? u v*'ith. rr in a muuu ui uaiMicso. ?? nu out advice he was lost, could find his way no other where He would have simply to wait until the house- j hold came to life, or until by his own efforts he succeeded in quickening it. j _ He tried to do this latter to the j best of his ability by tapping a summons on the door-jamb. Through the wire insect-screens a broad hallway and a staircase rising to the upper ,\ floor were visible. Limp, cool-looking ruga conceived in pleasing color- j schemes protected the hardwood floor- q ing. To the right a door stood ajar B and permitted a broad shaft of light i io escape from the room beyond. On I F the other hand a similar door, like- | wise open, showed a dimmer glow. ( Two other doors were closed; jq O'Rourke assumed that they led to g the kitchen offices. C Having waited a few moments without event, the Irishman knocked a second time, and would have knocked a q third when he thought better of it j ^ and glanced at his watch. It w%s only j L a matter of ten minutes after eight; j strictly interpreting the Intent of , D Sypher's Invitation, he was a trifle , I' 1 | I ! S; [pons ! Beyond All Doubt, He Had Been Mur dered. !A aarly. Presumably the servants were all out of earshot, preoccupied with ^ preparations for the meal; while ((' Sypher and his niece were moBt prob- y ably 8till dressing. |; With an Impatient air O'Rourke I) turned back to the veranda. A ham- C mock In one corner was swinging Idly I7 In the breeze. A number of wicker ^ armchairs stood about. Invitingly fur- ' nlshed with cushions. O'Rourke 8elected one and disposed himself to q wait . Si After five minutes he frowned U thoughtfully and lit a cigarette. "Faith, 'tis a fine surprise he's giv- ^ en me," he said, irresolute. "But it can't be premeditated insult Why ' should It be? And they cant all be q ! out 'Tls sorry I am I let that driver j} go; more than likely this will be the wrong house entirely. That must be T the trouble. I'll just go, quietly fold S' up me tent and decamp before the In- j ! habitants, if any there be. discover :. I l?< j me and run me off the premises. j But at the head of the steps, with ^ foot poised to descend, something re- ()j j strained him; It would he difficult to s? j say what, unless It were the unbroken, j steadfast, uncanny quiet. "I'll have a M look," be determined suddenly; "perhaps . P He turned to the right and stopped before a long, open window, looking Into what seemed to be a music room and library combined. Brilliantly Illuminated by hanging lamps of un- ? usual brilliancy, the Interior was clearly revealed. And with an abrupt exj clamation the adventurer entered, feel| lng for the revolver, to carry which I ar i had of late become habitual with him. sa The room was simply furnished, If 01 tastefully. There was a grand piano q near the veranda windows with a mu- | sic rack and cabinet near by. Dispersed about the floor -were a few comfortable chairs, a rug of rare Orlen- Si tal texture, two consoles adorned with valuable porcelains. In the middle of the room stood a draped center-table ~ littered with books and magazines; to- 1 ward the back a long, flat-topped desk. And against the rear wall, ordinarily hidden by a folding screen of Japan ! eee manufacture, now swept aside, C , was a small steel safe. Upon this j O'Rourke's attention was centered. | He remarked that It looked new and ! very strong; It was open, disclosing a variety of pigeonholes more or leas w oocupled by docketed documents, and tit a smaller interior strong-bo*. Between the desk and the safe a man lay prone and quite motionless. He ~ was dressed for a ceremonious dinner, and apparently ha< been struck down In the act of stepping from his desk es to the safe. For beyond all doubt he pi had been murdered. The haft of a so knife protruded from his back, buried P? to its hilt just beneath his left sboul- ? OKcurae moved over to the body nd lifted it by the shoulders, turn' ig the face to the light. Then, with low oath, he dropped it A small sound, so ?!:ght as to be all ut indistinguishable, penetrated 'Rourke's stupefaction. He stood rect, looking about, telling himself iat the noise resembled as much as nything the hushed cry of a child JUUUlft HI n?CV 1', sun Cliiw iuitiiuv.i; athctic. I'natp t" assign its source Isewhero, ho attributed it to the tricken man at Mr foot; and in a deserate hope that the pv.lse of life light still linger i . Cypher's body, he nelt, withdrew the knife, turned the Drj-fe "r ; it-, l ack, and laid his ear ) its brtr.r-t. above the heart. Beond dispute. Sypher was dead. "Poor dlvvle!" muttered the Irishlau. . . . "The Pool of Flame! W 1*1 > HK CON I I.M'Kh. Statement of the tyndifion of tie Bank of Williamsburg located at Kiuirstree. S. C. > the Close <<f Business Sept 4. 1012 Resources cans ami Discounts, *243,561 9 verdrafts 4,571 7( onds and Mocks owned by the Bank 1,041 9i urniture and Fixtures,. 3,643 2\ anking House, 9.<>32 7! 'ne fri>m Banks and Bankers, 39,715 7t urrency 3,520 OC old 1,000 0< ilve.-and other Minor Coin. 705 31 hecks and Cash Items 685 4* Total, SW774T81; Liabilities apital Stock Paid In, $ 4U.00O Ot urplus Fund, 13,00-t 0? Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid, 5,154 71 >ue to Banks and Bankers 1,898 5' idividual 1 'eposits Subject to Check 105.641 0J avings Deposits 76,217 OS ashier's Checks, 566 8<i otes and Bills Rediscounted 3.00o (K ills Payable, including Certificates for Money Borrowed 62,000 n( Total 8307,478 IS TATE OF SOUTH CAROLIN A. 1 County of Williamsburg. \ Before me came E C Epps, Cashiei f the above named bank, who, eing duly sworn, says that the above ml foregoing statement is a true con ition of said bunk, a> shown by the soks of said bank E C EPPS. Sworn to and subscribed before m< lis 7th day of September, 1912. Philip H Stoll, Notary Public for South Carolina. Correct?Attest: 1 J F McFaddin. ( has VV St- .11, P G Gourdin. Directors. "? ? 1 -? 11? r 1111 .2 Maieineniui me uunuiuun ui The Bank of Oreelyville, locati i) at Greelyville, S. C. t the CIos-- o! Business Sept 4. 1912 Resources >iui?aml Diseounts $46,320 lc verdratts 1,905 71 urniture and Fixture.-. 1,395 9; anking House, 978 <?} lie from Hanks and Bankers. 2,218 84 urreiicy 1,40" <?. old 233 5( ilverand other Minor Coin. 1,084 1. ota I *55,626 !M Liabilities apital Stork l aid In *15.IM>0 Ol urnlusFund 3,000 <m ndivided Profits,less Current Expenses and Taxes Paid 1.771 24 me to Banks and Bankers... 41 95 ndividual I deposits, Subjert to Che? k 9,543 :tf ivings deposits 11,216 2i ashier's ? hecks 54 04 ills Payable.including Certificates for Money Borrowed, 15,000 OtJ otal $55,626 9< rATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. I county of williamsburg, i Before me came C E Register. Cashr of the above named hank,who.bein^ ily sworn, says that the above anc >regoinjr statement is a true conditior P said bank, as shown bv the books oi lid bank. C E REGISTER. Sworn to and subscribed before nie, ns 9th day of September, 1912. P R Keels [ls]), Notary Public. Direct? Atfe?t: W E Lesesne, T w Boyle J F Montgomery, Directors. LEARN TELEGRAPHY id earn $50 to $150 per month.vSThouinds of operators needed. Most fasnating and educational work, rj 71' ositions Assured All Graduates Write immediately for catalogue. 'artanbl'rg school of telegraphy, Main St. - - Spartanburg. S C. 15-6t 'he National House, 266 Meeting Street, :harleston, s. c. Rates reasonable; centrally located on /o car lines; parties wishing to go to ie Island daily find it to their aavange to go to The National: ten minutes alk to the boat; special rates to pares and families. Mrs W B Oeland, 29-tf Proprietress. Notice to Creditors, All persons holding claims against the tate of W D Hanna, deceased, will ase file the same at once, and all perns indebted to said estate will make ^ J II Hanna. Administrator of the Estate of V* D anna, deceased. 8-22*4t Statement ot ttie Condition of The Bank of Kingstree, | l LOCATED AT Kingstree. S. C. pa ; At lh?- Clo>e of I Justness Sept 4, 11412. ? , ful i resources i i Loans and Discounts.. . 5228,660 20 I* ' Overdraft^, 3,565 22 ' W i ; Furniture and Fixtures, 1,958 78 , or( > | Banking House 2,155 71 j ,i , ; Due from Banks and Bankers, 12,693 06 i j Currency, 4,479 0<>! th; ' Golf1 135 001 w 1 Silver and other Minor Coin,. 356 10 | , 1 Cliecksand Cash Items 498 95 j ' Total. $254,502 02 j M< Liabilities i ou Capital Stock Paid In, * 30,000 00 1 Surplus Fund. 25,tiuo do i Und Profits, less Current j? Expenses and Taxes Paid. 5,508 30 $1 Individual Deposits Subject G7 2J1 Q7 . ' Savings Deposits 101.501 75 , ^ Cashier's Checks 150 00 ! Hills Payable.including Cer- 1 (3 tificates for Money Borj rowed 25,000 00 Total, $254,502 02 tU1 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1 COUNTY OF WILM AMSBUKG. ( Before me came F W Fairev .Cashier m( 0! rhe al>ove named bank, who. being . ?luly sworn, >ays that the above and . foregoing statement is a true condition 1 <*t said bank, as shown by the hooks of j said bank. pa F W FAIREY. , Sworn to and subs< ribed before me this loth day of September. 1912. 82 j H O Britton, , t lerk of Court, w Correct?Attest: mi DC Sett, R H Kellahan, 31 * John A Kelley. * Directors. , . Ml * statement of the Condition of the : : Wee Nee Bank. : : M< located at da I KINGSTREE, S. C. re< ' At the Close ot Business Sept 4. 19IZ. , Resources sai Loans and Discounts, $76,012 70 W< Ov.-rdralts, 468 90 i Furnitu?e and fixtures. 2,718 46 ' , Due from Banks and Bankers, 16,741 13 Currency, 1.910 00 5 Gold. 260 00 ? Silver and other Minor C^in. 238 32 "11 * Checks and. cash Items, 28 95 j ? i Total, $98,378 46 j Liabilities Capital Stork Pai 1 In, *30,000 0o a Surplus Fund. 2,0o0 00 Undivided Profits, less Current Expenses and Taxe- Paid, 2,011 04 Due to Banks and Bankers, 228 81 Individual Depo-its Subject , to Cheek, 28.600 34! Savings Deposits. 2".335 77; Cashier's Checks, 202 50 Other Liabilities, including Certificates for Money Bor- lli rowed, 15, "00 00 Total. $98,378 46 STATE OF SOUTH CA R<iLlNA. s 1 county ok williamsburg. } ~ Before me came L C Dove, Cashier of the above named Lank. ?h<?, being V* duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condition . of said bank, a- shown by the books of } siii'l bank. L C DOVE. j. [ Sworn to aiitl sui)- 'ib>-il btlWc mc ! ' this 11th day of September. 1012. ! *? J B Steele. Notary Public. Correct?Attest: H Montgomery. : VV R Scott. ? j? Hugh McCutchen, 1 Directors. j Granulated Eye 2L Lids ean be cared quickly by Leonardf s Golden rath ' Bye Lotion. Weak, tore end inflamed eyes are f.".? eared without pain in one day by LeonardTa. | Cools, heals, strengthens. Makes strong eyes. ,,SI Guaranteed or money refunded. Druggietseefl ~A ? ' Hat tScta. or forwarded prepaid oo reoeipt of price byS. B. Leonardi A Ox. Tampa, Fla. '<.? The Fall Tei 1 KINGSTREE GRADED A Will Bej f j. i sepiemoei All departmen in Good Work Parents who intend entering will please do so during the first i Patrons and friends of the Sc to visit the school at any rime. . r a I ? _ .g .. ? _ a. Any iuriner iiiiurmai applying to j J. W. S Wittenberg, Superintendent Kingstree, I Our Clubbing Rates We offer cheap clubbing rate th a number of popular newspers and periodicals. Read carelly the following list and select i one 01 more that you fancy and ' shall be pleased to send in your ier. 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