Pool of Flame key to O'Rourke mission aboard ship
In Monte Carlo Colonel Terence O Rourke a gambler and adventurer becomes entangled with Hon Bertie Glynn and Viscount Des Trebes over a jewel known as the Pool of Flame. A sealed letter and a dangerous voyage unravel duel threats while O Rourke holds a wit sharp reply as suspicions grow. The plot heads toward Algiers with O Rourke seeking the Governor General’s aid.
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Monte Carlo
Terence O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Bertie Glynn
Viscount Des Trebes
O’rourke
Sean
Beatrix
Rangoon
Chambret
Viscomte
Vicomte
Glynn
Bertie
Wanderer
Hough
Cai
O'Rourke Plays Double in Algiers Palace Intrigue
Colonel Terence O'Rourke travels to the Governor General's palace seeking a secured packet marked Chambret. A VICOMTE's ruse leads to a dinner at Villa d Orleans where the truth surfaces about a theft and a planned exchange. The case deepens as suspicion lands on the vicomte and his ally Bertie.
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O'Rourke
France
Bouke
Vicomte
Terence O'Rourke
Monsieur le Colonel O'Rourke
Monsieur Des Trebes
Villa d’Orleans
Eugene
Monsieur
Villa d'Orleans
Algiers
Dea Trebes
Afeur Glynn
Bertid
Monsieur le Colonel
Monsieur le Gouverneur-Generale
Nightseeing visitor lectures a Chinaman aboard ship
A misfit woman aboard a tramp steamer in San Francisco harbor tries to teach Chinese sailors English. She confronts a Chinese deckhand with missionary arrogance, receives a sharp rebuke, and retreats. The woman had aimed to lecture a Yale graduate traveling home to China.
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San Francisco
Argonaut
Yale
China
Overcoming the Grouch and Facing Truths in China
A short moral on confronting opposition with directness, suggesting that fearless stance improves prospects. It frames being a Manchu as a metaphor for strength and a profitable occupation in China, reflecting dated attitudes and colonial-era tone.
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China
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Louis Joseph Vance
Elinwerih
Louis Joseph
Monaleur
Algiera
Palace de la Government
Paris
Monsieur Chambretz
Monsileur
Monsieur le Vicomte Des Trebes
Biskri
St. Eugene
Monsieur Chambret
Des Trebes
Suave
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