Gilpin observer., 1911-11-30
Copyright bv Louis Joseph Vance
SYNOPSIS.

Anthony ouain Of TangIewood Lodge.
Nekomis. comes upon an attractive young
oy her horse becoming frightened at the
gucden appearance in the road of "a burly
Stindu Amber is about to attack the babu.
put the latter convinces him that he is
the young ladys mishap. He declares he
msashpiec. Of rhe ss a1DalnsG
mysterious little bronze box. "The To-
nearby wood. Turning to the girl at his
sioe. Amber Is astonished to hear her call
CHAPTER Hills wits come to his
sescue and he addresses her as Miss
sophie Farrell. daughter of Col Farrell
sf the ,ls British diplomatic service in India.
!urmises that Quain had written informa-
TSn rS leading to this deductive reasoning.
with the Bengal and the matter Of the
mysterious box. Several nights later the
Suain home is burglarized and the bronze
CHAPTER III.-Amber and his friend
guam guam 60 hunting on an island and be-
come lost when darkness comes on. Start
swey in the night with Ouain aboard and
AMBER Is left marooned. He wanders
ABOUT. finally spies lights In the distance,
s;ss sS;Sches cabin and knocks for admis-
CHAPTER Iv.-Upon being admitted he
named Rutton. whom ne last met in Eng
When Miss TsS is to be R san
and gives the stolen Token to Fulton,
who opens the box and finds an emerald
ring. Chatterzi summons him to a meet
q member and departs
CHAPTER V.-Rutton seizes a revolver
snsn. Sna dashss ,;i, out after Chatter5i He re-
turns wildly excited and says he has kill
ed the Hindu. Then. wrought up over
zone zone, apparent danger. he takes poison.
Dying. he asks Amber. as a friend. to 20
TO india on mysterious errand
CHAPTER vI.--The servant helps Am
nr,ou nsr bury & his dead friend. The next day
Of his adventure and decides to leave at
snoe for India. Quain takes him In his
mot motor boat to intercept an outward bound
CHAPTER vII.-Amber Journeys to In
,e Ss nd on the steamship ,a, Poonah. On the way
sei.ntific % fr,eed iedfeT II to Mt Labsrtouehe
port . native mendicant hangs Constantly
s sf Sees V1f%hsn IF tss sssnts HnS.r arrive,
fs:% hc,., LffIesstoaehs. s awaitlnE him at his
rects Amber to meet him at certain
man resembling the Hindu babu 1asH chsttsrji
srssts him, Amber's suspicious are
tssssq caHPrEa rnd hs Ix4ps whIPs out his pistol
Labertouche in disguise. The latter tells
20 xst se M:, his mission to Csicutts i:
oefore second mutiny occurs. Laber-
seuehe strolls about while Amber goes In
man 10 about to examine it when dag
Eer hurled through the air enters his
tlMssS:. th.cst 4 crowd PUSHES in. hand
CHATTER x.-Amber is hurried into =
dark hut Here his companion, . Hindu
pr11sr.s: sss great re +, :ubssrv,encs to Amber q
hs mistakes Amber for Rutton and saw
him him offer the Token At the money-len-
passed on the street BY a babu who ut. IT.
ssrs the mystic words: Tomorrow. Oar
'.cH1PrER xI.-Amber understand,
;ss ana star start; ;n next DAY for .riesiins.. on
eSo.sn & Of h;s: :ss B. h.sa sS " HngS Ths
CHAPTER x1I."on II. ,earnsy nSs Amer
;Tn:np2setedly ;snI2 met. Miss Farrell. also
i.abertouche sent him to DarJeeiinE know.
lnE he would meet the woman he loves.
nas,,,r Miss Farrell !. sreatiy surprised. They
ct the local Residency Of the Govern
, CHAPTER xIII.-A native mys,eriou.ly
Amber. she see. IN % III. posses.,on ssrs,i to
questions, que; s hin, him abb about i and he eonfe,ses
coro;Ssr 20 sesom. his wife and she promises to
COnBpirat0rD
CHAPTER xIv.-The next day while
Amber Is strolling about. another Hindu
sspesats; s.pp sppaEentiy messenger from
mystic hour is at hand. The man wishes
TO lead him to some secret place. and
impeiled by curiosity. Amber goes with
We'll. then, what do you want?
Why have you brought me here?"
why didst thou come? There was
no force used: thou didst come OF
thine own will-thne own will, which
is the will Of the Body. hazoor"
"Oh. damnation! Why d'you insist
on beating round the bush forever?
You know well why / came. Now,
what do you want?"
my lord, move, 1t seems, in the
ways Of error. A little time ago the
words of the Voice were made known
to thee In far land: thou didst an.
swer, coming to this country. A few
days agone l myself did repeat to you
the message of the Bell; thou didst
swear thou wouldst not answer, yet
art thou here in Kuttarpur. Am to
be blamed for taking this for sign
of thy repentance? Hazoor,
the Body is patient the VIII benig-
nant and long.sufering. Still is the
Gateway open"
rs that what you wanted to tell
me, Saligh Singh7"
What else? Am to believe thee
a madman. weary Of life. that thou
shouldst venture hither with heart
hardened against the VIII of the
Body? ] seek but to serve thee in
thus daring thy displeasure. Why
shouldst thou come to Bharuta at all
II thou dost not intend to undergo the
Ordeal of the Gateway? Am | fool
or-I say 1t in all respect. my lord
art thou?"
From the look of things, | fancy
the epithet fits us both Salig Singh.
You refuse to take my word for 1t that
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