The Huttig news., 1911-06-10
coOyriah, by Louis Joseph Vance
 SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-David Amber. starting Ter n duck shooting visit with his friend anthony Quain of Tangewood Lodge, \; ;NaKofhs, comes upon an attractive young ,sdg eqGcs rian who has been dismounted pA her horse becoming frightened at the seeh appearance in the road of a burly i tt hdn Amber is about to attack the babh. 11. l4e ittttf eonYiEees him that he is ithoSent of beng the intentional cause of tlie young lads mishap He declares he ngi,dp ,ira La "a ,,. 1hai.s5li he appointed as man of high rank and pressing a ihssysterious little bronze box. The To- Ken, E into his hand disappears in the nearby wood Turning to the girl at his Slae' S,' Amber is-astonished to hear her cal l=-,-5.. :!-- = = :. ...e
 S-i..i 1I.-IIis wits come to his lessue ana he addresses her Miss sophie Farrell, daughter Of Col Farrell oI the British q plomatic service in India, ana ehd visi dng his friends. the Quains. She safinises thar Quafn had written inforna- Lon ieadiEg to this deiuetive reasoning lhey agree to keep secret the meeting m mith the BengaH and the matter of the niys,erlous box. Several nights later the e9uain home is burglarized and the bronze box -stnlel
 --R III.-Amber and his friend Quain go hunting on an island and be- come lost when darkness comes on. Start ms Tor home in boat. the yawi slips aNty Tn the night with Quain aboard and about, finally spies lights In the distance. sion
 1APTER Tv-Upon being admitted he lsSosEszes as It's occupant an old friend named Ratton, whom he last met in Eng ,ana, and Who appears to be in hidins ~ " neh MISS Farreli Is mentioned Rutton is strangely ae4tated. chatterii appears anu gives the stolen Token to R4itton. who opens the box and finds an emerald fIas is Chatferzi summons him to a meet lhs or mysterious body of which he is a menfer and departs
 C-i-- -.--dt.on selzes a revolver ana s,,s eashes out after ChatterJi He re- turns wildly excited and says he has kiln ed the Hindu Then. wrought up over some apparent danger he takes poison Dying; he asks Amber. as q friend to go U -.e1a -ea ---lys1-ertous errand.
 His very soul seemed to shu' der and his reason cried out that the thing could never be. Yet in his heart of hearts still he loved her, still desired her with all his strength and will; In his heart there was no wavering Whatever Rutton had been, whatever his daughter might be, be i loved her. And more. the honor of the Ambers was in pledge. holding him steadfast to his purr rose to seek her ont in India or wherever she might be and to bear her away from the unnamed danger that threatened l her-even to marry her, If she would have him. He had promised; his word rad passed there could now be no withdrawal
 An hour elapsed, its passing raus cously emphasized by the tin clock Amber remained at the table, his head upon 1t. his face hidden by his arms so still that Doppctt womb have thought him sleeping but for his un- even breathing.
 At length the young man called him and Doggott found him sitting LII with haggard and careworn face but with the sane light of man com posed in his eyes.
 "Doggott." he asked in m even toneless voice, have you ever men toned to anybody your suspicion about Mir Rutton's race?'
 Only to you, sir"
 That's good And you woat?"
 No, sir
 Have you," continued Amber, look ing away and speaking slowly, lever heard him mention his marriage?"
 Never, sir. E says in that paper e was widower; I fancy the lady must have died before I entered Is service, E was always lonely man. all the 15 year I've been with I'm, keepin' very much to 'imself, sir
 Doggott disappeared to prepare meal, but within five minutes a gun