The Huttig news., 1911-09-02
Copyright by Louis Joseph Vance
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 CHAPTER L-David Amber, startins TOT duck shooting visit with his friend :ntnony Qua1n of Tanglewood Lodge ] Nakomis, comes upon an attractive young ,aay equestrian who has been dismounted | " ner horse becoming frightened at the l aoen appearance in the road of burly | Ihuu. Amber is about to attack the babu
 u; the later eonvinees him that he is
 nnocent of being the intentional cause of ne young Iacy' $ mishap. He declares he
 Behari Lal Chatferji. "the appointed nouthpieee of The Bell" addresses Amber man Of high rank and pressing 8 i 1ysterious little bronze box "The To.
 en, into his hand, disappears in the 'earny wood. Turning to the girl at hs de, Amber Is astonished to hear her cal .a.i. e3i h1I;8 II.-His wits come to his sescue and he addresses her as Miss S9pnfe farrell, daughter of Col Farrell of the British diplomatic service in India md visiting his friends, the Quains She sur Sullhises that Quain had written informa
 Ion leading to this deductive reasoning I With the Bengali and the matter of the tnysterious box. Several nights later the 1uain nome is ourglarized and the bronze CH AT LR III.-Amber and his friend I Qualn go hunting on an island and be- come lost when darkness comes on Start ns Tor nome in boat. the yawl slips way In the night with Quain aboard and tmber is left marooned. He wanders toout. hnally spies lights in the distance sion.
 CHAPTER Iv.-Upon being admitted h. reeosnlzes z as it's occupant an old friend ,;lahied Fatton, whom he last met in Eng and, and who appears to be In hidine When Mss Farrell is mentioned Rutton Is 5 ,tra5hgeiy agitated. Chatterti appears Who opens the box and finds an emerald ring. ChatterM summons him to a meet ,hg g or mysterious body of which he is member and departs.
 l CHATTER v.--suf.on se,zes A revolver ana dashes out after Chatterji He re- turns wildly excited and says he has kill eo eor,,a the Hindu: Then. wrought up over 5oIHe He apparent danger, he takes poison 1lVlng; he asks Amber as friend to go l 10 Q = ala -on q -Eys-erious errand
 har 11aFl al l6R IF. E1.Tie servant helps Am Anper finds Quatn, tells him something or his adventure and decides to leave at once Tor India. Quatn takes him in his .te.or me. boat to intercept an outward bound TER VII.-Amber journeys to h. dla on the steamship Poonah. On the way he, he sends a letter to MT. Labertouche a scientific friend in Calcutta. by auicke, route The day the Poonah arrives in port a native mendieant hangs constantly l., C.l.al aE.E men -sn15er arrives in fnom nalfafsa he finds note. apparently hotei lt-hints that something peculial mas happened, advises secrecy and di nlacs Anoea nn to meet him al a certain man resembling the Hindu ba bu Chatteri sreets rs,,, hinl Amber's suspicious are at2pssq eHSPTRR aRq he Tx whips out his pistol
 per thought traitor turns out to be bi,a ianertoqehe ra in disguise The latter tells nm III ne KnoWs his mission to Calcutta is To get Miss Farrell out of the country before second mutiny occurs I,aber- touche strolls about while Amber goe1 in- @ 70 a m1oney-lender's with the Token. The n O mil tt ger hurled through the air enters his throat throat A crowd ,rushes in. a hand eiee}ffhgs efATT4R A4P7hSr and sahar urges e; escape escape oark nut Here his companion, a Hindu, professes great subservienee to Amber as member of the secret order Evidently ne mistakes Amber for Rutton and saw nlm offer the Token at the money-len- ders Amber returns to his hotel to be passed on the. street by bsbu who ut terS the mystic words: Tomorrow. Oar jeennG"
 TER XI.-Amber understands that thai the message Is from L.abertouche. M the way there he is hailed as The Chosen of the Gateway" by a Hindu.
 CHAPTER xI.--on his journey Amber unexpectedly nets Miss Farrell. also traveltng northward He wonders if Labertouche sent him to Darjeeling know Ing he would meet the woman he loves Miss Farrell Is greatly surprised They continue the journey that evening resting at the local Resdency of the Govern me-t.
 ~APTER xIIr.-A nativ. mvster,ou.,v brings a photograph of Miss Farrell to Amber. She sees 1t In his possession, questions him about 1t and he confesses that be loves the original. He asks her to become his wife and she promises to consider 1t. Amber realizes that he is In tfs- 1z-r m'f1. ,;n.s n, na-.ve = &s2nsplre.ors Amber Is strolling about another Hindu appears, apparently a messenger from Labertouche. He announces that the mystic hour is at hand. The man wishes | to lead him to some secret place. and lmpeiied by curiosity, Amber goes with
 T1APTER Xv.-The Hindu leads Am Der to a magnificent garden and leaves [ him in the presence of a beautiful woman who hasls him as her husband He tries f to persuade her that he is not Button as she supposes, but she insists that as he wears the Token ring he must be Rut- ton Amber departs in new maze of
 CHAPTER XvI.-A guide leads Amber to bungalow where he Is given a drink that brings sleep. Meanwhile the woman pected to produce Rutton soon. and his failure and his mistake In taking Amber for the former. may lead to punishment bN-death.
 Not exactly; I shall have company. A gentleman of the Mohammedan per suasion is going to change places with ne for the night No; he doesn't know it yet. but I have reason to be- lieve that he got an R. S. V. P. for the festive occasion and intends to put in a midnight appearance. So l purpose saving him the trouble. It's only a two hour ride"
 But the riski"
 Labertouohe ehuekled grimiy. Its the days work. my boy. I'm not sure I shan't enjoy 1t. Besides. I mustn't hang back where my subordinates have not feared to go We've had a man in Kathiapur since day before yesterday"
 And I? What am I to do?" i Your place Is at Miss Farrells side. No; you'd be only a hindrance to me. Get that out of your thoughts. Three l years ago l found time to make a pretty thorough exploration of Kath- ianur and being blessed with an px-