Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-30
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER L-Dayid Amber, starting
Cor duck-shooting visit with his friend
Anthony Quain OF Tpnglewood Lodge.
lady equestrian who has been dismdunted
BY her horse becoming frightened at tho
sudoen appearance In the road of buriy
Hindu. Amber is about 10 attack the babu
but the latter convnces him that he is
Innocent OF being the Intentional cause OF
the young ladys mishap He declares he
In Behari Lal Chatter1, the appointed
mouthpiece Of The Bell" addresses Amber
as a man of high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box. The To-
KEN into his hand disappears in the
nearby wood. Turning 10 t6e girl at his
SIDE Amber is astonished to hear her call
him by name
CHAPTER Hills wits come to his
rescue and he addresses her as Miss
Sophie Farrell daughter OF Col Farrell
OF the British diplomatic service In India
and visiting his friends, the Quains. She
surin.ses that Quain had written informa-
ton leading to this deductive reasoning
They agree to keep secret the meeting
with the Bengal and tho matter OF the
mysterious box: Several nights later thu
Quain home is burglarized and the bronze
box stolen.
CHAPTER 1JI.-Amber and his friend
1ualn 70 hunting on an island and be-
come lost when darkness comes on Start
Ing for homo in boat, the yawl slips
away In the night with Quain aboard and
Amber is left marooned. He wanders
about finally spies lights in the distances
<eaches cabin and knocks for admis-
sion.
CHAPTER Tv.-upon being admitted h.
recognizes as its occupant an old friend
PANIED Rutton. whom he last met In Eng
, aha, ana who appears to be In hiding.
When Miss Farrell is mentioned Rutton To
strangely agitated Chatterji appears
and gives the stolen Token to Hutton,
VINO opens the box and finds an emerald
Thg' .Chatterzi summons him to q meet
ing Of a mysterious body OF which he 10
= WsJnber and departs.
Af'rrr v.-fEutton seizes q revolver
and doshes out after Chotterji. lie re-
turns wildly excited and saws he has kiII-
20 the Hindu Then. wrought up over
zone zone apparent danger, ne takes poison.
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Amber finds Quain, tells him something
or MS adventure and decides TO leave AZ
once for india. Quain takes him in his
motor boat to intercept an outward bound
CHAPTER vII-Ambes Journeys to In.
Sia on the steamship Poonah. On the way
scientific friend in Calcutta, BY quicker
route. The day the Poonah arrives In
port native mendicant hangs constantly
GAFfE aGEs 1 Fl rs sS5sq Hh,bor arrives
IN CALCUTTA he fnd note, apparently
from Lseertouche, awaiting him at his
1as happened advises secrecy and d.
Gets Amber to meet him at a certain
nace. On arriving there a middle aged
nan resembling the Hindu babu ch&tterh
yreets him. Ambers suspicious srs
M ,24g as and he WHIPS lips out his pistol
tabertouche In disguise. The latter tells
pim he knows his mission to Calcutta is
70 get Miss Farrell out OF the country
before SECOND mutiny occurs. Labor
touche strols about while Amber goes In
TO money-lender's with the Token. Tho
man Is ABOUT to examine it when q dag
fhrAt grrh fl,N .I~ II
throat. crowd .rushes in, a hand
.rHAPTER X,-.Amber Is HURRIED into q
dark hut. Here his companion. Hindu,
processes great subservience to Amber as
2 member OF the secret order. Evidently
he mistakes Amber for Rutton and saw
der's Amber returns to his hotel to be
passed on the street by a babu who ut
tiers the. mystic words; Tomorrow. OAR
S1XPTER xI-Amber understands
that the message is from Labertouche,
;Ss starts tb ses b Gay for on
Chnsen Of the Gateway" by a Hindu.
-CTIaPTTE xIi;EoH his journey, FnpsS
snexp;eetedly pets Miss Farrell aiss
Labertouche sent him to Darjeeling know
ing he would meet the woman he loves,
Miss Farrell is greatly surprised. They
et the local Residency Of the Govern
CHAPTER xIII.-A native mystertously
brings a photograph OF Miss Farrell TO
Amber. She sees it in his possession.
questions him about II and he confessez
that he loves the original. He asks her
10 become his wife and she promises te
consider 1t. Amber realizes that he is in
thu 49,. - .=4-'e censntr.Iors-
CHAPTER INVITE TleTT day while
Amber is strollng about, another Hindu
appears, apparently a messenger from
Lahertouche. He announces that tho
mystic hour is at hand. The man wishes
TO lead him to some secret place. and
impelled by curiosity, Amber goes with
CHAPTER Xv.-The Hindu leads AM
Der to a magnificent garden and leaves
him In the presence OF a beautiful woman
who halls him as her husband He tres
70 persuade her that he is not Ruiton NJ
she supposes but she insists that as lie
wears the Token ring he must be RUIZ
ton. Amber departs In a new maze Of
nyster--
CT INTER- XvI~-A guide leads Amber
20 bungalow whore he Is given drink
that brings sleep. Meanwhile the woman
Naraini talks with a native. who is ex-
pecied to produce Rutton soon. and his
failure and his mistake In taking Amber
for the former, may lead to punishment
CHATTER XvII-Amber is found by
Labertouchc. who informs him that the
Hindus that night are to make some great
stroke in rebellion. The British officers
and Miss Farrell must 70 to a place OF
safety and the secret " the conspiracy
must be learned. Amber agrees to go
back 20 Naraini p try to learn more.
.smple where ne Is greeted BY Hindus,
who evidently suppose him to be Rutton.
They wish 10 make him their king; an
ordeal Is ordered and after many mystic
rites he faces the Test of Death. A great
cobra moves 10 attack him but a pistol
shot is fred and the brazer that lighted
CifAfffER XfX.-ft is Ia bertodche ana
his friends who rescued Amber As they
rush away 10 escape Narainl confrontz
them They have taken up Miss Farrell
in their fight and meet a band OF friendly
soldiers. Naralni in frenzy springs upon
Amber with a dagger and he falls, direct
ing iAhortouehe to get Miss Farrell cut
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