Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-06-21
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for duck shooting visit with hts friend,
Anthony Quain OF Tanglewood Lodge,
NaBomis, comes upon an attractive voting
lady equestrian who has been dIsmounted
by her horse becoming frightened at the
sudden appearance In the road of burly
Hindu. Amber is about to attack the babn.
but the latter convinces him that he 10
Innocent Of being the intentional cause OF
me young iady's mishap. He declares hs
10 Behari Lal Chatterji, the appointed
mouthpiece OF The Bell" addresses Amber
as a man of high rank and pressing a
Lnysterious little bronze box. The To-
Ken, into his hand, disappears In the
nearby wood. Turning to the girl at his
SIDE Amber is astonlshed 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
eurm;ses That Quain had written inforna-
ton leading to this deductlve reasoning.
They agree to keep secret the meeting
with the Bengal and the matter OF the
mysterious box, Several nights later tho
Quain home is burglarized and the bronze
box stolen.
CHAPTER IIf.-Amber and his friend
Qua!n go hunting on an island and be-
come lost when darkness comes on. Start
Ing for home In boat, the yawl slips,
Amber is left marooned. He wanders
about nnally spies lights in the distance,
caches cabin and knocks for admiS-
CnAFTER rv-Upon being admitted he
recognizes as Its occupant an old friend
nam named R9tton. whom he last met in Eng
When Miss Farrell Is mentioned Rutton 10
strangely gts. tf Chatterji appears
who opens the box and finds an emerald
ring. Chatterzi summons him to a meet
ing OF mysterious b5dy of which he Ia
member and departs.
CrArTf7vt v.-futton selzes . revolver
and dashes out after Chatterji He re-
80 ~ Willy I1y excited and says he has kiln
come apparent danger, he takes boison.
Dying, he asks Amber as a friend, to Es
s e r4Ys- TrfI--ea VI r. -sfssss Grand
Aer bury his dead Siiend' The r. he nast da1
Amber finds Quain. tells him something
OF MS adventure and decides to leave al
once for INDIA Quain tales him In his
motor boat to intercept an outward bound
CHAPTER vII-Ambes JOURNEYS to In
Ola on the steamship Poonah On the way
he sends letter to Mr.. Labertouche,
seientihc friend in Calcutta, by a quicker
route The day the Poonah arrives in
port native mendcant hangs constantly
about the e-- office Of the scientist
cI 5,5,l. VII when Amber arrives
IN CALCUTTA he finds a note. apparently
from Labertouche. awaiting him at his
hotel, II hints that something peculiar
has happened. advises secrecy and di-
reefs Amber to meet him at certain
place. On arriving there a middle aged
man resembling the Hindu babu ChatterJi
grests him Amber's suspicious are
CHAPTER I&.-1.le man whom AM
Der thought a traitor turns out to be
LIebertouche in disguise; The latter tells
him he knows his mission to Calcutta is
70 get Miss Farrell out of the country
before second mutiny occurs. Laber-
touche strolls about while Amber goes in
to a money-lender's with the Token. The
man is about to examine 1t when a dag
ger hurled through the air enters his
throat crowd rushes In a hand
clutchea Arlher and urges
t4IT.z4.,, 1,auaa.ys, I, or;oJ ETs +I,js
a time to loiter? Hasten ere they
charge you with this spilling of blood.
The gods lend wings to our feet this
night"
But who are your" demanded Am
Der.
what matter is that? Is 1t not
enough that l am here and well dis
posed toward you, that risk my skin
to save yours?" He cannoned sudden
ly against Amber, shunting him I'M
tremendously out of the bazaar road
and into a narrow black alley
simultaneously Amber heard cry
go up, shrill above the clamor of the
mob, screaming that white sailor
had knitted the goldsmith. And he
turned pale beneath his tan.
You hear, hazoor? They are NAM
ing you to the police-wallahs Gomez"
You're right" Amber fell into a
long, free stride that threatened quick
ly to distance the gurkha's short,
sturdy legs, Yet why do you take
this trouble for me?"
why ask" painted the gurkha.
Did l not stand behind you and see
that you did not throw the knife? Am
dog to stand by and see an inno-
cent man yoked to a crime?" He
laughed shortly Am ! fool to for
get how great is the generosity of
kings? This way, hazoor!"
Why call me king?' Amber
hurdled a heap of offal and picked up
his pace again. yet you will find me
generous, though but a sahib."
THE sahibs are very generous"
Again the gurkha laughed briefly and
unpleasantly. But this is no time for
words. Save your breath, for now we
must run"
He broke into a springy lope. his
chin up, elbows in and chest distend-
ed, his quick small feet stopping re-
gardlessly through the vicious mud Of
the unpaved byway.
BY now the voice OF the chase had
subsidized to dull and distant NUT
tering far behind them, and the way
was clear. Beyond its age-old, inerad-
icable atmosphere of secret infamy
there was nothing threatening in the
aspect of the neighborhood And the
gurkha pulled up, breathing like a
wind broken horse.
Easily hazoor!" he gasped. There
is time for rest"
Willingly Amber dropped into
wavering stride. SO nearly exhausted
that his legs shook under him, and
he reeled drunkenly; and, fighting for
breath, they stumbled on, side by side,
in the shadow of the overhanging
wallis until as they neared corner
the gurkha halted Amber with an i'm