Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-09-20
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER r-David Amber, starting
eor duck-shooting visit with his friend
Anthony Quain Of Tanglewood Lodgs
Fakomis. comes upon an attractive yotug
lady equestrian who has been dismountee
~ her horse becoming frightened At tbs
sudden appearance in the road OF q burly
Hindu Amber Is about TO attack. the habu,
put the latter conyinces him that he ia
innocent OF being the intentional cause Of
Fne young lady's nishap. He declares he
10 Beharl Lal Chatterji. ''the appointed
mouthpieee Of The Bell" addresses Amber
es man OF high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box. The To-
Rem" into his hand. disappears in the
nearby wood. Turning to the gtrl at bic
see 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
eurmises that Quain had written informa-
ton leading to this deductive reasoning
They agree to keep secret the meeting
with the Bengal and the matter OF the
myoterious box: Several nights later the
guam homo is burSlarized and the bronze
CHAPTER III.-Amber and his friend
Quain 20 hunting on an island and be-
come loaf when. darkness comes on. Start
ing Tor home In a boat, the yawl slips
away In the night with Quain aboard and
Amber lie left maroQned. He wandefs
about. finally spies lights in the distances.
rHAPTEH rv-Cpon being admitted lls
Tecognizes as Its occupant an old friend
PANIED Rutton, whom no last met in Eng
lend. ana who appears to be in hiding
When Miss Farrell is mentioned Rutton /:
~ ely. ta s tied. Chatterti apasars
who opens the box and finds an emerald
Ying .Chatterzi summons him to a meet
ing OF a mysterious Body of which he IL
member and departs.
-
1no dasnss out after Chattert He re-
turns wildly excited and says he has kiln
som, .ne sr hlndu; Then wrought up ovsF
4ylng he asks Amber as a friend, to RI
Der bury lis aead es servs TSa helps sg". an an
Amber finds Quain, tells him somethfns
o c ms adventure and decides to leave at
Pnoe Ior india Quain takes him In his
Mo.oI oeat. to intercept an outward bound
.,cHxPTER vI1-Ambes Journeys to In.
Ga on the steamship Poonah, on the way
ne SENDS a letter to Mr.. Labertouche, :
scientific friend In Calcutta, By quicker
soute: The day the Poonah arrives in
SAf p asnas 4 ~ .si'4 Haber arrive,
IN CALCUTTA he finds a note. apparently
RoteL 1t hints that something peculiar
pas happened advises secrecy and d.
Eots Amber to meet him at a certain
han resembling the Hindu babu Chatterii
$reets him. Amber's suspicious are
5Ta Yaftf fRf Il Is wsIRs out s his ast2
Per thought traitor turns out to be
taberiouche in Disguise The latter tells
eim he knows his mission TO Calcutta is
hsfore second mutiny occurs. Laber-
touche strolls about while Amber goes in
70 money lenders with the Token. The
man 70 ABOUT to examine 1t when a dag
her buried through the air enters his
TH&pr4AIRR e % spa gFgff r 5f7s5 into
Ozark hut. Here his companion. a Hindu,
processes great subservience to Amber as
z member Of the secret order Evidently
BIN offer the Token at the money-len-
der's. Amber returns to his hotel to bo
passed on the street by babu who ut
3eeiing"
CHAPTER xI-Amber understands
that s the message is from Laeertouchne,
the way there he Is hailed as This
-rH1PTER x1i;=-on MS journe2, Ampep
travelling northward. He wonders IL
Labertouche sent him TO Darteelng know
ing he would meet the woman he loves.
Miss Farrell is greatly surprised They
continue the Journey that evening resting
Of tho local Resdency of the Govern
CHAPTER 2III.-A native mysteriously
brings a photograph Of Miss Farrell to
Amber. She sees II IN his possession,
questions him about 1T and he confesses
that he loves the original. He asks her
TO BECOME his wife and she promises 10
consider it. Amber realizes that he is in
tbs ~. - :s>...;e ccnsnIr.tors.
CHAPTER INVITE nevT Jay while
Amber is strolling about another Hindu
sppears, apparently a messenger from
Labertouche. He announces that the
mystic hour is at hand. The man wishes
70 lead him TO some secret place, and
At,.fR III.
him WIN
CHAPTER xv.-The Hindu leads Am
Der 10 q magnificent garden and leaves
him in the presence of a beautiful woman
who halls him as her husband lie tr lee
TO persuade her that he is not Rutton Us
she supposes. but she insists that as lie
wears the Token ring he must be Rus-
ton. Amber departs in a new maze Of
myster--
CT5tF'rER xvI..-A guide leads Amber
TO bungalow whore he is given a drink
that brings-sleep. Meanwhile the woman
Naraini talks with a native, who IS ex-
pected to produce Rutton soon, and his
failure and his mistake IN taking Amber
for the former. may lead TO punishment
CHfPTER XvII-Amber is found By
Lahertouche. who informs him that tho
Hindus that night are 70 make some .grear
stroke IN rebelion. Inc BRUSH officers
and Miss Farrell must go to place Of
sGfety and the secret OF the conspiracy
must be learned. Amber agrees to 50
back 70 Naraini 10 try to learn more,
-smple where he Is greeted by Hindus.
who evidently suppose him y be Rutton.
They wish 70 make him their king; an
ordeal is ordered. and after many mystic
rites he faces the Test OF Death A great
cobra moves to attack him. but a pistol
shot is fred and the 5razier that lighted
CLAP p ffsR HiX.2-ft Is I.l6sft6lche ana
his friends who rescued Amber AS they
rush away to escape Naraini eonfronts
them. They have taken up Miss Farrell
In their fight and meet a band of friendly
soldiers. Naraini In frenzy springs upon
Amber with dagger and he falls. direct
ing Labortouche TO get Miss Farrell out
CHAPTER xX.-After a long spell Of
sickness Amber RECEIVERS 10 find Sophia
Far 'ell by his side, with the low caress-
ing laugh OF a happy child she eonfesses
her love for him. He learns that they
are on an ocean steamer homeward
bound,
CHAPTER XXI--Amber marries So
mia having won her by risking his life
10 learn the details Of the great Hindu
conspiracy which failed. One day Sophia
dropped the emerald Token ring over this
side of the steRmer--last snemento Of tile
DANGEROUS days that ended in years OF
hspp;ness and JOY.