Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-23
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER. I.--David Amber STARTING
for a duck shooting visit with his friend
Anthony Quain Of Tnngiewood Lodge.
sdy eqaestpan who has as BEEN Ismoyn TI
ey her horse becoming frightened at the
eudden appearance in the road OF a burly
Hindu. Amber is about 70 attack, the babr,
eut the latter convinces him that he is
innocent OF being the intentional cause OF
the young lady's rnishap. lie declares he
y Behari Lel chatterji, the appointed
mouthpiece Of The Bell" addresses Amber
as q man OF high rank and pressing a
mysterious little bronze box, The To-
Ken. into his hand, disappears in the
nearby wood. Turning 10 the girl at his
side. Amber Is astonished to hear her call
him by name.
CHAPTER Hills wits come TO his
Sreseue and he addresses her as Miss
OF the British diplomatic service in India.
and visiting his friends. the Quains. She
surmises that Quain had written informa-
Won leading to this deductive reasoning.
They agree to keep secret the meeting
with the Bengal and the matter OF the
Mysterious box. Several nights later tina
Quain home is burglarlzed and the bronxs
CHAPTER III.-Amoer and his friend
Quain 20 hunting on an island and be-
Ing for home in a boat. the yawl siips
away In the night with Quain aboard and
amber 10 left mnrooned. He wanderp
ABOUT, hnally spies lights in the distance,
sion ion oa0lh ana KNOCKS Tor adm''-
CHAPTER Iv.-Cpon being admitted he
recognizes as Its occupant an old friend
Ea,aaeo Rutton, whom he last met In Eng
kenu' ana who appears to be In hidin8.
When Miss Farrell is mentioned Rutton "a
etrsangely asitated. Chatterjl appears
and gives the stolen Token to Hutton,
who opens the box and finds an emerald
ing. Chatterzi summons him to a meet
ing OF mysterious body of which he 10
. member and departs
and dashes out after Chatterti. lie re-
Turns wildly excited and says he has kiln
son, the Hindu; Then. wrought up owes
Dying 'RRe e qsRs annSgsr he takes poison
scTf9sTTfTl IA a VI -sssos sss, ssrsna a.
Amber finds Quain. tells him something
OF his adventure and decides TO leave al
ohce l2r INDIA. Quain takes him in hia
m nt BOAT TO Intercept an outward bound
..cHAPTER v1I.-Ambc. 5ourneys to In
ga on the steamship Poonah. On the way
scientific friend in Calcutta, by a quick r
route. The day the Poonah strives in
port a native mendicant hangs constantly
a GAF r a9 v1f 4 " sSeq 9ser arrive,
N CALCUTTA he finds note. apparently
from Labertouche, awaiting him at his
h hosei' . 1t hints that something peculiar
reefs Amber to meet him at a certain
place. On arriving there a middle-n eed
man man resembling the Hindu babu chatterjl
Ereets him Amber's suspicious arc
TH4Pf fRf q f wPs out nah ms a sIs59 AM
Der thought traitor turns out to be
Labertouche in disguise. The latter tells
him ne knows his mission to Calcutta is
70 get Miss Farrell out of the country
oefore SECOND mutiny occurs. Laher-
TO a money-lender's with the Token. The
man ts about ito examine 1t when dag
ger hurled through the air enters his
throat: crowd rushes In. a hand
rH4PTER X.I aR1 ber& f RuF7red into q
dark hut. Here his companion, Hindu,
2 member of the secret order. Evidently
he mistakes Amber for Rutton and saw
him offer the Token at the money-len
ders amber returns to his hotel to be
passed on the street by O babu who ut
GERS the mystic words: Tomorrow. Oar
aI1APTER xr-Amber understands
that the message is from Labertouche,
and starts next day for Darjeeling. On
the way there he is hailed as The
cf9fs9 8 ~ 7 eetfwe Fl, i5 sy H Hpsn;
Unexpectedly NETS Miss Farrell, also
travelling northward. He wonders II
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 Residency Of the Govern
CHAPTER NIII.-A native mysteriousiy
brings a photograph of Miss Farrell 10
Amber. She sees It 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 e
consider 1t. Amber realizes that he is In
thu p - - E.-.se eonsnIra.ors-
CHAPTER XIv.-TTTe next day while
Amber is strolling. about another Hindu
appears, apparently a messenger from
Labertouche. lie announces that the
mystic hour is at hand. Tho man wishes
20 lead him TO some secret place, and
him
CHAPTER xv-The Hindu leads AM
Der TO magnificent garden and leaves
him In the presence OF a beautiful woman
TO persuade her that he is not Rutton, ~
she supposes, but she insists that as lie
wears the Token ring he must be Ruiz
ton. Amber departs In a new maze Of
CHATTER XVr..-A guide leads Amber
70 bungalow where he Is given drinl,
than 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
CHAPTER XvII-Arnber is found by
IIindus that night are to make some great
stroke in rebellion The British officers
and Miss Farrell must go to n place OF
safety and the secret OF the conspiracy
back 10 Naraini to try TO learn more.
,,n5e 7STs1e 1S r. e S 1 ' Nv f5i =.
who evidently suppose him to be Ruttop.
They wish TO make him their king: an
ordeal Is ordered and after many mystic
rites he faces the Test of Death. great
cobra moves to attack him, but a pistol
shot is fired and the brazier that lighted
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