Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-12
De BRONZE
BELL, ~ ~1
ByEOIJIS JOSEPH VANCE 4 Y
AUTHOR or aTffE BRASS BOWL" ETC,
llWsUlA110s1e BY Dan! VlNlUzRS
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER L-David Amber, starting
for a duck shooting visit with his friend
Anthony Quain OF Tanslewood Lodge
Ns ak comes upon an attractive yohns
By her horse becoming frightened at the
sudden appearance in the road OF a burly
Hindu; Amber is about 70 attack the babu
Innocent of being the Intentional cause OF
the young lady's mishsp He declares he
noashpiece q The seI sddre e app AMBER
as man Of high rank and pressing
mysterious little bronze box, The To-
ken into his hand. disappears in the
nearby wood. Turning TO the girl at hts
side, Amber is astonished to hear her call
him by name.
CHAPTER Hills wits come to his
rescue ana he addresses her as Miss
Sophie Farrell. daughter of Col Farrell
OF the British diplomatic service in India
and Visiting his friends. the Qualns. She
eurmtses that Quain had written inforna-
ton leading to this deductive reasoning.
with the Bengal and the matter of the
mysterious box. Several nights later the
!Quain home is hurglarized and the bronze
box stolen.
CHAPTER III.-Amber and his friend
Quain, 20 hunting on an island and be-
come lost when darkness comes on Start
ing FOR home in a boat, the yawI slips
sway In the night with ouain aboard and
Amber IL left marooned. He wanders
about, finally spies lights In the distance
reAches cabin and knocks for admis-
CHAPTER rv.-upon being admitted h.
recognizes as Its occupant an old friend
named Rutton, whom ne last met in Eng
M tIpo s Mfln Who w appears 70 be in hiding.
strangely agitated Chatterji appears
and gives the stolen Token to Hutton,
VINO opens the box and finds an emerald
Ping. Chattersi summons him to a meet
Ing Of a mysterious Body OF which he 10
: gsi2ssr and departs.
TEX v.-TIutton seizes q revolver
aa,N ri.
turns wildly excited and saws 5e has e l,i IL
% the Hindu. Then, wrought up over
f SmIe apparent danger he takes poison
X yj I1S.o ne - asks Amber, as friend. to 70
e. bary his gssd s;.ssssr vsRs helps am:
Amber finds ouain, tells him NJ so onmt IN
OF his adventure and decides TO leave al
once for India Quain takes him in his
motor boat to intercept an outward bound
.,cH9PTER vI1.-Ambes Journeys to In
ela 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
GA p nv T1 4 w scientist sser arrive,
IN CALCUTTA he finds note. apparently
from Labertouche. awaiting him at his
has % ADVISES a seerees P and ar
reefs Amber to meet him at certain
place. On arriving there a middle aged
III tue I1,nou uauu Chatteru
sreets him Amber's suspicious are
CHAPTER fh.1The man whom Am.
per thought traitor turns out to be
Labertouche in disguise. The latter tells
him he knows his mission TO Calcutta Is
e get Miss Farrell out of the country
touohe strolls about while Amber goes In
to money-lender's with the Token. The
man IS about to examine it when dag
ger hurled through the air enters his
throat. crowd .rushes in, a hand
c Slut ,ey5,. Amhsr apd urges -
CHAPTER X.-Amber rs hurried into a
processes great subservence to Amber as
q member of the secret order. Evidently
he mistakes Amber for Rutton and saw
him offer the Token at the noney-len-
der's Amber returns to his hotel to be
passed on the street by babu who ut
ters the, mystic words; Tomorrow Oar
feeling"
CHAPTER XI-Amber understands
that the message is from Labertouche,
and starts next day for Darjeeng on
the way there he is hailed as The
Chosen -nf-the- Gateway" by a Hindu.
CITHPTTIR -N1i.z-On Ills Journey AnfoeP
unexpectedly NETS Miss Farrell also
4abertouohe sent him to Darjeeling know
tng he would meet the woman he loves.
Miss Farrell is greatly surprised They
continue the Journey that evening resting
pt the local Residency OF the Govern
CHAPTER xIII-A native mysterfously
brings a photograph OF Miss Farrell to
Amber. She sees II In his possession,
questions him about It and he confesses
that he loves the original, He asks her
TO become his wife and she promises to
consider it. Amber realizes that he is in
y a MIR