Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
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Alone in her ~step-father's camr
in the Adirondacks, with
STATE TROOPER STORMONT on
guard outside, is beautiful
EVE STRAYER, the nymph of the
fobests and the sole influence for
gobd in the crime-stained career
off her step-father,
MIFdC CLINCH. Under Ewes pillow
WIS the gem of priceless worth,
the Flaming Jewel, first stolen
ffom the
COUNTESS OF ESTHONIA by the
International thief
{*QuINTANA, and stolen in turn from
Quintana by Mike Clinch.
land now, outside in the forest,
ZEN tracked one another with
TILES. Quintana had returned to re-
2ain the Jewel. Clinch had sworn
70 wipe u his gang. And there
tl5o was
JAMES DARRAGH, under the name
Of
HAL SMITH, who had sworn to re-
store the gem to the now beg
CARED countess.
Creeping like a snake outside
was the murderer,
EARL LEVERETT, who had be-
trayed first Clinch and hen Quin-
N4 EdHd ~ Sdi1 Liz WV ~
self. Dreaming of no harm, Eve
thought of the new emotion in
h her heart, her sudden o Tor
Trooper Stormont.
Go on With the Story
CHAPTER v
She saw him walk away-saw his
hhadowy ,well-built form fade into
the starlit mist.
An almost uncomfortable impulse
set her throat and lips quiVerlng
with desire to call to him nrough
the night, At do low you! l do love
you! Come back quickly quick
wi"
The girl turned from the window,
looked at the door for a moment,
then her face flushed and she walk
81 toward a chair and seated her-
I SELF. leaving the door unbolted.
For a little while she sat upright
alert. as though a little frightened,
After a few moments she folded her
1 hands and sat unstirring, with low
cred head, awaiting Destiny.
1t came, noiselessly. And so swift
" that the rush of air o her
violently opened door was what first
startled her.
For in the same second Earl Lev
erett was upon her in his stockinged
feet. one bony hand gripping her
mouth, the other flung around her,
mining both arms to her sides.
aThe packet" he painted, -
quick, yeh dirty little cat, r'In break
yeh head Off yeh damn neck!"
she bit at the hand that he held
crushed against her mouth. He
lifted her bodily, flung her onto the
bed, and, twisting sheet n quit
around her, swathed her to the
throat.
Still controlling her violently dis
torted lips with his left hand and
holding her so, n knee upon her'
he reached back, unsheathed MS
hunting knife, and pricked her
throat till the blood spurted.
Now, gol ram yeh!" he whispered
fercely. where's Mikes packet?
Yell, and I'll hog-stick yeh fur fair!
Where Is it, you dunn thing!"
He took his left hand from her
mouth. The distorted, scarlet lips
writhed back, displaying her white
teeth clenched.
"Where's Mikes bundle!" he re-
peated. hoarse with rage and fear.
"You rat!" she gasped.
! AT that he closed her mouth again,
and again he pricked her with his
KNIFE sCrQ6lly. 1AS DiOOu "CAASN ~
pinto the sheets.
aNow, by God" he said in a
chastity voice. ''answer or III hog
stick yeh next time! Where is 1t?
Where, where!"
She only showed her teeth in an
aver. Her eyes famed.
srWhere! Quick! Gold ding yeh,
III shove this knife in behind your
ear il you don't tell! Go on. Where
ID it? It's in this Dump som'ers.
/ know it is-don't lie! You want
that l should stick you good? That
what you want-you dirty little
dump-slut? Well. then, gol ram yeh
-T'n fix yeh like Q%uintana was
aimin' at"
He slit the sheet downward from
her imprisoned knees, seized one
wounded foot and tried to slash the
bandages. .
sIll cut a coupla toes off'n yeh,"
he snarled, I'LL hamstring yeh
fur Notwithstanding to mutilate
her while she flung her helpless and
entangled body from side to side and