Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-28
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Through the Adirondack forests
RACES a savage battle for possession
of the Flaming jewel, originally
stolen from the refugee
COUNTESS THEODORICA Of Es-
thonia by the great international
thief,
QUINTANA.
In Paris, Quintana was robbed of
the gem by
HIKE CLINCH, an American SOL
der, who brought the gem back
to the disreputable hunting camp
where he lived a life of crime
ever since his legitimate business
of guiding hunting parties had
been destroyed years ago by the
uncle of
JAMES DARRAGH- Darragh. go
ing as Hal Smith. loves the coun-
tess and has sworn to restore the
Jewel to her.
Clinch is passionately fighting for
the jewel as it represents the sole
means of giving his beautiful step
daughter,
EVE sTRAYER. the education of
Eve and her lover.
TROOPER STORMONT. escape
from Quintana, who with his gang
has come to the camp to regain
the Jewel. Eve swimS Star Pond
with what she believes to be the
real jewels in her mouth. Darragh
takes what Eve thought was an
empty Jewel case from Quintana
and finds the real jewels in Il
false bottom. Darragh learns
that the countess and her com
panion are about to arrive at his
hunting lodge.
Go on With the Story
CHAPTER III
: It was afternoon when Darragh
Awoke in his bunk, stiff, sore. con-
fused in mind and battered in body.
Wier, hearing him astir, came in.
'How long have you been back?
Did you meet the ladies with your
~divver?" demanded Darragh, i'm
patiently.
II got to Five Lakes station just
as the train came in. The young
ladies' were the only passengers who
got out. / waited to get their two
teamer trunks and then ! drove
hem to Harrod Place"
Where did you say l was?" ask
ed Darragh.
"Ont in the woods. somewhere.
The last ! saw of them. Mrs. Ray
had their handbags and Jerry and
fom were s~houldering their trunks"
I'm going up there right away"
interrupted Darragh excitedly.
In a pathetic attempt to spruce
ZIP he knotted the red bandanna
around his neck and pinched Sal
zar's slouch hat into a peak.
'tYou look like one of Clinch's
buns remarked Wier with native
honesty.
Tarraob olo oi,11 -r,-A - L.
bunk, pulled the morocco case from
ander the pillow and showed it into
he bosom of his Eannel shirt.
'1That's the main thing anyway"
he thought. Then, turning to Wier,
he asked whether Eve and Stor-
non had awakened.
It appeared that Trooper Stor-
mont had saddled up n cantered
away Shortly after sunrise. leaving
word that he must hunt up his
eomrade, Trooper Lapnis. at Gl.ost
lake
stThey're coming back this even
ing," added Wier. He asked you
oslook out for Clinch's step-daugh-
ter.ss
.isheis all right here. Can't you
keep an eye on her, Ralph ?"
Very Well. sir. But suppose She
axes it into her head to leave"
Darragh called back, gaily: "She
can't; She hasn't any clothes!" And
away he strobe in the gorgeous sun
shine of a magnificent autumn day,
all the clean and vigorous youth of
him ahre in anticipation of a re-
union which the letter from his
lady-loye had TRANSPORTED into a
tryst.
For. in that amazing courtship of
a single day, he never dreamed that
he had won the heart of that sad,
w~hite-faeed, hungry child in rags
silken tatters still stained with the
blood of massacre-the very soles
of her shoes still charred by the
embers of her own home.
About half an hour later he came
to his senses with a distinct shock.
Straight ahead of him on the trail
and coming directly toward him,
moved a figure in Knockers and belt
ed tweed.
Flecked sunlight slanted on the
strangers cheek and Furnished hair.
dappling face and figure with NOV