South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-17
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Again the crimson ray OF blood
appeared I'm the tragic history OF
the Flaming Jewel, that priceless
gem first stolen from the royal
casket OF the
COUNTESS OF ESTHONIA by the
great international thief,
QUINTANA. and then stolen from
Quintana by
MIKE CLINCH. Clinch brought the
Flaming Jewel to his camp in the
Adirondacks. where he boarded 1t
for the education of his beautiful
step-daughter.
EVE STRAYER. Quintana ap-
peared TO recover the jewel. Also
bent on recovering the jewel IS
JAMES DARRAGH, going under the
- name Of
}AL SMITH. who intended to re-
. store it to the countess.
Eve escapes from the savage
clutches Of Quintana with a packet
which she thought contained the.
Jewel. but which contained only two
bars Of chocolate This packet is
stolen from ner by two of CHnch's
men who went over 20 Quintana.
one OF them,
EARL LEVERETT, murders the
other.
JAKE KLOON. for the false packet.
Hardly had Leverett concealed
the body IN the woods when a
hand was placed on his shoulder.
Co on With the story
CHAPTER II
A coward dies many times be-
fore old Man Death really gets
him
The swimming minutes passed. his
mind ceased to live for a space.
Then, as though teh swirling wa
tiers of the last dark Whirlpool a
duIled roar of returning conscious
ness filed his being.
somebody was shaking him,
shouting at him. Suddenly instinct
resumed its function. and he strus
sled madly 10 get away from the
edee OF the sink -hOle-fought his
way. blindly. through tangled under
growth toward the hard ridge. no
human power could nave blocked the
frantic creature thrashing toward
solid ground
But there Quintana held him in
MS WHY STRIP
Fool Mule! Grace fellow WHAT
you do. eh2 For why you make
Jumps Ike rabbits, Eh2 You expec'
Oulntana2 Yes2 Alorsl"
Leverett. in state of collapse,
sagged back against an oak tree.
Quintana's nervous grasp fell from
his arms and they swung. dangling
What you do by that pond-hole?
EhP come and touch you. and,
my Godl-one would think / have
stab you. Such an asst"
The sic5ly greenish hue changed
in Leveretts face as the warmer
tide stirred from its stagnation. He
lifted his head and tried TO look az
Qu!ntsna-
where Jake Roon?" demanded
the latter.
At that the weasel wits OF the trap
robber awoke TO the instant crisis.
Blood and pulse began 20 jump. He
passed one dirty hand over his
mouth 10 mask any twitching
Where my packet eh7" inquired
Quintana.
was growing stronger. His small
eyes EW4ECnGQ AOF an instant ~ " az ti
his rife. where Il stood against a
tree behind Quintana-
Where e he then. this Jake o.
repeated Quintana impauently.
He got begged"
.Bogged? What IS that. then
'He got into 3 sink hole
What"
That's all know" said Leverett
sullenly. Him and me was trave.in
hsIl-bent 20 meet up with you-Jake.
he was FOR a short cut 10 Drowned
%WaIIey-but no. sez I. gimme
good hard ridge an long detoor
when there's sinkholes into the
woods
What Is Il the talk you talk 90
me7" asked Quintana, whose per
picked features began 20 darken-
Where IS IL, my packet"
~T'm tellin' you. amt II" retorted
the other. raising a voice now shrill
with the strain Of this new crisis
rushing so Unexpectedly upon him
Il heard Jake give houer. What
the heII's the troubie2' I yells Then
he lets out a heller. Save mel he
screeches. I'm into a sink-hole. The
quicksand's got me SCI he. So ]
drop my rife. 7 dfd-there she stands
against that birch sapling.-and I