Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-02
toontInucd From Our Inst Issue.)

About that time, a mile ana mai
TO the southwark James Darrasi
came out on the rocky and rushing
outlet OF Star Pond.
over his shoulder was a rife. and
ali around him ran dogs--big. pow
erful dogs. built like foxhounds but
with the rough, wlry coats of Aire
dales. even rougher of ear and fea-
lures
He had been seated there for ten
minutes. possibly, with his tired dogs
lying around him. when just above
him he saw State Trooper emerge
from the woods on foot, carrying a
rifle over one shoulder.
"Jackl'l he called in a guarded
voice.
Trooper Stormont turned. caught
sight OF Darragh. made a signal OF
recognition. and came toward him.
Darraugh said "Your mate. Troop
er I.annis, is down stream. I've two
of my own game wardens at the
cross-roads two more on the Ghost
Lake Road. and two foresters and
an inspector out toward Owl Marsh -
stormont nodded. looking down at
the dogs.
What are they, Jim2'.
"Otter- hounds said Darragh, "a
breed Of my own But that's all
they are capable of hunting, I guess"
he added grimly.
stormont's gaze questioned him.
well" Darragh, Il left my two
guests at Harrod Place 10 amuse each
other. got out three couple Of my
otter-hounds and started them--as
I hoped and supposed--on Quintana's
trial"
What happened?" inquired stor-I
mont curiously.
"Well--I don't know. I think
they were following some of Quin
tana's gang-for a while. anyway |
After that, God knows--deer, hare /
cotton-tail--I don't know. They
yelled their bally heads off, on the
run----they're slow dogs. you know
and whatever they were after either
fooled them or there were too many
trains. I made a mistake. that's
all. These poor beasts don't know
anything except an otter just
hoped they might take Quintanas
trail II / put them on IT,.
-they had been walking for twenty
minutes. possibly. exchanging scarce
ly a word. and they were now near
Ing the billy basin where star Pond
lay when Darragh said abruptly:
I'm going to tell you about things
lack. You've taken my word 80
Tar that its all right"
Naturally" said stormont elm
ply
The two mon. who had bee
brother officers in the Great War
glanced at each other, sligis.y smii ,
Ing.
Here II is them said Darragh
when 1 was on duty 10 Riga for the
Department, ] met two
ladies' in dire distress. whose man
sion had been burned and looted
supposedly by the Bolsheviki.
'.They were actually hungry an
tho only clothing they
possessed they were wearing. These
ladies' were the Countess Orlon- r
streiwitz, and young girl Theo- a
aorica. Grand Duchess OF Esthonia y
q. / did what ] could FOR them Il
After a while. I found out that the
,rlme had been perpetrated by Jose Il
ouintanas gang OF international II
srooks masqaeradlng as Bolsheviki.
stormont nodded: Il also came h
across similar cases" he remarked b
ayeu. this was a fragrant exam h
BE. ouintana had burnt the cha
can ana had made of with over S
wo million dollars worth OF the lit h
le Grand Duchess's 3ewels-amons p
hem the famous Erosite gem known II
IS Tire Flaming Jewel a
i've heard Of g." 4
i've been after him ever since "
But. Jack until this mornm g
2untana did not possess these stolen 81
eweh. clinch didi" 2
what /"
ec1inch served overseas in For
s-rv Regiment. In Paris he robbed HI
luintsna Of these jewels. That IN
Inv I've been hanging around
finch" n,
storuronfs face was flushed and bl
,creaulous. Then it lost color as Of
! thought OF the jewels that Eve NJ
ad conceaied-the gems for which
ne had risked her life So
He said. But you tell me Quin- Oh
ina robbed you this morning In
aHe did. The little Grand
uchees and the Countess Orioff- sa
irelwitz are my guests at Harrod 70
lace. raj
Last night I enatched the case to
obtaining these gems from Quin- ia
ana's fingers. This morning, as ] tli
nerea them TO the Grand Duchess, in
luintana ooolly stepped between
His voice became bitter and his tn
eatures Redeemed, with rage poorly
in
by God. Jack. I should have shot m
luintana when the opportunity Of vs.,
The next time shall kill him any
vay 1 can. Legitimately" hs
"Of course" said stormont grave
y But his mind was full Of the
: wells which Eve had. What and
those were they--if Quintana again ~
lad the Esthonian gems in his pos
ession?
A few minutes later. as they came
ut among the willows and alders
n the northeast side Of star Pond.
tormont touched his comrades
rm. I'll
Look at that enormous dog-otter n,
ut there in the lakei" W
And now the hounds, unleashed. re
fled frantic voices. The very elxy
.emed full Of the discordant
lmult; wood and shore reverberat- d,
1 with. the volume Of conclusive #
Id dissonant baylng M