South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-13
TIE The FLAMING JEWEL
bY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS

I ocean, travelling toward the United
/ States.
Four other pretended owners of
I the Grand Duchess TheOdorica' s
/ jewels. totally unconscious of any
thing impending which might i'm
pair their several titles TO the gems.
were now gathered together in a
/ wilderness within a few miles Of one
another.
Jose Ouintana lay somewhere in
! the forests with his gang, fiercely
planning the recovery of the treas
ure of which Clinch had once robbed
him. Clinch squatted on his run
way, watching the mountain flank
with murderOus eyes. It was no
} longer the Flaming Jewel which mat
tered. His master passion ruled
him now. Those who had offered
violence tc Eve must be reckoned
with first of all The hand that
: struck Eve Strayer had offered NOR
/ tai insult TO Mike Clinch.
AS for the third pretender TO the
| Flaming Jewel, Jake Kloon, ne was
7 now travelling in a fox's circle to-
ward Drowned Valley-that shaggy
wilderness Of slime and tamarack
and depthless bog which touches the
northwest base Of Star Peak. He
was not hurrying. having no thought
of pursuit Behind him plodded
Leverett. the trap thief, very, very
busy with his own ideas.
To Leverett's repeated requests
that Kloon halt and open the packet
/ TO see what it contained. KlOOn gruf-
fly refused.
What do we care what's in it,"
he said. I'VE get ten thousand
apiece over our rifles for il from
them guys. Amt It a good enough
job for your"
Maybe we make more II we take
what's inside It for ourselves"
argued Leverett. Lets take a
peek, anyway"
They plodded on, arguing. toward
their rendezvous with Quintana's
outpost on the edge OF Drowned
Valley.
The fourth pretender 70 the pearls,
rubies. and great gem called the
Flaming Jewel, stolen from the
young Grand Duchess Theodorica
Of Esthonia by Jose Quintana was
an unconscious pretender, entirely.
innocent Of the role assigned her
by Clinch.
For Eve Strayer had never heard
where the packet came from or what
II contained. All she knew was that
her stepfather had told her that il
belonged 20 her. And the knowledge
left her Injurious.
CHAPTER "
Eve slept the sleep OF mental and
physical exhaustion Reaction from
fear brings a fatigue more profound
than that which follows physical
overstraln. But the healthy mind
like the healthy body, disposes very
thoroughly of tOxics which arise
from terror and exhaustion.
The girl slept profoundly, calmly.
Her bruised young mind and body
left her undisturbed. There was
neither restlessness nor fever Sleep
swept her with its clean. sweet tide,
cleansing the superb youth and
health OF her with the most wonder
full balm in the Divine pharmacy
She awoke late In the afternoon.
opened her flower-blue eyes. and saw
state Trooper Stormont sitting by
the window. and gazing out
Perhaps Ewes confused senses mis-
took the young man for a vision; for
she lay very stilr nor stirred even
her little finger.
After a while Stormont glanced /
around az her a warm. delicate |
color stained her skin slowly. evenly. /
from throat 20 hair.
He got up and came over 70 the
bed
How do YOU feel7" he asked awk-
wardly.
Where is dad" she managed TO /
inquire IN a steady voice.
He won't be hack till late He
asked me 70 stick around-in case /
you needed anything
The girls clear eyes searched his. |
Trooper StOrmont2"
yes. Eve"
Dads gone after Qs intana"
"Is ne the fellow who misused /
you %"
i think so"