Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-11
Continued From our Last Issue)

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CHAPTER III
Stormont followed, entered
Clinch's quarters, and presently
came downstairs again, carrying
Clinch's snow-shoes and a basket
pack.
He seated himself near Darragh.
After a silence: your wife is beau
tiful, Jim . Her character
seems to be even more beautiful.
She's like Gods own messen-
ger to Eve. . . And-you're rath-
Ell wonderful yourself
Nonsense" said Darragh, I've
given my wife her first American
friend and I've done a shrewd stroke
of business in nabbing the best bust
ness associate I ever heard Of"
you're crazy but kind. 1
hope I'll be some good. One
thing; I'll never get over what
you've done for Eve in this crisis"
'There'Il be no crisis, Jack.
Marry, and hook up with me in bust
ness. That solves everything.
Lordi-what a life Eve has had!
But you'll make it all up to her
all this loneliness and shame
and misery of Clinch's Dump"
Stormont touched his arm in eau
ton: Eve and Ricca came down the
stairs-the former now in gray wool
snowshoe dress, and carrying her
snow-shoes, black gown, and toilet
articles.
Stormont began to stow away he
effects in the basket pack; Darragh
went over to her and took her hand.
I'm so glad we two are to be
friends" he said. 1T hurt a lot to
..., -, HalI no ~ aAnFalnnE Put
| had to go about it that way
~recolleeting: "Ok," she exclaimed,
reddening, IT forgot the jewel case!
It's under my pillow"
She turned and sped upstairs and
reappeared almost instantly, carry
ing the jewel-case.
Breathless, flushed, thankful and
happy in the excitement of restitu-
ton, she placed the leather case in
Ricca's hands.
my jewels!' cried the girl, as-i
founded. Then, with a little cry of
delight, she placed the use upon
the table, tripped open the en-
blazoned cover. and emptied the two
trays. All over the table rolled the
jewels, flashing, scintillating, ablaza
with binding light.
And at the same instant the outer
door crashed open and Quintana
them with Darragh's life.
Now. by Christi" he shouted,
who stirs a finger lall go to GCd
in one Jump, You, my gendarme
your damn baeks-han's up high
tha's the way!-now, ladies!-ba,
sway there-get back or L kill. -
by Jesus, I kill you like I would
white little mice"
With incredible quickness he
stepped forward and swept the
into one hand-tilled the
pocket of his trousers, caught upi
every stray stone and pocketed them.
.'You gendarme," he cried in a
menacing voice, you think you
shall follow in my track. Yes?
blow your damn head off if you stir
before the hour. After that
well, follow and be damn!"
Even as he spoke he stepped out
side and slammed the door; and
0arragh and Stormont leaped for it.
Then the loud defamation of Quin-
ana's rifle was echoed by the splin-
ering rip of bullets tearing through
he closed door; and both men halted
n the face of the leaden hail.
Eve ran 10 Inc pdIIIIy N4luCW
md saw Quintana in somebody's
tolen lumber-ledge, lash a big pair
L horses to a gallop and go %floun-
past into the Ghost LIaEie
cad.
AS he sped by in a whirl of snow
ie fired five times at the house, then,
Using and swinging his whip, he
logged the frantic horses into the
In the dining room, Stormont, red
18th rage and shame, and having
his rifle in the corridor out
ide Ewes bedroom, was trying TO
pen the shutters for a shot; and
)arraghe, empty-handed, searched
he house frantically for a weapon.
Eve, terribly excited, came from
he pantry:
Hes, gone!" she cried f~uriously.
He's In somebody's lumber-sledge
nth a pair of horses and he's driv-
west like the DEVIL"
Stormont ran to the tap-room tele-
cranked it, and warned the
tonstabulary at Five Lakes.
"Good God" he exclaimed, turn
ng to Darragh, scarlet with morti-
what a CHASTITY business.
never dreamed he was within