New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 13, 1922, Page 17

©102Q GEORGE H DORAN COMDRANY BEGIN HERE TODAY. A great three-cornered duel was being fought in the North Woods for the possession of the priceless gem, the Flaming Jewel. It had first been stolen from the royal casket of the COUNTESS OF ESTHONIA by 'the international thiet, QUINTANA. In Paris, Mike Clinch had stolen the jewel from Quin- tans and carried it back to his disreputable hotel at Star Pond, where he hoarded it for the edu- eation of his beautiful step- deughter, EVE STRAYER. rived, JAMES DARRAGH, under the name of HAL SMITH, who had sworn to re- store the jewel to the now beg- gared countess. Quintana and his 8ang also arrive to regain the stolen loot. Quinttana captures Eve, who is hiding the jewel packet, but she escapes after cruel treat. ment. She‘is brought back semi- consclous to Clinch's by STATE TROPPER STORMONT . entering the camp she drops packet and it is taken by JAKE LOON and EARL LEVERETT, two disreputable hangers-on. Clinch swears to wipe out Quintana’s gang, and with them, Kloon-and Leverett. Then there ar- On the —_— EY GO ON WITH THE STORY. CHAFTER II. edge of Owl Marsh Clinch the trail, and, as his men he counted them with a On the halted in came up, cold eye. “Here's the runway and this here hazel bush is my station,” he sald. “You fellas do the barkin’ You, Sid Hone, and you, Corny, start drvin’ from the west. Harve, vou yelp 'em from the north by Lynx Brook. Jim and Byron, you get tweaty minutes to go ‘round to the eastward and drive by the Slide. And you Hal Smith,” —he looked around—‘‘where'n hell be you, Hal?—" Smith came up from the bog's edge “Send ‘em out,” he said in a low voice. “I've got Jake's tracks in the bog." Clinch motloned his beaters to their duty. “Twenty minutes,” he reminded Hone, Chase and Blom- mers, ‘before you start drivin’.” And, to the Hostngs boys: “If you shoot, aim low for their bellies. Don't leave no blood around. Scrape it up. We bury what we get.” He and Smith stood looking after the five slouching figures moving eway toward their blond trails. ‘When all had disappeared: “Show me Jake's mark,” he calmly. Smith led him to the edge of the bog, knelt down, drew aside a hranch of a witch-Nopple. A man's foot- print was plainly visible on the mud. “That's Jake," said Clinch slowly. “I know them half-soled boots o’ his'n."” He lifted- another branch. “There's another man's track!" ‘“The other is probably Leverett's.” “Likely. He's got thin feet.” “I think I'd bettter go after them,"” said* 8mith, reflectively. “They’ll plug you, your poor jack- ass—two o' them like that, and one a-settin’ up to watch out. Hell! Be you tired o" bed an' board?" Smith smiled: “Don't you worry, Mike.” As he shouldered his rifle and started into the marsh, Clinch dropped a heavy hand on his shoul- der; but the young man shook it off. “Shut up,” he said sharply. ‘““You've a private war on your hands. So have 1. "I'll take care of my ow.n" As he started again across the marsh, Clinch called out in a guarded volce: “Take good care of that packet if you catch them rats. It be- longs to Eve.” “I'll take such good care of it," re- plied Smith, “that’ its proper owner ned not worry.” CHAPTER 111 The ‘“‘proper owner” of the packet was, at that moment, o nthe Atlantic Ocean, traveling toward the United Btates. Four other pretended owners of the Grand Duchess Theodorica's jewels, totally unconscious of anything im- pending which might impair their several titles to the gems, were now gathered together in a wilderness within a few miles of one another. Jose Quintana jay somewhere in the forests with his gang, flercely planning the recovery of the treasure of which Clinch had once robbed him Clinch squatted on his runway, watch- ing the mountain flank with murder- ous eyes. It was no longer the Flaming Jewel which mattered His master passion ruled him now. 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To Leverett's repeated requests that Kloon halt and open the packet to se what it contained, Kloon gruffly refused. . "What do we care what's in it?" he said “We get ten thousand apiece over our rifies for it from them guys. Ain’t it a good enough job for you?" “Moybe we make more if we take what's inside It for ourselves,” argued Leverett. “Let's take a peek, any- way." They plodded on, arguing, toward their rendezvous with Quintana's out- post on the edge of Drowned Valley: The fourth pretender to the pearls, rubies ,and great gem called the Flaming Jewel ,stolen from the young Grand Duchess Theodorica of Et- thonia by Jose Quintana, was an un- conscious pretender ,entirely innocent of the role assigned her by Clinch For Eve Strayer had never heard where the packet came from or what it contained. All she knew was that her stepfather had told her that it belonged to her. And the knowledge left her incurious CHAPTER IV. Eve slept the sleep of mental and physical exhaustion. Reaction from fear brings a fatigue more profound than that which follows physical overstrain. But the healthy mind, like the healthy body, disposes very thoréughly of toxics which arise from terror and exhaustion. The girl slept profoundly, Her bruised young mind and 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 wonderful balm in the Divine pharmacy. She awoke late in the opened her flower-blue eyes and saw State Trooper Stormont sitting by the window, and gazing out Perhaps Eve's confusel senses mis- tookthe young man for a n; for ghe lay very still, nor stirred even her little finger. After a while Stormont glanced around at her . A warm, delicate color stained her skin slowly, evenly, from throat to hair. He got up and came over to the bed. calmly. body afternoon, | CASTORIA For Infants and Children InUse ForOver 30 Years Always bears the Signature of "How do you feel?"" he asked, awk- wardly. “Where is dad?” she managed to inquire in a steady voice “He won't be back till late, He asked me to stick around—in case you needed anything—'" The girl's clear eyes searched his. “Trooper Stormont?" “Yes, Eve.," “Dad’'s gone after Quinttana.” “Is ‘he the fellow who misusesd you?" “I think so." “Who {s he?" “I don't know." “Is he your enemy or your step- father's' But the girl shook her head. “T can't discuss dad's affalrs with— with—" “With a State Trooper," Stormont. “That's all You don't have to." There was a pause; Stormont stood beside the bed, looking down at her with his diffident, boyish smile And the girl gazed back straight into his eyes—eyes she had 80’ often looked into in her dreams. “I'm to cook you an egg and bring' you some pie,” he remarked, still smiling. “Did dad say I am to stay in bed?" “That was my inference. Do you eel very lame and sore?" “My feet burn.” “You poor kid! let me look at them? ald packet with me.” After a moment she nodded and turned her face on the pillow. He drew aside the cover a little, knelt down beside the bed. Then he rose and went downstairs to the kitchen. There was hot wa- ter in the kettle. He fetched it back, bathed her feet, drew out from cut and scratch the flakes of granite-grit and brier-points that still remained there. From his first-aid packet he took a capsule, dissolved it, sterilized the torn skin, then bandaged both feet with a deliciously cool salve, and drew the sheets into place. Eve had not stirred nor spoken. He washed and dried his hands and came back, drawing his chair nearer to the bedside. ‘“‘Sleep, if you feel like it,” he said pleasantly. As she made no sound or move- ment he bent over to see if she had already fallen asleep. And noticed that her flushed cheeks were wet with tears. “Are you gently. SN0 . You are so wonderfully AR e, “Why shouldn't I be kind?"” he said, amused and touched by the girl's emotion “I tried to shoot you once. is why you ought to hate me.” He began to laugh: “Is that what you're thinking about?” “I—never can—forget—"’ “Nonsense. We're quits anyway. Do you remember what I did to you?” He was thinking of the handcuffs. Then, in her vivid blush he read what she was thinking. And he remem- bered his lips on her palms. He, too, now was blushing bril- lantly at memory of that swift, sud- den rush of romantic tenderness which this girl had witnesses that memorable day on Owl Marsh (Continued in Our Next Igsue.) smiled right, Eve. 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