Indianapolis Times, Volume 35, Number 149, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 November 1922 — Page 8

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EPISODE NINE The Forest and Mr, Sard CHAPTER I Whn at last Jose Quintana had seoured what he had been aster for vears his trouble realty began In his pocket he had $2,000,000 worth of srems, lncludlng thè Flamfng Jewel. j But he waa in thè middle of a wilderness rlnged In by hostile men, and obliged to rely for ahi on a handful of thè most desperate crlmlnaìs In Europe. Another matter worried Jose Quintana: he was not only short or. pròvisiona, but what romained was cached in Drowned Valley; and Mike Clinch and his men were guarding every outlet to that sinlster regimi, excopting only thè rocky and submerged tran by wlilch he had mads his exit Xow, how to keep his loot; how to get back to Europe with it, was thè problem that confronte.l Quintana, aster robblng D&rragh, And he determined to settle part of that quastion at once About live miles front Harrod Place, within a hundred rods of wlilch he had held up Hai Smith. Quintana lialt ed. seated hiniself on a rotttng log, and waited until his men carne tip and gathered around hlm. For a little while, In utter siience, his keen eyes traveled freni one visage to tlie next, from Henri Picquet to Victor Georgia des. to Sanchez, to Sard. His intent scrutiny focused on Sard; llngered. If there were anybody he might trust, a little way, lt would be Sard. Then a polite, untroubled amile smoothed thè pale, dark features of Jose Quintana: “Bien, messleurs, thè coup has been success. Yes? Ver’ well: in turn, then, en accord with our custom, I fhall dispose myself to listen to your good advicc.” He looked at Henri Picquet. smiled and nodded in vita ti on to speak. Picquet shrugged: “For tnc. mon rapltaine, eet ees ver' simple. We sire five. Therefore. divide into tive >:o gema. Aster zat, each one for bimself to make his way out —’ “Ntck Salzar and Harry Beck are ir thè Drowned Valley," interrupted Quintana. Picquet shrugged again: Ssuchez lughed, sayir.g: “lf they are there it is their misfortune. Also, we others are in a hurry." Picquet adr.ed: “Also five shares are sufficient division.” “It Is propose, then, that we alandon our coinrades Beck and Salzar to thè ride of Mike Clinch?” “ti hv not?" domarnie.l Georgiades -ullenlv—“we shall have worse to face before we see thè Place de l'Opera.” “There remains, also. Kddie Ahrams,” remarked Quintana r ”rooks never betray their attomey. 1 A‘>: rybody expressed a willingness to bave thè five shares of p!under prop- < rlv assessed to satisfy thè fee due to •'lr. Abrams. ‘Ver’ well,” nodded Quintana, “are ] •on satisfy, niessicm-s. to divide an’ ; disperse?" Sard said. heavily, that they ought ■ o stick together until they arrived in New York. Sanchez sneered, accusing Sard of "•amine a IwxJyguard to escoit hlm o hfs own homo. “In this accureed forest." he insisted, “five of us would r.ttract attentimi where one alone, with sufficient stealth, can slip through into thè open country.’* “Two by two is better.” said Picquet. “You. Sanche*, shall travet alone if you desire—” “Divide thè gema first," growled Oeorgiades, “and then iet each do what pleases him." "That." nodded Quintane “is also ir.v opinion. It is so settle. Attentionl” Two pistols were in his liands i s by magic. With a slight smtfe he laid them on thè nioss beside him He then spread a large white hand kerchief on thè ground: and. from his poekets, he poured out thè glltterlng oascade. Yet, like a feedlng panther, every eense remained alert to thè slighteßt sound or movement else-1 where; and when Georgiades grunted from excess emotion. Quintana’s rlght hand held a pistol before thè grunt had ceased. It was a serious business, this division of loot; every reckless visage retiected thè strain of thè s.tuation. Quintana, both pistols in his heads. j looked down at thè scintlllating heap ! of jewels. “I estimated two and one quartaire ì nnllion of dollaires.” he sa:d slmply. : “It has ben aeree that I accep" for me thè erosite gem known as thè Flaming Jewel. in addition. mes- i sicura, it has been ugreed that I accep’ for myself one part in live o f thè remainder.” A Aeree siience reigned. Every wolfish ove was on thè leader. He smiled, rested his pair of pistols on either kr.ee. “la there,” he asked eoftiy, "any gentleman who shall object?” “Who," demanded Georgiades hoarselv. is ”is to divide for us?” “It is for such pui-pose,” explained ! Quintana suavely. “that rny frien’, Emanuel Sarti, has arrlve. Monsieur : Sard Is a brokaire of diamon s, as all know ver' weli. Therefore, it shall be our frien’ Sard who will divide for us what we have gain todav by our—indußtry.” The savage tension broke with a •augh at thè word ehosen by Quintana to express their efforts of thè norniu^r had heen standing with one i .at hand fiat against thè trunk of j a tree. Xow. at a nod from Quia- j tana, he squatted down, and. with thè ; sarae hand that had been resting against thè tree. he spread out thè ; pile of jewels Into a fiat layer. As he began to divide this into five ; parte, stili using thè fiat of his pudgy liand, something poked hlm lightly in j thè rlbs. It was thè muzzle of one of Quintana’s pistols. Sard, ghastly pale, looked up. His palm, stiekv with halsam gum. quivered in Quintana' grasp. "I was going to serape it off.” he gasped. “The tree was stiekv ” Quintana, with thè muzzle of bis '•pistol, detached half a dozen tìiamonds and rubies that clung to thè gum on Mr. Sard's palm. ’yVash!” he said dryly. Sard. eweating v. Ith fear. wa>T.e. t *-' rls-ht hand with whisky frotn his

| pocket fiask and dried it for generai ! inspection “My God," he protested tremulous- : ly. “it was accidental, gentlemen. Do ' you thtnk I’d try to get awav with 1 anything like that—” Quintana coolly shoved him aside and with thè barrei of his pistol he : pushed thè fiat pile of gems into ■Wvì J* QUINTANA COOLLY PICKED • OUT THE FLAMIXG JEWEL AND POCKETED IT. Ave separate heaps. Only he and Geovgiades knew that a magniiìcent diamomi had been lodged In thè muzzlo of lils pistol. The eyes of thè : Oreek flamed with rage at thè trick, ; but ho awaited tlie division before he ! should conio to any conclusion. Quintana coolly picked out The ; Flaming Jewel and pocketed it. Tlion, i to each man ho Indicateti thè heap ' wlilch was to be bis portimi. A snarling wraiigle lnstantly began, Saliche* objcctlnu to rubies and ! deinanding more emeralds, and Picquet coinpiainlng violently conccrni ing tlie smallness of tln diainonds ! allotted hlm. i SartVs trainotl yes appraised S every allotment. Without weigliing. j and, lacking timo and paraphernalta for export ex.ninnatimi, ile was in clined to tliiiik tlie division fair enough. i Quintana got tu bis foet lltiiely. "For me,” he said. “lt is finish. With my frien' Sard I shall now de ! part. Mesßleurs. I imbraco and sa iute you. A bientut In Pari —if it be | God s will: Dune —nu revoir. Ics aniis, et a la bonheur! Alimi! Each i for hiinself ami gar' mix tildi!' Sard, selzed "ith a suri >f stili i terror, regarded Qnintiuia with e-nor* ! mous eyes. Toni iietweon dlsmay ut belng loft alone in thè wilderncss, and a verv naturai f>ar <>f any single companioii, he dld not know what to I say or do. En masse, thè gang were too d's- | trustful of one another to unite on ; J robbing any individuai. But uily in- , dividual might easily rob a comi panion when alone "ith him. “Why—why can't wV all go toì gether," le* stanuncred. “Lt ls safer. surer—” "I go with Quintana and you," interrupted f b-orgiailes. sinillngly ; his mimi on th- dlamond in thè muzj zie of Quintana' pistol. "I do not' invite you,” said Quintana. "But conio lf lt pleases you." “I also prefer to conio v. ith you others " growled Hanchez. “To roain alone in this tllthy forest (loca not j suit me.” Picquet shrugged hi shoulder, ! turned on his licei in siience. They i watched hlm moving away all alone. ! eastward. When he had dlsappenred j among thè tre* :-. Quintana looked lni quiringly at thè others.“Eh. bien, non alor!” vimrlod i Georgladi l * 4 suddenl' - . “There are too i inany in your trupeau, mon captalne. Benne chunce!" He turned and starterl nolsli.v in thè direction taken by Pi. quet. They watched hlrn out of slght; I Ustened to his careles trample aster he was lost to vlew. When ut length thè last distant sound of bis retreat had died away in thè Btillnrss, Quin- i tana touched Sard with thè polnt of his pistol. “Go first,” he said suavely. “For God’s sake, be a little careful lof your gun—” “I am. my dear frln’. lt is of you j I may become careless. You will inos’ kin’ly face south, and you will be kin’ sufficient to start Immediate. ; Tha’s what I nican • • • Xow, my frien'. Sanchezl Tha's correo’! You .-■•I oli follow my frien’ Hard ver’ cinse. Me. T march in thè rear. Ho vve hall ; pass to thè erta’ of thees Star Poti’, Ihen between thè cross-roud an' Ohoß' Ijike; an' then we shall repnsc; an' j one of us. en ridette, shall discover if thè constahulary have patrol l>eyon’ * * • Allons! March!” (To Be Continued) RAILROADS CAUSE DEFICIT Ausi riti! Budget for 1923 Show 1 Neariy Half of laiss by (’arriers. NEW YORK. Xov. I.—Vienna cables announce that thè Austriari budget for 1923 shows a deficit of 322,000.000 gold kronen of wlilch thè railroads are responsible for 147,000,000. This means that thè outlook for next year is worse than exìsting conditions. A Wall St. mar* returniag fiom abroad pointafi out how bad conditions in Austria are. To pay for a hotel ronm, thè bill was ?14, but with tlie sl4 he pia clnsed exchange on Austria which before thè war would have meant SlàO.ijOO. FIND REAL CAVE MAN Offirers Fimi llim (ìathering Clicstnuts for Breakfast. CLARKSBURG, W. Va.. Xov. I. An erstwhile cave man who says his ! nome is Dominick Sucucu. 27. was ar- i rested nt his horne in an abandoned j storie quarrv near lieve. His haij and beord are long and ’ black. When Harrison County deputies approuchod he was gatherlng i-hestnuts for hi breakfast. Bucucu's I a\f. i- hew . .mt solid rock. Tlie ‘•uak ami t ougti . tuble ‘

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