Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-05-28
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hard to believe that this quivering,
shaken creature, with his lean and
pasty face and desperate, glaring eyes,
this man In rough, stained, soiled and
shapeless garments, could be identical
with the well-set-up, prosperous and
confident man of affairs he remem-
bered as Drummond. And yet they
were one. Appalling to contemplate
the swift, devastating course of moral
degeneration, that had spread like gan
creme through all the mans physical
and mental fiber
'"Take a good look" Ember advised
grimly. "How about that pet myth
thing now? What price the astute
sleuth-eh? Perhaps you'd like to
take few more funny cracks at my
simple faith in hallucinations.
81 had a notion he'd be hanging
around" Ember went on; 81 thought
saw somebody hiding in the woods this
afternoon; and then 1 was sure l saw
him skulking round the edges of the
clearing after dinner. So / set Sum
Fat to watch, drove back to the village
to mislead him, left my car there and
walked back. And sure enough"
Without comment, Whitaker, unable
to stand any longer without discom-
fort, hobbled to chair and sat down.
"Well?" Drummond demanded harsh
ly In quavering snarl. "Now that
do with meT'
There was a high. hysterical accent
In his voice that struck unpleasantly
on Ember's ear. He cooked his head
to one side. studying the man intently
Drummond flung himself a ster
away from the table, paused, and agair
faced his captors with bravado.
"Well7" he cried again. "Wellf"
Ember nodded toward Whitaker
ASK him." he said briefly.
Whitaker shook his head. 1t wal
difficult to think how to deal with THU
trapped animal, so wildly differen
from the cultivated gentleman he al
ways had In mind when he thought o
Drummond. The futility Of attempting
to deal with him according to any cod
recognized by men Of honor wa
wretchedly apparent.
"Drummond," he said slowly, Il wisl
to God you hadn't done this thing"
Drummond laughed discordanuy
Keep your mealy-mouthed compassion
for yourself" he retorted. sneering.
Whitaker gave a gesture of despair
"If you'd only been content to keep on
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me alone"
"Then you let Sara Law alone. d'yo
hearT
The interruption was little short O
shrek. Ember motioned to Sum Fa
who quietly drew nearer.
81 swear don't know what to do G
say"
'Then shut up"
I "Thatn be about ALL" Ember intel
I posed quietly. At a glance from hin
Sum Fat closed in swiftly and caugf
and pinioned Drummonds arms frol
behind.
A disgusting change took place
r Drummond. In an instant he was strul
} Cling, screaming slavering; his fac
| congested, eyes staring, features worl
] ing wildly as he turned and twisted
his efforts to free himself. Sum FL
8 held him as he would have held an III
ruly child. When a break in Drum
3 mond's rawlings came at length, togetht
with a gradual weakening of the man
!. struggles, the detective turned to Viii
= aker.
g "Sorry," he said. II didn't dare tax
d any further chances. He'd have bee
y at your throat in another minute.
F" isn't as If we had simply an everyda
l. crook to deal WITH" Ember went o
approaching the man. Hes not
r. be trusted or reasoned with. He's ju
d short of a raving morphomaniac, or
IS miss my guess"
re With a quick movement he caugl
Drummond's left arm, pulled the slee'
p of his coat back to the elbow, unbu
toned and turned back his Gu
y "Hmm-yes," he continued, bendil
s over to inspect the exposed forearm,
e, spite of Drummond's efforts to twi
d away. Deadly work of the busy lit
needle Good Lord. he's fairly riddl
es with puncturesw
lie "That explains :" Whitak
II muttered. sickened.