The Arvada enterprise., 1921-09-08


Moreover. 1t Il 70 bs reg,e cited that
the perfectly erdi.sry man told q Lie
little latsr in The DAY. when sivins
his rsport 10 soma one vhose neck an.
parently ipcopyenienced him ereatlv.
But then a lie Il freouently more
tactful thru the truth, and to have
announced that the sole result Of his
mornings Iabors had been to decipher
. wirs addressed to The Films, which
contained the cryptic remark, .Stung
again, stiR neck, stung again." would
not have beea tactful. 10 he lied,
- has bssn stated, thereby showing
his wisdom.
But though Drummood chuckled TO
himself a. the car rushed through the
ffssh morning air. once or twice 4
gisam that was not Altogether amuse-
msnt shone In his syes. For four
yeass hs had played one s.me where
no mistakes were allowed: the little
incident a the posto(,ce had hslped
to bring to his mind the certainty
that hs had now embarked On another
whsrs the conditions were much the
same. That be had scored M to date
was luck rather than GOOD MANAGE.
meot and he was far too shrswd not
70 realize It. Now he was marked.
and luck with . marked man cannot
b tempted too far.
Aloos and practically unguarded he
had challenged gang Of international
criminals: q gang not only utterly uu-
scrupuious. but controlled BY q mas
ter mind. OF it, power ~ yet b. had
no clear idea: Of it, Size and imme-
date object hs had even less. Per
haps It was ~ well. Had he realised
even dimly the immensely Of the u.
sues he was mp against. had BE- had
but IN inkling Of the magnitude Of
the plot conceived in the sinister brain
q bis host Of the previous evening,
then. CHEEKY optimist though he was.
even Hugh Drummood might have
Wavered. But be had no such inkling.
and 70 the CLEAN in his eyes was but
transitory. the chuckle that succeeded
1t more whole-hearted than before.
Was It mot sport in q land flowing
With strikes and prohtee1: sport such
a. bis soul loved3
Il am afraid, Mullings," he said
- his car stopped In front Of his
club, shat the kindly sentleman with
whom We spent last night has re.
'esvices' sust walt nero . moment
he went Inside. returning In q few
moments with folded check.
Round the corner. Auliings. and
an ooIig'ng feilah 10 black coat will
novsi you out the necessary Brad
ourys.
Inc man glanced at the check.
Fifty pounds. sir" he gasped.
Why-its too much. or.
Ins laborcr. Aullins~. 10 wo<thy
ef his hire You have been q the
vesy greatest assistance to me; and
INCIDENTALLY. II u more tnan hks'y that
my "s"t you ss.n. Now ""ese
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TWO.
Inside the Junier Sports club. Hugh
Drummond was burying his nose In .
large tankard Of the ale for which
that CHEEKY pot-house was still fam
Qua A walter was arranging the
hrst editions Of the evening papers
on Q table. and Hugh beckoned to
him TO bring one. Cricket. racing. the
latest divorce case. and the latest
strike-all the usual headings were
there. And he was Just putting down
the paper. to again concentrate On his
problem. when paragraph caught
his eye.
'STRANGE MURDER IN BELFAST
THE man whose body was discoy.