The Lamar register., 1921-06-15
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PROLOaUE-In December. isls. four
men gathered In = hotel in berne aho
heard one OF the quartet outline plan
TO paralyze Great Britain and At the
same time seize world power. The otheF
three, Hooking. American, and steineInAn
and Won 0ratz, Germans, all miilionAiies.
agree to the scheme. providing ahothsr
man. Hiram Potts. an American, 10 taken
In. The instigator OF the plot gives MS
name as Comte de Guy. but when he
leaves for England with mis- daughter he
decides to use the name Carl Peterson.
CHAPTER l. Capt Hugh (Buiidog)
Drummond, reured oineer' auNeruses
for work that will give MIN excitement
signing "x10' As result he meets
Phyllis Benton. u young woman VINO an
swered his ad. She tells MIN OF strange
murders and robberies of which she sus-
poets . band headed by Carl Peterson ana
Henry LAdngton of being the leaders
CHATTER u.-Drummond decides TO
20 to The Larches, Miss Benton's homs-
An attempt 10 made on the road 10 wreck
his machine when another. occupied by
Peterson, Lexington and q strange man.
blocks the road. While dining with Phyl-
liz Benton and her father Drummond
hears q terrible shrek at Ths Eims Dur
ing the night Drummond lsAves The
LArcnes and explores The Ems. He as
oofef1 L8klDktou a4io EGtohDSh es"o =
thumbscrsw on an American who signs
Q paper Drummond rsscuss the Amsri-
can after . struggle and takes HIN 70
hts home The man is Hiram G. Potfs.
CHAPTER III-Psterson visits Drum
mond the next day. departing with .
threat To return later and recover Potts
and also q torn paper whioh Drummond
ssised the night of the night With the
aid of Peter Darrell. an old army friend.
substitute In his place one Aul1inSs. de-
InobiiiEsd soldier. who u ssissd by Peter
son and his gang and taken 10 The Elna.
along with Drummond
by Gedl" whispered Drummond
half to himself. while his Jaws set
like q steel wise. "A thumbscrsw.
The devils the swine :"
-ohi quick. quick" the girl urged
In an agony. They may be here at
any moment" She dragged him to
the door. and together they forced
the man into the car.
-Lakington won't" said Hugh with
a grin. "And If you see him tomor-
row-dont ask after bis Jaw.
Goodnight. Phyllis"
with a quick movement he raised
her hand to his lips; then he slipped
in the clutch and the car disappeared
down the drive.
He felt sense of elation and Of
triumph at having won the drst round,
and as the car whirled back TO Lon
don through the cool night air his
heart was singing with Joy Of action.
And II was perhaps as well for his
peace OF mind that he did not witness
the scene in the room at The Elms.
Lakington still lay motionless on
the floor; Peterson's cigar still glowed
steadily In the darkness. II was hard
10 believe that he had ever moved
from the table, only the bullet i'm
bedded in tree proved that some
body must have got busy. OF course.
II might have been the girl. who was
Just lighting another cigarette from
the stump of the old one
At length Peterson spoke. "A
young man of dash and temperament"
he said genially. 'It will be pity
TO lose him"
"Why not keep him and lose the
grip yawned Irma 81 think he
might amuse me"
I'VE have always our dear Henry
to consider" answered Peterson.
Apparently the girl appeals to him.
I'm afraid. Irma. he'lf~ have to go
and at once. :"
The speaker was tapping his left
knee soruy with his hand; save for
that slight movement he sat as II
nothing had happened. And yet ten
minutes before u carefully planned
coup had failed at the instant OF
success. Even his most fearless ac-
completes had been known to con-
fess that Peterson's inhuman calmness
sent cold shiYrra down their backs