The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-08-11
CHAPTER il-centinusd.

Hes 80 motionleSs." answered
HugA. 1.-THE bally fellow hasn't
Doved . muscle since I've been here.
I believe he'd 1t On Q hornets nest,
and leave the inmates guessing. Great
aft. Mr.. LAkingtoo. Shows . strsagth
q will bat rarely met with-a mind
which rises above mere vulgar Gu.
rissity."
TT u undoubtedly . great gift to
have secA q mind. Captain Drum.
osol." said LAkingtoo. "And II II
INT bon In . naA. b should most
csrtAisly tsy 70 cultivate II. Shall
~ - sssias you tAis sveninsf'
Dsuooeod shrugged bic shoulders.
IN ~ vaSusst nan hat ever lived"
- saS1 nsAtiy. Il might b listen
Iag - niShtiAgalss 10 Tie country
- I might - consuming steak and
ssjsas preparatory y going to aisht
evb. b loas. :. Hope you don't
bssak 1swn asais - ss6dsnly."
He watched he Rolls Royce start,
bst 0os0sd 10 % hurry 70 fellow suit.
Al bic many friends, VIE were went
. regard Hugh Drunmond - . mass
q brawn set toe beautifully supplied
w1tA bsaiaa. wosld have been pos
sled had they sssn the lsok q keen
csacsatration On bis face. % he stared
along the white dusty road. He could
~ ~ why. but suddenly and very
certainly the copvictiop had cone to
him that this M 10 hoax Ind no
lsg-pulHbut grim ano sober reality.
lA bis Imagination he heard the sud
den sharp order 70 stop the instant
they wera over TIE Hill. % that Peter.
con might have = chance Of inspect.
iag him; In q fash II intuition he
knew that these two men were no
ordinary people. and that he was sus.
pect. Two thoughts were dominant
In his mind. The hrst was that there
was some mystery shout the motion
LEES, unnatural man who had sat be.
side the driver: the second was . dis.
tinct feeling Of relief that hia auto.
matte was fully loaded,
Al hslf.pAst i've he stopped In front
q Godalminx postOfhce. To his sur.
Dsise tie girl handed him wire. and
Hugh tore the yellow envelope open
quickly. II was from Denny, and II
was brief and 10 the point:
"Phone message received. AAA.
Must zee you Carlton tea day after
tomorrow. Going 6odslming now.
AAA. Message ends
with \ slight smile he noticed the
military phraseslosy-nenny At one
Tine In his career had been q signsler
and then lie frowned Must sse
you." Shc Ahould--st once.
He turned 20 the girl and Inquired
the way 20 The Lsrches. II was
about two miles. he gathered, on the
Gulldford road. and Impossible to
miss. A bisgish house standing well
hack In It's own grounds.
rs Il anywhere near . house called
The Elmsr' he asked.
"Next door. sir." said the girl. The
gardens adjoin.'
lie thanked her. and having torn
Up the telegram into small pieces. he
GOT into his car. There was nothing
for II. he had decided, but to drive
boldly NJ 10 the house, and cay that
- had come 10 call on MiM benton.
he had never been . man who beat
abeut the bush and simple methods
appealed to him--a trait In his char
acter which many = boxer. addicted
TO tortuous cunning In the ring. had
good cause 20 remember What more
natural. ne reflected, than TO drive
over and wee such an old friendf
He had no diGculty In finding the
house. and q few minutes later he
was ringing the front.door bell. II
was answered by maidservant.
"ls Mias Benton inr' Hugh asked
With q smile which a. once won the
9iri's heart.
''sl,e has osly Just come hack from
Lvudou, dr." she answered ooubtfuily.
N don't know WhNther ="