The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-20


an AZ cement Drummond ~. Tie roof
watches Re tile two plotte-s begin 10 tor
ture T.rt;S with n thuJnbscIsN- He wells
throusa Tie skylight and causes Taking
tOn ard Peterson to rush from tx room
CHAPTER Viu-Potts follows Dram
1nonG's .dvi - and esrs pes 20 The
IarcS. -vfsrc y waiting us"liiHe takes
him s,-4v prummond il rescued when
GROVE .aVE - s1cclVsc % ''.s soamS zion
he makes or sc ROOF IL tells Phyllis
he must 8. -ui the P'tZ conference.
nrIImir1na aaS learned ii.st the gang is
aftcr nae f.s.s'- - ia GI't-S- ~ l;i!'t-
Iay. 90. o.. Sc Iern--c Gr"e". NJ Ar1eri-
can q. ,,gf.-- 90. P.is-.-. c~seH has come
a. G.l .s-t- f.r i..S ~.i;,ti'rS
lie left the room, and went along
The passage Ia inspect the American.
Unfortunately birmingham was Only
too right: The effects of last nights
injection had worn of completely, and
the wretched man was sitting motion
less in Il chair. staring daZedly in
front OF him.
Thoughtfuly Hugh stood in front
Of the millionaire. rryin. i'm vain 10
catch some CLEAN of sense in the
vacant eyes.
What luck :" birmingham looked up
a. he came back into the other room.
Dam al. rs they say in Tie N-,--
naeular. Have You hIIgh'er~ flushed
the beer"
'-probabIy," remarked Peter bar
rail Whats the program new"
Hugh examined the head ou his
glass with "a professional eye before
replying.
Two things" he muruurrd 1T
length, fairly leap To the eye. The
first is 10 get Potts away To e place
Of safety; the second il To gc, over
to Paris
We'll, lets get @ay over the first.
ms Il kickoff" said birmingham. riS-
ing There's Il car outside the door;
there Is England ut our disposal.
Wen take him away; you pad rhe
hoof 10 Victoria and catch the boat
train.
1T sounds too easy" remarked
Hugh. Have a look out OF the win
dow. Ted, and you'll see man fright
fully busy doing nothing not far from
The door You will also see a racing
ear Just across the street. Put wet
compress ON Your head, and connect
tle two"
4 gloomy silence settled on the as
seE,hly. TO be broken by Jerry Sey-
mOur suddenly waking up with
start
I've got the 'StOmach-ache,' he an
nounced proudly.
His listeners gazed at him un-
moved.
you Sho-,dn't eat so fast" re
marked Algy severely. "And you GER
family oughtn't to drink that beer"
To avert the disaster he immedi-
ately consumed 1t himself. but Jerry
was too engrosSed with his brain
storm to notice.
I've got the 'stomacll-ache.' he re-
peated, land she ought to be ready
by now. In fact 1 know she is My
last crash wasn't a bad one What
about itg'
You mean . . - said Hugh,
staring at him.
Il mean" answered Jerry, that
I'll 90 on TO the airdrome now, and
get her ready. Bring Potts along in
half an hour, and I'll take him "a
the governors place in Norfolk. Then
I'll take you over To Paris"
Great simply greatT With a
report like a gun Hugh hit the speak
er on the back inadvertently knock
ing him down. "Off you get. Jerry
BY the way. how many will she hold?'
Two beside me-" spluttered the
proud proprietor of the Stomach-ache
And 1 wish you'd reserve your en-
dearments for people of your owl
size, you great, fat, hulking mon
stroSity."
He reached the door with momen
ito spare. and Hugh came back laugh
Ing.
''Verily-an upheaval in the gre.
matter" he cried, carefully refillini
his glass. Now, boys, what abOu
Paris?"
rs it necessary TO go at an:" aske'
Peter
1T wouldn't have been If the Yam
hads been sane" answered Drum
mOnd. AS 1t is, 1 guess I've got tC
Now listen-sn OF you. Ted-Or yo
10. and raise a complete walters out
ut. dicky and all complete. Peter
you come with me to the airdromC
and afterward look up Mullings, a
13 Green street. HoHton, and tell hiT
to get in touch with at least Mt
delnobilized soldiers who are on for
scrap. Algy-you hold the fort here
and don't get drunk on my ale. Pete
win join you, when he's finished wit
Hullings, and he's not to get drunl
either. Are you all on?"
Ten minutes later he was at IN
wheel OF his car with Darrell and tn
millionaire behind. But Hugh SCENE
In no great hurry to start. A whin
slcal smile was on his face, as OF
OF the corner OF his eye he watehe