American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-09-10

ing for while, IL will tell him"
He replaced the receiver and turned
to the American.
mfr. Ditchling will be hero for the
meeting ct two. and Peterson will b.
late" he announced slowly.
whats Ditchling when he's at
homer" asked the other.
zone Of the so-called leaders," an.
swercd Hugh briefly, turning over tho
pages Of the ledger. Here's his dos
sier, according to Peterson. 'Ditchling.
Charles. Good speaker: clever; un.
scrupulous. Requires big money; worth
II. Drinks"
For n while they stared at the brief
summary. and then the American burst
into gufraw OF laughter.
''rhe mistake you've made. Captain.
IN this country, Is not giving Peterson
a seat In your cabinet. He'd have the
whole caboose eating out Of his hand:
and II you paid him a few hundred
thousand year, he might run straight
and grow pigs as hobby. :"
TWO.
II was couple of hours later that
Hugh rang up his rooms In Half Moon
street. From Algy, who spoke to him.
he gathered that Phyllis and her IA
Their were quite safe. He also found
out another thing-that Ted Jerning-
ham had Just arrived with the haplem
Potts In tow, who was apparently SUI
6ciently recovered to talk sense. He
was weak still and dazed, but no long
er imbecile.
'Tell Ted to bring him down to Inc
Films at once" ordered Hugh. "Theres
compatriot of his here, waiting 10
welcome him with open arms"
Potts Is coming, Mr.. Green" he
said, putting down the receiver. our
Hiram @. And he's talking sense. 1t
seems to me that We may get y little
light thrown on the activities Of Mr.
Hooking and Herr Steinemann. ana
the other bloke."
The American nodded slowly.
"yon Gratz," he said. II remember
. his name now. Steel man. Maybe
you're right. Captain, and that ne
knows something; anyway l guess
Hiram G. Potts and stick closer than
brothers till restore him to the bosom
of his family
But Mr.. Potts. when he did arrive,
exhibited no great inclination to stick
close to the detective; In fact. he
| showed the grvatest reluctance To Gu.
ter the house at all. AS Algy had
4 said. he was still weak and dazed, ana
| the sight OF the place where he mao
suffered so much produced such an Ell
feet on him that for while Hugh
feared he was going TO have relapse
AT length, however, he seemed to gel
back his confidence, and was persuad
ed TO come into the central room
IT'S all right, Mr. Potts" Drummonc
assured him over and over again
"Thelr gang is dispersed, and Laklns
ton is dead. We're all friends herr
now. You're quite safe. This Is Mr.
Green, who has come over from New
York especially to find you ana taxi
you back TO your family"
The millionaire stared In silence
the detective, who rolled his clga
round In his mouth.
"That's right, Mr.. Potts. There's III
little old sign" He threw back nj
coat, showing the police badge al
, the millionaire nodded. II guess you V
! Ind things humming on the other sid'
! and IL Il hadn't been for the Captai
here and his friends, they'd be nun
q ming STILL"
!. I'm obliged to you. SIR sara III
/ American, speaking for the first tim
TO Hugh. The words were slow III
. hesitating, AS II he was not quite sur
$ of his voice. ~ seem TO rememDe
r your face" he continued. "as part
0 the awful nightmare I've suffered III
Z last few days-or Is II weeksf seel
}. TO remember having seen you, and 70
Q were always kind"
THAT'S all over now, Mr.. Potts sal
, Hugh gently. "You got into Il
s. clutches of the most Internal gang
swine, and we've been trying to s.
i you out again" He looked at NJ