The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-13
SYNOPSIS

PROLOGUE-In December, 1918, four men
gathered in a hotel in Berne and heard
one Of the quartet outline a plan to paralyze
Great Britain and at the same time selze
world power. The other three, Hooking
American, and Steineman and Won Graft
Germans, all millionaires, agree to the
scheme, providing another man, Hiram
Potts, an American, is taken in. The In
stigator OF the plot gives his name as
Comte de Guy, but when he leaves ,oi
England with his daughter he decides to
use the name Carl Peterson:
CHAPTER Capt. Hugh (Bulldog)
Drummond, a retired officer, adVertises FOR
work that will give him excitement. sign
ing "X1O" AS a result he meets Phyllis
Benton. a young woman who answered his
ad. She tells him of strange murders and
robberies OF which she suspects a BAND
headed by Carl Peterson and Henry Laking-
ton of being the leaders.
CHAPTER IL-Drummond decides TO go
to The Larches, Miss Benton's home. An
attempt is made on the road to wreck his
machine when another, occupied by Peter
son. Lexington and a strange man, blocks
tho road. While dining with Phyllis Benton
and her father hears a terrible
shrek at The Elms. During the night
Drummond leaves The Larches and explores
The Films. He discovers Lexington ana
Peterson using a thumbscrew on an Amerl-
can who signs a paper. Drummond resCues
the American after a struggle ana taxes
him to his home. The man Is hiram u
Potts.
CHAPTER III-Peterson visits Drummond
the next day. departing with a threat TO
return later and. recover Potts ana also a
torn paper which m seized the
night of the fight. With the aid OF Peter
Darrell, an old army friend, Drummond ar
ranges to hide Potts, and substitute In MS
place one Mullings, a demobiliZed soldier,
who is seized by Peterson and his gang
and taken to The Elms, along with Drum
mond. ;,
CHAPTER Iv.-when Peterson discovers
the hoax is escorted by lrma to
a room where he IL TO stay for the night
During the night is exploring
the house when he gets in a strange room
in which is a cobra. He escapes, but on the
stairs has a fall in the dark. -,
CHAPTER V.-Drummond enlists the aid
of Algy Longworth, Toby Sinclair, Ieo
BIRMINGHAM and Jerry Seymour, the latter
an aviator. after an encounter
with the pseudo Potts, meets lrma taking
to the marquis Of Laidley and suspects the
gang is plotting for the Laidley jewels
Drummond and his friends are gassed as
thew sit in his apartment. Lakington car
ries off Potts.
CHAPTER VI.-When and his
friends recover they plan to again rescue
Potts. Drummond goes to see Phyllis ana
besides learning Potts has been taken TO
The Elms also becomes engaged 10 her'
Drummond is captured by the gang In the
attempted rescue.
GU VII-Drummond is held pris-
oner in The Films and he hears Peterson
making plans TO attend a conference at the
Ritz, He also hears Peterson and LaklnE'
ton Noting to make Potts sign an agree
ment. Drummond on the roof watches as
the two ~plotters begin to torture Potts VINE
a thumbscrew. He yells through the sky
light and causes Lakinston ana peterson
to rush from the room.
CHAPTER VIII. - Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to The l.arches'
where a waiting machine takes MN away
Drummond is rescued when a crowd gath
ers because of the commotion he makes
on the roof. He tells Phyllis he must at
tend the Ritz conference. rummond has
learned that the gang is after the jewels
of the duchess of Laidley. He meets Je-
rome Green, an American detectlVe' IN
Paris. Green has come to find Potts for
his relatives.
CHAPTER IX-An attempt is made to
kill with poisoned darts shot
through a blow pipe by a queer little man
who is hidden in Drummond's bedroom.
Among others attracted by the ommoti
is Detective Green. Upon their return TO
Drummond's quarters in London he recelVes
a letter Durporting to come from Phyllls.
With Green he goes to The Larches and
fnds that the place has been entered.
There is evidence that Phyllis and some
Of his friends have been carried off. He
runs toward The Films, and Green takes his
car, going toward London for help. Drum
mond is captured and left bound while
Lexington and Irma leave for Laidley
Towers on their mission Of stealing the
duchess Jewels. -.
CHAPTER X.-Drummond tricks the Ger
man Rolshevist guarding him, then re-
leases his companions also Potts and
Phyllis. He announces his intention oil
going to Laidley Towers.
CHAPTER Kiln the grounds OF Laid
ley Towers Drumpond kills 3ton's
chauffeur and drives Lexington home after
the latter has stolen the jewels OF the
Duchess of Laidley, Drummon and LAX
~ington battle and Lexington is forced into
a bath Of chemicals from which he springs
only to be killed by one of his own death