The Arvada enterprise., 1921-07-28
BULLDOG
DRUMMOND
The adventures of a
De,,1obilized officer
Who Found PEACEFUL
By CYRIL McNEILE
"SAPPER"
Copyright By Geo. Il. Dosaa @.

denly he looked up with a twinkle In
his eyes. Just to set her mind at
rest" he remarked gravely, "you might
tell her that. aS far aS l can see at
present, l shall only undertake murder
In exceptional cases"
He propped the letter up against
the toast-rack and commenced his
breakfast. "Where Is Pudlington,
James? and one might almost ask
why 10 Pudlington! No town has any
right to such an offensive name" He
glanced through the letter and shook
his head. flush tush! And the wife
Of the bank manager too-the bank
manager Of Pudlington. James! Can
you conceive Of anything 70 dreadful
But I'm afraid Mrs. Bank Manager Is
q puss-a distinct puss. It's when
they get on the soul-mate stunt that
the furniture begins to n.y."
Drummond tore up the letter and
dropped the pieces into the basket be-
side him. Then he turned to his SER
want and handed him the remainder of
the envelopes.
go through them. James, while as
sault the kidneys. and pick two or
three out for me. l see that you will
have to become my secretary"
DO you want me to open them,
sir?' asked Denny doubtfully.
you've hit It, James-hit It In one.
Classify them for me In groups. Grim.
inal; sporting: amatory-that means
Of or pertaining to love; stupid and
merely boring; and as 4 last resort,
miscellaneous" He stirred his coffee
thoughtfully. II feel that rs . first
venture In our new career-0urs, said,
James-love appeals to me irresistibly.
Find me q damsel in distress; q beau
tiful girl. helpless In the clutches Of
knaves. Let me feel that can Ay to
her succor. clad In my new grey suit
| Ing"
He finished the last piece Of bacon
and pushed away his plate.
Denny was enKrossed In . letter he
had just opened. A perplexed look
was spreading over his face. and sud
denly he sucked his teeth loudly. 1t
was a sure sign that James was ex-
cited. and DrummOnd glanced up
quickly. and removed the letter from
his hands. "rm surprised at you,
James" he remarked severely. "A Sec
rotary should control itself. Don't
forget that the perfect secretary is an
It: an automatic machine thing In
capable Of feeling. :"
He read the letter through rapidly.
and then. turning back to the begin.
ming. he read It slowly through again.
MY dear Box X1O.-I don't know
whether your advertisement was q
joke: I suppose It must have been.
But read It this morning. and its just
possible. Xl0. just possible. you mean
It. And II you do. you're the man
want. I can offer you excitement and
probably crime.
I'm up against i: 40: Fer 9 girl
I've bitten on rather more than I can
chew. want help-badly. VIII you
come to the Carlton for tea tomorrow
afternoonf want to have q look At
you and see II I think you are gsnu-
Inc. Wear q white flower In your but
tonhole."
Drummoud laid the letter down. and
pulled out his cigarette case. TO
morrow. James," he murmured. ~That
II today-this very afternoon. Verify
I believe that We have impinssd upon
the goods." He rose and stood look.
ing out Of the window thoushtfully.
"You think It's genuine, sirr said
James.
HIS master blew out q cloud Of
smoke. II know II IT," he answered
Areamily. Look At that writing: the
decision In 1.-THE character. She'll
he medium height. and dark. with the
sweetest little nose and mouth. Her
coaoring James. will be"
But James had discreetly left the
room.
Two.
At four o'clock exactly Hugh Drum.
mond stepped out Of his two-seater at
the Haymarket entrance to the Carl.
ton. For 4 few moments after enter
Ing the hotel he stood At the top Of
the Stain outside the dining room.
while his eyes travelled round the Ia.
blea In the lounge below.
Slowly and thoroughly he continued
his search II was early. Of course.
vt, and she might not have arrived.
but he was taking no chances
Suddenly his eyes ceased wandering.
and remained fixed on table NJ the
far end Of the lounge. Half hidden
behind a plant N girl was seated alone,
and for a moment she looked straight
at him. Then with the faintest sus-
picion Of smile. she turned away, and
commenced drumming on the table
with her fingers.
The table next to her was unoccu.
pied and prummond made his way to-
ward II and sat down.
He felt not the slightest doubt In
his mind that this was the girl who
had written him. and. having given
an order to the waiter. he started to