The Lamar register., 1921-08-17
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was JGSi pAtpaAAht ~ PNh "a N'N'S
screw on his second thumb"
"Secondf" The detective looked up
quickly.
The trst had been treated earlier
In the evening" answered Drummond
quietly. 1T was then that removed
your millionaire pal"
The other lit his cigar deliberately.
Say, Captain" he murmured, you
amt pulling my leg by any chance,
are your
II am not" said DrummoId short
Iy. II was told, before ! met him,
that the gentleman over there was
one OF the boys. He is, most
distinctly. In fact. though up TO date
such matters have not been much in
my line, / should put him down as
sort Of super-crininal. l wonder what
name he is passing under here"
The American ceased pulling al his
cigar.
DO they. varyf"
in England he Ii clean-shaven. pos
sssses u daughter, and answers 10
Carl Peterson. AZ he is At present
should never have known him, but for
that little trick OF his"
Possesses a daughterl" For the
nr1t time the detective displayed
uacss Of excitement Holy Smoke
II can't be him.
"WhoT demanded Drummond.
But the other did not answer. Out
u the corner OF his eye he was watch
ing three men who had just Joined
the subject Of their talk. and on his
face was q dawning amszement He
waited till. the whole party had gone
INTO the restaurant. then, throwing
asids his caution, hs turned sxcitedly
On Drummond.
-Ars you certain" he cried. that
that's the man who has been monkey
ing with Pottsr'
Absolutely" said Hugh. He rec
oSnized me whether he thinks i rec
ogniEsd. him or not. 1 don't know"
Then what" srsmarked the de-
tscstvs, SIS he doing here dining with
Hecking. our cotton trust man; with
Otsinemann, the German coal man !;
and with that other guy whose face
y familiar, but whose name l can't
placer Two Of 'em at any rate, Cap
tain, have got more millions than
we're ever likely to have thousands"
Hugh stared at the American.
Last night" he said slowly. "hs
was forsgatherinS with q crowd os
the most atrocious ragged-trousered
rsvolutionsries it's ever been my luck
~ run up against"
We're In It. Captain, right in the
middle Of it," cried the detective. slap
ping his leg "rll eat my hat II that
Frenchman isn't Franklyn-or Lib
stein-or Baron Darort-or any other
OF the blamed names he calls himself.
He's = genius: he's the goods. Gee y
he whistled gently under his breath.
III we could only lay him by the
heels"
For q while he stared in front OF
him, lost in his dream Of pleasant
anticipation; then, with short laugh,
he pulled himself together.
Quite a few people have thought
the same. Captain" he remarked.
'and there he is-still drinking high
balls.
You say he Was with = crowd Of
revolutionaries last night. What do
you mean exactlyr'
-Bolshevists, Anarchists. members
OF the Observation-Disclosures
money brigade" answered Hugh.
But excuse me q moment. Walter"
A man who had been lowering
round came up promptly.
-Four Of 'em, Ted" said Hugh in
q rapid undertons. "Frsnchmsn with
. beard, = Yank. and two Boches. Do
your best"
'Right-e. old besni" returned the
waiter, "but don't hope for too much"
He disappeared unobtrusively into
the restaurant, and Hugh turned with
q laugh to the American, who was
staring at him in amaEement.
WHO the devil il that guyr' asked
rns detective.
Ted Jsrninsham-son OF Sir Pat
rick Jerningham, Bart, and Lady Jern-
inxham. Of Jerningham hall. Rutland,
England" answered Hugh, still grim
ming. I'VE may be crude In our
msehAAa Ar 0roap but Vov must n6-