The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-10-21

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 chair. staring dazecly In
front Of him.
Thoughtfully Hugh stood In front
of the millionaire. trying In vain to
catch some CLEAN Of sense In the
vacant eyes.
"What luckr' birmingham looked up
as he came back into the other room.
"Dam' all, as they say IN the ver-
nacular. Have you blighters finished
the beer?"
~Probably," remarked Peter Oar
rail-. "What's the program nOw?"
Hugh examined the head on his
glass with professional eye before
replying.
1.-TWO things" he murmured at
length. "fairly leap to the eye. The
first Is to get Potts away to place
Of safety; the second is to get over
to Paris"
swell, let's get gay over the first,
ms a Kickoff" said birmingham, ris-
ing. "There's a car outside the door,
there is England ut our disposal
Wen take him away; you pad the
ho0f to Victoria and catch the boat.
train"
ut sounds too easy" remarked
Hugh. 'Have 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 racing
car just across the street. Put a wet
compress on your head, and connect
the two"
A gloomy silence settled on the as
sembly, to be broken by Jerry Sey-
mour suddenly waking up with a
start.
'Tve got the 'stomach-ache.' he an
nounced proudly.
His listeners gazed at him un-
moved.
"You shouldn't eat so fast" re-
marked Algy severely. "And you GER
tainly 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.
"Pve got the 'stOmach-ache.' he re-
peated, "and she ought to be ready
by now. In fact know she is. My
last crash wasn't a bad one. What
about it?
You mean r said Hugh.
staring at him.
Il mean" answered Jerry, shat
I'll go off to the airdrome now, and
get her ready. Bring Potts along in
half an hour, and I'll take him to
the governors place in Norfolk. Then
I'll take you over to Paris"
"Great simply greatw With
report like a gun Hugh hit the speak
er on the back, inadvertently knock
ing him down. ION you get, Jerry.
BY the way, how many will she hold?"
1.-TWO beside me-" spluttered the
proud proprietor of the Stomach-ache.
"And l wish you'd reserve your en-
dearments for people of your own
size, you great, fat, hulking mon
strosity."
He reached the door with moment
to spare, and Hugh came back laugh
ing.
"verily--an upheaval in the grey
matter" he cried, carefully refilling
his glass. "Now, boys, what about
Parls"
as it necessary to 60 at all3" asked
Peter.
ut wouldn't have been II the Yank
had been sane," answered Drum
mond "As It is, guess I've got to.
Now listen-alI Of you. Ted-off you
go, and raise complete walters out.
fit, dlcky and all complete. Peter
you come with ME to the airdrome,
and afterward look up Mullings, at
10 Green street, Hoxton, and tell him
to get In touch with at least fifty
demobilized soldiers who are on for
scrap. Algy-you hold the fort here,
and don't get drunk on my ale. Peter
will join you, when he's finished with
Mullings, and he's not TO get drunk,
either. Are you all on?"
Ten minutes later he was at the
wheel of his car with Darrell and the
millionaire behind. But Hugh seemed
In no great hurry to start. A whim-
steal smile was on his face, as out
of the corner of his eye he watched
the man who had been busy doing
nothing feverishly trying to crank his
car, which, after the manner Of the
brutes, had seized that moment to lib.
Still smiling, Hugh got out and
walked up to, the perspiring driver.
"a warm day." he murmured.
Don't hurry; wen walt for you"
Then, while the man, utterly taken
aback, stared at him speechlessly, he
strolled back to his own car.
"Hugh-you're mad, quite mad.v
said reter resignedly, as with splut-
tering roar the other car started, but
Hugh still smiled. On the way to
the airdrome he stopped twice after
block In the traffic to make quite sure
that the pursuer should have no
chance Of losing him, and, by the time
they were clear of the traffic and spin
ming toward their destination, the gen.
tleman In the car behind fully agreed
with Darrell.
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