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Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-08-18
"You DARLlNG!"

Synopsis.-In December, 1918, four men gathered in a hotel in Bcrne and heard one of the quartet, Carl Peterson, outline plan to paralyze Great Britain and at the same time Seize world power. The other three, Hooking, American, and Steineman and Won Gratz, Germans, all mill lionaires. agree to the scheme. pro- viding another man, Hiram Potts, an American, Is taken in.. Capt. Hugh (Bull-Dog) Drummond. a re- tired officer. advertises for work that will give him excitement, sign ing ''X1o." As . result he meets Phyllis Benton, young woman who answered his ad. She tells him of strange murders and rob- berries by band headed by Carl Peterson and Henry Lakington. She fears her father is involved. Drummond goes to Tie Larches, Miss Benton's home, next door to The Films, Peterson's place. During the night Drummond leaves The Larches and explores The Films. He discovers I.akington and Peter son using Q thumbscrew on Potts, who signs paper. Drummond rescues Potts and takes him to his own home. He also gets half of the paper torn in the fight. Peter son visits Drummond, departing with a threat to return and recover Potts and the torn paper. Hugh substitutes Mullings for Potts. The band carry off Mullings and Hugh to Tho Films. When Peterson dis covers the hoax Drummond is made to stay all night. Irma, Pe- terson's handsome daughter, warns Hugh he will be killed. He goes exploring during the night, runs into a cobra, escapes mysterious death and, refrains from breaking Peterson's neck. Drummond enlists the aid of Algy Longworth. Toby Sinclair, Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour, the latter an aviator. Drummond discovers a man imper- sonating Potts and beats him up The band gas Hugh and his friends and carry off Potts. Hugh plans to invade The Films.
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On His Constitutional Riqhts.

A salesmanlike looking inspect0 stopped over night at a Kansas small town hotel and was surprised to find dirty roller towel in the washroom. Indignantly he said to the landlord {: Don't you know that it has beeh against the law for years to put up a roller towel in this state?' Sure I know it." replied the proprietor, but no ex post facto law goes In Kansas, and that there towel was put up before the law was passed. To peka Capital.
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BULLDOG DRUMMOND

her, and his right arm lay along the seat just behind her shoulders.
 Tell me about this important thing" she said a little nervously
 He smiled, and no woman yet born could see Hugh Drummond smile with out smiling too.
 You darling!" he whispered, under his breath-"you adorable darling !' His arm closed around her, and, all most before she realized it, she felt his lips on Hers. For a moment she sat motionless, while the wonder of it surged over her, and the sky seemed more gloriously blue, and the woods richer green. Then, with a little gasp, she pushed him away.
 You mustn't :. oh! you mustn't, Hugh" she whispered.
 And why not, little girl?' he said exultantly. Don't you know I love youT His face was still very close to hers. "WellT
 "Well, what?" she murmured.
 "It's your turn" he whispered. q love you, Phyllis-just love you"
 "But it's only two or three days since we met" she said feebly.
 And phwat the divil has that got to do with it, at all?' he demanded. "Would l be waiting longer to de
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eide such an obvious fact? Tell me-, he went on, and she felt his arm round her again forcing her to look at him tell me, don't you care a little?"
 "What's the use?" She still strug- gled, but, even to her. it wasn't very convincing We've got other things to do. =. We can't think of. y
 And then this very determined young man settled matters in his usual straightforward fashion. She felt herself lifted bodily out of the car as if she had been a child: she found herself lying in his arms, with Hugh's eyes looking very tenderly in- to her own, and a whimsical grin around his mouth.
 "Cars pass here" he remarked, with great regularity I know you'd hate to be discovered in this posi- tion."
 "Would IF" she whispered. q
 She felt his heart pound madly against her; and with sudden quick movement she put forth her arms round his neck and kissed him on the mouth.
 "Is that good enough?" she asked, very low: and just for few moments, time stood still. Then, very gently, he put her back in the car.
 CT suppose" he remarked resigned ly, "that we had better descend to trivialities. We've had lots of fun and games since last saw you year or two ago."
 Idiot boy" she said happily. Ut was yesterday morning"
 ''The interruption is considered trivial. Mere facts don't count when it's you and me-" There was a fur ther interlude of uncertain duration, the first was so nice.
 "To resume" continued Hugh, q regret to state that they've got Potts. The girl sat up quickly and stared at him.
 "Got him? Oh, Hugh! how did they manage it?"
 I'm d-d if I know" he answered grimly. "They found out that he was in my bungalow at G0ring during the afternoon by sending round man to see about the water. Somehow or other he must have doped the drink or the food. because after dinner we all fell asleep. I don't remember any thing more till I woke this morning with the most appalling head. Of course. Potts had gone."
 q heard the car drive up in the middle of the night" said the girl
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FOUR.

At a quarter to ten he backed his car into the shadow of some trees not far from the gate of The Films. Save for a light in the sitting-room and one in bedroom upstairs, the front of the house was in darkness, and, treading noiselessly on the turf, he explored all round 1t. There was one bedroom light at the back of the house. and thrown on the blind he could see the shadow of man. As he watched, the man got up and moved away, only to return in mo ment or two and take up his old posi- tion.
 "It's one of those two bedrooms" The muttered to himself, If he's here at all"
 Then he crouched in the shadow of some shrubs and waited. Through the trees to his right he could see The Larches, and once, with a sudden quickening of his heart, he thought he saw the outline of the girl show up in the light from the drawing-room. But it was only for a second, and then it was gone.
 He peered at his watch: it was just ten o'clock. The trees were creaking gently in the faint wind; all around him the strange night noises-neises which play pranks with a mans nerves-were whispering and mutter- ing. Bushes seemed suddenly to come fD nrjn ch crawled over the ground toward him-fgures which existed only in his imagination And once. again the thrill of the night stalker gripped him.
 He remembered the German who little gully by Hebuterne. while he from behind stunted bush had tried to locate him. And then that one creak as the Boche had moved his leg And then <. the end On that night. too, the little hummocks had strange shapes: fifty times he had imagined he saw him; fifty times he knew he was wrong-iG time. He was used to it; the night held no terrors for him. only a fierce excite ment. And thus it was that as he crouched in the bushes. waiting for the game to start, his pulse was as normal, and his nerves as steady as if he had been sitting down to supper The only difference was that in his hand he held something tight-gripped
 At last faintly in the distance he heard the hum of a car Rapidly it grew louder, and he smiled grimly to himself as the sound of five unme- lodious voices singing lustily struck his ear. They passed along the road in front of the house. There was sudden crash-then silence; but only for a moment.
 Peters voice came first:
 You priceless. old ass, you've rammed the blinking gate
 It was Jerry Seymour who then took up the bawl. His voice was in-
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suddenly, and the man leaned out way with the strength of the ammonia, but Hugh saw him clearly in the light from the room behind. And as he cursed himself for a fool in not having tied him up, from the trees close by there came the sharp clang of-metal.
 With quick catch in his breath he began to run. The two men who had rushed past him before he had entered the house, and whom, save for pass ing thought, he had disregarded, had become the principal danger. For he had heard that clang before; he re- membered Jem Smiths white horror struck face, and then his sigh of re-
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lief as tie thing-.-,s1inteve 1t was- was shut in its cage And now it was out lodging through the trees, let loose by the two men. He heard some thing crash into a bush on his right. and give snarl of anger Like n flash he swerved into the undergrowth on the left.
 Then began a dreadful game. He was still some way from the fence, and he was hampered at every step by the man slung over his back. He could hear the thing blunderlng about searching for him, and sudden ly, with a cold feeling of fear, he realized that the animal was in front of him-that his way to the gate was barred. The next moment he saw it. Il.
 Shadowy, indistinct. in the darkness, he saw something glide between two bushes. Then it : came out into the open, and he knew it had seen him, though as yet he could not make out what it was.
 Cautiously he lowered the million aire to the ground, and took a step forward. It was enough; with a snarl of fury the crouchll4
 shambled toward him. Two hairy arms shot out toward his throat he smelt the brutes foetid breath, hot and loath- some, and he realized what he was up against. It was partially grown gorilla.
 For a full minute they fought in silence, save for the hoarse grunts of the animal as it tried to tear away the mans hand from it's throat, and then encircle him with its powerful arms. And with his brain cold as ice Hugh saw his danger and kept his head. It couldn't go on; no human being could last the pace, whatever his | strength. And there was only one chance of finishing it quickly, the pos sibility that the grip taught him by l Olaki would serve with a monkey as it I did with man.
 | He shifted his left thumb an inch or two on the brute's throat, and the baboon, thinking he was weakening, redoubled it's efforts. And then, little | by little, the fingers moved, and the grip which had been tight before grew tighter still Back went its head :: something was snapping in its neck. With scream of fear and rage it wrapped its legs round Drummond, squeezing and writhing. And then sud denly there was tearing snap, and the great limbs relaxed and grew limp.
 For moment the man stood watch ing the still quivering brute lying at his feet; then, with a gasp of utter exhaustion, he dropped on the. ground himself. He was done-utterly | cooked; even Peterson's voice close behind scarcely reused him.
 Quite one of the most amusing en- | tertainments Pve seen for a long time'' The calm, expressionless voice made him look up wearily, and he saw that he was surrounded by men. The in evitable cigar glowed red in the dark ness, and after a moment or two h, scrambled unsteadily to his feet.
 "Pd forgotten your d-d menagerie I must frankly confess" he remarked "What's the party for?" He glance !. at the men who had closed in roun him.
 "A guard of honor, my youn friend" said Peerson suavely, ito lea, you to the house. I wouldn't hesitat it's very foolish. Your friend have gone, and, strong as you are, don't think you can manage ten."
 Hugh commenced to stroll toward the house.
 "Well, don't leave the wretched Potts lying about. l dropped him over there."
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tensely solemn-also extremely loud.
 "Preposhterous. Perfectly preposh- terous. We must go and apologize to the owner. IT.. 1 |. absholutely [. musht apologize.
 Quite objectionable. :. You can't go about country :. |. knocking down gates. Out of queshtion. :"
 Half-cOnsciously Hugh listened, but. now that the moment for action had come, every faculty was concentrated on his own job. He saw half dozen men go rushing out into the garden through side door, and then two more ran out and came straight toward him. They crashed past him and went on into the darkness, and for an in- stant he wondered what they were doing. A little later he was destined to find out. .
 Then came a peal at the front-doOr bell, and he determined to wait no longer. He darted through the gar den door, to find flight of stairs in front of him. and in another moment
 
 rapidly along the landing, trying to find his bearings, and, turning a corner, he found himself at the top of the main staircase-the spot where he had fought Peterson two nights previous ly. He walked quickly on to the room which he calculated was the one where he had seen the shadow on the blind. Without seconds hesitation he flung the door open and walked in. There lying in the bed, was the American while crouched beside him, with a re- volver in his hand, was man. |.
 For a few seconds they watched one another in silence, and then the man strengthened up.
 ''The soldier" he snarled. "You young pup!'
 Deliberately, almost casually, he raised his revolver, and then the un- expected happened. A jet of liquid ammonia struck him full in the face, and with short laugh Hugh dropped his water-pistol in his pocket, and turned his attention to the bed. Wrap ping the millionaire in blanket, he picked him up, and, paying no more attention to the man gasping and chok- ing in a corner, he raced for the back stairs.
 Below he could hear Jerry hiccough. | ing gently, and explaining to the pro pro pritor that he per shonally would repair nshistet | on repairing any and every gate posht he posshessed. Ant then he reached the garden.
 Everything had fallen out exactly as he had hoped. but had hardly dared to expect He heard Peterson's voice l calm and suaye as usual answering Jerry. From the garden in front came | the dreadful sound of a duet by Algy and Peter. Not soul was in sight the back of the house was clear. All that he had to do was to walk quietly through the wicket-gate to The Larches with his semi-conscious bur den, get to his car, and drive off It all seemed so easy that he laughed.
 But there were one or two factors that he had forgotten, and the first and most important one was the man upstairs. The window was thrown up
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CHAPTER Vl-continued.
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THREE.

Hugh stopped his car at Guildford station and, lighting cigarette. strolled restlessiy up and down. He looked at his watch dozen times in two minutes; he threw away his smoke before It was half finished. In short he manifested every symptom usually displayed by the male of the species when awaiting the arrival of the opposite sex. Over the telephone he had arranged tlht she should come by ;rafp. from sG6dalming to confer with him on matter of great import ance; she had said she would, but what was it? He, having no suitable answer ready, Lad made loud buzz ing noise indicative of telephone exchange in pain, and then rung off. And now he WAS waiting in that pe- culiar condition of mind, which reveals itself outwardly in hands that are rather too warm, and feet that are rather too cold.
 When is this bally train likely to arrive?' He accosted a phlegmatic official, who regarded him coldly, and QOdOtCu tiC lIhCllHOOu Ol ltS DclIlS more than n quarter of an hour early.
 At length it was signaled, and Hugh got back into his car. Feverishly he scanned the faces of the passengers as they came out into the street, until, with sudden quick jump of his heart. he saw her, cool and fresh. coming toward him with a faint smile on her lips.
 "What is this very important matter you want 10 talk to me about?" she demanded. as he assisted her into his car.
 'I'll tell you when we get out on the Hogs Back" he said slipping in his clutch. "Jt's absolutely vital"
 He stole @ glance at her, but she was looking straight in front of her. and her face seemed expressionless.
 "You must stand a long way off when you do," she said demurely. At least if it's the same thing as you told me over the phone"
 Hugh grinned sheepishly.
 "The exchange went wrong,' he re- marked at length. Astonishing how rotten the telephones are in town these days.'
 Quite remarkable" she returned. q thought you weren't feeling very well or something. Of course. if it was the exchange ."
 'They sort of buzz and blow, don't you know" he explained helpfully.
 'cThat must be most fearfully jolly for them" she agreed. And there was silence for the next two niles.
 Once or twice he looked at her out of the corner of his eye, taking in every detail of the sweet profile so near to him Except for their first meeting at the Carlton, it was the only time he had ever had her com pletely to himself, and Hugh was de- termined to make the most of it. He felt as if he could go on driving for ever, just he and she alone. It was then that the girl turned and looked at him. The car swerved danger ously. ..
 Let's stop," she said, with the sus- picion of smile. Then you can tell me-"
 Hugh drew into the side of the road, and switched off the engine
 You're not fair" he remarked, and if the girl saw his hand trembling a little as he opened the door, she gave no sign. He came and stood beside
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Practical Application

When a man falls from an airplane. it makes little difference to him whether it was the Newton theory or the Einstein theory that brought him down.-Leavenwort Post.
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because my peflOdS were irregular, came every two weeks,
 and I would suffer
 with bearing-down pains. A lady told me of Lydia E. Pink hams V eg e t a b l 6 Compound and how much good it had done her daughter,
 so l took it and now
 1 am regular every
 month and have no
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The Advef1tureS of q DennObiliZed Officer Found PeaceDuH By CYRIL McNEILE
 "SAPPER"
 Copyright by Geo. H. Doran Go.
OhI | EN Copyright by Geo. H. Doran Go.

thoughtfully. Do you think he's at The Films now?"
 That Is what I propose to find out tonight" answered Hugh. "We have staged a little comedy for Peter sons especial benefit, and we are hop ing for the best"
 "Oh, boy, do be careful !" She looked at him anxiously. "Pd never forgive myself if anything happened to you. I'd feel it was all due to me, and I just couldn't bear it."
 Dear little girl he whispered ten derly, you're simply adorable when you look like that. But not even for you would back out of this show now" His mouth set in a grim line. Its gone altogether too far, and they've shown themselves to be so completely beyond the pale that it's got to be fought out. And when it has been." he caught both her hands in his :. and we've won
 why then, girl O mine, we'll get Peter Darrell to be best man." Which was the cue for the com mencement of the last and longest finterlude, terminated only by the sud den and unwelcome appearance of a notorious covered within and with out by unromantic sightseers, and paper-bags containing bananas. They dr0ve slowly back to Guild ford, and on the way he told her brief lyy nf hn lAr Af A ,n..s,.s Nfe secretary in Belfast, and his inter. view the preceding afternoon with the impostor at the Carlton.
 "It's tough proposition" he re- marked quietly. "They're absolutely without scruple, and their power seems unlimited. I know they are after the duchess of Lampshire's pearls: I found the beautiful Irma consuming tea with young Laidley yesterday-you know, the dukes cid est son. But there's something more in the wind than that, Phyllis-some- thing which, unless I'm a mug of the first water, is an infinitely larger proposition than that"
 The car drew up at the station, and he strolled with her to the plat form. Then the train came in, and he put her into carriage. And two minutes later, with the touch of her lips warm on his. and her anxious little cry, "Take care, my darling l. take care!' still ringing in his ears, he got into his car and drove off to al hotel to get an early dinner.
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Dead or. mad-I wonder which,"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
Heavy ice.

Heavy ice.
 By use of high pressure water has been converted into new ice so dense and heavy that it sinks in water in- stead of foating.-The Argonaut.
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ONE NEIGHBOR TELLS ANOTHER
Points the Way to Comfort and Health. Other Women
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Moundsville, W. Va.-''I had taken doctors medicine for nearly two years
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-02-17

itsaIf ar ar the call of the President and
at the request of any two stockholders.
ARTICLE yI.-The charter Sf this cor
DOration NAV be amended and the capital
increased or decreased in the manner now
or hereafter provided by law.
ARTICLE yII.-This corporation may
be dissolved with the consent OF two-thlr6S
of the issued and outstanding capital stock
EXPRESSED at a meeting called for that
purpose, or in any way permitted by law.
J'pon the dissolution of the corporation by
limitation or otherwise, the stOckhOldtrN
shall elect from among their number one
or more liquidatOrs, and shall nN the
terms conditions and other provisions re-
gardins the liquidation.
ARTICLE VIII-No stakeholder shall
ever be held liable or responsible Tor the
contracts or faults of this corporation III
any further sum than the unpaid balance
dine this corporation on the shares owned
by him, nor shall any mere informally
in the organization have the effect OF rem
dering this charter null OF of exposing the
stockholders to any liability beyond such
unpaid balance.
ARTICLE IX.-Wherever notice is re-
quired by law or by this charter the same
NAV be in writing. delivered in person or
sent to the last known address. aS Is pre-.
scribed in Article V of this charter ana
| twenty four hours notice shall be Sulhlcl-
ent for all purposes, except where other,
wise prescribed. herein or by law. But
| any and all notices required by law or by
| this charter may be waived by unanimous
consent of the Board of Directors or The
stockholders as the case may be. and such
| waiver shall be entered on the minutes oil
| the meeting 70 which they apply.
Thus done and passed, In my notaria
| Office in the City of New Orleans, on th'
| date aforesaid. in the presence OF LOul'
G. Guidry and Henry i. Dart. competent
witnesses who have hereuntO signed thell
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CHARTER.

The whole as will more fully appear by
the annexed certified copy OF the minutes
of said stockholders meeting.
And the said appearers having re-
duested me- Notary Public, TO put sald
amendment in authentic form, do by
these presents. receive said amendment IN
form of this Public Act, to the end that
said amendment may be recorded and
promulgated. and thus be read, into the
aforesaid original charter.
Thus done and passed in my office. In
the City of New Orleans, on the day and
in the month and year first above written
in the presence of Robert Il. Anderson and
Reuben \. TanSey, competent witnesses
who hereuntO sign their names with the
said appearers and me Notary, after due
reading of the whole.
(ORIGINAL SIGNED:
]. BODENGER. President
r. J. STENHOUSE, Secretary.
Witnesses: Robt. Il. Anderson, l.. \
Tansey. -
WM J. HENNESSEY.
Notary Public.
l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
state of Louisiana, do hereby certify tina
the Act of Amendment of the J. BOdenge
Incorporated. was this day duly recorded
/ in my office. in Book 1913. folio -, New
orleans, January 18th. 1921.
/ ROBT.. SCOTT, d. X.
/ \ true copy.
! New Orleans, La. Jan. 18th, 1921.
WI. j. HENNESSEH,
Notary Public.
Jan. 21-Mch. 8.