The Lamar register., 1921-09-28
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PROI.OSUE-In December. 1sB. four
men gathered In u hotel in Berne ana
heard one OF the quartet outline piun
to paralyze Great Britain and al ths
same time seize world power The other
three, Hooking, American. AND SteihsIh.~o
and Won Gratz, Germans, all millionalres,
agree to the scheme, providing another
man, Hiram Potts. an American. Id taken
In The lnstigator of the plot gives MS
name as Comte de Guy. but when ne
leaves for England with his daughter ne
decides to use the name Carl Peterson
CHAPTER 1. - Capt Hugh (BulidoD
Drummoud, n retired officer, adVeruses
for WORK that Will give him excitement
signing 'X10." As result he meets
Phyllis Benton, a young woman who an
swered his ad. She tells him of strange
murders and robberies OF which she sus-
poets a band headed by Carl Peterson and
Henry L-akington OF being the ieadefA
CHAPTER u--Drummond decides 70
20 to The Larches. Miss Benton's home
An attempt Is made on the road to wreck
his machine when another, occupied py
Peterson. Laldngton and a strange man.
blocks the road while dining with Phyi-
lis Benton and her father Drummond
hears a terrible shrek at The Elu,s- Dur
ing the night Drummond leAves Tns
I.arches and explores The Eams. He ois-
covers Lakington and Peterson using
q paper. Drummond rescues the Amsr1-
can after . struggle and takes him 10
his home. The mai is Hiram c foetA
CHAPTER IIL-Peterson visits DsuA-
mond the next day, departing with .
threat to return later and recover Pot1
and also q torn paper which DrummonA
seized the night of ths nght With the
aid OF Peter Dar-el, an old army dfen0.
DrumDond arranges 70 hide Potta. anA
substitute In his place one AullinSs. Dc
nobiliEed soldier. who u ssissd By Peter
son and his gang and tAksn 10 Ths Ean,a.
aicng with Drurnmond
CHAPTER ~. When Peterson M
covers the hoax Drummond is escorted
by Irma to a room where he y 70 SAY
for the night During the night Drum
rnond is exploring the house when hs gs0
in q strange room In which 70 . cobra
He escapes. bot on the stairs hAs AoAe
in the darh.
CHAPTER v.-Drummond sniists ths
aid of Mgy Longworth. Toby Sinclair.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. the
latter an aviator. Drummond, AFTER an
encounter with the pseudo Potts, meets
Irrna talking to the marquis of 1Aidiey
and suspects the gang is plotting for the
IJsidley jewels. Drummond and his frfends
are gassed as they sit in hls apartment
I-aitington carries on Potts.
CHAPTER vI.-when Drummond ana
his friends recover they plan to again res
cue Potts Drummond goes TO see Phyi-
lis and besides learning Potts has been
taken TO The F1ms also becomes engaged
to her. Drummond is captured by the
gang In the attempted rescue.
CHAPTER VII - Drummond is held
prisoner IN The Elms and he hears Peter
son making plans to attend conference
at the Ritz. He also hears Peterson and
Lakington plotting to make Potts sign
an agreement Drummond on the roof
watches as the two plotters begin to tor
ture Potts with thumbscrew. He yells
through the skylight and causes Laking-
ton and Peterson to rush from the room.
CHAPTER vIu.-Potts follows Drum
rnond's advice and escapes to The
IArches where a waiting machine takes
him away. Drummond is rescued when a
crowd gathers because of the commotion
he makes on the roof. He tells Phyllis
he must attend the Ritz conference.
Drummond has learned that the gang is
after the Jewels OF the duchess OF Laid
lev. He meets Jerome Green. en- Ameri-
can detective. in Paris. Green has come
to fnd Potts for his relatives,
CHAPTER Kan attempt Is made to
kill Drummond with poisoned darts shot
through a blow pipe by queer little
man who is hidden in Drummond's bed
commotion is Detective Green Upon
their return to Drummond's quarters in
London he receives letter purporting to
come from Phyllis with Green he goes
to The Larches and finds that the place
has been entered. There is evidence that
Phyllis and some of his friends have been
carried on. He runs toward The Elns.
and Green takes his car. going toward
London for help Drummond Is captured
and left bound while Lexington and Irma
leave for Laidley Towers on their mis-
sion Of stealing the duchess Jewels,
CHAPTER x.-Drummond tricks the
German Bolshevist guarding him. then
releases his companions. also Potts and
Phyllis. He announces his intention of
eoing to L1aidley Towers.
ley Towers Drummond kills Lakington's IS
after the latter has stolen the Jewels OF
the duchess of Laidley. Drummond and
Inlsington battle and I.aklngton is forced
into a bath of chemicals from which he
, springs only to be killed by one OF his
own death traps.
CHAPTER XII-Drummond and Greer
examine a ledger In which Peterson kept
his records and discover the Bolshevist
pIot to overthrow the government. Many
prominent names are in the ledger. Drum
mond impersonates Peterson's secretary
and calls a meeting of the men whose
names he finds in the ledger. The lesser
men Ctools of Peterson) Drummond ha,
ducked in a nearby pond. Peterson ant