Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-08
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IRWIN MYERS
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Ifmurder him for7 :
Because they wanted you alone. y
|, explained: Hugh. Private secretaries
ask awkward questions" -. -. .
After a while the millionaire recov-
cred his composure, and with many
breaks, and pauses the slow, disjointed
story continued:
"Lakington That was the name o.
the man 7 met at the Carlton. And
then there was another {. Peter
Peterson. That's 1t. We all
dined together, I remember, and 1t
was after dinner in my private sitting
room, that Peterson put up his propo-
sition to me. !. It was a sugges.
ton that he thought would appeal to
me as business man. He said-what
was it?-that he could produce 81.
tgantic syndfcalist strike in England
revolution, In fact; and that as one Of
the biggest shipowners-the biggest,
in fact-outside this country, I should
be shlG 20 capture q lot Of the, British
carrying trade. he wanted two hun.
dred and fifty thousand pounds to do
It, paid one month after the result was
obtained. So. Said there were others
In 1t. ~; - =: ''s
ION that valuation" interrupted the
detective, thoughtfully,, 1T makes one
million pounds sterling. and Drum
mond nodded. "Yes, Mr.. Potts; and
then2".
II told him." said the millionaire.
"thst he was an Internal scoundrel,,
and that I'd have nothing whatever to
do with such villainous scheme. And
.then-almost the last thing I can re-
member saw Peterson look at LAX
ington. Then they. both sprang on"me,
and felt something prick my arm.
And after that I can't remember any
thing clearly. '.Your face, sir"-he
turned to DrummQnd-'!comes to me
out Of a kind Of dream; and yours, too
he added to Darrell. "But 1t was like
long, dreadful nightmare, in which
vague things. over which I had no
power, kept happening, until woke up
last night in this gentleman's house"
He bowed to Ted birmingham, who
grinned cheerfully.
"And mighty glad I was to hear you
talking sense again, SIR" he remarked.
do you mean to say you hare no rec
oilectlon ot how You got there?'
"None, sir; none," answered the mil
llonaire. 1T was just part Of the
dream"
1T shows the strength OF the drug
those swine used on you," said Drum
mond grimly. "You went there In an
airplane, Mr.. Potts"
IAN airplane!" CRIED the other :n
amazement. II don't remember 1t.
I've got no recollection of it whatever.
There's only one other thing that I can
lay hold of, and that's all dim and
muzzy. >. Pearls. {. A great rope
Of pearls. . was to sign paper;
and I wouldn't . / did once, and
then there was q shot and the light
went out, and the paper disappeared.
=. :"
"1t's at my bank at this moment, Mr..
Potts." said Hugh; II took that paper,
or part Of 1t, that night" a
did your" The millionaire looked
at him vaguely. II was to promise
them q million dollars when they had
done:!what they said. :. remember
that. And the pearl necklace.
-. the duchess Of :" He paused
and shook his head wearily.
1.-THE duchess Of tampshlre's7"
|, prompted Hugh.
"That's it." said the other. "The
duchess Of Lampshire's. It was say
Ing that wanted her pearls, think,
and would ask, no questions as to how
they were got"
The detective grunted.
WANTED to incriminate you proper
ly, did they? Though 1t seems to me
that it was blamed risky game.
There should have been enough money
from the other three to run the show
without worrying you, when they
found you weren't for II"
"Wait," said the millionaire, that
reminds me. Before they assaulted me
at the Carlton they told me the others
wouldn't come In unless did"
For a while there was silence.
broken at length by Hugh.
"Well, Mr.. Potts, you've had a moldy
time. and I'm very glad it's over. But
the person you've got to thank for
putting us fellows on your track ls a
girl: If it hadn't been for her I'm
afraid you'd still be having night
mares"
II would like to see her and thank
her." said the millionaire quickly.
fYou SHALL" grinned Hugh. Come
to the wedding; 1t will be In fort
night or thereabouts.
"Wedding!" Mr.. Potts looked lit
tie vague.
Yes! Mine and hers. CHASTITY
proposition, isn't lt?'
'The last straw" remarked Ted Jer.
nlnghem "A more impossible man as
a bridegroom would be hard to think
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