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Bulldog Drum1nond
The Adventures of a Demobilized cvr;, McNa1s
OTTlcer VINO FOun0 Fe0ce UuH "Sapper"


was no doubt In that worthy's mind
that, at last, this wretched meddler
with things that CONCERNED him not
had been laid by the heels. Which
was as unfortunate for the chauffeur
as 1t had been for unwary Huns in
the past.
Contemptuously he rolled Drum
m0nd over; then, noting the relaxed
muscles and inert limbs, he laid his
gun on the ground preparatory to run
ming through his victims pockets. And
the fact that such an action was a
little more foolish than offering man.
eating tiger peppermint lozenge did
not trouble the chauffeur. In fact,
nothing troubled him again.
He got out one gasping cry Of. ter
ror as he realized his mistake then
he had a blurred consciousness Of the
world upside down, and everything
was over. II was Olaki's most danger
GUS throw, carried out by gripping the
victims wrists and hurting his body
over by heave of the legs. And nine
times out of ten the result was a
broken neck. This was one of the
nine.
For a while the soldier stared at the
body, frownlng thoughtfully. To have
killed the chauffeur was incOnvenient,
but since 1t had happened 1t neces-
STATED little Encouragement Of his
plans. The moon was setting and the
night would become darker, so there
was good chance that Lexington
would not recognize that the driver
of his car had changed. And If he
dld--well, it would be necessary to
forego the somewhat theatrical enter
tainment he had staged for his benefit
at The Elms. Bending over the dead
man, he removed his long grey driv-
lng-coat and cap; then, without a
sound, he threaded his way through
the bushes In search Of the car.
He found 1t about a hundred yards
nearer the house, so well hidden In
small space Off the road that he
was almost on top of 1t before he real
ICED the fact. To his relief 1t was
empty, and placing his own cap In a
pocket under the seat he put on the
driving coat Of his predecessor Then.
with a quick glance round to ensure
that everything was in readiness for
the immediate and rapid departure
such as he imagined darlington would
desire. he turned and crept stealthily
toward the house.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

inston was thoroughly enjoying him
self. An intimate inside knowledge
OF the skeletons that ratified their
bones In the cupboards Of most Of
those present enabled the gods to
speak with dlscOncerting accuracy;
and as each victim insisted on some
body new facing the sands that came
from beyond the mountains, the per-
formance seemed likely to last indef-
nitely.
At last a sudden delighted burst Of
applause came from the group, an
nouncing the discontinue of yet an
other guest, and with II Lexington
seemed TO tire of the amusement. En-
crossed though he was in the anticIpa-
tion Of the main item which was still
to be staged, Drummond could not but
admire the extraordinary accuracy Of
the character study. Not detail had
been overlooked; not single flaw in
Lakington's acting could he notice. II
WOo VI AhuAdu WIN oNOOu lhCACl anu
when few days later Hugh returned
her pearls to the duchess, for long
time neither she nor her husband
would believe that Ram Oar had been
an Englishman disguised. :. And this
was what happened as seen by the
fascinated onlooker crouching near the
window outside.
Superbly disdainful, the Indian
after short, meaningless patter, to
hold the attention of the audience,
stalked to the open window With
arms Outstretched he stared into the
darkness, seeming to gather strength
from the gods whom he served.
''Do your ears not hear the whisper
ings of the night?" he demanded. Life
rustling In the leaves; death moaning
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
Worries Larossf Spring.

What Is the largest spring in the
worldi Florida has one which must
be near the head Of the list. This Is
called wakulla spring. II II 40 feet
across. Is 80 Feet deep and flows AZ
the rate Of 10000 gallons Of water
every minute. II gives rise 10 river
30 fevt vile nj IT. source. This
mammoth spring Is Situated abuut 10
mites FROM Tallai as.ee.-sIstlook.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
TWO

Laidley Towers was en- fete. The
duchess, determined that every con-
ceivable stunt should be carried out
which would make for the entertain
ment Of her guests. had spared no
pains to make the evening success.
The duke, bored to extinction, had
been five times routed out of his study
by his indefatigable spouse, and was
now, at the moment Hugh first came
In sight of the house, engaged In shak-
ing hands with tall. aristocratic-
looking Indian.
How d'y do" he murmured va
cantly. "What did you say the dam
fellahs name was, my dear?" he whis-
pered In a hoarse undertone to the
duchess. who stood beside him well
coming the distinguished foreigner.
Were so glad you could come, Mr..
Ram Dar." remarked the duchess af-
fably. Everyone Is so looking for
ward to your wonderful entertain
ment."' Round her neck were the his.
toric pearls. and as the Indian bowed
low over her outstretched hand, his
eyes CLEANED for a second.
1t had been the marquis of Laidley
himself who had suggested getting
hold Of this most celebrated perform.
err. who had apparently never been
In England before. And since the
marquis of Laidley's coming-of-age
was the cause Of the whole evenings
entertainment, his suggestion had
been hailed with reclamation. How
he had heard about the Indian, and
from whom, were points about which
he was very vague; but since he was
very vague young man, the fact
elected no comment. The main thing
was that here, In the flesh, was a
dark. mysterious performer OF the oc-
cult. and what more could house
party requirei And in the general
excitement Hugh Drummond crept
closer to the open window. Suddenly
his jaw frightened: Irma Peterson had
entered the room with young Laidley.
do you want anything done. Mr..
Ram Dar?" asked the duchess-"the
lights down or the window shutf"
mo. I thank you" returned the In
dian. Il am ready, Who first will
learn OF the things that are written on
the scroll of FateT"
And Ii was at that moment that the
intent watcher outside the window
began to shake with silent mirth. For
the face was the face of the Indian.
Ram Oar. but the voice was the voice
OF darlington. II struck him that
the next ten minutes or so might be
well worth while. The problem Of re-
moving the pearls from the duchess
neck before such an assembly seemed
to present a certain amount Of diff
Guilty even to such an expert as Henry.
And Hugh crept little nearer tie
window, % as TO miss nothing.
Evidently the scene was now set
the necessary props were IN position
and Hugh waited with growing TIM
patience for the principal event. But
the principal performer seemed In no
hurry. In fact IN his dry way LAX
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
The Iberians.

The Iberians were an ancient peo-
pie living at the mouth of the Iberus
tEbro) river in eastern Spain. Later
the inhabitants Of the entire peninsula
were called lberians. The term now
Is applied TO the primitive Neollthlc
and bronze-age men whose remains
and relics are found In ancient graves
and grottoes throughout western Eu-
rope. The race was characterized by
long heads and short stature. The
term Iberia stlll Is frequently used
In reference to Spain and Portugal.
especially In literature. the expression
lberian peninsula being quite common.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
CHAPTER x-contInusd.

~
Hugh walked to the top OF the
stairs. A grin spread over his face
as he saw half a dozen familiar faces
In the hall. and he hailed them
cheerlly.
Like old times, boys" he laughed.
where's the driver OF the lorry?"
'"Thats me, sir" One of them
stepped forward.
Good" said Hugh. Take your bus
ten miles from here: then drop that
crowd one by one on the road as you
go along. You can take 1t from me
that none OF 'em will say anything
about 1t, even when they wake up.
Then take her back to your garage
I'll see you later.
snow" went on Hugh, as they heard
the sound Of the departing lorry,
'we've got to set the scene for to-
morrow morning." He glanced at his
watch. "Just eleven. How long will
It take me to get the old buzz-box TO
LaluleV T0werSF
'Laidley Towers" echoed Darrell.
what the devil are you going there
fOrf'
Il just can't bear to be parted from
Henry for one moment longer than
necessary" said Hugh quietly. "And
Henry is there, in pralseworthy en-
deayor to lift the duchess pearls. . +. !.
Dear lIenryw His two fists clenched,
and the American, looking at his face,
laughed softly.
But 1t was only>for a moment that
Drummond INDUCED In the pleasures
OF anticipation; all that could come
after. And just now there were other
things to be done-many others, IL
events next morning were to go as
they should.
"Take those two into the center
ROOM" he cried. Incidentally there's
dead Boche on the floor, but he'll
come In very handy In my little
scheme"
"A dead Bocher The inundated
rabbit gave a frightened squeak.
Good heavens you rufIian. this is
beyond a joke"
Hugh looked at him coldly.
'Youll find IL beyond joke. you
miserable little rat" he said quietly,
"if you speak to me like that" He
laughed as the other shrank past him.
''Thrce of you boys In there" he or
dered briskly. "and If either of them
gives the slightest trouble clip him
over the head. Now let's have the
rest Of the crowd In here, Peter"
They came filing in, and Hugh
waved CHEEKY hand In greeting.
"How goes 1t. you fellows" he cried
with his infectious grin. Like a COM
pany pow-wow before popping the
parapet. What And It's bigger
show this time. boys. than any you've
had over the water. Gather round,
and listen to me-"
For five minutes he spoke, and his
audience nodded delightedly. Apart
from their love for Drummond-and
three out Of every four of them knew
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

him personally--lt was scheme which
fickled them to death. And he was
careful to tell them just enough Of the
sinister design OF the master-criminal
to make them realize the blgness of
The issue.
That's all clear. then" said Drum
mond. rising. -New I'm on. Toby,
want you 20 come. too. We ought
20 be there by midnight"
There's only one point captain
remarked the American. as the group
began TO disperse. THAT safe-and
the ledger" lie fumbled In his pocket,
and produced a small india-rubber bot
fie. tive got the soup here-gel-
ixnite.- he explained. as he saw the
myss'fed look o. the esher's face. Il
recko1ed II might come in handy. Al
- fuse and defonator.~
-Sp'endidr' said Hugh. splendid
Ysu're an acquisition. Mr.. Green. to
zny gathering. But ] think-I think
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

Go 70 the ant. thou sluggard: con
s.der her ways and be wise: whica
having no guide. overseer. or ruler.
pr4xideih her neat in the summer.
AMI gaihereth her food In the har-
sest.-rroverhs. eos.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

can render. LUIS
faith must have
a knowledge OF
God as revealed
in Christ. No nat
ural theology VIII
sumc &c, because
its appeal does
not supply suih-
Gent motive pow
err. A mighty In
centive Is re
CURED to over
come our innate
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
Reasonable
Service
By REV. JOHN C. PAGE
Teacher OF Bible Doctrine. Moody
Bible institute. chicago.

TEXT beseeeh you therefore. breth-
ren, by the mercies OF God. that We pre-
sent your bodies = living sacrifice. holy.
acceptable unto God. which ls your rea-
sonable service.-Romans l2:L
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

Jonah slhldertsL
suppose Hey had anarsn'inei fhs
whale aud ne for yphnsf- ~ crisL
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

There is a call to sacrifice and serv-
ice which only faith In the living Goa
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07

Lexington first. Oil yes-most un-
doubtedly-Henry firstl"
And once again the American
laughed softly at the look on bis face.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
Busy Bees Class 4
Meets With Miss Boyer

One of the most enthusiastic meet
ings of the Busy Bees Sunday school
class of the Dixieland Sunday school
was held with Miss Imelda Boyer on
West Patterson street, Friday after
noon. In the absence of the presi-
dent, Miss Pauline Scott, vice pfesi-
dent, presided. Fourteen of the sew
enteen members answered to roll call.
Among. the important items of bust
ness transacted by the class was the
resolution to purchase an instrument
for the priamry department of the
Sunday. school. In order to increase
their funds the girls willrgive n candy
sale next Saturday afternoon in Mum
Park.
Miss Boyer served delicious sher-
bet and homemade cake. assisted by
her mother and Mrs Hodges, during
the social hour. The next meeting of
the class will be held with Miss Ruth
Snyder, on South Florida avenue.
Announcement was made at this
meeting that the class would lose
their teacher, Mrs. Sweat, that lady
having been appointed superintendent
of the primary department. and that
Mrs. Zion would be their teacher in
the future. The girls expressed their
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
] LAKELAND's WEATHER

The cool wave that visited Flor
ida the latter part of last week has
now become history although the
wind drift is still from the east and
southeast, causing delightful breez-
es. Heavy showers fell to the
south of the city during Sunday
afternoon and those driving in
from Tampa report rain to be
general from Plant City to the Gulf
coast. Only a few drops fell in
Lakeland. Rain again threatened
shortly before 8 o'clock Sunday
night, the showers slipping by tc
the northeast. The night was fair,
Sundays temperature range was
from IS to 81 degrees. Last night
the mercury did not go below 20
degrees and at noon had climbed
to "a degrees. Except for occa-
sional scattered showers the
weather promises to be generally
fair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
NEW S. S. ROOM USE

AT the opening of the DiXieland
Methodist Sunday school Sunday
morning the superintendent, W. e.
Boyer. announced that the new pri-
mary room was in readiness, and that
all the children under nine years of
age would retire to the room.
He announced the appointment of
Mrs. d. B. Sweat as superintendent !
Mrs. Fahie, secretary and pianist, and
three teachers, Mrs. J. j. Gardner,
Mrs. |. p. Criswell and Mrs. l.. w.
Robinson. Mrs j. H. Zion was ap-
pointed to take up the work of teach
rer of the Busy Bees, formerly taught
by Mrs. Sweat.
The primary school began its work
under very favorable auspices, with
an enrolment of fifty-four pupils.
Forty-five were in attendance Sunday,
including officers and teachers. The
attendance in the entire school was
i122. ~.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
BAREFOOT BURGLAR
PROVES TO BE JOHN
0'NEILL OF TAMP I

With the arrest of John O'Ncin. crl
orod. Wednesday, in Tampa began tA
solution Of Lakeland's barefoot bu
glar mystery II will be gemnmbero
that during The summer this city ha
la series of burglarips. in which III
perpetrators left no clue except bare
foot tracks about the houses viaitc
When O'Neill was taken ipto custod
he told the officers that his pal
hurglarios committed in Tampa, :
mon Jenkins, was to meet him
Lakeland Sunday night. Accordinel
O'Neill was brought to the rendezyou
by the officers, but Jenkins failed
appear.
Considerable loot was fouEd
ONcills possession, but only a ra2o
belonging to colored man could J.
identified by the Lakeland victims
the burglars
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
Pretty Party Announces
Miss Conibear's EpsagemeptY{


Miss conibear's Eps7gemeptU
Mrs. w. f. ConiBear and heT daugh-
tiers, Miss Florence aad Miss Helen.
invited a group Of friends GQl play
/ bridge Saturday afternoon without a
hint of the real nature OF the occa-
sion.
The wide veranda of the Conibear
I apartment at The Colonial was a
charming setting for the party, with
I the sweeping view of Lake Morton.
the comfortable gray furniture and
the. background of ported ferns and
artistically placed bowls Of 3ari-col-
ored zinnias.
In the hours spent in bridge Mrs.
Barnwell Fuller secured the iirst
prize, box OF lovely stationery, and
Mrs. Norbert Carney received the cut
prize, a pretty deck of cards.
The delicious refreshments were
served in two courses. The first con
sisted of perfection salad with cheese
straws, olives and iced tea, with a
little hint, had anyone been clever
enough to catch it, in the shape of
the cheese straws, two darts run
through a ring.
peach ice cream and delicious cake,
but these We're neglected for the time
being for each plate bore two pink
roses tied together with pink ribbon
and bearing little envelopes. which
proved to contain the cards of the fol
lowing named persons, to-Wit: Mr..
Herbert Drummond Mendenhall and
Miss Lucy Kingdom Cunibedr. At
the same time Miss COnibear was pre-
scented with a lovely bouquet made in
bridal-bOuquet style of pink roses.
candy tuft and ferns, and it, too. bore
a tiny envelope, which was found to
contain the engagement ring. a beau
tiful diamond, liquid-looking in its
purity and held to its band of gold
by setting of platinum. OF course,
the secret was completely out by now.
and Miss 'Conibear became the center
of much affectiOnate interest and cor
dial good wishes And the fortunate
man, who was represented at the
party only by the favor roses which
were his contribution to the occasion
came in for his share of interest and
congratulation. The bouquet to the
guest Of honor was a gift from l. v
Stevens, the jeweler. a close friend
who knew the secret before hand be-
cause he had been engaged to make
the beautiful ring.
The wedding will occur in the fall
or early winter.
The guests invited to the delight
full announcement party were Miss
Ruby Turner, Miss Gladys Wilson,
Miss Josephine Drane, Miss Eva Key,
Miss Georgia Pelham, Miss Katherine
Buford Miss Kate Reynolds, Mrs G.
D. Mendenhall, Mrs. Benz. Sullivan of
Tampa, Mrs. w. S. Moore, Mrs. Kate
Booth, Mrs. l. V. Stevens. Mrs. Viii
liam Steitz. Mrs. NJ. L. Paddock, Mrs
Barnwell -Fullerr,.. Mrs. w. L. King,
Mrs. Ed. Plat of Barlow, Mrs. Nor
bert Carney, Mrs. Ray Weeks, Mrs
John Patterson, Jr.. Mrs. TRULY
O'Steen. tf .t ;.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
HAUL OF GAMBLERS

Chief Williams and Lieut. Sheath
Of the police department paid an un-
expected visit Saturday night to an
establishment in the northwestern
part of the city, known as the "Geor
gia' quarters, and arrested the fol-
lowing colored residents on charge
Ut gambling: Frank Troup, Sonnie
Bird, Rufus Modist, viii johnson.
Med Saunders, Albert Coleman. Min
ME Williams, Wife Kirkland. l..
White, e. Randell, Johnnie Whiting,
and Jim Butler.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

Z AS Capt. Yancey Carter of the Lake
Gibson neighborhood, was coming to
town Saturday evening, he came upon
a Ford truck overturned by the road
side between two and three miles
from Lakeland. The occupants were
five colored men, and of these two
appeared to be seriously hurt One
of the party stated that the boss
man. was ahead of them in car,
and Capt. Carter brought him to town
to look for the employer. Members
of the Lakeland police visited the
scene and found the truck. but none
of the occupants
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
THREE HoRoEs TAKEN

Capt. Daniel of the railway police
this morning took three men off .
train on account OF their having made
he trip down from Live Oak without
going through the formality of paying
their fare. The men were turned
over to the city police and gave thor
names as Anterior Richard, Bolton
Waldrop and w. ]. Monahan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
Dixieland lie dies
Plan Sock Social"

DixieIand Ladies'
Plan "Sock Social
7 The ladies OF Working Circle No. 3
of the DiXieland Methodist church
are planning novel entertainment
for Thursday evening, when they will
give a Sock Social" in the now pri
mary room. They are sending out
miniature socks, bearing this nscrip-
tidh: ..
Just place within this sock .-.
In dollars or in cents
The number of the socks you wear;
We hope it is immense.
Then multiply by two,
BE sure you do il fair;
Don't grumble at the cash it takes;
BE glad you have a pair.
AN enjoyable program will be rem
dered. II YOU cannot como and bring
the sock be sure you return il wolf
filled.
We invite you to help us in our
work al DiXicand.
However, anyone who has not re-
ceiyed a sock may attend as extra
socks will be on hand at the door
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
DR.. RICHARDS BACK

DR.. and Mrs II. NJ. Richards and
young son have returned from a de
lightful motor trip to the East Coast.
stopping at Daytona Beach, West
Palm Beach and Miami. According
to the doctor, they spent the time
either in their car on in the surf and
saw no place on the way that equals
Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
RECEIVED FREE MATTRESS

The Mckay Furniture Co.. which is
having big mattress sale today, adj
vertised that a mattress would he Civ
en- free to the first lady entering the
store this morning. The early bird
that got the mattress was Mrs. Les
sic English, who is naturally pleased
with her own good luck and the gen
crosby of the Mckay Company.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many friends for the
kindness shown us in the illness and
death of our little girl, also for the
beautiful floral offerings.
+. MIR. AND MRS. JNO. SKAGGS,
AND FAMILY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
g DIxIELAND LADIES TO MEET

z An important meeting of the Dixie
land ladies Aid Society will be held
at the church Friday afternoon at
$3.50. 1t is urged that all members
attend, as business of unusual inter-
est will come before the society.
Other ladies of the congregation are
cordially invited. The different cir
cles will please have their reports
ready.
MRS. p. NJ. THOMPSON, Sec.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

deep regret at having-te- give up Mrs.
Sweat, but voted to stand by Mrs.
Zion in the work.
Those present to enjoy Miss Boger's
hospitality were Misses Dorothy FL
lott, Jewell Dickerson. Ruth Snyder,
Pauline Scott, Corinna Contner. Lui
cile Faison, Mary Wilson. Amanda
Davis, Julia Arendell, Mildred Tsch-
udy, Evelyn Drummond, Louise Eng
lish, Mrs. ID. B. Sweat. Mrs. Hodges
and Mrs Boyer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29
Social and Personal

Mr.. and Mrs ]. b. Hannah left Sat
urday by auto for trip to Daytona,
st. Augustine and other East Coast
cities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

Newman Moran has as his guests
his father, brother and brother-in-
law, DR.. o. F. Moran, Henry Moran
and Chas. Chandler, all of Milledge-
vile, Ga
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

DR.. Sarah Wheeler and niece, Mrs
Jessie Linton, and John Wright are
expected home this evening from
stay of few days at Daytona Beach,
and will be accompanied home by
Mrs. George Wright, who went up
several days earlier with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. d. Edwards.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

Edwin Spencer, Jr returned Sunday
evening from two-weeks business
trip to points in Ohio and Illinois.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

Miss Lou Nickerson, formerly of
the Rollins College faculty, who has
been the guest of Miss Mary d. Con-
Obey, left Sunday evening for Winter
Haven.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Stalnaker. of
Washington, d. c.. and Leo Stalnaker
and Miss Ruth Pate, Of Tampa. are
guests of their uncle, E. f. Moutz.
and family 401 n. Tennessee avenue.