Middletown transcript., 1921-09-24
Bulldog Dru11,1nond
The Adventures of d Den,obilized
Officer Who Found Peace Dull


cealment it is necessary to change
other things besides your face and
figure. You must change your man
nerismS and unconscious little tricks
NO. won't tell you what it is that
gave you away. You can ponder over
it in prison." "
so YOU mean to hand me over to
the police, do your said Peterson
slowly.
Il see no other course open to me- y
replied DrummOnd.
The sudden opening Of the door
made both men look round. Then
Drummond bowed, to conceal a smile
"Just in time, Miss Irma."
The girl swept past him and con.
fronted Peterson.
"What has happenedy she painted
''The garden is full of people whom
I've never seen. And there were two
men running down the drive covered
with weeds and dripping with wa
ter"
Peterson smiled grimly.
"a slight setback has occurred, my
dear. l have made big mistake
mistake which has proved fatal.
have underestimate the ability of
Captain Drummond; and as long as
live shall always regret that l did
not kill him the night he went explor.
ing in this house."
Fearfnlly the girl faced Drum.
mond; then she turned again to Peter.
SOri.
"Where's Henry?" she demanded.
'That again is a point on which
am profoundly ignorant" answered
Peterson. Perhaps Captain Drum
mond can enlighten us on that also?'
eyes," remarked Drummond, Il can
Henry has had an accident. After
drove him back from the duchess last
night"-the girl gave cry, and Pc.
terson steadied her with his arm
eve had words-dreadfu words. And
| for q long time, Carl, I thought il
would be better if you and had simi.
lar words. IE fact, I'm not sure even
now that it wouldn't be safer in the
| long run.
"But where is hep said the girl
through dry lips.
"Where you ought to be, Carl" an
swered Hugh grimly. where, sooner
| or later, you will be-"
He pressed the studs in the niche
! of the wall, ard the door Of the big
safe swung open slowly. With 9
scream of terror the girl sank half
fainting on the floor, and even Peter
sons cigar dropped on the floor from
his nervous lips. For, hung from the
ceiling by two ropes attached to his
arms, was the dead body of Henry
Lakington. And even as they watched
| it, it sagged lower, ard one of the
feet hit sullenly against beautiful
old gold vase.
"My Cod" muttered Peterson. "Dit
you murder him?"
"Oh, no." answered Drummond
'sHe inadvertently fell in the bath ht
got ready for me, and then when he
ran up the stairs in considerable pain
that interesting mechanical device
broke his neck
"Shut the door," screamed the girl
81 can't stand it."
| She covered her face with hel
hands, shuddering, while the doo1
slowly swung to again.
EYES," remarked Drummond thought
| fully. "it should be an interesting
trial. 1 shall have such a lot to tel
| them about the little entertainment:
here. and all your endearing ways"
With the big ledger under his arm
he crossed the room and called t.
some men who were standing outside
in the hall; and as the detectives
thoughtfully supplied by Mr.. Green
entered the central room, he glanced
for the last time at Carl Peterson ant
his daughter. Never had the cigal
glowed more evenly between the mas
ter-criminars lips; never had the CIR
Irma selected a cigarette from he
gold and torto1se-sheff case with mor'
supreme Indifference.
"Good-by, my ugly one!' she cried
with a charming smile, as two of th'
men stepped up to her.
"Good-by," Hugh bowed, and ting
of regret showed for moment in hi:
eyes.
"Not good-by, Irma." Carl Peterson
removed his cigar, and stared a
Drummond steadily. "Only au revoir
nv friend: only au revOir."