The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-10-27

Z we're ever likely 20 have thoussnds." -
Hugh stared at the American
Last night" be safa slOWly. ne
wGS fOrSeagheFfnE with . crowd OF
the most AtrOciOus ragged-trousered
EevOlntlonaries it's ever been my luck
to run up against"
We're In il, Captain, right IN the
middle OF it." cried the detective. slap
ping his leg. 9TH eat my hat il that
Frenchman isn't .F'ranklyn-Or Lib
Stein-Or Baron Darott-or any other
of the blamed names he calls himself.
He's genius; he's the goods. Gee !"
he whistled gently under his breath.
IF we could only lay him by the
heels"
For = while lie stared ia front OF
him. lost in his dream of pleasant
anticipation; !hen, with Il short laugh,
hc pulled himself together
quite few people have thought
the same, Captain" lie remarked,
''.Ipd there he is-stiil drinking high
I:;,;,
"Ypu say he was with crowd OF
rCVoiuiionarie> last night. What DO
you mean ,Nacgly:"
"Rul~AcviSlS. Anarchists. members
az he Observation-Disclosures
money nrig.,lr.' answered Hugh.
~l.ut ,..cGSe me Il moment. Waiter"
a IMAM who had been lowering
r"Had c.imr up promptly.
"TcUr or 'eIn. Ted" said. Hugh in
81 RAPID mGrrrone. "Frrnrhman with
q beard, Nauk. and rwo Iochr~. Do
Your best.
..Ri2ht-o. old bean" returned The
waiter. "hu. don't hope for Too much"
He disappeared unobtrusiveiy into
the restaurant. and Hugh turned with
n laugh tu the American. who was
staring al him in amaZeucnr.
WHO The Gcvii is thar guy" asked
the detective.
Ted Jcrn.nsham-son Of Sir Pat
rick birmingham. Bart., and Lady Jern-
ingham. Of birmingham han. Rutland,
England" answered Hugh, still grim
ming We may be crude in our
methods. Mir. Green. bat you must ad-
NIT we do our best. Incidentally. if
you want To know, your friend Mr..
Potts * al present tucked between
the sheets at that very house. He
went there by airplane this morning"
He waved Il hand toward Jerry: He
was the pilot"
The American was shaking his head
a little dazedly. We've got TO get
busy on what your friend PetersOn's
little worry *; we've then got To stop
it some old how. Now. does moth
ing sort Of strike yOu?" RE looked
keenly at he soldier. Revolution
aries, BnlSheVists, paid agitatorS last
night: International financiprS this
evening Why, the broad outline OF
| the plan * as plain as the nose on
your face; and IFS just tile sort OF
game that man would love -
| The detective stared thoughrfulIy at
| The eud of his cigar, and "a look of
comprehension began Ia dawn on
| Hughs face.
Great Scott. Mr.. Green" lie said,
I'm beginning TO get you. What was
| defeating me was, why TWO men like
Peterson and Lexington should be
mixed up with last nights crowd
'LakingtOnl Who's LakingtOn? %
asked the other quickly.
Number Two in the combine" said
Hugh, land a nasty man"
Well, We'll leave him out for the
moment" said the American. Doesn't
it strike YOU that there are quite a
number of people in this world who
would benefit if England became a
sort OF second Russia? That such a
thing would be worth money-biR
money? That such a thing would be
worth paying through the nose for?
1t would have to be done properly
your small strike here, and your small
strike there, amt no manner Of use
One gigantic syndicalist strike all over
your country-that's what Peterson's
playing for, I'll stake my bottom dol
lar. How he's doing it is another mat
ter. But he's in with the big finan
clerS: and he's using the tub-thump
ing BOlshies as tools. Gadl It's s
big scheme he pulled twice at hi.
cigar-"a burned big scheme. You
little old country. captain. is, saving
one, the finest on Gods earth but She.
In a funny mood. She's sick, like
most OF US are; maybe she's a llttl,
bit sicker than q good many peopl
think But I reckon PetersOn's cur,
won't do any mannsr OF good, except
ing to himself and those blamed cap
italists who are putting up the dol
lars"
Then where the devil does POtt
come in" said Hugh, who had lis
tened intently to every word the An
erican had said. and the duchess @
Lampshire's pearls?"
Pearls ~ began the American. whe
the restaurant door opened suddenl
and Ted birmingham emerged d
seemed TO be in a hurry, and Hug
half rose in his chair. Then he sa
back again, as with miraculous rapid