The Lamar register., 1921-08-17
SYNoPSIs.

gathered In a hotel In Berne ana
heard one OF the quartet outline - plan
TO paralyze Great Britain and at the
same time seize world power. The other
three, Hooking, American, and Steinsman
and Won Gratz, Germans, all millionaires.
agree TO the scheme. providing another
man. Hiram Potts. an American. is taken
In. The insugator OF the plot gives bis
name as Comto de Guy. but when he
leaves for England with his daughter he
decides TO use the name Carl Peterson.
CHAPTER l. - Capt Hugh CBulldoD
Drummond. retired officer. advertises
for work that will give him excitement
signing 'TXlO." 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 LAkington of being the lesderA
CHAPTER u.-Drummond decides %
20 to The Larches. Miss Benton's homA-
An attempt is made on the road to wreck
his machine when another, occupied By
Peterson, Laldngton and u strange man.
blocks the road While dining with Phyi-
liz Benton and her father Drummond
hears Il terrible ahriek at The Elms- Dur
ing tfs night Drummond leaves The
I-arches and explores The EmA He Dis
covers LAiington and Peterson using .
thumbscrew on an American who signs
. paper. Drummond rescues the Amsa-
can after q struggle and takes him -
his homo The man II Hiram @ fotfn
CHAPTER IfL-Petsrson visits pru1-
mond the next day, departing with .
threat to return later and recover Potts
and also a torn papex which DrummonA
seized the night OF the fight With ths
aid of Peter Darrel. an old army friend
Drummond Arranges TO hide Potts. and
substitute In his place one Mullings. . -
mobiilxed soldier. who u ssirsd By Peter
son and his gang and taken 10 Ths Eama.
along with Drurnmona
CHAPTER ~. When FvtsrSon das-
covers the hoax Drummond 10 escorted
BY Irma to a room whore he u - ~
for the night During the night Drum
mond is exploring the house when b So
IN 4 strange room in which 10 . coorA-
he escapes, but on the stairs has A1A1
in the dark-
CHAPTER v.-Drummond snlists ths
aid of Algy Eongworth, Toby Sinclair.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. ths
latter aviator. Drummond. after an
encounter with the pseudo Potts. mests
Irma talking to the marquis Of LAidley
and suspects the gang is plotting for the
Laidley Jewels. Drummond and his friends
are gassed they ait In his apartment
LskinEton carries on Potts.
CHAPTER vI-when Drummond and
his friends recover they plan TO again res
cue Potts. DTummond goes to see Phyl-
lis and besides learning Potts has been
taken TO The Elms 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 a conference
at the Ritz. He also hears Peterson and
Laidngton plotting TO make Potts sign
an agreement Drummond on the roof
watches the two plotters begin % tor
ture Potts with q thumbscrew. He ,yells
throu Il the skylight and causes Laking-
ton and Peterson to rush from the room
CHAPTER vIu.-Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to The
Iarches. where waiting machine takes
him away. Drummond is rescued when q
crowd gathers because Of the commotion
he makes on the roof Ec tells Phyllis
he must attend the Ritz conference.
Drummond has learned that the gang Is
after the Jewels Of the duchess OF Laid
ley. He meets jerome Green. en- Ameri-
can detective. in Paris. Green has come
tdFhnd Potts for his relatives.
CHAPTER Kan attempt is made to
Kill Drummond with poisoned darts shot
throurh a blow pipe by a queer little
man wko is hidden in Drummond's bed
room. Among others attracted by the
commotion is Detective Green. Upon
their return to Drummond's quarters In
London he receives a 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 Elms.
and Green takes his car going toward
London for help Drummond is captured
and left bound while Lahington and Irma
leave for Laidley Towers on their mis-
sion Of stealing the duchess Jewels
natter he cried, carefully refilling
his glass. "Now, boys, what about
ParisT'
"Is it necessary to go at an7" asked
Peter.
1T wouldn't have been If the Yank
had been sane" answered Drum
mond. AS 1t is. l guess I've got to.
Now listen-all of YOU. Ted-oG you
go, and raise a complete walters out
fit, diclSy and all complete. Peter
you come with eto the airdrome,
and afterward look up Mullings, at
10 Green street. Hoxton, and tell him
to get In touch with at least fifty
demobilized soldiers who are on for q
scrap Algy-you hold the fort here
and don't get drunk on my ale. Peter
viii Join you, when he's finished with
Mullings, and he's not to get drunk,
either. Are you all on?"
Ten minutes later he was at the