The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-13

moreover, II is u Dc feoietlcu Ihae
the perfectly ordinary man told lie
a little later in the day, when giving
his report to some one whose neck APP
parently Inconvenience him greatly.
But then lie\ is frequently more
tactful than the truth, and to have
announced that. the sole result of his
mornings labors had been to decipher
wire addressed to The Elms, when
contained the cryptic remark, Stung
again. stiff neck, Stung again" would
not have been tactful. So he lied,
as has been stated, thereby showing
his wisdom.
But though Drummond chuckled to
himself as the car rushed through the
fresh morning air, once or twice a
CLEAN that was not altogether amuse-
ment shOne in his eyes. For four
years he had played one game where
no mistakes were allowed; the little
incident Of the pOstoffice had helped
to bring to his mind the certainty
that he had now embarked on another
where the conditions were much the
same. That he had scored up to date
was luck rather than good manage
ment, and he was far too shrewd not
to realize 1t. Now he was marked.
and luck with q marked man cannot
be tempted too far.
Alone and practically unguarded he
had challenged gang Of international
criminals; gang not only utterly I'M
scrupulous, but controlled by mas
ter mind. OF its power as yet he had
no clear idea; of its size and imme-
diate object he had even less. Per
haps it was as well. Had he realized
even dimly the immensely of the is
sues he was up against, had he had
but an inkling of the. magnitude OF
the plot conceived in the sinister brain
of his host Of the previous evening,
then, CHEEKY optimist though he was,
even Hugh Drummond might have
wavered. But he had no such inkling,
and SO the CLEAN in his eyes was but
transitory, the chuckle that succeeded
it more whOle-hearted than before.
Was it not sport in a land flowing
with strikes and profiteers; sport such
as his soul loved?
II arm afraid, Mullings," he said
as his car stopped in front OF his
club. that the kindly gentleman with
whom we spent last night has re-
pudiated his obligations. He refuses
to meet the bill gave him for your
| services. Just wait here moment"
He went inside. returning in a few
moments with folded check.
Round the corner, Mullings, and
an Obliging fellah in black coat will
shovel you out the necessary Brad
burys."
The man glanced at the check.
Fifty pounds, SIR" he gasped.
"Why-it's too much, sir.
"The Iaborer, Mullings. is worthy
of his hire. You have been Of the
| very greatest assistance to me; and
incidentally, it is more than likely that
l may want you again. Now, where
can / get hold of you?"
"13 Green Street. 'Oxton, sir, I'll al
ways find me. And any time, sir, as
you wants me, I'd like to come just
| for the sport of the thing"
Hugh grinned.
Good lad. And 1t may be sooner
than you think"
TWO.
| Inside the Junior Sports club. Hugh
Drummond was burying his nose in a
large tankard Of the ale for which
that CHEEKY pot-house was still fam
GUS. A waiter was arranging the
first editions Of the evening papers
on a table, and Hugh beckoned te
him, to bring one. Cricket, racing. the
latest divorce case, and the latest
strike-all the usual headings were
there. And he was just putting dowr
the paper, to again concentrate on his
problem, when q paragraph caught
his eye.
STRANGE MURDER IN BELFAST
| "The man whose body was discov
| cred in such peculiar circumstances
near the docks has been identified a!
Mr.. James Granger. the confidential
| secretary to Mr.. Hiram Potts. thu
American multi-millionaire, at presen
| in this country. The unfortunate
victim Of this dastardly outrage-hi
head. as we reported in our last
| nights issue, was nearly severed from
his body-had apparently been sen
over on business by Mr.. Potts, ant
had arrived the preceding day. Wha
he was doing In the locality In whicl
he was found is a mystery.
eve understand that Mr.. Potts. VIII
has recently been indisposed, has re
turned to the Carlton, and is great
. upset at the sudden tragedy.
4 'The police are confident that the
will shortly obtain a clue. though tn
; rough element in the locality wher
! the murder was committed present
great difficulties. 1t seems clear tina
, the motive was robbery, as all tn
. murdered mans pockets were rif1et
. But the most peculiar thing about tn
case is the extraordinary care taken b
J the murderer to prevent the identff
cation Of the body. Every article Q