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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-27
The Adventures of a
Dem0biliZed Officer
Who Found PEACEFUL
By CYRIL McNEILE
'SAPPER'
"SAPPER"
Copyright BY Geo. II. Doran Co.

tensely solemn-aiso extremely loud.
"Preposhterous. Perfectly preposh-
ferrous. We must go and apologize
absolutely musht apologize
Quite objectionable. {.
You can't go about country e.
knocking down gates. Out OF
Half-consciously Hugh listened, but,
now that the moment for action had
come. every faculty was concentrated
on his own job. He saw half a dozen
men go rushing out into the garden
through a side door, and then two
mere ran out and came straight toward
him. They crashed past him and went
on into the darkness, and for an in
slant he wondered what they were
doing. A little later he was destined
Then came peal at the front-door
bell. and he determined to wait no
longer. He darted through the gar
den door. to find flight of stairs in
front Of him. and in another moment
he was on the first floor He walked
rapidly along the landing, trying to
find his bearings, and, turning a corner,
he found himself at the top Of the
main staircase-the spot where he had
fought Peterson two nights previous
ly.
He walked quickly on to the room
which he calculated was the one where
he had seen the shadow on the blind.
Without a seconds hesitation he flung
the door open and walked In. There
lying in the bed. was the American,
while crouched beside him. with a re-
volver in his hand, was a man.
For a few seconds they watched one
another in silence, and then the man
Strengthened up.
1.-THE soldier" he snarled. "You
young pup"
Deliberately. almost casually, he
raised his revolver, and then the un'
expected happened. A jet of liquid
ammonia struck him full in the face
and with a short laugh Hugh dropped
his water-pistol in his pocket. and
turned his attention to the bed. Wrap
ping the millionaire In blanket, he
picked him up, and, paying no more
| attention to the man gasping and chok
| ing in a corner he raced for the back
| stairs.
Below he could hear Jerry hiccough
| ing gently, and explaining to the pro
pro pritor that he per
shonally would repair inshistet
on repairing any and every
gate posht he posshessed. Ant
| then he reached the garden. :.
Everything had fallen out exactly
as he had hoped. but had hardly daret
to expect. He heard Peterson's voice
calm and suave as usual, answering
Jerry. From the garden in front came
the dreadful sound of duet by Alg,
and Peter Not a soul was in sight
the back Of the house was clear. AL
that he had to do was to walk quietly
through the wicket-gate to TIT
Larches with his semi-conscious bur
den, get to his car, and drive Oh. Il
all seemed so easy that he laughed. =.
But there were one or two factor!
that he had forgotten, and the frs
and most important one was the mai
upstairs. The window was thrown VI
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BULLDOG
DRUMMOND

her, and his right arm lay along the
seat Just behind her shoulders.
"Tell me about this important
thing" she said q little nervously.
He smiled, and no woman yet born
could see Hugh Drummond smile with
out smiling too.
You darling" he whispered, under
his breath-"you adorable darling !
His arm closed around her, and, al
most before she realized 1t, she felt
his lips on hers. For moment she
sat motionless, while the wonder of
It surged over her, and the sky seemed
more gloriously blue, and the woods
richer green. Then, with q little
gasp, she pushed him away.
"You mustn't oh! you
mustn't, Hugh" she whispered.
"And why not, little grip he said
exultantly. Don't you know love
your His face was still very close
to hers. "WellT
"Well. whatf" she murmured.
''It's your turn" he whispered. II
love you. Phyllis-just love YOU"
"But it's only two or three days
since we met" she said feebiy.
"And phwat the divil has that got
to do with 1t. at allf" he demanded.
"Would I be waiting longer to de-
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"YOU DARLiNG!"

eynopsis.--In December, 1918. four
men gathered In a hotel in Berne
and heard one Of the quartet, Carl
Peterson, outline a plan to paralyze
Great Britain and at the same time
seize world power. The other three.
Hooking, American. and Steineman
and Won Gratz. Germans, all mil
lionaires, agree to the scheme, pro-
viding another man. Hiram Potts'
an American, 10 taken In. Capt
Hugh tBull-Dog) Drummond, re-
tired officer. advertises for work
that will give him excitement, sign
ing ''xI0." As a result he meets
Phyllis Benton. young woman
who answered his ad. She tells
him of strange murders and rob-
berries by band headed by Carl
Peterson and Henry Lexington.
She fears her father Ia involved.
Drummond goes to The Larches,
Miss Benton's home, next door to
The Films, Peterson's place. During
the night Drummond leaves The
Iarches and explores The Films.
He discovers Lexington and Peter
son using a thumbscrew on Potts,
who signs q paper. Drummond
rescues Potts and takes him to his
own home. He also gets half OF
the paper torn in the tight. Peter
son visits Drummond, departing
with = threat to return and recover
Potts and the torn paper. Hugh
substitutes MullinEs for Potts. The
band carry on Mullings and Hugh
to The Films, when Peterson dis
covers the hoax Drummond 10
made to stay all night Irma. Pc
terson's handsome daughter, warns
Hugh he will be killed. He goes
exploring during the night, runs
into . cobra, escapes mysterious
death and refrains from breaking
Peterson's neck. Drummond enlists
the aid OF Algy Loneworth, Toby
Sinclair. Ted birmingham and Jerry
Seymour, the latter an aviator.
Drummond discovers q man imper-
sonating Potts and beats him up.
The band gas Hugh and his friends
and carry OF Potts. Hugh plans
to invade The Films.
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Mo0NsHlNE AIDED HER SONS
Mother Sold Liquor to Keep Boys in
School, She Tells Oregon
Judge.

Portland, Ore.-Mrs. Lena MaysoD
wanted her two children to 60 through
school, so she had to find a way to
make enough money. she testified IN
court.
Making moenshine whisky proved
the most profitable undertaking she
could engage in-but the police dis
covered her still and shot holes 10 tbs
profits
Il couldn't make enough money with
my rooming house, judge" she said,
land l simply had to get my children
through school. I've been buying them
clothes and everything"
Judge Deich. however, had informa-
ton to contradict the womans plea
and denounced her for saying she was
providing for the children when she
was only buying them extras.
The judge sentenced Mrs. Nayson
to Eve days in jail, and TO pay 500
tine on the eve of the graduation from
grammar school Of the two youngsters
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Carried Her INTO the oASN SS'
and feet They then carried me our
into the back country.
Several attendants of the hotel saw
the abduction and notified my husband
Mr.. Whatley Immediately organized
posse and gave chase. For over SIX
hours they followed the trail OF my
captors until they came upon nut
where 1 was being held hostage.
THE bandits planned to hold me
prisoner until my husband paid ran
som. l overheard them discuss their
designs. / was threatened with death
should / make an outcry and a guard
was placed over me until dawn. while
the others slept
"They seemed TO be particularly
fascinated with my hair. and the way
they acted it was apparent that
blondes were infrequent visitors to
the island.
Fortunately my husband fooled the
plans. With his posse he broke in the
doors and after a small skir1nish res
cued me-"
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lief as tn. thing-whatever II "aS
was shut in its cage. And now II was
out. lodging through the trees ie'
loose by the two men. He heard son'o
thing crash into bush on his r1gnt'
and give a snarl of anger. Like h"'n
he swerved into the underground on
the left.
Then began a dreadful game. ne
was still some way from the ieheo'
and he was hampered at every step
by the man slung over his Dack. iio
could hear the thing Dlunderihs
about searching for him, and SUDDEN
ly, with cold feeling OF fear, he
realized that the animal was In froh'
of him-that his way to the gate was
barred. The next moment he Sd"
Shadowy. indistinct. in the darkness
he saw something glide between TWO
bushes Then it came out into the
open, and he knew it had seen him.
though as yet he could not make out
| what it was.
Cautiously he lowered the million
| aire to the ground, and took step
| forward. 1t was enough; with snarl
| of fury the crouch.n-
| shambled toward him. Two hairy arms
shot out toward his throat, he smeit
| the brute's foetid breath, hot and loath-
some, and he realized what he was
up against. 1t was partially grown
gorilla.
For full minute they fought In
| silence, save for the hoarSe gruntS OF
the animal as it tried to tear away
the mans hand from its throat, and
then encircle him with its powerful
arms. And with his brain cold as ice
Hugh saw his danger and kept his
head. 1t couldn't go on; no human
being could last the pace. whatever his
strength. And there was only one
chance of finishing it quickly. the pos
sibility that the grip taught him by
| Olaki would serve with a monkey as 1t
did with a man.
He shifted his left thumb an inch
or two on the brute's throat. and the
baboon. thinking he was weakening.
redoubled its efforts. And then, little
by little, the fingers moved, and the
grip which had been tight before grew
tighter still. Back went its head /;
something was swapping in its neck.
With a scream of fear and rage 1t
wrapped its legs round Drummond,
squeezing and writhing And then sud-
denly there was tearing snap, and
the great limbs relaxed and grew
limp.
For a moment the man stood watch
ing the still quivering brute lying at
his feet; then, with gasp of utter
exhaustion, he dropped on the ground
himself He was done-utterly
cooked; even Peterson's voice close
behind scarcely reused him.
Quite one of the most amusing en-
tertainments I've seen for long time. v
The calm. expressionleSs voice made
him look up YEARLY. and he saw that
he was surrounded by men. The in
evitable cigar glowed red in the dark
ness, and after mbment or two he
scrambled unsteadily to his feet.
I'D forgotten your id menagerie
1 must frankly confess" he remarked
whats the party for?" He glanced
at the men who had closed in round
him.
"A guard of honor, my young
friend" said Peterson suavely, ito lead
you to the house. l wouldn't. hesitate
|. it's very foolish. Your friends
have gone, and, strong as you are,
don't think you can manage ten
Hugh commenced to stroll toward
the house.
swell. don't leave the wretched
Potts lying about. / dropped him ovel
there"
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CHAPTER VII.
In Which He Spends an Hour or Two
on Roof.
ON e,

Drummond paused for a moment at
the door of the sitting room, then with
slight shrag he stepped past Peter
son. During the last few days he had
grown to look on this particular room
as the private den of the principals OF
the gang. He associated 1t in his. mind
with Peterson himself. suave, impas-
sive, ruthless: with the girl Irma- per
fectly gowned. lying on the sofa. smok-
ing innumerable cigarettes. and mani
curing her already faultleSs nails; and
in a lesser degree. with Henry Laking-
toms thin, cruel face. and blue, staring
eyes
But tonight different scene con-
fronted him. The girl was not there !;
her accustomed place on the sofa was
occupied by an unkempt-looking man
with a ragged beard. At the end OF
the table was q vacant chair. on the
right of which sat Lexington regard
ing him with ulalevelent fury, Along
the table on each side there were half
a dozen men, and he glanced At their
faces. Some were obviously foreign
ers: some might have been anything
from murderers to Sunday school
teachers. There was one with spec
tacles and the general appearance Of
an intiuidated rabbit. while his neigh.
hor. helped by large red scar RICH,
across his cheek. and two blcodshca
eyes. struck Hugh as being the scrs
share luncheon basket.
Peserson's voice from Just behind
his shoulder reused him.
Permit me. gentlemen. 10 Introduce
70 you Captain Drnmmond. n. s. O.
NJ. c.. the originator CT the little en-
sersainment we have Jus, had
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suddenly. and the man leaned ont wav-
Ing his arms. He was still gasping
with the strength of the ammonia. but
Hugh saw him clearly in the light from
the room behind. And as he cursed
himself for a fool In not having tied
him up. from the trees close by there
came the sharp clang Of metal
With a Quick catch in his breath he
began 10 run. The two men who had
rushed past him before he had entered
the house, and whom. save for pass
Ing thought. he had disregarded. had
become the principal danger. For he
had heard that clang before he re
nemheresi Jem Smiths white horror
struck face. aud then his sigh Ut re
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Black Bear interrupts
Bah Players Angling

Freeland, pa.-John Ncyak, q
professional baseball player and
former football star, while trout
nshing In Hays creek heard
russling In the bushes on the op-
p"site hank and saw a full-sized
black bear rs Il jumped into the
water aud swan toward him.
The bear. AFTER emerging rom
the water. took a drink from the
stream and then proceeded
Qusetiy ca its way into the
wcossa Novak gave q terrific
yeA, causing the hear 10 strike
a Faster gait until ii was OUT
at sight.
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CHICAGO WOMAN
STOLEN BY FDIS
Rescued by Posse Headed by
Her Husband After Exciting
Experience on Island

Can Observation-Disclosures for ran
SON. carried into saIlaalwood forest
- Tho mountainous region of one Of
~ Fiji islands and rescued by a
nasso headed by her husband was the
.nri,1ing experience related by Mrs.
Iu,os Whatley of Chicago on her ar
r,vol on the steamer Tahiti.
zone beautiful evening | was walk
, IN the garden of our hotel at Suva
when eight natives accosted me-" Mrs.
Whatley said.
cone placed a handkerchief in my
u,o,th while the others tied by hands
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Girl, Stood on Head by Pastor, Sues
Washington.-Pretty Mrs. Anna NJ
Lowndes. seventeen years old. is suing
Rev. B. Duckett for standing her on
her head. She seeks $4,000 damages
She said that the minister held her
prisoner for 80 minutes. during which
time he stood her on her head. -caus-
ing her great pain and mental an
EuisA."
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CHAPTER vl--continusd.
10
THREE.

Hugh stopped his car at Guildford
station and. lighting cigarette,
strolled restlessly up and down. He
looked at his watch a dozen times In
two minutes: he threw away his
smoke before II was half finished In
short he manifested every symptom
usually displayed by the male OF the
species when awaiting the arrival Of
the opposite sex. Over the telephone
he had arranged that she should come
by train from Godalming to confer
with him on a matter of great import
ances she had said she would. but
what was IT. He, having no suitable
answer ready, had r,ade loud buzz.
ing noise Indicative OF q telephone
exchange In palm. and then rung OF.
And now he Was waiting In that pc
culiar condition OF mind, which reveals
itself outwardly In hands that are
rather too warm. and feet that are
rather too cold.
~when IL this bally train likely to
Arrfvey He accosted . phlegmatic
cfaclal. who regarded him coldly, and
doubted the likelihood Of It's being
more than . quarter Of an hour early.
At length Il was signaled, and Hugh
cot back into his car. reverishly he
scanned the faces Of the passengers as
they came out into the street. until,
with Z sudden quick jump Of his
heart, he saw her, cool and fresh.
coming toward him with Q faint
smile on her lips.
.swhat Is this very important matter
Won want to talk to me abouts" she
demanded. a. he assisted her into his
car.
srll tell you when we get out on
the Hogs Back he said slipping In
his clutch. ats absolutely vital"
He stole q glance at her, but she
was locking straight In front Of her,
and her face seemed expressionless
.sYou must stand q long way on
when you do" she said demurely
AT least n its the same thing as you
told me over the sphore."
Hugh erinned sheepishly.
'.The exchange went wrong" he re
marked at length. ASTONISHING how
rotten the telephones are In town thest
days"
~ouite remarkable" she returned
II thought you weren't feeling yer,
wen or something. OF course. II Q
was the exchange :"
~They sort az buxz and blow. dom
ycu know" he explained heipfully.
THAT must be most fearfusay jo,l!
for them," she agreed. And Their
was silence for the next two niles
once or twice he looked At her on
az the corner cf his eye taking b
every detail u the sweet profile =
near 10 him. Except tor their drs
meeting 1t the Carlton. 4 was tn
only time he had ever had her com
naefely to himself, and Hugh was de
fexm5ned to make the most Of Il. H
fest q Il he could 60 On driving 10
ever 1uxf he and she alcne. II VA
sAea that the girl turned and locke
q him. The car swesved danger
ously.
Iyes~ stop she said, with the sus
r,c,co q 1 smile. 'sTsen Won can tel
ne
unrA drew tnto the side Of IN
"a -, switched a. the engine.
~vous< not fair" ne remarked. an
II The sri saw MS hard trembling
utt1e Is be opened the dccr. she rav
- sa<u. He came and stocd oestd
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eide such an obvious factf Tell me"
he went on, and she felt his arm round
her again forcing her to look at him
tell me. don't you care a
littier
~whats the user She still strug-
eied, but, even to her, Il wasn't very
convincing. We've got other things
to do. -. We can't think Of. :. :"
And then this very determined
young man settled matters In his
usual straightforward fashion. She
felt herself lifted bodily out OF the
car a. II she had been q child: she
found herself lying In his arms, with
Hugh's eyes looking very tenderiy In
10 her own. and a whimsical grin
around his mouth.
Cars pass here" he remarked
with great regularity. ! know you'd
hate to be discovered In this posi-
tion."
~would II she whispered. 81
WotIuSA -
She felt his heart pound madls
against her: and with sudden quick
movement she put forth her arms
round his neck and kissed him on the
mouth.
rs that good enoughf" she asked
very low: and Just for few moments
sime stood stili. -. Then. yer.
gently. he put her hack In the car.
81 suppose" he remarked resigned
N. that We had better descend t
trtvialities. We've had lots OF fur
ana games since last saw you q yea
or two ago"
idiot boy she said happily. II
was yesterday morning"
.The interruption 10 considered
trivial Mere facts don't count whel
IT'S YOU and me-" There was 4 fur
ther snserlude OF uncertain duration
followed rapidly by another becaus'
kthe first was 80 nice.
ITO resume continued Hugh,
regret &c state that they've got Potts
The girl sat up quickly and sssre'
al him.
~Gcs hims Oh, Hugh. how did the
manage IT."
~rm id n I know" he answers
sriu,,v. .They found out that he va
N my bungalow at Goring during IN
afternoon by sending round Z man {
- shout the water. Somehow Q
other he must have doped the drin
ar the food. because after dinner "
ali fell asleep. I don't remember any
fhinc more tiil woke This mornin
l w,,h the most appalling head q
cour>e. Fctts had gone"
u heard the car drive up IN IN
| middle Of the night, said the 81
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Dead OF mad vcaasr
which,"
Gro BE ONTTNrEna


Heavy Ice.
BY use az high pressure water IN.
been converted into new ice 80 dense
and heavy thar II sinks sn water IN.
s.ead OF faeasiaS.-Tae ArgcnauI
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-09-10
DELCAMBRE BASE BAIL
NOTES.

The base ball fans of this
community were treated to the
best ball game of the season on
Sunday, Sept. 4th. 1t was u
pitchers battle between Brown
and Delcambre. Brown struck
out eight men and allowed six
hits, while .Delcambre struck
out eighteen men and allowed
two hits. Ed. Leblanc and N.
Leblanc were the stars at bat,
each Of them made two hits.
The final score was 4 to | in
favor of Delcambre. Only one
earned run was made.
Delcambre B. B. Club,
]. v. Delcambre. Mgr.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-09-10
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The directors Of the New Ibe-
ria Chamber of Commerce were
called into session last Monday
evening, upon the reurn OF
President Albert Estorge from
a six weeks tour as far as British
Vancouver. One of the first
matters brought to the atten-
ton of the members was that of
supplying several cottages for
the employees of the Charles
Boldt Paper Mills. After dis
cussing the question from every
standpoint. committees were APP
pointed to see if it is possible to
erect the dwellings, or else find
houses in other. localities that
could be used to house the EN-
ployees of this mamoth factory.
The Chamber of Commerce will
do everything within its power
to comply with the request Of
the management of the BOldt
Paper Mills, despite the string
ency of the money market. On
Friday evening another session
was held and committees APP
pointed to- assist in finishing the
drive for funds for the New
iberia Park. In another col
nmn appears the names of the
donors to the worthy undertake
ing and it is sincerely hoped that
he public will be liberal with
heir subscriptions.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-09-10
redy Arnlint0r.
Lost or Mislaid.

A mortgage note executed by
p. A. Conrad for $65O.OO, bear
ing date the 4th day Of January,
1913, amid falling due on or be-
fore January 4th, 1919, and
bearing eight per cent interest
from date and ten per cent at
t0rney's fees, the said mortgage
bearing against property in the
2nd Ward of Iberia Parish and
recorded in Mortgage Book A-51
at folio rs Of the Iberia Parish
Mortgage Records. The said
note has been paid and the pub
lie is warned not to negotiate
the same. p. A. Conrad.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-09-10
ATWOOD-McCLEE

Miss Genevieve McCleery and
Mr.. Benjamin T. Atwood were
quietly married by Judge Z. c.
Burke in his office on August
oath. 1921. After the cere-
mony an elaborate supper was
served to few friends at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Brantley.
If Gulfp0rt, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Kelly, of st. Petersburg as Joint
host and hostess. The Melody
Six orchestra. OF. which the
Young couple are both mem
bers. furnished a pleasing mtlsi-
cal program. i.
The bride and groom are.
planning to leave soon for an
automobile tour of the east
coast. after which they will re-
turn to spend the winter
Both youna people have! manv
friends in this city who will
read with interest of their mar
riaee. The bride. who is an ac-
colnplished musician, camd here
several months ago where she
has since made her home,| Mr..
Atwood came to St. Petersburg
from Akron. o., and is at pres
4pt engaged in the automobile
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1921-09-10
THE REASON.

; Henry Dubb wants to know
Why the country is full Of
men and women out Of work
when the country needs 4lle
things they could produce
Why wages are. everywhere
being cut to the bone. while pri-
ces are beine reduced 50 little
one can hardly notice it,
Why the worker is being de
nounced a. q CRATER by corpo-
rati0ns that are making several
hundred per cent profits
Why huge sums Of money are
being appropriated for q larger
army and navy, although the
government is said to be in .
deep financial hole =
Why the world Is still full Of
war and preparations for var.
when the world war was sup
posed to have been the last war;
Why tie United States re-
fuses to make q treaty with
Mexico unless the oil interests
endorse it,
Why the price Of land out Of
use Is high, and the products Of
land IN use are cheap, and the
farmer Is REDUCED to making for
Z handout
Why Liberty Bonds. bought
By impecunious patriots to help
carry on the war, are being sac
ri6ed At ten to twelve. per cent
discount
Why. Henry, you're the rea-
son!