The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-15
SYNOPSIS

PROLOGUE.-In December. 1918. four
men gathered in hotel in Berne and
heard One OF the quartet outline a plan
TO parHIyze Great Britain and at the
same TINE seize world power The other
three HOcalg American. and SIeineman
and Won Gratz, Germans all miilionaires.
agree 10 tie scheme. providing another
man. Hiram PoJLs. an American. - taken
Ia The .-sugator OF the plot gives mis-
pane as OomJe de Guy, bat when ne
6aves for ELgiand with his daughter he
decides 10 use the name Carl peterson.
CHAPTER l. - Capt. Hugh CEIlidog)
DTumnIolu a retired on1cer. adVertises
for wCr.. Juat viii give him excitement
Signing ''EtU." As a resui; ne meets
Phyllis Benton. young woman who an
EEeI14 las al. she tells him of strange
nurders I'D ro5beries OF which she sus-
Hocts a band headed by Carl Peterson and
Henry IakingtOn or being the leaders
CHAPTER u.-Drummond decides to
20 10 The I.arcLes Miss BentOa's home.
An ATTEMPT IS made on the road TO wreck
hIa machine yV"en another. occupied by
PstersO.. ..tSt-s.tOn and st-a-t7e man,
blocks the roal. While dinins with Phyl-
~ BeuJoU LIc her father brUmnond
hears a Ue.rib-- .shtielS at The E-a.s- Dur
mR the might Drummond leave 20 The
LArchts and explores The E,lms lie dis
coVeTs la Ing tnu and Peterson using
. paper. Drum. uOnd rescues the Ameri-
can af-er Struggle ana takes him 10
bis home. TIL man IS Hiram I. Potts.
CHAPTER lII-Feterson visits Drum
nond the neNt day. departing with a
threat 20 return later and recover Potts
and also o. torn 9Spsr which Dr -In;nond
seized TIE uiSlt ~ the H-ht With the
aid OF Pc,sr ariel. an Ola army friend.
Drum ~ ar'.asrs 10 hide Ppi,s and
substitute 5u ms place one MuilinSs. a de-
modified -o..irr. no is sr-zed ~ Peter
son and E.~ s-aS ard taken 10 The Fins
along Wit! DIR mmpnd
CHAPTER " when Peterson dis-
covers the hoax prunmO1d is escorted
oy Irna 10 room whore he is TO stay
for the night. During the nigh, Drum
mond is ~ plorfue Ile house when he gets
N a strange room ia which is cobra
ae escapes. nut on the stars has a fight
n the dark.
CHAPTER V.-Drummond eul sta the
AID OF Algy LOngworth. Toby Sinclair.
Ted BIRMINGHAM ana Jerry Seymour. the
latter an aviator. DrummOnd. after an
encounter with the pseudo Potts, meets
Trma talking 10 the marquis OF Latdley
and suspects the gang Is plotting for the
Laidlsy jewels. Drummond and his friends
are gassed as they sit In his apartment
lexington carries on Potts.
"In the cOal-scuttle" A man whom
Mrs. Denny would have had no diff
Guilty In recognizing, even with the
mask on his face. carefully lifted a
small black box out OF the scuttle from
behind some coal. and shook il gent
Y, holding IL to his ear. ITS fin
ished." he remarked, and darlington
nodded.
An ingenious invention is gas"
ne said, addressing another of the
men. I'VE owe your nation quite a
debt of gratitude for the idea"
A cultural grunt left no doubt as
o what that nation was. and Laking-
ton dropped the box into his pocket.
go get him." he ordered briefly,
and the others left the room.
CONTEMPORARY Lexington kicked
one of the dogs; 1t rolled over and
lay mOtiOnleSs in its new position.
Then he Went In turn to each of the
three men sprawling in the chairs.
With no attempt at gentleness he
turned their faces up to the light, and