Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-12
Illustrations. by
!, IRWIN MYERS


peterson?' Il was an arrow at {;
venture, but it hit the mark, and Pc
tcrsun nodded.
$50 one million pounds was the
stake this bencfactor Of humanity
was playing for" sneered Drummond
"One million pounds, as the mere
price of nations life-blood. .
But at any rate he had the merit OF
playing big, whereas the rest Of you
scum, and the other beauties so abb!
catalogued in that book, messed about
| at his beck and call for packets OF
bulls eyes. Perhaps you labored un.
der the dclusion that you were fool
ing him, but the whole lot of you are
so ID crooked that you probably
thought of nothing but your own filthy
skins.
"Listen to me-" Hugh Drummond's
voice took on q deep, commanding
ring. and against their will the four
mon looked Mt the broad, powerful
soldier whose sincerity shone clear
n his 7.,ce. "Not by revolutions and
direct action will you make this island
OF ours right-thoIgh I am fully
aware that that Is the last thing you
would wish TO see happen. But with
Your brains, and for your own un-
scrupulous ends, you gull the work
inenan into believing it. And he, be-
cause you can talk with your tongues
in your cheeks, is led away. lie be-
licvcs you will give him Utopia;
whereas, in reality, you are leading
him to HI. And you know ii. Ev"-
luton is our only chancc-nnt revo-
luton; but you, and others like
you, stand to gain more by "the
latter.
His hand dropped to his side, and
he grnncd.
Quite break for me- he re-
marked. "I'm getting hoarSr. I'm
now going TO llanl you fur over TO
tho hoys. There's an admirable, but
somewhat muddy pond outside, ana
I'm ,Sur2 you'd like Ia look for ncwts.
IF any Of you want TO summon me for
assault and battery, my name is
rlmnOnd-Captain Drummnnd or
Half Moon street. But | warn you
that that book will he handed into
Scotland Yard tonight. Out with en-,
hoyS, and give 'cm III. .. ::
and now, Carl rctcrson,' he re-
marked, as the donr closed bchiliI the
last Of the struggling prophets of
new world, "it is time that You and l
settled our little account, isn't it!
The mastcr.crimiilal rose and STOOD
facing him. Apparently he had com
blctely recovered himself; the hand
with which he lit his cigar WAS as
steady as 81 rock.
II congratulate you, Captain Drum
mord," he remarked suavely. 81 con-
fcsS have no idc;qhnw you managed
to escape from the somewhat rrAmped
position I left you in last Right. or
how YOU have managed To install your
OWL men in this house. Eut have
even less idea how you discovered
about Hooking and the other two"
Hugh laughed shortly.
"AIn1IIcr time. when you disguise
Yourself rs the Comle dc Guy. rrnlrm-
Der nnc thing. Carl. For effective con-
ccalmcnt it is necessary To chanSe
other thirgS besides your face and
figure. You must change your MAN.
nerisins and unconscious little tricks.
! Nn-I won't tell YOU what If is that
gave you away. You can ponder over
| ii in prison"
$50 you mean to hand me over to
the police, do vou?" said Peterson
slowly.
81 sec no othrr course open to me-"
replied Drummond.
The sudden oprring of the door
made both men look round. Then
Drumnond bowed. To conceal smile.
I "Jus, in time, Miss 1rna."
The girl swept past him and con-
fruntrd Peterson.
"Whnt has happened?" she painted.
"The garden Is full Of people whom
I've never seen. Aud thrEr were two
men running down the drive covered
with weeds and dripping with wa
! ter
Peterson smiled grnly.
"a slight setback has occurred. my
dear. ] have made Il }ig miStakr-n
/ mistake which has proved fatal. |
haze UndcrcSlinatcd the ability of
Captain DrummoMd; and as long rs [
| live I Shall always regret That did
not kill him the night he went rXplnr-
+ in@ in this house"
Fcarfully the girl faced Drum
mond; then she turned again to Peter
Snn.
.'Whcrc's Hcnry?" she demanded.
"!hai again is q point on which |
am profoundly ignorant" answered
Peterson. "Icrliaps Captain DRUM
mnn,l can cnliglItcn us on that alS":'
Yes. remarked DrumnoEd. 81 ran.
Henry has had in accident. After !
drove him back from the duchess last
lli~lM"--ihr "irl gave Il cry, and Pc
, tcrSGn sIrH,Iird her with his arm
eve l:t,l wurrlS--tlrrndful words. And
I for Il Ion" time. Carl. ! Thought it
/ would he better if you and had SINH