The Lamar register., 1921-08-31
synopsis.

PROLO0UE-In December. isls. four
men gathered In = hotel In Berne sna
heard one OF the quartet outline piAh
to pAralyze Great Britain and At ths
same time selzs world power. The othr
three Hooking, American, and StsinenAn
and Won Graft, Germans. all miIlionAiIes
agree 10 the scheme. providing another
man, Hiram Potts. an american. IL taken
in. The instigator of the plot gives bis
name az Comte de Guy. but when ne
leaves for England with his daughtAf ns
decides 10 use the naIns Carl Peterson
CHAPTER L - Capt Hugh CBulldoO
Drummond. 4 retired officer, advertses
for work that will give him excitemsnt
signing 'sxi0." As result ne msso
Phyllis Benton. . young woman who an
swered his ad- She tells him of strange
murders and robberies OF which she sus-
pscts . band headed by Carl Peterson and
Hsnry LAkington Of being the ieadsrA
CHAPTER u-Drummond decides %
70 70 The LArches. Miss Benton's homA
An attempt 10 made on the road to wreck
his machine when another. occupied ny
Peterson. LAhngton and . strange man.
blocks the road. While dining with Phyl-
Lis Benton and her father Drummond
hsars q terrible ahrisk at Ths Elma Dur.
ing the night Drummond leaves Ine
LArches and explores The HmA Hs AS-
covers LAkinEton and Petsrson using
thumbscrsw on an American vho stgns
Q paper. Drummond rsscuss ths ADsss-
CA after . struggle and takes Mn -
his homs- Ths man u Hiram q rserA
CHAPTER IIL-Pstsrssa vists DgA-
mond the nsxt ~. departing vftA .
threat 70 return latsr and recover Petes
and also . torn pap0 which DruDDeuA
ssissd the night Of IL nEht with tbs
aid Of Pstss DArrsl. - ea1 asny f4snA.
A.
substitute In his placs sas MuiiinsA a.
mobiiized soldier. who y ssissd ~ Petsr-
son and his gang and eAksa - fhs ElnA
along with DrurnmonA
CHAPTER ~. whsn Psessssa -
covers the hoax Drummond 10 ssosrtsd
by IrrnA 10 . room whsrs he u - ~
for the night During the night Dsum-
rnond is exploring the house whom b 80
IN . strangv room In which y ooer1
He escapes. bot on the stairs hAs . 49,
In the dark-
aid of Algy Lon8worth. Toby hnciaif.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. tbs
lattsr an aviator. Drummond. aftsr an
encounter with the pseudo Potta. msets
frns talking to the marquis OF LAidley
and suspects the gang is plotting for the
Laidley Jewels. Drummond and his friends
are gassed they sit In his apartment
LAkington carries OF Potts
CHAPTER vL-when Drummond and
his friends recover they plan to again res
cue Potts. Drummond goes TO see Phyl-
lis and besides learning Potts has been
taken to The Eims also becomes engaged
To her. Drummond is captured By the
gang In the attempted rescue.
CHAPTER VII. = Drummond 10 hsid
prisoner in The Elms and he hsars Peter
son making plans to attend conference
at the Ritz. He also hears Peterson and
LAkington plotting to make Potts sign
an agreement Drummond on the roof
watches as the two plotters begin to tor
ture Potts with a thumbscrew. He yells
through the skylisht and causes Laking-
ton and Peterson to rish from the room
CHAPTER vIII.-Potts follows Drum
Gnond's advice and escapes to The
Larches where q waiting machine takes
him away. Drummond is rescued when q
crowd gathers because of the commotion
he makes on the roof He tells Phyllis
he must attend the Ritz conference.
Drummond has learned that the gang 10
after the Jewels OF the duchess of Laid
ley. He meets Jerome Green. en- Ameri-
can detective. In Paris. Green has come
to md Potts for his relatives.
CHAPTER Kan attempt is made TO
kill Drummond with poisoned darts shot
through blow pipe by queer little
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 IL captured
y -N.N
leave for Laidley Towers on their mis-
sion of stealing the duchess Jewels
you'd remove him. He was-ah-tind-
Ing IL uncomfortable on the top Of the
cupboard"
1t appeared that the night-porter
could speak English; 1t also appeared
that the lady occupying the room be-
low had rushed forth demanding TO
be led to the basement, under the mis-
apprehension that war had again been
declared and the Germans were bomb
ing Paris. And then, to crown every
thing. while the uproar was at Its
height. the native on the floor. open
ing one beady and somewhat dazed
eve, realized that things looked un-
healthy. Unnoticed. he lay ''doggo'
for ii while; then, like a rabbit which
has almost been trodden on, he dodged
between the legs of the men in the
room, and vanished through the open
door. Taken By surprise. for a mo
ment no one moved: then, sfmultane-