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CHAPTER v.
In Which There 10 Trouble al corlnc.
ONE.


ONE.
The car slowed up before the post
Office and Hugh got out. There were
enc or two things he proposed to do
IN London before going to Goring. and
n struck him that a wire to Peter
Darrell might allay that ~gentleman's
upeasiness IL he was late In. getting
down. SO new was he to the tortuous
ways of crime. that the foolishness
of the proceeding never entered his
head: up to date In his life, II he
had wished to send wire he had
sent one. And so 1t may be deemed
sheer fiuke on his part, that a man
dawdling by the counter aroused his
suspicious. He was perfectly Or
binary man. chatting casually with
the girl on the other side; but IL
CHANGED that, Just as Hugh was hold
Ping the postofice pencil up. and gag
ing at Its so-called point with an air
OF resigned anguish. the perfectly or
binary man ceased chatting and
looked at him. Hugh caught his eye
| for a fleeting second; then the con-
yersation continued. And a. he turned
| TO null out the pad Of forms, 1t struck
him that the man had looked away
| lust a trifie too quickly. -.
| A grin spread slowly over bis face
and after q moments hesitation nc
proceeded to compose a short wire
He wrote 1t In black letters for add
, tional clearness; he also pressed biz
hardest, as betting q blunt pencil.
Then with the form In his hand he ad
; vanced to the counter.
|. @How long will IL take TO deliyel
, | in LondM7 he asked the girl.
The girl was not helpful. It de
. pended. he gathered. on q variety o
circumstances, Of which not the leas
was the perfectly ordinary man VIII
|, talked SO charmlngiy.
II don't think III bother. then.
E be said, thrustIns the wire Into hl
pocket. 'Good morning.
y He walked 10 the door. and short
e afterward his car rolled down IN
: street.
|. with what the gin considered peel
4 liar abruptness. the perfectly ordinar
man concluded his conversation wit
e her. and decided that he too woul
n send a>wire. And then, after Ion
r and thoughtful pause at the vritini
e bench. she distinctly heard an unmi
II taxable ~D-n." Then he walked o.
and she ssw him no more
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FROM HEADQUARTERS.

synopsIs.-In December. 1918. four
men gathered in a hotel In Berne
and heard one Of the quartet. Carl
Peterson, outline 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, is taken In. Capt.
Hugh Dull Dog Drummond. re-
tired ofiicer, advertises for work
that will give him excitement. sign
ing ''XlO." As a result he meets
Phyllis Benton, young woman
who answered his ad. She tells
him OF strange murders and rob-
berries by a band headed by Carl
Peterson and Henry Lexington.
She fears her father Is involved.
Drummond goes to The Larches,
Miss Benton's home. next door TO
The Elms, Peterson's place. During
the night Drummond leaves The
LArches and explores The Elms.
He discovers Lexington and Peter
son using a thumbscrew on Potts.
who signs A paper. Drummond
rescues Potts and takes him to his
own home. He also gets half OF
the paper torn in the fight. Peter
son visits Drummond, departing
with a threat TO return and recover
Potts and the torn paper. Hugh
substitutes Mulllngs for Potts. The
ba d carry on Mullings and Drum
mond to The Films. When Peterson
discovers the hoax Drummond 10
made to stay all night Irma, Pc
tsrson's handsome daughter, warns
Hugh he will be killed. He goes
exploring during the night runs
into q cobra, escapes mysterious
death and refrains from breaking
Peterson's neck.
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watched him 20 In silence. And 1t
was as he opened the drawing-room
window that Hugh called after him
do you like the horse Ellimans
or the ordinary brandt" he asked,
.Pll send you bottle for that stiff
neck of yours"
Very deliberately Peterson turned
round.
"Don't trouble, thank you. Captain
Drummond. l have my own rene
dies, which are far more efficacious."
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"From a rapid survey, Mr.. Peterson,
l should think you have quite enough
already" said Hugh. II trust you
paid him the money you owe him"
II will alIot 1t to him In my will"
remarked Peterson. IF you do the
same In yours, doubtless he will get
It from one OF us sooner or later. In
the meantime, Miss Benton. is your
father upf"
The girl frowned.
"No-nOt yet"
"Then / will go and see him In bed
For the present, an revOir." He
walked toward the house, and they
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CHAPTER Iv-cOntinued.
FOUR.

81 heard you were down here.' she
said gravely, holding out her hand to
him. 'Tye been sick with anxiety
ever since father told me he'd seen
you"
Hugh imprisoned the little hand In
his own huge ones. and smiled reas-
suringly.
Don't worry, little girl" he said.
sYears ago was told by an old gypsy
that | should die In my bed of old
age and excessive consumption Of In
valid port. As a matter OF
fact. the cause Of my visit was rather
humorous. They abducted me In the
middle of the night. with an ex-sol-
der of my old battalion, who was.
regret to state, sleeping off the effects
of much Indifferent liquor, In my
rooms. They thought he was your
American millionaire cove. and the
wretched Mulllngs was too drunk to
deny It. In fact, don't think they
ever asked his opinion at ALL" Hugh
grinned reminiscently. "A pathetic
spectacle"
aOhl but splendid" cried the girl a
little breathlessly. "Tell me. where
Is the American nowT
sMany miles out Of London" an
swered Hugh. 81 think wei, leave
n nj that. The less you know, Miss
Renton Mt the moment--the better.
.Have you found out anythingf" she
demanded eagerly
Hugh shook his head.
.Not thing. Except that your
neighbors are as pretty a bunch 81
scoundrels as l ever want to meet
aBut you'll let me know IL you do
She laid a hand beseechingly on nj
arm "You know what's at stake 10
me, don't your Father. and-oh! bu
you know" :.
81 know" he answered gravely.
know. old thing. promise III lie
YOU know anything l find out. AM
In the meantime want you to keel
an eve fixed on what goes on mex
door. and let me know anything Q
importance by letter to the JUNO
sports club" He lit q cigarette
thoughtfully. II have an Idea ina
they feel so absolutely confident u
their own power that they are going Z
make the fatal mistake Of underratin
their opponents. We shall see.' II
turned to her with twinkle In his ey'
Anyway, our Mr.. Lakington VIII se
that you don't come to any harm
.The brute" she cried. very ioV
~How I hate himi" Then with
sudd>n change Of tone she looked =
AZ Drummond. II don't know wheth'
IT'S worth mentioning" she 81
slowly. but yesterday afternoon fo'
men came at different times to ii
Eims. They were the sort OF VI
one sees tub-thumping In Hyde Par
all except one. who looked like q
spectacle workingman-
HUGH shook his head.
Don't seem to help much, does
stu. one never knows. Let me kns
anything like that In future at .
Club"
Good morning. Miss Bentos
peserson's voice behind them ma
prummond swing round with smo'
.r~d curse. Our inestimable frieE
Captain Drummend. brought such
nice young fellow to see me last nis
.nd then left him lying about
neuse this morning I have sent .
along to your car" continued Fer
.su suavely, (which l trust was
correct procedure. Or did you VI
e dive him TO me a. a pstT
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Moreover, 1t is to be regretted that
the perfectly ordinary man told : lie
little later In the day, when giving
his report to some one whose neck APP
parently Inconvenience him greatly.
But then a lie Is frequently more
tactful than the truth. and to have
announced that the sole result OF his
mornings labors had been to decipher
a wire addressed to The Elms, which
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 mo-
to realize 1t. Now he was marked
and luck with a marked man cannO
be tempted too far.
Alone and practically unguarded h
had challenged a gang Of internationa
criminals; a gang not only utterly un
scrupulous, but controlled by a mas
ter mind. OF Its power as yet he ha'
no clear idea; of its size and imme
!. date object. he had even less. Pei
haps 1t was as well. Had he realize
even dimly the immensely Of the Ii
sues he was up against, had he ha
but an inkling OF the magnitude Q
the plot conceived in the sinister brai
Of his host of the previous evening
then, CHEEKY optimist though he wa
even Hugh Drummond might hav
wavered. But he had no such inklin
and so the CLEAN In his eyes was bl
transitory, the chuckle that succeede
II more whole-hearted than befor
Was 1t not sport In land flown
with strikes and proflteers; sport sue
as his soul lovedl
II am afraid, Mullings." he sa
as his car stopped In front Of h
I club. "that the kindly gentleman wi
whom we spent last night has
pudiated his obligations. He refus
to meet the bill gave him for 20
services. Just wait here a moment
He went inside, returning In a fe
! moments with a folded check.
Round the corner, Mullings, al
an obliging fellah In black coat W
j shovel you out the necessary Bra
4 burys."
The man glanced at the check.
} Fifty pounds, sir" he gasp'
"Why-its too much, sir.
"The laborer. Mullings, is wort
of his hire. You have been Of
very greatest assistance to me; a
incidentally, It Is more than likely Il
> / may want you again. Now, WHIT
a can get hold Of your"
"13 Green Street, 'Oxton, sir, III
!. ways find me. And any time, sir,
~ you wants me, I'd like to come j
for the sport Of the thing"
:. Hugh grinned.
= "Good lad. And It may be sool
,s than you think"
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who has recently been indisposed, has
returned to the Carlton. =.
Now that's very interesting. -"
He lit cigarette and lay back In
his chair. II was under the impress
sion that Mr.. Potts was safely tucked
up in bed, consuming semolina pud-
ding. at Goring. It requires elucida-
ton"
II beg your pardon. sir" remarked
the waiter. placing the beer on the
table beside him.
"You needn't" returned Hugh. up
to date you have justified my fondest
expectations. And as a further PROOF
of my good win, ! would like you to
get me a trunk CALI X Goring."
A few minutes later he was In the
telephone box.
"Peter, | have seldom been so glad
to hear your voice. Is all wellf Good.
Don't mention any names. Our guest
is there, is he? Gone on strike against
more milk buildings, you say. Coax
him, Peter. Make noise like q
sturgeon, and he'll think It's caviare'
Have you seen the papersl There are
interesting dolngs in Belfast, which
concern us rather intimately. I'll be
down later. and Wen have pow
wow"
He hung up the receiver ant
stepped out of the box.
"If, Algy," he remarked to a mar
who was looking at the tape machine
outside, "the paper says a blighter'
somewhere and you know he's some
where else-what would you dor
"Up to date in such cases have al
ways shot the editor" murmured Alg'
Longworth. Come and feed"
"You're so helpful, Algy. A per
! feet rock Of strength. Do you wan
a jobf"
"What sort OF a jobT demanded tn
other suspiciously.
. "Ohi not work, dear old boy. D
1t, man-you know me better tina
! that. SURELY"
4 people are so funny nowadays
|, returned Longworth gloomlly. "Whs
. is this jobf"
Together the two men strolled int
the luncheon-room, and long after IL
cheese had been finished, Algy Lon
worth was still listening in silence
!, his companion.
= "My dear old beah," he murmure
. ecstatically as Hugh finished, my vel
= dear old bean. / think It's the mo
!, priceless thing / ever heard. Enrc
me as a member Of the band. An
" incidentally, Toby Sinclair is runniI
round In circles asking for troubl
- Let's rope him In"
u "Go and find him this afternoo
u Algy," said Hugh rising. "And t.
him to keep his mouth shut.
come with you. but 1t occurs to n
u that the wretched Potts, bathed
tears at the Carlton, is In need
sympathy. SO long, old dear. You
~ hear from me In a day or two"
iss Drummond sauntered along Pa
= Mall. He had told Longworth mo
~ or less on the spur Of the momel
- knowing that gentleman's capabilitl
:, to- a nicely. Under a cloak or
y sumed fippancy he concealed an If
a. nerve which had never yet fall
10 him; and, in spite Of the fact that
wore an entirely unnecessary e.
glass, he could see further into
si brick wall than most OF the peol
who called him a fool.
1t was his suggestion of telling TO
Sinclair that caused the. smile. !
gh II had started a train OF thought
Drummonds mind which seemed
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tnht uc buOuio hS~
see DEATH" When
ever did mortal
man escape the In
exorable sentence,
"It is appointed
unto man once to
die and after that
the judgmentr'
We turn back
times pages and
read this simple
biography, "Enoch
walked with God
and he was not.
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o my God. incline thine ear ans
hear. open thine eyes, and behold ouf
deso,ation; for we do not present our
suppllcations before thee for our right
eousness, but for thy great mercieA
Daniel Q; 18)
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The Heroism of
Walking With God
By REV. J. R. sCHAFFER
Director Of Evening Glasses. Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.

TExT-By faith Enoch was translates
that he should not see death.-Heb. rs.
This Is a historical statement that
challenges inquiry. "A man translated
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IA. wnI 70 labor.

what men want Is not talent: Il I.
uurpose; in other words, not che pow.
sr 70 achieve. but the win to Isbsr.
--Bulwer.
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TWO.

Inside the Junior Sports Cub, Hugh
Drummond was burying his nose in a
large tankard Of the ale for which
that CHEEKY pot-house was still fam
ous A waiter was arranging the
first editions of the evening papers
on a table, and Hugh beckoned to
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 down
the paper, to again concentrate on his
problem, when a 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 as
Mr.. James Granger. the confidential
secretary to Mr.. Hiram Potts, the
American multi-millionaire. at present
in this country. The unfortunate
victim Of this dastardly outrage-hl'
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 q mystery.
ave understand that Mr.. Potts. VIII
has recently been indispcsed. has re
turned to the Carlton. and Is greatl'
unset nj the sudden tragedy.
1.-THE police are confident that the
win shortly obtain clue. though tn
rough element In the locality wher
the murder was committed present
great dificulties. II seems clear tina
| the motive was robbery, as all tn
| murdered mans pockets were rifies
But the most peculiar thing about IN
case Is the extraordinary care taken D
the murderer to prevent the identii
cation Of the body. Every article :
clothing. even down to the murdere
mans socks, had had the name tor
. out. and II was only through the Grin
/ inal overlooking the taIlor's tab insie
the inner hreast-poeket Of kr. Gram
I er's coat that the police were enable
/ to identity the body
, Drummond slid down the paper
his knees, and stared q little dazed
NJ the clubs immortal founder.
) .Holy smoked laddie." ne mu
INJURED. "thst man Peterson ought
, be on the committee here. Verify,
Q believe. he could gslvanize the sts
into some semblsnce Of activity.
+ did you order anything. SRI
, waiter paused beside htm-
b -No.. murmured Drummond. y
d win rectify the omission. Anotn
g large tankard Of ale"
II The walter departed. and hu
y picked up the paper agstn-
l. -we understand he FnuTnu'
rentiy to himself. that nr. Pot
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Hugh and his friends are
sassed By the band.
no BE coNTINuED1
He Faith.

His Faith.
"A man should not put his trust 10
riches" advised the pastor.
Il knew it, agreed Old Moneybags.
But be should have sense enough to
put bis riches in trusts
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12
URGES REPEAL OF
LEVY ON PROFITS

Washington, Sept. 10.--Changes
in the House tax bill recommended
Thursday to the Senate Finance
Committee by Secretary Mellon in
clude:
Repeal of the excess profits tax,
effective as of last January /, in
stead of next January l;
Retention of all of the Transport
tation taxes for the calendar year,
1922, but at half the present rates,
instead of complete repeal as of next
January /;
Repeal of the capital stock tax.
effective next year, an entirely new
proposal;
Reduction of the maximum income
surtax rate from 63 per cent to rs
per cent, effective January |, 1922,
instead of to 80 per cent as pro-
vided in the House bill
An increase of per cent instead
of IL per cent in the normal cor
poration income tax, making the
total 10 per cent, retroactive to
last January /;
A manufacturers tax on cosmetics
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12
WARNING. ORDER.
In the Chancery Court Of Greene
County, Arkansas, November term,
1921.
Iu.Ia la.i

In the Chancery Court Of Greene
County Arkansas, November term,
John Hale Plaintiff
vs..
Cynthia Frazier John Beaman, Lucy
Colony, Harry Emerson. Edwin Emer-
son, Florence Wylie, Joe l.. Organ,
Mable Waltensperger, Minnie Young,
Abraham Little, the City of Carmi.
H., Frank Il. Pomeroy. Frank Little
Robert Little. John Little and the I'M
known heirs of Orlando Burrell de-
ceased, defendants.
The defendants. Cynthia Frazier,
John Beaman, Lucy Colony. Harry
Emerson. Edwin Emerson, Florence
Wylic, Joe l.. organ. Mable Walton
sperGer. Minnie Young, Abraham Lit
tie, the City of Carmi, H., Frank Il.
PomeroN, Frank Little, Robert Little.
John Little, and the unknown heirs
Of Orlando Burrell deceased, are here
by warned to appear in the Chancery
Court of Greene County. within thir-
ty days. and answer the complaint of
the PLAINTIFF, John Hale.
witness my hand and seal as Clerk
OF the Ghancery Court of Greene
County Arkansas, this eth day Of
August 192l
JOHN SIMPSON.
clerk Of the Chancery Court. Greene
County. Arkansas.
BY Ernest Fletcher, ID. G. (sept20)
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12

store trying to purchase money
belt when arrested. He first said
that his home was at Lufkin, Tex
but later said it was at Shreveport
He had a paid UP card showing he
was a member in good standing in
the Industrial Workers of the World.
He told persons just prior to his
arrest that he was on the train
when it was robbed. But later he
retracted this. He will be held
until the engineer, who was in
charge of the train, arrives here
and looks him over today to see if
he can identify him as one of the
bandits. Chapman had only $67
when arrested.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12
DEFENDER OF PRZEMYSL
WORKING AS CARPENTER

Berlin, From Field Marshal to
carpenter has been the destiny of
Field acknowledgements Tamassy,
who won fame during the war as
the defender of the unpronounce-
able Fortress Przemysl. Tamassy
spent several years as prisoner
in Siberia, where he learned the
trade. Since his return he has
opened carpenter shop to keep
the wolf from the door, according to
the Deutsche Zeitung.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12
LARGE NUMBER
LOCAL. PUPILS
OFF TO SCHOOL
Roster of Those Who Will
Enter Higher Universities
Time of Naturalization
is Drawing Near.

As the season for the opening of
the colleges and universities of the
country approaches, indications are
that the attendance this coming
year will be the greatest in the his
tory of the country. If one is to
judge the enrolment on the basis
of the number of boys and girls
who will go from Paragould to col
lege this fall AT least 35 young
men and women from Paragculd
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12
WARMING ORDER,

In The Chancery Count Of Greene
County, Arkansas, November term,
1921
w. b. johnson and Ada Johnson. his
wife, and j. ID. Block, Trustee plain
lifts.
A. G. Murdoch and Annie Murdoch. his
Wife, j. T. Burrus and Fannie Burrus.
his wife and Martin Stone. Rufus
Stone. w. .. Jones. viii a. Farmer
and Jess Sanders, defendants.
The DEFENDANTS \. G. Murdock. An
ME Murdoch, j. r. Burrus and Fannie
5urrus, are each warned to appear in
this court within thirty days and
answer the complaint of the plaintiffs.
Witness my hand and seal of said
court this 27th day of August, 1921.
JOHN SIMPSON,
by Ernest Fletcher. Clerk.
(sept. 20) D. c..
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12

will enter college or university at
the approaching term, and at least
lis different institutions of higher
learning will be attended by one Or
more of these students. Washing
ton University at st. Louis will get
the greatest number of the Para
gould young people, as eight will
go to that institution. Hendrix col
lege will get six, University of Ark
ansas four, Ouachita college three,
Galloway college two. Hardin col
Iege two, Westminster college two.
and Tulane university, Vanderbilt
University, Oklahoma A. 6; NJ. COL
university, University of Missouri
Henderson-Brown college and Uni
versity of Chicago will each get one
student from Paragould this year.
OF the students who will attend
college this year, IS of them were
members of the 1921 graduating
class of the local high school, More
than half of the thirty-five people
who will attend college from Para
gould this year were members of
the last graduating class. Inasmuch
as there probably will be 40 or 40
members of the 1922 graduating
class, the number of students at
tending college from ParagOud
the following year should be even
larger than it is this year.
The list of students who will soon
enter college, together, with the in
situations they will attend. is given
below:
FROM 1921 CLASS
Opal Fletcher, Ouachita College.
Fay Terrell, Ouachita College.
Carletta Witt, Henderson-Brown
Mary Carpenter, Hendrix.
Bill Brewer, Washington Unver-
sity.
Earl Brewer, Washington Univer-
sity.
Jack Huddleston, Clarence Brown,
Lewis Reynolds, Washington Uni
versity.
Milton Mack, Missouri University.
ohhiuo INltildl uoOH, blli NITCnOIl,
Hascltinc Schaaf, Max Justice, Ark
ansas University.
John Watkins, Westminster Col
lege.
Dewey MKnclly, Westminster Col
lege.
Ruth Glover, Galloway College.
Irwin Phillips, St. Louis Universe
ty.
FROM OTHER CLASSES.
Carolyn Thompson, University oil
Chiago.
Harry Lane. Everett Hale, Hen
Dirk.
Frank Childs. John Jones, Wash
ington University.
Earl Walden. Fred Stricklia,
Ralph Mcdonald, Hendrix.
jim Costen, Washington, Univer-
,ity.
Earl Clayton. Tulane University. |
Joe Kirby, Vanderbilt.
Myrtle Raith, Mabel Raith. Har
lin College.
Elizabeth Crawford, Ouachita Col
ege.
Imogcne Whitsitt, Galloway Col
eye.
Reuben Hays, Columbia Universe
y, N. Y.
Bernard Brown, Oklahoma A. & |
VI. College.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-12
STRANGER IS HELD
FOR TRAIN ROBBERY

Texarkana, Sept. 10.-Chief of
Police Lummus of the Arkansas side
yesterday morning arrested man
giving his name as Louis Chapman.
and lodged him in jail on suspicion
that he was connected with Tuesday
nights Kansas City Southern train
robbery. The man was in trunk