Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-07-14
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"Yes. James," he remarked, 'I think we are at home. l want you to remain within call, and under no cir cumstances let our sick visitor out of your sight for more than minute. In fact, l think you'd better sit in his room."
 James, with curt "Very good. sir" left the room. Almost at once he returned, and flinging open the door, announced Mr. Peterson.
 Drummond looked up quickly and rose with smile.
 Good morning." he cried "This is very pleasant surprise, Mir. Peter son." He waved his visitor to a chair. Hope you've had no more trouble with your car" Mir. Peterson drew off his gloves, smiling amiably. None at all thank you, Captain Drummond The chauf- feur appears to have mastered the defect"
 Tt was your eye on him that did it. Wonderful thing-the human optic, as l said to your friend MT. Mir. Lakington. hope that he's quite well and taking nourishment."
 Soft food only" said the other genially. MT. Lakington had most unpleasant accident last night-most unpleasant"
 Hugh's face expressed his sympa- thy. How very unfortunate 1" he murmured. q trust nothing serious" l" Ie, in, f,.oo o+,,, in two places.' Peterson helped him. self to a cigarette from the box be- side him. "The man who hit him must have been a boxer" Mixed up in a brawl, was hep said Drummond, shaking his head. q should Dever have thought, from what little I've seen of MT. Lakington, that he went in for painting the town red. I'd have put him down as a most abStemous man-but one never can tell, can one? I once knew fellah who used to get fighting drunk on three whiskies, and to look at him, you'd have put him down as a parson. Wonderful amount of cheap fun that | chap got out of life"
 Peterson licked the ash from his | cigarette into the grate. shall we come to the point Captain Drum mond?' he remarked affably. /
 Hugh looked bewildered. "The her of means"
 Peterson smiled even more affably | q felt certain that you were a young man of discernment," he remarked land I wouldn't like to keep you from your paper minute longer than nee essary."
 Not a bit" cried Hugh. My time | is yours-though I'd very much like to know your real opinion of The Juggernaut for the Chester cup. It seems to me that he cannot afford | to give Sumatra seven pounds on | their form up to date" Are you interested in gambling?" asked Peterson politely.
 "A mild fiutter. MT Peterson, every now and then" returned Drummond. Strictly limited stakes"
 "If you confine yourself to that you will come to no harm" said Pe- terson. "It is when the stakes be- come unlimited that the danger of a crash becomes unlimited too.''
 That is what my mother always told me-" remarked Hugh. "She even went further, dear good woman that she was Never bet except on a cer- tainty, my boy was her constant ad- vii snn fhan lNs l can hear her saying it now, Mir. Peterson, with the golden rays of the setting sun lighting up her sweet face"
 Peterson leant forward in his chair Young man." he remarked, we've got to understand one another. Last night you butted in on my plans, and do not like people who do that. By an act which, 1 must admit, appealed to me greatly, you removed something l require-something, moreover, which I intend to have. Breaking the cleo tric bulb with revolver shot shows resource and initiative. The blow that smashed Henry Lakington's jaw in two places shows strength. All qualities which l admire, Captain Drummond- admire greatly. I should dislike hav- ing to deprive the world of those quail ities."
 Drummond gazed at the speaker open-mouthed. My dear sir" he pro- tested feebly, you overwhelm me. Are you really accusing me of being sort of wild west show?" He wag- gled finger at Peterson. You know you've been to the movies too much, like my fellah, James. He's got re- volvers and things on the brain.' Peterson's face was absolutely i'm passive; save for slightly tired smile it was eXpressionless. Final ly, Captain Drummond, you tore in half piece of paper which I re- quire-and removed a very dear old friend of my family who is now in this house. I want them both back, please, and if you like I'll take them now"
 Drummond shrugged his shoulders All