The Arvada enterprise., 1921-11-24
CHAPTER x,,-cen.inu.a.

one cannot have everything"
Save 70 Peterson, who understood,
II only dimly. what had happened. the
thing had come a. such . complete
surprise that even the sudden entrance
Of twenty masked men. who ranged
themselves II single rank behind their
chairs, failed % stis the meeting. It
merely seemed IN keeping with what
had gone before.
II shall mot detaln you long, gentle
inca" began Hugh. suaveiy. "Your gen.
eral appearance and The warmth Of the
weather have combined to produce in
No Q desire for sleep. But before
hand ysu over to the care Of the
sportsmen who stand 70 patiently be-
hind you. there are one or two remarks
I wish to make. Let me say at once
that on the subject Of Capital and La.
Dor I am supremely ignorant. You
will therefore be spared any disserta-
tion on the subject. But from an sx-
haustivs study Of the ledger which now
lies upon the table. and Q fairly init.
mate knowledge Of its authors move
ments, and my friends have been put
to the Inconvenience Of treading on
you.
There are many things. we know.
which are wrong In this jolly old coun-
try Of eurs; but given time and the
right methods I am sufficiently op-
umistic 70 believe that they could be
put right. That. however, would not
suit your book. You dislike the right
method. because II leaves all Of you
much where you were before. Every
0nSie one Of you-with the sole Dos
elbls exception Of you. Mr.. Torrance.
end youfs mad-ls playing with revo-
tutioo for his swn ends: to make mon.
~ eat q ito gain power.
"Lst ~ start with Petsrsoo-your
leader. How much did you say hs d.
mandsd, Nr. Potts. - the price Of nv.
elutjsor
With q strangied CRY Peterson
spraag Up ~ the American milliooaire,
rs1evins bis mask. stepped forward.
Two hundred and Afty thousand
poandA yoa sWine. was what you asked
~" Ths millioaairs stood confront.
iAg Ais tesmsntor. who dropped back
u his chair with Q groan. And when
I refused, you tortured me. Look at
~ thumb"
with Q CRY se hseror the others sit.
ting at ~ table looked at the mansied
1eGA, and thsa at the man who had
leoe II. THIS. svsa to their mind, Was
gslng TOO far.
IAs0 there was the sane sum-"
esatinssd Drsmmood. "to cone from
1sekins. tAs ADssican cotton man
half German By birth; Stsinemann.
~ German ceal man: Won 0ratx, ths
German stsea nas. q that not %,
Fstsssoor Il was IN arrow at q
veatnre. bat Il hit The marx, asA Ps.
tofesa nodded.
70 90 milliea pounds was the
seake thao beosfActor Of humnanity
wao playing for" sneered Drummoad.
"Oas nillioa ps1nds a. the mere
pe5ce Il Q aAtieaS lifs-blood. !.
BIT at aay rate he had the merit Of
paaytng big. whereas the rest Of ron
0eam, and ths other beauties - ably
eatalogusd IN that book. messed about
st his beck and call for packets Of
Tails syss Perhaps you iabored IN.
1sr The 0slusisa that you were fool.
tAs him. but the whole lot Of you are
% id crooked that you probably
thought q nothing but your own filthy
skins.
"Llsten to me-" Hugh Drummond's
voice took on . deep. commanding
ring. and against their will the four
men looked at the broad. powerful
soldier. whose sincerity shone clear
IN his face. mot BY revolutions and
direct action will you make this island
Of ours risht-shoush I am fully
aware that that II the last thing you
would wish 70 see happen. But with
your bFainA and for your own un.
sesupulous eadA you gull the work.
ingman iAto believing Il. And he, be-
cause yoa can talk with your tongues
In your cheeks. Il led away. lie he.
lIeves you will give him Utopia
whereas, ia reality. you are leading
him TO h-. And you know It. Evo-
luton y eur only chance-not revo-
lutioo: but you. and others like
you. stand 70 gain more By the
latter. :"
His hand dropped TO his side. and
be grinned.
"Quits . break for me-" hs n
marked. I'm setting hoarse. I'm
nov going to hand you four over to
ths boys. Thess's an admlrable. but
somewhat muddy pond outside. and
m sure you'd IKE to look for newts.
II any Of 700 want to summon No for
assault and battery. my name b
Drumnond-Captaia Drummond os
Half Moon street.. But I warn you
that that book will bs handed Into
scotland Yard tooight. Out with EN-.
boys. and give EN- HI.
"And now. Carl Peterson," hs ~
aarko1, % ~ door closed behiEd the
last q ~ struggilag propAses Of Q
asw wssa1. ~ y tine that zee and I
ssttleA oss ttt3s account. isnt itf'