The Lamar register., 1921-09-07

PRoLooUE-In December. lsS. four
nlsn gathered in u hotel In Berne and
heard one OF the quartet outline a plan
to paralyze Great Britain and at the
same time seize world power. The othsr
three, Hooking. American. and StsinemAn
and Won Gratz. Germans. all millionaires.
agree ~ tho scheme. providing another
man, Hiram Potts. an American. is taken
in. The instigator Of the plot gives bis
name as Comte de Guy. but when he
leaves for England with his daughtsr he
decides TO use the name Carl Peterson
CHAPTER L - Capt Hugh BULLDOG
Drummond, a retired officer. advertises
for work that Will give him excitement
signing ''Xl0" As result he msso
Phyllis Benton. young woman who an
swered his ad She tells him Of strange
murders and robberies OF which she sus-
pectl 4 Land headed by Carl Peterson and
Henry LAkington of being the leadsrA
CHAPTER u.-Drummond decides -
SO to The Larches. Miss Benton's homA
An attempt IL made on the road to wreck
his machine when another. occupied By
Peterson, LAkington and . strange man.
blocks the road. While dining with Phyt
LIS Benton and her father DrummonA
hears = terrible shriek at Ths Elma Dus.
ing the night Drummond leaves Tno
Larches and explores The EmA He lis-
covers Lal<ington and Peterson using Q
thumbscrew on an American who Ggno
. paper. Drummond rsscues ths ADsF1-
can after . struggle and takes hin -
his home The man u Hiram q fUeaA
CHAPTER uL-Petsrsoa vtnts ng10-
mond the next day. departing vitA .
threat to rvturn later and recover Potts
and also q torn papes which Drunnsnl
aid Of Peter Darrell. a e,a army fs4snA
Drummond arrAnges 10 hide Yotta, -
substitute In his plaos one Muliinsa. . -
moeiiizsd soldier. who " ssissd by Petsf-
son and his gang and tnksn - Ths ElDA
along with DruTamond
CHAPTER Tv.-wnsn Psesrssa -
covers the hoax Drummond 10 esosrtsd
BY irrna 70 q room where he u 70 ~
for ths night During the night Dgunr
mond ia exploring the house when b ~
IN . strange room In which 70 . eoesA
he escapess but on the stairs has ~
in the dam.
CHAPTER v.-Drummond sniists -
aid OF Alsy LonEworth. Tob1 Sinclair.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. ths
latter an aviator. Drummond. aftsf n
encounter with the pseudo Potts. mssts
Irrna talking to the marquis Of LAidlsy
and suspects the gang is plotting for the
Laidley Jewels. Drummond and his frisnds
are gassed they sit In his apartmsat
Lakington carries on Potts.
CHAPTER vI-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. Drlmmond is captured By ths
gang in the attempted rescue
CHATTER VII - Drummond is h.,d
prisoner In The Elms and he hears Peter
son making plans to attend a conference
at the Ritz He also hears Peterson and
IAkfngton plotting TO make Potts sign
an agreement Drummond on the roof
watches as the two plotterr begin to tor
ture Potts with n thumbscrew. He yeiis
through the sxylight and causes LAking-
ton and Peterson to rush from the room
CHAPTER vIII.-Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to The
Larches where a 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
DTummond has learned that the gang Is
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
kill Drummond with poisoned darts shot
through a blow pipe by a queer little
man who is hidden in Drummond's bed
room. Among others attracted by the
comnotion is Detective Green. Upon
their return to Drumniond's quarters In
london ne 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 OF. He runs toward The Elms
and Green takes his car. going toward
london for help Drummond IL captured
and left bound while Lakington and Irrna
leave for Laidley Towers on their mis-
sion OF stealing the duchess Jewels
How did they get you, Toby1"
Half dozen Of 'em suddenly ap-
peared," answered Sinclair shortly.
Knocked me on the head. and the next
thing | knew ! was here In this id
chair"
rs that when you got your facet"
asked Hugh.
No" said Toby, and his voice was
grim. I'VE share in the matter Of
fnces, old man."
darlington again, was it7" said
Hugh softly. Dear Heaven If could
get one hand on that . :" He broke
of and laughed. What about you,
AlgyY'
'T went laundering in over the way,
old bean" returned that worthy, "and
some dam fellow knocked my eye
glass off. So. as l couldn't see to kill