The Lamar register., 1921-10-05
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PRoLo6UE-In December. isIs. four
men gathered In a hotel in Berne and
heard one OF the quartet outline q plan
TO parAlyze Great Britain and at the
same time seize world power. The othsr
three, Hooking, American. and steinemAA
and Won Gratz, Germans. all miluonaires,
agree 10 the scheme, providing another
man, Hiram Potts. American. 10 taken
in. The instlgator OF the plot gives his
name Comte de Guy. but when he
leaves for England with his daughtsr hs
decides to the name Carl Peterson.
CHAPTER l. Capt Hugh tBulldoU
Drummond, a retired officer. adverttsee
for work that will give him excitement
signing ''X1O." As result he meets
Phyllis Benton. u young woman who an
swered his ad. She tells him of strange
murders and robberies of which she sus-
pect. = band headed by Carl Peterson and
HsnrS LAkington of being the ieAdsrA
CHATTER u.-Drummond decides -
60 to The Larches. Miss Benton's houna-
An attempt is made on the road'to wreck
his machine when another. occupied By
Peterson, LAkington and q strange man.
blocks the road. While dining with Phyl-
Lis Benton and her father Drummond
hears a terrible shrek At The Elms. Dur
ing the night Drummond leaves The
L1arches and explores The HmA He dis-
covers LAlington and Peterson using
thumbscrew on an American Who stgnD
. paper. Drummond rescues The A0ss\
can after . struggle and takes hin -
his home. The man II Hiram q fsefA
CHAPTER IIL-Ystsrssa visits psu3-
mond the next DAY. departing wfA .
threat To rsturn later and recover Potts
and also . torn paper which Drum0ooA
seized the night of the nght with ths
aid of Peter Darrei. an old army fsenA
Drdn.mond arranges To hide Potta 81
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mobilized soldier. who 10 ssissd by Petsr~
son and his gang and taken - fhs nnA
along with DrufnmonA
cover, the hoax Drummond 10 sscsrtsd
By Irma 10 n room where he u to eeAy
for the night During the night Drum
nond is exploring the houss whsn b -
In . strange room In which V eoesA
He escapes. bat on the stairs has AoA1
In the dArA-
CHAPTER v-Drumm1ud enligts -
aid Of Alsy LonGworth. Toov Sinclair.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. ths
latter aviator. Drummond. aftsF a
encounter with the pseudo Potts. mssts
Irma talking to the marquis Of LA1dley
and suspects the gang IL plotting for tbs
Laidley Jewels. Drummond and his frisnds
are gassed as 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 Phyi-
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 held
prisoner in The Einns and he hears Peter
son making plans to attend conference
at the Ritz. He also hears Peterson and
LA<ington plotting to make Potts sign
an agreement Drummond the roof
watches the two piotters begin to tor
ture Potts with thumbscrsw. He yells
through the skyiight and causes LAkins-
ton and Peterson to rush from the room
CHAPTER vI1.-Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to The
IArches. where a waiting machine takes
him away. DrummorId is rescued when .
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 fnd Potts for his relatives.
CHAPTER Kan attempt Is made to
Kill Drummond with poisoned darts shot
through a blow pipe by queer little
man who is hidden in Drummond's bed
commotion is Detective Green, Upon
Nheir 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 In evidence that
Phyllis and some OF his friends have been
carried OF. He runs toward The Elms.
and Green takes his car, going toward
Iontion for help. Drummond is captured
and left bound while Lakington and IrrnA
leave for Laidley Towers on their mis-
sion OF stealing the duchess' Jewels.
CHAPTER X.-Drummond tricks the
German Bolshevist guarding him. then
releases his companions, also Potts and
Phyllis. He announces his intention of
going to Laidley Towers.
CHATTER Kiln the grounds Of Laid
ley Towers Drummond kills LAkington's
chauffeur and drives LakinRton home
after the latter has stolen the Jewels of
the duchess OF Laidley. Drummond and
Iaixington battle and Lakington Is forced
into a bath of chemicals from which he
springs only to be killed by one Of his
own death traps
CHAPTER XII.-Drummond and Green
examine a ledger In which Peterson kept
his records and discover the Bolshevfst
plot to overthrow the government Many
prominent names are in the ledger. Drum
nond impersonates Peterson's secretary
and calls a meeting of the men whose
names he finds in the ledger The lesser
ducked In a nearby pond. Peterson and
Ao,AaA ovar tn he poltra