The Lamar register., 1921-09-21
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PROIO0UE-in December. l9s. four
men gathered in a hotel In Berne and
heard of the quartet outline - plan
TO pAralyze Great Britain and at ths
same time seize world power. The other
three Hooking. American. and StolnslnAn
and Won Gratz. Germans. all miilonAires.
agree to the scheme. providing Another
man, Hiram Potts. an American. 10 taken
In The instigator OF the plot giyss his
name Comte de Guy. but when he
leaves for England with his daughter he
decides to use the name Carl Peterson
CHAPTER L - Capt Hugh BULLDOG
Drummond, a retired Officer. advsrtises
\ for work that will give him excitement
signing "xl0." As II result he mesu
Phyllis Benton. = young woman who an
swered his ad- She tells him of srangs
murders and robbeIies OF which she sus-
pects q band headed BY Carl Peterson and
Henry LAkin gton of being the lesdsfA
CHAPTER u--Drummond decides -
20 10 The Larches. Miss Benton's honns
An attempt is made on the road to wreck
his machine when another. occupied py
Peterson LAldngton and Q strange man.
blocks the road. while dining with Phyi-
lis Benton and her father Drummona
hears u terrible shrek At The Elms. Dur
ing the night Drummond leaves The
Larches and explores Ths Ema He lis-
covers Lalxington and Peterson using
thumbscrew on an American who siSns
q papsr Drummond rescues tho ADSss-
can after . struggle and tAkss hin =
his home. The man 10 Hiram Q. fSsh
CHAPTER IIL-Pstsrsoo vtGits nruAr
mond the next day, departing wftA .
throzt to return later and recover Potts
ard also q tori paper which DrumAenA
s-iked the night Of the nxht With The
aid OF Peter Darrei. an old army fsanA.
Drummond arranges 70 hide Potta, -
substitute In his placs sns Aui1tnGA -
mobiliEed soldier. who 10 ssissd ~ Petsf-
son and his gang and taksn - fhs 10A
along with DrurnnonA
CHAPTER Iv.-whsa fve.Esoa ~
covers the hoax Drummond 10 ssosgtsd
By Irma 70 q room whers he y - ~
for the nixht During the night Drum
nond Is exploring the house whsn - -
in . strange room In which 70 . coesA
He escapes. bat on the stairS hAs ~
in the aark
CHAPTER v.-Drummond snliSes -
aid of Alsy Longworth. Tohy Sinclair.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. u
latter an aviator. Drummond. aftsr ~
encounter with the pseudo Potts. mssts
Irma talking 30 the marquis Of LAidisy
and suspects the gang IL plotting for the
Laidley Jewels. Drummond and his frisnds
are gassed as they sit In his apartmsae
LAking gton carries OF Potts
his friends recover they plan to again rss-
cue Potts. Drummond goes to see Phyl-
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 Eims and he hears Peter
son uelSing mans to s-te-f conference.
at the Pitt lie also fsGrr = a-~ln and
Talr al
an agreement Drummond on the roof
watches as the two plotters bsgtn to tor
ture Potts with thumbscrew. He yells
through the .kylight and causes LAking-
CHAPTER vuI.-Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to Ths
Iarches. where waiting machine takes
him away. Drummond is rescued when .
crowd gathers because of the commotion
he makes on the roof. He tells Phyllis
he must attend the Ritz conference.
Drumu1ond hal 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.
CHAPTER Kan attempt is made to
Kill Drummond with poisoned darts shot
through blow pipe by Il queer little
man who is hidden in Drummond's bed
room. Among others attracted by the
commotion is Detective Green. Upon
their return TO Drummond's quarters in
London he receives letter purportinR 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 or. He toward The Elms.
and Green takes his car. going toward
London for help. Drummond 10 captured
and left bound while La<ington and Irrna
leave for I.aidley 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 Laldley Towers
CHATTER Kiln the grounds of Laid
chauffeur and drives Lakington home
after the latter has stolen the Jewels of
the duchess OF Laidey Drummond and
I.akington battle and Lakinston is forced
into "a bath OF chemicals from which he
springs only to be killed by one OF his
own death traps.
and Hugh's eyes glistened at the clev-
erness with which the man was act
ing. Whether they believed 1t or not,
there was not soul In the room by
this time who was not consumed with
eagerness 10 put the Chinese cabinet
TO the test.
"Supposing you took my pearls, Mr..
Ram Dar." said the duchess difndent-
ly. II know that compared to such