The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-10-06

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had. But lat it was lonE
odds against Ms eeNiSE through, and
that his chief hope lay in himself. II
toccNrred 70 Inn Hat-far. too faw uts
biased INSTRUMENTATION be was; h.
fufther occurred. y BIN 'thaf It wRste
STATE of Affairs which Was liksiy 10.
continue unless he remedie6 n 3AMs(I
And 70. Just as Peterson came strollh&
around d corner II the heuss followed
BY several men ands,a LONG ladder,
Hugh ton,rAenced to sing ne sliouted,
he roared at the tor. Of HIS very pbw-
erfui voice. and all the time He watched
the nlen below. with . wary eye.
1t was Just A. two labofers came In
to investigate the hideon, DIN thar
PeteTson's party dixcoversd the ladder
was too short by sesasal yards.
Then with great rapidly the audi.
enee grew. A passing milkman /; two
commercial travellers, Q gentieman of
sllshtly inebriated aspect. xfose trous-
era left much to the ;fmaxinstiod; and
finally, more farm laborerk Never had
such ! tft.blt Of! gossip fox. he local
alehouse been seen In the, hetGAbor.
hood ;'it would furnish topic of tsn.
vefsatson for weeks to coma. And stiil
HUN sang and Peterson cursed and
still the audience grew. Thea, at last,
there came the police with notebook
all complete. and the singer stopped
singing to laugh. tsffss. ?
| The next moment the laugh froze on
his lips. Standing BY the skyiight. with
his revolver raised. was Lakingfen, and
Hugh knew By the exprsssion Of his
face that his finger was trembling on
the trigger. Out Of view Of the crowd
below he did not know of it, existence,
and. In q flash, Hugh realised his dan.
ger. .s'F3tn - .t-. -f
Good morrow. Henry" he said
quietly. II wouldn't IRE II were you.
We are observed, a. they say In mslo-
drama. II you don't believe me-" his
voice grew = little tense. "just wait
while talk to Peterson, who 10 at pres
ent deep In convefse with the village
constable and several farm laborers."
1t il doubtful whether any action In
Hugh Drummond's life ever cost him.
such an effort of will as the turning
Of his back on the man standing two
yards below him. but he did II APP
parently without thought. He gave one
last glance at the face convulsed with
rage. and then with q smile he looked
down at the crowd below.
| Peterson" he called out afYably.
"there's pal Of yours up here-dear
old Henry. And he's very annoyed at
my concert. Would you Just speak to
him. or would you like me to be more
explicit? He Is 80 annoyed that there
might he an accident at any moment.
and I see that the police have ar
rived. So-er--"
Even Mt that distance he could zee
Petersons eyes Of fury. and he chucE.
led softly to himself. But when the
leader spoke. his voice was as suave
~ ever; the eternal cigar gi0wed even
~ at Its normal rate.
Are you up, on the roof. Laklnx-
toni" The words came clearly through
the still summer dir.
"iour turn, Henry" said Drummond.
~Prompter's voice off--'yes, dear Peter
son. am here. even upon the roof,
with liver Of hideous aspect"
With mighty effort Lakington con-
trOlled himself, and his voice. when he
answered. was calm.
"Yes, I'm here. What's the matter?"
Nothing" cried Peterson. hut
we've got quite a large and apprecia-
tive audience down here. attracted by
our friends charming concert. and I've
Just sent for large ladder BY which
he Gun come down and Join US. So
there IL nothing that you can do
nothing" He repeated the word with
a faint emphasis. and Hugh smiled
genially. ii7s-,- ..-..
I'm interested in quite number OF
things, Captain Drummond." said LAX
ington slowly. lint they NIL count as
nothing beside one-getting even with
you. Aud when do :" He
dropped the revolver into his coat
pocket. and stood motioaiess. staring
At the soldier. U s
Tie next instant he opened II door
In the skylight which Hugh had failed
to discover during the night. and.
climbing down = ladder inside the
room. disappeared from view.
"Hullo. old bean!" A cheerful shout
from the ground made Hugh look
down. There. ranged round Peterson.
In an effective group. were Peter Oar.
rell. Algy Longworth. and Jerry Sey-
u,our. "Blrd's.neatin'f"
"Pctcr. old SOUL" cried Hugh Joy.
fully, II never thought the day would
come when should be pleased to zee
your face. hut II has!''
tied and his pal. Hugh. have toddled
of In your car" said Peter. $50 that
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