Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-06

Only you must believe that what /
say Is the truth-you must. It's just
possible that if you go now and tell
them where you've hidden the Ameri-
can you'll be all right. But If you
DON'T" Her hand dropped to her
side suddenly. breakfast will be at
nine, my Hugh: until then, au reyoir."
He turned as she left the room, a
little puzzled by her change Of tone.
Standing at the top Of the stairs was,
Peterson, watching them both In 81:
TWO. =.
In the days when Drummond had
been platoon commander he had
done many dangerous. things. The or
binary joys Of the infantry subalterns
life-such as going over the top, and
carrying out raids--:had not proved
sufficient for his appetite. He had
specialized! In peculiar. stunts of his
own: stunts over which. he was. sin-
I gularly redeent; stunts over which
his men formed. their own conclusions,
and worshiped him accordingly, -.
But Drummond was no fool, and he
had realized the vital. Importance. Of
fitting himself. for these stunts to the
best of his ability. Enormous physical
strength rs a great asset but 1t car
ries with it certain natural disadvnn-
tages. In the first place, its possessor
is frequently clumsy: Hugh had prac-
ticed in France till,he could move over
ground without q single blade of grass
lustllng. Van Dyck-a Dutch trap.
-per--had first shown him the trick, by
which man goes forward on his ell
bows like a snake and Is here one
moment and gone the next, With no
ore the wiser.
Again, It's possessor is frequently
slow: Hugh had practiced In France
I'LL he could kill a man with his bare
hands In q second. Olaki-a Japa-
nese-had first taught him two or
three Of the secrets Of. his trade, and
In the Intervals Of resting behind the
lines he had perfected them until it
was evtn money whether the Jap or
he would win in practice bout. -
And there we're nights in No Mans
sounds, and knowing that Drumnond
was abroad on his WAnderlHgs, would
peer eagerly over the parapet irto the
desolute, torn-up waste in. front. But
they never saw anything, even when
the green ghoshy flares. went kissing
up into the darkness and the shadows
dnnced fantnstically. All was silent
and still; the sudden shrlll whimper
was not repeated.
Perhaps q patrol coming back would
report q German, lying huddlG1 in a
shellhole, with no trace Of a wound,
J but only q broken neck perhaps the
patrol never found anything. But
whatever the report, Hugh Drummond
only grinnned and saw to his mems
breakfast. Which is why there are in
England today quite number of
.
rulers--the King and Hugh Drum
mond. And they would Willingly die
for either.
The result on Drummond was not
surprising; as nearly as man may be
lie was without fear. And when the
idea came to him as lie sat on the
edge Of his bed thoughtfulIy pulling off.
his shoes, no question Of the possible
risk entered Into his mind. To explore.
the house seemed the most natural
thing in the world, and with character
istic brevity he summed'u the situ-
allQn as it struck him.
,"They suspect me anyhow: in fact,
they know 7 took Potts. Therefore,
even if they catch me passage creep
ing, I'm no worse off than am now.
And I might And something Of inter-
est: Therefore, carry on, brave Heart"
It was dark in the. passage outside
as he opened the door Of his room and
crept toward the top Of the stairs. The
collar of: his brown lounge coat was
luTueu up ailu Ills StoShiH5 AcSI AHooS
no sound on the heavy pile carpet.
Like huge shadow he vanished into
..the blackness, feeling his way forward
with the uncanny instinct that comes
from much practice. Every now and
then he paused and listened intently,
but the measured ticking of the clock
below and the occasional creak of
board alone broke the stiffness.
TO the left lay the room in which he
had spent the evening, and Drummond
turned to the right. AS he had gone
IN to bed lie had noticed q door
screened by heavy curtain which he
thought might be the room Phyllis
Benton had spoken of-the room
where Henry Lakington kept his Ill
gotten treasures. He felt his way
along the wall, and at length his hand
touched tile curtain-only to drop it
again at once. From close beside him
had come a sharp angry hiss.
He stepped back pace and stood
rigid, staring at the spot from which
the sound had seemed to comc-but
he could see nothing. Then he lenned
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