Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-03

There was something SO Incredibly
menacing in the soft, quiet voice that
Drummond looked at the: speaker ;fas-
cinated. BE. had q sudden feeling that
he must be dreaming In. a; mo-
ment or two he would wake up and
find that they had really. been talking
about the weather, the whole stime
Then the cynical gleam of triumph III
Peterson's eyes acted on him like
cold ,douche. -;.----... ...,.,....
"Your candor Is as. refreshing" he
answered genially. "as your smiles
are apt. I shudder ito think, OF sflIat
poor little fly, Mr.. Peterson, especial
" with your chauffeur grinding his
gears to pieces" He 5feld open the
door for his visitor, and followed him
into the passage. AT: the other end
stood Denny, ostentatiously dusting
bookshelf, and Peterson glanced at
him casually. It was characteristic
Of the man that no trace Of annoyance
showed on his face. He might have
been an ordinary visitor taking his
leave.
And then suddenly from the room
outside which Denny was dusting
there came low moaning and an in
coherent babble. A quick frown
passed over Drummond's face, and
Peterson regarded him thoughtfully
IAN invalid In the ef'" here
marked. "How inconvenient for your
He laid his hand for rnolnent onthe
soldiers arm. II sadly fear you're
going to make fool Of sy9nrself. And
it win be such a pltS."' He turned
toward the stairs. Don't bother,
please; I can find my own way out"
TAREE.E -,
Hugh turned back, into his own
room, and lighting, a particularly noisy
pipe, sat down In his own special
chair. He was under no delusions as
to the risks he was running. Under
rating Ills opponent had never been
fault of his, either in the ring or in
France, and he had no intention OF
beginning now. The man who. could
abduct an American millionaire. and
drug him till he was little better than
q baby, ahdc thenouse q, ttlnmDscreW
to enforce hts Wishes was not likely
to, prove prescriptions lin the fu'
ture..
After while he began half-uncon-
sciously to talk aloud to himself. 1.-Two
alternatives, old buck" he remarked,
stabbing the air with his pipe. One:
give the Potts bird up at Berners
street; two-do not. Number one
out Of court at once: TTep0ster0Us-
absurd. Therefore number TIVE holds
the field" He rang the bell.
i.James," he said, :asisthe,. door op-
ened, take piece Of paper and
pencil-if there's one with point
and sit down at the table: I'm going
TO think, and I'd hate. to miss out any
thing" =
His servant complied, and for u
while silence reigned.' II ). =:
"First," remarked Drumlnond, put
down-rThey know where Potts: is.'
rwo-'They will try. to get Potts."
''Yes, ar," answered Denny writing
busi:..
"Three-'They will not: get Potts
Now, James, you've got to DO some
thing else. Rise and with your we'll
known stealth approach the window,
and see if the watcher still watcheth
without"
The servant took prolonged sur
vey, and finally announced that he
failed to see him.
Then that proves conclusively that
he's there" said Hugh. write it down,
James: Four-'Owing to the watcher
without. Potts cannot leave the house
without being seem Five-Potts must
leave the house without being seem
want him, James, want him all to
myself. He shall 90 to mY cottage on
the river, and you shall look after
him."
"Yes, sir" returned. James dutifully.
And in order to get him there, we
must get rid of the watcher without.
How can we. get rid Of the, .bird-how
Gun we, james, I ask you? Why, by
giving him nothing further to watch
for. Once let him think that Potts
is no longer within, unless he's an
imbecile he will no longer remain with
out Now trot along over, James, and
give my compliments to Mr. Darrell.
Ask him to come in and see me for a
moment Say I'm thinking and daren't
move"
James rose obediently, and Drum
mond heard him cross over the pas
sage to the other suite Of rooms that
lay on the same floor. Then he heard
the murlnur Of voices, and shortly
afterward his servant returned.
''He is in his bath, sir, but he'll come
over as soon as he's finished" He
delivered the message and stood wait
ing anything more, Sir?"
Eyes, James. / feel certain that
there's q lot But just to carry Oh
with, I'll have another glass of beer"
As the door closed, Drummond rose