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WARY GRAHAM BONNER
QUEEN NNE rs LACE.

"Your Majesty, the royal carriage
is waiting. Will you enter it"
SO spoke Sir Robert Roadside, and
the Queen said, Il will come"
Now you see the Queen was none
other than Queen Anne who belongs
to the family of flowers known as
Queen Anne's Lace. Sometimes the
family is known as the Wild Carrot
family, but more frequently as Queen
Anne's Lace.
AS you can guess Sir Robert Road
side was standing very firmly and
finely on the side OF the road and
the carriage was made of nice deep
earth in which it was hoped the Queen
would take root.
And the Queen did. The Queen
brought her lace with her too, for the
Queen is without her lace. All
summer long she stood in her glory
surrounded by her beautiful white lace.
The Queen Anne's lace flowers are
white and look like little tables OF
lace upon their rather tall stems.
Everywhere they can be seen In the
country.
you will be with us for some timer"
asked Sir Robert Roadside. 1--WE hope
you will remain for some time in your
fiowery kingdom"
"Ah yes" said Her Majesty, II ex-
pect to be tn you until some time
In the autumn. Then / cannot stay
with you. l must rest. A Queen must
not get too weary.
Have they been talking Of Court
matters and Royal personages in the
great world lately?"
"Yes," said Sir Roadside, they
have"
and what have they been sayingT'
asked Queen Anne.
They've been saying that they
wished, your Majesty, that you
wouldn't shove other flowers out Of
the way. They say that you're so
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Moreover. 1t is to be regretted that
the perfectly ordinary man told a lie
a little later In the day, when giving
his report TO some one whose neck APP
parently Inconvenience him greatly.
But then a lie is frequently more
announced that the sole result of his
mornings labors had been to decipher
u wire addressed TO The Elms, which
contained the cryptic remark, 'Stung
again, stiff neck, stung again." would
not have been tactful. SO he lied,
IS has been stated, thereby showing
his wisdom.
But though DrummOnd chuckled TO
himself as the car rushed through the
fresh morning air, once or twice a
CLEAN that was not altogether amuse-
ment shone in his eyes. For four
years he had played one game where
no mistakes were allowed the little
incident Of the pOstofice had helped
10 bring 10 his mind the certainty
that he had now embarked on another
where the conditions were much the
same. That he had scored UP To date
was luck rather than good manage
ment, and he was far too shrewd not
70 realize it. Now he was marked,
and luck with a marked man cannot
be tempted too far.
Alone and practically unguarded he
had challenged a gang of international
criminals; a gang not only utterly un-
scrupulous, but controlled by q mas.
ter mind. OF It's power as yet he had
no clear idea; OF its size and irnme-
date object he had even less. Per.
haps 1t was as well. Had he realized
even dimly the immensely of the is.
sues he was up against, had he had
but an inkling of the magnitude of
the plot conceived in the sinister brain
Of his host of the previous evening
then, CHEEKY optimist though he was,
even Hugh Drummond might have
wavered. But he had no such inkling
and SO the CLEAN in his eyes was but
transitory, the chuckle that succeeded
1t more whole-hearted than before
Was it not sport in a land flowing
with strikes and prOfiteers; sport such
as his soul loved?
II am afraid, Mullings," he said
as his car stopped in front of his
club, that the kindly gentleman with
whom we spent last night has re.
pudiated his obligations. He refuses
to meet the bill / gave him for your
services. Just wait here a moment
He went inside, returning in a few
moments with a folded check.
Round the corner, Mullings, and
an Obliging fellah in a black coat will
shovel you out the necessary Brad
burys."
The man glanced at the check.
Fifty pounds, sir" he gasped.
"Why-it's too much, sir. .
"The laborer, Mullings, is worthy
of his hire. You have been Of the
very greatest assistance to me; and
incidentally, it is more than likely that
l may want you again. Now, where
can l get hold Of your
"13 Green Street, 'OxtOn, sir, ii al.
ways find me. And any time, sir, as
you wants me, I'd like TO come just
for the sport of the thing"
Hugh grinned.
Good lad. And it may be sooner
than you think"
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81 heard you were down here" she
said gravely, holding out her hand to
him. I've been sick with anxiety
ever since father told me he'd seer
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FROM qua

Synopsis.-In December, 1918, four
men gathered in a hotel in Berne
and heard one of the quartet, Carl
Peterson, outline a plan to paralyze
Great Britain and at the same time
seize world power. The other three,
Hooking, American, and Steineman
M Won GratZ, Germans, all mil
lionaires, agree q the scheme, pro-
viding another man, Hiram Potts.
an American, is taken in. Capt.
Hugh BULLDOG Drummond, a re-
tired officer, advertises for work
that will give him excitement, sign
ing "X10." AS a result he meets
Phyllis Benton, a young woman
who answered his ad. She tells
him Of strange murders and rob
berries by a band headed by Carl
Peterson and Henry darlington.
She fears her father is involved.
Drummond goes to The Larches,
Miss Benton's home, next door to
The Elms, Pe~terson's place. During
the night Drummond leaves The
Larches and explores The Elms.
He discovers Lexington and Peter
son using a ~thumbscrew on Potts,
who signs a paper. Drummond
rescues Potts and takes him to his
own home. He also gets half Of
the paper torn in the fight. Peter
son visits Drummond, departing
with "A threat to return and recover
Potts and the torn paper. Hugh
substitutes Mullings for Potts. The
band carry off Mullings and Drum
mond to The Elms. When Peterson
discovers the hoax Drummond is
made TO stay all night. Irma, Pc
tsrson's handsome daughter, warns
Hugh he will be killed. He goes
exploring during the night, runs
into a cobra, escapes mysterious
death and r~efrains from breaking
Peterson's neck.
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strong and so powerful and that you
must have your W way
"Pray, pardon me, Your Majesty,
for telling you this just as 1t is, but
it is what the people say"
The Queen laughed and shook her
lace ever so slightly.
"The silly creatures" she said.
don't they know that l am Queen?
/ shall do as / please, Of course"
"To be sure you WILL" said Sir
Robert Roadside.
"TO be sure i WILL" said the Queen.
~ will not pay any attention to what
they say. | will grow wherever l
wish. i will not let them tell me
what 70 do. If / want to shove other
flowers out Of the way / will. Most
a%ssuredly / will"
81 am sure Of it," said Sir Robert
Roadside.
II suppose the farmers were doing a
lot Of taking" said the Queen.
you're right" said Sir Robert
Roadside.
"They don't like me, Of course. I
get In their way. I'm nothing but a
weed to them. But I'm a Queen just
the same!'
'Of course you are, Your Majesty"
"You have the right idea, Sir Robert
Roadside" said the Queen.
People who like beautiful flowers,
like you said Sir Robert Roadside,
think you are beautiful with
your lovely lace and quite as wonder
full as a flower can be-"
81 am glad there are still some
creatures with taste and with a love
Of the beautiful" said the Queen
proudly.
Sand the bees and the beetles and
the flies like you said Sir Robert
Roadside.
"Yes, they're my subjects who come
to do me honor and who tell me they
care for their Queen. Now 1t isn't
everyone who would care for bees and
beetles and flies, but although l am
a Queen | am not SO proud that | do
not care for such little creatures"
"That is true" said Sir Robert
Roadside. THAT Is very true"
"Ah yes.' said the Queen, "there are
many admirers Of the beautiful flowers
of our family, the Queen Anne's Lace,
and there are those who like TO visit
us and partake Of our royal sweet
ness and our magnificent delicacies!
There are others who do o like
us. but what of that? We will con
tinue to grow and flourish for we
are very royal and we also want to
rule! Queens In real life haven't the
power we have at all"
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TWO.

Inside the Junior Sports club, Hugh
DrummOnd vas burying his nose in a
large tankard Of the ale for which
that CHEEKY ~pOt-hOuse was still fam
Gus. A waiter was arranging the
first editions Of the evening papers
on a table, and Hugh beckoned to
him to bring me Cricket, racing, the
latest divorce case, and the latest
strike-all the usual headings were
there. And he was just putting down
the paper, to again concentrate on his
problem, when a paragraph caught
his eye.
"STRANGE MURDER IN BELFAST
1.-THE man whose body was discOv-
cred in such peculiar circumstances
near the docks has been identified as
MIR. James Granger, the confidential
secretary to Mr.. Hiram Potts, the
American multi-millionaire, at present
in this country. The unfortunate
victim Of this dastardly Outrage-his
head. as we reported In our last
nights issue, was nearly severed from
his body-had apparently been sent
over on business by Mr.. Potts, and
had arrived the preceding day. What
he was doing in the locality in which
he was found Is a mystery.
"We understand that Mr.. Potts, who
has recently been indisposed, has re-
turned t. the Carlton, and is greatly
upset at the sudden tragedy.
1.-THE police are confident that they
will shortly obtain a clue, though the
rough element in the locality where
the murder was committed presents
great difficulties. 1t seems clear that
the motive vas robbery, as all the
murdered mans pockets We're rified.
But the most peculiar thing about the
case is the extraordinary care taken by
the murderer to prevent the identiii-
cation of the body. Every article of
clothing, even down to the murdered
mans socks, had had the name torn
out. and it was only through the Grim
inal overlooking the tailor's tab inside
the inner breast-pocket of Mr.. Grang-
er's coat that the police were enabled
TO identity the BODY.
Drummond slid down the paper on
his knees, and stared a little dazedly
at the clubs immortal founder.
"Holy smoke! laddie," he MUIR
INJURED, "that man Peterson ought to
be on the committee here. Verify, |
believe, he could galvanize the staff
into some semblance Of activity"
"Did you order anything, STRIP A
waiter paused beside him.
"No,'. murmured Drummond, but
l will rectify the omission. Another
large tankard Of ale"
The waiter departed, and Hugh
picked up the paper again.
"We understand" he murmured
gently to himself. shat Mr.. Potts.
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p v.
In Which There Is Trouble at Gorino.
ONE.

The car slowed up before the post
office and Hugh got out. There were
one or two things he proposed to do
in London before going to GOring, and
it struck him that q wire ~ Peter
Darrell might allay that gentleman's
uneasiness IL he WIS late in getting
down. SO new was he to the %tortuoGs
ways Of crime, that the fOOlishness
Of the proceeding never entered his
head; up to date in his life, If he
had wished to send a wire he had
sent one. And so it may be deemed a
sheer fuke on his part, that a man
dawdling by the counter aroused his
suspicious. He was a perfectly or
binary man, chatting casually with
the girl on the other side; but it
CHANGED that, just as Hugh was hold
ing the p~ostofice pencil up, and gaz-
ing at it's so-called point with an air
Of resigned anguish. the perfectly or
binary man ceased chatting and
looked at him. Hugh caught his eye
for a fleeing second; then the con
versation continued. And as he turned
to pull out the pad Of forms, it struck
him that the man had looked away
just q trifie too quickly.
A grin spread slowly owe his face,
and after a moments hesitation he
proceeded to compose q short wire.
He wrote ii in black letters for addi-
tiOnal clearness; he also pressed his
hardest, as BETTING a blunt pencil.
vanced to the counter.
"HOw long will It take to deliver
in London?' he asked the girl.
The girl was not helpful. 1t de-
pended, he gathered, on a variety Of
circumstances, Of which not the least
was the perfectly ordinary man who
talked so charmingly.
81 don't think I'll bother, then"
he said, thrusting the wire into his
pocket. "Good morning. . :"
He walked to the door, and shortly
afterward his car rolled down the
street.
With what the girl considered pecu-
liar abruptness, the perfectly ordinary
man concluded his conversation with
her, and decided that he too would
send a wire. And then. after a long
and thoughtful pause at the writing
bench, she distinctly heard an unmis-
taxable Oh" Then he walked out,
and she saw him no more.
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watched him go in silence. And it
was as he opened the drawing-room
window that Hugh called after him
do you like the horse Elliman's
or the ordinary brandt" he asked.
I'll send you a bottle for that stiff
neck of yours"
Very deliberately Peterson turned
round.
Don't trouble, thank you, Captain
Drummond. | have my own
dies, which are far more efficacious."
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CHAPTER IV-Continued.
FOUR.

81 heard you were down here" she
said gravely, holding out her hand to
him. I've been sick with anxiety
ever since father told me he'd seen
you"
Hugh imprisoned the little hand in
his own huge ones, and smiled reas-
suringly.
Don't worry, little girl" he said.
"Years ago / was told by an old gypsy
that | should die in my bed of old
z ard excessive consumption Of in
valid port. AS a matter Of
fact, the cause Of my visit was rather
humorous. They abducted me in the
middle Of the night, with an ex-sol-
der of my old battalion, who was, l
regret to state, sleeping off the effects
of much Indifferent liquor, in my
rooms. They thought he was your
American millionaire cOve, and the
wretched Mullings was toe drunk to
deny it. In fact. | don't think they
ever asked his opinion at ALL" Hugh
grinned reminiscently. "A pathetic
spectacle
ooh, but splendid" cried the girl a
little breathlesSly. Tell me, where
is the American nowT'
"Nlany miles out of London" an
swered Hugh. Il think Wen leave
it at that. The less you know, Miss
Benton, at the moment-the better"
"Have YOU found out %anything?" she
demanded eagerly.
Hugh shook his head.
mot a thing. Except that your
neighhors are as pretty a bunch Of
scOundrels as l ever want to meet"
"But you'll let me know If you do"
She laid a hand beseechingly on his
arm. You know what's at stake for
me. don't you? Father, and-Oh but
you know
81 know" he answered gravely. II
know, old thing. l promise I'll let
you know anything l find out. And
in the meantime l want you to keep
an eye fixed on what goes on next
door, and let me know anything Of
Importance by letter to the Junior
Sports club" He lit a cigarette
thoughtfully. II have an idea that
they feel so absolutely confident in
their own power that they are going to
make the fatal mistake Of undertaking
their opponents. We shall see." He
turned to her with a twinkle in his eye.
Anyway, our Mr.. darlington will see
that you don't come to any harm"
"The brute." she cried, very low.
"How / hate him." Then with a
sudden change of one she looked up
at Drummond. 81 don't know whether
it's worth mentioning she said
slowly, but yesterday afternoon four
men came at different times to The
ElMs. They We're the sort of type
one sees tub-thumping in Hyde Park,
all except One, who looked like a re-
spectacle ~workingman."
Hugh shook his head.
Don't seem to help much, does it?
Still, one eve knows. Let me know
anything like that in future at the
club"
"Good morning, Miss Benton"
Peterson's voice behind them made
Drummond swing round with a smOth-
cred curse. "Our inestimable friend,
Captain Drummond, brought such a
nice young fellow to see me last night.
and then left him lying about he
house this morning. l have sent him
along to your car" continued Peter
son ~suavely, (which l trust was the
correct procedure. Or did you want
% give him TO me as a pet?"
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Missed Something.

little Artie was taken for the first
time to the moving pictures. When he
anne out he was loud In his praises
of what he had seen. but he added.
"Say, ma. next time we &c let's get
seats way up in front. We sat so far
back I couldn't hear a word they said"
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who has recently been indisposed, has
returned TO the Carlton.
Now that's very interesting. 4. :"
He lit a cigarette and lay back in
his chair. Il was under the impress
sion that Mr.. Potts was safely tucked
up in bed, consuming semolina pud-
ding, at Goring. 1t requires elucida-
tion."
II beg your pardon, SIR remarked
the waiter. placing the beer on the
table beside him.
You needn't" returned Hugh. up
to date you have justified my fondest
expectations. And as n further proof
OF my good will, / would like you to
get me a trunk call-2 Y Goring."
a few minutes later he was in the
telephone box.
peter, | have seldom been 81 glad
TO hear your voice. Is all Well? Good.
Don't mention any names. Our guest
is there, is he? Gone on strike against
more milk buildings, you say. Coax
him, Peter. Make a noise like a
sturgeon, and he'll think it's caviare.
Have you seen the papers? There are
interesting doings in Belfast, which
concern us rather intimately. I'll be
down later, and Wen have a pow
wow"
He hung UP the receiver and
stepped out of the box.
IF, Algy," he remarked to a man
who was looking at the tape machine
outside, 1.-The paper says a blighter's
somewhere and you know he's some
where else-what would you doY'
up to date in such cases l have al
ways shot the editor" murmured Algy
Longworth. Come and feed"
you're so helpful, Algy. A. per-
feet rock Of strength. Do you want
a job?"
What sort of a jobY" demanded the
other suspiciously.
"Oh not work, dear old boy. On
1t, man-you know me better than
that, surely"
people are so funny nowadays"
returned Longworth gloomily. what
is this job?"
Together the two men strolled into
the l~uncheon-room, and long after the
cheese had been finished, Algy Long
worth was still listening In silence to
his companion.
MY fear old beam" he murmured
ecstatically as Hugh finished, my very
dear old bean. ! think it's the most
priceless thing l ever heard. Enroll
M as n member of the band. And,
incidentally, Toby Sinclair is running
round III circles asking for trouble.
Let's rope him in"
$50 and find him this afternoon,
Algy," said Hugh rising. "And tell
him to keep his mouth shut. I'd
come with you. but it occurs to me
that the wretched Potts, bathed in
tears at the Carlton, is in need of
sympathy. So long, old dear. You'll
hear from me in q day or two"
Drummond sauntered along Pail
Mall. He had told Longworth mor
or less on the spur Of the moment,
knowing that gentLeman's capabilities
to a nicely. Under a cloak of as
sumed fippancy he concealed an iron
nerve which had never yet failed
him and, in spite Of the fact that he
wore an entirely unnecessary eye
glass, he could see further into a
brick wall than most OF the people
who called him a fool.
1t was his suggestion of telling Toby
Sinclair that caused the smile. For
it had started a train of thought in
Drummond's mind which seemed to
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Hugh and hi, friends are
gassed by the bane.
CTO BE CONTINUED.)
His Faith.

"A man should not put his trust in
riches" advised the pastor. F.,
II knew It," agreed Old Moneybags.
But he should have sense enough to
put his riches In trusts"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-06-18
BASEBALL MOTIFS

Eddie Collins continues his hitting
streak.
The clinch in boxing is no relation
to the squeeze play of baseball.
you can't tell a player without
scoreboard." Can't tell him what?
Otto Miller, in his twelfth year with
the Dodgers, is catching better ball
than ever.
Mulrenan seems to be getting better
every time out. At least, his control is
improving.
Our idea of nothing at all: the honor
of batting into the first triple play of
the season.
Clyde Manion, Detroit catcher, has
been loaned to the Toledo American as
ISOLATION team.
When a batter stretches a single into
a double it doesn't mean that rubber
ball was used.
Preliminary work ON the new
stadium for the New York Americans
has been started.
The New York Yankees have sent
Outfelder Christensen to Joplin to re-
place Frank Gleich.
Walter ("Dutch") Ruether, former
Cincinnati player, is giving great serv-
ice to the Dodgers this year.
School teachers are umpiring ball
games in Chicago. Maybe it'll make the
kids perk up in their studies.
There is something wrong with the
day during which several homers
aren't registered in the big leagues.
Fort Worth beat Wichita Falls in
four straight games of their recent
series, each time by one-run margin.
Inc 14tn must De waiter Tlpp .
lucky day. He cracked out his first
homer of the season on April IA, and
his second on May IA.
Shortstop Tom Stevenson of the Min
neapolis team became disguised with
his own work last week, packed his
grip and started homeward.
One of the notable cOmebacks OF the
season who should not be overlooked is
the veteran Bill McKechnie, who is
going great guns for Minneapolis.
Walter Christensen, new outhelder
from the New York Yankees, got away
with the Joplin team. He is compli-
mented for his smartness of play as
well as his hitting and fielding ability.
The Detroit club also Is going to the
Alabama colleges for them. 1t has
signed George Johnson, pitcher and
captain. and Sam Barnes, second base
man Of the Alabama Polytechnic insti-
tute.
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INTERESTING
SPORT NOTES

Boxing bouts in Milwaukee since Au-
gust % last netted S16S, S57.70.
Miss Alexa Stirling has 10 clubs in
her golf equipment, five being of wood.
Placing odds on the big fight de-
ponds on whether you have French
ancestors or not
Even money is being offered that
America will win one of England's
three golf titles.
Romig of Penn State ran two miles
In college record time when he
finished in 9:29.
The man who bets on every race
and loses consistently is literally
"nagged" to death.
Ray Ouimet, brother of Francis,
won the annual golf tournament at
Excelsior Springs, Mo.
Carpenter has been in the United
States twice before Is it going to
be three times and "out?"
Those who believe a knockout is
coming in the big fight are wondering
how, when and where?
Georges has been photographed with
a dog. probably TO offset the pictures
Jack had taken with the pigs.
Bob Hutchinson, star Splinter of the
University of California, has been
elected captain of the 1922 squad.
The deadlock has lost its grip on the
public since Stranger Lewis famous
hold slipped off Zybby's bald head.
Columbia is now the gem Of the
Harlem river, having copied the
Childs cup race from Princeton and
Pennsylvania.
Yale's freshmen collection of track
stars looked good In the mud when it
beat Harvard 81A to 1914 at Cam
bridge.
Recommendation may be made to
the International Athletic federation
to eliminate walking, tug-Of-war, cy-
cling. fencing, shooting, rowing. ten
mis- and football from the Olympic
games.