The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-09-10


injection had worn off completely. ana
the wretched man was sitting MOTION
less in chair, staring dazedly III
front of him.
Thoughtfully Hugh stood in from
of the millionaire, trying in vain I"
catch some CLEAN of sense III tI''
vacant eyes.
What luck" birmingham looked UP
as he came back into the other room.
Dam all, as they say in the yer
nacular. Have you bighters finished
the beer?"
"Probably," remarked Peter Oar
rail-. What's the program now
Hugh examined the head on his
glass with a professional eye before
replying.
Two things" he murmured ~
length. fairly leap 10 the eye. Inc
first is 10 get Potts away to a pIac"
of safety; the second is to get over
to Paris"
"Well let's get gay over the frs
as a kickoff" said birmingham, rls-
Ing. There's a car outside the door :
there is England at our disposal
Wen take him away; you phh me
hoof TO Victoria and catch the boat
train"
1T sounds too easy" remarked
Hugh Have a look out Of the Wild
dow. Ted, and you'll see man fright
fully busy doing nothing not far from
the door. You will also see racing
car just across the street. Put wet
compress on your head, and connec'
the two"
A gloomy silence settled on the as
sembly. to be broken by Jerry SeE-
mour suddenly waking up with a
start.
I've got the 'stomach-ache,' he an
nounced proudly.
His listeners gazed at him I'M
moved.
You shouldn't eat so fast re-
marked Algy severely. "And you GER
tainly oughtn't to drink that beer.
To avert the disaster he immedi-
ately consumed it himself, but jerry
was too engrossed with his brain
storm TO notice.
1--WE got the .stoma ch-ache. he re-
peated. land she ought to be ready
by now. In fact ! know she is. MY
last crash wasn't a bad one. What
about it,
You mean 2 said Hugh,
staring at him.
Il mean answered Jerry. "that
I'll go off TO the airdrome now, and
get her ready. Bring Potts along IN
half an hour. and I'll take him to
the governors place in Norfolk. Then
I'll take you over to Paris"
Great simply great" With a
report like gun Hugh hit the speak
er on the back, inadvertently knock
ing him down of you get. Jerry
By the way. how many will she hold!
Two beside me-" spluttered the
proud proprietor of the Stomach-ache
And / wish you'd reserve your en-
dearments for people Of your owl
size, you great. fat, hulking mon
| strosity."
| He reached the door with momen
to spare, and Hugh came black laugh
ing.
"Verily-an upheaval in the gre.
matter" he cried, carefully refillini
his glass. Now, boys, what abou
| Paris?"
rs it necessary to go at all:" asked
| Peter.
1T wouldn't have been If the Yanl
had been sane" answered Drum
| mond. LAS it is. l guess Eve got TO
| Now listen-all Of you. Ted-off Vol
go, and raise a complete walters out
| fit. dicky and all complete. Peter
| Won come with me TO the airdrome
and afterward look up Mullings, a
13 Green street. Hoxton. and tell hin
| to get in touch with at least fift.
| demobilized soldiers who are on for
scrap. Algy-you hold the fort here
and don't get, drunk on my ale. Pete
will Join you. when he's finished witt
Mullings. and he's not to get drunk
either. Are you all on?'
Ten minutes later he was at tn
wheel of his car with Darrell and tn
millionaire behind But Hugh scenes
in no great hurry TO start. A whim
steal smile was on his face, as on
of the corner of his eye he watche-
the man who had been busy dom
nothing feverishly trying to crank hi
car. which. after the manner of tn
brutes, had seized that moment to jill
Still smiling. Hugh got out an
walked up TO the perspiring driver.
"A warm day" he murmuret
Don't hurry: we'll wait for you.
Then. while the man. utterly take
aback, stared at him speechlessly,
strolled back to his own car.
"Hugh-you're mad. quite mad,
said Peter resignedly, as with a splu
tering roar the other car started. bu
Hugh still smiled. On the way I
the airdrome he stopped twice after
block in the traffic to make quite sur
that the pursuer should have n
chance of losing him. and, by the tim
they were clear Of the traffic and spin
ming toward their destination. the ger
tleman in the car behind fully agree
| with Darra1I