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The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24
The Adventures of q
Den1Obilized officer
Who Found Peaceful
By CYRIL McNEILE
"SAPPER"
Copyright By Geo. a. DOran Co

And me-" said Peter, brighten
ing up.
"NOt you, old son. If Mr.. Green will
come, I'll be delighted; but l want
you here at headquarters.
He turned round as his servant put
his head in at the door.
Gear here, sir. DO you want bag
packed?
"NO-oniy my revolver. Are you
ready, Mr. GreenT
"Sure thing" said the American. i
always am"
"Then well move" And Peter
watching the car resignedly from the
window, saw the American grip MS
seat with both hands, and then raise
them suddenly in silent prayer, while
an elderly lady fled with scream
to the safety of the area below.
They did the trip in well under the
hour, and the detective got out OF the
car with faint sigh OF relief.
DrummOnd lodged rapidly through
the bushes on his way to The Larches
and when the American finally over
took him, he was standing by a slue'
door knocking hard on the panels.
Seems kind of empty" said the de
tective thoughtfully. as the minutes
went by and no one came. why no.
try the front doOr?"
Because it's in sight of the Othel
: house." said Hugh briefly. I'm golnt
to break in"
He retreated a yard from the door
: then, bracing his shoulder, he charged
it once. And the door, as a door, wa
: not. Rapidly the two men wen
D from room to rOOm-bedrooms, serV
ants quarters, even the bathroom
t Everyone was empty: not SCUM
!, could be heard in the house. Finally
r only the dining room remained, an
: as they stood by the door lookin
! round, the American shifted his chew
t. ing gum to new point Of vantage.
a Somebody has been rough-hOusin
: by the look Of things" he remarke
e judicially. Looks like boozing de
after a thick night"
e "It does" remarked Hugh griml,
r taking In the disorder Of the room
The tablecloth was pulled OF. ii
d telephone lay on the floor. China an
e. glass, smashed to pieces, Uttered Il
le carpet; but what caught his eye. al
~ caused him suddenly to step fOrwal
q. and pick it up. was plain circle
IT glass with a black cord attached
T. 1t through small hole.
"Algy Longworth's eyeglass,"
muttered. $50 he's been caught toe
n And It was at that moment thu
ne clear and distinct through the st
evening air, they heard a woman
agonized scream. II came from {
house next door, and then Drummo
Id darted forward.
ot "StOp, you young fool" the Anne
ct. can shouted, but he was too late.
He watched DrummOnd. runni
he ike a stag, cross the lawn and d
tut appear In the trees. For second
he liesitated; then. with shrug Of sQus
nd shoulders, he rapidly left the house
It'll the way they had entered. And f
minutes later, Drummond's car "
Did skimmlng back toward London. W
at a grim-faced man at the wheel.
do And the owner Of the car was ly
e., Lin blissful Inconsistencies In the b
ing Of The Films, surrounded by hal
dozen men.
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time enough later on to find out now
he got there, and what those strange
pinging noises had been caused Dy.
lust at that moment only one thlhs
was on the program; and without
sound he crept round the bed towaru
the cupboard, to put that one thing IN
to effect in his usual direct manner.
Twice did he hear the little WINS
fling hiss from above, but nothing sang
past his head. Evidently the man NAG
lost him. and was probably still aim
ing at the door. And then, with hahuS
that barely touched it, he felt the OUT
lines of the cupboard.
1t was standing an inch or two from
the wall, and he slipped his myers Ne
hind the back on one side. he u.s.
tened for a moment. but no movement
came from above then, half facing the
wall, he put one leg against II. There
was one quick, tremendous heaVe'
crash which sounded deafening: tnen
silence. And once again he switched
on his torch. -.
Lying on the floor by the wihuo"
was one of the smallest men he had
ever seen. He was native of sorts
and Hugh turned him over with MS
foot. He was quite unconscious, anO
the bump on his head, where 1t hac
hit the floor, was rapidly swelling tt
the size of a large orange. In MS
hand he still clutched the little tube
and Hugh glngerly removed 1t. PLACED
in position at one end was loni
splinter of wood, with sharpenet
point: and by the light OF his tOrcl
Hugh saw that 1t was family dis
colored with some brown stain.
He was still examining 1t with IN
terest, when a thunderous knock cam
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on the door. He strOlled over and
switched on the electric light; then he
opened the door.
An excited night-porter rushed IN, &.
followed by two or three other people
In varying stages of undress, and
stoned in amazement at the scene.
The heavy cupboard, with a great
crack across the back, lay face down.
i ward on the floor; the native still lay
curled up and m0tionless.
"One of the hotel pets?" queried
Hugh pleasantly, lighting cigarette.
sTf it's all the same to you, wish
you'd remove him. He was-ah-fnd-
ing it uncomfortable on the top OF the
cupboard"
II appeared that the night-porter
could speak English; 1t also appeared
that the lady occupying the room be-
low had rushed forth demanding to
he led to the basement, under the mis-
apprehensIon that war had again been
declared and the Germans were bomb
ing Paris. And then, to crown every
thing. while the uproar was at Its
height. the native on the floor, open
ing one beady and somewhat dazed
. eve. realized that things looked un-
. healthy. UnnOticed. he lay "doggo'
: for a while ;.then, like rabbit which
? has almost been trodden on, he lodged
, between the legs of the men In the
; room. and vanished through the oper
: door. Taken by surprise. for mo
ment no one moved: then. simultane
i ousIy. they dashed into the passage
4 II was empty, and Hugh, glancing up
. saw the American detective advancing
: toward them along the corridor.
: "What's the trouble, captain?" h
p asked as he joined the group.
: "A friend of the management electe'
. to spend the night on the top of m
4 cupboard. Mr.. Green" answered Drum
mOnd, "and got cramp half-wa
a | through"
= The American gazed at the wreci
: age In silence. Then he looked 9
= Hugh. and what he saw ON tbs
worthy's face apparently decided hi
: to maintain that policy. In fact,
- was not till the night-porter and b
:. attendant minions had at last, an
- very dubIousiy, withdrawn, that I
a again opened his mouth.
a Looks like a hectic night" be mu
a INJURED. "What happenedT Brief
y Hugh told him what had occurred ar
IL the detective whistled softly.
y "Biowpipe and poisoned darts"
- said shortly. returning the tube
: Drummond. marrow escape d.
10 narrow! Look at your pillow"
"A Hugh looked: embedded In the lin'
a. wene four pointed splinters similar
hi the one he held In bis hand: By q
door were thnee nore lying on Z
a floor.
q sAn engaging little Bird"
aIl laugksd; .but nasty to look st"
- He extracted the little piecez
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time after for others beside this young
swine" The ex-pugilist muttered un-
easily under his breath, but said no
more, and it was Peterson who broke
the silence.
What are you going to do with
him?"
Lash him up like the other two"
returned darlington. land leave him
10 cool until l get back tomorrow.
But I'll bring him round before go.
and Just talk TO him for a little.
wouldn't like him not to know what
was going to happen to him. Antic-
ipation is always delightful" He
| turned to two Of the men standing
| near Garry him into my rOOm,' ne
ordered. land another of you get the
rope"
And so 1t was that Algy LOngworth
and Toby Sinclair, with black rage
and fury in their hearts, watched the
limp form of their leader being car
ried into the central room. Swathed
in rope, they sat motiOnless and i'm
potent. In their respective chairs,
while they watched the same process
being performed on Drummond. he
was no amateur at the game, was the
rope-winder, and by the time he had
finished, Hugh resembled nothing SO
much as a lifeless brown mummy
Only his head WINS free, and that loiled
forward helplessly.
. darlington watched the performance
1 for a time; then. wearying of It, ne
strolled over to Algy's chair.
, well, you puppy" he remarked
: "are you going to try shouting again!
He picked up the rhinOceros-hide rld
! | ing-whip lying on the floor, aht
; | bent II between his hands. Tha
: vale on your face greatly improves
: your beauty. and next time yOu'n &c
two, and a gag as we'll"
: "How's the jaw. you horrible bit o
$ dreg?" remarked Algy insultingly, ant
t Toby laughed.
Don't shake his nerve, Algy," n
r impIored. For the first time In nj
& filthy life he feels safe in the sam
room as Hugh"
r, The taunt seemed to madden Las
d Ington, who sprang across the ROOF
s and dashed Sinclair over the face. Bu
It even after the sixth cut no sound cam
y from the helpless man, though tn
d. blood was streaming down inside n
ID collar. His eyes, calm and sneerin
y, met those of the raving man In froT
ID of him without a culver, and, at las
x Peterson himself interviewed.
v Cro BE CONTINUED)
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has had several talks with board ON
Gals and Is said to be In thorOugn
accord with the policy Of making the
personnel Of the board 100 per cent
American.
One of the first Offices 10 be inves-
.igated and probably one Of the nrst
in which a shake-up win tnke place ~
the London Office Of the board. where
Americans will be installed to handie
the work now done by Britishers work
ing for the shipping board u was
said the force of the London ONCE VIII
he cut and that an effort will be made
! to have all the employees Americans
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24
Engineers

FAILURE to regulate the steam
r boiler has cost the United States
thousands of lives and millions OF
dollars. according to a statement Issued
nv the American Society Of Mechan-
zeal Engineers, which, through us
boiler code committee. Is seeking 10
bring about uniform standards In this
country. The statement pointed out
that 20 states are joining In nation
wide movement to lessen the Industrial
accidents by eliminating the dangers
that lie hidden in the steam boiler
called by engineers, more dangerous
than dynamite.
an the boiler code Of the Ameri
can Society of Mechanical Engineer
the country has standard worthy o
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24

W.T. ASHINGTON. - Like the Rome
w of old. Washington has its road
of fame, Its Appian way. On
Pennsylvania avenue. Familiarity known
to WashingtOnians as "the Avenue
some Of the most notable events Of
our national history have occurred.
Here passed the cOnquerlng hosts of
the country's brave, as In 1865, 1898
and 1918. Here, too. march with the
hating step that tells Of age and
feebleness. the veterans Of Internecine
strife.
Another celebrated avenue is Con
necticut avenue. In the spring the
display there Of dress and wealth
rivals that Of the famous Fifth ave
nue. In New York city. On this stree
are legations. both splendid and I'm
posing of great sister nations anC
stately homes Of famous men snC
women. II Is the most cosmopolitan
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-09-24
CHAPTER x
In Which the Hun Nation Decreases
by One.
ONE
dozen me-

Drummond had yielded to impulse
the blind, all-powerful impulse OF any
man who is a man to get to the wom-
an he loves If she wants him. AS he
had dashed across the lawn to The
Elms. with the Americans warning
cry echoIng In his ears, he had been
incapable of serious thought. Subcon-
sciously he had known that, from ev-
cry point Of view, 1t was the act Of
mailman, that he was deliberately put
ting his head into what, In all prob
ability, was q carefully prepared
moose; that, from every point Of view.
he could help Phyllis better by re-
naming a free agent outside. But
when girl shrieks, and the man who
loves her hears it, arguments begin
to look tired. And what little caution
might have remained to Hugh COM
pletely vanished as he saw the girl
watching him with agonlzed terror 10
her face, from an urstalr window, as
he dashed up to the house. 1t was
only for a brief second that he saw
her; then she disappeared suddenly
as If snatched away by some Invisible
person.
"Pm coming, darling" he Lad giver
one wild shout, and hurled himself
through the door which led into th'
house from the garden. A dazzling
light of intense brilliance had shon'
in his face, mOmentarIly binding him
then had come q crushing r 80 on tn
back OF his head. One cropping, with
step forward, and Hugh DrummOnd
|. dlmly conscious Of men all round him
had pitched forward on his face int
utter oblivion.
Its too easy" LakingtOn's sneel
ing voice broke the silence. as b
looked vIndlctiyely at the unconsciou
e man.
; $50 you have thought befor
Henry" chuckled Peterson. And b
J" always bObs UP somehow. II You tai
J. nv advice you'll finish him or hei
o and now, and run no further risks
a xiii him whileAhe's unconscious
Lakington laughed eyIlly. mo. Cal
e not under any circumstances wht
: ever. He has quite lengthy SEQ
1 to nay, and by God he's going to pi
n Il this time" He stepped forwal
Il and kicked Drummond twice In Il
ribs with q cold. animal fury.
n ~WeIl, don't kick him when h
down, guv'nor. You'll ave plenty
u time after" A hoarse voice from I
. circle Of men made LakingtOn look =
3 "You cut It out Jem Smith,"
marIeS Aee I miGht And plenty
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Information"

Oficials of the Department OF JUS
tice estimated that at least SOO law
yers, now stationed In Washington ana
elsewhere, will be affected by the new
ruling. Most Of the attorneys whose
practice deals with department claims.
or other litigation of that character.
are here. Many who are not Quartered
in local Office buildings are members
of firms which have been established
for some time.
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BULLDOG
DRUMMOND

wood and carefully placed them in an
empty matchbox: the tube he put IN
TO his cigarette-case.
might come in mandy: you never
know" he remarked casually.
"They might If you stand quite STILL
said the American, with a sudden
sharp command in his voice. Don't
move"
Hugh stood mOtionless, staring at
the speaker, who with eyes liked on
his right forearm, had stepped Tor
ward. From the loose sleeve OF MS
pajama coat the detective gently pulled
another dart and dropped it into the
matchbox.
Not far Oft getting you that time
captain" he cried cheerfully. NOW
you've got the whole blamed Outht.
THREE
1t was the Comte de Guy who
boarded the boat express at the care
du Nord the next day; it was Carl
Peterson VINO stepped Off the boat ex'
press at BOulOgne. And 1t was only
DrummOnd's positive assurance which
convinced the American that the TWO
characters were the same man.
He was leaning over the side of th'
boat reading a telegram when he mrs
saw Hugh ten minutes after the boa
had left the harbor; and IL he hat
hoped for a different result to the In
cident of the night before, no sign o
1t showed on his face. Instead n
waved a cheerful greeting to Drum
mOnd.
This Is a pleasant surprise" he re
marked affably. Have you been {
Paris, too2"
For a moment DrummOnd looked a
him narrowly. Was it a stupid blur
or was the man so sure of his powe
of disguise that he assumed with Gel
taInty he had not been recognized
And 1t suddenly struck Hugh tina
save for that one tell-tale habit
habit which, in all probability, Pete
son himself was unconscious OH
would not have recognized him.
"Yes." he answered lightly. II can
over to see how you behaved you
| self 7"
"what a pity I didn't know!" sa
Peterson, with a good-humored chuck
He seemed in excellent spirits. as
n carefully tore the telegram into til
u pieces and dropped them overboar
i I'VE might have had another Of o.
A homely little chats over some suppt
III Where did you stayT
u AT the Ritz. And your
81 always stop at the Bristol" a
q swered Peterson. "Quieter than {
Ritz, I think"
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-HE conduct and appearance
Of army officers on duty with
l. tbe war department, and the APP
.-arca nj officers and enlisted men
:. auty and casually in Washington
we're criticized In letters OF ins.rus'
~ cent TO Brig. Gen. Harry 81. Band
So,tz upon his appointment as com,
",.d,ng officer of the newly created
~ ares to be known as the DIS
trict |of washington" The appearance
=, thSse officers and enlisted nen ans
their observance Of military ccprtes'es
!, 1--WE was stated. were not up to standard
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The new district, DesioeD tno DAS-
.r,ct Of Columbia, win include Forts
Myer. Hunt and Washington. Il was
established for purposes Of command.
administration and training Of all
troops and agencies Of the regular
army within this area. a
On the commanding Ofncers ST
in this area win be Maj w. q. 81
Hartigan, adjutant; Maj. J. A. Parke
iudge advocate; Maj. A. e Lar n
engineer. ordnance and signal me
The headquarters staff also I'm 10
clude two warrant officers SOD elkrs
enlisted men. The order took eifecA
September 1. "A.
With the creation Of the new dis-
trict, all parades. r1Siewss funerals,
etc. in Washington and vicinity, ans
the care and disRositiOn Of troops uss'
for these purp 6ses, which. in the - -
have been handled BY mp.o' -
means in y = war department, ~
will come under the alree' ne =,
Brigadier General BandhOltz- az I. :
establish his headquarters ~ sns ny
lions buildiF
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FOUR

walk right In. Mr.. Green" said
Hugh, as, three hours later, they got
out of & taxi In Half Moon street.
This is my little rabbit-hutch."
He followed the American up the
stairs, and produced his latchkey. But
before he could even insert 1t In the
hole the door was flung open, and
Peter Darrell stood facing him with
evident relief in his face.
THANK the Lord you've come. old
SON." he cried, with brief look at
the detective. There's something do
ing down at Godalming don't like"
He followed Hugh into the sitting
room.
eat twelve O'Clock today Toby rang
! I'D. He was talking quite ordinarily
Won know the sort of rot he usually
GETS off his chest-when suddenly he
| stopped quite short and said, My God
What do you wantT l could tell he'd
looked up, because his voice was muf-
fled. Then there was the sound of a
scuffle, | heard Toby curse, then moth
| ing more. rang and rang and rang
no answer"
"What did you do?" Drummond,
with a letter in his hand which he
/. had taken off the mantelpiece, was lis
tening grimly.
"AIgy was here. He motOred straight
off to see If he could find out what
was wrong. l stopped here to tell
, you"
Anything through from him?"
"Not a word. There's foul play. or
: I'll eat my hat"
But Hugh did not answer. With a
. look on his face which even Peter had
: never seen before. he was reading the
A letter. 1t was short and to the point
!. but he read Il three times before he
p spoke.
h "When did this Gomez" he asked.
A "An hour ago" answered the other
. 81 very nearly opened it."
n Read it, said Hugh. He handed
: to Peter and went to the door.
). Denny" he shouted, 81 want m,
. car round at once" Then he cam
I Hack into the room. "If they've hur
% one hair of her head" he said, hi
voice full of a smoldering fury, "Tl
"a murder that gang one by one with m
bare hands"
4 "Say, captain. may 1. see this LEI
" terT' said the American; and Hug
n nodded.
Nv "'For PHYS sake, come at once
read the detective aloud. The bears
K Of this is trustworthy He though
at fully picked his teeth. "Girl's wri
ut Ing. Do you know herT
Inn my flancee," said Hugh shortly.
IL "CertainT' snapped the American.
,Is "CertaIn!" cried Hugh. "0f couri
nd I am. I know every curl Of every lie
he ter"
There Is such a thing as forgery
mr. remarked the detective dispassionatel
fy @D-n 1t, man." exploded Hugh; =
nd you imagine don't know my ov
girls writingf"
he "a good many bank cashiers ha
70 mistaken their customers writing :
ID fore now" said the ether, unmovt
IT don't like II, captain. A girl
,en real trouble wouldn't put In that
to about the bearer"
the You 90 to hi" remarked Hu
the briefly. "Pm going to GcdaIming.
swell" drawied the American. n
he knowing Godalmins. don't know "
scores. But. u you 60 thare-I col
Of too -
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cnntanfs IntoxleatIna.

Some people can't stand prosperity.
T.ha horn Of plenty has started many
{ usn on . tOOt.-Bostan &sanscrot
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rha Laruest SAT- Mines

The largest salt mines In the world
are those of Wieliczka, nine miles
from Cracow, Gsaicia, In Austria
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The intsnl wood
heavily was 1
nsed and aft
- him with
sxAddls ~ Fe''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-15
VACATION TIME IS HERE NOW'S YOUR lCHANCE TO WIN AN "INDIAN" BIKE
E Q Y . :!

YOU FELLOWS who have always wanted , an Indian-think of the fun of bike-riding this summer your own lndlan-th1nk o1 Iile ways in which you can make real money when you have regular wheel-NOW' 4OOK CHANCE-get one of these seventy-dollar' brand new Indian bicycles. You are bound to win one of the 500 offered. But you must hurry the other fellows won't be asleep on the )oo- Get after yours right away-today!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-15

DON'T let the boys get away with all these 500 Bicycles. Remember that beautiful model made especially for girls, is offered also. II how ar man wins wheel, it will be model With oroes hars and motor cycle line; but any girl or woman who secures thirty eight Evena1s Times subscribers will receive the seventy-dollar h. dian juvenile. The boys are going after theirs .s-get yours, too!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-15
THE BICYCLE IS YOURS AS SOON AS T 38 SUBSCRIBERS ARE VERIFIED BY

'~ INDIAN Bicycles are designed by the same engineers who irresponsible for the wor1d-fa- nous INDIAN motor cycle. They are built with the same pafnstaking care and are backed by the same enviab1e reputation of the vast IN- DIAN factory. Every piece of material used in the construction ofINDIAN Bicycles is minute 1v examined and tested.
 Every finished INDIAN Bicycle Is a mas terpiece of skilled mechanics, made possible by the best skill and knowledge of bicycle zengir- eer1ng. INDIAN construction embodles many salient characteristics that are found only fn INDIAN Bicyc1es-features that are<too costly to incorporate into inferior makes <
 INDIAN riders are proud in thepossession of their INDIAN Bicyc1es-proud in the lnow1- edge that they are riding the finest that can be made.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-15


 
 
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