The Lamar register., 1921-08-24
SYNOPSIS.

men gathered IN "A nptcA IN oeEho oAe
heard one Of lie quartet outline plan
to paralyze Gfe4t britain and at the
same time seize world power. The other
three Hooking. American, and stsineman
and Won Gratz. Germans, all millonalres,
agree To the scheme. providing another
man. Hiram Potts. an American, Is taken
In The insugator OF the plot gives his
name as comte de Guy. but when he
leaves for England with his daughter hs
decides to use the name Carl Peterson
CHAPTER L - Capt Hugh BULLDOG
Drummond. retired officer. advertises
for work that will give him excitement
signing "Xl0" As a result he meeu
Phyllis Benton. young woman who an
swsred his ad. She tells MIN OF strange
murders and robberies OF which she sus-
pects a band headed by Carl Peterson and
Henry LAkington of being the lesderA
CHAPTER u--Drummond decides TO
20 10 The Larches. Miss Benton's homa-
An attempt is made on the road to wreck
his machine when another. occupied By
Peterson, LAkington and a strange man.
blocks the road. While dining with Phyl-
LIS Benton and her father Drummond
hears a terrible ahriek at The Elrns- Dur
ing the night Drummond leaves The
Larches and explores The Ems He dis-
covers Lalxington and Peterson using .
thumbsorew on an American who signs
q paper Drummond rescues the Amed-
can after . struggle and takes him -
his home. The man 10 Hiram Q. fe<fA
CHAPTER IIL-Pstsrson vista pvu1-
mond the next day. departing win .
threat to return iatsr and recover Potts
and also a torn paper which DrumnonA
ala of Peter Darrell. an old army friend.
Drummond arTanges To hide PottA aAA
substitute IN his place one MuliingA . d.
mobilizsd soldier. who h ssixed By Peter
son and his gang and taken 10 rhs nnA.
along with prurnnonA
CHAPTER ~. When Fsesrson As-
covers the hosx Drummonc 10 escorted
by Irma TO a room where he 10 70 any
for the night During the night Drum
mond is exploring the house when be eS11
In . strange room In which 10 . ooera-
He escapes. but on the stairs has Q AaA1
in the dart.
CHAPTER v.-Drummond snlists DE
aid of Algy Longworth. Toby Hnciair.
Ted birmingham and Jerry Seymour. the
latter an aviator. Drummond. after an
encounter with the pseudo Potts. meets
Irrna talking to the marquis Of Laidley
and suspects the gang is plotting for the
Iaidley Jewels Drummond and his friends
are gassed as they sit in his apartment
Lakington carries OF Potts
CHAPTER vI.-when Drumnond ana
his friends recover they plan to again res
cue Potts. Drummond goes to see Phyl-
lis and besides learning Potts has been
taken to The Eims also becomes engaged
to her. Drummond is captured by the
gang in the attempted rescue.
CHAPTER VII. - Drummond is held
prisoner IN The Elms and he hears Peter
son making plans to attend a conference
at the Ritz He also hears Peterson and
Lakington plotting to make Potts sign
an agreement Drummond on the roof
watches the two plotters begin to tor
ture Potts with a thumbscrew. He yeils
through the sSyiight and causes Laling-
ton and Peterson TO rush from the room.
CHAPTER vIII.-Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to The
Iarches, where waiting machine takes
him away. Drummond Is rescued when a
crowd gathers because OF the commotion
he makes on the roof. He tells Phyllis
he must attend the Ritz conference.
Drummond has learned that the gang is
after the Jewels Of the duchess OF Laid
ley. He meets Jerome Green. en- Ameri-
can detective, in Paris. Green has come
to lind Potts for HIS relatives.
CHAPTER Kan attempt Is made to
kill Drummond with poisoned darts sho,
through a blow pipe by queer little
man who Is hidden IN Drummond's bed
room. Among others attracted by the
commotion II Detective Green. Upon
their return TO Drummond's quarters In
London he receives letter purporting 10
come from Phyllis. with Green he goes
70 The Larches and finds that the place
has been entered. There Is evidence that
Phyllis and some OF his friends have been
carried or He runs toward The Elms
and Green takes his car, going toward
London for help. Drummond is captured
and left bound while L-akington and Irma
leave for I.aidley Towers on their mis-
sion OF stealing the duchess Jewels.
Number Two in the comDIne,~ saIo
Hugh. "Hnd nasty man."
We'll, Wen leave him out for the
moment" said the American. Doesn't
it strike you that there are quite u
number of people in this world who
would benefit If England became a
sort of second Russia? That such a
thing would be worth money-bIz
money? That such a thing would be
worth paying through the nose fori
1t would have to be done properly
your small strike here, and your small
strike there, amt no manner of use
one gigantic syndicalist strike all over
your country-that's what Peterson's
playing for, I'll stake my bottom dol
lar. How he's doing 1t is another mat
ter. But he's In with the big tinan
ciers: and he's using the tub-thump
ing Bolshies as tools. Cad It's q
big scheme he puffed twice at hii