The Arvada enterprise., 1921-08-25
The Adventures of a
De,1l0bilized officer
WhOFO1lsld Peace Dull
By CYRIL McNEILE
"SAPPER"
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1 doctor said no alcohol and very little
meat"
His voice died away. and he rose
alowly to his feet In the open. door
four men were standing. each with
q peculiarshaped revolver In his
hand.
"What the DEVIL" cried Drummond
furiously, "is the meaning Of thisT
"Cut 1t out" cried the leader con-
temptuously. These guns are silent
II you utter-you die. Do you get
mef"
The veins stood out on Drummond's
forehead, and he controlled himself
with an immense effort.
"Ars you aware that this man u
guest Of mine, and sickf' he said, his
voice shaking with rage.
you don't say" remarked the lead.
er, and one Of the others laughed. RIP
the bed-clothes Of, boys, and sAg the
young cock-sparow."
Before he could resist, . gag was
thrust In Drummond's mouth and his
hands were tied behind his back. Then.
helpless and impotent he watched
three Of them lift up the man from
the bed, and putting a gag in his
mouth also, carry him out Of the room.
"Move." said the fourth to Hugh.
you Join the picnic"
A large car drove up as they
reached the street, and In less time
than 1t takes to tell. the two helpless
men were pushed In, followed by the
leader; the door was shut and the car
drove OF.
Don't forget" he said to Drum
mond suavely, ''thls gun is silent You
had better be the same"
At one O'Clock the car swung up to
The Elms. For the last ten minutes
Hugh had bsen watching the invalid
iu The corner. who was making frantic
efforts to loosen his gag. His eyes
were rolling horribly, and he swayed
from side to side In his seat, but the
bandaSes round hls hands held arm
and at last he gave It up.
Even when he was lifted out and
carried indoors hs did not struggle:
he seemed to have sunk into sort
Of apathy. Drummond followed With
digni6sd calmness, and was led into .
room o3 tie hall.
In Q nomsat o. two Peterson en-
tered. followed b his daughter. "Ahl
my young friend" cried Peterson af-
fably. Il hardly thought you'd sivs me
ssch IN easy run % this." He pat
he hand iato DFunnond's pockets,
and pslIsd oat his rsve,vsr and . bum
die sf letters. 10 yssr bank" hs
osrmursd. "Oh! surely. surely not
that - WE'LL Net even stamped. o.
gag him. IEna-a.d uaus his hands.
Ny vssy dear young frisad-you pain
ne."
II wish to know. Nr. Pstsrsoa." /" said
Hugh quietly. by what right this das-
tardly outrage has bssn counittsd.
A friend Of mine. ack u bsd-rs.
moved. abducted In The middle Of The
night: to say nothing oe ne"
With . gentle laugh Irma offered
hin, q cigarette. Mon Dieu 7" she ~
marked, but you are most sioriously
ugly. my Hushw
Peterson, with Q faint smile, opened
the envelope In his hand. And. even
o. he pullsd out the contents. he
paused suddenly and the smile faded
from his face. From the landing up
stairs came q heavy crash, followed
BY a flood Of the most appalling Ian
guage.
what the-h-l do you think
you're doing. you aat.faced 500 Of Q
Maltese soat3 And where the h-i an
!. anywayr'
II must apologize for my friends
language" murmursd Hugh gently,
''but you must admit he has some jus.
tiacatiou. Bssides, hs was, regret to
state, quite wonderfully drunk earlier
this evening. and Just - hs was slssp-
Ing II on these despsradoes abducted
him."
The next moment the door burst op-
en. and an infuriated object ruaAed in.
Hia face was Wild, and bic hand was
bandassd. showing q great rsd stain
on the thumb.
whats this-jsst" hs hewled furi.
ously. "And this id banAaSs oil
covered with red inkr'
"You must ask my friend here.
Mullings." said Hugh. Hes got q
peculiar sense of humor. Anyway,
he's rot thu bill II his hand"
In silence they watched Peterson
open the paper and read the contsnta,
while the giri leaned over his shoulder.
To Mr.. Peterson. Goslalmins.
{ .. {.
| To hire Of one desnobilissd
soldier ................. B D
To making him drunk Tin
this item present strength
and cost Of drink and
soldiers capacity must
b. allowed foe) .......... 8 y q
To bottle Of red Ink ...... % !
To shock to system. ....... 10. o
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