The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-10-27
SYNOPSIS

PROLOGUE-In December, 1918, four men
gathered in a hotel in Berne and heard
one OF the quartet outline a plan to paralyze
Great Britain and at the same time seize
world power. The ether three, Hooking
American, and Steineman and Won Gratz.
Germans, all millionaires, agree TO the
scheme. providing another man, Hiram
Potts, an American, is taken in. The in
stigator Of the plot gives his name as
Comte de Guy. but when he leaves co'
England with his daughter he decides to
use the name Carl Peterson.
CHAPTER Il Capt, Hugh Bulldog>
Drummond. a retired officer, advertises for
work that will give him excitement, sign
ing "X1O." AS a result he meets Phyllis
Benton, a young woman who answered his
ad. She tells him of strange murders and
robberies of which she suspects a band
headed by Carl Peterson and Henry LakinG-
ton Of being the leaders.
CHAPTER IL-Drummond decides TO 80
to The Larches, Miss Benton's home. An
attempt is made on the road to wreck his
machine when another, occupied by Peter
son, darlington and a strange man, blocks
the road. While dining with Phyllis Benton
and her father Drummond hears a terrible
shrek at The Elms. During the night
Drummond leaves The larches and explores
The Elms. He discovers Lexington and
Peterson using a thumbscrew on an Ameri-
can who signs a paper. rescues
the American after a struggle and takes
him to his home. The man is Hiram c.
Potts.
CHAPTER TIL-Peterson visits umm
the next day, departing with a threat to
return later and recover Potts and also a
torn paper which Drummond seized the
night of the fight. With the aid Of Peter
Darrell. an old army friend, D~rummond ar
ranges to hide Potts, and substitute in his
place one Mullings, a demobihzed soldier
who is seized by Peterson and his gang
and taken to The Elms, along with Drum
mond. 9,
CHAPTER IV.-when Peterson discovers
the hoax is escorted by lrma to
a room where he is to stay for the night.
During the night Drummond is exploring
the house when he gets in a strange room
in which is a cobra. He escapes, but on the
stairs has a fall in the dark.
CHAPTER N-Drummond enlists the aid
Of Algy ~LonGworth. Toby Sinclair, Ted
birmingham and jerry Seymour the latter
an aviator. mi after an encounter
with the pseudo Potts. meets Irma talking
to the marquis of Laidley and suspects the
gang is plotting for the Laidley jewels
r,ummond and his frie3ds are gassed as
they sit in his apartment. Lexington car
ries off Potts.
CHAPTER vI-When Drummond and his
friends recover they plan to again rescue
Potts. Drummond goes TO see Phyllis and
besides learning Potts has been taken to
The Elms also becomes engaged to her.
Drummond is ca 2tured by the gang in the
attempted rescue.
CHAPTER VII-Drummond Is held pris-
oner in The Films and he hears Peterson
making plans TO attend a conference at the
Ritz. lie also hears Peterson and LaklnG'
ton plotting to make Potts sign an agree
ment. Drummond on the roof watches as
the two ~plotters begin to torture Potts with
a thumbscrew. He yells through the sky
light and causes darlington and Peterson
to rush from the room.
CHAPTER VIII. - Potts follows Drum
mond's advice and escapes to The Larches,
where a waiting machine takes him away
Drummond is rescued when a crowd gath
ers because of the commotion he makes
on the roof. He tells Phyllis he must at
tend the Ritz conference. Drummond has
learned that the gang is after the Jewels
of the duchess Of Laidley. He meets Je-
rome Green, an American detective, in
Paris. Green has come to find Potts for
his relatives.
CHAPTER IX.-An attempt is made to
kill Drummon with poisoned darts shot
through a blow pipe by a queer little man
who is hidden in Drummond's bedroom.
Among others attracted by the conmotion
is Detective Green. Upon their return to
Drummond's quarters in London he receives
a letter purporting to come from PhFllls.
With Green he goes to The Larches ana
finds that the place has been entered.
There is evidence that Phyllis and some
Of his friends have been carried off. He
runs toward The Elms, and Green takes his
car, going toward London for help. Drum
mond is captured and left bound while
darlington and Irma leave for Laidley
Towers on their mission of stealing the
duchess jewels.
CHAPTER X.-Drummond tricks the Ger
man Rolshevist guarding him, then re-
leases his companions also Potts and
PHYLLIS. He announces his intention Of
going to Laidley Towers.
CHAPTER XI.-Tn the grounds of Laid
ley Towers Drummond kills Lakinstsn's
chauffeur and drives darlington home after
the latter has stolen the jewels of the
Duchess of Laidley. Drummond and LAX
ington battle and darlington is forced into
only to be killed by one Of his own death
traps.