The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-08-18

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care of yourself"
The next moment he was gone,
THREE.
"Have you got him all right, Ted?'
Hugh flung the question eagerly at
Ted birmingham, who was lounging
in a chair at Half Moon street, with
his feet on the mantelpiece.
1--WE got him right enough" an
swered that worthy, but he doesn't
strike me as being Number Ono value.
He's gone off the boil. Become quite
gugga again"
I'LL" said Hugh, 81 thought we
might get something out of him. I'll
go and have a look at the bird"
He left the room, and went along
the passage to inspect the American.
Unfortunately birmingham was only
too right: The effects of last nights
injection had worn off completely, and
the wretched man was sitting motion
less in a chair, staring dazedly In
front Of him.
~Thoughtfully Hugh stood In front
Of the millionaire, trying in vain to
catch some CLEAN Of sense in the
vacant eyes.
"What luckT birmingham looked up
as he came back into the other room.
Dam all, as they say in the YER
nacular. Have you blighters finished
the beer"
"Probably," remarked Peter Oar
rail-. whats the program nowT'
Hugh examined the head on his
glass with a professional eye before
replying.
1--WE things" he murmured at
length, fairly leap to the eye. The
first is to get Potts away to a place
of safety; the second is to get over
to Paris"
"Well, let's get gay over the first,
as a kickoff" said birmingham, ris-
ing. There's a car outside the door /;
there is England at our disposal.
Wen take him away; you pad the
hOof to Victoria and catch the boat
train"
ut sounds too easy" remarked
Hugh. "Have a look out Of the win
dow, Ted, and you'll see a man fright
fully busy doing nothing not far from
the door. You will also see O racing
car just across the street. Put a wet
compress on your head, and connect
the two"
A gloomy silence settled on the as
sembly, to be broken by Jerry Sey-
mou suddenly waking up with q
start.
1--WE 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 1t himself, but Jerry
was too engrossed with his brain.
storm to notice.
1--WE got the 'stomach-ache,'" he re.
peated, land she ought to be ready
by now. In fact / know she is. My
iuSt NAuSb WoSh q JIG VIVA
about it,"
you mean ... I" 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 a gun Hugh hit the speak.
er on the back, inadvertently knock
ing him down. "Off you get, Jerry
BY the way, how many will she holdT'
1.-TWO beside me-" spluttered the
proud proprietor Of the Stomach-ache
"And l wish you'd reserve your en-
dearments for people Of your own
size, you great, fat, hulking mon
strosity."
He reached the door with a moment
to spare, and Hugh came back laugh
ing.
"Verily-an upheaval in the grey
matter" he cried, carefully %refilline
his glass. "Now, boys, what about
Paris?"
us 1t necessary to go at all?" asked
Peter.
ut wouldn't have been If the Yanh
had been sane," answered Drum
mond. "As 1t is, I guess I've got to
Now listen-all OF you. Ted-Off yor
60, and raise a complete walters out
fit, dicky and all complete. Peter
you come with me to the airdrome
and afterward look up Mullings, al
10 Green street, Hoxton, and tell hin
to get In touch with at least fifty
demobilized soldiers who are on for 9
scrap. Algy-you hold the fort here
and don't get drunk on my ale. Peter
will join you, when he's finished with
Mullings, and he's not to get drunk
either. Are you all on?"
! Ten minutes later he was at ths