The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-09-01
SYNOPSIS.

PROLocC Fin December. 1918, four
IAN gathered in = hotel in Berne and
hard one of me quartet outline plan
70 parslyze Great Britain and at the
eeone TINE seize world power. The other
three. Hooking. American, and Steinsnan
and Won Gratz, Germans. all mIiliOnaires.
agree 10 me scheme. providing another
man. hiram Potts, an American, is taken
In The Instigator Of the plot gives mis-
name CUmJe de Guy. but when ne
1SaNes FOR England with his daughter he
decides 10 use the name Carl Peterson.
CHAPTER l. - Capt Hugh bulldog
Drum u--u, - retired officer. adVertises
Tor wei. ;.at will give him excitement
signing "Nlu" AS a result meets
Phyllis Benton. young woman Who an
sWeIe4 ..-s 90. She tells him OF strange
murders aAd robberies OF which she sus-
poets band headed by Carl Peterson and
Henry darlington or being the leaders
CHAPTER u.-Drummond decides 20
80 70 The i-arches. Miss Eeuioas home
An ate uIt Is made on the roa! ~ wreck
his ma Zine zen another. occupied 10y
Petersoa. ia milton and strange man,
blocks tae read. While dining with Phyl-
liz Benton asC her father D-UmmOnd
hears a terE-E.- shrek at Tie I..IaS. Dur
ing t.e ninu- DrumMonG leaves The
Larcl-,S AND explores the EMS lie dis
covers I.otig=J0n and Peterson using
thumbscrrW o. - American who signs
4 paper. Dru.- nond resc-es tie Ameri-
can after - s.Igss!s and takes him 10
his home- The man IS Hiram - Potts.
CHAPTER lII-PeJerson visits Drum
mord the re,t cay, departing with
threa. Co ---L i.-;e- a4d --cu.,- Eu-ts
and also cog. r#ver winch DrummOnd
seized tu- u--H, Of the aguL With the
aid of Peer I .rrsi. IN o.c army friend.
DruuL9,.G .-~'au-ss TO Ei'e PGr;s. and
substitute i2 pace one -iUiiio-E. - de-
mobil 1.d s....-t. Sc no is 81 eel g.. peter
son and i.- .-..- ana taken 10 TIE --Ims.
alon- Uit-. is. ul-.and.
81 know" lie answered gravcly. 81
know. old thing. | promise I'll let
you know anything / fini cut. And
in the meantime 1 want yea 10 keep
an eye fixed ON what goes on next
door. and let me know anything of
Importance by letter to the Junior
4hOughtfully Il have an idea that
they feel so absolutely confident in
their own power that they are going TO
make the fatal mistake of undertaking
their opponents. We shall see" He
turned 10 her with a twinkle in his eve.
Anyway, our Mr.. darlington will see
that you don't come to any HARM"
The brute :" she cried. very low.
How 1 hate himi" Then with a
sudden change of tone she looked/up
at Drummond. ~ don't know whether
it's worth mentioning" she said
slowly. but yesterday afternoon four
men came at different times TO The
Films. They were the sort of type
one sees tub-thumping in Hyde Park,
all except one. who looked like a re-
spectacle wOrkingman."
Hugh shook mis- head.
Don't seem TO help much, does it?
Still, one never knows. Let me know
anything like that in future at the
club"
Good morning, Miss Benton"
Peterson's voice behind them made
Drummond swing round with n SmOth-
cred curse. Our inestimable friend,
Captain Drummond, brought such a
nice young fellow 10, see me last night,
and then left him lying about the
house this morning. I have sent him
along TO your car" continued Peter
son Suavely, (which I trust was the
correct procedure. Or did you want
10 give MN TO me dS PETE
From a rapid survey, Mr.. Peterson,
1 should think you have quite enough
already" said Hugh. ~ trust you
paid him the money you owe him"
II Will allOt IL to him in my WILL"
remarked Peterson. IF you do the
same in yours. doubtless he will get
II from one OF us sooner or later. In
the meantime, Miss Benton, is your
father upY'
The girl frowned.
"No-nOt YETI
Then l will go and see him in bed.
For the present. au revoir." He
walked toward the house, and they
watched him go in silence. And 1t
was as he opened the drawing-room
window that Hugh called after him:
do you like the horse Elliman's
or the ordinary brandt" he asked.
I'll send you bottle for that stifr
neck of yours"
Very deliberately Peterson turned
round.
Don't trouble. thank you. Captain
DrummOnd. have my own RENE
dies, which are far more efhcacious."
CHAPTER FIVE.
In Which ThereIs Trouble at Gorins.