Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-01-04

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two men got out
"Now. old boy, YOU take her back
to The Elms'
But confound it all" sputtered
Toby Sinclair. Don't you want me
TO help you?"
81 do: by taking the buzz-box back.
This little show is my shout
For a moment or two Hugh stood
watching the car as it disappeared
down the road aIong which they had
just come, while his thoughts turned
to the girl now safely asleep in his
fiat in London Another week-per-
haps a fortnight-but no more. Not
a day more And so delightful
was the train of thought thus CON
jured up, that for while Peterson
and darlington were forgotten. The
rOseate dreams of the young about to
before.
Wherefore to the soldiers inStinc-
tive second nature, trained in the war
and sharpened by his grim duel with
the gang. must be given the credit of.
preventing the ringing of the wedding
bells being postponed for good The
sudden snap of a twig close by, the
sharp hiss of a compassionate rifle,
seemed simultaneous with Hugh hurl-
ing himself fiat on his face behind a
Sheltering bush. In reality there was
that fraction of a second between the
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pass harmlessly over his body instead
of finishing his career there and then.
He heard it go tipping through the
underground as he lay mOtionlesS on
the ground; then very cautiously he
turned his head and peered about.
A shrub was shaking q few yards
away and On it Hugh fixed his half
closed eyes. If he lay quite still the
man, whoever he was, would probably
assume the shot had taken effect, and
come and investigate. Then things
would be easier. as two or three
Boches had discovered to their cost
in days gone by.
For two minutes he saw no one !;
then very slowly the branches parted
and the white face of a man peered
through. 1t was the chauffeur who
usually drove the Rolls Royce, and
he seemed unduly anxious to satisfy
himself that all was well before com
ing nearer. The fame of Hugh Drum
mond had spread abroad amongst the
satellites of Peterson.
At last he seemed to make up his
mind, and came out into the open.
Step by step he advanced toward the
motiOnless figure, his weapon held in
readiness to shoot at the faintest
movement But the soldier lay
sprawling and inert, and by the time
the chauffeur had reached him there
was no doubt in that worthy's mind
that at last, this wretched meddler
with things that concerned him not
had been laid by the heels. Which
was as unfortunate for the chauffeur
as it had been for unWary Huns in
the past
ContemptuousIy he rolled Drum
mond over; then, noting the relaxed
muscles and inert limbs he laid his
gun on the ground preparatory to run
ming through his victims pockets. And
the fact that such an action was
little more foolish than Offering man-
eating tiger 4 peppermint lozenge did
not trouble the chauffeur. In fact,
nothing troubled him again.
He got out one gasping cry of ter
ror as he realized his mistake; then
he had blurred consciousness of the
world upside down, and everything
was over. 1t was Olaki's most danger
Gus throw carried out by gripping the
victims wrists and hurting his body
over by heave of the legs: And nine
times out Of ten the result was
broken neck. This was one of the
nine.
For Il while the soldier stared at the
body, frowning thoughtfully. To have
killed the chauffeur was inconvenient,
but since it had happened it neces-
STATED a little Encouragement of his
plans. The moon was setting and the
night would become darker, SO there
was a good chance that Lexington
would not recognize that the driver
of his car had changed And if he
did-well. it would be necessary tc
foregO the somewhat theatrical enter
tainment he had staged for his benefit
at The Ehns. Bending over the dead
man, he removed his long grey driv-
ing-coat and cap; then, without a
sound, he threaded his way through
the bushes in search of the car.
He found it about hundred yards
nearer the house, SO well hidden in
a small space off the road that he
was almost on top of it before he real
lied the fact. To his relief it was
empty, and placing his own cap in a
pocket under the seat he put on the
driving-co of his predecessor. Then.
with q quick glance round TO ensure
that everything was in readiness for
the immediate and rapid departure
such as he imagined darlington would