Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-10-17
CHAPTER II-Continued

"Great Scottl / hope not" cried
Hugh In alarm. Phyllis gave me
complete Instructions about the brutes
before she toddled Off. make a noise
Ike an ants egg. and drop them in
the sink every morning No, old lad Of
the village, 1t Is something OF vast
import: stain upon the escutcheon
of your force. Last night-let us
whisper 1t in CATH dined and fur
Their supped not wisely but too well.
In fact / deeply regret TO admit that
l became a trifle blottO-not to say
tanked. OF course 1t wouldn't have
happened II Phyllis had been proppng
up the jolly old home. don't you know:
but she's away In the country with
the nightngaes and slugs and
things Well. as / say. In the young
hours Of the morning / thought I'd
totter along home. I'd been with some
birds male birds. Tumkins'--he
stared sternly at Sir Bryan, while Me-
liver stiffeued into rigid horror at such
an Incredible Northumberland when |
left II was about a. m. Wei. |
wandered along through Leicester
square, and stopped Just outside
SCOTS to let one Of those watering
carts water my head for me. While
| was living In the road, steamlng at
the brow, a motor car went past, and
Il stopped In Piccadilly circus"
McIver's mir Of irritation vanished
suddenly and quick glance passed
between him and Sir Bryan
Nothing mach you observe In that.
Tumklus," he hurbled on, quite uncon.
scious OF the sudden attention on his
hearers. But wait. old lad haven't
got TO the motto yet From this car
there stepped large numbers OF men.
NJ least, SO II seemed to me, and YOU
must remember I'd recently had a
shampoo And just as got abreast
Of them they lifted out another war
rior. who appeared TO me 10 be I'M
conscious, They put him on the pave
n,ent and got back into the car again
just as | tottered alongside.
What hol souls. murmured
what is this and that. so 10 speakT
hinged old bean, badly hinged
said the driver of the car. We're
leaving him there TO cool.
And with that the car drove of
There *as !, Tumklns, N a partially
hinged condition alone To plccadilly
circus with bird In completely
hinged condition.
How now, | said TO myself.
Shall | 20 aud induce yen water mer-
chant to return as matter OF fact
was beginning TO feel could do
with another whaek myself 'or shall
leave you here-as your pals OBJ
served-to cool
7 bent over him as | pondered this
knotty point and as l did SO. 1um-
kias, became aware of strange
smell"
Hugh paused dramatically and Sc
ierted another cigarette, while Sir
Bryan flashed a quick glance Of warn
inx AT Mclver, who was obviously
bursting with suppressed excitement
"A peculiar anl sickiy odor. Tum-
kins, resumed the speaSer with mad.
dtning deliheratlon "A strange ana
elusive perfume. Fer long While Il
eluded me that smell. lust couldn't
place 1t. And then suddenly got II.
right In the middle old boy-plumh
in the center q the windppe. Ii was
chioroforn: the bird wasn't drunk
he was doped
Completely exhausted Hugh Inv
back In his chair, and once again Sir
Bryan flashed warning glance al his
etasperated subordinate
Would you be able TO recognize any
Of the men IN tie car Ii you saw them
AGAIN. he asked quietly
Z should know the driver an
ssered Hugh after profound thoarb,
Ard the bird hes. de him. Bur non
the others"
what did YOU do them asseI sir
Bryan
We'll, brought The brain 10 ear
answered Hugh. "an3 decided there
was nothing to do lie ~as tanea
aud was bottled Sc by unanimous
casting vote Of oue-I toddlej 81
home But funkln& while was
feeding the goldfish this marning-ar
rather after l0nth--couscfepcs w.
gnawing at my sitals And after pro
found meditation and consulting wltl
my fellow Denny, decided that The
r4li Of duty was clear came TO ven
rpnkiHs an a child dies to It's meth