The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-08-05
HAPPIER II-Continued

peat Scottl ] hope not" cried
in alarm. phyllis gave me
klete Instructions about the brutes
e she todded off. / make noise
Ian ants egg, and drop them In
link every morning. No, old lad Of
Village, it is something Of vast
TT: a stain upon the escutcheon
Sour force. Last night-let us
Der 1t in Gath-I dined and fur
supped not wisely but too well.
let 1 deeply regret to admit that
came a trifle blotto-not to say
Id. OF course it wouldn't have
ened If Phyllis had been propping
he Jolly old home, don't you know:
she's away in the country with
nightingales and slugs and
IS. Well, as l say, In the young
b of the morning l thought I'd
b along home. I'd been with some
male birds, Tumkins"-he
ID sternly at Sir Bryan, while Nc
= stiffened into rigid horror at such
Incredible Northumberland when l
! 1t was about 2 a. m. Well, l
6ered along through Leicester
re, and stopped just outside
is to let one of those watering
water my head for me. While
rs lying in the road, steaming at
brow, motor car went past. and
topped in Piccadilly circus"
FLYERS air of irritation vanished
Denly, and a quick glance passed
feen him and Sir Bryan.
othing much you observe In that,
Dkins," he burbled on, quite uncon-
ns Of the sudden attention of his
ters. But wait, old lad-I haven't
Ito the motto yet. From this car
e stepped large numbers of men:
Past, so it seemed to me, and you
4 remember I'd recently had
npoo. And just as l got abreast
them they lifted out another war
! who appeared to me to be IN
pcious. They put him on the pave
p and got back into the car again
as | tottered alongside.
fWhat no! SOULS / murmured,
ht is this and that, so to speak?'
TBinged, old bean, badly hinged
the driver of the car. We're
Ping him there to COOL
And with that the car drove off.
Pc was |, Tumkins, in a partially
Bed condition alone In Piccadilly
ns with a bird In completely
led condition.
'How now l said to myself.
lll | go and induce yon water mer-
nt TO return'-as a matter Of fact
'as beginning to feel could do
another whack myself-'or shall
eave you here-as your pals OBJ
'ed-to coolr
Dent over him as pondered this
lty point, and as I did so, 1um-
. became aware Of strange
H."
ugh paused dramatically and Sc
60 another cigarette, while Sir
an flashed a quick glance of warn
al Mclver, who was obviously
Jung with suppressed excitement.
peculiar and sickly odor, Tum-
} resumed the speaker with mad
hs elaboration. "a strange and
I've perfume. For long while II
ed me-that smell: l Just couldn't
IT, And then suddenly l got it:
In the middle, old boy-plumb
ne center Of the windpipe. 1t was
'olorm: the bird wasn't drunk
vas doped."
'mpietely exhausted Hugh lay
IN mis- chair, and once again Sir
IN mashed a warning glance at his
perated subordinate.
'ouid you be able to recognize any
le men In the car II you saw them
ne asked quietly.
should know the driver,r an
eo Hugh after profound thought.
'he bird beside him. But nor
others"
nat did you do them" asked Sir
n.
ell brought the brain to bear"
ered Hugh, "and decided there |
nothing to do. He was doped. |
was bottled-so by unanimous
w vote of one-I toddled off
: bu' Tumkins, while was
ne The goldfish this morning-or
Il after lunch--conscIence was
ing at my vitals. And after pro-
meditation, and consulting with
CHOW Denny, decided that the
u uuty was clear. I came to you.
1ins. as child flies to Its moth