Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-09-04

panlOn ever since my beloved wtfe's
death some years ago. We have just
| returned from a visit to the famine
stricken area replied the clergyman.
Most interesting-but most terribly
sad. You know-L don't think l caught
your name"
"DrummOnd, Captain Drummond,"
answered Hugh mechanically. And
this is Mr.. Darrell l think have had
the pleasure of making your daugh-
ter's acquaintance already. She was
manufacturing woolen garments for
the Austrians down here, and | re-
trieved an elusive ball Of wool for
her"
THAT is just my daughter all over,
Captain DrummOnd," beamed the Rev.
erend Theodosius. "Never wasting her
time always doing something for the
good Of humanity"
But at the moment it is to be re-
gretted that Hugh was not worrying
his head over the good Of humanity.
Inconceivable though it was, judged
on the mere matter Of appearance,
that the Reverend Theodosius was
Carl Peterson, it was still more incon-
ceivable that the wool knitter could be
changed his daughter-but If he hadn't,
what then? What had he said to Peter
Darrell when the girl, recognizing him
all the time, was sitting in the next
chair? How much had she overheard?
And suddenly Hugh began to feel that
he was floundering In deep water.
He glanced at his watch and turned
to Darrell
"Confound the girl, Peterl She's
nearly forty minutes late"
"Picked up pal, old boy" answered
that worthy. "Picked up a pal and
they're masticating Bath bun some
where. Why not leave message at
the door, and let's go on with it? Pm
darned hungry"
The Reverend Theodosius beamed
from behind his spectacles.
"'Tis ever the same" he murmured
gently. 'But it is the prerogative Of
their sex"
"Well, let's toddle in and take nour-
ishment," said Hugh, taking hold of
the clergyman's arm with his hand and
pushing him toward the restaurant.
by the way, what about the daugh-
teri Isn't she going to honor us?'
mot today" answered the Reverend
TheodOsius. "She Is lunching upstairs
with the poor fellow told you about,
whose office was wrecked last night.
He is sadly in need of comfort. l un-
derstand that the police are satisfied
that three scoundrels were involved
in the crime. And two Of them have
escaped"
DIRTY dogs" said Hugh, frowning.
Now If all three had been found ad-
herring to the furniture it might have
reconciled you to the loss of those hun
dred acid drops"
"In fact" continued the clergyman,
helping himself to some fish, "the
whole thing is very mysterious. How
ever the police have every hope of
laying their hands on the two others
very shortly. An unfortunate clerk
who was brutally assaulted by them
has confided to his employer that he
believes he knows who one of the
other two was. A huge man. Captain
DrummOnd, Of enormous strength: q
maxwell, really, do you know?
man I should imagine Just like you,
and a man, who popular rumor has it,
la tho hno6 nP OF forin hnAxy
ing itself the Black Gang. So that
should prove valuable clue for the
police when they hear Of it."
Not by the flicker of an eyelid did
Drummond's face change as he lis
tened with polite attention to the cler-
gyman's remarks. But his brain was
moving quickly as he took in this new
development. One card, at any rate,
was down on the table: his identity
as leader Of the Black Gang was
known to Peterson. 1t was the girl
who had found him out: that was OBJ
vious. The point was how did 1t affect
matters.
"An elusive person, l believe" he
remarked quietly.
II don't anticipate that 1t should be
hard to discover him, Captain Drum
mond," said the clergyman mildly.
Surely with your marvellous police
system :"
"And yet, Mr.. Longmoor," said Hugh
gravely "even though lately L have
been reinforcing that system-literal-
ly helping them myself-they are still
completely in the dark as to his
Identity"
Incredible" cried the other. "Still
we can only hope for the best By the
way, I'm afraid your wife has finally
deserted you for lunch" He pushed
back his chair. ~ shall hope to have
the pleasure of making her acquaint-
ance some other day. And now If you
will excuse me, / must-run away. My
correspondence at the moment with re-
gard to the relief funds for destitute
Austrians is very voluminous. A thou
lie hn