Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-12-26
"what are you going to DOR sail

Exactly what he suggests, an
swered Hugh. go round and see him
at the Bitz-now, at once l shan't
take the diamonds with me, but there
viii be no worry over the exchange
las far as I'm concerned It's just like
his dirty method Of fighting to go for
girl. he finished savagely
He crossed to the door and
opened It,
in case / don't come back by six,
the diamonds are in my sponge bag
in the bathroom-aud 90 straight TO
Scotland Yard Tell Tum-tum the
whole yarn"
At the Ritz he was shown into the
sitting-ro0m where the Reverend Theo-
dosius Longmoor was busily working
on Austrian famine accounts. He
rose as Hugh entered, and his daugh-
ter, still knitting busily. gave him a
charming girlish smile.
"Ah my dear young friend" began
Mr. Longmoor. Il see you've had my
message"
Yes" answered Hugh affably, 81
was standing next door to the fellow
you were talking to. But before we
come to business, so TO speak, must
really ask you not 10 send Shocks
round again. I don't Ike him. Why,
my dear Carl preferred our late la
mented Henry Lexington"
There was a moment Of dead ST.
lence. during which the Reverend
Theodosius stared at him speechlessly
and the busy knitter ceased to knit
The shock was so complete and sud
den that even Carl Peterson seemed
al a loss, and Drummond laughed
gently as he took a chair
"Pm tired of this dressing-up bust
ness. Carl" he remarked In the same
anable voice. "And it's so stupid to
60 on pretending when everybody
knows So / thought we might as
well have all the cards on the table.
Makes the game much easier"
The clergyman found his voice.
Are you mad sirg' he spluttered
"Are you lnsane7 How dare you come
into this room and Insult me? I shall
ring the bell, sir. and have you re-
moved"
He strobe across the room, and
Drummoud watched him calmly.
rive just called one blun this after
noon. Carl" he said laziIy. Now I'll
call another. Go on, push the bell
Send for the police and say I've in
suited YOU Go and see dear old Tum-
tum yourself he'll be most swfully
braced az meeting you"
The others hand fell slowly to his
side, and he looked at his daughter
with a resigned expression in MS face
Really, my dear. l think that the
heat-or perhaps He paused ex
pressively, and Drummond laughed.
you were always good actor,
Carl, but is Il worth while2 There
are no witnesses here. and I'm rather
pressed for time Through series
o. accidents you have become aware
Of the fact that l am the leader of
the Black Gang You can 70 and tell
the police II you llke--in fact, that
i horrible little man who came round
TO see me threatened to do so. But
II you do. shall tell them who you
are and | shall also inform them of
the secret history of the bomb. So
that. though IL viii be awkward for
me. Carl. Il viii be far more awkward
for sou and Mademoselle Irma and
IL will be positively unhealthy for
SnookS You take me so far. don't
your Up TO date | have been dealing
In certainties. now we come 20 CON
tingcncies. il strikes me that there
are two doubtful points, old friend of
my youth just two. And those two
points are the whereabouts reSpec-
lively OF my wife and your diamonds
Now. Carl, do we talk business or
not9"
My dear young man." said the 9TH
er reslgnedly. Il Intended to talk
/ business With you when YOU arrived il
you had given me chance. But as
you've done nothing but talk the most
1 rfnmitigated drivel since you've come
Into the room haven't had a chance.
You appear ohSeSSed with this absurd
delusion that am some person called
I Carl and IF0t whore are you 20
/ ing"
/ uummond paused at the door
u am going straight to Scotland
Yard | shall there tell Sir Bryan
I Johustone The whole story from A to
/ z 40 the SAME time handing him
little bag containing diamonds which
has recently come into my posses
sion
"Yon admit you've got them.
snapped the other. letting the mask
I drop for a moment.
That's better. Carl much better
Drumaond came back into the room.
/ Il admit I've got them but they Re
( IN place whore you can never 6nd
them, ana they VIII remain there un-
/ tll sis o'clock tonight. when they 20
/ straight q scotland Yard unless
Carl unless my wife Is returned Ia
me absolutely unscathed and uahurs
before that hour. Il Is ave o'clock
} non.