THE FAYETTE FALCON. SOMERVILLE. TENNESSEE
BULL-DOG
DRUMMOND
-Y0U DARLINQl"
Bynopsls. In December, 191. tour
men fathered In a hotel In Berne
nd heard one of the quartet, Carl
Peterson, ouUlne a plan to paralyse
Oreat Britain and at the aame time
else world power. The other three,
Hocking, American, and Stelneman
and Von Grata, German, all mil
lionaires, agree to the scheme, pro
viding another man, Hiram Potts,
an American, la taken In. Opt
Hugh (Bull-Dog) Drummond, a re
tired officer, advertises for work
that will glva htm excitement, sign
ing "X10." As a result ne roeei
Phyllis Benton, a young woman
who answered his ad. She tells
him of strange murders and rob
beries by a band headed by Carl
Peterson and Henry Laklngton.
She (ears her (uther Is Involved.
Drummond goes to The Larches,
Miss Benton's home, next door to
The Elms, Peterson's place. During
the night Drummond leaves The
Larches and explores The Elms.
He discovers Laklngton and Peter
son using a thumbscrew - on Potts,
who signs a paper. Drummond
rescues Potts and takes him to his
own home.- He also gets half of
the paper torn In the fight Peter
son visits Drummond, departing
with a threat to return and recover
Potts and the torn paper. Hugh
substitutes Mulltngs for Potts. The
band carry off Mulllngs and Hugh
to The Elms. When Peterson dis
covers the hoax Drummond la
made to stay all night. Irma, Pe
terson's handsome daughter, warns
Hugh he will be killed. He goes
exploring during the night, runs
Into a cobra, escapes mysterious
death and refrains from breaking
Peterson's neck. Drummond enlists
the aid of Algy Longworth, Toby
Sinclair, Ted Jerningham and Jerry
Seymour, the latter' an aviator.
Drummond discovers a man Imper
sonating Potts and beats him up.
The band gas Hugh and his friends
and carry off Potts. Hugh plans
to Invade The Elms.
CHAPTER VI Continued.
10
I
THREE.
nugh stopped his car at Guildford
station and, lighting a ' cigarette,
strolled restlessly, up and down. He
looked at his watch a dozen times In
two minutes; he threw away bis
smoke before It was half finished. In
short he manifested every symptom
usually displayed by the male of the
species when awaiting the arrival of
the opposite sex. Over the telephone
he had arranged that she should come
by train from Godalmlng to confer
with him on a matter of great Import
ance; she had said she would, but
what was It? He, having no suitable
answer ready, had made a loud buss
ing noise in&'catlve of a telephone
exchange a pnln, and then rung off.
And now he waf waiting In that pe
culiar condition of mind, which reveals
Itself outwardly In hands that 'are
rather too warm, and feet that are
rather too cold. ,
"When Is this bally train likely to
arrive?" He accosted, a phlegmatic
official, who regarded htm coldly, and
doubted the likelihood of its being
more than a quarter of an hour early.
At length It was signaled, and Hugh
got back Into his car. Feverishly he
canned the faces of the passengers as
they came out Into the street, until,
with a sudden quick Jump of his
heart, he saw her, cool and fresh,
coming toward him with a faint
mile on her lips.
"What Is this very important matter
you want to talk to roe about?" she
demanded, as he assisted her Into bis
car.,,
"I'll tell you when we get out on
. the Hog's Back," he aald slipping In
his clutch. , "It's absolutely vital."
He stole a glance at her, bat she
was looking straight In front of her,
and her face seemed expressionless.
"You must ,stand a long way oft
wtien you do," she said demurely,
"At least If It's the same thing as you
told me over the 'phone."
Hugh grinned sheepishly.
"The exchange went wrong." he re
mained at length. "Astonishing how
rotten the telephones are in town these
days.'
"Quite remarkable," ahe returned.
"I thought you weren't feeling very
well or something. Of 'course. If It
was the exchange
"They sort of butt and blow, doot
you know," he explained helpfully,
"That must be most fearfully Jolly
for them." she agreed. And there
was silence for the next two miles.
Once of twice he looked at her out
of the corner of his eye, taking la
every detail of the tweet profile so
near to him. Except for their first
meeting at the Carlton, It was the
1 only time he had ever had her com
pletely to himself, and Hugh was de
termined to make the most of it, He
felt as if he could go on driving for
ever. Just he and ahe alone. It was
then that the girl turned and looked
t him. The car swerved danger
ously. .
"Let's stop," she said, with the sus
picion of a smile. "Then yon can tell
ne.'
Hugh drew Into the aide of the
road, and switched off the engine.
-you're not fair." he remarked, and
If the girt saw his hand trembling a
.t. ..v. rt.n4 tha Ane aha ran
atga. Be came and stood beside
her, and tali right arm lay along the
seat Just behind her shoulders.
"Tell me about this Important
thing," she said a little nervously.
He smiled, and no woman yet born
could see Hugh Drummond smile with
out smiling too.
"You darling!" he whispered, under
his breath "you adorable darling 1"
His arm closed around her, and, al
most before she realized it, she felt
his lips on hers. For a moment she
sat motionless, while the wonder of
It surged over her, and the sky seemed
more gloriously blue, and the woods
a richer green. Then, with a little
gasp, she pushed him away.
"You mustn't . . .oh I you
mustn't, Hugh," she whispered.
"And why not, little girl?" he said
exultantly. "Don't yow know I love
your His face was still very close
to hers. "Welir
"Well, whatr she murmured.
"It's your turn," he whispered. "I
love you, Phyllis Just love you."
"But it's only two or three days
since we met," she said feebly.
"And phwat the Alvll has that got
to do with it, at all?" he demanded.
"Would I be waiting longer to de-
1
She Found Herself Lying In His-Arms,
With Hugh's Eyes Looking Very
Tenderly Into Her Own and a Whim
sical Grin Around Hia Mouth.
clde such an obvious fact? Tell me,'
he went on, and she felt his arm round
her again forcing her to look at him
"tell me, don't you care
littler
"What'a the user She still strug
gled, but, even to her. It wasn't very
convincing. "We'v got other things
to do. . . . We can't think of.
And then this very determined
young man settled matters in his
usual straightforward fashion. She
felt herself lifted bodily out of the
car as If she had been a child: she
found herself lying In his arms, with
Hugh's eyes looking very tenderly In
to her own, and a whimsical grin
around his mouth.
Cars pass, here," he remarked.
"with great regularity. I know you'd
hate to be discovered In this posl
tics."
"Would ir she whispered.
wonder ....
.She felt, his heart pound mad
against her; and with a sudden quick
movement she put forth her arms
round his neck and kissed him on the
mouth.
"Is that good enough r she asked.
very low : and Just for a few moments,
time stood stilL . . . Then, very
gently, he put her back In the car,
"I suppose," he remarked resigned
ly, "that we bad better descend to
trivialities. We've had tots of fun
and gamea since I last saw you year
or two ago."
Idiot bov" she said hspplly. "It
was yesterday morning."
. "The Interruption U considered
trivial. Mere facta dont count when
It's yon and me." There was a fur
ther Interlude of uncertain duration.
followed rapidly by another because
the first was so Bice. ,
"To resume," continued Hugh.
regret to stste that they've got Potts.
The girl sat up quickly and stared
at him.
"Got him? Oh, Hugh! how did they
manage Itr
-rm d d If I know," he answered
grimly. "They found out thst he was
In my bungalow at Goring during the
afternoon by sending round a man to
see about the water. Somehow
other he must have doped the drink
or the food, because after dinner we
all fell .asleep. I dont remember any
thine more till I woke this morning
with the most appalling head., Of
course. Potts had gone.'
I -I Mard the CST OrtV UP IB UJO
. . .
I middle of the night," aald the girt
The Adventures of a
Demobilized Officer
Who Found Peace Dull
By CYRIL McNEILE
"SAPPER"
CopyrtfM by Gea. H. Dona O.
thoughtfully. "Do you think he's at
The Elms nowT
"That Is what I propose to find
out tonieht" answered nurtu "We
have staged a little' comedy for Peter-
son s especial benefit, and we are hop
ing for the best."
"Oh, boy. do bo careful r She
looked at him anxiously. Td never
forgive myself If anything happened
to you. rd feel It was all due to
me, and I just couldn't bear It"
"Dear little girl," he whispered ten
derly, "you're simply adorable when
you look like that. But not even for
you would I back out of this show
now." His mduth set In a grim line.
"It's gone altogether too far. and
they've shown themselves to be so
completely beyond the pale that It's
got to be fought out And when It
has been," he caught both her hands
In his . . . ''and we've won
. . why then, girl o' mine,-we'll
get Peter Darrell to be best man."
Which was the cue for the com
mencement of the last and longest
Interlude, terminated only by the sud
den and unwelcome appearance of a
motor-'bus covered within and with
out by unromantic sightseers, and
paper-bags containing bananas.
They drove slowly back to Guild
ford, and on the way he told her brief
ly of the murder of the American's
secretary in Belfast, and his Inter
view the preceding afternoon with
the Impostor at the Carlton.
Ilt's a touch proposition," he re
marked quietly. "They're absolutely
without scruple, and their power
seems unlimited. I know they are
after the duchess of Lampshlre's
nearls: I found the beautiful Irma
consuming tea with young Laldiey
yesterday you know, the dukes eld
est son. But there's something more
in the wind than that. Phyllis some
thing which, unless I'm a mug of the
first water, la an Infinitely larger
proposition than that."
The car drew ud at the atatlon,
and he strolled with her to the plat
fnrm Then tha train came in. and
he nut her Into a carriage. Ana two
minutes later, with the touch of her
lins warm on his. and her anxious
litm cry. "Take care, my darling!
take care I" still ringing In his ears, he
got Into his car and drove off to an
hotel to get an early dinner.
FOUR.
At a Quarter to ten he backed his
car Into the shadow of some trees
not far from the gate of The Elms.
Save for a light In the sitting-room
and one In I bedroom upstairs, the
front of the house was In darkness,
and, treading noiselessly on the turf.
he exDlored all round it There was
one bedroom light at the back of the
house, and thrown on the blind he
mild im th shadow of a man. As
he watched, .the man get up and
moved away, only to return In a mo
ment or two and take up his old posi
tion. (
'It's one of those two bedrooms.
he muttered to himself, "If he's here
at aU."
Then he crouched In the shadow of
some ' shrubs and waited. Through
the trees to his right he could aee The
Larches, and once, with a sudden
ouickenlng of his heart he thought he
saw the outline of the girl show up
In the light from the drawing-room
But It was nly for a second, and
then It was gone. . . .
He peered at his watch: It was Just
ten o'clock. The trees were creaking
gently In the faint wind ; all around
htm the strange night noises noises
which Dlay pranks with a man's
nerves were whispering and mutter
ing. Bushes seemed suddenly to come
to life, and move; eerie shapes
crawled pver . the- ground toward
him figures which existed only In
his Imagination. And once again the
thrill of the night stalker gripped
him.
He remembered the German who
had lain motionless for an hour in a
little gully by Hebuterne, while he
from behind a stinted hush had tried
to locate him. And then that one
creak as the Boche had moved his leg.
And then ... the end. On that
night too, the Uttle hummocks had
moved and taken to themselves
atranre shanes: fifty times he had
Imagined he saw him; fifty times he
knew he was wrong In .time. He
was used te It; the night held no
terrors for him, only a fierce excite-
menL And thus It was that as he
crouched la the bushes, waiting for
the game to start, his pulse was as
normal, and his nerves as steady as
if h had been sitting down to supper,
The only difference was that In his
hand he held something tight-gripped
At last faintly la the distance he
heard the hum of a car. Rapidly It
grew louder, and he smiled grimly to
himself as tha sounj of five unme-
lodlous voices singing lustily struck
his ear. They passed along the load
In front of the house. There was a
sodden crash then silence; but only
for a moment
Peter's voice came first:
"Tea priceless old ass, you've
rammed the bflnklng gate."
It was Jerry Seymour who then
, took vp the bawl Hla voice was in
tensely solemn also , extremely louL
"Preposhterous. Perfectly preposn-
terous. We must go and apologize
to the owner. . . .1 . , . . I
absholutely . . . jnusht ' apologize.
. . Quite unpardonable. . .
You can't go about country . . . .
knocking down gates. . . . Out of
queshtlon. . ."
Half-consclously Hugh listened, but
now that the moment for action had
come, every faculty waa concentrated
on his own Job. He saw half a dozen
men go rushing out into the garden
through a . side door, and then two
more ran out and came straight toward
him. They crashed past him and went
on into the darkness, and for an In
stant he wondered what they were
doing. A little later he was destined
to find out. ...
Then came a peal at the front-door
bell, and he determined te wait no
longer. He darted through the gar
den door, to find a flight of stairs In
front of him, and In another moment
he was on the first floor. He walked
rapidly along the landing, trying to
find his bearings, and, turning a corner,
he found himself at the top of the
main staircase the spot where hetiad
fought Peterson, two nights previous
ly-
He walked quickly on to the room
which he calculated was the one where
he had seen the shadow on the blind.
Without a second's hesitation he flung
the" door open and walked In. There
lying in the bed, was the American,
while crouched beside him. with a re
volver In his hand, was a man. . .
For a few seconds they watched one
another In silence, and then the man
straightened up. -
"The soldier r he snarled. "You
young pup!"
Deliberately, almost casually, . he
raised his revolver, and then the un
expected happened. A Jet of liquid
ammonia struck him full In the face,
and with a short laugh Hugh dropped
his water-pistol In his pocket, and
turned his attention to the bed. Wrap
ping the millionaire In a blanket, he
picked him up, and, paying no more
attention to the man gasping and chok
lng In a corner, he raced for the back
stairs. "
Below he could hear Jerry hiccough
ing gently, and explaining to the pro
, . . pro . . . pritor that he per-
shonally would repair . . . lnshlsted
on repairing . . . any and every
rate nosht he nosshessed. . . . And
then ha reached the garden. .
Everything had fallen out, exactly
as he had hoped, but had hardly dared
to expect He heard Peterson's voice,
calm and suave as usual, answering
Jerry. From the garden In front came
the dreadful sound of a duet by Algy
and Peter. Not a soul was In sight;
the back of the house was clear. All
that he had to do was to walk quietly
through the wicket-gate to The
Larches with his semi-conscious bur
den, get to hla car. and' drive off. It
all seemed so easy that he laughed. .
But there were one or two factors
that he had forgotten, and the first
and most Important one was the man
upstairs. The window waa thrown up
The Soldlerl" He Snarled. You
YounflPupr '
suddenly, and the man leaned out wav
ing his arms. He was still gasping
with the strength of the ammonia, but
Hugh saw him clearly In the light from
the room behind. And as be cursed
himself for a fool in not having tied
him up, from the trees close by there
came the sharp clang of metal,
With a quick catch In hla breath he
began to run. The two men who had
rushed pat him before he hsd entered
the house, and whom, save for a pass
ing thought had disregarded, had
become the principal danger. For he
bad heard thai clang before; he re-
mnhrwl Jem Smith's white horror
mexuucrcu rui -... v. . -
struck face, and then hia aifik of re -
WW:
Uef as th thing whatever It waa
was shut In Its cage. And now It was
out dodging through the trees, let
loose by the two men. He. heard some
thing' crash Into a bush on his right
and give a snarl of anger. Like a flash
be swerved into the undergrowth on
the left
Then began a dreadful game". He
was still some way from the tence,
and be was hampered at every step
by the mad glung over his back. Ho
could hear the thing blundering
about searching for him, and sudden
ly, with a cold feeling of fear, he
realized that the animal was in front
of him that his 'way to the gate was
barred. The next moment be saw
It . . .
Shadowy, Indistinct la the darkness,
he saw something glide between two
bushes. Then It came -out Into the
open, and he knew It bad seen him,
though as yet he could not make out
what It was.
Cautiously he lowered the million
aire to the ground, and took a step
forward. It was enough; with a snarl
of fury the crouching
shambled toward him. Two hairy arms
shot out toward his throat, he smelt
the brute's foetid breath, hot and loath
some, .and he realized what he was
up against It was a partially grown
gorilla.
For a full minute they fought in
silence, save for the hoarse grunts of
the animal as It tried to tear away
the man's hand from Its throat And
then encircle him with Its powerful
arms. And with his brain cold as Ice
Hugh saw his danger and kept his
head. It couldn't go on; no human
being could last the pace, whatever his
strength. And there was only one
chance of finishing It quickly, the pos
sibtlity that tfca grip taught him by
Olakl would serve with a monkey as It
did with a man -
He shifted his left thumb an Inch
or two on the brute's throat, and the
baboon thinking he was weakening,
redoubled its efforts. And then, little
by little, the fingers moved, and the
grip which had been tight befoae grew
tighter still. Back went its ,head;
something was snapping In Its neck.
With a Bcream of fear and rage it
wrapped its legs round Drummond,
squeezing and writhing. And then sud
denly there was a tearing snap, and
the great limbs relaxed and grew
limp.
For a moment the man stood watch
ing the still quivering brute lying at
his feet; then, with a gasp of utter
exhaustion, he dropped on the ground
himself. He was done utterly
cooked; even Peterson's voice close
behind scarcely roused bim.
"Quite one of the most amusing en
tertalnments re seen for a long time."
The calm, expressionless voice made
him look up wearily, and he saw that
he was surrounded by men. Tha In
evltable 'cigar glowed red In the dark
ness, and after a moment or two he
scrambled unsteadily to hla feet
"I'd forgotten your d d menagerie,
I must frankly confess." he remarked.
".What's the party for?" He glanced
at the men who had closed In round
him,
"A guard of honor, my young
friend," said Peterson suavely, "to toad
you to the house. I wouldn't hesitate
. . It's very foolish. Your friends
have gone, and, strong aa you are,
don't think you can manage ten."
Hugh commenced to stroll toward
the house.
"Well, don't leave the wretched
Potts lying about I dropped him over
there."
i
CHAPTER VII. ,
In Which, He Spenda an Hour or Two
on a Roof.
. 4 ,
ONE.
Drummond paused fora moment at
the door of the sitting room, then with
a alight ahrug he stepped past Peter-
son. During tne last iew aays ne nnu
grown to look on this particular room
as the private den of the principals of
the gang. He associated It In his mind
with Peterson himself, suave, impas
sive, ruthless; with the girl Irma, per
fectly gowned, lying on the. sofa, smok,
lag Innumerable cigarettes, and manl
curing ber already faultless nails ; and
In a lesser degree, with Henry Laklng
ton'a thin, cruel face, and blue, staring
eyes.
But tonight a different scene con
fronted him. The girl was not there
her accustomed place on the sofa was
occupied by an unkempt-looking man
with a ragged beard. At the end of
the table was a vacant chair, en the
.right of which sat Laklngton regard
lng him with malevolent fury. Along
the table on -each side there were half
a dozen men, and he glanced at their
faces. Some were obviously foreign'
ers; some might nave oeeu anyimng
from murderers to Sunday school
teachers. There was one with spec
tacles and the general appearance of
an Intimidated rabbit while hla neigh
bor, helped by a large red scar right
across his cheek, and two bloodshot
eyes, struck Hugh aa being the sort
of roan with whom one would not
share a luncheon basket
Peterson's voice from Just behind
his shoulder roused him.
"Permit me, gentlemen, to Introduce
to you Captain Drummond, D. S. 0
M. C the originator of the little 'en
tertainment we have Just had.'
Dad or saad ! woaeW
wkickT
JTO BS CONTINUED.)
Heavy lee.
By ue of high presire water has
been converted Into a new Ice we 1o
tMrT that It sinks In water lot
i - - - j
1 stead of Coating. The Arffwiaa- r
KIDD HOT PIRATE
And His Treasure a Fable, Says
Archivist -
Massachusetts Authority Asserts That
Lord Bellomont Was Arch Scoun
drel High-Placed Adventurers.
Ron and storv are wrong. Cantaln,
KIdd was not a pirate and his fabled
treasure does not exist Prlvateers-
man he was, but of good repute. Hia
hanging as a Dlrate and murderer oa
execution dock at London In 1701 was
to satisfy the political exigencies of
the time.
These are the findings of John H.
Edmonds, state archivist for Massa
chusetts, as announced In a lecture
at the old Scuth Meeting house.
Archivist Edmonds was discussing
"Lord Bellomont and the pirates."
Bellomont he said, was appointed
governor of New England in ltXtt witn
a special mission to suppress piracy.
"Before leaving England " Mr. Es
monds contended, "he agreed with
Capt. William Kldd, a prlvateersman
of good repute from New York, to
nroceed against rlrates In a ship
called the Adventure, galley, on a no-capture-no-pay
basis. The adventurers
Included Captain Kldd. Robert Liv
ingston, Lord Chancellor Stmers, the
earl of Oxford, first lord of the ad
miralty ; the earl of Romney, and the
duke of Shrewsbury, secretaries of
state; Bellomont and the straw men,
to whom the king's sjrant of treasure
was later made, did not contribute a
cent.
"On September 6, 1600, with a
crazy vessel and a crazier crew,
Captain Kldd proceeded on his mis
sion," the archivist said. "He picked
up ' several pirates, Including, ."a
Moorish ship of 200 tons and a Ben
gal merchnntman of 500 tons, both
having French passes and being law
ful prizes."
ne came to New York and tnen to
Boston "through the trickery of Bello
mont, who promised him safe con
duct. With the remnant of his crew
he was arrested, sent to England, tried
for murder and piracy, convicted and
hung on Execution dock Friday, May
23, 1701, to satlRfy the political ex
igencies of the times.
"It was either Lord Bellomont tne
lord chancellor, the first lord of the
admiralty, the secretsrles of state or
Captsln Kldd, and under this circum
stance he had no chance, wiusion
and perjury are plainly evident In his
trial ; the French passes which would
have cleared him of the piracy charge,
though produced In parliament, were
suppressed In the Admiralty court
The least said about Belloraont's ac
tion In the matter the better., ne.
fooled Kldd, he fooled his council, and
me worn i vi ii ib, ne
his letters to the lords of trade. '
The Captain Kldd of today Is a
fomposite pirate made up of all who
frequented our shores from 1637 to
1837. Propaganda of the worst kind
blackened the reputation of a, man
of whom a recognized French author,
it invi! It mav be well doubted
whether any ' man in equally trying
circumstances has ever been truer to
"And yet the great American public
persists In calling Captain Kldd a
pirate and in searching for hla treas
ure, which does not exist"
- .1
"Boy Behind the Voice.
A business man who was In a great
hurry called up an establishment that
had failed to dellveroods as ordered,
A tiny boyish voice was heard at the
other end of the line: "What la It
that you wlshf '
"Mr. Jones, boy, and. hurry."
"AH right" and the receiver was
hung up. In a few minutes It was
taken down and. the small voice re
plied: "Mr. Jones Is not In. Can I help
your
"See here, boy," snapped the man
who was In a hurry. "I want to talk
with some one who can do business.
When I need the office boy I will call
for him. The way for you to get along
Is to let the other things alone and
attend to your own duties."
"That's what I am trying to do,"
meekly said the small voice. "I am
the president of the company." Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Isolated Police Post
A new farthest north Royal Cana
dian mounted police post has been
established at Pond's Inlet In the ex
treme north of Baffin's land. This
Is noW the most northerly post held
by the force of scarlet riders, the
nearest to It being those at Chester-
field Inlet and Cape Burweit at tne
i entrance of Hudson's straits. A sole
! staff sergeant will be full police an
j thority at Pond's Inlet and will have
fall charge of customs and Judicial
control of Baffin's land and the ter
. rltory about It Only a few Eskimos
are to be found there and It Is tho
occasional port of call for traders.
Logical. .
Six-year-old Nellie came home from
the corner much excited. "Oh. moth
er," she bVgan. "I saw the biggest
crowd of people and I went over, but
I couldn't see anything except a
wagon and a lady said It waa a go-
I sip wagon and for me to listen
j and "
Thpn mother Interrupted her. Closer
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the wagon was a gospel wagon.
"But." mother wisely shook her head.
It might have been a gossip wagon
from the way Nellie says they
crowded around It"