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BULL-DOG DRUMMOND
The Adventures of a Demobilized
Officer Who Found Peace Dull
"DANGERI DANGERI"
Synopsis. In December, 191S, four
men gather In a hotel In Berne and
hear one of the utiartot outline a
plan to paralyzo Great Britain and
at Uie same tftne seize world power.
The other three, Hocking, Ameri
can, and Stelnemau and Von Qratz,
Germans, all millionaires, agree to
the scheme, providing another man,
Hiram Potts, an American, Is taken
In, Tho Instigator of tho plot gives
his name as Comto do Guy, but
when ho leaves for England with
his daughter he decides to uso tho
name Carl Peterson. Capt. Hugh
(Bull-Dog) Drummond, a. retired
olllcer, advertises for work that
will glvo him excitement, signing
"X10." As a result ho meets Phyl
lis Benton, a young woman who
answered his ad. She tells him of
strange murders and robberies of
which she suspects a band headed
by Peterson and Henry Laktngton.
She fears her father Is Involved.
Drummonfl decides to go to The
Larches, Mies Benton's home, next
door to Tho nims, Peterson's placo.
Peterson and Uiklngton stop his
car and look him over. Whllo din
ing with Phyllis nnd her father
Drummond leaves Tho Larches and
explores Tho Elms'. Ho discovers
Lnkington and Peterson using a
thumbscrew on an American who
signs a paper. Drummond rescues
the American after a strugglo and
takes him to his home.
CHAPTER II. Continued.
5
"Compressed-air rlllc or electric,"
lie muttered to himself, stumbling on,
and linlf dragging, half carrying his
dazed companion.
lie was not very clear In his own
mind what to do next, but the mat
ter was settled for hhr. unexpectedly.
Bately had he got Into the drawing
room, when the door opened and the
girl rushed in.
"Get him away at once," she cried.
"In your car. . . . Don't waste U
second. I've started her up."
"Good girl," he cried enthusiastical
ly. "But what about you?"
She stamped her foot Impatiently.
"I'm all right absolutely all right.
Get lilm away that's all that mat
ters." Drummond grinned. "The humor
ous thing Is that I haven't an Idea
who the bird Is except that " lie
paused, with his eyes fixed on tho
man's left thumb. The top joint was
crushed Into a red, shapeless pulp,
and suddenly the meaning of the In
strument Lnkington had produced
from his pocket became clear. Also
tho reason of that dreadful cry at
dinner. . . .
"By God !" whispered Drummond
half to himself, while his Jaws set
like a steel vise. "A thumbscrew.
The devils . . . the swln . . ."
"Oh I quick, quick," the girl urged
in an agony. "They may be here at
any moment." She dragged him to
the door, and together they forced
the man Into the car.
"Lnkington won't," said Hugh with
a grin. "And if you see him tomor
row don't ask after his Jaw. . . .
Good-night, Phyllis."
With a quick movement he raised
her hand to his lips; then he slipped
"The Humorous Thing Is That I
Haven't an Idea Who the Bird Is
Except that"
In the clutch and the car disappeared
down the drive. . . .
Ho felt a sonso of elation and of
triumph at having won the first round,
and as the car whirled back to Lon
don through the cool night nlr hln
heart was singing with Joy of action.
And It was perhaps as well for his
peace of mind that ho did not witness
the scene in the room at Tho Elms.
Lnkington still lay motionless on
the floor; Peterson's clgur still glowed
steadily In the,, darkness. It wns bard
to believe tnnt he had ever moved
from the table; only the bullet Ira
toftdrced In tree proved mat some
body must have got busy. Of course,
it might hove been the girl, who was
just lighting another clgaretto from
the stump of the old one.
At length Peterson spoke. "A
young man of dash and temperament,"
he said genially. "It will be n pity
to lose him."
"Why not keep lilm and lose the
girl?" yawned Irmn. "I think he
might amuse int. "
"We have nlwnys our dear Henry
to consider," answered Peterson.
"Apparently the girl nppeals to him.
I'm afraid, Irma, he'll have to go
. . . and at once. . . ."
The speaker was tapping his left
knee softly with his hand; save for
that slight movement he sat n3 If
nothing had happened. And yet ten
minutes before a carefully planned
coup had failed at tho Instant of
success. Even his most fearless ac
complices had been known to con
fess that Peterson's inhuman calmness
sent cold shivers down their bncks.
CHAPTER III.
In Which Thlnjjs Happen In Half
Moon Street.
ONE
LIugh Drummond folded up .the
piece of paper he was studying and
rose to his feet as tile doctor came
Into the room. He then pushed a sil
ver box of cigarettes across the table
and waited.
"Your friend," said the doctor, "is
in a very peculiar condition, Captain
Drummond very peculiar. Can you
enlighten mo at all as to what he has
been doing during the Inst few days?"
Drummond shook his head. "Haven't
an earthly, doctor."
"There is, for instance, that very
unpleasant wound In his thumb," pur
sued the other. "The top Joint is
crushed to a pulp."
"I noticed that last night," answerod
Hugh i 'incommlttally. "Looks as If It
had been mixed up between n ham
mer and au anvil, don't it?"
"But have you no Idea how it oc
curred?" "I'm full of ideas," said the sol
dier. "In fact, If it's any help to you
in your diagnosis that wound was
caused by the application of an un
pleasant medieval instrument 'known
ns a thumbscrew."
The worthy doctor looked nt him In
ainnzemcitt. "A thumbscrew! You
must be Jolting, Captain Drummond."
"Very far from It," answered Hugh
brlcJly. "If you want to know, it
was touch and go whether tho other
thumb didn't share the same fate."
Ho blew out a cloud of smoke nnd
smiled inwardly as ho noticed the look
of scandalized horror on his compan
ion's face. "It Isn't his thumb that
concerns me," he continued; "It's his
general condition. What's the matter
with him?"
Tho doctor pursed his lips nnd
looked wise, while Drummond won
dered that no one had ever passed a
law allowing men of his typo to be
murdered on sight.
"His henrt seems sound," he an
swered after a weighty pause, "and I
found nothing wrong with him con
stitutionally. In .fact, I may say,
Captain Drummond, he is In every
respect a most healthy man. Except
er except for this peculiar condi
tion." Drummond exploded. "Damnation
take it, man, what on earth do you
supposo I asked you to come round
for? It's of no interest to me to hear
that his liver Is working properly,"
Then he controlled himself. "I beg
your pardon, doctor; I had rather a
trying evening last night. Gnu you
give mo nny Idea as to what has
caused this peculiar condition?"
His companion accepted the apology
with nn acid bow. "Some form of
drug," he answered.
Drummond heaved a sigh of relief.
"Now we're getting on," ho -rlcd.
"Have you any Idea what drug?"
"It Is, at the moment, hard to say,"
leturnVd the other. "In a day or two,
perhaps. I might bo able to er ar
rive at some conclusion . . ."
"Which, at present, you hnve not.
Bight; now we know where we are.
As you don't know'1 whnt the drug Is,
presumably you don't know cither how
long It will take for the effect to wear
off."
"That er Is, . within limits, cor
rect," conceded the doctor.
"What about diet?"
"Oh! light. . . . Not too much
meat. ... No alcohol . . ."
He roo to his feet as Hugh opened
the door; really the war seemed to
have produced a distressing effect on
people's manners. Diet was the one
question on which he always let him
self go.
"Not much meat no alcohol. Right.
Good morning, doctor. Down the
stairs nnd straight on. Good morn
ing," The door closed behind him,
nnd he descended to his waiting car
with cold disapproval on his face.
'Excuse me, sir." The doctor
paused and eyed a well-dressed man
who had spoken to him uncompro
misingly. "Am I right In assuming
that you are n doctor?"
"You nro perfctly correct, sir, In
your assumption." x
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The man smiled: obviously n gen
tleman, thought the practitioner, with
his linnd cu the door of his car.
"It's about a great pal of mine,
Captain Drummond, who lives iu
here," went on the other. "I hope you
won't think it unprofessional, but I
thought I'd ask you privately, how
you find him." '
The doctor looked surprised. "Cap
tain Drummond, so fnr as I am aware,
has never been betten I er cannot
say the same of his friend." He
stepped Into his car. "Why not go up
and see for yourself?"
The car rolled smoothly into Pic
cadilly, but the man showed no signs
of availing himself of tho doctor's
suggestion. Ho turned and walked
rapidly away, and a few moments later
In nn exclusive West End club
n trunk call was put through to
Godalmlng a call which caused tho
recipient to nod his head in satisfac
tion nnd order tho Kolls-Boyce.
Meanwhile, unconscious of this sun
den solicitude for his health, nugh
Drummond was once more occupied
with tho piece of paper ho had been
studying on the doctor's entrance.
Beyond establishing the fact that the
man fn the peculiar condition was
II(ram C. Potts, tho American multi
millionaire, he could mnko nothing
out of it.
"If only I'd mannged to got the
whole of It," ho muttered to himself
for tho twentieth time. "That dam'
fellah Peterson wn too quick.'' Tho
scrap ho had torn off was typewrit
ten, snvo for the American's scrawled
signature, and Hugh know the words
by heart.
plete paralysis
ado of Britain
months I do
tho holder of
of five million
do desire nnd
earl necklace and tho
" are nt present
chess of Lnm-p
k no questions
btnlned.
AM. C. POTTS.
At length he replaced the scrap In
his pocket-book and rang the bell.
"James," he remarked ns his serv
ant came In: "You'd hotter know
thnt us far as I can see we're up
ugnlnst a tough proposition."
"Indeed, sir," murmured his servnnt.
"The gentleman Is asking for you,
sir." Mrs. Denny's voice from the
door mnde them look round.
Hugh walked quickly along tho pass
age to the room where' the milllori
aire lay In bed.'
"How nre you feeling?" snld Drum
mond cheerfully.
The mnn stared nt him uncompre
hendingly, nnd shook his head.
"Do you remember last night?"
Hugh continued, speaking very slowly
and distinctly. Then n sudden Idea
struck Mm nnd he pulled the scrap of
paper out of his case. "Do you re
member signing that?"
For a while the man looked at It;
then with a sudden cry of fear he
shrank away.
"No, no," he muttered, not again."
Hugh hurriedly replaced the paper.
"Bad break on my pnrt, old bean ; you
evidently remember rather too well.
It's quite, all right," he continued re
nssuringly; "No one will hurt you."
Then after a pause "Is your namo
Hiram C. Potts?"
The man nodded his head doubtful
ly and muttered "Ilirnm Potts" once
or twice, us If tho words sounded
familiar.
"Do you remember driving In n
motor car last night?" persisted Hugh.
But whnt little llnslr of remem
brance had pierced the drug-clouded
brain seemed to have passed ; the
man only stared dazedly at the speak
er. Drummond tried Mm with a few
more questions, but It was no use,
and after n while he got up and moved
townrd tho door.
"Don't you worry, old son," lie said
with a smile. "We'll have you Jump
ing about like n two-year-old in a
couple of days."
Then he paused; the man wns evi
dently trying to say something, "What
is it you want?" Hugh leant over
the bed.
"Danger, danger." Faintly tin
words came, and then, with u high,
ho lay back exhausted.
With a grim smile Drummond
watched tho motionless figure.
"I'm afraid," he snld half aloud,
"that you're rather like your medical
attendnnt. Your only contribution to
the sphere of pure knowledge is
something I know already."
Ho went out and quietly closed the
door. And as ho re-entered his sitting-room
ho found his servant stand
ing motionless behind one of the cur
tains watching the street below.
"There's n- mnn, sir," he remarked
without turning around, "watching the
house."
Tor a moment Hugh stood still,
frowning. Then he gave a short
laugh. "Tho dovll there is!" ho re
marked. "The gnme has begun In
earnest, my worthy wnrrior, with tho
first nlno points to us. For posses
sion, even of a seml-dnzcd lunatic, Is
nlno points of the law, is it not,
James?"
By CYRIL
"SAPPER"
t TWO.
At twelve o'clock precisely the bell
rang, announcing n visitor, and Drum
mond looked up, as his servant came
Into the room.
"Yos, James," he rematked, "I
think wo are at home. I want you to
lonialn within call, nnd under no cir
cumstances let our sick visitor out
of your sight for more than a minute.
In fact, 1 think you'd bettor sit In
his room."
James, with n curt "Very good,
sir," left the room. Almost at once
he returned, and Hinging open the
door, announced .Mr. Peterson.
Drummond looked up quickly nnd
rose with u smile.
"Good morning," he cried. "This Is
n very pleasant surprise, Mr. Peter
son." He waved his visitor to a
chair. "Hope you've 'had no more
trouble with your car."
Mr. Peterson drew off his gloves,
smiling amiably. "None nt all, thank
you, Captain Drummond. The chauf
feur appears to have mastered the
defect."
"It wns your eye on Mm thnt did
It. Wonderful thing the human
optic, as I said to your friend, Mr.
Mr. Lnkington. I hope that he's quite
veil and taking nourishment."
"Soft food only," said the other
genially. "Mr. Lnkington had a most
unpleasant accident last night most
unpleasant."
Hugh's face expressed his sympa
thy. "How very unfortunntel" ho
murmured. "I trust nothing serious."
"I fear his lower Jaw was fractured
In two places." Peterson helped him
self to a cigarette from the box be
side him. "The man who hit him
must have been n boxer."
"Mixed up in' a brawl, was he?"
said Drummond, shaking his head. "I
should never have thought, from what
little I've seen of Mr. Lnkington, that
he went in for painting the town red.
I'd have put him down ns a most
abstemious mnn but one never can
tell, enn one? I once knew a fellah
who used to get fighting drunk on
three whiskies, nnd to look at him,
you'd have put him down ns a parson.
Wonderful amount of cheap fun thnt
chap got out of life."
Peterson flicked the nsh from his
cigarette Into, ..the gralo. "Shall we
come to the )olnt, Captain Drum
mond?" he remarked affably.
Hugh looked bewlldeied. "The
point, Mr. Peterson? Er by all mnn
ner of means."
Peterson smiled even more affably.
"I felt certain that you .were a young
man of discernment," he remarked,
"and I wouldn't like to keep you trom
your paper a minute longer than nec
essary." "Not a bit," cried Hugh. "My time
Is yours though I'd very much like
to know your real opinion of The
Juggernaut for the Chester cup. It
seems to mo that he cannot afford
to give Sumatra seven pounds on
their form up to date."
"Are you Interested It gambling?"
asked Peterson politely.
"A mild flutter, Mr. Peterson, every
now and then," returned Drummonu.
"Strictly-limited stakes."
"If you confine yourself to that
you will come to no hnrm," said Pe
terson. "It Is when the stakes be
come unlimited that the danger of a
crash becomes unlimited too."
"That Is what my mother, always
told me," remurked Hugh. "She even
went further, dear good woman that
she was. 'Never bet except on n cer
tainty, my boy,' was her constant ad
vice, 'and then put your shirt on 1'
I can hear her saying It now, Mr.
Peterson, with tho golden ,rays of the
setting sun lighting up her mvect
face."
Peterson leant forward In his chair.
"Young man," lie lomarked, "we've
got to untlcr.sinud one another. Last
night you butted in on my plans, and
1 do not like people who do that. By
an net which, I must admit, appealed
to mo gieatly, you remoed something
I requite something, moreover, which
I intend to have. IJreaklng the elec
tric bulb wllli a revolver shot shows
resource and Initiative. The blow tjiat
smashed Ileur-Lnklngton's Jaw In two
places shows sliength. All qualities
which J admire, Captain Druiumoiid
admire greatly. I should dislike hav
ing to dopilvo the world of those qual
ities." Driiminond gaed at tho speaker
opon-mouthed. "My dear sir," he pio
tottod feebly, "jou overwhelm me.
Are you really accusing uie of being
a sort of wild west show?" He wag
gled a finger at PoteiMin. "You know
you've been to tho movies too much,
like my fuljnli, James. He's got re
volvers ami things on the brain,"
Peterson's face was absolutely Im
passive; sao for a slightly tired
smile It was expressionless. "Final
ly, Captain Drummond, you toro In
half a piece of paper which I re
quire and removed a very dear old
friend of my family, who is now In
this house. I want them both back,
please, and if you like I'll take them
now."
Drummond shrugged his shoulders
resignedly, "There Is something about
you, Mr. Peterson," ho murmured,
"which I like So masterful, so com
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pelling, so unruffled. I feel sure
when you hnve finally disabused your
mind of this absurd hallucination
that wo shall become renl friends.
"Tell me, why did you allow this
scoundrel to trent you In such nn
ofl'hnud manner?"
"Unfortunately a bullet intended
for him Just missed," nnswerod Peter
son casually. "A pity because there
would have been no trace of him by
now."
"Might, be awkward for you," mur
mured Hugh. "Such methods, Mr
Peterson, are Illegal, you know. May
I offer you a drink?"
Peterson declined courteously.
"Thank you not nt this hour." Then
he rose. "I tnke it, then, thnt 'you
will not return me my property here
nnd now.'
"Still tho same delusion, I seel" re
marked Hugh with a smile.
"Still tho snme delusion," repented
Peterson. "I shall be ready t6 re
ceive both the paper and tho man up
"You're Such an f'.uoresslvc Younn
Man, Captain Drummond and, I
Fear, Not Very Tactful."
till six o'clock tonight at UtlA Berners
strool; nnd It Is possible, I might even
say probable, should tlujy turn up by
then, that I shall nut Itaid It neces
sary to kill you."
Hugh grinned. "Your hiudly for
bearance amazes me," he crtud,
"Should they not arrlvu by then, I
shall be put to the Inconvonlwico of,
taking them, and In that case much
as I regret It you may have to bo
killed. You're such au aggressive
young man, Cnptali Drummond aiuL
I fear, not very tactful." He spoke
regretfully, drawing on his gloves;
thn as ho got to tlu door he paused.
"I'm nffftld ,Unt iy words will iiM,
have much efl'evt;' fcn A;vAi)it$, '1ut
the episode last night did appeal to
me. I would like to spare you I
would really. It's a sign of weakness,
my young friend, which I vJow with
nmnrenient but nevertheless, It Is
there. So, bo warned iu time. Kcturc
my property to Berners street, and
leave England for a few months." IIlJ
eyes seemed to burn into tho soldier's
brain. "You nro meddling In affairs,"
he went on gently, "of tho danger ot
which you have no conception. A ily
in the gear-box of a motor-car. would
be a sounder proposition for a llf
Insurance than you will be If you
continue on your present course."
"Where hnvo you hidden
Pott.?"
(TO UK CONTINUED.)
Portraiture on Jewels, '
Probably the best bit of portraiture
done on any Jewel Ik that tf the head
of Mlthrldates, the ancient king ot
I'outUH. This deep violet Imago was
discovered many years ago In India.
The largest sculptured or carved work
with au amethyst as the medium con
sists of the bust of Trajan, tho Itoman
emperor. This adornment, formerly In
tho possession of tho Prussian court,
mysteriously disappeared when Napo
leon occupied tho city of llerlln. His
torians allege that some of his generals
had taking ways. Tho work of art
has beeu lost to tho world since tho
time of this Invasion by "the llttlo
corporal."
Work Done by Leaves of Trees.
A single leaf of an apple tree has
100.000 poren through en en ono of
which water Is continually passing oft
Into surrounding atmosphere. Thero
are 7,000 leaves on u 00-foot elm treo.
These leaves, If spread out, would
cover a surface of L'OO.OOO square feet,
or ivo acres. Over seven tons of wa
ter, in the form of vupor, pa.v out of
these leaves Into tho ulr within u uuui
iner duy.
2
Home Town
Helps?
HAS APPEARANCE OF CARPET
Western Man's Idea In the Use of
Cement Could Bo Carried Out
In Many Ways.
An nlr of perpetual festivity, lllco
that of n reception or wedding, Is
worn by one residence In u western
city ns n result of the Ingenuity used
In Inylng the cement floor of the front
porch nnd the cement walk from
Permanent "Carpet."
porch to street. In tho middle of
the walk, first there wns laid cement
In which green coloring Ingredient
had been mixed. This strip, about
IS In. wide, was continued up tho
front steps. On the porch It was
broadened out into n rectangle which
Includes nil of the floor save for a
white border. The general effect
achieved Is that of a bright, green
carpet and long runner. Popular Me
chanics Magazine.
HAPPINESS IN OWNING HOME
Ideal Citizen Is the Man Who Lives
Upon and Cares for His Own
Small Property.
A correspondent writes:
"We need not look far hack Into his
tory to prove, nor far around us In tho
world to see, that the deepest content
ment and the highest prosperity aro
ever found where there are the most
proprietors of small holdings of land,
each owner living upon and caring for
his own property. The most stalilo
and Ideal governments In the world am
those whoso citizens In the largest
number own and occhpy their homes.
"Tho first step In tho prevention of
anarchy Is to securo a home-owning
and home-loving people, nnd the long
est step toward -peace and prosperity
In a nation is tho possession of Its own
home by each family In the state. Tho
fundamental reason for this Is In xmr
nature our Intuition demands it wa
know, becnuse wo are created to know,
thnt the family homo Is the nearest
approach to heaven that this earth af
fords, and Is tho sourco. of the deepest
contentment the human henrt can at
tal'. "
Study of Park Shrubs Helpful.
It is a good plan to have some of
tho large shrubs In the corner of tho
lawn, and smaller ones In between
should be In an Irregular Hue, with a
tall specimen here and there near the
front, so the top lino will not bo too
straight. By visiting parks a study
can bo made of the growing habits of
the various shrubs. This will be found
helpful In deciding what plants will
bo best suited for certain locations.
You will avoid such mistakes as plant
ing shrubs too closo together and plant
ing the wide spreading varieties too
near the walk. Close planting may be
ju'nctlced, but it Is usually necessary
to take up every other one within a
few years. If plants aro set near tho
walk It Is often necessary to keep trim
tiling them back every year.
Get Du'sy With Paint
"Sadly In need of paint" Is tho ver
dict that anyone must pass upon the
houses thai iu an automobile trip lu
will sue along town and country mails
while the trees are still bare. Tho
"palnt-up and clean-up" weeks that wo
had before the war wo dropped for
more urgent buwlnoss'nnd because of
the high price of paint ami labor. Now,
when prices are a little easier, we
should make up for the years of neg
lect. A house that Is bare of pigment
nnd dry of oil Is all the time going
backwards a llttlo by reason of the as
saults of tin weather; and the still
high cost of building a new house
makes It well worth while to preserve
au old one. Youth's Companion.
Youth and the Motor.
"Are ou seeing to It that your son's
education Includes courses of Instruc
tion that will help him In the busy
affairs of life?"
"Yes, sir," replied Farmer Corntot
sol. "I told Josh that no matter hv
fascinatln' his Greek and Latin might
be, he must not let 'em Interfere with
his studrin' the tratllc regulations,"
