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TTie Adventures of a Demobilized
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CHAPTER XI Continued.
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"Did I not any," lie answered, "that
thore was power in the bn-? Hut In
the name of that power unknown to
you I warn you : Do not touch those
pearls till the light litis burned low
In the brazier. If you do they will
disappear never to return. Wiltch,
but do not touch !"
Slowly he backed toward the win
dow, unpcrcclved In the general ix
sltcment; and Hugh dodged rapidly
toward the car. It Ktruck him tbnt
the seunce was over, and ho JiiKt had
time to see Laklngton Biiatch home
thing which appeared to have been
let down by a string from above, be-t
fore turning Into the bushes rind rac-
"Did I flat Say That There Was Power
In the Box?" He Said Dreamily.
lng for the enr. Ah It was he was
only a second or two In front of tlio
other, and the last vision he had
.through u break In the trees, fieforo
Ihey were spinning smoothly down the
deserted road, was an open window In
Laldley Towers from which dense
volumes of vapor poured steadily out.
' Of the house party behind, waiting for
the light to burn low In the brnzlot,
lie could see no 'sign through tho
(opaque wall of green fog.
It took five minutes, so he gathered
afterward from a member pf the house
jiurty, before tho light hud4hurncd suf
ficiently low for tho duchess to con
sider It snfo to touch tho pearls,
; In various stages of asphyxiation
the assembled guests hnd peered at
the box, while the cynical comments
"of the men were rightly treated by tho
ladle with tho contempt they de
nerved. Was tho necklace not there,
-wrapped In Its gold and silver tissue,
where a few minutes before there hud
i been nothing? "
' ' ''So'me trick of that beastly .light,"
.remarked (he dufco peevishly, "For.
heaven's sake throw the dam' thing
out of thu window."
"Dor.'t be a fool, John," retorted
Ids upouse. "If you could do this sort
of, thing, the house of lords might
be' some use to somebody."
When two minutes later they stared
horror-struck nt a row of ordinary
murbletf laboriously unwrapped from
n piece of gold and silver tissue, the
duko's pungent agreement with his
wife's sentiment parsed uncontra
dicted.. In fact, It Is to be understood
'that dyer the scene which followed It
was best to draw a decent veil.
ii
THREE.
Drunimond, hunched low over tho
wheel, In his endeavor to conceal his
identity from the man behind, knew
nothing of that at the lime. And Lak
lnglnn wus far too busy to bother
wlili the chauffeur.
One snurllng' curse as ihey had
started, for not having done as ho had
been told, was the total of their eon
' vernation during tho trip. During the
rest of the time the transformation
to the normal kept Luklngtnu busy, and
Hugh could w lifm reflected In the
wind-screen renioI'ng the make-up
V
from his face, ami changing his
tclthes. y
' EVeh now ho was not milte clear
bow the trick had been worked. That
there had been two i-nhliic-tK, that was
'Wur-ono false, the other the. real
one. Hint they hud been changed at
the crucial moment by the girl Innn
was ulgo obvious. Hut how hod the
t?ar)B,dlsappearod l the first case',
and then apparently reappeared again?
Vor one thing ho was quite certain.
' Whatever wus Inside the parcel of
coldmid silver tissue which, for ull
lie knew, they might be still staring
nt. It,, wus not Uk historic necklace.
vAud ho wus still puzzling It over In
, .kls mind when the enr swung Into thu
fdrlve at The Kims. v
W'Chtuigtt the wheels as usual."
utnxi sklugto" F he ' out vul
H'
Hugh bent forward to conceal his face.
"Then report to me In the central
room."
And out of the comer of his eye
Hugh watched him enter the house
with the Chinese cabinet clasped In
his hand. . . .
"Toby," he remarked to that worthy,
whom he found mournfully eating, a
ham sandwich In the garage, "Let's
go on the roof."
Silently they both climbed the lad
der which had been placed In readi
ness, to find Peter Darrcll nnd the
American detective already In posi
tion. A brilliant light streamed out
through tho glass dome, and the In
side of tho central room'wns clearly
visible. In the three chairs .sat tho
motionless, bound figures so swathed
in rope that only the tops of their
heads were visible, just as Laklngton
had left him and Toby and Algy earli
er In the evening. The only moving
thing In the room wns the criminal
himself, nnd at the moment he was
seated at tho table with the Chinese
cabinet In front of him. With a quick
turn of Ids wrist ho pried open two
flaps of wood, nnd folded them bnck
against tho side. Then he lifted out
n parcel of gold and silver tissue from
underneath.
"My hat!" muttered Hugh, "what n
tyol I was not to think of It I Just
n false bottom actuated by closing
the lid."
But the American, whistling gently
to himself, had his eyes fixed on the
rope of wonderful penrls which Lak
lngton was holding lovingly In his
hands. '
"So easy, you scum," continued Lak
lngton, "and you thought to pit your
solvcs against me" he rose and stood
In front of the chnlr where ho had
last left Drummond. "That fool of n
chauffeur failed to carry out my or
ders, and create a diversion. You
will hco what happens to people who
fall to carry out my orders, In n min
ute. And after that you'll never sco
anything again."
"Say, he's n dream that guy," mut
tered Hie Amcricnn. "What pearls
are those he's got?"
"Tho duchess of Lampshlro's," whis
pered Hugh. "Lifted right under tho
nose of tho whole bally house party."
Tlio four wutchors on the roof glued
(heir eyes to the glass. And tho sight
they saw a moment or two afterward
stirred even tho phlegmntlc Mr. Green.
A heavy door was swinging slowly
open, apparently of Its. own volition,
though Hugh, stealing n quick glance
at Laklngton, saw that he was press
ing some .small studs In a niche In
one of tho walls. Then he looked
back at tho door, and stared dum
founded. It was tho inysterlous cup
board of which Phyllis had spoken to
him, but nothing he had Imagined from
her words had prepared him for the
reality. It seemed to bo literally cram
med to overflowing with tho unost
priceless loot. Gold vessels of fantas
ttc and beautiful shapes Uttered tho
floor; while on tho shelves were ar
ranged tho most wonderful collection
of precious stones, which shone nnd
scintillated In the electric light till
their glitter almost blinded the
watchers,
Tho pearls were carefully plnced In
a position of honor, and for n few
moments Laklngton stood gloating
over his collection.
"Do you see them, Captain Drum
mond?" he asked quietly. "Each thing
obtained by my brain my hands. t All
mine mine!" Ills voice rose to a
shout. "And you pit your puny wits
against me." With n laugh he crossed
the room, and once more pressed the
studs. Tho door swung slowly to nnd
closed without a sound, while Lnking
ton still shook with silent mirth.
"And now" he resumed, nibbing his
hands "we will prepare your bath,
Captain Drummond. And while it Is
getting ready, we will Just deal with
the chauffeur who neglected his or
ders." For a few minutes' he bent over
the chemicals, nnd then he poured the
mixture Into tho water which half
tilled the long bnth at the end of the
room. "About five minute- before
we're qultp ready," he announced.
"Just time for tho chauffeur."
lie went to a speaking-tube, down
which he blew. Sonipuhnt naturally
there was no atisver, and Laklngton
frowned.
"A .stupid fellow," he remarked soft
ly. "Hut there Is no hurry; I will
deal with him later."
Laklngton returned to the chair
which contained, as he thought, his
chief enemy, and was stnndlng beside
It with an unholy joy shining on his
face.
"And since I have to dull with him
later, Cnptnln Drummoiid, D. S. O.,
M. C, I may as well ileal with you
now. Then It will be your friends
turn. I am going to cut the ropes,
and carry you, while you're so numbed
that you can't move, to thn bath. Then
I shall drop you In, Captain .Drum
mond, and when, ufterwnrd, you pray
for death, l shall mercifully spare
your life for a while."
He Mushed at tho ropes behind tho
chair, and the four men craned for
ward expectantly,
"There," snarled Laklngton, "I'm
irmly for an. yn.. young swine."
And even as he spoke, the words
died away on his lips, nnd with a
dreadful cry he sprang buck. For
with a dull, heavy thud the body of
the dead German Ilelnrlch rolled off
the chnlr and sprawled nt his feet.
"My God!" screamed Laklngton.
"What has happened? I-f-I "
He rushed to the boll nnd pealed It
frantically, and with a smile of joy
Hugh watched his frenzied terror. No
one came In answer to the ring, and
Laklngton dashed to the door, only to
recoil Into the room with a choking
noise In his thront. Outside In tho
hall stood four masked men, ench
with n revolver pointing nt his heart.
"My cue," muttered Hugh. "And
you understand, fellows, don't you?-
lie's my meat." '
The next moment he hnd disap
peared down the ladder, and the three
remaining watchers stared motionless
at the grim scene. For Laklngton hnd
shut the door and wns crouching by
the table, his jicrvc utterly gone. And
all the while the puffed, bloated body
of the German sprawled on tho
floor. . . .
Slowly the door into tho hall opened,
and Avlth a scrcnm of fear Laklngton
sprang bnck. Standing In the dooi
way was Hugh Drummond, and his
face was grim and merciless.
"You sent for your chnuffeur, Floury
Laklngton," he rcmnrked quietly. "I
am here."
"What do you mean?" muttered
Lnklngton thickly.
"1 drove you bnck from Laldlcy
Towers tonight," said nugh with a
slight smile. "The proper man wns
foolish and had to be killed." no ad
vanced a few steps Into the room, and
the other shrank back. "You look
frightened, Henry. Can It be that
the young swine's wits are, after all,
better than yours?"
"Whnt ,do you want?" gasped Lak
lngton, through dry lips. ,
"I wnnt you, Henry Just you.
Hitherto you've always used gangs 5f
your ruflluns against mo. Now my
gang occupies this house. Hut I'm
not going to use them. It's going to
be just you and I. Stnnd up, Henry ?
stand up as I have always stood up
to you." Ho crossed tho room and
stood In front of the cowering man.
"Take hnlf take half," he screamed.
"I've got treasure I've . . ."
And Drummond hit him a fearful
blow on ihomouth.
"I shall take all, Henry, to return to
their rightful owners. Boys" he
raised Ms voice "carry out these
other two, and undo them."
Tho four masked men came In, nnd
carried out the two chairs.
"The lntlmidntcd rabbit, Henry, and
tho khnjly gentleman you put to guard
Miss Benton," he remarked as the
door closed. "So now we may regard
ourselves as belnf alone. Just you
and I. ,And one of us, Laklngton
you devil in human form is going In
to that bath."
"But the bath means death"
shrieked Laklngton "death1 in agony."
"That will be unfortunate for the
one who goes In," said Drummond,
tutting a step toward him.
"You would murder mo?" half sobbed1
the terrified mnn.
"No, Lnklngton; I'm not going to
murder you." A gleam of hope came
Into the other's eyes. "But Tm going
to fight you In order to decide whleb
But Still There Was No Mercy on the
Soldier's Face, and He Felt Himself
Being Forced Farther and Farthei
Over the Liquid.
of us two ceases to adorn the earth;
that Is, If your diagnosis of the con
tents of tho both is correct. What
llttlo gleam of pity I might have pos
sesseit for you has been completely ex
tinguished by your present exhibition
of nauseating cowtmllce. Fight, you
worm, iiRiui or in www you in; i
n a fltl 1 ...-. .. atl
And Lnklnston fought.
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complete turning of the tables had for
the moment destroyed his nerve; now,
at Drummond's words, he recovered
himself. There wus no mercy on the
soldier's face, and in lib? Inmost heart
Laklngton knew that the end hnd come.
For strong nnd wiry though ho wns,
ho was no match for the other.
Relentlessly he felt himself being
forced toward the deadly liquid he had
prepared for Drummond, and ns the
irony of the thing struck him, the
sweat broke out on his forehead and
he cursed uloud. At last he backed In
to the edge of the bath and his strug
gles redoubled. ' But still there was no
mercy on the soldier's fuce, nnd he
felt himself being forced farther and
farther over, the liquid until he wns
only held from falling Into It by Drum
mond's grip on his thront.
Then, Just before the grip relnxcd
nnd he went under, the soldier spoke
once : ,
"Henry Laklngton," he said, "the
retribution Is just."
Drummond sprang back, and the
liquid closed over tho wretched man's
head. But only for a second. With
a dreadful cry Laklngton leaped out,
und even Drummond felt n momentary
qualm of pity. For the criminal's
clothes were already burnt through to
the skin, and his face or what was
left of It was a shining copper color.
Mud with agony, ho dashed to the door,
nnd flung It open. The four men out
side, aghast nt the spectacle, recoiled
and let him through. And the kindly
mercy which Laklngton had never
showjn to any one In his life" was
given to him at the Inst.
Blindly he groped his way up the
stairs, and ns Drummond got to the
door the end enme. Some one must
have put in gear the machinery which
worked on the fifth step, or perhaps It
was nutoinatlc. For suddenly a heavy
steel weight revolving on an arm
whizzed out from the wall and struck
Lnklngton behind the neck. Without
a sound he fell forward, and the
weight, unchecked, clanged suddenly
home. And thus did the Invention of
which he was proudest break the In
ventor's own -neck. Truly, the retribu
tion was just. . , .
"Thnt only leaves Peterson," re
marked the American, coming into tho
hall nt that moment, and lighting a
cigar.
"That only leaves Peterson," agreed
Drummond. "And the girl," he added
as an afterthought.
CHAPTER XII,
In Which the Last Round Takes Place.
ONE.
It was during the next hour or two
that the full value of Mr. Jerome K.
Green as nn acquisition to the- party
became npparent. Certain other prep
arations In honor of Peterson's- arrival
were duly carried out, and then- arose
the question of the safe in which the
nll-lmportunt ledger was kept.
There It Is," said Drummondi point
ing to a heavy steel door flush with the
wall, on the opposite side of the room
to the big one containing Lnklngton's
Ill-gotten treasure. "And It doesn't
seem to me tbnt you're going to open
that, one by pressing nny buttons In
the wall."
"Then, Captain," drawled tho Amer
ican, "I guess we'll open It otherwise.
It's suro plumb easy. I've been get
ting gay with some of tho household
effects, nnd this bnr of soap sort of
ennght my eye."
From his pocket ho produced' some
ordinary yellow soap, and tlia others
glanced at him curiously.
"I'll just give you n little demonstra
tion," he continued, "of how our swell
cracksmen over the wnter open safes
when the owners have been so. tactless
as to remove the keys."
Dexterously he proceeded toiseal up
every crnck In the safe door with the
soap, leaving a smull gap at the top
unsealed. Then round that gap he
built what was to alb Intents and pur
poses a soap dam.
"If any of you boys," be remarked
to the Intent group around' him, "think
of taking this up ns means of liveli
hood, bo enreful of this stuff." From
another pocket ho produced an India
rubber bottle. "Don't drop St on the
floor unless you wnnt to be measured
for your coflln. There'll just le a boot
und some bits to bury."
The group faded away, and the
American laughed.
"Might I ask what It Is?" murmured
Hugh politely from the neighborhood
of the door.
"Sure thing. Captain," returned the
det ctlve, carefully pouring some of
the liquid Into tho sonp dam. "That Is
what I told you I'd got gelignite; or,
as the boys call It, tho oil. It runs
right' round the cracks of the door lu
sldo the soup." Ho added a little more,
nnd carefully replaced tlw stopper.
"Now, a detonator and n bit of fuse,
and I guess we'll leuve tho room."
"It reminds ono of those dreadful
lmrbnrluns, the sappers, trying to blow
up things," remarked Toby, stepping
with some uglllty Into tho garden ; and
u moment or two Inter tho American
joined them.
"It may bo necessary to do It again."'
ho
announced, and aa he spoku the
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sound of n dull explosion came from
Inside the house. "On the othor hand,"
he continued, going back into the room
and 'quietly pulling the safe door open,
"It may not. There's your book, Cnp
tnln." He calmly relit his cigar, as If safe
opening wns the most normal under
taking, nnd Drumirond lifted out tho
heavy ledger and placed It on the ta
ble. "Go out in relays, boys," he said to
the group of men by the door, "nnd
get your brenkfasts. I'm going to bo
busy for a bit."
He sat down at the table and began
to turn the pages. The American wns
umuslng himself witli the faked Chi
nese cabinet ; Toby nnd Peter sprawled
In two chairs, unashamedly snoring.
And nfter a while the detective put
down the cabinet nnd, coming over,
sat at Drummond's side.
Every page contained nn entry
sometimes hnlf a dozen of the same
type, and ns the Immensity of the
project dawned on the two men their
faces grew serious.
"I told you he wns a big man, Cap
tain," remarked tho American, leaning
bnck in his chnlr and looking at tho
open book through half-closed oyes.
"One can only hope to Heaven that
we're In time," returned Hugh. "D n
It, mnn," he exploded, "surely the po
lice must know of this!"
The American closed his eyes still
more.
"Your English police know most
things," he drawled, "but you've sort
of got some peculiar laws In your
country. With us. If we don't like n
"What's He Getting Four Payments of
a Thousand Pounds For?"
mnn something happens. He kind o
ceases to sltupand' take nourishment.
But over hero, the- more scurrilous he
is, the more he talks bloodshed andt
riot, the more constables does he get to
guard him from. cntehiHg cold.
The soldier frowned.
"Look at thin entry here," he gruntedj
"Thnt blighter Is a member of parlia
ment. What's he getting four payments
of a thousand! pounds for?"
"Why, suroly to bay some nice warm
underclothes with," grinned the detec
tive. Then' he- leaned forward and
glnnc3d nc tile name. "But Isn't he
some pob Iiv one- of your big trade
unions?"
"Heuvum knows," grunted Hugh. "I
only saw; tlie- blighter once, and then
his shirt' wns dirty." Ho turned over
a few more pages thoughtfully. "Why,
If theso are the sums of money Boter-1
son has blown, the mini must have
spent tti fxctune. Two thousand pounds
to Ivolsky. Incidental)', that's tho
bloko who. had words with tho whatnot
on tho stairs."
In silence they continued their stud?
of tho book. Thu whole of England
and Scotland had been split up Into
districts, regelated by uopulutlon
rather than aea, and each d'strict ap
peared1 to be In charge of one director.
A varying number of sub-districts In
every main division had eux;h their sub
director and staff, and at some of the
names Drummond rubbed his eyes In
amazement. Briefly, the duties of every
man were outlined; the locality In
which his work lay, hl exact responsi
bilities, so that overlapping was re
duced to a minimum. In ench case the
staff was small, tho work largely that
of organization. Hut in each district
thero nppeured ten or a dozen names
of men who were euphemistically de
scribed ns lecturers; while nt the end,
of tho book there nppeared nearly fifty
names both of men and women wild
were proudly denoted as first-class lec
turers. And If Drummond had rubbed
his eyes at some of the names on the
organizing stnffs, the first-class general
lecturer's deprived him of speech.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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