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CHAPTER XII Continued.
10
"Hlght. Throw your Run on the
ll)r." Drummond picked up the wen
pon mill put It In lit h pocket; then he
rung the bell, "I hiul hoped," ho mur
.mured, "for n Inrger gathering, but
one I'liiuiot have everything."
Save to Peterson, who understood,
If only dimly, what lind happened, thu
tiling had come as such a complete
surprise that even the sudden entrance
of twenty masked men, who ranged
themselves In single rank behind their
chairs, failed to stir the meeting. It
merely seemed In keeping with what
had gone before.
"I shall not detain you long, gentle
men," begun Hugh, suavely. "Your gen
era I appearance and the warmth of the
weather have combined to produce In
me a desire for sleep. Hut before I
hand you over to the care of the
sportsmen who stand so patiently be
hind you, hero are one or two remarks
I wish to make. Let mo say at once
(hat on the subject of Capital and La
bor I am supremely Ignorant. You
will thereforo bo spared nny disserta
tion on the subject. But; from an ex
haustive study of the ledger which now
lies upon the table, and a fairly inti
mate knowledge of Its author's move
ments. 1 nnd my friends have been put
ti the Inconvenience of treading on
you. v
"There arc many things, we know,
which are wrong In this Jolly old coun
try of ours; but given time and the
right methods I am sultlclently op
timistic to believe that they could bo
lut right. That, however, would not
suit your book. You dislike the right
method, because It leaves all of you
much where you wcro before, Kvery
single one of you with the solo pos
sible exception of you, Mr. Tdrrnnce,
and 'you're mad Is playing with revo
lution for his own ends: to make mon
ey out of It to gain power. . . .
"Let us stnrt with Peterson your
leader. How much did you say ho do
manded, Mr. Potts, aH the price of rev
" olutloujj"
With a strangled cry Peterson
siu-nng up as the American millionaire,
removing his mask, stepped forward.
"Two hundred nnd fifty thousand
puids, you swine, wns what you asked
Shu," The millionaire stood confront
ing his tormentor, who dropped back
H. his choir with n groan. "And when
refused, you tortured me. Look at
tn.v tjiumb."
With n cry of horror tho others sit
ting tt tho table bolted at tho mangled
Ilcsh, nnd then nt tho mon who had
donv It. This, ovon to their mind, was
filing too far.
"Tlfen thero was the same sum,"
continued Drutnmontl, "to come from
llwklng, tho American cotton mnn
half German by birth; Stelncmnnn,
tVi German coal mon; Von Gratz, the
(inrninn steel man. Is that not so,
Pterson?" It was an arrow at a
venture, but It hit the mark, and Pe
terson nodded.
S ono million pounds was tho
stake this benefactor of hummnnlty
was playing for," sneered Drummond.
VOno million pounds, as tho mero
price of u nation's life-blood. . ,
ll'U at nny rato ho had tho merit of
ptuying big, whereas the rest of you
mini, and tho other beauties so ablv
catalogued In that book, messed ubout
an Ills beck and cull for packets of
trolls eyes. Perhaps you labored un-
dcr the delusion that you wero fool
ing him, but tho whole lot of you are
il d crooked that you probably
thought of nothing but your own filthy
stins.
."Listen to me." Hugh Drummond'B
voice took on a deep, commanding
ring, nnd against tbelr will the four
Wen looked ut the broad, powerful
nohiler, whoso sincerity shone clear
111 his face. "Not by revolutions and
direct action will you muke this Island
of ours right though I am fully
aware that thut Is tho last thing you
would wish to see happen. But with
your brains, nnd for your own un
v wrulmlous ends, you gull tho work
Ifigmnn Into believing It. And he, bo
oiiuso you can talk with your tongues
In your checks, Is led nwoy. Uo bo
Hvch you will give him Utopia;
whereas, In reality, you nro leudlng
hljrt to h 1. And you know It. Kvo
lutlon Is our only chance not revo
lution; but you, nnd others like
you. stand to gain more by tho
latter. . . ."
Ills hand dropped to his sldo, and
he grinned.
"Quite a break for me," he re
marked. "I'm getting hoarse. I'm
now going to hand you four over to
the boys. There's nn admirable, but
somewhat" muddy pond outside, and
Tin mire you'd llko to look for newts,
It any of you want to summon mo for
assault and battery, my numo Is
Druinniond rCnptnln Drummond of
Half M4on street. But I warn you
vthnt thut book will bo handed Into
Scotland Yard tonight. Out with 'em,
boys, and glvo 'em h 1. , . ,
"And now, Carl Peterson," he re
marked, as tho door closed behind the
Just of the struggling prophets of u
lic-iv world, "It is time thut you and I
. Ketllrtf our little account, Isn't It?"
Tl master-criminal rose and stood
.a(Miig hlit). Apparently ho had com
lilctoij recovered himself: the hand
with which he lit his cigar was as
steady as n rock.
"I congratulate you, Captain Drum
mond," he remarked suavely. "I con
fess I have no-.ldea how you managed
to escape from the somewhat cramped
position I left you In Inst night, or
how you have managed to Install your
own men in this house. But Thnvo
even less Idea how you discovered
about Hocking and "the other two."
Hugh laughed shortly.
"Another time, when you disguise
yourself ns the Comto do Guy, remem
ber one thing, Carl. For effective con
cealment It Is necessary to change
other things besides your face and
figure. .You must change your man
nerisms nnd unconscious little tricks.
No I u;on't tell you what It Is that
gave you away. You can ponder over
It In prison."
"So you mean to hand me over to
the police, do you?" said Peterson
slowly.
"I see no other course open to me,"
replied Drummond.
The sudden opening of the door
made both men look ' round. Then
Drummond bowed, to conceal a smile.
. "Just In time, Miss Irmu."
Tho girl swept past him and con
fronted Peterson.
"What haa happened?" she panted.
"Tho garden Is full of people whom
I've never seen. And there were two
'But Whero Is Ho?" Said tho
Through Dry Lips.
Girl,
men running down the drive covered
with weeds and dripping with wa
ter." "
Peterson smiled grimly.
"A slight setbnek has occurred, my
dear. I have made a big mistake a
mlstako which has proved fatal. I
nave underestimated tho ability of
Captain Drummond; and ns long ns I
live I shall always regret that I did
not kill him tho night he went explor
ing In this house."
Fearfully the girl faced Drum
mond ; then she turned again to Peter
sen "Where's Henry?" she demanded
"That again is a point on which I
am profoundly ignorant," answered
Peterson. "Perhaps Captain Drum-
mond can enlighten us on that also?'
"Yes," remarked Drummond, "I can:
Henry 1ms had an nccldent. After I
drove him back from the duchess last
nigni' mo gin gnve a cry, ami re
tcrson steadied her with his arm
"wo had words dreadful words. And
for a long time, Carl, 1 thought it
would be better If you and I had slml
lar words. In fact, I'm not sure even
now that It wouldn't be safer In tho
long run. . . ."
"But where Is he?" said the girl,
through dry Hps.
"Where you ought to be, Carl," an
swered Hugh grimly. "Where, soonor
or later, you will be."
He pressed the studs In the niche
of the wall, and tho door of the big
safe swung open slowly. With
scream of terror the girl sank half
fainting on the floor, and even Peter
son's cigar dropped on the floor from
his nervous Hps. For, hung from the
celling by two ropes attached to his
arms, was tho dead body of Henry
Lnktugton. And oven ns they wntched
It, It sagged lower, and one of the
feet hit sullenly against a beautiful
old gold vase. , , ,
"My God I" muttered Peterson. "Did
you murder him?"
"Oh, nol" answered Drummond
"Ho Inadvertently fell In the bath ho
got ready for me, and then when he
ran up the stairs In considerable pain
that Interesting mechanical device
broke Ills neck."
"Shut the door," screamed tho girl
"I can't stand It."
She covured nor faco with he
hands, shuddering, whllo tho door
slowly swung to again. ;f
"es. remarked Drummond thought
Cyril McNefle
"SaPPer"
Copyright by Geo. n. Do ran Co.
fully, "It should he an Interesting
trial. I shall have such a lot to tell
them about the little entertainments
here, and all your endearing ways."'
With the big ledger under his arm
he crossed the room and called to
some men who were standing outside
In the hall ; and as the detectives,
thoughtfully supplied by Mr. Green,
entered the central room, he glanced
for the Inst time at Carl Peterson and
his daughter. Never had the" cigar
glowed more evenly between the hiius-tcr-crlmlnnl's
Hps; never had tho girl
Irmn selected a cigarette from her
gold and tortoise-shell case with more
supreme Indifference.
"Good-by, my ugly onel" she cried,
with a charming smile, ns two of tlu
men stcpjied up to her.
"Good-by." Hugh bowed, and n" tinge
of regret showed for a moment In his
eyes.
"Not good-by, Irma." Carl Peterson
removed his cigar, and stared at
Drummond steadily. "Only nu revolr,
my friend; only au revolr."
EPILOGUE.
"I simply can't believe it,
Hugh."
In the lengthening shadows
Phyllis
moved a little nearer to her husband,
who, quite regnrdless of tho publicity
of their position, slipped an arm
around her wnlst. '
"Can't believe whnt, darling?" he
demnnded lazily.
"Why, that all that awful night-
mure Is over. Lnklngton dend, and
the other two In prison, and us mar
led."
They're not actually In Jug yet, old
thing," said Hugh. "And somehow
." he broke oft and stared thought
fully at a man sauntering past them.
To nil nppearar.'ces he was a casual
visitor taking his-evening wnlk nloifg
the front of the well-known seaside
resort so Inrgely nddlctcd to honey
moon couples. And yet . . . wns
he? Hugh laughed softly; he'd got
suspicion on the brnln.
"Don't you think they'll be sent to
prison?" cried the girl.
"They may be sent right enough,
hut whether they arrive or not is a
different mntter. I don't somehow see
Carl picking onkum. It's not his
form.'
For a while they wero silent, occu
pied with "matters quite foreign to
such trifles as Peterson and hfs daugh
ter.
"Are you glad I answered your ad
ertlsement?" Inquired Phyllis nt
length.
"The quostlon Is too frivolous to
deserve an answer," remarked her hus
band severely.
"But you aren't sOrry It's over?"
she demanded.
"It Isn't over, kid; It's Just begun."
He smiled nt her tenderly. "Your life
and mine . . . Isn't It Just wonder
ful?" And once again tho man sauntered
past them. But this time he dropped
a pleco of paper on the path, Just at
Hugh's feet, and the soldier, with a
quick movement which he hardly
stopped to analyze, covered It with his
shoe. The girl hadn't seen tho action ;
but then, as girls will do after such
remarks, she was thinking of other
things. Idly nugh wntched the snun
terer disappear In the more crowded
pnrt of te esplanade, and for a mo
ment there ennio onto his face n look
which, hnpplly for his wife's peace of
mind, she failed to notice.
"Let's go nnd eat, and after dinner
I'll run you up to the top bf the head
land. . . ."
Together they strolled back to their
hotel. In his pocket was tho piece of
paper; and who could bo sending him
messnges In such a manner save one
man a mnn now awaiting his trlnl?
In the ball he stayed behind to In
quire for letters, and a mnn nodded to
him.
"Heard the news?" he inquired.
"No." said Hugh. "What's hap
pened?"
"That man Peterson and the girl
have got away. No traco of 'em."
Then he looked at Drummond curious
ly. "By the way, you had something
to do with that show, didn't you?"
"A Httlo," smiled Hugh. "Just a lit
tie." -
ATolleo hound to catch 'em again,"
I'Rhtinuell the other. "Can't hide your
self these dnys."
And once again Hugh smiled, as he
drew from his pocket the piece of pn
per :
"Only nu revolr, my friend; only nu
revolr."
He glanced at the words written In
Peterson's neat writing, ana the smile
broadened. Assuredly lift) wns still
good; assuredly. . . .
And Into nn nsh tray nearby he
dropped a piece of paper torn Into a
hundred tiny fragments.
- "Was that a love-letter?" she de
manded with assumed Jealousy,
"Not exactly, sweetheart," he
laughed back. "Not exactly." And
over tho glasses their eyes met
"Hero's to hoping, kid; hero's to
hoping."
TUB KND.
Falsehood, llko the dry rot, flour
Ishes.tho more. In proportion ns air
and light are excluded. Uiateby.
Stories of
Great Scouts
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
(. 1D11, Woatarn Newppr Union.)
MAJOR SAM McCULLOUGH'S
LEAP FOR LIFE
Fort Henry wns n little stockade
built for the protection of the settlers
of West Virginia against tho British
and Indiana during the Wnr of tho
Revolution. It stood on tho Ohio
river near tho present site of Wheel
ing. In tho summer of 1777 when It
was besieged by a strong force of sav
ages, MaJ. Sam McCuilough, a noted
border leuder, left Fort Pitt at the
head of 40 men to raise the siege.
Coming in sight of the fort, McCul
lough's men made a dash for the gates
and passed through them In safety, al
though the Indluns made a desperate
effort to cut them off. Major McCui
lough held buck to cover the retreat
of his men until they were safely with
in Its wnlls and delayed sq long that
the redskins succeeded In getting be
tween him und the fort.
Setting spurs to his horse, tho
ranger lender dashed for a hill back
of the fort. At Its top he met another
band of Indians and at the sumo time
a third group approached him from
another direction. Tho Indians wero
now on three sides of him. On tho
other was a high precipice projecting
over Wheeling creek, 800 feet below.
The ranger was cornered.
The Indians raised a yell of triumph
as they closed In on htm. But when
they snw McCuilough turn his horse
toward the cliff, they stopped In
amnzement.
Urging his horse to n dead run, the
scout dashed toward the precipice. At
the brink of the chasm lie drove home
tho spurs nnd as his mount flew Into
the air braced himself In the saddle.
The first leap was a clear drop of CO
feet, but both horse and rider wero
uninjured as they landed on the steep
bank. Then slipping and sliding for
250 feet more, they came to the creek
bottom.
As the Indians rushed to the edge
of the precipice expecting to seo the
crushed forms of horse and man far
below, they were astonished at the
sight of tho mnjor, still upright In the
saddle, plunging into the creek nnu
riding up the other side to safety.
Within n few hours he was back at
Tort Pitt, organizing n larger expedi
tion to march to Fort Henry.
Five years later as Major McCul
loUgh and his brother were riding
along a road near Van Metre's fort,
uususj)ecJIpK dnflger, .ilifiJ' rode direct;
ly into nn Indian nnibusb. "'TfilsTlme'
McCullough's horsemanship could do
him no good. A dozen Indian rifle
shots rang out nnd Sam McCuilough
fell dead.
CAPTAIN SAM BRADY AND HIS
FAMOUS LEAP
Capt. Sam Brady was a member of
at fighting family which made history
on the Pennsylvania border during the
Indian wars after the Revolution.
Captain Brady's greatest exploit took
place In Ohio. Ho had been captured
by the Indluns nod carried to the San
dusky Towns, headquarters for ull .the
Ohio tribes, where the savages pre
pared to burn him at the stake.
He was stripped, bound to u post
and slow tires kindled around him, for
the Indians hated him so much that
they wished to torture him as long as
possible. Brady was a powerful man
and he strained at his fetters until
they wero loosened slightly. Then
with a flnul effort he snapped tho last
bond, leaped across the barrier of
Qauie and, seizing a squaw, pitched
her Into the Are.
Before the Indians could recover
from their surprise, the scout escaped
from the vlUugc and plunged into the
woods, hotly pursued by hundreds of
savages. Finally he came to- the
Cuyahoga river, near tho present Bite
of Kent in Portage county.
At this place the river flowed be
tween steep, rocKy banks, feet
across from side to side. Tho scout
was trapped. There was no other placo
for miles up and down the river where
ho could ford It. The Indians wero
closing In on him nnd his only chnnce
of escape was to try to leap across the
chasm.
Brady could hear the. savages yell
ing In the woods only a short distance
away ns he rnn bnck townrd them to
cot a good start. Then turning, ho
sped for the brink and putting all his
falling strength into n iinai spurt, ho
sprang for tho opposite cliff, nis
Jump wns n little short and ho struck
the bank a few feet below tho edge.
Tho Indians stopped In amnzement,
then ns tho scout scrambled up over
tho edge, they opened tire.
They wounded him In tho leg, delay
jng.hls flight, nnd In n short time wero
on his heels again. He came to a lake
and plunged In. Stooping beneath tho
broad pads of a water Illy, he breathed
through a hollow reed while tho sav
ages hunted In vain on the shores of
the lake. They found his bloody trail
to tho water's edge and, believing that
bo had drowned rather than be cap
tured again, gave up tho chase.
Soon afterward Brady renched Fort
PRt in snrety, no nau many mpre
thrilling ndvontures before his death
on Christmas day, 1705, but. his 2'J-foot
leap across tho Cuyahoga was the
greatest feat of all.
CHICAGO WOMAN
STOLEN BY FIJIS
Rescued by Posse Headed by
Her Husband After Exciting
Experience on Island
8an Francisco. Kidnaped for ran
som, carried into a sandalwood forest
In the mountainous region of ono of
the FIJI Islands nnd rescued by a
posse headed by her husband was tho
thrilling experience related by Mrs.
Jules Whatley of Chicago on her ar
rlvul on the steamer Tahiti.
"One beautiful evening I was walk
ing In the garden of our hotel at Suva
when eight natives accosted me," Mrs.
Whatley said.
"One placed a, handkerchief In my
mouth while the others tied by hands
Carried Her Into the Back Country.
nnd feet. They then carried me out
Into the back country.
"Several attendants of the hotel saw
the nbductlon nnd notified my husband.
Mr. Whatley Immediately organized a
posse and gave chase. For over six
hours they followed the troll of my
captors until they came upon a hut
where I was being held hostnge.
"The bandits plnnned to hold mo
prisoner until my husbnnd pnld a ran
Bom. I overheard them discuss their
designs. I wns threatened with death
should I make an outcry nnd a guard
was placed over me until dawn, while
the others slept.
Tlieyssemeu- to'-'UW-Tiartlcularlor-
fascinated with my hair, nnd the way
they acted It wns npparent that
blondes were Infrequent visitors to
the Island.
"Fortunately ray husband foiled tho
plans. With his posse he broke In the
doors and after n smnll skirmish res
cued me."
MOONSHINE AIDED HER SONS
Mother Sold Liquor to Keep Boys In
School, She Tells Oregon
Judge.
Portlnnd, Ore. Mrs. Lena Mnyson-
wanted her two children to go through
school, so she had to find a wayto
make enough mouey, she testified in
court. A
Making moonshine whisky proved
the most profitable undertaking she
could engage In but the police dls
covered her still and shot holes In the
profits.
"I couldn't make enough money with
my rooming house, Judge," she said,
"and I simply had to got my children
through school. I've been buying them
clothes nnd everything."
Judge Delch, however, hnd Informa
tion to contradict the woman's plea
and denounced her for saying she Was
providing for the children when sho
was only buying them extras.
The Judge sentenced Mrs. Mayson
to five days In Jail and to pay ?2O0
fine on tho ove of tho graduation from
grammar school of the two youngsters.
Girl, Stood on Head by Pastor,. Sues.
Washington. Pretty Mrs. Anna M.
Lowndes, seventeen years old, Is suing
Rev. B. Duckett for standing her on
her head. She seeks $10,000 damages.
She said that the minister held her
prisoner for 30 minutes, during which
time ho stood her on her head, "caus
ing her great pajn and mental an
guish." Black .Bear Interrupts
Ball Player's Angling
Freeland, Pa. John Novak, a
professional biisebal! player and
former football stltr, while trout
fishing In Hays creek heard a
rustling In tho bushes on the op
posite bonk nnd saw a full-sized
black bear as It Jumped Into tho
water and swnm toward him.
The bear, after emerging from
the water, took a drink from tho
stream nnd then proceeded
quietly on Its way Into tho
woods. Novak gave a terrific
yell, causing the bear to strike
a faster gult until It was out
of sight.
A NEW FIRM.
A lipnnerv owner In ft Now Homt-
shlre town, a short while ngo, on his
wny to the railroad station with tho
day's consignment of eggs to several,
commission merchants of Boston, was
hailed by a genlnl neighbor:
"Who ye sendln' them nigs to, Cnrl?"
tho neighbor wnnted to know.
"Oh, various and sundry." the egg
rnlser replied.
"Got n new customer, hey? Pleased
ter hear It."
In Line for s Fee.
The Motorist Say, friend, my en
gine's stalled. Think you can help me
find out whnt's the mntter with It?
Constnblo Tnlltlmber I enn, but I
won't Just now. I enn't pinch you
for .spcedln', but In ten minutes Pll
fix up your engine nnd then pinch you
for parkin' hero too long.
mm0
BETWEEN THEMSELVES
Mrs. B. Men are such brutes!
Mrs. C. Aren't they? What was
It your husband refused to buy for
you today?
Didn't Start IL '
His wife reproved him sharply
When he his razor cursed.
'Why don't you scold the blade J" he eald.
it lost its temper Hrst."
Genius In tho Films.
"I know you for n writer of cenlus.
We must hnve more such In the
movies."
"rthnnk-ybu." " 1
uw i jiuvu uu ieet 01 a ureman 8
pnrnde, 150 feet of bathing girls at rf
Long Bench nnd 300 feet of tho I?d'0- "
Ynrdvnrd gnme. Kin you wjrrto'me n
story or genius nround pemr-Fiiai
Fun.
Bluebeard Explains.
The Interviewer Why did you ns-
sasslnate nil your wives ns soon ns
the honeymoon was over?
Bluebeard You see, I'd promised
to love each one as lOng as she lived,
and no matter what other sins I've
committed, I never disappointed a -lady.
Something Wrong.
Husband Mabel, I know where I
con buy a pound of sugar for five
cents.
Mabel What's the matter with It?
Natural Then.
"Some early Influence has made him
erratic, I'm sure."
"ne yus born under a crazy quilt,
I've been told." Judge.
OR HE WOULDN'T HAVE
; Dl IIMfiPn
WlfeyjPSw least you were oensl
ble on your wedding day.
Hubby: On the contrary I was
Insensible.
Why It Fell.
The tower of Babel Insecure
Was from thestart unlawful.
Materials wer'ofvory poor
And the building graft was awful.
Safety First.
WIgg "Girls don't burst into tears
as easily as they used to."
Wagg "No; they'vo learned that
crying ruins the modern complexion."
London Answers.
Between Girls.
"Where IsCholly?"
"On a bislnes8 trip to California. 1
hopo he won't ranke love to any of
those western girls."
"Why so? Any practice ho gets will
ne neipnu wnen ne returns."
And Wants It.
Wyse A burned child dreads tho
Are.
Guyse In spite of which tho raotlu
still continues to puzz round the
flame. London Answers.
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