Show BU BULLDOG BULL DOG DRUMMOND OND the adventures of a mobilized demobilized De by CYRIL mcneile who mio found peace dull v SAPPER officer copyright by geo EL DOMS edw dangell DAN GERl DAN GERl sy synopsis n 0 pals in december im four our g gather abber in a hotel in berne and hear bear one of the quartet outline a plan to paralyze great britain and at the same berne time seize world power the other three hocking american anil and Stel neman and von gratz germans all millionaires agree to the scheme providing another man hiram potts an american la Is taken in the instigator 0 of the plot gives his blip name as comte de guy but when he leaves for or england with his bis daughter he decides to use the name carl peterson capt hugh bulldog bull dog doe drummond a retired officer advertises tor for work that will give him excitement signing As a result lie hb meets meet phyllls phyllis benton a young woman who answered his ad she tells him of strange murders and robberies of which she suspects a band beaded by peterson and henry 14 kington she fears ears her father Is involved drummond decides to go BO to tile the larches barches Lar ches miss bensons bentons Ben tons home next door to tho elms petersons place peterson Pet ernon ud stop his car and look him over while dining with rhyllis phyllls and her father drummond leaves the larches barches and explores the elms lie he discovers La kIngton and peterson using s thumbscrew on an american who signs a paper drummond rescues the american after a struggle ruggle Et and takes him to his home I 1 CHAPTER II if continued 5 compressed air rifle or electric he be muttered to himself stumbling blIng on and halt half dragging half carrying his dazed eom companion panion lie ile was not very clear to in his own mind what to do next but the matter was settled for him unexpectedly barely hall he got into the drawing room auben th the door opened and the girl rushed la in get him away at once she cried in III your car dont waste a second ive started her up good girl hi be fried cried enthusiastically but what about you she stamped her foot impatiently im all right absolutely all right get him away all that matters drummond ummond Ur grinned tile the h amor ous otis thing Is that I 1 ill an idea who the bird Is except that ile he paused with his eyes fixed on the i mans left thumb the top joint was crushed into a red shapeless pulp and suddenly tile ofa ot atis lc 40 stringent strument ment ent La kington on had produced pr from his pocket became clear also the reason of that dreadful cry at 9 dinner fo by bodill god whispered drummond Dru inmond half to himself while his jas jams set like a steel vise A thumbscrew the devils tibe the i swine an fn e it oil quick quick tha girl ur urged ed in I 1 n cn 5 ag agony adny they may be here at any moment she dragged him to the door and together they forced the man into the file ar car La lackington kington wont said hugh with a grin and it if you iou see him tomorrow dont ask after his jaw goodnight good night phyllls phyllis with a quick movement he be raised her hand band to his lips then he slipped r 11 the humorous thing Is IB that I 1 an idea who the bird ja Is except that JI in the clutch and the car disappeared down the drive he felt a sense ot of elation and ot of triumph at having won the first round and as the car whirled back to london through the cool night air his hie heart was singing with joy 0 of action and it was perhaps as well tor for his peace of mind that he did not witness the scene ou im the room at the elms still lay motionless on the floor petersons Peter sona 1 agar still glowed steadily in the dark darkness mess it was hard bard to believe that he had ever moved frow from tho the table poly the bullet im bedded in a tree proved jowe body must murit lave hare got busy ut course it night might have tro been tile the girl w who ito was just lighting fighting another cigarette from the etutus of the old one at length peterson spoke A young man of dash and temperament he be said genially it wilt will be a pity to lose him why not dot keep him and lose the girl yawned dawned irma ierna it 1 I think lie he might amuse me we have always our lear henry to consider ans answered Ie Pe ierson lern apparently the girl appeals to lit him m im afraid irma liell bell have to go EO and at oil conw the speaker was tapping his left knee softly with bia barid save for that slight movement he sat as if nothing had happened and yet ten minutes before a carefully planned coup lind had at the instant of success kven even ills most fearless accomplices had ticen bren known to confess that petersons inhuman calmness sent cold shivers down their backs CHAPTER ill in which things happen in half moon street ONE hugh drummond folded up the piece of paper he was studying and rose to his feet as the doctor came into the room lie ile then pushed a sll sit ver box of cigarettes across the table and waited halted your friend said the doctor Is 11 in a very peculiar condition captain drummond Pru nimond very peculiar can you enlighten me at all as to what lie he has been doing during the last fast few days drummond shook ills lead an earthly doctor there Is for instance that very unpleasant wound in his thumb pursued the other the top joint Is crushed to a pulp 1 I noticed that last night answered hugh noncommittally looks as it if it had been mixed up between a liam ham iner and an anvil dont it but have you no idea how it occurred c 0 im full of ideas said the soldier in fact it if its any help to you in your diagnosis that wound was caused by the application of an unpleasant medieval instrument known 0 wn as a thumbscrew the wair fortey doctor tor bool caf at amazement A thumbscrew I 1 you roust must be joking captain drummond very far from it answer answered ed hugh briefly if you want to know it was touch and go whether the other thumb share tile same fate lie he blew out a cloud of smoke and smiled inwardly as he noticed the look of horror borror on ills his companions lace face it t Is ai f his IT 8 U jb jr IKS at t concerns me he continued I 1 I 1 its his general condition tile matter with will him ailini tile the doctor pursed ills his lips and looked wise while title drummond wondered that no one had bad ever passed a law allowing men of his type to be murdered fa sight ills his heart seems sound lie answered after a weighty pause and I 1 found nothing wrong arong with him constitutionally in tact I 1 may say captain drummond he Is in every respect a most healthy man except er except for tha peculiar condition drummond exploded damnation take it man what at earth do you suppose I 1 asked you to come round for its of no interest to me to hear that his big liver Is working properly properio Y 11 thea he himself 1 I beg your par marcion cion doctor I 1 haz tp pr r a trying evening last night can yve give me any idea as to what lias fins caused this peculiar bondt condition ills his companion accepted the apology with an acid bow some form of drug he answered drummond heaved heared a sigh of relief now were getting on he cried have you any idea what drug it Is at the moment hard to say returned the other in a day or two perhaps I 1 might be able to er r arrive at some conclusion 11 which at present you have not right now we know where we are As you dont know what the drug Is presumably you dont know either how bow long it will take for the effect to wear off that er as Is within limits correct conceded the doctor what about diet alil oil I 1 light not too much meat no alcohol 1 lie ile rose to his feet as hugh opened the door really the war seemed to have produced a distressing effect on peoples peo manners diet vas mas the one question on which he be always let himself go not much meat no alcohol right good morning doctor down the stairs and straight on good morning the door closed behind him and he descended to ills his walling waiting car with cold disapproval on his face excuse me clr the doctor paused and eyed a n well dressed roan man ibo had spoken to him film mirin gly ani ain I 1 rl alt ait in III aLbu assuming ming that blat you are a doc doctor torr you are perfectly ly correct sit sir in our assumption the man irian mul mullein leil obviously a gentleman tit man tile he practitioner with ills his blind on the door of lillar lil sar scar its about a great pat ut of mine drummond who ubo lives in hero here went on the other 1 I hope you ont think it unprofessional but I 1 thought id ask you privately how you find him tile the doctor looked surprised captain drummond so far as I 1 am aware has veer never been better I 1 er cannot say tile same of ills his fri tr lenil id lie stepped into ills why cot n t go eo up and see sec for yourself the cai car rolled smoothly into ale plc ca cadille cad dIlly llly but the roan man showed no signs of availing himself of the doctors suggestion lie he turned and walked rapidly away and a few moments later inter in an exclusive west end club a trunk call was put through to Go dalming a call which caused the recipient to nod his lend in satisfaction and order the rolls royce meanwhile unconscious of tills this sudden solicitude tor for Us his hea healt ith li hugh drummond was once more occupied with the piece of paper he had been studying on the doctors entrance beyond establishing the fact that the man in the peculiar condition was hiram C potts the american multimillionaire he could make nothing out of it if only id managed to get the whole of it it he muttered to himself for the twentieth time that dam fellah peterson was too quick the scrap he had torn off was typewritten save for the americans scrawled signature and hugh knew the words by heart paralysis ado ade of britain months I 1 do the holder of of five million do desire and earl necklace and the are at present chess of lamp lam p k no questions AM all C POTTS at length he replaced the scrap in his pocketbook pocket book and rang the bell james lie he remarked as his servant came in better know that as far as I 1 can see were up against a tough proposition t 1 sir murmured his se rAMt the gentleman is cpr you sir mr mrs dennys voice from the door made them look round hugh walked quickly along the passage to tile lie room where the millionaire uy lay to 11 lai bed how are you feeling said rc drummond um cheerfully the m man an stared nt at him hentin Y I 1 ard and shook K his head do you remember last night hugh continued speaking very slowly aly and distinctly then a sudden idea struck him and he pull pulled ed the scrap of paper out of his case do you remember signing that for a while the man looked at it then with a sudden cry of fear fearce shrank away awaya no no he muttered not again nugh hugh hurriedly replaced the paper bad break on my part old bearl bean you evidently remember rather too well its quite all he continued reassuringly no one will hurt you then after a pause Is your name hiram C potts tile the man nodded ills his head bead doubtfully and muttered hiram potts once or twice as it the words sounded familiar do you remember driving in a motor car last night pers persisted istel hugh cut but what little flash of remembrance had pierced the drug clouded brain seemed to have passed the man irian only oni stared dazedly at the speaker drumri yd tried him with a few more questions but IV it was no use and after a while lie he got up lip and moved toward the door dont you worry old son he said bald with a smile well have you jumping about like a two year old la in a couple of days then lie he paused the man was evidently trying to say something what Is it you want hugh leant over the bed danger danger faintly the words came and then with a sigh be luy illy back e il with a grim smile drummond Ir ummond watched the motionless im afraid lie he said fald lulf aloud that youre youie rather like illie your medical attendant your only to the sphere of pure kim ledge Is something I 1 knowal know already ile he went out and closed the door and as he it il ills his sit ting room roa he 1 found ills lot standing motionless behind nin pill of ii tile the curtains watching the stien bielow theres a man sir lie remarked without turning around aro unil matching the abuse for a moment ili li stood still frowning then hv lave a short laugh the devil tl elv lie he remarked the gaim tins loas begun in earnest my worthy mitri lor with the first nine points to tc i for possession eyen of a semi 1 red ived lunatic Is nine points of the law ly Is it not Ja inesT rnesT TWO at twelve precisely y the bell rang announcing a visitor and drummond looked up tip us as its ills servant came into the room yes james lie remarked 1 I think we ire are at lieme I 1 want you to remain within call and under no circumstances cum stances let our sick visitor out of your sight for more than a minute in fact I 1 think better sit in room james with a c curt u rt very good sir left the room almost at once lie returned and flinging open the door announced mr peterson drummond looked up quickly and rose with a smile good morning ile he cried tills this Is a very pleasant surprise mr peterson t lie ile waved his visitor to a chair hope youve had no more trouble with nith your car mr peterson drew off on ills his glove smiting smiling amiably none at nil you toil captain drummond the chauffeur appears to have mastered the defect it was your eye on him that did it wonderful thing the human optic as I 1 said to your friend sir mr sir laking ton I 1 hope that lies hes quite ell and taking nourishment soft food OIZ oila said the other genially mr La kington had a most unpleasant ac abeldert eldert last night most unpleasant hughs face expressed his sympathy how very unfortunate 1 he murmured 1 I trust nothing serious 1 I fear ills lower jaw was fractured to in two places 11 peterson helped himself to a cigarette from the box beside him the man who hit him must have bare been a boxer up in a brawl was beta said drummond shaking his head 1 I should never have thought from what little ive seen of mr La lackington kington that he went in for painting the town red id have put him down as a most abstemious man but one never can tell tel can one I 1 once knew a fellah who used to get fighting drunk on three whiskies and to look at him have put him down as a parson wonderful amount of cheap fun that chap got out of life peterson nicked flicked the ash from his cigarette into the grate shall we come to tile the point captain drum i he remarked annaly it lyhugh looked bewildered the point mr bir peterson er by all manner her of in means eans peterson smiled even more affably 1 I felt certain that you were mere a young man of discernment he remarked and I 1 like to keep you from your paper a minute longer than necessary 11 01 not ol a bit cried hugh sly my time Is yours though id very much like to know your real opinion of the juggernaut for the chester cup coo it seems to me that he cannot afford to give sumatra seven pounds on their form up to date are you interested it lii gambling 1 asked peterson politely A mild flutter mr peterson every now and then returned drummond strictly limited stakes if you confine yourself to that you will come to no harm said peterson it Is when the lie stakes become unlimited that tile the danger of a a crash becomes unlimited too eliat Is what my mother always told me remarked hugh she even went further dear good woman that she was wever kever bet except on a certainty my boy was tier her constant advice and then put our shirt on OD I 1 can hoar hear her saying it now mr peterson Pe lerson with the golder golden rays of the setting sun lighting up her sweet face peterson leant forAt forward ird in his chair young man he remarked weve got to understand one another last night you butted in on my plans and I 1 do not like people who a ho do that by an net act which I 1 must most admit appealed to me greatly 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