| Show 11 tir r a M al 11 uil nd mak lap the adventures Adventure of a mobilized demobilized De by cyril mcneile officer who found peace dull sapper C copyright by geo IL dortia doran co ILI w CHAPTER X continued 15 stop jt it ellla voice wits vaa v aa stern as lie caught tile the others ot liera upraised arm mutts ST luita enough for tile time 1 form fora teemed asif ns if ank ington would have struck Il himself f then the controlled himself and with an ugly tough lii flung tile whip into a caruer 1 I forgot he said lowy its the leading dog we c want not the puppies after him yapping lie spun round on oil his ato 1 you ou finished da tho the rope artist ibe slowed a final annl to touch to theIn uie last st knot and surveyed ills his justifiable pride bold cold multon hc Ibe remarked tersely would be lively compared to liliu him when lie wakes tip GI then well bring him to ilA kIngton took some crystals from a jar on one of tho shelves anti and placed them in it tumbler then lie he added it ii few drops of liquid an and held the glass directly under the unconscious marla nose none Almo Almos stint tont once tho the liquid began to effer effervesce veRce and in III less IPSO man it minute drummond opened his eyes and stared dazedly round tile the room lie ho ft V diflo i stop iti it 11 his HI voice was stern as a ho he caught the other up 1 raised arm 1 1 1 I 1 blinked 1 t aked foolishly as lie saw li i and sinclair then ho hi looked down I 1 I 1 ind bound lie he was similarly bound him 1 tolf filially lip glanced up tip nt the i bending over om him and full real lyntton returned feeling better my friend with A mocking smile Lit hIngton lold the tumbler on n table close by much thank you ou clenry murmured hugh alit ah I 1 and theres carl i I 1 llo lie grinned cheerfully fully and t lon ilon ti struck truck him on oil the mouth I 1 you boll can stop that style of con captain drummond lie ho roi marked 1 I dislike it i hugh stared rit nt tile tho striker in III silence accept my congratulations lio ito sair mild nt at length in III a low voice which despite himself shook it a little you urn art tile tho first mail who has over ever done that thai und and I 1 shall treasure the of that hint blow id to be 10 n lonely memory remarked La kington so heres another to koop keep it company again lie struck him thou then with a i laugh lio ito turned on ills his heel my compliments to bliss benton Bento iii be said to a man standing near the door ond and ask her to be good enough to come collie down for a few minutes the veins stood out on drummonds boreli forehead ad at the mention of the girl hut but otherwise lie ha gave no sign and in n f hence thoy malted for her arrivals ar she cauto cans nt at once a villain OUR aus looking blackguard witcher with her and as s sho she saw hugh she gave a pitiful little ician and held out her hand to ahlm why did you come boy site she cried you know it was on only v it a forgery that note ah I 1 was na it lit said bald hugh stugh softly W was it indeed Inde etil 1 an interesting point murmured ludington Lu kington surely it a charming girl la Is unable or r unwilling to write herself 40 her flance tier her father la 13 a ary ry able person to 10 supply the clency especially it if lie ho has been kind jy endowed by nature with lh a special aptitude for er imitating writing 1 but time presses cs anti and I 1 dont ant to fo go without telling you iou a little about tim alu program captain D drum rum aind unfortunately both mr air r refer eter ton hon ond and I 1 hac to leave you for to nigh nIght thu Iut 0 aci o he bo returning re 1 to jarow jj n arow row njoni lug ur nt at any rote rate I 1 fihnn yov 1111 be left in III chargo of you ou remember tile filthy lle jou had vorda alth tho other night As aa you inny anity expect ito W lie he entertains feelings of great brent friend ihfe diehi and affe ion for you so you ou tAli should not luck hick for any bodily corn coin such ns as inny inay be possible ble in your present somewhat cramped position arlien i tomorrow when I 1 return I 1 propose try it few experiments on oil you ou I 1 fear you will find them ful its a great gnat thing to suffer stiffer in the cause of science you will at al the satisfaction of knowing ithac lear hear little phyllis will be well cured cared for with a sudden quick lan movement tie fie seized the lie girl and Ris hissed her before she realized tits hla intention the rope round drummond ns as he struggled impotently sneering tree loce seemed to in a red glow that Is in quite in III keeping Is it not he snarled to kiss tile the lady any ind to marike the mail like this and tills this and tills A rain of came down on tD face fill with a gasping sigh the lie girl slipped fainting to lie the door floor do Lu kington said peter so BOH intervening once again lime billave the girl carried upstairs and send for its time we were off with on an effort La kington let his hand fall toillie side and stood back from ilias vIct victim lin perhaps for tile ho present it will he sald bald but tomorrow to you ou shall to heaven for mercy until I 1 take ont your tongue and you ou call scream tio no more ile iio turned os as the german came into the lie room 1 I leave them to you iou heinrich lie remarked shortly uso the dog whip if they shout anti anil gag them the eyes were fixed on hugh gion gloatingly tingly they will mill not shout twice lie said in ills his guttural voice olce tile the dirty boch to it himself will sc e TWO I 1 we appear remarked quietly it few minutes later to be in for it a I 1 cheery night for a moment the german flerman had auld left the room and three si figures sitting bitting grotesquely in a their chairs were alone jiow illow did they get you toby llala n jap Ipa answered sinclair shortly knocked kilo eked tile ine ott on file ho lead hend and tile he licit thing I 1 knew I 1 was liere here in this dl 1 d chair la in that when you got your our face asked no said mild toby and his voice was grim we share in tile the matter of faces old ninn illan La kIngton again wits it thigh hugh softly dear I 1 if I 1 could get one hand on that ile ho broke oft off ant and laughed ahot about you ou algy aigy 71 1 I 1 went blundering in fit over oer tile ho way old bean returned that worthy and abid some lain dain follow fellow knocked my iny pyo eyl glass ott off so bo as I 1 I 1 see to kill him I 1 tin had to join tho the picnic here hugh laughed and alid then budde suddenly illy grew serious lous lly BY lie WRY way you ion see eco it 11 wall chewing gum guill on oil tile the horizon did YOU ou alien I 1 made my entrance en tier ber suit and face like a motor inns inas cot god I 1 aa was spared that 1 re 0 Int irked algy ab Good ll returned hugh aca probably Y anway with it by now and hes cifra no ito fool for im thinking its ita anly ieter anti and him between us and lie he left lifis hit remark unfinished and for it mille there was silence lince sl jerry jero Is over oer in fit france still putting paper on oil tits ills machine teds beds gone up to seo sea that potts Is taking nourish ment anti and here we sit like three well veil preserved in III a bally broke in III algy aigy with a rued ful laugh What ll they do to us its hugh hut but drummond did not answer and the speaker spanker seeing tho the look on his fits face did not press tho the question slowly the lie hours dragged on until tile the lust last gleams of daylight hail faded from tho the skylight above and a soil sell enry electric light hung centrally gave the only illumination periodically had como collie in III to 1 see ee that they were still secure but from tile the sounds of the hoarse in laughter aughter which came at frequent intervals through tile the half open door it was evident that the german had found other find more congenial company at length he appeared carrying a tray with bread and water on it chic i lie he placed place on it table near hugh food tor you you english sulue 11 lie he remarked looking gloatingly at vach ellch tn in turn Lak logton th ho 0 or der cave so eo that hot you will fit bo be tomorrow morning fit for tho the torture tor tuie ile he thrust his flushed faco face close to drummonds and thell thea deliberately split spat III at him algy longworth gau giov a strangled grunt hut but drummond Drummo pd no notice with willi a quiet smile fie e looked up nt tile tho itow how lutich lillich auy friend he remarked inar marked ked are you oil getting for tha tho the german leered nt a him ITi ough to soft that you tomorrow tire ine here ie ie said 1 anil and X eways believed bell cud that yours was as it ii business nation laughed hugh why you ou poor fooht fool ive pot got a thousand pounds in III notes in my cigarette garette I case you hot hot hof you ou the germ german an grunted then the filthy noche will for you of them item take core care hugh looked at him angrily if you do lie he cried you must let me go the german leered still more Na you shall out of the houge at once walk he fie stepped up to drummond and ran his bis hands over his cont coat while the others stared at one another in amaze ment surely hugh imagine the swine would really let him go he merely take the money and probably pro bubly spit in his fits face siale then they heard him speaking speak lne and a sudden gleam of comprehension dawned on their bareg have to undo ono one of the ropes my lay friend before you can get at it said hugh quietly for a moment the he hesitated n looked at the ropes carefully are fully tile alio one that bound the arms armi and the upper part of the hotly body was separate from the ropo rope round the legs even een if he fie did undo it the fool englishman was still helpless and lie he knew huew that he was waa unarmed had he not himself re roofed moved his revolver as he lay unconscious in the hall what risk was there after all besides if he called some ene cne else in lie he would have to sharp share the money arid ajel as he watched the germant germans indecision hughs forehead grew daiva with sweat would he undo the rope roie would greed conquer cau can tion I 1 at last the hoche boche made up his mind and want behind the lie chair hugh felt him film fumbling with the rope and flashed an urgent look of caution at the othar two better be careful heinrich ho he remarked that none of the others see or you might have to share tile german ceased undoing tho knot and grunted the english swine had bad moments of brightness and he went and closed the door then lie he resumed the lie operation of untying tile the rope and since it was performed chal r lieas inno ln to seo aeo the lip louic on oil drummonds dram facer aly ithe two spectators could see that and they had 1184 almost st ceased in their excitement that lie bad a plan they bey knew what it was they wild mild cot even guess at lat last the rope fell clear and the he Clerin german fin sprang back put tile case ti the anble lie he erd er d having not the he intention of coming within ronge range of those forn formidable ild arms aims certainly not hugh until you I 1 on undo my legs then you shall have it quite loosely he was holding the case in fit one land but tile the others ot liers watching his face saw that it was strained and tense first I 1 the notes must have the german Ge strove stroe to speak conver antion ally 1 but I 1 it fill all the he time line lie was creeping nearer and nearer to the back of fit the chair then I 1 your legs undo and yet ou olly may go warding alria wari 0 o riling Ing cry rang out shunil with tile lightning dart of it alio to bocos Bo bacos clies cOs liand and as tio to at the I 1 vr L with it sudden quick movement he seized the girl and kissed her be forti fore khe elie realized his hl intention te case over drummonds ilor der and then drummond Drumm onil laughed a low triumphant laugh it wits was tile the move ho had been hoping for or arid the aeri geranis naiN wrist wait hold held task fast in ills hla vc ilke grip ills plan hail succeeded ce eded and ana longworth wid und sinclair who had find seen many things la in their I 1 lives ives the remembrance of which will be with thero them till their dying day lind had never seen a aril ato never likely to see any affy y thin ibling measurable distance of what tint they saw raw in the he next few minutes slowly inexorably inexorable lite Our mans arm was fas bring being twisted while he fie uttered littered gasping tries cries and bent beat liepo bently at hend head with lila ills free liand land the then 1 1 nt at last there was a dull track crack fie as 1 the 1 arm moke rind and a scream of pain its as lie he lur clied round the chair and tood in front of the lie soldier eold ler who still held the lie alg arette case in his ble left hand build they saw open the elg de arette case and take from tt it what looked lik like ti a tube of wood then lie felt la in lita lis pocket packet aud and tool took out oat ft a juarch box cont containing pining a number of long ilila and having fitted one of the line the tube he put the lie other end nd la ito ails mouth with a quick heave they maw him jerk the german round bound and catch lita lis unbroken arm ami with lite hla tree free left hand and the two bound watch watchers exe looked at hughs eyes as lie he staged ed at the inona ing bocche and saw that they were hard and merciless there was a shara arp whistling was hiss and the splinter splint lew flew from the tube lube into the germans Genn nan face it hung from cheek and even en the ceaseless amov movement eills of lie his bead tailed to dwidge alt lodge it 1 I have broken your arm noche boche said drummond at length and now I 1 have hae killed you im sorry orry about it I 1 particularly anxious to end nd your life but it had to be done the ct german rulan hardly conscious of what lie he find bald to the pain in his fits arm was vas frantically kicking the English mans legs still hound bound to lite he chair but the iron grip on tits ills wrists new never slackened and then quite suddenly came the end with one dreadful convulsive heave the german jerked himself free and fell doubled up tip on the floor fascinated they watched him writhing and twisting until at last he lay still tire the boche was dead what wits was that blowpipe blow pipe affair cried sinclair hoarsely hoan sely the tiling thing they tried to finish roe me with in paris last night answered clugh grimly taking a knife oct eat of hifa waistcoat pocket let us u trust that none of tits his pala pain come in to took look for lim film A minute later lit he stood up only to sit down donn again abruptly as his him legs gave way they were numbed and stiff with the hours he had spent inobe in the some same position rind and for it a while he could do nothing but rub them with ht his hands till the blood returned and h he could feel once more mon then slowly and painfully he tottered t across to the others and set them free as ag well they were in an even worst worse condition than lie had bad been rind it seemed as if algy would never bo be able to stand agni agnan n so completely dead was his fits b body 0 jy from the waist down downwards ards nut but ot at length after what kinod ined Mi nod an aji eternity to Drummond Dru inmond who realized reali sed only too well that should the gring gang come in they were clinos ns as helpless in their present condition ns as it if they were cre still bound in their chairs the other two recovered reco vercil all fit now goedl weve got to think what were going to do for were not out of the wood yet by two or three miles lets get the door open remarked algy oil and explore they sung it open and stood motionless the house was in absolute silence the hall was wag deserted switch put out the lie light whispered I 1 agil will well wander round IU they crept forward ste stealthily alt lilly in the darkness stopping every ever now and then to 0 o listen step but no pound came to |
