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Show "CHAPTER XI i Which a Rolls-Royce Runs ln Amok cue ten minutes later he emerged ,hP bathroom carefully carrying tr0 r m hi. hand. The girl's an-' an-' " Cat that Number 13 had rtart-T rtart-T once had been received with a ri , irunt, hut he hud spoken no 7 t d the girl, glancing through rtr saw hlin, with his shirt 'Les rolled up above his elbows, L mixing two liquids together ' t rrlng the result gently with a ,nd "rl He was completely ab-gl"f ab-gl"f i in his task, and with n faint on h she went back to T so fa and waited. She knew too n the futility of speaking to him f such occasions. Even when he 1 in carrying gloves on his hands, Ta'ade no remark, but waited for ' t0 relieve her curiosity. He placed the mixture on the table J nced round the room. Then pulled up one of the ordinary stuff Chairs to the table and removed IT inen head-rest, which he carefully led with the contents of the nocer dabbing the liquid on with a e so as not to crumple the linen LanyVay. He used up all the liquid, , .L still with the same meticu lous care, he replaced the head-rest on the chair, and stood back and surged sur-ged his handiwork. i-Look all right V he asked briefly. "Quite," answered the girl. ""W hat's the game?" "Drummond has got to sit in that chair" he returned, removing the saicer and the sponge to the bath room, and careiuny i.cc.ius loves "He's got to sit in that chair, my dear, and afterward that linen affair has got to be burnt. And whatever what-ever happens" he paused for a moment mo-ment in front of her "don't you touch It." Quietly and methodically, he continued con-tinued his preparations, as if the most usual occurrence in the world was in progress. He crossed to the sideboard and extracted a new and undecanted bottle of whisky. From tills he withdrew with-drew about a dessertspoonful of the spirit, and replaced it with the contents con-tents of a small phial which he took out of his waistcoat pocket. Then he forced back the cork until it was right home, and with the greatest care replaced re-placed the cap of tinfoil round the top of the bottle. And the girl, coming over to where he was working, saw that the bottle was again as new. "What a consummate artist you are, cheri !" she said, laying a hand on his shoulder. The Reverend Theodoslus smiled and passed his arm round her waist. "One of the earliest essentials of our er occupation, my little one, is to learn how to insert dope into an ap parently untouched bottle." "But do you think you will get him to drink even out of a new bottle?" "I hope so. I shall drink myself. But even If he doesn't, the preparation on the chair Is the essential thing. Once his neck touches that " With n expressive wave of his hand he vanished once more into the bathroom, returning with his coat. "Don't you remember that Italian toxicologist Fransioli?" he remarked. "We met him in Naples three years ago, and he obligingly told me that he had In his possession the secret of one f the real Borgia poisons. I remem- sion with him on the subject. The internal application is harmless; the external application is what matters. That acts alone, but if the victim can e Induced to take it internally as sell It acts very much better." "Fransioli?" She frowned thoughtfully. thought-fully. "Wasn't that the name of the man who had the fatal accident on Vesuvius?" "That's the fellow," answered the Reverend Theodosius, arranging a siphon and some glasses on a tray. "He persuaded me to ascend it with Mm, and on the way up he was foolish enugh to tell me that the bottles containing con-taining this poison had been stolen friim M I.., , i - na i.iuoi atory. i uon i ivnw whether he suspected me or not I was an Austrian baron at the time, if I remember aright but when he proceeded pro-ceeded to peer over the edge of the crater at a most dangerous point I ,bu"ght It better to take no risks. So -r the accident occurred. And I gathered he was really a great loss to science." He glanced at his watch, and the Hr laughed delightedly. It win be Interesting to see If his claims for It are true," he continued thoughtfully. "I have only used it onre, but on that occasion I inadvertently inad-vertently put too much into the wine, id the patient died. But with the 'S"t quantities It produces 80 lie u'ed, and I 8aw him experiment on ' d"g a type of partial paralysis, not onl' of the body, but of the mind. You cn see. you can hear, but you can't nreak and you can't move. What ulti-'tely ulti-'tely happens with a human being 7m't know, l-ut the dog recovered." A Wlek double knock came at the M. and with one final glance round 'e room the Reverend Theodosius sed to his desk and sat down. Come in," he called, and a small PPer-lookins man entered. com her 13- slr'" S!lil1 tlle ,ieW" 7 briefly, und the '.mer nodded. lsam expecting a man here shortly. ' remarked the clergyman, "whose ce I shall want you to imitate over tflephona.- By CYRIL McNEILE SAPPER Copyright by QEORQB H. DOJMN CO. W N. U. Same. "Only over the telephone, sir?" "Only over the telephone. You will not be able to be In this room, but there is a bathroom adjoining ln which you can hear every word that Is spoken." The other nodded as If satis-tied. satis-tied. "For how long will you require to hear him talk?" "Five or ten minutes, sir, will be ample." "Good. You shall have that. There's the bathroom. Go In, and don't make a sound." "Very good, sir." "And wait. Have Gluseppl and Number Num-ber 10 come yet?" "They left headquarters, sir, just after I did. They should be here by now." The man disappeared Into the bathroom, bath-room, closing the door behind him, and once again the -Reverend Theodosius Theo-dosius glanced at his watch. "Our young friend should be here shortly," he murmured. "And then the single which he seems so anxious to play can begin in earnest." The benign expression which he had adopted as part of his role disap- peareu tor an instant to be replaced by a look of cold fury. "The single will begin In earnest," he repeated softly, "and it's the last one he will ever play." The girl shrugged her shoulders. "He has certainly asked for it," she remarked, "but it strikes me that you had better be careful. You may bet Jft I rT'r 1 "What a Consummate Artist You Are, Cherle!" She Said, Laying a Hand on His Shoulder. on one thing that he hasn't kept his knowledge about you and me to himself him-self Half those young idiots that run about behind him know everything by this time, and If they go. to the Yard it will be very unpleasant for us, mon cheri And that they certainly will do If anything should happen to dear HUgh." The clergyman smiled resignedly. "After all these years, you think it necessary to say that to me! My dear !,, .; me-vou positively wound me to the quick. I will guarantee that an Drummond's Mends sleep soundly fn their beds tonight, harbor ng none but th- sweetest thoughts of the kindly kind-ly and much-maligned old clergyman "Andhat of Drummond himself?" continued the girl. "l may be tonight, or may be tomorrow tomor-row But accidents happen at all ies-and one Is going to happen to him " He smiled sweetly, and lit a cigar nasty, sticky accident which h'Thee door swung open and Drummond "Tel Carl, old lad," he remarked bowed to the gin " n "There's ft CPI11e to to mention. Thee, b ,1(ir. the UulK,t.r and ga ies. pf reil. who you may re g ,1Ild who lunched with iu sitting on the telephone in limit. nd eight o'clock i tne "0dmf W' n, f " compelled to ln.r-hour, ln.r-hour, he will tf I trust rupt Turn-tun at Is J 1 n;;r t,,pe sou.5 f beamed the c""r,"an;f nUi there are .Good! Thenn.t'cnnie the lii:imonJ',ml c,'n count them qui :e near, please; you c. in Hp (unJ. easily from "r l Hnd they lay ved them out of the ba.. thV.:? risbtb ".ne uick,y light, loe gin tLln6 T them' aDd - Drummond turned on her with a smile. i-mm De EiveQ np t0 Eod works and fitting, Janet, doubtless, such things do not appeal Tell me, Theo," he re-niarked re-niarked as he swept them back into the nag- who was the Idiot who put them m Snooks' desk? Don't answer 11 youd rather not glve gway YQur maidenly secrets; but it was a pretty full-sized bloomer on his part, wasn't it popping off the old bomb?" He leaned back in his chair, and for a moment a gleam shone ln the other's eyes, for the nape of Drummond's neck came exactly against the center of the Impregnated linen cover. "Doubtless, Captain Drummond, doubtless," he murmured politely. 'But if you will persist In talking ln riddles, don't you think we might choose a different subject until Mrs. Drummond arrives?" "Anything you like, Theo," said 1 Drummond. "I'm perfectly happy talk- ing about you. How the devil do you 1 do it?" He sat up and stared at the other man with genuine wonder on his face. "Eyes different nose voice figure everything different. You're a marvel but for that one small failing of yours." "You interest me profoundly," said the clergyman. "What Is this one small faillns thnr mnt-pa , thini- t am other than what I profess to be?" Drummond laughed genially. "Good heavens, don't you know what it is? Hasn't Janet told you? It's that dainty little trick of yours of tickling the left ear with the right big toe that marks you every time. No man can do that, Theo, and blush unseen." un-seen." He leaned back again ln his chair, and passed his hand over his forehead. "By Jove, it's pretty hot in here, isn't It?" "It Is close everywhere today," answered an-swered the other easily, though his eyes behind the spectacles were fixed intently on Drummond. "Would you care for a drink?" Drummond smiled; the sudden fit of muzzlness seemed to have passed as quickly as it had come. "Thank you no," he answered politely. "In your last incarnation, Theo, you may remember that I did not drink with you. There is an element ele-ment of doubt about your liquor which renders it a dangerous proceeding." "As you will," said the clergyman Indifferently, at the same time placing the bottle of whisky and the glasses on the table. "If you Imagine that I am capable of interfering with an unopened un-opened bottle, obtained from the cellars cel-lars of the Ritz, it would be well not to Join me." He was carefully removing remov-ing the tin foil as he spoke, and once again the strange muzzy feeling swept over Drummond. He felt as if things had suddenly become unreal as if he was dreaming. His vision seemed hlnrred. and then for the second time it passed away, leaving only a strange mental confusion. What was he doing do-ing ln tills room? Who was this benevolent old clergyman drawing the cork out of a bottle of whisky? With an effort he pulled himself together. to-gether. It must be the heat or something, some-thing, he reflected, and he must keep his brain clear. Perhaps a whisky-and-soda would help. After all, there could be no danger ln drinking from a bottle which he had seen opened under his very eyes. "Do you know, Theo," he remarked, "I think I will change my mind and have a whisky-and-soda." trie voice sounded strange to his ears; and he wondered if the others noticed anything. But apparently not; the clergyman merely nodded briefly, and remarked, "Say when." "When," said Drummond, with a foolish sort of laugh. It was a most extraordinary thing, but he couldn't focus his eyes; there were two glasses on the table and two clergymen splash-in" splash-in" in soda from two siphons. Surely he wasn't going to faint; bad thing to faint when he was alone with Peterson. He took a gulp at his drink and suddenly began to talk-foolishly and idiotically. "Nice room, Carl, old lad. . . . Never expected meet you again: cer-tnlnlv cer-tnlnlv not in nice room. . . ." His voice trailed away, and he sat there blinking stupidly. Everything jwa8 confused, and his tongue seemed wei"hted with lead. He reached out again for his glass-or tried to-and M, arm refused to move. And Sudani" Sud-ani" out of the jumb,e of thoughts in his brain there emerged the one damning certainty that somehow or ( o er he had been trapped and , drugged. He gave a hoar.e. Inartle f6Pt' b;: it a f t . ev were bound ,o j by iron bands. And In the , ,,ut that swam before his eyes he w the mocking faces of the clergy- |