Show do D the th adventures of A De demobilised mobilized officer who found peace dull k i CYRIL RIL 14 C NEI ILL IA SAPPER wk by fair n MERS arighi by geo ceo H doran co from baat SYN SYNOPSIS GUEIn december 1119 11 four nn men gathered in A hott in n berne and heard one of the q u arte catline a plan to paralyze par alyse great arid and at tile ilia same lama time seize world power the ower oilier thre 11 1 hocking 1 king american arid and Stein eirian and I 1 von 1 1 arul r a L Z Geri germans natis all millionaires bree agree to the scheme providing another u man 1 a 11 1111 hsiun 1 ko totts its un an american li Is taken in the of tho the plot gives elves hl his name us as aconite do de guy but when h be leaves leae for england with hla his daughter he h loci lix bilea g to use t the lie nnnie name carl car pattison Bon t artl abil L I 1 capt hugh bulldog Dru uru aimond a retired officer advertise for wo work r that mil ill excite excitement inu I 1 genits signing As an a result lie ho meets phyllis benton a young woman who an ws ih ud ad hiis tells 1118 him of strange murders and robberies of which she blie suspects pee t a a b band and headed by cirl peterson Pet erBon und and henry Laic higton of being the leaders leader CHAPTER II 11 drummond decides to 40 to the illies miss genlona Den lona home in an a attempt tier pt Is I 1 nade made on the road to wreck his m machine jilce when other mother occupied by eterson Ile l terso n LA kington and a 6 strange man inan bloc blocks kathe the road while lining dining with phyllis benton and tier her father drummond iera a terrible hilek ut tile elms our dur tin fig the night drummond leaves the Lal lanches ches and explores the ems aledis he discovers covers La kinston and an Peter Pe terron pon using a thumbscrew on an american who signs a paper drummond Dru rescues the american a after a struggle ruggle si arid and takes him to his h h home omo the man Is hiram C potts CHAPTER ill peterson vi oits drum mond the th next day departing with a tt threat eat to return later and recover potts and d also a torn lorn paper which drummond Dru romond blied e d th the 0 night of 0 the th fight with the ad aid of P peter eter darrel an old army wood friend drumm drummond nd arranges to hide potts and aid substitute ute 0 in his place one a ile de mobilized soldier who la in seized by peter son con and his gang fang and taken to the th elma elina along with drummond CHAPTER IV when Peteri Peter ion pon discovers the hoax drummond to Is escorted by ierna to a room where he Is in to stay for the night during the night drummond Is exploring tho the house hoibo when lie he gets in a strange room in which to Is a cobra lie he es capos but or on ii hns hits a light fight in the dark CHAPTER V grimmond enlists ur the ald ld of adew e ioup borth toby sinclair ted and jerry seymour the litter latter an all drummond after tin an encounter wite etc ha h ido ddn potts meets meeta irma to th tb marjul m 4 of laidley and au pta the huns Is plotting for the faidley jewels jew ela drummond and hta his friends are garred as an they sit in hla his apartment abington carries off on potts potta VI when drummond and his friends they plan to again rescue potts drummond goen to see ate phyl tin and besides learning potts potta has haa been taken t to 0 the elms elm 8 also becomes engaged to her drummond r d Is captured by the gang in the attempted rescue reachie VII drummond to Is held prisoner in the kirns ond and lie hears peterson making plans to attend a at the ritz rita ile he aln alio henra hearn peterson and lai artt pi plotting ottin g tn potts potte sign an D rim imond on nn the tha root roof watches as aa the two to pot plot fera tern begin to torture aits nits with a ile he ya ylli iia the ht nn an 1 lakin ton on and peterson Pt eron to nish ni sh from the room mom VIII potta fo llna dr praim m mands advice and escapes to the tha lar ri arches L he where a waiting machine takes taken him aw away a y drummond Is in rescued when a crowd gri gaithers because of the commotion he makes on the roof ile HP tells phyllls phyllis he must attend rd tho niti conference f irm nd hn lenar M ewt th th ranc Is in after tho h ll 11 if f ilie au h a ia rif of I 1 iia ley ile HP bernin are ri an american detective in parla green hat has come coma to rai potts for hla his relatives I 1 I 1 dixan attempt Is made to will hill drummond with pi linned darla pilot phot through urh a blow pip by a queer little man who Is hidden in drummonds bd oom among others attracted by the he tion to Is oreen green upon their heir return to drummonds quarters in london he receives a letter purporting to corn from phyllls with green he poes goes to 0 o tf ilio imrch s and finds that the hoa h hn an ant r l there la in evidente evl evi denne that P hyllis end pm fm f m of hta his friends tri enla have heen been pil pol off lie le runs toward the rims elms find nd areen aft jtb tits cir going toward I 1 ondon bondon for help drummond Is captured ind nd left bound while lavington LaVin I and irma leave for faidley towers on their mission of stealing ng the duchess duch fas jewels APTER tricks the I 1 I 1 errin err in flot guarding him then 1 lea ap iii p hi alro potts potta and r hallim he announces his intention of ranc to laidley towers CHAPTER alin in the of laid ivy ity it y towers drummond Drumm onil kills Laking tonn bat and drives I home rm ft th h iatter his has stolen the jewels of ie e ai dh dha 1 of f drummond and fand jauan I 1 non battle and TAkIng trin la Is forced inti int anti ath of chemicals from which he r nr only to be killed by one of his v tenth loath traps the hour for tale mee meeting tini was drawing near and though no one lind had any idea ns as to what sort of nf a meeting it aris going to lie be it ans ns obvious that peppi smi would bp be one of the happy nir 1 I should say sav the lie rolle might now lie he pil a ili hi mur muted inured dar ral ull idly you cant lin tile ninn lying about the place after youre mar not answered drum bowl and yet set its a dreadful clr thing to finish n little show alite this with the police if forgive my saying so co mr r areen sure thing drawled the american but we anve our wr ilses captain ond im inclined to anre kith your hiir friends aln jer ieng wl ali tits lils firlo icom s ackt ali llull kwoi lip ip mess it would le be an outrage to lot let tit thi scoundrel go said the alu millionaire millIo nair fiercely the man mail Ln t kington you nu sa la is ton lend theres enough t t hang tills this brute ns na well what abou my secret secretary tiry in Il elfast 1 nut but nr ummond shook his hig hend 1 I have hau my iny doubts mr fr potts li ii hp be alle alile to bring alint home t film still I 1 can cnn quite dundei understand you feeling rattled with etli the biffl lit hi roue rose und dui stretched lieI film himself spit then 11 in glanced nt at ills botch its limp yol nil tet lied loy boys tile lip party to h b starting soon noon drift in again with tin ill lads the T ring ling the b bi all I loft alone flonc hugh made cert niti ono onci again alint lie he know knew the right light tion of studs on oil the lie wall till to open th big door which tile the still orr of civi nivi other thins thinas w n well all lhnn lighting a clairette lie he mat at flown and waited tilted the end of the chase was in sight and lie lind had determined it should be a bitting ond cud worthy ort liy of tile lie chae itself theatrical perhaps hut hilt nt at the same time impressive something for the Ditch lings of tho party to on in in the silent watches of thu the night then the pollee police it would have to be the police lie he admitted sorrowfully sonam fully and after that phyllis and lie he was ns just on the point of ring ing up ills flat to tell tier her that tie he loved tier her when the lie door opened and a man 4 k AN then lighting a cigarette he sat down and waited Waite tf bame am in hugh recognized him nt ance it ig 1 vallance ICe nestor tin author of great 1 r ince in ills own CPS who lind had I 1 I 1 d liot N doted pd blim himself self to the advance wem tieni of lulor labor good afternoon drum druin mond affably aT ably mr peterson Ieter hon will he be a little lute litte I 1 bin ills private secre secretory tury rhe other nodded and sat down languidly an what did you think of last little effort in the midlands lie he asked drawing on off his gloves quite wonderful said hugh A mary marvelous help kielp to the grent great cause Val vallance latice nestor dawned yawned slightly and closed tits hla eyes ces only to olivai them I 1 again as hugh turned the pages or of the ledger on the table that lie he demanded this Is the hook book replied drummond carelessly cameles ly whore where mr let eison recur records its tits his opinions ophilo ns of the immense value 0 of f nil all hit hig fellow urless most interesting reading read ln am I 1 lit in it vallence lance irose arose with alacrity I 1 why of course roin p answered drini are you not oae one of the lie lead I 1 pill idere H err you on me ile HP pointel pointed with etli MR ln chigi i nir and then drew diew lac i in d ills I 1 S i inny dear dearl there must ht I 1 tume mistake nut lilt allaire All anre nestor Nestr ir with W a f an ancl kni PC eye was staring tit ht the clinic choice e de QC of if nastor ilance author so eclied nir factors fac tori ill ii to a point and a ass not sot tit fit to hi be grimed fur far what wha lie splattered s at leng th 1 Is I the meaning of this abominable insult 4 nut but hugh his shoulders slightly was welcoming the elext rr ni rival ral a rugged beatle ninn man whose face r denied vaguely hilt but chow name lie wn wnm unable to place crofter shouted tile he infuriated author look at this as is a description of nip anil and hugh watched batche d the man whom he now knew ti to he be one of the et exton reni 1st ast in members embers of parliament wall walk over and alid glance tit nt the book lie ho saw him conceal n smile and then valance nestor tor carried the good work on oil well see what he fays about you jou impertinent blackguard hugli hugh glanced over ever crofters otters Ci shout for der tit nt the dealer flos ier just had ila time to read crofter I 1 jolia john A consummate blackguard playing entirely for his own hand needs en refill watching aben the subject of the renit remarks irks hla film face con auls pil with fury spun round and faced him who wrote that hp he snarled must have been mr air Pe delemon lemon tin an sip sworn hurl placidly placid A wonderful Nond erful judge of f character too lie he murmured turning away to greet gnet mr Ditch ditchling ling who arrived opportunely in ili compa comp lilly iii with a thin pale ji ile man little more than a youth whose identity identify completely defeated drummond my aly owl god crofter was livid with rage me ale find and peterson will lime brive words word this afternoon look nt at this on second thoughts lie he turned over sonie some pages well see what this his insolent indolent devil has to 0 o say about YOU v ou drinks I 1 thumped the table with a heavy beav fist what the cheh 11 1 does 18 1 8 lie he menn mean say sav you mr air secre secie in ani I 1 tile the meaning Ille alling of this thim they represent mr air con il dered opinions of vou nil said hugh ien genI lall nIly perhaps this other gentleman 11 lie hn turned to the pole pale youth onh who w stepi Kd forlai q with a surprised look tie lie ehmed repined to be not quite clear what hat aina upset the others but already nes nea tor liml hul turned ut up tits his n line ivi rance victor A wonderful alier appeals really tu to twilene ile he says hays will the nian consequently very ery alu alile ille hut but indubitably mud dors does lie he mean to insult its bellber abely demanded crofter his voice still mill shinh ing avith etli passion hut lilt I 1 dont understand tand victor terrance dazedly edly dos mr fr peterson no iw lulled la 11 our li toot tool lie ile turned alv vl rind and looked at hugh who shrugged pd ills his shoulders lie ile should le he liere here at any moment lie he answered and us as lie spoke the door of opened ened tind cm carl I 1 peterson came in afternoon gentlemen lie bein in wid then lie he raw haw hugh with ft a ook of speechless amazement lie he stilled tit at the lie sold soldier ler and for the first fit st time since hugh lind had known him his 1114 face blan hl inched clied then his eyes fell on oil tile lie open ledger and nil with a dreadful curse lie forward foia nl A glance at tile the faces of tile the well men who stood ing him blin told him what lie he wanted to kaow kuo and with another oath tits ills liand hand went to his lit pocket your hand out cart carl peterson drummonds voice olce rang through the hie room and the arch looking sullenly up lip found himself staring into the lie muzzle of a revolver now sit lt down fit at IN table all of you the mooting Is about to commence look bierc blustered crofter ill liao tile the law IRV on oil you lly fill all manner man ner of means mr john crofter consummate blackguard answered hugh calmly but that comes afterward just now sit down 1 I fai ui dd d d it if 1 I will 1011 11 roared the other springing nt at tile the soldier and peterson sitting sullenly at the table trying to readjust lits his thoughts to the sudden blinding certainty that through so some me accident everything lind had miscarried never stirred as a half stunned member of parliament crashed to the floor door bide beside him sit down I 1 said remarked drummond affably hut but if you prefer to lie ile town down its all the same game to me are there any more moie to cume come peterson no 1 d I n you get it overt over I 1 Illg I tIght ht throw your lour gun on the floor drummond picked up the weapon and put it in ills pocket 1 0 flet then lie he rang tile the bell 1 I had find hoped he murmured for a larger gathering but one calinet have everything save to peterson Pet cison who understood if only dimly what had happened the thing had conic come as such a complete surprise that oven even the sudden entrance of twenty masked meu men who ranged themselves in single rank behind their chairs failed to stir the meeting ine etlin it merely seemed in keeping with what had pone gone before 1 I 1 shall riot not detain you ou long ions gentlemen begun hugh suavely ely your general appearance and the warmth of the tit weather line liae lin e combined to produce in ili me a deslie desire for sleep but before I 1 hand haild you over to the care of the sportsmen who stand so patiently be hind you iou there chere are one or two emark I 1 wish to make let tile me pay at once that on oil the subject of capital and labor I 1 nm am supremely ignorant you yon will therefore be spared any dissertation on the subject lint but from tin an exhaustive hau stive study of the ledger which now lies upon the tit table and a fairly intimate knowledge of its authors movements I 1 and my friends have been put I 1 to tile the inconvenience of treading on you thare nitre are many things we know which nie wrong in this jolly old country of ours hut but given time and the right methods I 1 atu am sufficiently optimistic th ti to believe that hat they could be put right that however would not suit stilt your hook book you dislike the right method beel because luSe it leaves all of you much where you on were before every single one of you ou with the sole possible poss s ear exception option of you ou mr terrance and youre mad Is pinning with revolution for lifs his own ends to make money out of tt it to gain power let us start with peterson your leader how much dill did you pay he be demanded mr potts potte na as the price of revolution ol with a strangled cry peterson ud uriab q q ft ro movIng his hh mask stepped forward two iwo hundred bundled and fifty thousand pounds you ou swine was whitt what you asked me the millionaire stood |