Bull-Dog
Drummond
The Adventures of a
Found Peace Dull
by CYRIL McNEILE
IR.WTN MYEBS
CHAPTER riVC.
W mien Tn tn u Tf?ubi? ? awwi. |
ONE.
The ear slowed up before the post
- afllc?_ and Jjujb sot oat There were
gpe.-tfc.jvp tEtogs hp r>roiK?Hwl in ii<j
In London before going A Goring, and
DarreH might allay that gentleman's
w if he was in pjfigg
down. So new was he to thG lortnons
wiys of Him. that rtie foottthneM |
at the proceeding never "entered his
head ; up to date tn Ms life. If he
had wished to send a wire he bad |
sent one. And so it ma; be deemed a
sheer flake on his part that a man
suspicions. He was a perfectly or
dinary man, chatting Casually with [
the girl on the other side; but It 1
chanced that. Just as Hugh was .???Id- |
tug the poatolflce pencil op, and ga.
tag at Its so-called point with an atr
ef resigned anguish, the perfectly or
dinary man ceased chatting and
looked at him. Hogh caught his eye
tor a fleeting second ; then the con
versation continued. And as he turned
to pull out the pad of forms. It struck
him that the man had looked away
just a trifle too quickly. . . .
A grin wpre?H slowlj QYCT Ml (|fi
and after a moment's hesitation he |
proceeded to compose a short wire
He wrote It tn black letters for addi
tional clearness ; he also pressed his |
hardest, as befitting a blunt pencil.
Then with the form in his hand he ad- \
?anced to the counter.
"Jlnw lung will it take to deliver i
In London V he asked the girl.
The girl was not helpful. It de
drcurostanees, of which not the least ^
f" charmingly.
"I don't thinS ITT bother.- then."
?he said. -throating the site luw i;? {
pocket. \o00d morning. . .
He walked to the door, and shortly
afterward his car rolled down the
street. - ? ?
With what Om girt considered peco
liar tbruplAM, ^he perfectly ordinary
uu concluded his ?>*T?raetkMi with
bar, and decided that he too would
?eod a wife. And then, after a long
and thoughtful paaae at the wrldng
beoch, she distinctly heard aa unmis
takable ~D ? n." Then be walked out,
I ami she saw him no more. ~
Moreover, It la to be regretted that
the perfectly ordinary man told a He
? llrtlw later- la the day, when giving
hla report to some ope whoee neck ap
parently Inconvenienced tilm greatly.
But then a lie la - frequently more {
tactful than the truth, and to hare
announced that the aole result of his
morning's labors had been to decipher
a wire addressed to The Elms, which
contained the cryptic remark, "Stung
[-ajfln. atMT-nark ararig mln' arinld
not have been tactful. So he lied,
as baa been stated, thereby showing
hla wisdom. . . . =
But though Drummend chuckled to
himself as the car rushed through the
fresh Illuming air, . once or twiee ?
gleam that #ai not altogether amuse
ment anone in his eyesl For four |
years he had played one 1
no mistakes wer?
Incident of the poetofflce had helped
to bring to his mind the certainty
that he had now embarked on another |
wfteitt- -t& the
same. That he bad scyred up to_ds?eJ
was luck ^rattier than good manage- I
ment, and he was far too shrrfwd not
to realise it. Now be was marked, .
and tMfc with a marked man cannot '
be tempted too far.
Alone and practically unguarded ha
had challenged ? gang of International
criminals ; a gang not only utterly un
scrupulous, but controlled by a mas
ter mind. Of Its power as yet he had
TO clear Idea ; of Its slse and imme
diate object he had even less. Per
haps it was as well. Bad he realised
even dimly the Immensity of the is
sues he was up against, had he had
bat an inkling of the magnitude of
the plot concelvedlb the sinister brain
of his host of the previous evening,
then, cheery optimist though he was,
even Hugh Drummond might hava j
wavered. But he had ao such inkling,
and so the gleam in bis eyes was bat
transitory, the chuckle that succeeded
It more whole-hearted than before.
Was It not sport In a land flowing
with strikes and profiteers ; sport sjjch
V till sbul Hiiedl ,
"1 am afraid. Mailings," he said
dob, "that the kindly gentleman with
whom we spent last night has re
pudiated his obligations. He refuses I
to meet the bill I gave htm for your
services. Just wait here a moment-"
He went inside, returning In a few
moments with a folded check.
"Bound the corner. Mullings, and
an obliging fellah in & hlart foat Will
shovel vou ont p~"*
bWJS." -r ? ? ' .
The man glanced at the check.
"Fifty _ pounds, sir!" he gasped. I
"Why? I ft tao~ '
I
"The laborer, Mullings, is worthyl
of his hire. Too have been of the I
very greatest assistance to me ; and ?
laditaaUy, It U Bora ttu llkaty that
I u; waat r? >|tla. - Now. ?kM
can I |? bold of your*
7 ' "It Oraco Street, 'Oxtoo, air. 11 al
waya find me. And any time, atr. aa
7?c wants me. I'd Uka to coma Jaat
for the a|>ort of the thine."
Hugh grinned.
**?oo& tad. in) H at; kt anatr
than you think."
TWO.
Inside the Junior Sports club, Hugh
Drummond was burying hi* Dose la a
large tankard of the ale for which
that cheery pot-house was stilt fam
oua. A waiter was arranging The
first editions of the eveplng papers
oo a table, and Hugh beckonad to
bin to bring one. Cricket, racing, the
>Ktt llT-fr
strike ? all the usual headings were
there. And be was Just putting down
the paper, to agalo concentrate on his
problem, when a paragraph caught
his eye.
-STRANOK MI'UDER IN BELFAST |
m.r. wh/we body wag dlscor
ered In such peculiar circumstance#
near the docks ha? bee? UtallM -a*
secretary tQ Mr. Hiram Potts, ttje
American multl-mllllonalre. at prca^lt
In this count rvV^The unfortunate
victim of this dastardly outrage? his
head, as we fspflftgfl ? In ? oar ? Fast
night's Issue, was .pearly severed from
his body? had arjp&rently been sent
over on business by Sic. Potts, and
had arrived The preceding Q?y. What
he wns <".Otng In tbe locality lb which
he was found Is a mystery.
"We understand that Mr. Potts. wlw
has recently been IntlLjpotM-d tu? r?
tunied to the Carlton, and la greatly
upset at the sudden tragady.
?The police are confident that they
will shortly obtain a clue, though the
rough element in the locality where
the murder was committed presents
great difficulties. It seems 'clear that
the motive was robbery, as all ths I
murdered man's pockets were rifled.
But the most peculiar thing about the I
case is the extraordinary care taken by [
the murderer to prevent the Identifi
cation of the body. Every article of |
clothing, even down to the murdered
man's socks, had had the name torn I
out. and It waa'oniy through tKe Crim- |
the Inner breast-pocket of Mr. Grang
er's coat that the nollce were enabled
to Identify the body."
Drummond slid down the paper an
his knees, and stared a little daxedly
at the club's immortal founder.
"Holy smoke ! laddie," he mu
?MH?d. "t hat maa Pptoroea aajht tn J
be on the committee here. Verily, I [
believe, he could galvanise the stair {
Into some semblance of 'activity."
"Did you order anything, sir?" A
Vftllfr pau^l beside hlH.
"No," murmured Drummond. "but |
I will rectify the omission. Another
Thp^ u ill fei ^departed. and Hugb-j
plckeO. up the paoec^agaln.
BRING YOUR TOBACCO TO
LOUISBURG I
And Help Us Make It The Best Season We Ever
Had. And After The Sales Gome Straight to S
J. W. PERRY'S STORlf3?
%
He will be glad to see you and sell you as cheap as anybody, if not cheap
er. I am going to make prices interesting on Shoes. I am getting new ship
ments every day. Be sure to come to see me before you buy. I will also be
in position to take care of you on Groceries and Feed at all times. To those
that owe me I invite you to come to see me, if you can't pay me, I will be
glad to see you anyway. ' ^
I have got to do business or go Broke, so take
advantage of your opportunity.
YOURS TRDLY,
tjj. W. PERRY
4.0UISBURG, North Carolina
Report o t the Condition of
THE ?U!IK BARKING CO MP AH T
I At Uuiu. la thj State ot North Car
olina. at the cloM ot butineas on
S?pt. (th. 1M1.
? - RESOURCES
oana and Dlaconnta 1 63 .7.15 If
Over^^I&. UMCUIWI ... 47.30
Liberty Bond* 400 00
Furniture and Fixtures ? 1.132.7$
Cash In vault and net amts
due from Banks. Bann
ers and Trust Com
panies -v 5,825.34
Checks for clearing 1.460 .31
Total 73.605 20
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock paid lu .. $10,000,80
Undivided Proflts, less
current expense*, and
taxes paid 448.30
Notes and Bills Redls
counted 5.865.93
Bills Payable 15.000.00
Deposits suoject to check 28,824 ,65
ding 682.62
?lime certificates of De
!"?? n"*? "" AfWr
_ 30 Days 1_ 42;783-.7tr
Total $ 73,605.20 |
State of North Carolina ? County of
FVanklln. ss:
of thg ahnve named Rank, do solemnly
,s*ear that the above statement Is
true to the best ot my knowledge and
beliefs
Cashier .
Correct ? Attest :
C. T. CHEVES,
D. T. HOLLINGS WORTH. |
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. |
this 19th day of Sept. 1921.
D. E. CONE, J. P.
Be of good cheer, brother. Knick- ,
erbockers for women. wilL not remain
knickerbockers. Next Reason they |
will be trunks.
And still, when a frenzied financier
gets caught It Is but natural, that he {
should become frenzied.
It may be true that love comes un- .
bidden, but It generally takes a fat |
bank account to hold It.
CX0WNS, ELEPHANTS AJTD
BE WITH US SOON
Pictorial Jungles on billboards, pos
ters of clowns, riders, elephants, span
gled 'folk and freaks herald the coming
of the circus ? Howe's Great London
Circus and Van Amburg's Trained
Wild Animals. The gal la date la_
Tuesday. September 30th, and with the
dawn of that dayjwill_roIl Into the city
Tour trains of se^nty-foot steel cars,
ai^rt already amall hnyg have arrant.
ed their circus day schedules to begin
wjth the meeting of the first section ? !
the flying squadron, carrying cook
house wagons and the menagerie, with |
ted animal g w hl^'h fph-A pflrt '? ?
thw ftfternnnn and night porfnrman
ces.
The Howe- Van Amburg combination
is new. but the shows are we^-known
In Rnglnnri Canada and IttC TTnltert
States, and the Van /fmburg zoo equals
in Importance and sue any in the
country, while the ^educated jungle
beasts are withouf'rivals, it is claim
ed. There ara^early four, hundred
circus star^fn the big three ring-two
-ataze?program. with two steel arenas
filled with the Van Amburg wild ani
mal acts serving as a contrast to the
aerial, riding, acrobatic, gymnastic
and wire dancing displays. A seven
pole big top, seating 12,000 people, one
of the largest tents ever constructed,
is used for the ;paln show. The can
vas city covers eleven acres of ground.
There are eleven hundred people, five
animals with the combined organiza
tions. Nineteen performing elephants
will be seen in the lengthy and attrac
tive parade, which will Inaugurate the
circus day program. v . 'T
Veteran of Civil War
Still Hale and Hearty
GEORGE D. SHAW. M
"To say that I fed twenty-fire rears
younger. twenty-fire yetrs healthier
and twenty-fire years stronger express
what Tanlac has done tor me better
than any other way 1 can pat it," *a
George D. Shaw, veteran o f the CI Til I
street, Springfield. Mass.
"I am now seventy-eight years old |
and 1 don't hesitate to mt I hare mt
er known a medicine to ?<ical Tanlac.
For fifteen years I was subject to at
tacks of indigestion that were so bad
at times I would hare to lay up for a
week or two. For a Ions time I limed
on crackers and nsirt'aI6h* *4 fiOUlBg
"When I started on Tanlac I weigh
ed only one hundred anc serenteen
"Ee numKrST i~ re been m wonder
fully 'built up. I now weigh one hun
dred mad forty-three po^rads and my
stomach is as sound as a dollar. In
face Ibellere I could eat the old army
rations "again without it hurting me In
good word tor Tnnlac and I would like
to un the hoys of the "Sixties" who
are not feeling right to (ft* ft t trial,
tor I am sure it would pot them in line
again just as it has me. For a man
of my age to hare no physical ailment,
to be well and strong ana enjoy life as
he did twenty-free years ago. is cer
tainly something to be thankful ror
anil tbere is toe good I tac
say for Tanlac."
? "Tanlac is Ky l? r?ing rfr-Mfgism
eTerytfBW Ad?.
rinrhre tn mnr TKrl
^?50. All WooU ami Wool aadj
' Silk. 200 Samples to select from '
3-23- It
FARM FOR RK,VT? TJ*e W L. Thar j
rlngton farm la Sandy Creek town- !
ship ? three horse bm. good re^i j
dence, outhouses, barns, water, e ar
good school and church, tor rent tot '
the year 1922 to good party. Call'
on or write Mrs. W. L. Th^rrington !
R. 6. Louisbarg. N. C. >U-tf - ,
Mrs. K<fach TeOs Haw Sk( M to|
Know fiat-Snap.
"Hare always teared rats. Lately
noticed many on my farm. A neigh
bor said he just got rid or crores with
ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself. Ul
killed 17 and scared the rest away.
RAT-SNAP cornea In thrre rises. 35c.
65c, $1.26. Sold and guaranteed by.
Allen Bros. Co. and Aycock Drag CO. '
the ijwtt J)tsg Co. lie for sale,
ply to me quick.
C. L- AYtXXSC.
iwyricg,
HiTii( qallM as administrators
of the estate of W E. Crzell. deceas
ed. late ot Franklin County, all per
sons holding claims a6?st sold es
tate are berefcy aoufied to present
n the anderstened on or before
tk* ltu *qr ot September. 1S12 or
tMs notice will be plead in bar of their
rwoiwy. All persons Indebted to
said estate will please cnmvfomrd
and make IwmHiIi settlement.
September 15th. 1921.
M. %. CLOTTOK.
W. D. JACKSON.
i?-l*-? Administrators.
Can4 It 1 1* 14 Days
m rxio onrrMorr t
HOWE'S GREAT LONDON CIRCUS AND VAN AMBORO'S TRAINED WILD
ANIMALS AT LOUISBURG, FRIDAY, SEPT. 30TH.