m*) (? tfw door, followed by It and the Idrf 1b rba cfcafr V mp and itmcbtd Ur arms above fnr ? nmniom mi i in IfuflP then be, too, stood up hti cramped Limb*. fool sign." The words ugh his brain, and he htfully st the grey light the approach of dawn, the best thing to do? vMake" with Peterson generally Im plied torture. If other means failed, and Hugh had no intention of wati ing any man tortured. At the time something of the nature of tlfe diabolical plot concaved by Peterson was beginning to take a definite shape In his mind, though many of the most Important links were still missing. And?xv it!? this knowledge had come the realization that he was no longer a free agent. The thing had ceased to be a mere sporting gamble with j himself and a few other chosen .splr Its sn:irrM?m llgmnST II gflllg or cWta lnals; It had become?if his surmise j was corriMt? a nwtinnnl nfT.lr Kng , * rs*"': f?her very exisUinc?=naui-i threatens! by one of the vilest plots i ever rirfamed of In the brain of man. ?Am! Uu'ii. Willi a muwpn Tftgp gr B!5 own lm pot dice, he realized.-that even now he had nothing definite to go on. I He must know more; somehow or | other he roust get to Paris; he must j attend that meeting at the Rltx. Then a sound from the room below brought I ?him back to his vantage* point.?The American was sitting In a chair, snd Laklngton, with a hypodermic syringe in his hand, was holding his arm.-^ He made the Injection, and Hugh watched-fBynnillonalre. He was still undecided as to how to set, bat for the moment, at any rate, there was nothing to be done. And he wa? very curious to hear what Peterson had to aay to the wre^heti date, had figured so largely In every ?round. staring vacantly In front of him, and passed his hand daxedly over his fore bead. Then he half rose from hls ehalr snd stared at the two men sit ting facing him. His eyea came round t? the girl, and with a groan he sank bar* again, plncKng feebly with hla hands at bis dressing gown. "Better, Mr. Pottsf said Peterson, suavely. "I?I?" stammered the other. "Where am IT" * y "At The Elms, Godalmlng, tf yxla wish to know." "I thought?I thought " He rasa swaying. "What do yon want with me? D?n yon 1" "Tush, tush," murmured Peterson. "There is a lady present. Mr. Potts. And our wants are so simple. Just your signature to a little agreement, by which In return for certain services ymi prnmlta to Join u? in oo r> labors In the near future." "I remember." cried the millionaire. "Now I remember. Ton swine?yon filthy swine, I refuse . . . absolute "The trouble Is, my friend, that yon are altogether too big an employer of lahftr to be allowed to relou, m 1 pointed out to yon before. Yon must be In wltL us, otherwise you might wreck the scheme. Therefore 1 re quire your signature." "And when you've got It." cried the Anicilcau, "what good will It be to you. I shall repudiate It." "Oh I no, Mr. Potts." said Peterson with a thoughtful smile; "I can assure yon, you won't. The distressing mal ady from which you have recently been suffering will again have you In its grip. It renders you quite unfit for business." . For a while there was silence, and the millionaire stared round the room like a trapped animal. -*I refusehe cried at last. "It's an ontrage against humanity. You can do what yt>u like." "Then we'll Start with a little more thumbscrew." remarked Pel nrsnn. strolling over to the desk and opening a drawer. "An astonishingly effective Implement, as yon can see if you look at your thumb." He stood in front of the quivering man. balancing the Instrument In his hands. "It was un der Its Influence you gave us the first signature, which we so regrettably lost I think we'll try it again. . . The American gave a strangled cry of terror, and then the unexpected hap pened. There was a crash as a pane of glass splintered and fell to the floor close bealde Laklngton; and with an oath he sprang aside and looked up. "Peep-bo," came a well-known voice from the skylight. "Clip him one over Potts^my bojr ? but don't foa i r ^ CHAPTEA VflL Dnmmood had acted o? the ap?r ot th? QMD?flt It would btTv been man ifestly impocsaibi? for any twa cer tainly oo? of his caliber, t* tiare watched the American belo? tortured without doing something to try to beip hltn. At the same time the last thing he had wanted to do mas to giws away his presence on the roof. The Iniorma tloo he had obtained that night was of such vital importance that It was absolutely essential for hlui to set away- vv 11 h H somehow ; end. at the mo incut. his chances of so doing did aot appear particularly bright. Ii looted as If it was only a question if time before they must get him. lie watched Laktngroo dart,from the rcom, followed more ?'o*Iy by I vter sou, aud (lieu occurred i je of those stn?kes of luck on which the incor ri ?u?Mi??r .slw .VS The girl left the room as welL She kissed tre-r hand toward him. ani. tl.* ti she smiled. " ou intrigue me. uciy one." ?he re marketL. l?*ik:pg up. "intrigue me >ast iv. 1 at;y mm- g.>irr ,^.r tn ^..r ? good view -of-tbe Kill." And The mrtrt i.iortenl iVtt* was alone. He was staring upat the sky light. apparently bewildered by the P1 "I Am Now Going Over to Get a Really Good View of the Kill. sudden turn of event?, and then he beard Che voice of (be man above speak in c clearly and insistently. "Go oat of tbe room. Turn to the ngxu. 4 ?pen tfce fn?i do^r Y oe*tl a bouse, through some trees, (io 10 it. When you get there, stand on the lawn I and eaH- 'Phyllii1- Bo yoo jer meT* The American nodded dazedly: then be made a great effort to pull himself together. as the voice con tinned: "Go at once. It*? your only chance. Tell her Tm oo the roof here." ?ttn a sigfrofrvUef he stw the mO llonalre leave the" room; then he straightened himself up. and proceeded to reconnolter his own position. There was a bare chance that tbe Amerlc|p.> would get through, and if he did, every thing mfght yet be well. If he didn't ?Hugh shrugged his shoulders grimly and Jaugbed. It had become jnlte light, and after a moment's indecision Drummood took n running Jump, and caught the ridge of"the sloping roof on the side nearest the road. From where he was he covld not see The Larches, and so he did not know what luck the American had had. 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