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Bull-Dog Drummond DJ by CYftXL TSBEtncm -Did I Not Say That There Was Power in the Box?" He Said Dreamily. pearls till the light has burned low In the brazier. If yon do they will disappear?never to return. Watch. . *?"> Slowly he backed toward the win dow, unpereelved lu tin? ? citement; and Hugh dodged rapidly toward the car. It struck him that the seance was over, and he Just had time to see Lakington snatch some thing which appeared to hare been let down by a string from above. be fore turning into the bushes and ree ling for the car. As It was he was [only a second or two In front of the other, and the last vision he had through a break In the trees, before they were spinning smoothly down the deserted road, was an open window In Laldley Towers from which dense -volume* of vapor poured steadily out. Of the house party behind, waiting for the light to burn low In the braxier, he could see no sign through the opaque wall of green fog. It took Ave minutes, so he gathered afterward from a member of the house party, before the light had burned suf ficiently low for the duchess to roo jlder It aafe to touch the pearls. In various stages of asphyxiation ithe assembled guests had peered at the box, while the cynical comments Of the men were rightly treated by the ' ladles with the contempt they de served. Was the necklace not there, wrapped In Its gold and allver ttaane. where a few minutes before there kad Ibeen nothing? | "Some trick at that beastly light," remarked the duke peevishly. far (heaven's sake throw tke teas* thing ?out of the window." ' "Dot't be a fool. Joha." retorted "If yon coold do this aort th? hooae of to somebody." gatnntea later they ihorronrtrnck at a row of piece of gold and allver at paaee la fact. It la te he that over the scene which fallowed K : to draw a decent na THRU. Dnnamnml. hanched low am III hu ndMnw to raeol MoiUtf Odd tbe man ktkM. aothlnx of that at the time. Aad 1-a? tngtrm waa far tpo Mny to batMrr with th? rhanffrnr. On? anarttn* rank aa they M started, far not hartx^ done aa be had been told, was the total of their roo nnatloo daring the trip. Daring the teat of the time th* tranaforanatloo to the normal kept Laklngtaa hoar, aad Bush could nee htm rejected la the wlnd-arreeo removing the makeup from bU face, and changing his (te|lna Krrn now he araa no? qnlte Hear hbw the trick had been worked. That there had been two cablneta, that waa dear?on? falne, th* other the real one. That they had been changed at 111* qwd%l uuuu'"t t*j It* girl Irma I . * waa tlao obetoua. But boWlad pearta In Um drat and then apparently rrs^mrvO tftlal For one tUn| ba waa quite eartaln. Wh*t?fft ?u Inalde l he parrel at gold and ail Ter tliwo? which, tor all ba knew, thej might be atill Marine at It ?aa not the historic necklace .And he wma ?till puzzling It mr la hia mlad whan the car want into tfca drlra at Ite Bok In rope that only tba Lapa baada vera risible. Justs aa I aklngtaa had left him ahd Toby and Ala 1 cr In tbe ?renin?. TV only anlni tblsi 1b tbe room wu tba criminal Mill If. and at tbe cabinet In front of him. With a qolck turn of hla wrist he pried open two flaps of woed. and folded tbem back against tbe side. Then be lifted oat a parcel of gold and silver tissue from underneath. "My hat P muttered Hugh, "what a fool I was not to. think of It I Just a false bottom actuated by closing the Ud_~ Rat the American, whistling gently to himself, had his eyes fixed on the rope of wonderful pearls which Lak lngton waa holding lortngly In his "So easy, you scum." continued Lak lngton, "and you thought to pit your selves against me"?he rose and stood In front of the chair wtepf >"? last left Drummond. "That foot of a chauffeur failed to carry out my or defs, and' create a dlmsloo. toa will see what happens to people who foil to carry out my ordErs, la a min ute. And after that youll never see anything again." ? -say. He's a dream?that guy," mut tered the American. "What pearls are those he's got?" pered Ttiigh. "Lifted right under the nose of the whole bally hot)so part^~ The four watchers on the roof glued their eyes to the glass. And the sight they saw a moment or two afterward A heavy door was swinging slowly open, apparently of~lts own voUtleo. Hxwfh Hugh. stealing a quick ghtn^a at LaJtlngton, saw that he was press ing some small studs la a niche is one of the walls. Then he looked hack at the door, and stared dun? founded. It was the mysterious cup board of which Phyllis had spoken to him, but nothing he had Imagined from her words had prepared him for the reality. It seemed to be literally cram med to overflowing with the most priceless loot. Gold vessels of fantas tic and beautiful shapes littered the floor; while on the shelves were ar ranged the most wonderful collection of precious stones, which shone and scintillated in the electric light till their glitter almost blinded the watchers. The pearls were carefully placed tn ? position of honor, and for a few moments Laklngton stood gloating over his collection. "Do you see them. Captain Drum mondT* he asked quietly. "Each thing obtained by my brain?my ??????? All mloe?mine !" His voice ram to a shoot "And yew pit jw puny ?tts against me." With a laugh he i the room, and once more ?toda. The door swung slowly to aad closed without a sound, while I a>lM ton mill shook with silent mirth. e will prepare your bath. Captain Dnmmond. And while H la getting ready, we win Jut Aral wtth the chauffeur who For a fnr minutes ha beot uiw the chemicals, and than ha pound the mtxtwra lato the water which half ?lied the long hath at the end at the "A stupid fallow." he remarked saft ly "Hal there la no harry; I ?01 deal with him later." UHV'.r? returned ta the rhaif which contained, aa he thought, kb It with an unholy Joy sl'tnlng "And since I have to deal wtth htm later. Chptaln Urmmoiid. IV S. (V. M *C, I may as well deal wtth yon now. Then It will be your ftleadaT turn. I am going to cut the rvfe?*. and carry you, while jri>u"re ? aumbed that you cant move, to hoth. Then I shall drop you l-V IT?? mnn?l. and who?, aftmrnnl t?* pr*r for Jrtith, I *hall mervifttUj life for m whllr."* Hr alnRliol it the ropw Nehtml tW rholr. ami thr f??r mm rr^nrd hr *r?M o\|?rrtnntly. % ?twHffl |nkla#?.>n "T? rwdj for rmj. row rowing And fvin a? hr ?l*?kr. thr w*wrth <B?3 ?W?J on hla tips, ud with ? liMttll cry bo ipruf back. M wtth K dull, boarj thud the body ot Qm 4?od Otiuian Helnrich mUtd.off | the chair and sprawled at hi* feot. j "Mj Qod'~ ocreamed I -nMnftOD | -What ha* happened? I?1?" Ha rasM to the bell and pealed It I frantically, and with a smile of >07 High watt bad hla fmzled terror. Ho ?a tun la answer to th? line. ?4 lallmwa taahsil to th* door, only to C ho WHW qnleOy. 1 "What do yen moanr uwUmit' nM Hn|k sHh a slight smlla foolish and hod to bo killed.' vaneed a few stepo into ttw room, and the other shrank back. . "Too look frightened. Henry. Oan It bo . that the jwmj swine's wits arc, after all. better than ytwriT" "What do yon wantr* tuped Lak tnenp. through dry ltpa. "I want yon. Henry?Just ytm. Hitherto you're always nsed gangs at your rofflans against mS Sow my gang onupleo this boose. Bat rm not going to ooe them." "IT? goffijf tf> bejost?yon and L Stand up, Henry* . stand np?as I hart always stood BP I to yon." He crossed the room and I stood In front of the cowering man. J Taw half?take half,- he screamed. j "T>e got treasure?Pre . . And Drummond hit him a fearful h Mow on the month. "I shall take all. Henry, to return to theft- rightful owners. Boys"?be raised his voice?"carry out the? other tw>v and umlo them." Pfci Cured In 6 to 14 I i flHAZUJ Nom Irtmt E^nd. liioaaltf lUWwi Irchinit f ilrv*nJ you can Set rrscM um> after U>e hr4t yffirntinn Price Mc. What stunned those delegates, pro- \ habiy. was the proposition to prevent I war by ageeaiag I??sctap^-Manil? | Ball? in. 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Um to or k-n GROVE S TASnXESfcchill 1 di llOKK rfiiltHir Mrtvo? tktr? wki ^llronA tka blood, tm trove tk* dto-Mioa. and act i*a.??wT?l Strmfth aMTbirtntlwvhn^intfa IVkMsvilltkrs ttnv <?*w dt*prl the worm* aad tbf( MtSvUia* I W fc?Hh Hteaaaal to takt Cc 1? bo(U>. SALE OF /LAND r"~ -fuller and by virtue ot the power and autnority contained In that fieW of iru^t executed by H. D. Cooke and wife to Ben T Holden, Trustee on the 24th day Of January 1S20. which is du ly recorded in the office at the Regis ter of Deeds of FranKlin County in Book 234 page 46. default having been made in the payment of the note se cured thereby and demand made up on me by the holders to foreclose in accordance with the terms and pro visions therein, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder tor cash at the Courthouse door in Franklin County, on MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1922 at 12 o'clock M. that tract or parcel of land situate tn Franklinton Town ship. Franklin County, North Carolina and described as follows: Bounded on the North by the lands of I. H. Kearney "formerly Mrs. El len Pearce) on the East by the Sea board Air Line Railway, on the South by the estate of George Winston dec'd, and on the West by I. H. Kearney formerly S. C. Blackley) containing 125 acres more or less and being the lands owned by Anthony Cooke dec'd at the Ume of his death. The safd H. B. Cooke being a aon and heir at law of the said Anthony Cooke dec'd and as such is the owner of and entitled to a one-ninth (1-9) undivided inter est in and to said lands. This the ISth dav of Jan. 1922. 1-20-5t BEN T HOLDEN. Trusts?. TouisburOepair Shop J. L Ell MAX, Proprietor Next Door, to J. W. Perry, Under Ford's Warehouse LOUSBI KG, ?f. C. We repair Shoes and Harness In^he best workmanlike manner. We have with us Mr. J. R. Gautt, of Richmond, who is an eipert in his line. Just received one hundred and three piirs Army anif Navy Shoes, made for Uncle Sam at $2.00 per pair. Five pairs for $9.99. Hurry! Run! Come ?nd get them while they last. We specialize in repairing ladles* i>nd gent's fine 3hoes. LOUISBURG REPAIR SHOP Julias Lehman. Proprietor First Big Auction Sale Of the Season - Beginning on Saturday afternoon, February 11th, at 2 o'clock, we will conduct an 4-uction Sale at oar Store and you can bay at yoar own price, Anything that is of^red, and we expect to offer some of the most necessary and desirable articles we have in stock. Don't forget, but come and buy what you want at your price. C.H (WIIJE-AITAKE SEKCHATT) inriSRI Lfi. SOUTH CAfiOLLSi UjMber HAROWXHS BUILDING MATERIA*. COAL ^ v 3? j It Pays To Get It At RAY'S Quality?Price?Servic e We Have a Complete Line of Valentines Prices From 1-2 to 35 Cents. Do not disappoint your boy or girl friend on ST. VALENTINES DAY ' February 14,1922 3. P. BODDDS, RECEIVER. Aycock Drug Co.
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