Bull-Dog
Drummond
Tke Adventures ofa
Demobilised Officer Who
Found Peace Dull
by CYRIL McNEILB
M?lTKATWf rr
"And now, Carl Petersoh," be re
marked, as the deer ekiaed befcisd tbe
last Of lh? ntY^YYlU^ fimntmf at ?
M m world, "it Is time that too and I
lettled our Utile aecoimt. iaat ltH
The master-criminal roae and stood
!*cing him. Apparently he bad com
pletely -recovered^ himself ; the hand
with which he lit his cigar was ' as
Heady as a rock.
"X congratulate you. Captain Dram
mood," be remarked suavely. "I con
fess I have no idea how yon managed
be escape from thesomewhat cramped
position I left you In last night, or
how you have managed to Install T*ar
own men In this house. But I hare
even" less Idea how you discovered
about Hocking and the other two."
Hugh laughed shortly.
"Another time, when you disguise
yourself as the Oomte de Guy. remem
ber one thing, Carl. For effective con
cealment It Is necessary to change
other things besides your face and
ttgure. Tou must change your man
nerisms and unconscious little tricks.
No? I wont tell you' what It Is that
gave you away. You can ponder over
It in prison." "
"So you mean to hand me over to
the police, do you 7" said Peterson
slowly.
"I see no other course open to roe,"
replied Drummond.
The sudden opening of the door"
made both men look round. 1%en
Drummond bowed, to conceal a smile.
"Just In time. Miss Irraa."
The girl swept past Mm and con
fronted Peterson.
"What has happened?" she panted.
Tie garden Is full of people whom
Pve never seen. And there were two
Inen running down the drive covered
?with weeds and dripping with wa
ter."
Peterson smiled grimly.
"A slight setback has occurred, my
dear. I have made a big mistake ? a
mistake which has proved fatal. I
have underestimated the ability of
Captain Drummond ; and as long aa I
live I shall always regret that I did
km him the night he went explor
ln this house."
Fearfully the girl faced Drum
mond ; then she turned again to Peter
ion.
?"Hist again Is s point on whicn T
im profoundly ignorant," answered
Peterson. "Perhaps Captain Drum
mond can enlighten us on that also 7"
I "Yes," remarked Drummond, "I can.
Henry has had an accident. After I
?rove him back from the duchess* last
jhight" ? the girl gave a cry. and Pe
terson steadied her with his arm ?
?we had words? dreadful words. And
?or a long time, Carl. I thought It
Iroold be better If you and I bad simi
lar words. It. fact, I'm not sore even
hat Where Is M?T~ Said Mm m,
Threa*. Dry U|?
nr that I* wonldn'l be mtrr ta tta
?C n* . .
-But where to tor aald the gM,
ireoch dry H?a.
"Whale TOM on?ht to to (W,* mm
Fared Hash crlmly. "Wto^ hmht
later, yoa will ha."
He p?ioaid the atoda hi the nkto
the wall. atd the door at the Mi
|h wn? Op* dowlj. With a
ream at terror the gtrl aank half
B'a dear dimipad am the Soar trmm
I Mmw ltpa. rar. hoc ta the
~Mj Ood!" muttered Mraa DM
)W ninte hlmT
?Ob, no!" aaawerad Uramal
I "lie Inadvertently Ml la tkt bath ha
got m<lj for me. and liken wktn he
| ran Dp the statra In cooslderabia pain.
I that Interesting mechanical devtee
| broke his neck."
I "Shut the door." acrcamed th* Ctrl;
"1 can't stand tt_"
She cvewed her fin with bar
handa, atmdderlng. while tba door
slowly iwnoi to again.
"Tea," remarked Druacad thought
fully, "It ahotzld be an Interesting
trial. I shall hare sach a 1st to tell
them about the little **""*,?i|nnrnTa
-tnynia allyonr endea-'-f ? f- "
won "tSe bis ledger later fete arm
be CToaatd the mm and called to
aonte men who wet* outside
In the hall ; and as the detectlraa,
thougbtrflly applied by Mr. Oreo,
entered the central room, be glanced
jfor the last time at Carl Peterson and
his (laughter. New had the cigar
glowed more eraalj Utlanu the map
ter-crtminaVs llp?v; oerer had the girl
Irma selected a cigarette from her
gold and tortoise-shell case with more
supreme indifference.
"Good-by, my ugly one!" she cried,
with a charming smite, as two of the
men stepped up to her.
by." Hagfc bowed, and a ttnge
of i agiet id for a miaatiit in his
eye*.
"Not goad-by, Irrna." Cari retatauu
mxwul his cigar, and stared at
Drnmmaod steadily. "Only an mite,
my frigid ; only an rerotr."
epilogue.
1
"I Simply cant believe tt, Hugh."
In the lengthening shadows Phyllis
moved a little nearer to her husband,
who, quite regardless of the publicity
of their position, slipped u arm
around her waist.
"Cant belle-re what, darlingf he
demanded lazily.
"Why, that all that swfol night
mare is over. Lakington dead, and
the other two In prison, and as mar
ried." i
They're not actually in Jug yet. old
thins," said Hugh. "And somehow
. . ."he broke off and stared thought
fully at a man sannterlng past them.
To all appearances he was a casual
TisiuvF taking his erenlng walk along
the front at the well-known seaside
resort so largely addicted to honey
moon couples. And yet ... ?u
he? Hugh laughed softly ; he'd got
suspicion on the brain.
"Dont you think they'll be sent to
prison?" cried the girl.
"Hiey may be sent right
but whether they arrive or not
different matter. I don't some how see
Carl pfating oakum. Ifs not his
form."
For a while they were silent, occu
pied with matters quite foreign to
such trifles as Peterson and his daugh
ter.
"Are yon glad I answered your ad
Tertlsetnent?" inquired Phyllis at
length.
M ? ii i ? . || in. frivolous to
deserre an answer," remarked |itr hus
band severely.
"But yon aren't sorry it's o?ei T"
alu- demanded.
"It Isnt OTer, kid; lfa Just began."
He smiled at her tenderly. "Taw life
and mine ... isnt it Just wonder*
fnir
And once again the man ssunleied
past them. But this time be druvyed
a piece of paper on the path. Jan at
Hugh's feet, and the soldier, with a
quick movement which ba hardly
stopped to analyse. uiiumI it with Ma
shoe. The girl hadnt seen the action ;
but than, as girls will da after each
remarks, she was thinking of other
thing*, idly Hugh watched the aaan
tsrer disappear In the more crowded
merit than came onto his face a look
which, happily for his wife's peace a t
mind, failed to aatlct.
Tiers go and eat. and after iHunaa
TO ran yon op to the top of the head-,
land. . ? ^
trolled hack to their
b his packet was the piece a t
lilt man Pel ei sun and the girl
have got away. No trace at 'mm.'
Then he looked at Dnnnmoe
lr. "By the way. yon had
to ?? with tin
"A Bttle." ssailed
tin."
to eatrh
I.
Lai occasion, under the lui?
tha ten.
Jut Men partaking <* tl
things t?lon Ihrai. M
ling*, vitt a few. bat
words. preaented Mr. Dean with
Tery haodsoaw sfirer nuk. tW a
ot Minn VM<r sad Mkna. ??
la-law ot Mr. Deaa. after ?kkt I
bltulif of Ood wtrc tamktd by ;
G. W. Holmm,
Second to uh was tkat >? ?
dinner of barbecue aad other
serred.
It waa latud a. happy
all tight ckUdrta with i
wins and chUdren. "
grand -children. were able to
Besides these the following TW
were present : Mr. and Mrs. X.
Wheeler. Mr. aad Mri G.
es, R. H Bobbttt. W O.
-W-t ? Wheless. J. A. Deaa. Mr.
Mrs. C. T. Dean, aad
Lambert. Beolah Stalling*
Jackra.
The occasion was a great
erery one pi
Dean many
One girl .
ings thua:
"Here's to the Deans and the Da?
health
ir 1 could. I d be a Dawn
Bat aa rm aa old maid.
an old maid's Hfe.
Ill never be content, till I'm
DmdI wife."
We would not tall to
faithful services of 'the
vants on Mr. Deaa~s farm
their part toward ? ? 1 if. tl
ion the wonderful sac etas J c . ?
among them has bean ? I <lag tk> feB
rly for over thirty years.
Relatives enjoying the hoaptnltty at
the occasion were: Mr. aa* Mrs. S.
W. Wheeler, of Kalefeh. Mr. mat Ms.
O. J. Cupiis^s. at 8pri mg 1M?i. *.
and Mrs. R. M. Deaa. Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Johnson. Mr. and Mta. P. K.
Dean. Mr. J. A. Den. Mr.
C. T. Deaju Mr. J. J.
Martha Gray Dean, of .
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bobfrttt. of Hirk
ory Roch/l *"
Looiaborf.
DEATH 0F m T. U.
Died at her home
Cross Roads to FtuUia Coanty. oa
Friday, April 14th. 1922 near the boo*
hour, Mrs. Jane Ellen Woo*ilt**f. vide
of Mr. Thomas Heary Voo4M. m
the smstr-toaru j aar of her ace. af
ter a Ions period of fanrng health.
Her father was Mr. Pair Parry aad
her mother Mrs. Eunice Pearce Pai.i.
There was a large family, three boys
and three girls, of whom there is now
only one sonMag aaetaber. a ^ntir.
Mrs. Rufus C. Wooffiet of Vaac*
County.
She was bom
Aug. 8th. M48.
to this county when she was a :
child and she passed the remainder of
her life here.
She was utairted to Mr. T. H.
Woodlief in Feb. 137*. Of thia anhaa
there were eight children, aix of whoai
surriTe her Tlx: Maaara. H C.. O.
- - " t tt n ,~i Same K.
Woodlief. of thia
F. Woodlief. of Ha
husband. Mr. T. B. Woodlief 1
grandchildren alao
The funeral
the charch Saturday aftm ansa at 1:M
o'clock, conducted hy Mar. Maa?n
pastor of the First Baptist Charch. af
Frankliatoa, and the
in the cemetery at
tint UuiU of tha
deceased was for
fa I member. The a-awly
was covered with the
speaking a lore and
than worts. The nallhaann
"esars. W. S. Pram. O. C.
ner. C. T. Xlrhnlsaa. Pi lalaa
land. Joseph Wyane aad J. C.
health, she did much to i ttkn the i
fering of har Meads an
aad. ia (act. was always
ready to do more '?>*- k
allowed, for thoae .
lcar aad useful life
U way aa to be a at ?
ht r chlhtraa and har children's
r?a. It ca> he truly n
-She hath done what ahe
The m palhj of I
XUuialajt i uii?W<? ia i
i wad husband. AlMna
three. A
n of t
fee n*-<n?*s tna Mr. Ottnr J.
' at the
Wr K.R, _
I L1|>i 1 1 Mint
a iw ?tr ?? i ikt t* -eldtiL
B ?er t!w >wm -w*r.
poor
tkf 'jij, i ? ? lift Of Nora C*ro
ns <kt cmtj warn
<f?. M Mi S. TllMiai
?f ISM Vw mm. num. He ?u 13
" K a? tar of Us Mk.
D C,> Pwu April t,
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hit; ft??tMata? at i
at tk? ?o?U??1eorBer.
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tk* use -o
o* April 4923. or thii notice will be
pt? d la bar at tbcir mo wit. All
peraoaa Mefeced to said estate win
ta AHUM hu
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Bnllctlng ?
i JK Residence Phone S3
I to *<tTtae toy patients and
that after the 1st
Of NMMfetr nrr will K.
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? ?a when work U completed.
ARTHUR HYNKS FLEMING
& p. mr. m. d.
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_ '?* Urn (ton
II l a [o 1 p m . and 4 to
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n. w. m. bass.
Loalstmrg. N. C.
OBcfs anil Hospital Bast Nash St.
Hew OBoe43>-L Residence S35-J
Special Attention to Small Animals.
llHtl
.?.c.
ta tk* First NaoonaJ Baak
! ot Wain and Nash Sta.
Dl. 1. B. DAYIS
5orlh CaroIIaa
Cfcnreh St. Not to Looisburg
* to 1?; 1 to J; 6 to 8 P. M.
OffJCe 64-1 Ring -
Res. 44- S Rings.
Ira always ta the
?t. B. 6. nui
BR H H. JOH>SON
ft Sunm
_ Merth Carolina
Offices Adjoining Aycock Drug Co.
TW<T*>onea . Day ST Night 10
Dr. Perrr's Residence Phone 246-J.
Dm Star?. Market
A. 0. fflWflXf Kb D.
Ofk* ta First National Bank Building
14* ? M^ht Phone 24V1
?. R- BEAM
Attaney-at Law
H. c.
old Tar River Drug Co.
rbos W. RafRn
?s. w. urns
yi at law
I Bortt Careltaa
fcoth rfrtl and ertm
ni adjoining conn
ad FWwal Courts.
TC^R DEAD
Ut as nkalt diaigaii and prices on
??cai to to erected at the gravs ot jomr
?eod oaa Photoa Wraed oa China.
HKNDKRSON GRANITE A MARBLE
sfcop In Lonlsbarg ran
The toot of service at
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