Danger! Dangers a Drummond Thriller in Berne Plot
In December 1918 four men in a Berne hotel plot to paralyze Britain and seize world power with American Hiram Potts drawn into the scheme. Retired Captain Hugh Drummond, answering a job ad, meets Phyllis Benton who warns of murders and robberies linked to Peterson and Henry Lakington. Drummond investigates The Larches and The Elms, encounters Peterson and Lekington, and rescues an American during a torture scene.
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Berne
Great Britain
Hocking
Steineman
von Gratz
Hiram Potts
Comte de Guy
England
Peterson
Lekington
Phyllis
Drummond
Drummond Confronts Peterson Over Missing Items
Captain Hugh Drummond foils a hostile plot at The Elms and hides a crucial American memo while a dazed millionaire sleeps. Peterson presses for return of a valuable paper and a dear family friend, as Sharma’s scheming unfolds amid a tense London confrontation.
Unruffled Threats Over Property in Berpers Street
A tense exchange features Captain Drummond and Hugh as they discuss returning a paper and a man by six o clock at 322A Berpers Street. Hugh, calm yet menacing, warns Drummond of danger and hints at possible lethal action if orders are not followed and the dispute escalates.
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Drummond
Lakington
Hugh
Phylis
Peterson
Irma
Henry
Hugh Drummond
Captain Drummond
James
Old Bean
Hiram C. Potts
Hiram Potts
Ceste Bly
Janes
Mr. Peterson
Mr. Lakington
Sumatra
Henry Lakington
Pelling
Berpers Street
Berners Street
England
Bobolinks Sing Their Names In Bird Chat
In a chatty tale the Bobolink and Mrs Bobolink discuss how Phoebe birds tell their identity by repeating their names. They explain their own practice of singing Bob o link over and over, stressing safety for eggs and nestlings while noting birds dislike being harmed.
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Mr. Bobolink
Bobolink
Bob-o-link
Mrs. Bobolink
Bob-o- Unk
Bob-o-lnk
Portraiture on Jewels and Lost Masterpieces
The article praises amethyst portraiture, citing Mithridates head and Trajan bust as standout works. It notes a violet Mithridates image found in India, and a Trajan bust once owned by the Prussian court that vanished during Napoleon's Berlin siege.
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Mithridates
Pontus
India
Trajan
Napoleon
Berlin
Leaves of Trees Work: Water Loss Through Pores
A leaf of an apple tree has 100000 pores through which water passes into the air continually. A 60 foot elm has 7000 leaves and would cover 200000 square feet. In a summer day over seven tons of water pass out as vapor from these leaves into the air.
New Relativity Theory Joke About Aunt
James mishears his uncle’s discussion of relativity and jokes that the aunt is the new relativity theory, delivering a light family quip with a straight face. The child’s innocent punchline reframes science talk as a humorous relatives note.
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James
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Gyril McNeiee
Sapper
London
the Elms
Half Moon Street
Piccadilly
West End
Godalming
Britain
Earl
Potts
Daeg Aas
Ap Tang
Woah
Mary Graham
Bonner
THE
Bobolinks
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