Demobilized Officer Faces Hidden Menace At Elms
Hugh Drummond battles a deadly conspiracy led by Carl Peterson and his operatives. After a night intruder threat at a Paris hotel, Drummond tracks the plot to Godalming and beyond, where Algy Longworth Toby Sinclair and a ruthless gang imprison and threaten him as Peterson engineers a looming showdown. The confrontation heads toward a perilous continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
No Man's Land
Peterson
Ritz
Hugh
Elms
Paris
Comte de Guy
Gare du Nord
Carl Peterson
Boulogne
Drummond
Mr. Green
Half Moon Street
Peter Darrell
Godalming
Toby
Algy
Peter
Denny
Son
Algy C Longworth
London
Hall of the Elms
Phyllis
Hugh Drummond
Lakington
Henry
Carl
Jem Smith
Algy Longworth
Toby Sinclair
Sinclair
Chapter X The Hun Nation Decreases by One
In a dramatic chapter Drummond yields to a powerful impulse to reach the woman at hand. The scene portrays a pivotal moment driven by masculine desire and a sense of consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drummond
Solar energy in plants dwarfs coal consumption
Dr Henry Smith Williams notes solar energy stored in plants each year equals about 22 times coal energy. Forests absorb 67 percent, cultivated plants 24 percent, prairie grasses 7 percent, desert plants 2 percent. Forest energy alone equals 14 times coal use, mainly in tropical regions, predicting a shift of manufacturing centers toward the equator as temperate forests deplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plante
Tropics
Equator
Henry Smith Wiliams
Hearst's Magazine
The Largest Salt Mines of Wieliczka
The largest salt mines in the world are Wieliczka near Cracow. The mine lies in Galicia and extends toward Austria, reaching nine miles in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wieliczka
Cracow
Galicia
Austria
Economy as a Practice Reveals Character and Truth
A reflection notes that deliberate frugality exposes the speaker’s honesty and integrity. The author argues practical restraint uncovers one’s true disposition and social behavior.
Washington Shooting Season Widely Tracked by Officials
The article notes President Harding and cabinet members may hunt ducks once the season opens along the Potomac. It describes migratory bird regulations under a Canada U.S. treaty, past Supreme Court rulings, and local enforcement by Dr. T. S. Palmer. It also recalls a former practice of selling game birds on Washington streets and highlights the shift to legal hunting methods.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Potomac
Harding
Grover Cleveland
Carolina
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Harry S. New
Indiana
New
Canada
United States
Supreme Court of the
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
Uncle Sam
T. S. Palmer
Biological Survey
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Bull-Dog Drummond
Green
Worthy
Bristol
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