Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1909-05-05

And what effect did this produce 20
| eagerly asked Clarke.
Terror, abject terror," snapped
the doctor. "As you see by the post.
mark. 1t came three days ago. She
has not been out of her room since.
She weeps all the time"
Here l was forced to break my rule
and ask Clarke directly what II all
| meant
1t means" he replied, that we
have fallen upon unmistakable evi.
dencc that the art OF black magic is
practiced still In this most enlightened
age and country. / have heard ru-
mors or 1t here in Chicago and this
accounts for my surprise on seeing
these symbols which are very ancient
These symbols indicate that wa
are dealing with worker or workers
OF magic, as laid down in the Leme-
| geton or Lesser Key OF Solomon.
which is said to have been written by
King Solomon but which has not been
traced back farther than seventeenth
century France"
But do these pot hooks tell you
| anything?" l queried.
Yes. they tell Inc all that I have
been telling you. They also tell me
that King sent three messages to his
sweetheart. He sent them. for the
addresses were In his hand. They
we're messages, for she understood
them and they had an effect upon her.
The first two were hopeful; the third
limited at disaster These symbols.
Sexton, are the seals of three of the
~ spirits which Solomon shut up in
brass vessel and cast into a deep
lake, and which were afterwards re-
leased by Babylonian fisherman.
The import of Kings messages I
| gather from the Offices OF the spirits
whose seals he employs Here they
are according to the Grand Grim
| ORE" and Clarke took a large vol
ume from the shelf
THE first is the seal Of Agares. His
office is to bring back runaways. This
seals says to Miss Watrous, who must
be quite learned young woman TO
carry on a correspondence in this
fashion. I will soon be back The
second is the seal OF Saleos. He pro-
notes love between the sexes. This,
evidently. is a simple love message.
But the third has a darker import. and
j do not wonder II terrified her II
is the seal of the dread spirit CLASSY
alabolas, who appears in the form Of
a dog winged like griffin, who incites
to bloodshed and is the animaUng
spirit of murder. King evidently fears
violence"
Here Clarke gave a start, paled
slightly, and seemed to be listening
intently. My long companionship with
him told me that his sensitive brain
had recorded an impression from with
out and that he awaited a crisis. Just
then the telephone bell tangled on
the silence. Clarke sprang to the re-
ceiyer and knew the message he was
hearing was OF great Importance.
NO! No! Not the police for her
sake. Your daughters lost If you do"
Eyes, Yes" Clark continued, I'll do
ell in my power. Stay at home and
console your wife. and leave it all to
me. I'm sure I'm on the right track.
Yes. Good-by."
Clarke hung up the receiver and
turned to me.
What do you think. Sexton? Wa
trous' daughter is missing; gone when
he got home"
"Cone!"
yes. and a note on her dresser
says: DO not follow me. / go TO find
Richard Now, Sexton. 7 am going to
lake the trail. Keep within reach Of
the wire, and when want you will
call"
Mine was the hardest task. The
hours dragged into the night without
a word of Clarke. About half past ten.
however, Il telegram came:
Meet US soon as possible at Central sta
ton. armed. CLARKE.
Our course took us deep into that
part of the great west side which car.
ries the name Of Ghetto" although
Greeks, Poles, Italians. Lithuanians.
and In fact almost every nationality
under the sun finds Judgment there
as we'll as the orthodox Jew. When
we left the car the little dark man.
Zlngaro, took the lead. We followed
down devious and uninviting streets,
turning now to the right and now to
the left until our guide stopped before
dark, four story building OF frame.
Clarke held a whispered conversation
with him.
He says this is the building, in
spector. The east half OF It Is all
vacant, and from the fourth floor
Zingarc thinks we can see into the top
floor Of the west half" said Clarke.
Are you sure It isn't a plant. Mr..
Clarke?' queried the police officer.
i will answer for him, inspector"
Not a soul was stirring on the
street. We were not disturbed while
we forced the lock and asceSded the