Barbour County index., 1909-04-21

And what effect did this produce %
! eagerly asked Clarke.
Terror, abject terror" snapped
the doctor. LAS 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 1 was forced to break my rule
and ask Clarke directly what it all
meant.
1T means" he replied, that we
have fallen upon unmistakable evil
dence that the art of black magic is
practiced still in this most enlightened
age and country. 1 have heard ru-
mors OF 1t here in Chicago, and this
accounts for my surprise on seeing
these symbols which are very ancient.
These symbols indicate that we
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 me 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
were 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
II 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 l
gather from the offices of the spirits
whose seals he employs. Here they
are according to the Grand Grim
oire,'" 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 a 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
l do not wonder it terrified her. 1t
is the seal of the dread spirit Glasy-
alabolas. who appears in the form of
dog winged like griffin, who incites
to bloodshed and is the animating
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-
ceiver 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"
Yes, Yes" Clark continued, I'll do
all 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
"Gone!"
Yes, and note on her dresser
says: DO not follow me. 1 go to find
Richard Now, Sexton, am going to
take the trail. Keep within reach of
the wire, and when l want you will
call"
Mine was the hardest task. The
hours dragged into the night without
word of Clarke. About half past ten,
however, a 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 lodgment there
as well as the orthodox Jew When
we left the car the little dark man.
Zingaro. 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
Zingaro 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.
Il will answer for him, Inspector.
Not soul was stirring on the
street. We were not disturbed while
we forced the lock and ascended the