Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-03-30


"He must feel that the side he is
working for is right before he will
work, but when he feels that, nothing
can stop him from laying the criminal
by the heels. 1t was he who called
me over the phone this morning, and
later talked to the DOCTOR"
"Semi DUAL" she repeated. "That
is a queer name. How did he know
of the case in the first place? /
thought you agreed with the police
|until you told me you hoped they
were wrong"
81 can't tell you how he knew" l
answered. at was as much of sur
prise to me when he called me as it
i was to you. But believe me, Miss
Burton, Semi Dual has ways of find
ing out things which neither you nor
l fully understand, and which are still
|quite natural. And he wants to help
you and Mr.. Conrad in this manner,
and to see justice done."
"Tell him to spare no effort or ex-
pense," said the girl. Anything he
asks 1 will give if he can make his
predictions come true. Is he doc
tor, that he thinks Gustav will recov-
er? Oh. tell me! Can't you see I
am so anxious to know.?"
"Semi Dual does not work for
money" l informed her. "He is a
man who has all he needs. He takes
his reward in doing what he can to
help those in trouble or threatened
by injustice. He is not doctor in
the sense you mean, and yet he knows
more of life forces than most of the
physicians of the present day."
"You mean that he is acting in this
in a purely disinterested way?"
Exactly, Miss Burton, in so far
as remuneration is concerned, but
aside from that he is always interest
ed in seeing right triumph"
He must be a strange man." she
mused. "And he thinks Gustav will
live?"
"Knows, is better word," l amend
ed. SIN all the time l have known
him l have never had him say thing
like that unless if came true"
"Mr. Glace," said she. "do you be-
lieve in prayer?"
"Why-I-I-don't know" ] stam-
mered
cts more used by women than
men, l suspect" she said lightly.
Then the smile faded and she
went on.
"All this dreadful day | have sat
here or paced the floor, and l have
prayed-prayed-for help. Now
believe that my prayer has been an
swered; that such man as you de-
scribe, one of whom | never heard,
has come to my assistance. Such
things don't just-happen, Mr.. Glace.
They are ordained. Isn't it strange
that DR.. Sommers didn't speak of this
to me?"
"Sommers doesn't know Dual
either" Explained. 81 know he was
surprised at what he was asked to
do. l suppose he didn't want to ex-
cite any false hopes in you."
Possibly" she accepted. "But he
left the package for Mr.. Dual?"
"Oh, yes. have it now"
"And how long will it be before this
friend of yours is ready to act, Mr..
Glace?"
81 can't tell you, Miss Burton" |
Responded. "He will act when he is
ready, and he never delays longer
than necessary. He told me this
noon that he knew who was the real
assassin, and"
"That he knew" she fairly gasped
"Yes."
But how could he? Nobody knew
at that time"
"He did Miss Burton. He is only
waiting now to gather necessary evil
dence before he accuses the man he
believes to be guilty"
"But | don't understand"
Her brows puckered into frown.
"You see," ! explained, she is US
ing me to collect this evidence. |
have just come from the Conrad
house, where johnson, the detective,
and l found enough to assure us that
some one entered the house last
night. Then / talked to Dual, and he
told me to come here and get the
package and see you and then find
way to get sample of Mr.. Mallet's
handwriting. That will, l fancy, be
the last thing he will require before
he begins to act. / shall make try
to get it as soon as leave here"
"But how will you get it?" she
questioned.