Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-03-16
SYNOPSIS

ais nephew, with whom he had quar-
relied the night before and who to all
Appearances tried to commit suicide
after killing his uncle.
Physicians find that Gustav has n
chance to recover. The viii leaves
$4,000 to Gustav and the balance of
the estate to George Mallet, another
nephew.
Not satisfied with the apparent so
luton of the case. Semi Dual. the old
man of Mystery, takes Il hand in the
tangle of human life.
Daul's servant, Henri, silent, soft
footed, met me at the door and mo-
toned me to the inner room, where
/ knew Dual was waiting for me.
crossed, pushed open the door, and
met his welcoming smile.
He was sitting beside his great
desk, in his great chair of carved
black oak.
The top of the desk was Uttered
with papers, covered with vast SER
les of calculations far beyond my
comprehension, yet which l knew
from past experience were the means
by which he determined those ques-
tions with which we had had to deal
from time to time.
In reality they were the mathe-
matical computations employed in
astrology, for among his other ac-
complishments my strange friend was
an adept at reading those planetary
influences which all unconsciously to
US mortals, sway the course of our
steps through life.
There had been day when l scott
ed at such things. Now | had come
to believe in them through proof.
AS Dual said, zone believes in any
thing which is capable of scientific
proof"
o.. According to his usual custom of
absolute comfort, which usually took
the form of loose robes, Dual had on
his flowing garments of white and
purple and a pair of low slippers
So garbed in this somewhat exotic
fashion, he sat at his ease in the airy
room, high-lighted by brilliant day
He continued to smile slightly as
found chair at the end of the desk
nearest the door, but not until l was
seated did he speak. Then:
"Don't say you were surprised al
my calling you, Gordon. You think
you were, but below all that you were
not, and you'll know it some day, my
friend"
"I'm of two minds about it right
now," l admitted. "Still-just al
first-when heard your voice, it wa:
. shock"
"Yet you know why?"
"Of COURSE" | nodded. 'Thi!
morning in the cab l thought of you
very deeply, in fact. You got tn,
thought wave and started to hunt mt
up"
budl SUllleu once more.
Exactly. You and are en- rap
port. ! can reach you by telepathi'
suggestion, and equally can receive
your thoughts at times"
81 only waited to he sure Sommer!
called you, and speak to Miss Burton
and then / came here" | explained.
"Miss Burton?" said Semi Dual.
"The suicides fiancee," | replied.
Semi shook his head.
"Suicide is nasty word" he de
clared. "The man who murders him
self is on par with the child wht
shirks lesson. We are put into this
world to learn spiritual truths, gair
spiritual schooling. If we pla!
'hookey'-as you call it-wem ust b,
sent back again. One learns his les
son before he advances. That is tn,
law. To accuse man of suicide il
TO brand him a coward-which il
cruel"
"Well, it's natural to suspect him
under the circumstances" l began.
at is well not to suspect any on
until there is proof against them,
said Semi Dual.
"And that from a detective"
laughed.
Dual shot me glance from hi
gray eyes.
"Gordon," he began and laughe,
in turn, "have | taught you so littl
that you persist in calling me de
tective? detect nothing. | merel
read what is written"
"Most of can't read the writing"
retorted.
"Any one can read if he cares t
learn" said Semi. "Come, we ar
wasting time in discussing what yo
already know to be true. Here"
He drew sheet of paper from tn