Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-08-16

gone - gone, Tell you. Gldce says
Dual thinks the slave gang have got
her. II that's so, what's the use?
There isn't any good trying to buck
that bunch of people. Even II we
should get her her life would be
ruined. oh, God!" He lifted the flask
again.
Colonel Mac took It away.
Here - that's enough, sonny" he
cautioned. 81 thought you looked like
you needed pickup, but you don't
need to get all lit up, for all that" He
put the flask away.
''That is the terrible thing" said
Semi Dual slowly; that through no
wrong of her own she should find her
life in ruins. 1t Is a fearful business
this dealing in human flesh and blood.
In fact, 1t is a hell of business; and
surely If there be hell-the men and
women who control the trade should
go to its lowest depths!
"Yet it is an established trade, with
its agents in nearly every large city
In the country. They lurk about the
cheaper theaters, the cheaper hotels
along the streets. They go from town
to town inducing girls to leave home
by offers of legitimate employment,
which proves in the end to be but the
lure to deliver them into the trap of
the hunter.
"They prowl like beasts of prey -
ready to pounce on the unsuspecting
victim. They respect neither youth,
innocence, beauty, virtue, hope, faith,
love, nor any other emotion save the
greed of the dollars they get as the
price of their morsel of human blood
and bone. The"
my God!" said Reich hoarsely.
Stop it," He compressed his lips and
clenched his hands. What good does
it do you to say this to me?" he went
on in moment.
1T does me no good, of course"
Dual made answer, "but the subject
makes my blood boil. Take this case,
for instance-what Of the girl? They
have used the hottest of human pas
sions in order to betray her-her love
for the man she was to marry. She
responded to the call of love, as they
knew she must, and they met her.
Then she was in the web.
where did they take her? To
some foul room, where she was prob
ably shut in like a Gagged beast, whose
cries and entreaties would fall on deaf
ears. What must she have suffered
when she realized her fate-that she
was trapped in net by those who
were lost to all human feeling.
what did she feel? What did she
say and do? Did she beat on the doors
and cry to her God for help because
only He could longer avail to help her?
Did she struggle vainly, and then worn
out with terror and grief throw herself
on a poor bed and look into a future
more cruel that death?
"And remember death would be
denied her. They would take good
care that their new captive should live
until she reached market. Was she
woman to them, potential mother,
a thing to be respected, human being
with an immortal soul?
something. capable Of putting dollars
into their pockets. She excited no
more compassion in their breasts than
the trapped creature in the fur hunt
er's snare. And this was for what?
To supply food for the most material
Of human cravings-the perverted ap-
petite of degenerate men - sacrifice
to the Moloch Of passion, offered on
the bloody affairs of lust-the vicarious
expression of a false civilization. an
improper manner Of living.
1--WE shudder at the living sacrifice
of the ancients and call it inhuman.
AS God lives, 1t was gentle! They
only destroyed the body. Modern man
destroys body and soul. Mr.. Reich,
shall find your sweetheart, and when
have found her, shall free her, and
then some one-the one who Is guilty,
promises going to pay!"
"My Lord, hope SOL" doomed the
colonel. I'D like to see the jasper
stuck in a cage for about one natural
lifetime. KILN would be little too
good, reckon. Let him try taste of
the slavery end himself"
Dual shook his head. Female life
and happiness are too cheap for that
in the opinion of our lawmakers" he
said in tone almost bitter. "At least,
however, we can see that he gets
few years."
But how?" Reich burst out. $50
far, all we've done is talk. Talkin' ne
yer amounts to much. What are you
going to do? You seem to know a lot
OF theory, Mr.. Dual, but while we are
talkin' those people are working. You
don't think they'll keep Lilly where
we can reach out and take her, do
your"
mot Intentionally" said Dual. But
have always noticed, Mr.. Reich, that
when good and evil cross swords -
good generally has just bit of what
Sheldon would call edge on the evil.
\ AS for acting, shall act when deem
action is demanded"
AN you can gamble on that, too.
Homer" averred Colonel Mac. II told
you about how he helped me one time.