Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-08-23

The. Web
of Destiny
BY J. v. GiEsY a J. q. SMITH
Authors of Semi-Dual Stories
Copyright.
The Frank A. Munsey Co.
The Frank A. Munsey Co.

"And this is Colonel Sheldon,
who was acting as Miss Lawton's
guardian"
pleased to meet you, colonel, Miss
Fod5e smiled.
Wand this is Homer Reich, Miss
Lawton's fiance."
The girl swept the boy with level
glance and nodded.
"How'je dor" she said. Have
any of you folks picture OF this
girls" she-asked.
Homer has in his watch" replied
the colonel.
Miss Foote put out her hand. "Ill
slant that if you like" she suggested,
took the watch Reich produced and
stared for some moments at the por-
trait in the case. At the end she
nodded.
THE sort they'd be apt to grab"
shs sighed and returned the watch.
Pretty and not too wise. Poor kld!"
How long had you known herr"
she turned to Reich.
1.-TWO months. l met her just after
] went to Goldfield." said Homer.
"Where'd you jump there fromf
"Salt Lake"
Lucille shook her head.
Before. mean. You're not reg
ular here"
Denver" said Homer.
whats your line?"
Movies"
you were engaged to Miss Law
toni"
"Yes. Say, lost the girl, l didn't
steal her."
Nobody said you did," replied
Miss Foote. Know anybody in Salt
Lake?"
"A few"
"Tell any of them about your COM
inc. wedding?"
No
" was my first experience Of the
policewoman, but ! confess l was IA
vorably impressed by Miss Foote. She
was all business from the first to the
trary to the usual opinion she wasted
no words. She dropped Homer as
quickly as she had taken him up and
turned to Dual.
"Mr. Dual. just what prospect of
running this down exists / can't, of
course. say. Just at present we are
watching one part of this city pretty
closely. haven't had any report from
there for several days, however, and
this thing may have been pulled off
without attracting attention-probably
was. The slave people have recently
been making use of the foreign col
ony here to help in their work.
There is part of town known as
Greektown, where very few natives
live. On several cases girls have been
found secreted in the lodging houses
in that part. We have rescued some,
but We have reason to believe that we
have missed others. At the same time
l believe that IL this girl was kept
here at all, 1t was down there In some
room in one of those places. They've
even tried to capture schoolgirls here
in the last year. Well-Pm a woman,
and there's nothing I'd like better
than to find this other woman and
get her out of their clutches, and
there's nothing / wouldn't do to do
it"
Good for you, ma'am!" Colonel
Macs voice doomed out in sincere ad-
pi7Iion. "a girl like you, who is
~ 10 the tricks of these fellers, kin
dosan awful lot of good. reckon.
I've heard lot about policewomen of
late, an I'm mighty proud to hev
met one, an that goes as it lays. Put
1t there!" He rose and held out his
hand.
Lucille Foote took it and met his
clasp in all frankness.
II, too. am glad to have met you,
colonel" she told him. Zone meets
so few of the old school nowadays"
Sheldon chuckled. Il wouldn't have
never picked the force as place for
girl" he said, grinning. but I amt
like dead man. can change my
mind. II this keeps on-that stuff
about the finest won't be no joke.
It'll jest be plain facts"
Reich interrupted. Just why do
you think this Greektown would be
the gangs hangout?" he questioned.
A"Because," said Miss Foote, ito
use a Western expression, we are
keeping them rather close herded else
where in town. The nature OF the pop
ulation in Greektown makes our diff
ficulties greater"
THAT sounds like sense to me-"
averred Colonel Mac.
Dual picked up the girls eyes.
"Then l may understand that you
will give this matter your attention."
She bowed in affirmation.
"Yes-at once. Not only as a de-
tective but as woman"
> Their eyes met and held for single
(1ong moment, and Semi Dual smiled
."Once more l am glad OF your
chiefs choice" he said softly. You
are the person we needed, and you
houa haara oanf m ma Won will find