Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-09-06

behind us, and as she went i heard
her sob In hard, dry way.
I turned to Semi Dual.
II wonder what is the secret OF that
girls life?" l remarked.
Il think that is her secret. my
friend" he replied.
"And you mean to take up the case
of this other girl?"
"Why not?" said Semi.
"And you will be able to find the
man who betrayed herr"
did you ever know me- to fail to
find a man, Gordon?" he queried with
a smile.
"And how about our case?"
I ran on now that the Ice was brok-
en- and he seemed all at once the old
Dual l knew.
"Will we find the Lawton girl In
time, Semi? Why have you shut me
out as you have? What is 1t that
makes you so different in this?"
Necessity" he answered Il have
hurt you. haven't l. Gordon? My
friend. believe me that l would not
have done it. save for the vital need.
In all that / do. salve your hurts with
that"
"Oh, ! knew there was a good rea-
son." began with the sudden feeling
that / had been childish.
Dual smiled upon me.
Gordon" he said, Gin this case
this matter of little human fly In the
web OF a spider-every step of our
course thus far has been fraught with
danger unrealized by you. And, my
friend, it is best that you do not
see, .est in your knowledge you blum
der
Even in this half explanation my
words doubtless seem cryptic, and
must continue to do so, until / shall
have lifted the fly from the web once
more. Hence l ask you to trust me
wholly, and do whatever l ask with
out question. In so much you can
serve me, and the little human fly.
Will you follow me blindly my
friend?"
do you need ask?" / faltered.
AFTER all you have taught me, was
fool not to have understood. Still
am glad we had this conversation,
because l think from now on you'll
find me pretty good soldier"
and now" said Dual slowly, II
shall answer one of your questions.
So far as Miss Lawton's welfare is
concerned, we will be in time"
My spirits rose. 1t was a direct
statement. Never in all my knowledge
OF him had known him to make such
a prediction without reason.
The night took on new beauty as
turned his assurance in my mind and
felt my courage rise for the final at
tack III I've fight we were waging.
Rather than break the mood l rose
and held out my hand. 90.
Dual took it with smile of under
standing and ! said good night.
The next day passed with little of
incident to record. Reich and Shell
don stuck pretty close. Dual, Miss
Foote, and l passed the morning on
the observation platform, and in the
dlttIuOOu JOlHeu ftelCH anu INe COlO-
mel in the buffet.
Evening came and brought us into
the valley of the Sacramento. down
which we fled toward Oakland. A
gradual chill and the tang Of salt air
crept into the breeze as we rushed on
ward, until at length we ran under a
long steel shed and stopped.
Some time after that l stood on the
front of a ferry and gazed across
stretch of black water toward the
illuminated face of clock in tower,
and rows on rows of twinkling lights
which rose back and beyond it, and
other pin points of red and green and
yellow, which threw trembling refiec-
lions into the bay.
II was my first sight of the phenix
OF the Golden, Gate - San Francisco,
decked like queen, in a scintillating
diadem of light.