Charlevoix county herald., 1918-12-13

had given that slight start OF recogni
ton. and had later addressed Dual as
the master" Both the Manchu and
Dual were members of that order, and
Kim Lee recognized Dual as a brother,
and one. II i were to judge from his
words. of degree superior to his own.
glanced at the two men bending to-
ward each other across the great teak
table. Dual had drawn some papers
from his garments and spread them
out on the top. He was pointing out
various signs, which were drawn upon
their surface, and Kim Lee was fol-
lowing his words and gestures with
the closest attention. Suddenly, as
watched. he sat back and lifted his
face to Dual's. "0r 8"f'1
"Kismet! II is fate" he said for
the second time since / had entered
the room.
Dual smiled. at is the mathemati-
cal precision of orbital motion, Kim
Lee" he returned.
Which is fate" said the other.
with the very faintest OF smiles.
Also" said Dual with meaning,
1T is the balance of the Karma which
McKabe has built"
You are an excellent collector of
Karma, friend Abdul" Kim Lee
shrugged slightly, land your plan?"
ITO inspire overconfidence and
strike before it is shattered" said
Semi softly.
A glance passed between the two
men. In 1t / sensed the subtlety of
the East, which makes the straightfor-
ward Western mind a thing of little
avail against its scheming.
And this you will do?" the Man
chu inquired.
BY seeming to yield, while not
yielding; by schemipg to be over
reached, while overreaching; by pla-
cling two souls in pawn, in order to re-
deem one; by striking in two spots at
once, while seemingly bound hand and
foot; by watching while seemingly
blind, and hearing when no one seems
to speak. Do / convey any meaning
W your Iuluu, hlI1 Lee!
Il would hazard that must supply
the ears and eyes, at least"
"A good hazard" Semi assented.
Have you not several pairs to your
hand at need"
"And even fifty. If you need them"
Kim Lee smiled grimly.
Say half a dozen at first" said
Dual.
The Manchu nodded and rose. "Ex-
cuse me, until arrange the NATTER"
he suggested, turned away and walked
to another room, the door of which
was yelled by bit of golden tapestry.
Dual swung directly to me. mr..
Glace went back to the hotel?" he in.
quired.
"Of course" ! responded, sur
prised. Haven't you seen him?"
He shook his head. Il left word
for him to wait until ! communicated
with him. After you left discovered
that my own presence was needed in
handling this" He paused and smiled
slightly. Hence the masquerade,
which is not all masquerading. Back
where was born l am entitled to
dress like this.
But l donned these garments to-
day, and sacrificed my beard and mus
tache that l might appear as an ORR
entail to any eyes which vas watching,
and the Prince Abdul did not drive
here from the st. Francis Hotel"
"Mr. Glace didn't want me to come
up here, but something simply drove
me-" l told him.
Again he smiled in quiet under
standing. THAT something was your
fate, and my desire that you do So" he
said slowly.
Your desire" l repeated. Here
he was confirming what l had half
suspected.
Exactly" he continued. "Glace
had told you how l call him at times
by telepathic power. This morning
l sent you such message to come on
up here. Instead of calling. l drove,
that is all. l wanted you to come here
and tell your story, and begin the
working on the mind of the man who
must help us. You did your part well,
Miss Lucille"
And how will it end? Do you
known" / cried out, leaning toward
him. Have your stars told you the
end of it all. Mr. Duai?"
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