Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
I FUSED with a paper and smoked

where the drift of things was leading.
Like Colonel Mac. began to think
that after all Seattle might be the one
best bet despite the fact that the
| information we had gathered from
Paulos and Hermostyple had not i'm
pressed me as being sincere.
twisted and turned 1t. and out of
II I gathered the one fact that Lilly
Lawton had undoubtedly been held
for a time in the so-called Greek town.
That was fact I no longer doubted;
nor did doubt that she was victim
of the white-slave people.
glanced at Dual where he sat bent
slightly above the table. 7 wondered
why he had asked me with his eyes
to remain up - what possible use he
might have of me.
! His great head and shoulders made
dark outline between me and the
| little reading lamp on the table, and
recalled other times when / had
watched him at work over his occult
calculations, by which he peered into
the destinies of souls.
Still he worked on, and my thoughts
| flew away and took up the police wom-
an, Miss Foote. felt subtle inter-
est in her and her work. wondered
what she, working alone, might have
learned this night, and If we would
see or hear from her again.
l wondered what II was about her
that / rather sensed than felt, which
cnoEa IN mo Of p,vctaru In bar ouyy,
person, and l wondered what had got
into Semi Dual.
Like Reich, he impressed even me
as doing little. Never had felt more
in the dark in all my workings with
him.
When he shot me that glance which
had held me here on the excuse of
reading ! had hoped that at last we
were to have one of our old-time talks
in which he would point out to me the
leading of at least some of the threads.
But an hour had passed and he had
not spoken.
l was half minded to speak to him
myself when once more the telephone
rang-or rather clicked, for il was a
mere tapping which reached my ear
My interest bounded on the instant
Dual had risen and crossed to the
phone. and even as he did so I rea-
lized that he must have loosened the
bells to prevent their ringing at the
time he had ordered the water
which l had noticed he did not touch.
II he had done that knew he had had
some vital purpose.
Even as | wondered, Dual was
speaking, had hung up the receiver,
and turned to me.
Gordon" he addressed me. II
want you. Miss Foote is below. and
we are going down."
rose and followed him out of the
suite and down the hall, where he
rang for a cage. When it came we
dropped swiftly, and / followed him
out on the mezzanine floor.
Lucille Foote was waiting for us In
the now deserted space. She turned
and led us to chairs well away from
the cages, and began to speak.
II had to come, Mr.. Dual, to keep
my promise. told you had agents
down there, and as it happens you
chose the cafe where the cashier is in
our pay. l know what those two told
you, and it's all plant. They are even
suspected of being white-slave agents
themselves"
"Of course. understood that
from the first" said Semi Dual.
She smiled.
II believe you understand more than
you say" she replied. "At the safe
time wanted to tell you this. / also
have some reason to believe that the
girl was taken to San Francisco
"By Greek Annie?" Dual inquired.
Miss Foote started slightly.
what do you know Of herr" she
said quickly.
MERELY that she left town yester-
day morning with a girl"
But how did you learn?" Miss
Foote seemed puzzled.
From the girl who sat behind me.
I understand Greek" Dual explained.
81 see," said Lucille. There is a
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used to be daughter of family not
fifty miles from this city. Well, she's
going the pace. You saw. oh, isn't
IL heiish, isn't it Oh, don't want
to talk of that"
Miss Foote," said Dual, edo you
know this Greek Annie?"
"By sight, yes" she responded.
"She is the wife of Paulos."
/ gasped.
would you consider going with us
to San Francisco?" Semi suggested.
Again Miss Foote smiled.
81 believe you can read minds" she
made answer. mot only will !, but
IL you hadn't asked me I was going
alone. l want to see this case cleared |
up and want to help"
Good. You will go with us them"
said Semi.
IT used to live there" informed Luz
cile. 81 am sure can help you"
"I am sure you WILL" affirmed
Dual.
"By the way" she remarked. 1T |
seems Mr. P0'oh told the truth about |
meeting Il kos last week. The |