Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-04-11
The Curse of
Quetzal
Il.
BY ]. u. Giesy and ]. B. Smith
Cepyright---The Frank A. Munsey Company


Dayton pursued his subject as soon
as the waiter was gone.
"Odd chap" he said. HE has a
queer way of expression. You know,
after he'd got Evelyn to sleep, and be-
fore l came down to the card room
this morning, / asked him how he
thought Wingarde had most likely
been killed. Now, what do you sup
pose he told me?"
shook my head, smiling. No one
else volunteered suggestion, though
all eyes were turned in his direction.
'He said that, in his own opinion,
Both Wingarde and the Indian were
the victims of forked tongue!"
"Snake bite, by gosh;" Heffy burst
forth. "They all have split tongues,
| you know But-say, how did he know
that, either? We wasn't sure ourselves
till after you come down, an Glace
| found the second bite on the pro-
| fessor."
Perhaps he received DR.. Osborne's
suspicious telepathically," suggested
Laredo with thin.lipped smile.
"Wait one moment" Osborne spoke
quickly. GAS was coming back with
the glass / went after this morning a
man stopped me in the main hallway
and asked me about Wingarde and
Charley. He mentioned his name as
Dual, and asked me to see Miss Win
garde later. / told him that we had
found a suspicious mark on Charley,
and expected to find one on Win
garde."
Laredo's smile became more expar1.
sive. $50 much for telepathy in that
case" he chuckled.
Back up!" Heffy advised him.
dayton was down then, and he said
he'd asked before he come. How about
that?"
| Dayton nodded. "That's right"
said he.
49," said Hefy, 'T reckon he
found out about the snakebite in a
way of BIS own. l know he's pulled
stuff like that before, hasn't he,
Glace?"
Eyes. I had him tell me my city
editor wanted me for a murder case
once-the first time met him, in fact.
And he was right. Furthermore, he
helped me find the murderer, and told
me what would happen to him-and it
did. ~
"You folks can believe it or not, but
he knows what he's doing, even If he
doesn't use everyday methods. I can
say from experience that he gets re-
suits"
paused, realizing that my own faith
and admiration for Dual were carry
ing me beyond the confines of mere
answer
"An' there was that time he pinched
that gang what looted the Fourth Ma
tional," Heffy threw in. Remember
how he kept tabs on the main guy all
day and grabbed him at night, without
the feller's ever even suspectin'?"
"Peste!" exclaimed Laredo, frown.
ing. "Is the man a modern magi-
cian?"
II don't know what he is" said Hef-
fly; "but when it comes to grabbin' a
crook he's regular whirlwind!"-
Osborne had been sitting silent.
Now he leaned FORWARD. "He has a
wonderful head. l noticed that this
morning." he remarked. "Also, his
voice has the modulation Of perfect
control, and he certainly has hypnot.
ic eye. Isn't your friend rather an
adept psychologist, Mr.. Glace?"
He is,' replied; but If you mean
that he gains his results purely from
psychological control of persons, you
are wrong, doctor. think he is rather
hyper-scientist, il you can make
anything of that term.
$50 far as can expain his work
he has reduced all life and natural
phenomena to the basis of vibration
Force to him is but vibration, in nc
matter what way it is exercised
whether as sound, light, or thought
waves. He claims that what we cal
fate is but the result produced by tho
mean influence of the several magnet
ic planetary force waves affecting
the earth from the stars"
Osborne's eyes lighted. well
WELL" he considered, that is surely
placing astrology on modern scien
tific basis"
nodded "As result he says thai
il he can find what influences were
acting on an individual at any certain
time, he can predicate what woulC
have been the PERSONS natural fate"
THAT is how he knew Wingardt
was dead, then?" said Dayton.
Exactly"
Heffy shook puzzled head.
, Maybe, but 1t was cuttin' it prett.
fine to dope out he'd been bit by ;
snake. Darned il l can see how ;
bunch of stars can run guy VI
against rattler. Still = he got it,
guess"
{ The waiter came back and served
us. / gave him an order to be taksl
up to Connie. Laredo poured his cog
+ nae over some sugar, set 1t alight
and presently slipped at his cup.
5 Setting it down he smiled, ant
/, | shruppad his wall-spf ehouIdars In