Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-08
The Web of
Destiny
By J. u. GTESY and ]. B. SMITHS
Copyright The Frank A. Munsey Co.

Z We passed out OF the entrance In.
10 the street and stopped. Dual went
on. "You saw that woman, Mr. Nc
Kabe. = She is the one who brought
Miss Lawton from Salt Lake. She is
In this house at present; but she will
leave here. In my belief, when she
does, she will return to the place
where her captive is kept. You, as one
conversant with this place, are the
best qualified to follow, and see where
she goes" -
McKabe nodded.
"I'Il shadow that wren. If she comes
out" he declared, But what will the
rest of you do?"
"Follow you in our own fashion" !"
Dual replied.
"But will she come out?" Queried
Lucille, with glance of contempt at
Reich. .
did she get wise to our crowd.
Tipping that bowl wasn't the best
play, but it was all could think Of at
the moment"
McKabe shook his head.
"You had to think quick" he re-
piled, IAN / think you did the right
thing. Smashed dishes always make a
bit Of tear up in feed store.
don't think the jane got wise. was
slanting that way, an she was still
talkin' to Charlie. She slid gleam
our direction an went right on talk
In. You-an' Sheldon cloaked this kid
pretty well, an I reckon she thought
We was just bunch of trippers,
who'd tipped over our order. @
"Anyways0rl find that out. I'm
g0in' back in an slip up to the next
floor, an lay doggo. There's back
stair to this place from here, an can
get to her whichever way she goes,
when she comes out. If amt out in
q half hour let Miss Foote come up
an if I'm there I'll spot her. If I
amt I've gone out back on this DANES
trail, an you can go back to the hotel
or no, hold on - you go down in
front of the telephone exchange on
Washington Street an stick around
until come. Just drift around in
that section-see?"
WeCIgreed and saw his stopped
figure Shuttle back into the building.
Then we turned and walked slowly
up the street, looking idly into the
windows of the shops and saying little
or nothing. Dual had taken place be-
side Reich and Sheldon, and that left
me with Lucille. IN
She nodded at Semis back.
"How does he do IT." she whis-
oered. How did he know that W.
would meet that woman in that placer
Why did he say we had gone too Tar.
and then say this was the placer
What told him?"
His SOUL" said I. ~
Don't" she laughed shortly. put
ting hand on my arm. II am like
Reich. So many of Mr.. Dual's re-
marks have possible double mean.
ing. Please. Mr.. Glace, don't you be-
gin to speak in riddles"
Pm not" protested. II mean
just that. If you don't like the word
soul, call it the subjective self. You
noticed Duaps expression while you
you study his face. Didn't you. realize
tnat you were walking beside a man
whose objective intelligence was for
The time asleep"
"MericHul Heavens!" cried Miss
Foote. DO you mean that he was
making his subjective mind lead him
to the place where that woman would
come" } ~
Precisely, Miss Foote."
But how could his subjective mind
know?"
THAT / can't tell you, save that
Dual says that from the subliminal
self nothing is hidden"
/ censed that she trembled.
Are you cold?" l questioned, be-
cause the fog had thickened and drip
ped. from the awnings at times as we
passed.
For moment she made no answer.
"No-unlcss it is my subjective self
that shiyered. The idea you expressed
made me feel oddly, that was ALL"
Again she laughed nervously.
"Do you know, this whole affair is
having an odd effect on me, Mr.. Glace.
some way i feel as il we were all
moving in the midst OF such fog as
les over the city tonight and that,
a4ier all, Mr.. Dual was the only one
among us who saw clearly where we
were going. All, little one!"
She paused and glanced dowR. at a
beady,eyed baby which had 4ddled
across the pavement and throwT Itself