Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-07-04

"You { don't understand" sale
Reich almost fiercely. "That's the
trouble. You don't understand. They
wouldn't take her by force. T.
"This woman, say, would pretend tc
be sorry for her and be helping hei
to escape; then she'd get her to &c
with her quiet, and the next thing she
knew she'd find they'd betrayed hel
again. oh, they work it a dozen ways
Sheldon. can't teh you how 1t was
done. I'm sick. Let's go to bed"
Dual, who had seated himself at a
table and drawn some sheets OF paper
before him, looked up and nodded.
"Do," he urged. eff we are to
make an early start. rest is the best
thing for you. have some work
want to finish, but you and Sheldon
had better retire"
He turned back again to his papers,
yet, as he did so, swept me with his
eyes.
"If 1t won't disturb you, think I'll
read Bit" remarked, because in
that fleeting glance 1t came to me
that he wanted my presence.
"As you please" he assented with
out looking up.
"Good night" said Sheldon. and
led Homer into their room, closing the
door.
sat down and reviewed the eve.
ming.
Dual busted himself with the papers
before him. Once he rose, went to
the phone, and ordered pitcher of
ice-water sent up. Not once did he
address me.
fused with a paper and smoked
several cigarettes.
For the life of me I couldn't see
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
Paulol and Hermostyple had not inn
pressed me as being sincere.
twisted and turned it, and out Of
it gathered the one fact that Lilly
Lawton had undoubtedly been held
for time in the so.called Greek town.
That was fact 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. I 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
a 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
an, Miss Foote. l felt subtle inter-
est in her and her work. l wondered
what she, working alone, might have
learned this night, and if we would
see or hear from her again.
l wondered what it was about her
that I rather sensed than felt, which
spoke to me of a mystery in her own
person, and I wondered what had got
into Semi Dual.
Like Reich, he impressed even me
as doing little. Never had l 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 l had ho"e that at last we
were to have one uf 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.
/ was half minded to speak to him
myself when once more the telephone
rang-or rather clicked, for it 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."
I rose and followed him out of the
suite and down the hall, where he |
rang for cage. When it came we |
dropped swiftly, and ! followed him
out on the mezzanine floor.
Lucille Foote was waiting for us In |
he now deserted space. She turned |
md led us to chairs well away frou
he cages, and began to speak.
Il had to come, Mr.. Dual, to keep
ny promise. / told you had agents
iown 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
of being white-slave agents
"Of course. understood that
rom the first said Semi DuaJ