Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-11-21

simulate nature, making 1t dark and
even spotted on the outer and upper
sides of the forearms, lighter on the
bottoms and insides, and lighter still
In the palms, where he merely touch
ed lightly with the well-nigh dried
sponge.
"An' now for your hair" he re-
marked as he put up the bottle of
stain. .n,.s.n
He took up another flask and mois-
tened small comb in the fluid. He
began to comb my hair quickly.
ut should be several shades dark
er," he explained, "an' this will do it
in few minutes, though you'll have
to have it cut later, as the color won't
fade none to speak Of
"Never mind that" urged.
He finished my hair and went once
more to his case. He came back with
yet another bottle. ~
With a small brush he touched the
outer corsers of my eyelids slightly.
felt the stuff draw and pucker, CIV
ing my lids tense, uplifted feeling.
He nodded in apparent satisfaction,
|
ed my lips; stood back and viewed me
made final touch here and there. and
tossed the cosmetic back into the
| case.
"And now, sir, If you'll take off
your clothes an put on these others"
He indicated the silken garments.
lost no time in following his direc-
tions. slipped out of my shirt, trous.
ers, shoes and socks, and lifted the
clothing from the bed. In the mean
time the man was gathering up my
discarded apparel and folding it up to
put in his case.
"It will be sent to the hotel" he told
me as he packed it away.
/ smiled / saw now how Dual's
| suit and hat and shoes had come back
| to us.
l slipped into the socks and Oriental
| slippers / discovered, drew on a pair
of flappiug pantaloons, and thrust my
arms through the sleeves of a silken
| jacket, which hung loosely down be-
| low my waist. Lastly added cap,
and then | walked over to the mirror
| filled door of closet in the room and
had good look at myself.
The yellowish face of a seeming
Oriental was thrown back to my eyes.
Even the eyes themselves seemed
slightly slanted by the contracting
pull OF the stuff the man had placed
at their outer corners. My yellowed
hands and wrists stuck out of the
Jackets flowing sleeves.
was pretty fair counterfeit of
Chinaman as / saw it.
went to the phone again and asked
for taxi. gave the key of the room
to the man with the case and left the
room.
/ felt rather bizarre, in a way, as
walked across the foyer of the hotel.
had entered as Gordon Glace and
l was leaving as the apparent servant
| of an Oriental prince. wondered II
any watching eyes would detect the
| connection. / rather fancy not.
My taxi was waiting and I entered
it at once, giving my driver the direc-
ton in singsong voice through the
| tube.
We were off.
I leaned back and let myself relax
as we darted through the traffic OF
Market, and l chuckled. The adven-
ture took hold and swept me along.
Once, years before. when / first
knew him, Dual had disguised me as
his personal attendant, and We had
gone to the rescue of the daughter OF
the same old Colonel Sheldon who was
now mounting guard over the girl in
the st. Francis hotel.
The present circumstance brought
back the former, and with it the thrill
| OF that other masquerade. Then. as
now, Semi Dual had led and I had
| followed.
Then, as now, Sheldon had been left
to wait with what patience he could
! when the final movements of the
game were to be played out. Then, as
now. he had taken me with him in the
end of the venture and made me his
| lieutenant-the witness of his skillful
| playing on the strings of fate.
Then, as now, he had posed as
| Prince Abdul.
I smiled. I fancied how 1 would
find him now. dressed, no doubt as
some Eastern potentate in flowing
robes which seemed to fit him as to
| the manner born.
The evening glow was lying over the
city, flinging the streets into shadow
as we turned Up the hill toward my
destination. From the windows of the
cab glimpsed the hurrying crowds as
they jostled along.
Again / smiled. Not one Of them,
fancied, would dream in their rou-
tine round that the spirit of adventure
was abroad in their midst.
They led their lives from day to day
In the selfsame manner. They went
their ways and minded their business.
and saw only what was on the surface.
They couldn't see deeper to the soul
of things.
ITO be Continued.