Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26

MY dear young woman, TINS is IN
deed good fortune" he returned
quickly As he closed the door. Your
chief was wise in his selection. Please
take "A chair. You understand the
case?'
Miss Foote took seat. crossed one
leg over the other and nodded
"The girl left Goldfield six days
ago. That would be- five since she
reached here" she said AS the
phony message came from here they
probably grabbed her when she ar
rived and rushed her to some Joint
where they could keep her Till they
could slip her out again. There's been
lot of that going on of late. and
I've rather been helping out with the
Federal men. I've been working on
the lodging houses and that end of
the game That was why Brant pick.
ed me for this"
There was IA straightforward direct
ness about her which made me like
her. Save for her sex she might have
been a man speaking 10 men. As she
finished her lips parted and gave us q
glimpse of strong. white teeth in a
rather wide mouth.
Dual seized the opportunity for In
Productions.
This is my friend, Mr. Gordon
Glaze, detective"
Lucille gave me her hand frankly.
"We ought to get on together, at
that rate. she remarked.
and this is Colonel Sheldon.
who was acting as Miss Lawton's
guardian"
PLEASED to meet you, colonel, Miss
Foote smiled.
And this is Homer Reich, Miss
Lawton's fiance."
The girl swept the boy with level
glance and nodded
"Howje do?' she said. "Have
any Of you folks picture Of this
girl?" she asked.
iioiHci HdS III HiS WATCH, Ieplleu
the colonel.
Miss Foote put out her hand. 'Pll
slant that II YOU like" she. suggested,
took the watch Reich produced and
stared for some moments at the por-
trait in the case. AT the end she
nodded.
THE sort they'd be apt to grab"
sic sighed and returned the watch.
Pretty and not too wise. Poor kid"
SLOW long had you known ner?"
she turned 10 Reich.
1.-TWO months. met her Just after
/ went to Goldfield." said Homer.
"Where'd YOU Jump there from~
"Salt Lake"
lucile shook her head.
Before. mean. You're not a reg.
u here
Denver" said Homer.
whats your line?'
"Moves."
you were engaged to Miss Law.
tom"
Eyes. Say, lost the girl, didn't
steal her"
Nobody said you did" replied
Miss Foote. Know anybody in Salt
Lake."
"a few"
Tell any of them about your com.
Ing wedding'"
mo"
il was my first experience Of the
pOlicew0man. but | confess | was ia.
vorably impressed by Miss Foote. She
was all business from the first to the
last OF my knowledge OF her and con.
trary to the usual opinion she wasted
no words. She dropped Homer as
quickly as she had taken him up and
turned to Dual
Mr.. Dual. just what prospect OF
running this down exists ! cant, Of
course, say. Just at present we are
watching one part Of this city pretty
closely. Haven't had any report from
there for several days, however. and
this thing may have been pulled OFT
without attracting probably
was. The slave people. have recently
been making use of the foreign col.
0ny here to help in their work.
There Is a part OF town known 40
Greektown where very few natives
live. On several cases girls have been
found secreted In the lodging houses
In that part. We have rescued some,
but we have reason to believe that we
have missed others. At the same time
! believe that II this girl was kept
here at all, II was down there In some
room In one Of those places. They've
even tried to capture schoolgirls here
IN the last year Well Pm a woman.
and there's nothing I'd like better
than to find this other woman and
get her out OF their clutches, and
there's nothing | wouldn't do to do
It,"
Good To-. sgals. -aa.axp! y Colonel