Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20

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 can't, 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 off
without attracting attention-pFobably
was. The slave people have recently
been making use of the foreign col
ony here to help in their work.
'There is a part of town known as
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 IL this girl was kept
here at all, it was down there in some
room in one Of those places. They've
even tried to capture schoolgirls here
in the last year. Well-I'm 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 for you, ma'am!" Colonel
Macs voice doomed out in sincere ad
miration. "a girl like you, who is
wise to the tricks of these fellers, kin
do an awful lot of good, 1 reckon.
I've heard a lot about policewomen of
late. an I'm mighty proud to hev
met one, an that goes as it lays. Put
1t there!"' He rose and held out his
hand.
Lucille Foote took it and met his
clasp in all frankness.
| II, too, am glad to have met you,
colonel" she told him. zone meets
so few of the old school nowadays"
Sheldon chuckled. II wouldn't have
never picked the force as place for a
girl" he said, grinning. But I amt
like a dead man. l can change my
mind. If this keeps on-that stuff
about the finest won't be no joke.
It'll jest be plain facts"
Reich interrupted. "Just why do
| you think this Greektown would be
the gangs hangout?" he questioned.
Because" said Miss Foote, "to
use Western expression, we are
| keeping them rather close herded else
where in town. The nature of the pop
ulation in Greektown makes our diff
| ficulties greater"
"That sounds like sense to me-"
averred Colonel Mac.
Dual picked up the girls eyes.
Then l may understand that you
] will give this matter your attention."
She bowed in affirmation.
"Yes-at once. Not only as a de-
tective but as woman"
Their eyes met and held for single
long moment, and Semi Dual smiled.
| "Once more 1 am glad of your
chiefs choice" he said softly. You
are the person we needed, and you
have been sent to us. You will find
what you seek, and contribute your
part in freeing one from bondage. 1t
is now four o'clock. Will you begin
your work at once and dine here with
us at six? l expect you to win, be-
cause / perceive that you are COM
petent to sympathize."
Lucille Foote dropped her eyes as
he spoke.
"You- L" she began and flushed
slowly. II will meet you at six" she
accepted and rose.
Dual crossed and, opened the door.
AS she came toward him he bowed
l oh !, 1o, 4 To-, lit
per. She smiled slightly and nodded
as one quite in accord-and was gone.
Dual was still smiling as he closed the
door behind her, came back and sat
down.
"And now what do we do" queried
Feich-"investigate the bill of fare
and dope out a menu while we wait
for the party?"
What else?" said Dual as he
picked up his paper. Everything is
running along nicely"
Running along nicely? Well, for"
Reich paused for an apparent inabili-
ty to find words to express his feel
ings. But he rallied.
"Well, say-you said your methods
were peculiar, and they sure are.
They're about as effective as a pink
tea in war office. I thought you were
running this, and now you say, What
else? How should I know? But I
do know one thing, and that is-that
I'm tired of waiting. l want to do
something better than turning the job
over to a woman, I'm going to start
something on my own. How about
that?"
"Quite interesting" said Semi Dual.
at may be-" flared Reich. II don't
know how much there is in the notion
of this squad cop that the deal was put
over in Greektown, but Pm going
down there. ! know fellow-a Greek
by the name of George Stakos-who's "a
runnin' a movie down there. He used
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