Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-09-20
CHAPTER VII.
The Webs Center.

Gree"
Reich started and burst into sudden
exclamation, drowned in a splintering
crash of china as Lucile's bowl Of
chop-suey struck the floor.
The girl sprang to her feet in simu-
lated CONSERVATION and Kissed at Col
onel Sheldon.
Get him out of her quick or shut
him up. He hasn't any sense"
Sheldon's hand fell on Homer's
shoulder.
Shut up. you darned fool!" he
rumbled. Dual oughter told me to
gag you. A man can't tell when you're
goin' to shoot off your face"
He rose and lowered above the
youth, blanketing his pale face and
twitching features with his bulk.
Dual, too, had risen and moved to
Sheldon's side. Now he spoke.
Il think we had better be going. AS
/ predicted, our companion is not ex-
actly himself, and had best be remov-
ed. Come"
With Colonel Mac leading Homer
and we others following after, we
made our way from the room, down
the two flights of stairs and paused
while Dual settled our score, adding
the price of the broken bowl.
Sheldon's features wore scowl,
and the hand on Homer's arm gripped
pretty firmly; SO firmly in fact that
Reich complained:
"You don't need to break my arm.
You're hurting. Let CO."
He twitched at the grasp Of the fin
gers, seeking to pull away.
you oughter be hurt" growled
Sheldon. Amt you got no sense at
all? We come here to twig that she
wolf, an Wien we spot her you start
to squall. What sort of an added egg
do you use for a brain? For two bits
I'd slap yer face off. Go put on skirts
if you want to have Mysteries. oh,
hell"
He caught sight of Lucille and
flushed.
Il beg your pardon, Miss. I'm a
little bit riled."
Don't apologize to me-" Miss
Foote responded. Il think agree with
the sentiments you expressed"
Il didn't think" began Reich, in
whimper of explanation.
II reckon not" gritted Sheldon.
Il didn't see why Dual wanted me to
wet nurse you this evening, at first,
but / guess I'm wise now"
Come" said Semi Dual.
We passed out of the entrance In
to 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.
'T'll shadow that wren, IL 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 outT 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 a feed store. I
don't think the jane got wise. was
slanting that way, an she was still
talkin' to Charlie. She slid CLEAN
our direction an went right on talk
in. You an Sheldon cloaked this kid
pretty well, an / reckon she thought
we was just a bunch of trippers,
who'd tipped over our order.
Anyway, I'll find that out. I'm
goin' back in an slip up to the next
floor, an lay doggo. There's a back
stair to this place from here, an can
get to her whichever way she goes.
when she comes out. If amt out in
a half hour let Miss Foote come up
an il I'm there I'll spot her. If
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 l come. Just drift around in
that section-see?"