Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-05-30
The Web of
Destiny
By J. u. GIESY and J. B. SMITH
Copyright The Frank A. Munsey Co.

small difference wnetner IL pc tnat OF
a fly or man, though most of us
would judge the life of woman for
instance as worth that of several mil
lion flies, and rightly, for the woman
has evolved to superior plane and
is Just so much farther along the
road of attainment. Mrs. Glace,
would you mind if l changed the itin-
erary of our trip"
"Why-certainly not" said Con.
ME, while / sat up and opened my
ears. 1t was coming now | felt GER
tain, though had no idea what it was
to be- That it was important l knew
if Semi was changing his plans in or
der to meet it.
Il think them" he was saying, that
instead of stopping at Salt Lake we
will go directly on to Goldfield.
have looked up the schedules, and
think we may be able to catch train
out of there, provided the Western
Limited is late, as it generally is at
this time of year."
whats wrong in Goldfield, that
somebody was wishing you out
there?" / inquired.
Dual smiled and nodded,
Correct, Gordon" he admitted
"It was telepathic flash caught this
afternoon. They want us there very
badly right now"
"Who does?" / leaned forward
with an odd little feeling of rousing
interest such as had known many a
time before in the presence of some
such remark of my friend.
Colonel Sheldon" replied Dual.
Honestly started. 1t was sc
blamed sudden, and Connie and l had
been talking about Colonel Mac, as
you know.
Colonel Sheldon!" gasped my
wife and paused at the sound of her
own voice. "Er-the man who forged
the check?"
Dual turned his eyes toward her.
"The man who had the check
forged and thereby learned much
needed lesson, Mrs. Glace. There is
much in him to admire"
whats happened to the colonel?"
asked.
Nothing directly, think" said
Semi; but at the same time he
wants us both very badly.
'Alice and her babyw suggested
Connie in rather indefinite question
Dual shook his head in perfect un-
derstanding.
Gordon has evidently told you all
about them," he returned, smiling,
reason to think the matter concerns
woman in trouble. Now you see
my reason for hurrying on"
Comics eyes were wide with inter-
est, her lips were slightly parted.
Hurry; yes, hurry" she whis-
pered. do you think we will be in
timer"
THAT lies in the FUTURE" said Semi.
"Ah, here we are in Leadville. A
lot of Western history as well as
many fortune was made here, Mrs.
Glace."
He plunged into series of stories
of the town at which we were stopped,
and said nothing more of the need of
his presence at Goldficld then or later
in the evening.
Immediately after our dinner, how
ever, he went to his section and be-
gan covering sheets of paper with
series of numbers and figures. real
lied that he was already at work on
his answer to the voiceless cry for
assistance, which had come to him
from the invisible void of space.
Time and again l had seen him
mark down those symbols of his and
from them gain information which led
him to strike with unerring precision
at the root of violence and crime.
have heard many sneer at the as
trological science; / had even done
so once myself, but nov know that
in the hands of sincere seeker after
knowledge it can unlock both the fu-
ture and the past.
And so i left Dual at his work and
led Connie out on the back once more,
where we watched the moon flood
over the mountains and spoke softly
together in whispers until it was time
to retire for the night.
Dual's section was already cur
tanned and dark when we went in, SO
that we did not see him. Once in the
night / woke and looked out, attract
cd by the blue white glare of an elec-
tric arc. caught one of those half
retained glimpses of the awakened
sleeper on train.
1t was of an area of light flooded
platform and building, of trundling
baggage truck and man passing in
uniform, with lantern caught over
his bended arm, its light making
blur ON his coat. Then came a wom-
ans voice raised in question, and
man, evidently our porter, replied:
Gran Junction, ma'am."
Up forward ! could dimly hear the
hiss of steam and a man bawling
some words of question or direction.
Footsteps ran past outside. The man
with the lantern slipped it of his arm
and raised it. The train trembled