Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-07-18
The Web of
Destiny
By J. u. GIESY and j. B. SMITH
Copyright 1.-The Frank A. Munsey Co.

"Mr. Dual impresses me as monster
mind in body, and 1t seems to me
that that mind sees and knows things
which are hidden to slch as myself.
Tell me: Can he do these things at
will or merely on occasion?"
"At will, Miss Foote."
The moon now in its full had come
up and was flooding all the country
with its mellow light. The girl beside
me shivered slightly ere she spoke.
what a power-to look into the
human mind and read what it is
thinking-to sense the thought waves
1t throws off Mr.. Glace, Just what
is your friend-a reincarnation OF one
of the olden Magi?"
"Do you believe in reincarnation?"
queried
II don't know" she said softly.
"Why not? Millions of people do.
Wouldn't 1t after all be a sort Of d.
vine justice. Should we be utterly
condemned or rewarded on just one
trial-one life?
II don't know. Why shouldn't
some of those old people who did be-
lieve in it-some of those ancients
upon whom this same moon has
shone, thousands of years ago. have
had a perception Of the truth as well
as we of to-day?
Il think should like to believe in
tt think l should like to live again
and see if couldn't make something
better out of life.
II don't know much of religion or
God, Mr.. Glace, beyond what / feel
within myself, but take the case of
this girl we hope to rescue. Suppose
we should fail.
Can you imagine God who
would condemn her eternally for some
fate thrust upon her without her voli-
ton? Yet this life of hers must, If
the worst comes upon her, be utterly
ruined. Don't you think that justice
demands another chance for her?"
She paused again and after a mo-
ment smiled.
"But you haven't yet told me, who
or what is the man, we know as Semi
Dual"
"Nor can I tell you," answered,
save to say he is a most wonderful
man, whom have known for years.
Yet since you press the question I
shall give you the valuation he once
placed on himself to me. He said that
he was man who had suffered much,
and studied much, and, as he hoped,
learned few of the great truths of
life"
She nodded.
"That sounds like him, too. And
one of the things he has learned is to
read thoughts. / wonder if that was
false. Did he read those Creeks
minds?"
II think So" confessed
''But how does he do it? never
really believed in it as practical
thing"
''His explanation is seemingly SIM
ple," / returned. "He begins with
the theory that all life phenomena are
manifestations of vibration. and that
every life act depends upon and is
produced by vibration. From that he
says that the formation of thought
sets up vibratory waves and that
mind trained to the act can sense
these waves and retranslate them in
to Ineligible thoughts again"
Then they must be all around us
these thought waves. Millions of
people are thinking-setting them
free, every minute. They fill all space
like wireless currents.
ut would be odd to be able to read
them. Mr.. Glace, at the risk of SEEM
ing improperly curious. am going to
?sk further, what he does when he
works over those sheets of paper? l
I'm both detective and a woman, re-
rlember, and hence doubly inquisi-
tive"
! smiled, as l made my answer.
Mrs Foote, it may seem strange
to you, as 1t did at first to me, to find
in this twentieth century a man who
still consults the stars. Yet that is
whot Semi Dual at times does.
"He is an astrologer.
Il have seen him make some won
derful predictions from his calcula-
tons on those bits OF paper, and I
have seen his predictions come true.
In fact the results have at times
seemed almost uncanny in the fore
knowledge they exhibited of what
would befall. AS a rule l hesitate to
fay such things to people because
they laugh, but believe you are sim
cere in your questions"
Indeed am" she almost whis-
Dered Il shall not laugh. They be-
lieved these things when that old
moon up there was young. l wonder
were they wiser than WEI"
Suddenly she sat up in her chair
and clenched her hands.
I'VE will win-we will win. am
sure of 1t now. My God, why couldn't
have known Semi Dual before!"
Her words were those of soul in
torment, and for the moment she
seemed to, have forgotten my pres