Charlevoix county herald., 1918-12-06
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BY J. u. cIEsY & J. q. SMITH
Authors OF Semi-Dual Stories
Copyright,
The Frank A. Munsey Co.
CHAPTER I.
Colonel Sheldon Is JubiIant.

Il
Semi Dual, Sheldon and myself left the
Hall of Justice, taking with us Lily
tLawton, whom Dual had freed from
the web of peril in which her false
lover. Homer Reich, and Greek Annie,
his confederate, had ensnared her, the
majority Of us felt that the incident
was closed and the two white slave
agents destined to well merited fate.
Those of you who have followed the
history of that adventure will admit
that we had certainly scored against
the organized band of social vampires
who prey upon the youth and virtue
OF their country's womanhood. Reich,
who had won her trust and her prom
ise to wed him while acting as white
slave scout, and the woman, wife of
Greek member of the organization
who had helped in the girls capture.
we left in charge of the police when
we started back to our suite at the st.
Francis. With us we took the assur-
ance that the Greek accomplices in
Salt Lake would be arrested as soon
as the wires could carry the order.
All in all, it was a remarkable vic
tory which Dual had scored against
subtle foe. AS Colonel Mac Sheldon
put it:
II reckon we put a kink in that
bunch of jaspers this time. My hats
off to Semi Dual"
And those of you who have followed
the stories of the strange man which
], Gordon Glace, have tried to set
down from time to time will know Of
whom he spoke.
You will recognize the name as that
OF that super-soul who moved other
souls of men and women like pawns
ON the chess board of life-who sought
from time to time to unravel some Of
the miserable tangles into which those
lesser souls had snarled their skeins
Of life.
The man who studied and used the
higher forces of the universal laws, as
those lesser men about him used the
simpler implements of material forces,
and who did all this with smile that
destiny made of him means to
noble end.
And it was Semi Dual who, when
old Colonel Sheldon, of Goldfield, APP
pealed to him for aid, had engaged in
a battle of wits with the organization
which had stolen his pale-faced girl
who now sat opposite me in the taxi,
her head resting on the shoulder of
Lucille Foote.
Lucille, as you know, was the agent
OF the police who, in helping Dual to
see justice performed, had won her
own vengeance against the man Reich
and Reich, three years before, had
done her sister to her death.
Oh, 1t was triumph for right had
seen that night! And Dual was the
high priest of right, always.
The taxi took us back to the hotel
where we had engaged our suite such
a few crowded hours ago. 1t hardly
seemed possible that this was the
same night in the evening Of which we
had registered at the yellow marble
desk and gone forth without delay
to free a threatened soul. We went
up to the rooms and / think we all
breathed a sigh of relief as we reached
them.
Lily Lawton turned to Semi then
and would have spoken save that he
waved Lucille to take the girl to their
room.
Tomorrow, Miss Lawton," he said
not unkindly. "Wait until little OF
the strain has passed-for tonight
yhA otnh hn
sparrows and feeds them. Good
night"
"Just the same" erupted Sheldon,
when the door was closed behind Luz
cile and the girl, there amt no
strings on my expressin' my opinion,
an. reckon this is our night to howl.
For downright pure quill queerness,
this last thing puts it all over any
thing I ever heard of. / amt takin'
nuthin' of credit from that Power you
speak Of, Mr.. Dual, but I'm addin' that
you played some hand, sir-some hand
you won all the bets that was down.
Yes sir, this is our night to how'll"
There will follow day, which is
almost dawning," said Semi. Il shall
sleep despite your bowling, my
friend A slight smile flickered across
his lips.
Colonel Mac and went to our room
and he kept on talking till told him
to keep still. 1t had been pretty
strenuous night as / viewed it, and.
like Semi, wanted to rest.
Yet In the morning he took up his
sleep interrupted EXPLANATIONS, like
photographic record half played
through. In fact, an air of congratu-
1atory excitement pervaded our little
party when we gathered in the parlor
of the suite, where waiter was
spreading a table by Dual's direction.
Lucille was fresh, smiling, with an
expression of calm triumph in her
deep brown eyes, unlike that vague
unrest which had excited my interest
In the days since I had known her.
She impressed me as one awaking
from q dream of things past and open
ing eyes upon brighter future as she
sat by the window, looking out at the
already busy street.
II was one of those golden morn