Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-20

Semi. but at the same time he
wants Ms both very badly.
Alice and her baby?" suggested
Connie in a rather indefinite question
Dual shook his head in perfect un.
Outstanding.
Gordon has evidently told you all
about them he returned. smiling,
They are safe. However. | have
reason to think the matter concerns
a-woman in trouble Now you see
my reason for hurryins on"
Comics eyes were wide with inter.
est, her lips were slightly parted
Hurry, yes. hurry she whis'
pered 40 YOU think we will be in
time?'
THAT lies in The future" said Semi.
"Ah, here we are in Leadylle. A
Q lot of Western history as well as
many a fortune was made here. Mrs.
GIace"
He plunged into a series of stories
of the town at which we Were stopped.
and said nothing more of the need Of
his presence at Goldfitld then or later
in The evening.
Immediately after our dinner, how.
ever, be Went 10 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 10 the voicelcss cry for
assistance. which had come to him
from the invisible void OF space.
Time and again | had seen him
mark down those symbols OF his and
from them gain information which led
him 10. strike with unerfing precision
at the root of violence and crime
l have heard many sncer at the as.
troloeical science. | had even done
80 once myself but now | know that
in the hands Of sincere seeker after
knowledge il can unlock both the fu-
iure and the past.
And 50 | len Dual at his work and
led Connie out on the back once more,
where we watched the moon flood
over the mountains ana spoke softly
together in whispers until it was time
10 retire for the night.
Dual's section was already eur.
tanned and dark when We Went in. 81
that we did not see him Once in the
night | woke and looked out, attract
ed by the blue white glare of an elec.
trio are. caught one Of those half
retained sIimpses OF the awakened
sleeper on train
IL was of an area of light flooded
platform and building, of trundling
baggage truck and a man passing in
uniform, with lantern caught over
his Blended arm, its light making IA
blur on his coat. Then came WON.
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 man haWlins
some words of question or direction.
Footsteps ran past outside. The man
with the lantern slipped il of his arm
and raised it. The train tremhled
and the arc-lamp slipped slowly away.
turned and slept again
Yet while slepf others walked, and
immutable Fate woye its web and ma
teral agencies worked 10 prove cor
rect The statements of Dual, and dem.
onstrate once more the verify Of the
things he said
When daylight broke we were run
ming across the arid stretches Of east
ern Utah, where the great ragged
buttes rear their torn and gashed
masses as far as the eye can reach
from The train.
| have never slept soundlY on a
train and rose early, but early as |
was found Semi Dual LAYING his
face in the dressing room when i
went in.
Hello" | greeted Have
good night"
81 was awake al Grand Junction.
he replied.
Did you find out anything from
your astrological figures last night
! questioned,
Dual wiped the water out of his
|, eyes and faced me. Enough 10 pre-
diet that | shall probably interrupt
your honeymoon, he said.
"rhen the matter is serious?'
lighted a cigarette and took 4 deep
puff.
Yes"
what Is it,"
Dual smiled slightly.
"A fly in web,' he made cryptic
answer. IF we don't catch the West.
ern Limited at Salt Lake | shall EN-.
gage a special Finish your toilet for
the present. He slipped into his coat
and left the room
II wee al breakfast that he next
~ 80 %, o matter. After we We're
sea. he drew u yellow envelope
from pocket and extracted a tele
graph .IaRsnu -
Connie AAA W ~ : n = ~
remark This came aboard at Grand
Junction"