Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-09-27

| Not until then did Semi Dual
speak, and his words were but a d.
| rection.
go on now, Mr. McKabe."
McKabe shook his head.
IF we can" he suggested. ANY
way. she went down this way. Let's
try to follow. / reckon she hit
through the square, here. Well, come
on"
We set off down the street. and mid
way of the square the buildings on our
left fell away and showed the dark
blot of a shrub ard bush grown little
park, checkered by light and shadow
from the street lights.
| Portsmouth Square," said Nc.
Kabe, turning across the pavement II
it's direction. 1--WE bunch she struck
through here, because l had her in
| plain sight till that Teller butted In.
an when l turned around she was
gone. She either cut across the
| square or along this street here" He
| indicated narrow thorOughfare
which bounded the parking on tbs
west.
"Now I tell you," he went on.
"You, Mr.. Dual, go along this street
straight through to the next onA
Miss Foote, you take Glace and take
stroll through the square, an III
run down to the foot of the street
and go around to the upper corner an
meet Dual That's the best can think
of. Well all meet at that place. All
right"
He started off down the street, and
Dual, without comment, began to
walk along the alleylike course of the
street to the west. Lucille and plum
ged into the shadows of the little
park and threaded its paths, slowly
scanning every bench and seat as we
went.
1t was growing late, and the fog
had evidently driven the loungers to
cover. We found the place deserted
as we walked through its length and
breadth.
We passed the spot where powered
in trees stands the monument to Ste
venson, with its little bronze ship in
full sail. Lucille waved her hand to-
ward it. There" said she, was an
other man, in many ways like your
friend Semi Dual, think"
We moved up the path from the
monument toward the northwest cor
ner of the square.
do you think she suspected?" /
asked.
Lucille shook her head. II hardly
think so. Why should she? We are
here pretty close on her heels. don't
think she'd expect us this soon. They
tried to steer us off to Seattle in Salt
Lake, as you saw.
THAT Greek, Paulos, is her hus-
Dand, and he may have wired her
about us, probably did; but as We
left Salt Lake on the Portland and
Seattle train, and Mr.. Dual bought
tickets straight through and changed
them at Ogden, as you know, he prob
ably thinks that we went there, unless
he had spy at Ogden, and l didn't
notice any.
mo, ! believe she thinks herself
safe yet, but she is going home by
roundabout way as a matter Of prin-
ciple. These people, like foxes,
rarely run straight to cover. They
double"
IF only she'd double back this
way" l remarked in rather rueful
tones. Il wonder if Sheldon caught
up with Reich?"
From the rate at which he started
he should have" Miss Foote re-
joined.
We could see Dual's figure standing
at the corner, from where we were,
and FASTENED forward to join him.
Yet, before we had recovered the
ground, McKabe shuffled up, spoke to
Semi, and went on west along the
street.
A moment later we came up, and
addressed Dual.
mot a trace, Semi"
He smiled slightly.
Probably not" he returned. INC
Kabe just followed her off. She pas
sed on the other side a moment ago,
anu, JuoI dltcl, Jul 6uiuS SohO eAN1o'
We had better follow
Then she did double back!" ex-
claimed.
Lucille nodded.
"Kismet," she said. ut - fate. To
call it luck would be an insult to the
goddess of chance. Now feel sure we
will win out yet. She's probably run
ming to cover right now"
We moved up the street in the wake
of McKabe, whom We could see at
times, lodging back and forth through
the scattered pedestrians on the pave
ment.
Dual, still silent and interpretive.
walked beside us as we mounted the
hill toward the street we had first ira
versed this evening.
Greek Annie, whatever her destina-
ton might be, had led us around sew
eral city squares and then turned and
back tracked toward her objective
point.
/ agreed with Miss Foote that 1t
seemed as though her fate must have
driven her back into our hands after