Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-07-18
The Web
of DESTINY
BY ]. U. GiESY & J. 3. SMITH
Authors OF Semi.DuaI Stories
Copyright,
The Frank A. Munsey Co.
The Frank A, Munsey Co.

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",ir. Reich told YOU that my meth
eds were peculiar and unlike those o.
the police They embrace the use OF
forces not recognized by even the bulk
Of mankind vet in this case they have
succeeded II | tell YOU that the rea'
son seemingly waited and did moth
ms was that hsd read your mind and
knew you guilty. and used you TO
guide me to your victim, even while
YOU tried to mislead me. You Will
doubtless sheer. but | shall allow the
result to constitute the proof and ex
plain nv acts
shortly after ! met You in Gold
field perceived the true character OF
your nature Thereafter | used Won 10
your own undoins To read a mans
mind it is first necessary to fasten it
firmly on the thing it wants TO CON
ceal That did bv speaking and act
Ing in a manner which destroyed Your
mental quiet and kept YOU in state
Of uncertainty as TO my meaning and
actions For the rest il was merely
necessary TO wait, while YOU betrayed
yourself
Reich laughed with n sheer
"And you base your accusation on
that last what do yon accuse me Of,
too? You haven't said
a accuse you" said Semi. "of being
an aesdcia If TIE white slave people.
and spcci cally Of haring bctal ed
Mis- Law IN mo their hanGH"
ION that cYidence? Mind rQadiAe7
What is tha-a joke?"
"Oh, no." said Semi Dual q was
merely explaining how | worked So
that you would understand. AT the
same time ! am aware that such cyl.
dence would be worthless at law.
Therefore / obtained more substantial
facts TO support my complaint.
"First, let ne call your attention to
the fact that before | arrived in Gold.
field you sent several messages TO Salt
Lake one of them was addressed TO
Mrs Annie Paul ! saw that message,
and it was SO worted that it might be
either request for information about
Miss LaWton or warning to the ones
who held her
Further. there is only the differ.
snce OF two lotters-'o' and 's'--be.
tween the address Of the telegram You
sent and MIS- Annie Paulos, now
under arrest That YOU really filed
the message is proven by the fact that
; It was in your handwriting IS shown
by another sample of your chilography
upon the back Of photograph Of your.
self found in Miss Iawton's room.
Also, while at Golotied, you re-
Ceiyed d letter, mjssent from Denver.
the envelope of which contained re-
turn postoffice box number in the
Denver office As you remember, !
saw that letter. and noted the mum.
Der Of the box
"Wnen ] reached Salt Lake | wired
Mr.. Glace's partner--a man by the
name Of Bry ce-asking him to ascer-
tain the name of the party holding
that Denver box and later ! wired
him from Winnemucca to send his ans.
wer here.
"Now Mr. Reich, you claim to have
loved Miss l.awton, and admitted that
YOU had offered her maria ee Let
me read Mr., Bryce's reply to my mes
rage which you saw me receive a few
moments ago"
He drew the telegram from his
pocket and read:
p o. Box No. 49,. Denver. held by
Mrs Ada Richmond, wife Of Harold
Richmond, alias Homer Richmond.
alias Homer Reichman, Disappeared
from Denver some twQ-months ago. Al.
legged destination Salt Lake. Present
name under which he Is operating TN.
known. Homer Keich----quite prob.
ably correct,
"Mr. Reich, YOU are a married man
and incapable OF offering honorable
marriage 10 any Otnef woman. NOW
20 proceed When we reached Salt
Lake YOU made an excuse Of mpa.
tience Of my methods and arranged
meeting between Mr.. Glace. Colonel
sheldon. and myself. and Creek
named Paulos and his friend Her.
mostypo. Both Of them were sus.
pected Of being white slave agents and
one we now know was the husband OF
Annie Paulos who brought the girl TO
San Francisco
"In very tlimsy story they posed az
detectives, and told us the girl had
gone to Seattle. which information you
sought to enforce by YOUR remarks.
! allowed you IL think ! was deceived