Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-06-07

thing Is wrongs"
ooh. mol" said Dayton lightly
II don't fancy it's anything OF i'm
portance, only when we went up just
now the professor was not in their
suite, and Miss Evelyn was bit wor
ried. He went on with one of his
guides this evening to see some other
chap about something, and he hasn't
! got back. ! dare say he'll turn up
after bit, but told Evelyn I'D In.
quire and have a look about. Thought
he might have looked In here II he'd
come In lately"
Laredo smiled.
1 mo. Senior Glace an l have been
here since you left We have seen no
one. But there Is no cause for alarm,
! would imagine"
no." said Dayton. ut Just seems
bit funny he'd stay out with those
guide chaps till this hour of the night.
II you see him tell him his daughter
Is worried about him."
He nodded shortly to Laredo and
myself and walked of.
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down several balls. got couple,
and he missed completely on his Sec
ond turn. He came back on the next
round, however. and scored neatly.
said I'd had enough. Declining
an invitation at the bar. went out
and assembled to our suite.
entered to find Connie and Dual
both sitting in the parlor, and she
opened on me at once: II was just
considering the ACCESSIBILITY of asking
Mr.. Dual to go down and see IL this
running away from your bride had
grown to be habit"
laughed.
Il wasn't lost; l was playing pool.
| II Dual had come down 1t would have
been an epidemic. There was one man
inQuiring for missing guest just ne
fore | came up"
"A missing guest?" Connie re-
peated.
"Not present at roll-call." l retort.
ed. Professor Matthias Wingarde's
daughter says her father hasn't come
In. Shocking hours for an old man.
even II he is an archeologist, Ell?
She's set a young chap named Day
ton on to the old boys trail"
Matthias Wingarde?" said Dual.
"Yes," nodded. Know him."
81 know of him." said Semi. He
drew small pad OF paper from a
pocket and began to write rapidly.
"But where has he gomez" Queried
Connie with a womans curiosity in
such matters. HE hasn't wandered
of or gotten lost, has he? Is he old
or childish"
81 don't know" returned as I took
a chair. IL never saw him or heard
of him before. was playing pool
with an ancient Aztec, when Dayton
inquired for the professor"
can Aztec?" said Dual quickly.
"Not really" / responded. "Mexi-
can chap named Laredo. who said he
had Aztec blood in him from away
back" I went on and told what had
happened.
Dual made no comment. He con-
tinued with his writing on the pad.
He seemed to be putting down figures
In column and adding them up. For
an instant I felt strange.
l had seen him do things like that
before at the beginning of one of his
odd adventures.
He would take a name, write 1t
down. put figure for each letter, and
add them up, calculate bit and calm
ly announce that something would or
had happened. He called it the as
trology of letters and numbers, and 1t
gave results in his hands, as | knew.
Nov watched him in silence. BY
and by it grew oppressive. turned
to Connie. II thought you were going
to bed" remarked.
81 was, but Mr.. Dual and / got to
talking. think ! will now"
+ wait a moment" Semi begged.
We both turned toward him. He
finished his work with the paper and
pencil, put the pad away and sat
staring across the roof for time.
Rather. would suggest that you
change your clothing for something
free of restraint. yet warm enough to
avoid feeling chill in the night" ne
went on.
Something gripped me by the
throat. Dual" / began. "What-
Because" he continued In voice
of subdued sorrow. there is WON.
an in this house tonight who will
need the support of a woman. Know.
ing you as ! do, Mrs. Glace, know
you will go to her comfort and sup
port"
He turned his strange, calm eyes in
my direction. Gordon" said he,
Miss Wingarde has suffered the loss
OF her father. The professor when
found, will be dead!"
CHAPTER II.
The Eye Of QuetzaI.