Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-10-17
By J. U. GIESY and J. B. SMITH
Copyright 1.-The Frank A. Munsey Co

And even tltty, IL you need them.'
Kim Lee smiled grimly.
SAY half dozen at first" said
Dual.
The Manchu nodded and rose. Elk
cuse me, until / arrange the NATTER"
he suggested, turned away and walked
to another room, the door of which
was yelled by a bit of golden tapestry.
Dual swung directly to me. "Mr.
Glace went back to the hotel?" he in
quired
"Of course" l responded, sur
prised. Haven't you seen him?"
He shook his head. Il left word
for him to wait until / communicated
with him. After you left discovered
that my own presence was needed in
handling this" He paused and smiled
slightly. Hence the masquerade,
which is not all masquerading. Back
where / was born / am entitled to
dress like this.
But l donned these garments to-
day, and sacrificed my beard and mus
tache that l might appear as an Ori-'
entail to any eyes which yas watching,
and the Prince Abdul did not drive
here from the st. Francis Hotel"
"Mr. Glace didn't want me to come
up here, but something simply drove
me-" l told him..
Again he smiled in quiet under
standing. THAT something was your
fate, and my desire that you do So" he
said slowly.
your desire?" l repeated. Here
he was confirming what / had half
suspected.
Exactly" he continued. "Glace
had told you how l call him at times
by telepathic power. This morning
sent you such message to come on
up here. Instead of calling, l drove,
that is all. wanted you to come here
and tell your story, and begin the
working on the mind of the man who
must help us. You did your part well,
Miss Lucille"
And how will it end? Do you
know?" cried out, leaning toward
him. "Have your stars told you the
end of it all, Mr.. Dual?"
He lifted his gray eyes and gazed
fully into mine. In that gaze it seemed
to me there was knowledge too deep
for words; confidence, purpose,
which darted out and fell over me like
mantle, wrapping me in blind faith
of assurance, which held me from
then to the end.
"Thou shalt gain thy hearts desire,
Lucille" he said very softly, yet so that
each word seemed to sing into my
very soul and find lodgment, and live
and echo long after he had spoken.
BE thou of good courage to the end.'
The golden tapestry lifted from over
the door and Kim Lee came back be.
fore / could speak further. But took
his words to my heart and felt thelp
send a warm glow throughout me.
Surely l knew that Dual would not
speak such words without a full con-
sciousness of their ultimate meaning.
sank back in my chair again and
gave myself up to wondering what
Danny McKabe was thinking about;
and after bit l found myself asking
thinking of me.
/ felt the blood rise in my cheeks.
and the thought was not at all dis
pleasing.
Kim Lee was speaking to Semi
Dual. So far as l could judge from
the expression of the latter's face the
former was detailing to him what
no hoI fnl o,.I Fnr fhn,,
the progress of the matter.
Once or twice, while he spoke, Mr.
Dual nodded as though satisfied with
the things Kim Lee had done. Alb
ruptly at the end he turned and glanc-
ed once more in my direction.
Miss Foote, have you eaten since
breakfast?" he inquired.
l shook my head. To tell the truth
had not even given thought to food
in my desire to gain the help of this
merchant prince of Chinatown.
Dual smiled, in the way had grown
used to. you had BETTER" he ad-
vised. you may need food before
this matter is ended. Unless one
knows how to conserve his strength,
lue Vial lOICeS cUD last.
He spoke to Kim Lee. and felt the
eyes OF the merchant swing to me
quickly and as quickly drop away. AT
the end OF Semi Dual's request, as /
judged it to be, he nodded, rose, and
again disappeared behind the golden
tapestry.
MI Dual took me into his confid.
ence to an extent. Kim Lee has
summoned some of his dependents
men bound to him in one way OF ALI
other. who will do what he says and
ask no questions. You oil the Occident
can know little OF the absolute oLedi
ence which tie serYd..ts or de.. e.idents
of an Oriental will render TO nnA, with
no reason save his We. bal comiAaIld
''It Was u remnant of the old yass-.L
age which used 10 obtain cy>ll in L..
rope in the middle age, We. tn
overload held the right VI the h.G.
justice, the middle and tie low. ~
81, Et,.. \ -.