Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-18
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! BY ]. u. ClESY & ]. B. SMITH
Authors Of Semi Dual Stories I
Copyright.
The Frank A. Munsey Co. z
The Frank A. Mnnsey Co.

'~TTVSTrss'''.s S:SNs'sS.s.".Ss
In my earlier accounts of on
friendship | have told of his wonder
I't exploits in bringing wronodoer
TO insIice and freeing the innocen
from suspicion and / have described
his use OF the higher universal laws
the so-ealled occult powers, in bring
ing This about
The man was an ardent student o
astfoloey, telepathy, chirography. psy
ehomely, and The higher psychoog,
o. lite on purely scientific plane.
! think he knew more Of such sub
1ecis Than any man have ever met.
Il was ms canny ability 10 unveil the
lflIlh from mass Of misleading seem
Ing which first made them dub him
The occult detector" in the city where
We both lived.
Wherever he went he seemed al.
ways 10 be drawn into tancles OF hui.
man affairs, which his wonderfully
sympathetic nature made him seek 10
ungayel. He was the most alluis-
Ilrally sympathetic soul / have ever
known.
And il was this readiness 10 helm
which had left Connie waiting AT the
Eolaiield home OF Colonel Macedonia.
hue Sheldon. while sheldon and Semi
ana went on 10 san Francisco 10
save The life and welfare Of two
Nomed befo we y IRE done.
Our orGital des naicl. wien we
became lnal's sue Is f1r Il hone :
moon Zip Immediately after our wei
ding, had been The hoFae Of his mining
partner, John Cnrzon in Golifield,
and il was here we returned after The
San Francisco matter was ended.
Dual spent several days looking over
Tie properties he and Cufzon owned,
and then quite without warning sue.
eested a stop al the Grand Canon ON
our way back home.
We were sitting ON The yeranda OF
Cnrzon 3 home when he brought no
the matter
Mrs. Glace.' he said 20 Connie.
with faint smile on his firm lips and
lighting his gray eyes, "ths has been
sadly irregular honeymoon for a lit. /
Tie new bride. fear As your host.
| should like 10 atone in a measure for
taking Gordon away from you as cir |
enmstances compelled me to do. How |
would You like to return by way of
The Canon OF the Colorado? II is one /
OF the Great Builders masterpieces
you know
Comics eyes began to shine in an.
ticination
How would like III" she cried
IN tone which was an answer. Il
should love it. | have always wanted
to see It, But, Mr. Dual, you are
a sort OF fairy godfather, it seems
All one has TO do is to wish for a
hing and You produce it. | fear you
are too kind"
Dual smiled. "Then IL Is settled.
lhlnk ! have sensed your wish, Mrs.
lilace. But do not trouble about tbe
matter Kindness is one of the few
hines which gives pleasure both to
ne recipient and to the giver."
IL was a reply typical of our mas.
erful friend. He had way of offer.
ne something and taking your breath
ne next minute, by making you feel
nat you gave him a pleasure com.
nensurate with your own in accent.
ne.
Such then was the apparently sim. ,
Ne manner in which we came tn ,
rrlye on the scene OF l.e Wingarde ,
nair and become involved In thu
'fies oil rapid events which reyolyed q
bout The strange little Aztec idol NJ I
uet2al as about pivot. But I am +
ire that not even Semi himself sus. v
'cted AT the time that he was once O
ore to be called upon TO applv his
'euliar gifts to the solution of b
oplehi pi human passions when he "
ade the suggestion. II
In fact. If he had am sure there a
,nld be far different story to tell 2
ont the whole affair. u
We left Goldfield and went BY n
Ilnuabollt way To reach the great :"
irist hotel on the lip of the gorge -
restless Colorado his dug for It's ~
" 10 the sea.
wholly like other siphlseers. we ~
wed and registered and were
'wn to suite of three rooms, with ~
common sitting Groom between Two :,
l-rooms. And like others, We went ",
The next day and viewed the won. hi