Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-20

ed it on his tongue, and quite sudden
~ drank the liquor off. "That won't
make me Sleep" he remarked.
"If you think not, suppose you try
fighting it off," said Semi. Now sup
pose we all get what rest we can"
Reich nodded and walked out of the
room. Colonel Mac turned his eyes
from his disappearing figure to Dual.
What did you do to that stuff" he
inquired.
Nothing" declared Semi. u mere
ly fastened his mind on the sleep
thought by material suggestion.
He'll try to fight off sleep and keep his
eyes open till they tire from the strain,
after which he will sleep. It's an old
trick"
Sheldon picked up his flask with
grin.
"A lot of your old tricks are new
ones to me-" he remarked dryly.
"Thats the first time l ever heard Of
putting hombre to sleep-by making
him stay awake. Good night"
The rest of the trip passed without
any moment. Dual sat around and
scribbled on bits of paper now and
then. Sheldon smoked panetelas until
l wondered at his endurance.
Reich slept until the last call for
breakfast, and after that patronized
the buffet little too well. spent my
time between the men. We reached
Salt Lake in due course, and Dual took
a taxi to the Hotel Utah. We regis
tered there and were shown to a suite
of rooms.
1t was 2:S0 p. M, and at once Dual
assumed direction. Hardly had the
page closed the door of our suite be-
hind him than he turned to me.
Gordon, take taxi and go to po-
lice central. Interview the chief or
his representative in his absence. Re-
quest him to send dependable opera
tive to this suite at his earliest con-
yenience, then return to us here"
There was a snap in his words which
spurred me to action. l swung on my
heel and started for the door. caught
picture of Reich staring at Semi in
surprised sort of way, and then /
was outside striding down the green
carpeted hall toward the bank of ele-
vator cages. l had a mission to per-
form. Vaguely I realized that at last
Dual had played a card in the game.
l caught a cab outside the hotel en-
trance and directed the driver to get
me to police headquarters quickly. 1t
wasn't far, and two minutes saw us
drawing up before squat two-story
stucco structure, within whose hall l
caught glimpse of khaki clad forms.
l climbed out, told the chauffeur to
wait, and went in, preferring my re-
quest for the chief of the sergeant be-
hind the desk. l had no difficulty at
all. The sergeant called patrolman
and directed him to take me to the
chiefs office. He in turn led me down
the hall to a lettered door and raped,
swung the door open, and left me
standing in the presence of the man
sought.
Chief Brant sat in a large room,
furnished with desk, a leather couch,
several chairs, rug, and a cuspidor.
He raised his face crowned with heavy
hair and trimmed with an iron-gray
mustache, and silently gazed in my di-
rection as advanced, then waved me
to chair, and continued to stare.
lost no time in making myself
known and explaining my mission.
Brant listened until / was done and
then nodded. 81 shall be glad to help
you, if l can," he said. GAS it hap
pens, there has been a good deal OF
this sort of thing going on here of late,
and l think can get you the sort of
assistance you're needing. I'll send
you up detective as soon as can get
| the person l want. Was there any
| thing else?"
mo, that was ALL" / answered, ris
| ing. shook hands and left with a feel.
ing of satisfaction. Outside / found
my cab and returned to the hotel. AT
last it seemed that we were about TO
Get to work.
Dual and Sheldon were each read
ing papers. Reich was standing at a
window staring out into the street and
| drumming on the pane above his head.
He whired around at my entrance.
"Well, did you get your bull?" he in
| quired.
nodded more at Duals eyes above
| his paper than to Reich
The latter snorted. II could have
done that much three days ago, If
| Sheldon had let me come up here" he
sneered with impatience "Thats just
ihice days wasted, and God knows
what's happened to the kid in three
lays Where's the tee you were to
| getw
Coming up" said /.
"Still in the future" he growled.
"Oh, this business makes me sick!
it-wait-wait! We haven't all the
t:mo there is, have we? Pm tired OF
waiting" He turned to Semi. Cant
%e do something, Dual?"
"Wait for the detective" said Semi.
Il Paioh thraw himcelf into a chair