Charlevoix county herald., 1919-01-17
. Shared
BY J. U. GlEsY q j. 3. SMITH
Authors OF Semi-Dual Stories
COPYRIGHT.
The Frank A. Munsey Co.


'And now the man who brought the
report from the warehouse" said
Semi.
Kim Lee in person summoned the
man. To him the message was given,
with directions for its sending for
ward.
~ He stuffed it inside his blouse and
Meparted. l looked at my watch. 1t
was seven o'clock.
Dual drew the balance of the paper
had been using to him and began
tearing it into little, irregular bits. A
pile of the stuff grew before him. He
swept it up and stuffed it into some
inner pockets of his robes. His eyes
met mine and he smiled.
do you see it now. friend Cor
dom" he inquired.
Il see it," responded. at is like
all the other things / have known you
do-plain enough in the end. Yet I
lcan imagine that Connel will be vastly
= puzzled. Will he agree?"
"He will agree" said Semi Dual.
He will remember last night and he
will want to save McKabe. He will
agree"
He gathered last bit of paper from
the floor where it had fallen.
kim Lee" he went on. 1T has
been a great pleasure to meet you. On
that Karmic debt which was yours, SO
much has depended-the life of man
the love of woman-the bringing
OF justice to the guilty. Truly it is
written that no man lives to himself
alone. The destiny of each is inter-
woven with the destiny of the whole.
soon the account against you will
have been discharged. For those
others who shall gain from it thank
you-for the rest l leave your own
soul to repay by the knowledge of
good deed DONE"
He thrust hand once more into his
robe and drew out heavy purse.
But for those who have run and
returned, divide this among them, as
have rewarded their fellows"
He laid the purse on the table and
leaned back.
"You are a prince indeed, of
iprincely action, o, Abdul" said the
merchant. I'm all things l shall obey
your counsel, and ask only that you
call me friend"
%, Friend and brother" Semi re-
sponded.
He lifted his arm and extended his
palm. The two men clasped hands.
Silence came down on the room
where we waited. One by one the min
utes dragged by. ten, fifteen, twenty
twenty-five.
Kim Lees man came with Conneps
answer. 1t was:
"On the job
smiled.
Thirty minutes, forty-five.
There came the sound of footsteps
from the little ante-chamber, hurried
rap, and the door swung open. A man
sprang in and began speaking even as
he entered, in hurried gasps.
He paused. Semi Dual rose from
his chair. He spoke to the man. The
fellow turned and ran out, and Semi
addressed Kim Lee.
Call now the hawk-eyed man, my
brother, and bid him do as was agreed
between US"
Kim Lee crossed and babe the giant
, I had seen as / entered, come in. He
4 came, all, saturnine, impressive. Kim
Lee spoke to him shortly. He waved
Va hand to Dual and to me.
The man he addressed bowed his
head in understanding and acceptance.
Dual was holding a weapon out to
me. / took il and covered it in my
hand as I dropped it to a pocket in
my baggy pantaloons. Kim Lee was
still standing az we three moved to
ward the door.
Dual gripped his hand, and l fol-
lowed. Behind us stalked the great
bulk OF the hawk-eyed man.
So we passed out and down the
stairs TO the street-three men who
wore the garb of the Eastern people,
and walked slowly. and without ap-
parent haste.