Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-06-28
CHAPTER XIII. (contlnued.)


But when telephoned they stated
that Mr.. Billings had not been at the
club since last evening. Some one
who answered the phone thought Mr..
Billings was with his friend, Mr..
Lightnut, in the Kahoka Apartments.
And, of course, knew jolly well he
was not.
AS l turned from the telephone,
something in jenkins expression ar
rested my attention.
"Well?" / said impatiently, for he
has so many devilishly clever inspira-
tions, you know; and, dash it, l like
to encourage him.
Pardon, sir, but don't you think"
Here he looked straight up at the
electrolier and coughed. About Mr..
Billings, sir; was going to suggest
that though he isn't over at the club.
he's somewhere, sir"
Why, dash 1t, l thought that jolly
likely, myself! / said SO.
Yes, SIR" said jenkins darkly.
And Mr.. Billings usually knows
where he is. guess, sir, he's in this
neighborhood-h M!
l Just sat staring at him a minute,
thinking what devilish wonderful
thing intuition is for the lower classes.
by Jove, Jenkins!" l said; then
you think"
Il think Mr.. Billings, sir, might pre-
fer to find himself-h'm! Yes. sir"
jenkins lifted the breakfast tray with
deliberation, removed 1t from the
room and returned, moving about the
furniture and busying himself with an
air of mystery. Dash it, knew he
had up his sleeve some other devilish
clever notion, and so presently
spoke up just to touch him of,
BY Jove!" l remarked.
Yes, sir" Jenkins rested the end
OF the thumb brush on the table and
considered me earnestly. You know.
Mr. Lightnut last night as Mr.. Bill
ings was retiring, he says to me:
Jenkins, Mr.. Lightnut has promised
to go up home with me tomorrow for
the week end There's tenner COM
ing your way II he doesn't forget
about it, He's to go tomorrow, now,
mind you. Jenkins; and it don't mat
ter what comes up. You see that he
goes up tomorrow.
by Jove!" / said as he paused, and
] screwed my monocle tighter and
nodded. II see."
OF course didn't see, but knew
the poor fellow was driving at some
thing, and wanted to give him run.
Exactly, SIR" And he stood wait.
ing. so, shall l pack, sir? You'll
want to take the fourteen express.
suppose?"
BY Jove, 1t was the most amazing
ly, dashed clever guess l ever knew
jenkins to get off! Fact! l knew
that If there was one thing more than
another in all the world that / wanted
to do, 1t was to take that fourteen ex
press. To think OF seeing Frances
again, and today!
left Jenkins to travel by a later
train, and a little after four | was
whirling above Spuyten Duyvil and
looking about the chair-car to see II
there was any one knew. But, by
Jove, there was hardly soul in the
SdI-hOpOuy SASSpl just WohSh, yOt
know, and these filled the whole place
by Jove. she could be spared"
thought, studying young woman wht
stood In the aisle beside me. She wal
rather heavy set-what you might cal
egg-shaped Her face and her heav,
glasses seemed to proclaim mission
in life. and the dowdyish cut of hel
rig and the reckless way 1t was hurleS
on made 1t plain that she was ON tt
the fact that nature had made blum
der in her sex, and she wanted the
world to know she knew.
Il She was talking to the lady imme
diately behind me. At least, | discov
cred after five minutes that she wai
talking. BY Joye. up to that time.
thought she was canyassipg for
book! The other never got IN word