Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-12-31

far as am concerned no one Will
ever know what has happened. It's
I who want to place a little conn.,
dence in you now. I am positively
at my wits end, and all over
situation which seems to place you
and me in class by ourselves
sort OF brothers in trouble, you
know" and he told McGill, briefly.
of Isobel, and his search for her.
81 lost them between Lac Balm
and Fort Churchill" he finished.
"The two sledges separated, one
continuing to Churchill, and the
other turning into the South. fol-
lowed the Churchill sledge-and was
wrong. When came back the snow
had covered the other trail"
The little professor stopped sud
denly and squared himself directly
in Philips path.
you don't say!" he gasped. There
was a look of amazement on his
face.
What a wonderfully little world
this la, Phil" he added smiling In
a curious way. What wonder
fully, wonderfully little world It ISL
It's only playground, after all, and
the funny part Of 1t Is that 1t Is not
even large enough to play a game OF
hide-and-seek in, successfully. I've
proved that beyond question. And
here-you-"
"What?" demanded Philip, puzzled
by the others attitude.
well. you see, went first to
Nelson House," said McGill. "and
from there up to the Hudson's Bay
Company's post in the Cochrane
River, hunting for Falkner and this
girl-a man and woman. And at
the Cochrane Post Frenchman told
me that there was a strange man
set off for there. That must have
been just about the time you were
starting, for Churchill, for on the
third day. up | met a sledge that
turned me off the Lac Balm trail to
take up the nearer trail to Chippe-
wayan., With this sledge were the
two who had been at Lac Balm.
SOIUHtl beCheT anu Ills uduBlttI
For a moment Philip could not
speak. He caught the others hand
excitedly.
"You-you found where they were
going?" he asked, when McGill did
not continue.
"Yes We ate dinner together.
and the colonel said they were bound
FOR Nelson House, and that they
would probably go from there to
Winnipeg. l didn't ask which way
they would CO."
From Nelson House 1t would be
the Saskatchewan and LIE Pas trail"
cried Philip. He was looking straight
over the little doctors head. "It
it wasn't for this damnable DeBar-
whom I ought to go after again"
Drop DeBar," interrupted McGill
quietly. Hes got too big start
IF you anyway-so what's the use?
Drop i'm. I dropped whole lot of
things when I came up here"
But the law"
Damn the law!" exploded the doc
tor with unexpected vehemence.
Sometimes think the world
would be just as happy without It."
Their eyes met, sharp and under
standing.
You're a professor in a college"
chuckled Philip, his voice trembling
again with hope and eagerness. "You
ought to know more than do. What
would you do If you were in my
placa?"
"I'd hustle for pair of wings and
fly" replied the little professor
promptly. Good Lord, Phil-if II
was my wife-and hadn't got her
ed her from one end Of the earth
to the other. What's little matter
of duty compared to that girl hustl-
ing toward Winnipeg? Next to my
own little girl at home she's the
prettiest thing I ever laid my eyes
on"
Philip laughed aloud.
Thanks. McGill BY Heaven, I'll
go! When do you start?"
"The dogs are ready, and 80 10
Mrs. William Falkner."
Philip turned about quickly.
"Tll go over and say good-by to
the detachment, and get my pack
,he said over his shoulder. "Ill be
back inside of half an hour"
1t was a slow "Trip down. The
snow was beginning to soften in the
warmth Of the first spring suns by
the time they arrived at Lac Ia
Crosse Two days before they
reached the post at Montreal Lake.
Phillip began to feel the first discom-
! fort OF strange sickness, Of which
he said nothing. But the sharp eyes
| of the doctor detected that some
thing was wrong, and before they
came to Montreal House he REQ
ognized the fever that had begun
to burn in Philips body.
you've set too fast a pace" he