Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

ance? / am stopping at the Queens
Hotel-the clerk there can vouch for
me. Mr.. Bryant has had terrible
experience, and, moreover, his clothes
are wet through" u
The chief hesitated for a minute or
two.
GLOW much bail do you require"
asked Orville in voice which indicat-
ed he was accustomed to getting his
own way. 81 happen to have three
hundred pounds with me-"
The chief turned back toward his
desk.
81 suppose it will be all right" he
said.
Later, in the Queens Hotel, Evan
tried to express his gratitude.
Orville made light of the matter.
"Put on those dry clothes," he said,
"and forget everything for tonight.
/ believe that you have heard the last
of the affairs of Trelowsky."
Evan turned sharply to his new ac-
quaintance.
"Why did you say that? You think
the police will do nothing?"
at is hardly likely they can find
the house from such vague descrip-
tion as yours. By the way, there is
nothing else that you remember now
that you did not tell the police?"
E..... ~ ;pctapt
But his instructive worship of Ire
lowsky and his feeling that the advent
of that first visitor might not look
well for him held him silent. In any
case, he could not possibly see how the
knowledge of it would help to find the
house where Trelowsky had been kill
ed.
81 have told everything" he said.
For some reason Orville breathed a
sigh of relief. He rose quickly and
laughed in his pleasant, light-hearted
way.
"Come, then," tell me about your
self"
This was difficult thing, ordinar-
lily, for Evan to do But Orville show
ed himself genuinely interested in all
that pertained to the young musician,
and professed to be devoted follower
of the arts, especially music. Evan
found it extremely easy to discuss his
ambitions with William Orville.
| When they had talked for an hour
Orville suddenly reused himself, blam-
ling his wretched lack of consideration
for others in that he had not arranged
for Evans room. But he declared
that talk about Evans life and ambi-
tions had driven everything else tenn
porarily from his mind. He left the
room to go downstairs and see the
clerk about it.
1t seemed to Evan that he had been
absent less than five minutes when he
returned.
1T looks as if we were going to
have very little rest tonight" he said
in a rather nervous tone. "The chief
of police has just sent messenger
here, asking that we leave at once for
London. There is a midnight train
which we can catch if we hurry"
"To London-why do they want US
to go there?"
81 suppose they believe them urder-
. gone there, and they want you
: to be on hand to identify him when
caught" replied Orville. His tongue
made an odd little clicking sound as
, he talked.
at is too bad" he added.
81 do not mind," said Evan, stand
, ing up; 81 could not sleep tonight,
: anyway; l would rather be back in
London"
, -Oville pressed his hand. Il un-
derstand how you feel"
, In a few minutes they were on
board the train bound for London. In
spite of Evans terrible experience, he
slept during most of the ride and glad
ly tumbled into bed engaged (,(, ardo
ly tumbled into the bed engaged for
him at the Portman.
IL was Iooii VI liie loiloWiiB uay,
in fact, before he awoke. Orville was
in his room, and Immediately made
t his presence known by CHEEKY good
t morning"
"Come," he said, "tell me what you
/ would like for breakfast; the waiter
| shall bring it while you dress. have
great idea, and want to communi-
, cate it to you at once"
He rang the bell and made rapid
note of Evans preferences.
"This," he went on happily, sis
my great idea. AS l told you, / am
pasionately devoted to music. l am
lonely-my dear wife died some yeras
, ago: | have two darling little sons