Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-01

| course. Now he spoke:
Maybe 1t wouldn't be bad notion
I've run onto more'n one party / was
after in such places as that. I was
thinkin' of something the same my.
self, an thought we'd go to the last
In the line an work back. Shall we 20
on?"
Dual shook his head.
mot on-but back. AS said, we
have come too far"
"Too far?" McKabe seemed a bit
puzzled. "How do you know we've
come too far?"
Let us go back and prove it," said
Semi There is no time to ex-
plain"
McKabe frowned slightly and took
the back track.
II guess it's your case," he mum
bled. an hope you know What
you're doing. l don't"
We retraced our steps and once
more / noticed the odd trailing ex-
preston settled over Dual's features.
Lucille glanced back at me as in ques-
ton, and I nodded to her without
words.
We walked on. Behind as heard
Reich speaking to Colonel Mac. Dual
spoke again:
"Stop! This is the place."
We had come to the front of the
building where many lanterns of a
great size swayed in the breeze from
balcony lined with flowers, above a
doorway painted red and lettered with
ideographs of gilt.
McKabe stopped.
"This joint?" he asked. "Well all
right This is the SWEETEST place in the
town. All the big men give their par
ties and banquets here. For man
who's never been here before you're
a good picker, Mr.. Dual"
He grinned slightly and turned TO-
ward the door of the place.
I started to follow after Lucille and
Semi. Reich and Sheldon were behind
me, and Homer burst out into objec-
tions.
This is all piffling nonsense, tell
you! don't want to eat chop suey--
] want to find Lilly. Come on, Shell
don, let's slip this bunch and do some
thing. It's been dinners and tea par
ties ever since we started / can't
see"
l turned back, just as Sheldon se,z-
ed his companion by the arm and. lit
orally ran him up the steps.
II know you can't see, son." he
rumbled, an neither can I. I amt
tryin' to any more. But DuaPs wise
an he told me to stop your tryin' to
kick over the traces, an I'm on the
job Shut up an come on. don't like
tea any better than you do"
The thing was ludicrous, and I
found myself grinning as I resumed
mJ progress after the others.
We came into an entry where was
a counter, modern cash register, and
q Chinese cashier wearing pair OF
very large shell-rimmed glasses. He
nodded us toward a stairs, and we be-
gan to mount.
Above us / heard the climbing feet
of Dual and McKabe and Lucille, and
l ran up after.
AT the top we turned and mounted
yet another flight of stairs and
emerged into a passage before an
arched entrance into a room set out
with Oriental trappings.
We went in and sat down at a
table.
gazed around. Beyond me were
the windows opening onto the balcony
of flowers. Around me were en-
broidered screens and screens of
lacquer with birds and flowers of
ivory carving strewn across them.
Curtains Of bamboo painted and gild-
ed swung from the ceilings.
Teak-wood tables and chairs,
quantity carved, were scattered all
over the room. At far table party
OF Chinese men and women - were
dining.
A waiter came up and took our
order.
Chicken chop suey," said Lucille.
II haven't had any for years-and I'm
hungry"
McKabe smiled.
"You talk like a native daughter,
Miss Foote," he remarked.
Lucille returned his smile and re-
Piled quite frankly:
81 am"
The detective nodded.
"You look it," he told her. and turn
ed to the waiter. Double that 1or
nine, Charlie"
Dual and l and Sheldon ordered
tea, and Reich, after a moment OF in'
decision, ordered noodles.
The waiter smiled and shufrled
away.
McISabe nodded at Lis retreatirg
back.
"lhey're an odd bunch" he observ'
ed.G Now you wouldn't think it, hui
Charlie there is graduate oi tie
University CT California, ard yet he
/. waiter in CHOW shop. lie epca..s
four languages. too-Chinese, Jspa'
nese. English and Spanish. Ee's a
pretty nice chink."
glanced at Dual. How about