Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-06

see you. Got your message yesterday
mornin.' reckon that feller Bryce
muster headed you off, all right. /
got my first long breath after got
your wire.S Howdy, Glace-an'
reckon this is Missis Glace, amt it?
Dual tipped off the marriage in his
message. hopeI see you well ma'am.
Say-you folks come over to the car,
an I'll get you home pronto. Then
we can talk. Hot, amt it? Hey,
Motto, grab these here bags!"
An intelligent-looking Japanese in
the uniform of chauffeur came for
ward, picked up our cases from where
we had placed them on the platform,
and carried them toward handsome
motor at one end of the station.
The four of us followed his lead,
and, while Colonel Mac held the door,
Dual, Connie, and / climbed into the
tonneau Then the colonel slapped
his hat on his head, lifted his five feet
ten Of bone and muscle aboard, and
spoke to Moto.
LET her out, SON." He sat down.
The car leaped away with dash
of gears. Sheldon turned back % us
with an audible sigh.
ut was sure mighty good of YOU
to git action so quick" he ran on.
"When it happened i said to Alice
an Archie: L amt goin' to fool with
none of these here police or private
detectives. No, sir. There's jest one
fan on this little old ball of dirt as
can put the Indian sign on whoever
done it, an that man is the feller who
put it all over Colonel Mac himself
Homer thought it was kinder
foolish, but / says, I'm runnin' this
thing, my boy an / got busy with
the wires. Then somebody signin'
hisself Bryce wires me you're headin'
this way already, an l could catch
you at Salt Lake if not sooner, an
then j gets your wire from Grand
Junction. / reckon Bryce wised you
= up, eh?"
He wired me to communicate
with YOU" said Semi.
"Eh? Didn't he tell you what had
happened?' Colonel Mac seemed a
good deal surprised.
Bual SnOOK MS nedu.
Well, my-Lord! How'd'je know
then? You wired me not to take any
steps till you got here. How" lie
paused, as though struck by thought
and grim smile twitched the lips
above his fighting chin.
II reckon you don't need to an
swer," he said slowly. 1--WE seen
some of your WORK before this, Mr..
Dual, an mighter known. I'm
mighty glad you're here. Now /
reckon Wen find that girl.'
felt Comics fingers close ON
mine at the words, and knew she had
not missed their meaning. l saw
her eyes resting on the gray-clad fig
ure of the colonel, with it's heavy
gold watch-chain looped across its
brocaded vest. G.
What do you think of him now?"
] whispered in question.
She turned her eyes, and I saw
they were dancing. More than that,
her lips were smiling.
Il like him." she said.
Colonel Mac had lapsed strangely
silent. Presently he drew a caseful
of his tavorite black panetelas from
his pocket and extended it to me.
Smoke, Gordon" he invited, "or
kin he smoke, Mrs. Glace?"
He does whenever he wants to-"
laughed Connie. But / shook my
head. "A little too strong or me,
colonel; Ill stick to cigarettes"
Sheldon chuckled, selected and
lighted one of the slim brown rolls,
and put away the case. Il been
smokin' like chimney for :our days,
an | cribbed this casetul when Allie
wasn't lookin'. She's kickin' about
my smokin' too much, but there wasn't
nothin' else to DO; only send tele-
grams, an | had TO smoke to dope up
what l wanted To say in them"
The car swung in from the street
and stopped at the size of the house
where once ! had called upon Alice
Sheldon in the days before her mar
riage to Parton. The colonel helped
us out and led us up to the wide
porch, where Alice herself waited to
greet us.
So far as | could see she was still
the same brilliant brunette / had not
seen for two years, save that there
was an added matronliness about her
which was rather becoming. She gave
both her hands to Dual, and then
turned to me while | presented Con-
ME.
Il have known your husband for
years. she said, smiling, but we
didn't know of his marriage until we
had Idr. Duals message. i am so
glad to meet you. MI. Glace spoke
Of you many time in the past. This
is my husband" she added as Archie
Parton came forward, and he bowed
over Comics hand.
The introductions completed, Con-
ME and Alice went off to see the Par
ton baby and Sheldon took us men
into the library, to "get action" as
no aaid A q wa 1ntprpds' thti~rnanr a