Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-01-03

gun of mine in that drawer last
night"
"Nor today?"
"No-wait! When l was leaving
this morning, going out, felt some
thing was lacking, and felt uncon-
sciously for my gun. Then I remem-
bered. I had the same feeling last
night when started out for supper"
"Who was here this morning?"
"My Jap-Kodani."
"He Is under suspicion then. II he
saw you reach for your gun, he might
look for it after you were gone. Find
ing it, he might have fired it."
ITO make me appear the murderer?
But who was to find"
A knock at the door interrupted me-.
"Come in," called; and Marcus en-
tered
"Let me see your revolver, Gilmore"
he said.
Without word pulled 1t from the
holster and passed it to him. He emp
tied 1t, glanced at the cartridges, in
serted the tip Of his finger in the muz-
zle, glanced at its cleanliness, then
laughed. "Read that" he said, tossing
me note, "and you'll get me-"
Look at John Gilmore's revolver
for evidence in st. Dunstan murder.
The words were typed on a sheet of
paper. There was no signature.
1.-THE jokes on me-" continued Mar
Gus, reloading the weapon. II guessed
1t might be some newspaper fooling,
but I'm taking no chances"
II suppose If you'd found an empty
shell there, the joke would have been
on me-" remarked dryly. "How did
this get to you?"
Mailed to detective department.
Here's the envelope. Want it?"
81 sure do. don't like jokes of this
character"
Don't blame me-" laughed Marcus.
'Tm the goat, wasting my time on 1t.
You might offer me a drink"
EXCUSE me. Holme has his elbow
on it. Help yourself, sergeant" l
tried to make my voice sound natural,
and Holme, who sat petrified, gave
symptoms of life, passing Marcus a
glass and bottle.
Anything new, sergeant? he asked.
mot thing, lad or 1 wouldn't be
chasing down fool notes." he replied.
Here's gesundheit!" He tossed off a
drink. "Thanks, Gilmore; I'm on my
way" and he left us.
Holme and I looked at each other,
our mouths hanging open. "Whew!"
he gasped. "That was close shave!"
l shivered. "If he'd arrived five
minutes sooner, I'd be going back to
quod with him now," I exclaimed
"Could it be that rat, Kodani, has a
grudge?"
mo. If he's in it, he's only a cog in
the mechanism. But watch him, Gil.
He may try it again"
I handed Holme my gun. Take this
this with you," said. 'Tm through
with it, and don't want it around
tempting folks"
He slowed it away in coat pocket.
II suppose you'll get back in the
Eame with the Sentinel now" he said,
and there was trace of disappoint-
ment in his tones.
"No, won't!" cried sharply. "Tm
through. may be mixed up in this
murder as principal or witness, but
not as reporter Make no mistake
about that, Holme."
He was at the door. "Then I'll get
busy" he said cheerfully. Il will keep
In touch with you if may?"
Certainly. AS 1 told Edwards, I'll
help. Make my place your own"
With the closing of the door behind
Holme, I pushed the problem out of
my mind. 1t was not to interfere with
the sense of freedom that had come
to me with my resignation. For the
first time in eighteen years might
plan what l cared to do not what
had to do. Why, could dinner any
where pleased and take all the time
/ wanted at it! That pleasure should
have tonight, real dinner, then the
theater afterward.
Could / scare up some one to share
with me this unaccustomed treat?
Someone to enhance the pleasure?
Preferably a woman-naturally.
wasn't forty-year-old bachelor
through hatred of women, but lack of
opportunity. You don't meet many
of the right kind after newspaper
hours wanted really:truly girl to
take to dinner-and didn't know any.
l rang for Kodani TO get out my dress
suit and stood in the window running
over the names of every female l
knew, rejecting them one after anoth.
er as companions of my coming-out
party.
There were two vessels making out
the Golden Gate in the late afternoon
sun. One in tow, was the Swedish
schooner Ulrika; the other l did not
know. She was evidently yacht--a
large steamer with two tunnels paint
ed white. | reached for my glasses.
but she was too far for me to catch
the colors at her stern, and she dis
appeared in moment behind the in
tervening brow of Russian Hill.
rang again for Kodani.