Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-08-08
heels of the detective along IN.


Sheldon and Reich walking with a
long stride. his head thrust slightly
forward, his eyes never, as believe.
loosing sight of the shutting figure Of
McKabe.
The woman went straight on. So
| far as her actions showed she was
without suspicion of the man who
dogged her footsteps, but at that
she observed the axiom, that the
longest way round is the safest way
homeAe
She walked slowly up Grant toward
Clay, passed that and continued to
Sacramento, swung UP that partially
darkened thoroughfare toward Stock
ton, and 80 brought McKabe to q
pause. He was waiting as we came
up.
She's foxy" he muttered. Il
don't believe she's on to my follow,
but she knows somethin' could hap
| pen, so she leads us clean out OF the
town an ducks west along here.
You can glimpse her around the cor
ner, an IL we was to start after, shed
spot us too quick. You folks wait here
for a while an then come round in
| a body. Now I'm goin' ahead, reck-
on"
He broke off and peered up the
street in the direction Greek Annie
had taken, looked back and nodded
and was gone. We stood huddled to-
gether and waited, and presently we,
too, were off again on the trail.
Two-thirds through the block we
could see a shadosly figure trotting
forward in slouching gait. We
Quickened our own pace tO.keep it in
sight. We forged up the slope at
something like dog-trot. Luciles
hand struck against mine and / took
it into my fingers.
She gripped mine in turn and we
ran on. l glowed as we ran. This was
something like. At last we were on
the track of something. And l smiled
as / asked myself if ever there was a
hunt just like this. Literally we ran
in a pack to the chase.
McKabe's figure slid around the cor
ner of Stockton, going north, and as
we followed it sank back out of sight.
We slowed and went forward boldly,
waiting for his temperance. Midway
of the block he stepped from door
way.
Hurry up" he painted. "She
stopped on the corner and ducked."
He set off running, darted around on
to Clay going east, and ran forward,
with us at his heels.
Thus it came that at the corner of
Grant when we had completely circled
the block, and McKabe started to
cross and continue along Clay still
east, Reich once more attempted in
terference.
where are you going" he snap
ped, springing forward and laying
hand on McKabe's arm.'What are you
going down there for. She went up
this street. l saw her."
He waved a hand along Grant.
McKabe shook off his hand. mot
much you didn't" he retorted. "She
went straight down Clay here, toward
Kearny. You mind your own bust
ness and don't try to teach me my own
tricks"
I'm not trying to teach you a
thing" Reich persisted. II tell you
the woman went the other way. You
just didn't happen to see her. Come
on. Don't stand here talking about it
or she'll slip away"
That's right, too." said McKabe.
"Mr Sheldon. call off your cub here.
he's foggin' the game"
aNo ohood ha ody;cod Cbo1.
don, stepping up beside Homer. "Cut
it out, son, can't you?"
But Reich appeared to have thrown
discretion to the winds. "Oh, you
fools, you FOOLS" he stormed wildly.
Had the game in your hands and lost
it. All right, go your own way if you
want to. I'm done. / quit. From now
on l so it alone"
Before Sheldon could lift hand he
had turned and ran along Grant in the
direction he alleged Greek Annie had
taken.
For one instant the colonel stood as
If frozen to the pavement, then with
a wordless below, turned and bolted
after the flying figure, at most sur
prising pace for one of his age.
Not until then did Semi Dual
sneak, and his words were but di-
rection.
go on now, Mr.. McKabe."
McKabe shook his head.
"If we can," he suggested. ANY
way, she went down this way. Let's
try to follow. / reckon she hit
through the square, here. Well. come
on"
We set off down the street, and mid
way Of the square the buildings on our
left fell away and showed the dark
blot of shrub aisd bush grows little
park. checkered by light and shadow
from the street lights.
Portsmouth Square," said Nc
Kabe, turning across the pavement In
its direction. "I've hunch she struck
through here, because i had her in
plain sight till that feller butted in,
an when I turned around she was