Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-05-30

he means it. He says a person has
to account for every thought and
word as well as every action"
"Goodness!" said Connie. 'Do
you suppose that's so?"
Il hope not" / told her. "Td hate
to answer for some of the things I've
thought every once is while. If
they were known they might hang
me-"
''Br-r-r!" laughed Connie. "Of
course every one knows you're n des.
perate man."
joined in her laughter. "Before
i got into the business with Bryce and
made good / used to think about rob.
bing a bank every now and then,'
declared. And that reminded l.. ne.
II wonder how Bryce is getting
along? Things must be quiet; he
hasn't let word out of him in days."
Now, no business" chided Con-
ME. you're very lucky boy. You
got me without robbing the bank, and
you've got a partner who used to be
police detective and knows how to
run the business while you're gone,
and you've got friend unlike any
friend Of whom l have ever heard.
Take real rest and don't worry
about the affairs of 'Glace & Bryce,
Confidential Agents. l myself told
Mr.. Bryce not to bother you unless
he had to-"
'"rhe deuce you did?" l exclaimed.
What did Bryce say?"
Connie giggled. He said he didn't
think you'd be of much use for at
least six weeks, anyway, and that
he'd try to struggle along"
"Under which circumstances sup
pose / may as well enjoy the beauties
of nature" l remarked, and stared
full into Comics face.
Connie flushed and promptly point
ed out some cattle grazing in a noun
tain meadow, knee-deep in lush
grass.
The afternoon wore on in a peaceful
drowsiness, while the train climbed
up and on around the shoulders of
hills, across gullies, past hills clad in
the dark greenery of the pines, across
upland valleys where little cabins sat
amid the trees.
Others came out and occupied
chairs on the platform. Connie and
] ceased to talk, save for perhaps an
occasional word. Rather we sat and
watched the receding landscape and
thought our own thoughts while the
wheels pounded out the lengtheninS
miles.
Part of the time watched the
mountains, and part the girl beside
me. Even yet at times it seemed hard
to realize that the hope of years, when
! struggled to save enough from the
salary of a reporter to make our life
together thing of reality instead of
dreams, had at length been realized,
and that as man and wife we now
faced the future together.
And yet, thanks to the work of
those other years, and to the help OF
my friend Semi Dual when Inspector
Bryce and l had formed our private
bureau of detention, we drew stead.
lily increasing patronage through our
doors-for the credit Of clearing up
more than one puzzling tangle was
mine.
Dual would never appear as the
real solver of the mysteries which
had more than once baffled the po-
lice. though l must confess that 1t
was his work which brought them to
an end And it was on his advice that
! opened my offices in the first place.
Always Dual led and l followed,
and ! would have followed no matter
where he led. Some men man make
others feel like that-Dual more than
any other, believe.
"What time is it, Gordon?" Con-
ME asked at last.
six" / looked at my watch.
Goodness" said she; "and Mr..
Dual hasn't come out! ! wonder if
il would be all right to go back? l
want to freshen up bit for dinner
rose and gave her hand. We
went on to the second coach, which
was ours. The door OF our stateroom
stood open. Semi sat in his own sec
tion, poring over railroad folder.
He glanced up and smiled his
pleasant smile as we passed and turn
ed to his task again. Yet in that
fleeting moment / caught something
from him which told me, who knew
him, that he had found the thing
which he had sought l passed on af-
ter Connie, mentally questioning
what it might be he had learned.
But it was not until the first call
for dinner had gone and we were
seated at table in the diner and our
order had ben given, that he elected
to speak.
mrs. Glace, it has been my
pleasure 20 find you of sincerely
sympathetic nature. as witnessed by
your attitude on several occasions
and lastly in the affair of the spider
this. afternoon"
III hate to see anything suffer-"
said Connie.
II too hate to see anything suffer"