Charlevoix county herald., 1918-08-30
marry the woman.

on this case, and I have done so.
Throughout you have persistently
raised objections. We have reached
the time for final decision. Colonel
Sheldon, advise our change OF des-
tination on the strength Of things
which happened after you and Mr..
Reich retired last night"
"Then. by God, she goes" Sheldon
decided. He turned to Reich who
stood pallid with clenched hands and
distorted face.
Homer, I'm backin' Duals play
right through to the last turn, an I'm
copperin' anybody else's bet. II he
says Frisco, say Frisco. too.
81 never was stuck on that Seattle
idea nohow Now, l reckon that
settles the mater even accordin' to
your tell. son. BE good. We're all
tryin' to help you find your GIRL
Muttering under his breath, Homer
seized his bag and Sheldon and / fol-
lowed the others out Of the car to the
depot platform, as the train sighed to
a stop. There was a very large un-
answered question in Colonel Macs
eyes, which he managed to voice In
the end passage OF the car.
what happened last night,
Glace?"
"We got wise to the fact that the
Greeks tip was a plant" responded.
Lucille came up after the folks went
to bed"
Sheldon whistled softly, then
chuckled.
False steer, eh?" he remarked.
"Well, my Lord, that girls corker.
It's lucky she got WISE"
Reich, who preceded the colonel,
turned his head but refrained from
speech until he had reached the plat
form when he spoke directly to Luz
cile.
$50 you're the one who advised
this jaunt to Frisco, are you! might
have known it, Trust a woman to
ball things up. What's there in 1t to
your"
Satisfaction. hope" she made
answer. 1.-THE satisfaction of seeing
justice done, Mr.. Reich"
Reich snorted.
1--WE notion to go 1t alone and
keep on to Seattle" he growled,
glancing back at the car we had left.
"And I've notion you won't"
flared Sheldon. And I've another
that you'll cut out this here actin like
an unlocked cub. I'm gettin' a new
line on your makeup, my boy, an
don't like it.
"You might have sense enough to
see that we're all dom everything we
kin to help you an find Lilly, an to
jump in an help stead of beefin'
around like you do.
Dang me II ! amt kinder glad
Lilly didn't get hitched up to you no
matter what's happened. Now shut
up an come along. I'm runnin' this
show as It happens. Get that undsr
your hat"
felt like shaking the old mans
hand, and telling him agreed most
fully with him. Reich's actions were
becoming rather CALLING even to mo
and threatening to kill the natural
sympathy ny WHICH L udu dI IlTbt
sought to excuse them.
This last flare up Of his, even
though 1t brought a sort of ultimatum
from Sheldon, at the same time serv-
ed also to yet further strain the sit
uation at time when Heaven knows
we should have all been acting In
concert to the common end
I felt that | was in accord with
Sheldon in thinking Lilly Lawton was
lucky to have escaped marriage with
the erratic Reich.
left him under the escort of Shell
don and Joined myself to Dual and
Miss Foote, and we made our way to
the waiting-room, where under Semi's
directions I arranged for our reserva-
lions on the limited, then nearly due.
. / confess l felt much better when
1t came in and we took our sections
and rumbled away toward the west.
At least l felt that anything Homer
might do from now on would consist
of nothing more overt than words,
which while they might be unpleas-
ant, could In no way initiate against
the final end of our trip.
However, he didn't even go that far,
but contented himself with sulking in
the buffet all afternoon