Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-03-28


Funny" Heffy lifted a stubby
hand and scratched his chin. well.
i guess you better bring the bodies in
TO one of the card rooms. Doc Os-
borne will want to look 'em over. An
you, Bill, you go up where you found
'em 'an hang ebout.
when the folks hears OF this
they'll wanter go up and mill around
and walk all over any clues. You stick
till mornin, an then I'll send some
body else to relieve you. Now some
of you fellers pick up these two an
bring 'em in"
Several of the men bent to comply.
We formed little procession into
the lobby and across 1t toward the
door of card room which Hefy Sc
lected. / saw Laredo talking to the
clerk as we filed past, and quite sud-
denly medium.siZed man, nattily
dressed in blue and wearing a close
vandyke and professional air, ap-
peared from upstairs, running
down.
At once he made his way to Heffy's
GlQ6 anu duuISSSCu hihh' 'ANS - 49,
matter? Griggs called me"
Griggs, fancied, must be the clerk
AS it happened, 1 was right.
1.-TWO dead 'uns," said Heffy short
". Better come in an look em
over"
We crowded through the door of the
card room, and the bodies were laid
upon tables. 1t seemed to me that the
faces of each appeared to be pufed
and swollen as l scrutinized them
more closely.
So much / saw before Heffy inter-
rupted. "Now all of you who don't
know these parties beat 1t. Me an
the doc wants to get to work. Guess
we better get Griggs in. Some OF
YOU fellers tell the clerk we want
him.
"Better get the man he's talking to-,
also," l suggested. He knew Win
garde in Mexico"
Heffy turned round. He puffed up.
"Who-" he began and paused.
/ had been waiting for the moment
From the first had recognized him
as a former patrolman from my home
town. The surprise seemed to be
mutual on his part.
"Go on and take another look" 1
said, grinning. "Who took you out OF
harness and slid you into plain clothes,
Hetfyw
"Glace!" he shouted. well, good
night; where did you come from?"
"Never mind; get Laredo-the man
who was with Griggs a minute
ago." l told him. Care if ! stick
around"
Sure not" he assented, and walked
to the door. From there he signed to
Griggs. "Come on in an bring your
friend with you," he directed.
He came back.
"Well, say, / never looked to see
you. How's the old town? They tell
me you've quit the papers an gone in
for the private stuff. Right?"
nodded. "Glace and Bryce, Private
Investigators" told him.
"An' grabbed this cinch job
through a pull" he announced Say,
II there's anything funny in this, get
I'm an help me. I've heard lot about
your work, but ! never thought I'd get
a chance to work with you. Bryce told
me once you had side-kick with
. funny moniker, too. What about
him?"
"He's upstairs with the dead mans
daughter" replied.
''Well, good night" said Heffy, and
turned to Griggs and Laredo, who
had just entered. "Say, Mr.. Laredo,
did you know this Professor Win.
Earde?"
The Mexican answered briefly.
"Wha'd'ye know about his goin' Oh
with Charley. Griggs?" Heffy went
on.
Griggs told Dayton's story. That's
all know" he said.
"All right. Get back on your Job,
then" Heffy told him.
He went over and ran hand into
each of Wingarde's pockets. He pro-
duced handsome gold watch, a roll
of bills of large denominations, and
some notebooks and papers. HE
wasn't killed for what he had on him,
at any rate" he decided. thrusting the
things into pocket of his own gar.
ments.
Feel carefully of his body"
suggesied, stepping in close to his
side.
whats that? What for?" he de-
manded; but he rapidly complied, pat.
ting and rubbing his hands up and
down and around the outline of the
corpse with deftness which showed
he had had no little practise. II got
all there was on him." he declared.
''rry the Indian now" ! requested
"Him?" Heffy threw glance al
the body on the other table. HE
wouldn't have nothing but some 'smo
king Still"
He crossed and began hasty
searching OF the Indians trousers
which, besides his shoes and shirt
was all he wore.