Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-06-27

this country and are government men
-sleuths. Dye see?
"Well I put the matter to them,
and they came through at once with
The tip that they knew about Lilly,
but said they thought we'd better talk
1t over all together.
"They make business of hanging
out In a cafe down here and they said
I'd better get you folks, and George
and could come in like you was a
party doin' the town, an out for
time, an then George could pretend to
spot them, and we'd all get at table
and talk so nobody would suspicion.
oh, Lord, but it's a sweet mess, from
what they tell me, but come along.
Let's go get George and keep the
date"
"You say they know Lilly was
here7" rumbled Sheldon.
Reich nodded. Eyes. On, It's a
mess But come along"
He turned beside us and led us
down the street toward an Illuminated
sign above the mouth of an alley.
turned into this and stopped before
some steps leading up to the door of a
building which bore a Greek lettered
sign.
The sound of piano and violin
rioated out as two men emerged,
and I caught fleeting glimpse of
a picture flickering on a screen. be.
fore the door swung shut.
This Is Georges place." Reich ex.
planned. Til get him il you'll wait"
He ran up the steps and disappeared
within.
He was back in a very few mo.
ments with a squat, heavy.set indi.
vidual, with auburn hair and a wax.
tipped mustache, whom he introduced
as Stakos. The Greek shook hands
around and spoke in fair English:
Il am glad to meet my frien's
fren's. am entirely at your sarvice."
Then let's get along" said Colo
mel Mac.
Stakos bowed, linked arms with
Reich and turned out to the street.
They then swung back along the way
we had come and presently paused be-
fore the entrance to a narrow hall
way, directly below transparent sign
which announced the "Kaffenion
Poseidon" that he who ran might
read.
Reich pushed in and we followed
into the hall which ran straight back
from the street for some hundred
feet.
Its walls were painted green with
yellow panels, stenciled in arabesque
designs in black, interspersed on one
side by windows, which showed that
the passage flanked first a bar and
secondly small room like a cheap
restaurant, furnished with tables, ma
| perry, and glass.
Streamers of red, white, and blue
tissue papers festooned the top of the
| passage and waved above our heads.
At the far end the hall opened into
a room some seventy-five feet square,
| its walls like those of the entrance,
| painted and stenciled in glaring col
ors.
In the center metal fountain
squirted tiny stream of water, which
fell back into basin containing gold
fish. Ranged around the room were
tables and chairs, and a cigar-case,
and the cashiers desk occupied the
far corner. The ceiling like that of
the passage was practically hidden by
the paper festoons.
Early as was the evening, at least
half the tables were held by men of
swarthy compilations, interspersed
with n
table back in a corner a man was
| playing on what sounded like either,
and a phonograph beside him gave
promise of different sort of music.
A young woman, of not unpleasant
features. sat back of the cashiers desk
| reading book, as we came in, CLAN
ced up at our entrance and gave no
| further heed.
noticed, however, that as Stakos
| led us to seats at vacant table, and
bade us sit down, more than one
head of the other denizens of the
place turned in our direction. Colonel
Mac attracted still more attention our
| way.
Hardly had he taken his chair,
when without warning his voice
| doomed out above the other noises of
the room: well, my Lord, look
at the goat"
had noticed it already, but it was
evident that Sheldon had not. Now.
however, we all turned and looked at
the little animal which ran about the
| tables.
| 1t was white, with pinkish eyes and
the merest suggestion of tail, and
seemed very much at home. 1t was
roaming from group to group Of
patrons. accepting bite of bread, or
cheese, or bologna, or mouthful of
salad, very much like pet dog might
have taken scrap of meat.
| More than one dark face greeted the
colonel's outburst with flashing
smile at his recognition of what was
evidently an established custom of
the place. The colccel, as usual, was
sincere in his enjoyment, and in no