Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-07-31

Therese and her mother did not
seem to care for that. Why should
they7 Could not either of them have
laid out the most powerful footpad
who might have attacked them1
For that matter, did not these two
quietly behaved persons belong to
the strong-arm fraternity them
selves? That was the opinion OF
Jacks mother, and it was not to be
denied that circumstances of late
tended to uphold that view.
"What a fine, free stride that girl
has!" thought Jack. "And that easy
swing of her arms! If she plays golf
III bet she has three-hundred-yard
drive. And her mother goes along
as easily as she does. Well, that's
to be expected. OF course she looked
after her daughter when she was
little and made her what she is"
lie did not comment on the broth
or; Jack was not quite so much inter.
ested in him as in Therese. Besides.
Jack had seen him hustling that
heavy furniture when they were
moving in, and had set him down
for a trained athlete there and then.
Good walking was to be expected OF
a wcll-built, active young fellow like
that.
The journey was short. When they
had gone some FIVE or six blocks,
turning several corners, the three
residents of No. go stopped in front
of a large, well-lighted house, ap-
preached by a flight of stone steps.
Even without the evidence of the
lamps guarding the steps outside
Jack would have known what the
place was. 1t bore the unmistakable
stamp of its character in dozen
different details. \
"Geei It's a police station!" he
exclaimed. Now what?"
The brother of Therese looked at
the lighted windows. Then he went
up the steps and entered, closing the
door behind him. His mother and
sister remained outside at the foot of
the steps.
This was queer proceeding, it
seemed to Jack. Had the young man
gone in to give himself up? Or had
he ventured into this ominous place
to visit his father in a cell? Would
not the police gather him in as soon
as they saw him? But then, why
hadn't they done it before, when
they arrested the father7
Jack considered all these questions
in turn, but worked out satisfact-
ory answer for none of them. So he
stood at a little distance in the deep
shadow across the street and waited.
He was glad that Therese was not
wanted by the authorities. Evidently
she was not-nor her mother or
brother eithcr-or they would not be
here, putting their heads in the lions
| mouth.
For five minutes the young fellow
from No. 90 remained in the police
station. Then the door opened and
, he came out. With him were the two
plain-clothes policemen who had Wis.
tied his home and afterward had left
the house. conducting the stocky
man between them.
1t looked as if the son were in GUS
tody now. He came down the steps
between the two officers. Keeping
him close to them, they took their
places on either side of Therese and
| her mother. The whole proceeding
was conducted with official gravity.
There were few words spoken by
the policemen i'll low growl. Jack
could not make out what they said
but assumed that they were giving
orders. He was confirmed in this
supposition when the brother march.
cd of in front of the others, about
.hrec PAGES away, while the others
formed two and-two and followed.
The order was: First the brother
hcn a policeman with Therese, ther
The other policeman with the mother
| The little procession kept soldicrly
step, and the clacking of their heels
| echoed in the silent street like those
of corporal's guard in the regular
army.
Jack Ladd cautiously trailed them
1 keeping on tho other side whenever
he could.
1t was a pretty long trip this tim'
out of the street where the police
station stood to main thorough
fare: in and out of labyrinth o
cross streets; occasionally short
cut through on alley or across
small park. But always the part
progressed steadily and unhesitatine
Iy. The police knew exactly wher
they were going.
| lack had long ceased TO conjectur
whsre the march would end. Whs
would be the use of his worryip
about il? He would learn their dei
iination il he stuck TO it--and he ha
made up his mind to do that to III
last waR Of the hammer.
Suddenly, At grua word from ON
Of the policemen, the brother dive
down narrow opening between tw
big. frownins houses, in q dar