Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-02-20

this house, from the room upstairs"
with a nod over his shoulder
Mrs. Carey's little eyes narrowed
and she bent forward. Then she
turned to the man in the corner and
an unuttered question was upon her
face.
"Come!" ordered Kingsbury sharp.
ly, you know the ms and outs of this
thing. Answer my question. Who was
that MANI"
Mrs. Carey put down her lamp on
an old trunk, stepped back. and her
hands rested upon her hips as she
burst forth into harsh peal of laugh.
ter.
'Ah, listen to the likes of the poor
lad" she chuckled, rocking from side
to side. "Listen to the likes of him.
Sure," to the man in the corner, hes
plumb crazy. He amt knowin' what
he's afther saying. Be kind to him;
be aisy with the likes of him." and
with a nod to the man to whom her
instructions were directed, and pity.
ing glance for Kingsbury, she started
hastily toward the stairs to the lower
hall.
"Stop!" roared Tom; stop where
you are and come back here!"
But the woman only tossed back q
wilder laugh and went straight down
the stairs.
Tom could only have stopped her at
the risk of allowing the man to get
away, and he preferred to let her go.
Get back into that room," he or
dered, nodding toward the door from
which the fellow had come to enter
the fight.
Say, you want to 60"
"You want to do as l say and be
quick" snapped Tom.
He advanced upon the fellow
threateningly, and the man cringing
before the lifted revolver, backed
through the open doorway.
Now snapped Tom, "who was
that man? None of Mrs. Carey's hi
larity from you. Give me the facts"
The fellow studied Kingsbury from
under lowered brows. a
Il don't know nothing about that fel-
low" he ,growled. What in ARE
you butting in here for, anyhow? I
never saw you before"
Tom hesitated. He was tempted TO
make the man confess to what he
knew, but before even such a desire
came the more urgent wish to know
what had happened in the Farewell
club. t-r
He took a step forward AMI seized
the man by the collar of his coat.
Now, you walk straight" he or
dered. pressing the revolver against
the fellows side. "I'll attend to MAX
ing you talk later. Show me the way
from this house to the Farewell club"
The man, far less pugnacous on
finding his adversary armed than
when he had bolted from his room.
made feeble effort to break away.
"Lemme go! You amt got no
cause to go for me. don't know a
thing"
SHOW me the way to the Farewell
club or I'll hand you over to the police.
Take your choice."a ts ag
The man was shaken into an upright
position. and protesting vigorously,
went down the hall and stairs.
"Say, you big bloke," he spluttered,
stopping in the lower hall, II don't
know nothing about"
The door under the front stairs
opened and Mrs. Carey's face, no
longer wreathed in well-feigned mirth.
peered out.
IT. suddenly came to Kingsbury that
theewoman's purpose in getting away
had been to take some word to her
nephew.
Without another effort to wiring any
information from his prisoner, Tom
turned down the hall. The woman
blocked his way. arms akimbo.
Now ye can be after getting out
of HE house and going about ye busi.
ness.a III not have"
But her protest, and The manner in
which she blocked the still open
cellaYdoor. was enough ior Tom.
He. put her one side. as gently is he
could, and sprang down the stairs +.
Ilcr cries followed him, bu, he paid
NJ attention. Al the fuot ot The stairs
he '.,alted in the darkness. realizing
suddenly that he had taken good
deal Tor granted IN seeking the ccl!ar
and allowing his prisoner the oppor'
tunity TO escape. hut his alarm for
Marjory Holconb sen; him On.
He struck match and peeied about
him. i. was a Iill!e cellar, Uttered
with boxes and baIrcls, but through
thu accumulation OF debris there ap
peared. in the fiicl.ering light of the
match. a clear path across the earth
floor. ~
Tom struck another light. picked
his way forward. STOPPING TO avoid
theplow ceiling. and halted in front Of
door
He hadn't any good reason for his
guess. but he felt certain. from the
location of the door in the back wall
Of the cellar. that It must lead up into.