Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1919-02-06
"Everything?" he frowned.


"Dick was here looking for uncle.
He went away, saying that he would
be in town until he found him and
would see me again. He didn't find
uncle; he didn't come back. / took
a note to Mr.. Franklin, and he was
dumbfounded, almost discourteous,
after he'd read it. Then you came,
and when got back home uncle had
been wounded. He doesn't know that
I realize that; he thinks believe his
story"
"Is that the trouble with his
arm?" demanded Tom.
She nodded the worried express
happened in the garden One of the
servants, a maid we have had for
years, told me, although Uncle Jerry
made her swear not to do So"
"Who did it? Who would shoot
your uncle?" J
How do / know? I'm worried
about that; I'm worried about Dick.
You are his friend; can't you be
mine, too~ ...t.a
Her hand went out impulsively, and
he took it.
"You didn't tell me what you over
heard your uncle say to his caller" he
suggested.
"He-he either asked him what he
had done to Dick or whether he had
found him." she hesitated. II don't
know why l didn't listen. No one
will help me, and I've got to find out,
some way" ~ rvu ~
She turned and walked to the win
dow, and Kingsbury. all his sympathy
aroused, stepped after her.
"Ill help you, if there is anything
requiring help. fear you are build
ing wild alarms out OF whole cloth.
Franklin sent Dick up here after
some news, and he's chasing it; that's
all. / have an idea that your uncle
may not want him to find out what
he's after"
He had made up the first excuse
he could think of, and was relieved
to see that the girl did not suspect.
"That might be it. Uncle likes
Dick, but sometimes he won't tell him
what he wants to know" Her face
frightened as she swung about.
"That's it, ten to one," he laughed.
With such an adjustment of the
question, Kingsbury took his depar-
ture half an hour later, and hurried
straight for the Farewell club, where
he hoped to find Trench. He wanted
to tell the man what he had discover.
ed at the Dewey place, and also OF the
suspicious held by his niece.
But at the club he was informed
that Trench was not there. Tom was
disgusted, but more 30 when he
searched town. and the day ended
with no trace OF Trench anywhere.
He went back to his hotel for din
ner to find note in his box.
Tearing open the envelope. he
glanced at the scrawl. and his eyes
narrowed as he read the few lines:
Come to the crossroads on the Nor.
ton road tonight. i will be there about
eight. and will tell you something that
may help"
Kingsbury stuffed the paper into his
pocket and went into dinner. He
hadn't decided just what to do
While anonymous correspondents
usually turned out worthless. he felt
that he should not miss any chance to
get at the truth in the tangle which.
30 far. had baffled him completely.
He called up Edith, Trench just be-
fore setting out. and she told him her
uncle was still away. With the ques
ton of whether the night might bring
another puzzling disappearance to be
solved, he set out. having obtained
his directions g,'r
He couldn't get Trench out Of bis
mind. The man had been fired upon;
might not kidnapping follow?
1t was some distance to the point
named by the note. but at last Tom
arrived-to find nothing but open
fields and woodland stretching away
into the darkness -. ~" ;. n'''. -