"[...]country, by a roundabout route, to begin his man-hunt, incognito and unsuspected. "I'll cover every mountain trail, every valley path until I find Jim Marcum," he confided to Major Selby, his father's closest friend, as they stood on the train platform waiting for the final minute of departure. "When it happens I will let you know, Major. Until that time, good-by, and God bless you." [...]."