The Oklahoma City Times (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 26, No. 297, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 27, 1915 Page: 3 of 8
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Tly special arrnnprmen' for thin paper
photo-drama corresponding o the install-
ntentt of "Runaway June" muy now hu seen
at the leading moving picture theaters iiv
arrangement mode with the Mutual iihn
Corporation it is not only possthl. to rvml
' h'unuwav June" euch ri vk hut also alter-
ward to ia moving ptclurm tltuttruling
our atory.
i7kiii. U'lV ny snl I' ii n titUii) 'ii' 'iiuu.
NINTH LP1S0DL
Kidnaped
CHAPTTR I.
Flt'iM lil- .: ! mi 'H :it.:.l the -' i ' I ln-ry
Ni'il W 11101 r -i- I ' i i -1 1 fin-.ml J- Ilii'
I.lllll.llllly ll.;l'((l 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 -1 1 1 w H ii He ga
I i.i 1 1 v kI in r. -. ii ii i ii 1 1 c di le of the
llllir.l III. MIC Hi- I Vi s !!( IjlllllllK. I.f iih
hiriithlug heavily iiihI lil. I 'ear- n o i lined Ul i
elllWs fur III II lll'iln.'iil linn.- In' ll tended III grapple
liy I In- I ll l III lic black all. I'. 11 ll 1 1 1 1 'I III III KllilllllK
ly uvcr Ned's Inch riuiii i I i )l i-
At ( It II I Instant idler shu.h-u Urine l mi; also
frmn umlil Hu- nIh nhhri 111 turn mill u " in. in
There wiih mi mil i i ninl - iircely an itruvrle
Ned W ariicr f.iiin.l hlni-11' Maidenly selcd fri.. In-
lllllll. II iMIll - 1 1 I- i loss III-! Ill Hill. Ills Mini- i 1 1 1
lolled III- was 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 bmllly :il I! .n Ms
Hlyu with i he Hiu.-e uud .Mllanm . ps-lhlc (
polished niini of tin' Aul!i. . i -1 -1 1 ! Ilir i I Hunt
.111 111' Ulirill'l fli'tll III- 1 1 1 I : I i : - 1 1 1 ll . 1 1 1 - ir
The descried gluum his lie n still In 1 in ; vise-
like grip ninl his iiinutlt r. t . i . j . . -. t . -m hi- u ciitiT
the douse surrounded liy I In riv group the daikly
lillllilsiiiiiii Hlye mi line side and tin h 1 1 inu-li' bed
Orlu ( ' ll ii ii t ll K ll ll ii t mi tin other
ll wiih Mario wlni nniili' the gag I" slip In Nods
moil t It Then Marie allplsnl tun k t I lit- Ii.-im The
two men one iiiuirciilly a chauffeur refeneil in as
Henri unit the other h gardener picked Nod ni ;m
f. Unwed her Ah Ihey pnsod the bright ly li-ht.i
library Neil saw Junes I'nllle greet her with tin.
height nf canine Joy. -uw runnlnghiilu mi'l IPve
making friends '.villi the dog then nil Hie lhi
kllng eyed ('uiiiilnghntu ml In a eor.y roriiiT with
June Hint beuln mi animated tele u tele The rliiinf
four nml the gardener hrank bin k In among iln.
hushes with their helpless burden
There mine a high powered nicer wdliilng flnwn
the drive The inun let himself In Willi a latchkey
J""ln""
WttAT5 IHL MA7TLR. MAKIL ? '
ml with hla hnnda In but pocketa ntmlled nonehi-
lunlly Into the purlor.
Mra Vlllard. talking with filldert Hlye anil Tom-
my Thornim. turned and an ade aaw the newcomer
der eyea widened ImpereeiPtllily and u dmk of con-
cern (landed down acroaa her neiiHe cininlenance.
"Well Ilert you're u turiirlKe' hIic aald.
"Tdafa my bent trlek" he drawled klaaltiK Mra.
Vlllard perfunctorily. "Hello Tonituyl Uowdy do
Blyer
Vlllard waa Impreaaevl aa hla eyea fell upon the
fresh beaut; of June.
"Mr. Vlllard. Mra. Warner." The Introduction waa
very cold and attain that concern flickered for a
moment on Mra. Vlllard'a face aa aha aaw tier hna-
liand'a eager Interent. "My compnnlon" ulie nddeil
and CunnltiKhntu and Tommy Thomnt glawliiK at
each other amtleit.
With careleaa nml to ('minluiihnm. Vlllard walk-
ed over to Jane and taking her hand hnld It while
he amlled down at her with aurh olivloun admiration
that the belpleaa bound and gagged man beyond the
library wludow lurched free from hla captor and
tugged at hla bouda until they almoat cut Into hla
wrlata.
Marie came back from the corner and motioned.
The chauffeur and the gardener followed with the
hualiand of the beautiful young girl who waa then
"lulling her court eoun reeponaee to Ine dlaaolute Hart
Vlllard. Marie aped quickly acroaa the ahadowy
duck lawn to the garage and opened Ida door.
"He's not to talk and lie's not to coma near tde
louae" she whispered as the men paased her with
their burden. Bhe caught Ned's Indignant eyee died
n tier and that glare threw her Into panic.
"Whatnffer you do don't hurt blinr she hastily add-
d. "Don't hurt dim!"
OutHliln the door Marie panned. Iler eyee were
llmended until they were perfectly round and ber
ilgh cheek bouea gleamed wdlUi. Bde put the
muck lea of her right baud agalnat her teeth and
'noked over at the garage. 8 he pulled at the lobe
her enr with her left hand stid looked In the
louae. She Hlarted hack and she atxrted forward
md she turned around In a half circle. Rbe waa
woll tflnh distracted with the weight of her great
leci-rt wa Marie If ade told Mlaa Junle that Mr.
Veil waa in the gtirnge thore'd lm nn end of every-
ding and tuny tic It would be all for the best or
linn J utile) inluht run sway again from such com-
ortable nurrotindltiK". sd It would be all for the
ore. Marie "at down and pulled ber thumb; then
m 1 " 11 s. - . . .
. -i j Hi' i. - r ' - m ;j"mk w mn.im ' v-tt- m -.-w rmtmwmmm. m rm mum mmmmmrmmmmmmmm
; M
l lit fit 0 .. wv?' - "
she JuiiiM'i iii nml pulled Hie nthiT thumb The
imihi began ii -in cssh.n nf cillery unlet. J une mi'l
mi'l' 1 1 1 -1- hi'iil the Iim'I'I'iiiiI' I I. ill illnril.
"W'elK" f-.iiil the j.mi Jin In the ilnniiesN nf the
tnin.i'. ii ml In' ! ii -1 i-tl hK niini ll wiih all the
ic-l iln- i" i'i Iril Hi- lurneil ininli'HHsly rnwat'l
linn iiiie ivhniii tin Innl ih'i-iti"l In a rnrner
mi a lieinli Tin' i ill-mi - niii- mi us n iiich
tlnn :lli i-i liilmil inn nf ti-iii-f Mini nn e ! iri--i(iii nf
i ninih-le ninl linn .in:li I in llih i inrnt Mr hh u
lii'irnl Si.li- nn I IiI.h nun- iiiiiik .i.mkeil with
niii" 'e-
I kiinw ni'tlilnx." Innnheil iln. wlr Utile hiiuf
fiiir mi! u I-1 i-iiiTi m i:i ii IUi nn lniiiiiii".ltinil
IniiHtarlin ninl n iiili k eye nml i lilhlilki- ny In
eeiylhlni; "The unit I nf the i lm mini; ih.iiIi iiiiii
Helle leleihnlii'H frnni the imiilry tn tin- it i :t i- Hint
Ihere In n mmi tieur the hi'il'c lm intiM nut i "iin'
near in.iili-nmlwi.li!. : nni nut -peak in li.in
imtlilnt: iiiiihI he sal I ami nil inn-t he n 1 1 n l ' nl
In! I am Henri nml all nf ai tlnii I rail in f r ! i . I
.li'tiH ' ml he taiieil Hie Initie Swede n ' v int:l .
nn the i lii-Ht "I hrlni; my friend Jeim mlftly I
the mere fori e of my i-nt Iiiix:imiii We Kllde Ihl'nntli
the liii-ln-H hu. like ii Min In' No!" He UiiKhed ami
Mii'ite hli friend .Ion- mi the wide i liest "I Ike a
snake and ! hull We i-reeji up hrlnnil the Intel
lupin We pi'inne up hi Ii 1 ii mi like a i at Nn;
I.Ike a i n t and n hippnpiiliinniH i- hear him tn
the eurili MaileiiniKelle tup- llnhlly fmin in" . xr
a UMnli. a ilri-nin n i in Himenl " And '-e nnfled n
kl- tn I he Kenel .ll Hli-lr:ir nf hen I ' I'ln- 1 in ri ti-
ll k.' iiiii'h'innl -ell'- I- mfe I In- iiili'i'lnpi-i' I- here
. -1 1 ' ' '
Wide li'lis rem I ml Ilia IiiiihI i .i pm ket fnr H
pipe and plan ei nin in wln-ie Snl s.it ipiletly In
I he rni in'r
-Well:" he -ill. I.
"Willi" replied Henri "I hIiiiII sit I pl.nM'r
I nhall Hlunl.e M I'liilirette N-ihnps twn. I slnill
think "
Ni-d arner allrred Impalleiitly He hum- iitinllier
HiK Hi Die rnpea willed hniind IiIh wrUl hut It huh
lily an Involuntary teat. He must rent liefnre he
made another determined attempt tn five himself
He Kave n sudden w rem h at Ills lnnnW Htru(!KlliiK
hi i lleriely In Iihihimi Ihelil tliHt he nwe uud reeled
tnw aid I he door.
Unite .lens .Inn.-sen Htnpped Ned frnin falling
The rlninlTi-ur lHiiKhed. h ml Nirhit;liiK frmn Ids
seal In the tmirlrij; ear he Juniped up. i-iarkisl his
heels tni;elher and napMHl the tliiKers nf hnld
hands "1 have the Krnnd plan to diHii of our
NLD f PRi50Nfc
Mend the Interloper! We nhall teach him a ride of
Joy!" He wlnted to a car.
Jena JanHnen itooped aud cln led one arm around
Nsl W arner n middle aud depoMted hla violent loud
Ii the tonneaii.
Marie In tde pantry hull kIixhI wrinkling a corner
of lier diilnty little dice upronrtden hIic diislinl bin k
Into the nervntilM' bull and folded tier ihiiih tinhlly
upon the hollow at her waist She iliued unl leave
Mr. Ned where he whh! Site di I tint dn anything
and yet nhe must! She burnt out of the rear door
waa acroHH the pored In two hi rides down the atepa
In one Jump and went awlsliiug fm the giii'tige. An
ade came the tmirlng car idiot frmn the npHiHlle
d'Mir and went whizzing up the .hive. Ileuil lu fr..n(
and lu the toiineuti Ned mid dime Jens J insseu.
CHAPTER II.
AT parting (lllliert Hlye held June's hand lie
Iween both hW and palti-il It gently IiIh
i bUck eyea glowing down tit her and lie
wan mulling upon Iter wild thai nuav amlle
w hich nhe bad come to trust
"Tomorrow night at dinner" lie mild lowering IiIh
voice tde allglttent patthlc aa If the innuirk were
addreHHcd In contldeiue to der Idotigli the otdera
were crowded eagerly round.
There wan au Instant of heHltnilon
"Then aboard the yacht!" eschilnied Tommy
TdorutiH. She wan looking at June der deep red
lllia parted lu a hiiiIIc. .lune'n cheekH paled. After
all ua Mra. Vlllard cmnpnnloii It wita der duty to
go on thin trip.
"Hhall we take Bouncer)" auggeMtcd tde pleaaant
ly modulated voice of Hlye.
"Of eoune Houneer nhall go!" Jnue declared and
this lime the handsome collie on hla feet lu hu In-
stant wagged hla tall no vigorously that IiIh hind
feet slid.
There wss blatant grntlticntlnu lu tike facva sur-
rounding June.
Far away lu the night Henri waa speeding north-
ward. Kvery now and then he turned tn look back
and Inugli where Jena JniiHHen ant stolidly pulling
bin pipe one ImnmiiHe hand connlantly on (lie arm
or the knee of Ned Warner.
"Volla!" cried Henri In high glee aa the aharp
night wind rut pant hla Mice.
"Well" grunted Jena In huge content
June put heroclf Into the handa of the agitated
Marie very thoughtfully after the vlnltora had gone.
"What Is the matter Marie?" June's tone was
i j 1 1 1 1 hnlleltoiiH. She heiniiii' m n ! le ii i v amuo thai
M.llle hud hei'll In MH'll a -''le i t . nil inn elclle-n.i-iit
as she hud never eHI--ted lu fnu-
"Nntliltii:. Mi-s .liinie; . !..c .'it all! I'm afraid
nf 1 1 1 1 1 1; In i s '"
"Why Marie mine heii Marie (nine kIhivIv
nver. iienmi'ly ki line; - -u n- I "i- pin V. f hltiK
In her hainli "mir eye- an. feieu-li Vmi inusl
I;.. In I'.'.l Marie. W alt r.i;.. me my inedl Ine
i ase nml a 1-lass nf at el' '
Meekly M.iile limit what .1 ii e irave her hm later
he dashed dm n the slan- and -.neaked ihtush In
the Kiiraiie I inpt '
M thai iii-i i-".! Ned W ! I.N I-. inds and feet
(till I ninl mi'. In-! nmiitii 'i!: I. wiih helni:
Ifleefully depns lid in n il. "'I. I ...i -idler's shed
In the middle .-f a n I . I . I. - I lir.niiili the
'en the ii ii I lil irlinl. i mi .1 nl iit.-r ninl
the sh.id.is ..f the tree In fanla-tl twisted
patterns nn I In hlil .!e
Hiiwn The ted j.lnw ' I'.e I'lii'l-f llllerliu'
iht"iiei tii ni t f the i. iiliii; st'.le In al the
.pen i.i.ir nf Hi" lllard . i i - end f.niiiil Marie
with he l n.st f. . i led illiiti u aims aim I he Hp nf
her fi" l' im-ie In her ell " i i liy stinilnir
She limped over to the i -e plmlded iii In her
i III ill. - I'd he' e'f With I lllllll lllieers ami lifter
half mi l."iir ..f .lull eve. I Ha.imhl a.-iawled Hih
In te. v 111. ll she liud nil .I'I.." lied
lsjr l'- .Inn if I ii in f- k l.ril.i I li.ir-U n I
li..p.- i.ai will i.-ii me If ' ill- 4 fi-i Pmiith ff I
vs. 1 1 1 1. .n. k f' i I'll - Ii II.- t -ai nn- t!.- i.ni' I r-
Ii.i.lll. V'-llls ffi' l.nlllilHy M A P I t
She llptn. il nllt and hilt' . .I '!.. ll the hill In Die
statlnii w here she e'liiclil He lit-t I'muninleiH' train
Arrlilnt; al I he ill) alii t r lit ultln-t Inmd and
prevailed nn him tn plume Ned s fi lends and J une
puretitM that .Ned dad In kidnaped
June In a prelly little n-.'n'ni' rnl'e was hufy
nmntiK the MnetH In MrH l laid s linudnlr wlndnvv
niiserv iitury mid VllU-'lliL' si.'tlv when she lieuril
fnnlslei hehlnd her Tutnlfu'. she saw lllard Inw-
erlnif iilmve her. Ills liaii.l- in the p. I.i-Ih nf his
Iniinirlnc rnhe nml he was erlntilhK
'Hlil" etilalineil .liine st riled "fjnnd morn I n ir "
"So this U friend wlfes pretty new i-onipiinliiii"
nl.serveil Vlllard "Well fuend w ile Ihih el. elleut
taste "
June moved n v ny
"limit lie In it hurry" he ehuekled "We must
set aeiiialiited" mil mi'ldenlv reaeliliiK fnrwaril
he ptil din fulfill under her h.n nml turned up her
fine. She Jerked iway hut hu eloxetl the door
'THLN
THL
toward which nhe darted and gathering her in his
long iirmn entailed der to dim raining klan after
klsa upon her suddenly cold cdeek 111 llgdt gray
ejea tlamlng. Juue'n ntnigglen were futile and der
shrleka niu Ifled. hut one pMlr of earn heard There
was a crah of glann tde llaah of a long lithe while
and In-own body through tde room and thru wild
nn niiih Vlllard released IiIh hold on tde fulntlng
girl. Hounrer! He dad sunk din teelh Into VII-
lard H irniH and now be waa a whirlwind of canine
fury.
The man turned (Hle with fear kicking aud atrlk
lug at the enrnc. animal
"llonncer!"
That cry fmm June naveil Vlllnrdn life for tde
dog wild a )Mp of Joy wan Hprliiglng for IiIh
throat an he fell. The man lay buck. The dog hI.mmI
still motionless The iiihii'h daud moved nervously
Tde collie uiored prei Ndj tdat same Hinoiinl VII
lanl did not tw itch u mua. le fnnu that time on ei
cept to speak.
"( all off tde dog!" lie ordered.
"Wilted dim. Itminier" said June quietly.
June rose from tde chair into willed she had lluii-
ly sunk hut a cold anger had come to replace her
weakness She walked from Ide room and going
tn the limine plume In the hall called to the kitchen
'Has Mra. Vllliirtl returned':'' ahe Inquired of the
maid ho answered.
"Not yet."
"Ho ynti know where to reach her'"'
"Any one down ai the collates will hunt her up
and give her your message."
"Ask der lo come dome Immediately please. Tell
der ll In ipille ltiiHirlanl."
She walked hack to the boudoir and glauced lu at
Ide door. Tde two sialnes were aa nhe had left
them. At the sutind of der footstep llonncer wagged
the tip of din tall hut not for one fleeting Instant
did lie remove bin fiery pye from tde pale gmy eyea
of Ilert Vlllard.
Mrs. Vlllard hurrying up the ntalrn within a few
momenta found June in the lautllug alcqve white
shivering as If wltb cold.
"I'm sorry. Mrs. Vlllant but I am going at once"
nhe aald la-fore the older woman hud even a chance
to npeiik.
"Why child"- Mrs. Vlllard'a face waa full of con-
cern but aa ade atared at June her brown knotted
and a flush crept Into her cheeks "v. hat -what la
the nintterf" aha faltered.
June waa already halfway up the stairs. 8 he
turned. Mrs. Vilisrd without a word followed her.
Side hy aide the two wniner. HtnnH lonklnit at the
lun Ii ll lid I he i1"k Mi I :.n 'I l ei ted nn ei pin n a
Hnn tn tell her vil.nt I. a. I happened. I n'- the lilst
time In her in i r' le f.- In- en e way tn linger
"Vntl heist'' s- ill.. I. her iheeks s.lirlel Kiel
lirr I'.'- I! .sliiiic I liis is Hie last 1 1 warned y. it
tn lean- till- eil a'. me' I hale J. nl' 1 I'ntlld see
on p. I u I. shied ' lei mi. It. .iim erl"
'I'll I lie i rniii he I nt I une s leet.
The In. 1 11 !'. se ' till! i'Mlsl y
'Vmi fnrnfll" husked (he ii.iin "We have a bar
KaW"
Mrs. lllllld lowered her eves for ! tllnllletit.
"It Is hmkeri'" she suddenly flared. "Vmi h.ne
paid tile well. id I have nerved VnU well' I'll i
were lint tn lull If -II- with einll ulbel'.s life' i I
him- Itiieifi-ri-d wiih niini-' I mil I lirmiL'li
She snipped her hamls nf her ruu- Unl 'Iin
f 1 1 -1 1 1 at Min She swept frmn the i..in. . .-I
by June and llouieer The he ml Hn--n hi 'e-e
phmilnv; fnr IiIh ra it at i neail! eai iu- an I M -Mrs
lllard waw Htill pin kiui; h.r .i. a lm. In-r hu-
band iiilue iihiii the ha'l lie st...i. at iln- i..r.
"I doll I think vmi wl.l la .1 Hi it 1..111 m-w line . f
nark will pay jmi as well 11s h. lie niv wile." the
man Hiia 1 led
Mrs illnrd spiane t-' ti e r and Insed II In
Ii h faec and lllard laughed 111 nuly
"lie is a lie.iHt'" said Mis N'llllird lllal sat down
as If she wi-hed In miv snim thint; inure Tin-re was
the sound ..f wheels nt Hie 1 1 . r Mrs Vlllard Mid
ileiily hurled Iht fane In her hamN and eiied
June left her H id Id iik and went tn pie k tier own
a ppn tel.
Motiev ! Again June was Ho e to fin e with unntd
er ant'lr nf Unit eternal prnMein w tiled ll seemed
to her had eniupliiaiisl the entire n-alli'lislilp nf
men ami women Mis il ni had plainly uud pal
publy hnld herself and the pihe Is never irreat
eimuKd fnr nnv wniiiini whn has dune 1 1 1 it. Always
III June' r.iplil'y w nleidiiK nleerv 111 inn the mail unve
and the won i ll te elved. and her very ilependetn e
tiiaili the iUesHi.n nf malriiiKitiv une nf enseiitlxl
barter anil wile ll w a wmni;' It deslrnyed the
very anuree nml fo nt nf love Wan there nn rem
edy? June shaken lhnni;li she was by her painful
enperletn e nf Hie nml niliu w as at retiirthened lu her
own resolve The answer to the prnbleui was Inde-
leiiileine even thmii;h she Miiffered III I he attain
nietit of It. even limited Ned suffered Their hue
would he nil the Mlnuicer for ll and 11 would Ih-
pure nl w a ys
Cntlld sin have seen Ned at 1 tint Iiimneiit all her
t henries and all her deiliii tiniiK would have taken
ABOARD
YACtlT I
swift flight snd nde would have bathed with her
tears the swollen wrist willed lie liud Just freed
from tde rough mie that dad bound it.
Slowly and with Intlnlie pain .Ned Dually freed Ills
handa. They were quivering as. wild a mighty ef
fort lie raised them to the bin k nf Ids dead ami
rumbled with the knot ndh h held his gag lu
place. It seemed agea liefore lie was able to remove
tdat tlgdt bandage. He removed the tight thongs
from around hla anklea. lie limped awkwardly for
half a mile bent and atooped like nn old man hut
eternise restored him aud by the time he found a
road he was his vigorous aelf ngaln and full of the
dogged determination which hud led dim sn far lu
tde pursuit of hlx runaway bride.
Iinvvn the highway a mile or ao lie fmiud an
obscure road house and he strode In at the sal.. .11
ihsir.
While ordering a "drncer" fur hla shattered nerva-s
he saw Ids two captors sitting nt s table. He
rusbed madly at Idem and knocked them Is.th in
tde floor liasdlug out of the place he saw their
auto. He jumped In pressed the starting button
and nped away.
The douse of Mrs. Vlllard was closed snd locked
when Nod arrived there st 2 o'clock tn the after-
I II Ml 11
111 tde meantime June and Mra. Vlllard and
llonncer were snugly ensconced (u a pleasant liolel
downtown and liefnre Iter at the writing table Mrs.
Vlllard held oku 11 hank bonk Ha figures repte
nonted the price she had received for the sale of
her ten best years and she had spent au hour in
the debate of whether to give up ber earnings
June had Iwen taken Into that debute but ade dad
Ihhvh able to offer no argument on eltder side Sde
dad real lied at last a great ami saddening truth -that
every vvmiiiin s prnbleui must be for herself
alone.
Marie meantime wild Oltlcer liowd as Interpreter
had telephoned everywhere for newn of Ned War
tier but wit In ml result; thou tn despair ade tele-
phoned the Vlllard house to eicime her absence tc
June. That number did not auawer after repealed
trial. Marie more frantic imw than ever and feel-
ing sure that she waa about to lose her mind bur
rlisl straight down to the station and took a train
to the Vlllard place. It win closed locked.
Just a Marie waa pondering over this remarkable
circumstance there came trndglng down the drive
a natty little tig ur Its llinba neatly Incase! In
leather leggings tta cap pushed nn the back of its
head but Its tiny little mustache all fuxr.y It whs
Henri and In Ids eves was n very creat wearllicM.
' W here U Mr N.-.l " 1. d Marie.
"Name ..f the t . I .id' ' e. .ninl Henri. "Ha l
wat.hini: the dav i .-ih .ps Stu Ii 11 headai hel" Aud
I li-ur' pies-eil hi- 111'. In; lie w
' W here Is Jen- '
"Vanished' I waken-i Jen i I nn iin.re' He tiai
had a tillhl the -a lie Ins l.n ll. k.sl they aay.
'I he en. .1 UI.-U-- rillllati vv lm 1- -.ti-aie ennliali to bnl
lav f n nd .1 1 . I i- -1 .'en il. mi I me Here It la.
nl. a ' .1.1- hv I hive I turned "
W I . r- 1 - . Ned " -he 1- i..-l
In iln- U.I...I-" lleiiti vvaieil h i a; iin. inmpr-
hell-l el
N.a lied'"
"- i.-i -uw- I1I111. Mile Marie" in1 unr-e m"W
III III VV is '.l.'e I I . -1 1 le I. lew l . .- H tO t ))
-I V "It V I- !'.. :: ee Il'ed. Ill .ell..iselle It Wai
lli Ml. la;- if vvl.. '
. .n I 'k.- 1 1 .-' 1 1 nut then .' nidered
I'.l iv."' he iipp...-. "ll I- iiimther Knnd enter
. -'l-.-' I ll I V t el i I Ii- la -III "
1 Inn 1 1 .pi 1 taik 1.1 .nil If" mapped Marie and
li:li". a 11 ai lb -1.11 1 limbed ei IiIh Hpare tlrta
p'uniped lulu the eat beside M ' tie uud kway they
-;ed
At 1 1. that ni. !.: Hubble and Irln Ulel lieflngrtlie
latter June Willl .l - bnsnlnesl nf bnsiilll frllllllU
M rolled ii Ti.' 1 He New- Vork Suddenly Irla
tabbed I'.i.l '.i.' 1 . 1 ne 111 111. ami he turned to der
In siirpr.se In- .1 the llrnt time In tier life waa
sp.-e ho - and . f i.e wiih pale hut she coiild
I. i.k SI.- v. 1- irlni; at a table In the corner.
Then- -at the riui.vv.iv bilde. I it 1 1 j ll 1 K Hull 1 hatting
happilv wuli a vna ih brunette. 11 pleasant faced
huh nf in. .Pin- veals a il.nk. liHmlsnine mail with
a bin. k ' nnlil.e a pink faced w hite tniistu' lusl
man wh. l .ie all the evidetn eH of a boil vlvant aud
a heavy r.-uml headed man with Ihhk eyelldnl
Hit in. mint of paiulvalH pii-t tin dearly Irla
inmle a slnilebi dive fnr Junes table and It waa
Hubble .s nun tn clutch her liy the arm.
T.nnk here" de wdLspered In her ear while he
he'd her "what can we dn? We Interfered one
and mussed II all up. Now (he tit: lit tiling to do
I- to teleplmne Veil."
"I II sit riu'ltt leliltid this post and vvated tdat ta
ble"' IrU iToniptly decided Vmi teleplmne and
hurrv up tint I do wish 1 had a iiiMt place to cry!"
Ned was at home when Itobhle called. He waa
ready to alart on any Journey In aenrih of June
and Gilbert Hlye! When he arrived lit the cafe he
f "nml IrU nml Hubble liletderlnv; lu a atule of iiul
erlnK eii Itemeut.
lttAT'5
TRICK
"You're Just In time!" gasped Irla.
"They're leuvlng" said Hubble
All the pentup murder which had seethed In Ned
Warner's heart fur days tlnnied into hla eyes as
wllh an oath he started for (lie tadle.
"Stop dim Hobble! Stop him"' suddenly cried
Iris llletderliig and Jumping in front of Ned she
threw her arms a bunt hla nis-k aud hung ber weight
upmi hlin. while Hubble also frightened by the ter-
rible cipressluu of Ned s couuteuauce Impeded his
progress on the older side
Nisi dad turned to shake off his clogging friends
when June di awn by smiie Intangible force wheel-
ed slow ly and looked lu tdat direction.
"Ned:" she cried.
lliilh fuiiulngdain and Hlye paled as they aaw
Hint movement mid what dad caused IL As by a
slniuliiiucoiis Impulse they took der by the arms
mi'' on eai li side and turned der toward the corner
entrain o near wdlcd tdey dad sat.
"I unlit gnl" she declared mid tried to bang back
but tin y forced der out of tde door.
Ned Warner saw June's plleoua fa.-e as she half
turned it to look bin k. saw her Is-lng kidnaped from
under Ills very e.ies and. bursting through the group
which linpisbsl him he made a dash among Uka ta-
bles and across the restaurant.
Too late! He reached .Hie corner entrance only la
time lo see Hives lu utrtoua limousine whirl away
up the street June was frantically determined that
she would not go wlu-io Ihey were taking her. Mrs.
V lllard waa pale and panic stricken but the other
three carried out I heir pretense of laughing coer
clou. On the front sent with S.atll Hlye's wide
featured Italian ihitulTeur sut T. J. Kdwarda the
round lienilisl heav y man. and hla thick lidded eyes
peered coiintnnlly lm. k through the glaiw aud there
wan a tinu net to his thick lips
There waa no one at tde lonely dock upon which
the swiftly npeedlng limousine stopped abruptly BO
one to hear 01 heed the (all for help which Jane
tided to send up shove the noisy laughter of Ave of
ber coinpiiiilnns for now Kdwarda and 8 a til joined
loudly In the hilarity.
There waa a cold siern voice In June's ear.
"We've bad quite enough of this hysteria. Yoo're
going along!" It was the voice of Gilbert ltlys.
It wan he who. with tirln Cunningham forced her
frmn a lonely dm k Into tde mot or boat which lay
alongside and In another moment all eicept Boatti
were ancedlng swiftly away toward the long lev
yacht which lay midway of the misty rltarl
ro nr. coaTisi'tD 1
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