Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-08-16

Two ereathIess individuals Hurried
Up.
touch the baggy man on the shoulder.
The latter pointed toward their car
riage.
''See!" said Durham. 81 believe
those are the men who were lowering
around the house last night"
The girl leaned forward to look, and
then drew back with an exclamation
of horror as the carriage started.
"Oh, that man is my cousin Rich
ard" she cried.
Are you sure?" he asked, and q
look of determination settled into his
| face.
Perfectly" she answered, looking
out again. DO you suppose he has
seen me?"
II suppose he has, but we'll soon
! turn the tables He leaned out and
spoke word to the driver, who drew
up around the next corner in front of
a telephone pay station.
Come with me for just a minute,
dear. I'll telephone to a detective bu-
reau where they know me and have
that man watched. He is unsafe to
have at large" He helped her out and
drew her arm firmly within his own
Don't be afraid any more. l will take
care of you"
He telephoned a careful description
Of the two men and their whereabouts,
and before he had hung up the re-
ceiver a man had started posthaste for
the Y. w. c. A. building.
Then Tryon Durham put the girl
tenderly into the carriage, and TO di-
vert her attention he opened the box
of flowers and put a great sheaf of
white roses and lilies-ofthe-valley into
the little gloved hands. Then, taking
her in his arms for the first time, he
kissed her. He noticed the shabby
gloves, and, putting his hand in his
breast pocket, drew out the white
gloves she had worn before, saying,
See! l have carried them there ever
since you sent them back! My sister
never asked for them. / kept them
for your sake"
with a welcoming smile and hand
shake, and led them forward. AS the
music hushed for the words of the Ger
emory, he leaned forward to the young
man and whispered:
Il neglected to ask you her name
Tryon."
! oh, yes" The young man paused
IN his dilemma and looked for an in
slant at the sweet face of the girl be
side him. But he could not let his
friend see that he did not know the
name OF his wife-to-be, and with quick
thought he answered, Mary"
The ceremony proceeded, and the
minister's voice sounded out solmenly
in the empty church: do you, Tryon
take this woman whom you hold BY
the hand TO be your lawful welded
wife,"
The young mans fingers held the
timid hand of the woman firmly as ht
answered, q do"
do you, Mary, take this MANI
came the next question, and the cir
looked ul with clear eyes and said. "
do"
Then the minister's wife, who knew
and priced Tryon Dunham's friendship
said to herself: Its all right. Sh,
loves rim"
When the solemn words wer,
spoken that bound them togethe
, through life, and they had thanke,
their kind friends and were once NOR,
out in the carriage, Tryon said:
; DO you know you haven't told m,
/ your real name YETI"
, She laughed happily as the carriag'
started on its way, and answered
WHY, it is Nary"
J AS the carriage rounded the first cor
Ter beyond the church, two breathles
individuals hurried up from the othe
! direction. One was short and bsggy
and the sole of one rubber Topped dis
! nslly as he struggled to keep UP witt
J the alert strides ot the other man, Eh,
was slim and angry. They had beer
detained by an alteration with tbs
matron OF the Y. w. C. A. building
and puzzled by the story of the plain
ly dressed girl who had taken tbs
! room, and the fine lady who had lef
the building in company with gentle
man, until it was settled by the eleva
tor boy, who declared the two womer
, to be one and the same.
A moment later a man in citizens
clothing, who had keen eyes. and WHIT
was riding a motorcycle, rounded tht
corner and pulled placidly along neal
the two. He appeared to be looking
at the numbers on the other side o
the street, but he heard every wore
they said as they caught sight OF tn,
disappearing carriage and hurrie,
after it. He had been standing in thu
entrance OF the Y W C. A building
an apparently careless observer, Will.
the elevator boy gave his evidence.
The motorcycle shot ahead q few
rods, passed the carriage. and discov
cred by keen glance who we're Thu
occupants. Then it rounded the blocl
and came almost up 70 the two Dur