Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-26
..Is she with him?" demanded Homo


the machine
"where?' she majestically demanded
Riverside drive. I'll show you the
place."
lis he still in. Blinky?- demanded
Bill Wolf, tumbling out of the ma
chine and landing right end up
Blinky Peters was too good a de
tective to answer in words He gave
an upward toss OF his round head and
a wink OF his tishhke eye and walked
into the building with an air of not
having seen Bill Wolf at all
Fifth ordered Blinky. leaning over
TO whisper that magic word mysteri- |
ously into the ear OF the curly haired !
elevator boy The boy did not mind !
He was used to all sorts. He sent up 4
the elevator with a Jerk. Out ar the I
fifth floor First door to the right |
Now, A ring at the doOrbeil. Hushi /
The door swung open. and immedi- /
I ately Bill Wolf pushed in. The 9TH /
/ ers crowded after him.
There he is. ma'amr' shouted Bill. |
plunging into the next room, and |
HOnoria Blye saw in June Warmers I
drawing room the tall, lean, lauky de- /
tective with the sparse black beard.
who was the caricature OF her hand I
some husband, Ned Warner followed /
in from the reception room
What am l 10 understand by this.
Mrs. Blye?" he inquired.
You ought to know. your gruf1y
charged "Sneaky" Tavis, who had fol-
lowed the others. and. whirling, he
pointed at the caricature. That's her
husband"
shut upr' squawked Mrs BIye and
went home
Gilbert Blye at that time was quite
far from the scene Of Honorias cap
ture or even OF Ned's wanderings. He
was dining with Tommy Thomas, and
a rather elderly woman. and q doll
Ike girl with swiftly advancing crows
feet at the corners of her eyes. and
Grin Cunningham. and a heavy lidded,
short haired big man named Edwards.
whom they called T. !. With the ar
rival Of the coffee Blye told the time
from a tiny gold watch. the only one
he carried now.
''The runaway BRIDE laughed Gun
ningham.
I'm In q hurry" Blye explained. y
told YOU when we came here thotI had y
to leave ut :"
y
going" Tommy challenged him.
June was sitting in her lonely little
bedroom waiting for Marie. whom she
had sent out 10 drug store for toilet
articles Mrs. Boales suddenly knocked %
"a gentleman 10 see Miss Justin
she announced. "A gentleman with
black beard and n diamond ring and
n gold filing in one tooth. He says it's
Mr. Blye. lit the parlor lamp for '
him"
June wondered what she should do
Ned Warner. riding aimiesSly and u
on a street car and look
ing out earnestly at every pasSerby. p
suddenly caught sight of one pedes- b
TRAN who made his heart jump. Ma
rie, She was jogging industriousiy F
along with bundle under her arm and
n very clear idea OF direction apparent
in her very speed. Ned ran after her.
At the Boales door Marie heard the 81
sound OF running footsteps, turned
with normal curiosity. saw Ned, let ia
herself in at the door and closed 1t
with a slam, snapped on the night lock q
and few upstairs.
Hes coming. Miss June she cried. n
MIR Ned"
Ned, Iune's heart leuped within her,
md for moment she was Hooded with F
a mad impulse TO run down and be "
folded in his arms and forgiven. No!
She must be strong for her own sake
and for his. for the sake OF their ulti-
mate mutual self respect and the full in
ness of the love which can be founded =
IN that alone. Il
Meet me ut that little hotel TO which
we were first going she directed Ma ~
lie hastily. and. snatching her nat and d.
.oat she hurried down the stairs and
,ut OF the back door. yC
June had forgotten Gilbert Blye alb
but he had not forgotten her. i
lie had been requested TO wait, and an
Mrs Boales. having correctly guessed pr
hat June wanted the invaluable Ma
10 present at the interview. had been c..
lind enough to inform Blye 70 that ef- III
ect Blye saw June in flight and fol vi
owed her. c.
Mrs Boales answered a violent ST
knocking ut the door to find herself n,
oufronted by the wild eyed Ned War
Ter L
Where is my wife:' he demanded-
What's her name?"
Warner. Mrs. Ned Warner
NO There's a Mrs. Wompel here, no
UT she says her husbands dead. and a
Mrs Smith. Her husband gets home of
very Saturday night. And-say, gle
hats her first Manner III,
June. She's here. / saw her maid wo
lst come I'M Marie, Where are int
ley?" by
That's herr" Mrs. Boales was vai
leased. Some calls her Moore and of
lme Warner and some Justin. but her ma
ame's always June. There's a black owe
-hiskered man here 10 see ner now. the
ame's bye. He's in the parior. reu
nd she craned in Al the parlor door in
it'll scarcely shift of her position.
No. he amt, Has he dared to go up Wit
her room in my house," mo