The Ocala evening star., 1915-04-14

Jumped forward and took the key TO
a The clerk. without moving his body
or his neck or his head. craned for
ward his eyes TO watch the signature,
Mrs. j. G. Day.
A moment later the black Vandyked
man stroIled in. looked at the register
and walked into the bar. Then along
came Marie with a bundle of clothes
The young woman went straight to
the desk
Mrs Days maid?" the clerk OBJ
served, inspecting the clothing piece by
piece from under his eyelids and ring
ins for front and looking at the young
woman and the register all at the same
time. The young woman, quite evi-
dently a maid, glanced swiftly at the
register.
Mrs. Day'sT' she repeated, breath
ing heavily. "Y-yesF'
shes expecting you" And the
clerks eyelids fickered. Room A."
Marie, tell June l want herr cried
a voice.
Sir" she said, Il do not know you
..Why-er''- Ned stammered; then |
he grabbed the clothes from the maids |
Sir how dare you?" Marie said and |
turned appealingIy to the clerk.
These are my wife's clOthesr' de |
clared the young man. "She's here
want herr
What's her name?" the clerk de
manded.
Mrs. Ned Warner"
Not here"
"June Moore"
oh come off, observed the clerk
/ IF | let you 20 through the directory
you may hit ii Give this girl back heI
! clothes and good night
This thing has gone far enough
Marie hotly stated the young man.
At that moment his voice stopped
| Out of the bar had strolled elegantly
| the pride of Shanks McGee. the man
with the black Vandyke. and he was
neatly nHobing piece of cheese. He
was across the lobby and going out OF
the door paying but scant tribute OF
curiosity to the knot in front Of the
desk. before the young man with the
clothes saw him The young man
nearly upset Marie on his way to the
door
A porter stopped him to get June's
clothes. Ned was then delayed at the
ticket window and. glancing across
the station. saw Blye going uptown
on an express.
| June Warner locked the door OF IA
| from the inside and turned the bolt
i and dropped into chair to rest
Suddenly a voice called, "It's Marie.
Miss Junier' and knock was heard.
June Warner opened the door of A
in a hurry. and her eyes sparkled and
. she clapped her hands as she saw Ma
! rie with clothes sticking from her in
all directions.
a Were caughtr' painted Marie. "Mr
: Ned grabbed me downstairs! Ee made
+ a scene!"
"where is he now?'' June sat dowr
d Imply.
. Il don't know! All at once he threw
n down the clothes and ran out on the
# street! don't know why?'
n
r Ned Warner, attended closely by tn
to ecstatic Shanks MCGEE. stood at tn
subway exit in state of-seethe beyon'
he computation. Again Gilbert Blye!
Honoria Blye. exchanging spite witt
n. a green parrot. was suddenly interrupt
he ed by a caller.
Got him. announced the caller
who was none other than Bill Wolf.
Sc Honoria Blye sprang up instantly
Get my wraps" she yelled to III
- abnormally ugly maid who had let Bi
Wolf in. Mr. Wolf, you fooled N
once. Are you sure you have foun
Gilbert Blye?"
'If we ain't, so help mer' solemnl
swore Wolf
Honoria Blye, with Bill Wolf by he
side, was soon speeding downtown
her little electric coupe. In front {
Luchow's restaurant they found fa
wide man with a cigar in the corn'
of his mouth and his narrow rimme
slouch hat showed on the back of b
round head and his eyes turned co
templatiyely toward the stars.
Certain party in. BlinkyE' huske
. Wolf.
Blinky Peters followed them insi'
the busy cafe. and as they walked bat
toward the Thirteenth street entran
a fat. wide man with his hands in
pockets came in at the rear door
Sneaky IaVlS-
There's your party!'' suddenly bis
ed Bill Wolf and pointed to tab
:, where dark Vandyked German wi
spectacles was entertaining a health
red checked young woman with
green feather in her hat
E0 You scumr' shrilled Honoria Bl
to her three expert detectives and we
a home to her parrot
V' Ned Warner stepped into the Gig
store next door to the Hotel Dan
- and telephoned June's home in Bry
port Mr. and Mrs. Moore were in
: city at Bobbie Blethering's, the smoo
soft voice of fat. black old Aunt ID
90 by told him.
Blethering's and the CHEEKY voice
@ 80, Bobbie Yes. the Moores were the
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