The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-27

othsr Fiowsrpots Followed from Mrs.
oroeo's Hands.
June suddenly looked up and saw in
the doorway between the portieres OF
heavy velours the dark. handsome face
of Gilbert Blyel
tut. tut. Orin!" came tho suave
voice Of the black vandyked man. Il
won't have this little runaway bride
tnpght bad habits"
June flushed and turned with some
embarrassment 20 Mrs. Willard. who
followed Blye into the doorway.
bye. Always Blyel lie lowered
about after they had lounged Into the
billiard room and conservatory. hut
the white mustached man monopolixed
June. Every time she tried 10 get
away from him Tommy Thomas man.
aged by some accident to throw them
together again. June finally left the
guests and went 10 her room. She had
decided TO 60 back 10 the o'I<eefe
house Of refuge.
Closer aud coEer- had Eaaaerea 6hel
Siege on the house OF OKeefe. hit by
bit. aiom by atom. traces had been
picked Up.
Closer and closer grew tho tolls until
Marie no longer dared stick her q
out of the window lest some M
should report her 10 Ned or 20 Iuue'a
father aud mother. but Neds detec-
lives finally got definite Information.
One day n long. lean sllnker with
sadnverous checks came up TO Ned
from Duck alley and looked up at the
O'Keofe residence with solemn inter
est
THAT'S the place." he SAID.
Yes; It's the pnce.' Ned Warmers
voice was hollow. but there was n ju-
biinnt ring In IT, Go and tell MIR.
Moore
The lean Individual hurried away
and presently came back on the driver
seat OF a Limousine. Inside were the
stern faced father and the gentle faced
| mother OF June and June's bosom
friend. the cbullicnt Iris BlethcrinR.
ard Robbie Blethrring.
This X tho place. said stern John
Moore. ioo,. ag ~ at the narrow front
Of the O'Kecfa residence, und, stalking
out. he helped the others allght. :
Sammy O'Kcefe came to the door IN
answer 10 Ned's ring. and n much
wrlnklcd face poked itself out Of the
second story window.
Does June Warner live hcreT" asked
Ned.
"No. SIR"
The head In the second story window
was jerkcd IN Immediately, and there
was A hasty shuttle on the stairs lead
Ing 20 the third floor. a shuttle made by
setting up the right foot first aud pull
ing the left one up 20 H. Also there
ggs- a mad scramhlin.-an~the third
floor. while sammy OKeefe In the
front doorway looked the throng In the
eye with admirable truthfulness and
swore that there was no June Warner
there. no June Moore, no June any
thing; that there had never been any
June Ia the house except the one bo-
tween May and July: that there had
never boon In this house any such
young lady ms the one who lad just
been described: that there probably
never would be; that no had never
seer such a young lady or heard OF
one ~ expected 60 or Hoped 20,
whats the matter here. Sammy rthe
widow O'Keefe herself asked. painting
considerably and holding a much warp
cd hand over her heart, but talking
shrilly nevertheless.
Come, search the houseF' she proud
~ dared them. III You find hide or hair
Of any such two young Indies. a oF
either OF tllem. III go to iail-if you
can and an officer 10 make the arrest.
Come on Ia. all OF you'll"
Some Of them were for holding back.
but Ned Warner was perfectly callous
as 10 whether or not he took any ones
word or doubted II. lie meant TO 1nd
his wife.
BY the circumstance OF bringing
home a genuine gourd 10 little Maggie
Casey, Jane CAME home around by an
extremely back way and so missed the
searchers.
search the cellar. II you pleasef'
Knocked tho Widow O'Keefe. leading
che way. "Maybe yop'i look IN the
kindly bin, And here's the coaf chutel
Now come on upsialrsl Heres the hail
hat Won saw hefore. and heres my son