The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-06
SECOND EPISODE
In Pursuit OF the Runaway Bride
CHAP1ER /

y
ed TO be lucky, Tor the uaric opened be-
fore her like magic and closed behind her
bike a wall As she turned into Central
purk at lirr ninth street. safe from immediate pur
suit, the black Nundyked man car was In snarl
at Fifty sixth As he came out OF that pocket he
leaned forward after a look ahead and spoke crisp
y TO his driver They stopped at the Plaza hotc,
aud the man. hurryIng up the steps suddenly paus.
cd with smile he drew from his pocket tiny
gold watch and opened IT, Inside the lid was the
picture OF a beautiful young girl with handsome
collie. Tie black Nundykcd man ga2ed at the pie.
lure for u moment IN frownus meditation 1t was
The runaway bride.
As he entered the hotel Ned's taxi with the Aut
tenng white ribbons passed and turned into the
park just as June Warner turned out OF II at Sev-
entyseCond street heading for Riverside drive.
At that hour Iris BetherlnG sat pouring her yolu
BILE sadness into The ears Of BobbIc in the Bether
ing home on Riverside drive She had been school
day chnm and the bosom friend Of June Moore, but
there WIS no June Moore only u June Warner
aud June Warner might become a stranger
Rot" observed Bobb,c How long are they 90
ing TO be gone
Three weeks t, ou eternity, Bobbicr
Rot" said Bohbie why doesn't somebody an
swer that dOorbcll"
1t had only Just ruus and Immediately the hollow
Blethering butler came through lie did not return
10 announce any one, however Instead the caller
rushed straight In and threw herself into the arms
Of Iris
"Juner
Bobbe Blethermg stood by ana watched the tab.
leau for a moment, then he went to the door and
looked out
Where's Nedr hc quite naturally inquired.
The only answer WAS sob
"Junie" pleaded Iris where's Ned
Ill left Ned" June walled 81 ran away"
"Aw, sayT protested BobbIc.
What did he do dc0ri' This from Iris
"He-he gave me money"
He gave you money" Iris repeated this uumby
sitter awhile Did YOU say he gave you money"
Yes" June Strengthened up as she recognized
the dlnCulty which lay before her Iris, while a
warm and loyal friend. was not exactly q thought
ful person NOR sensitive one and might perhaps
not understand the deep ethical significance OF what
had happened Robbie didn't count
Just after the wedding breakfast mother gave
me purse aud II had not left that on the library
table at home might not have known my prcdlCa-
ment until II was too late. When Ned and wers
on the train, however missed the purse While
was telling Ned about II he tipped the porter dol.
lar IN his nice checry way; then he turned around
and gave me $30-in just the same way Don't you
see7" And she shuddcrcd with the recollection "
her humiliation. Then / had dream" went ON
June, Win more NlkOf, Oounu now 10 make lnen
understand. 81 saw myself being paid Tor being a
wife, as mummy pays the servants and Ned pays
his stenographcr saw Ned giving me money as
he gives II to beggars! | saw myself always hold
ing out my hand FOR charity" And she was most
pathetic little figure rs she uptumed her palm. 81
couldn't stand lt So / threw down the $40 and
slipped of the train and came buck
But you had no money" said Iris
Il got on the train anyhow and sold my watch
TO funny old lady" June explained She paused
TO remember somethmg-the black Nnudykcd man
who now had her watch lie had bought II from
the old lady on the trnin 80 that June could some
day redeem It, That was very nice Of him She
had his card aud WAS reaching Tor 1t when she no
tlced that Iris had gone to the telephone
You mustn't telephone anybody! the runaway
bride Insisted. You would be hrttayiup my cont
dence"
"But what do you intend to dof
What about Ned" BOhbie suddenly burtrd, rs
the thought Of young Warner, alone on the train
with the honeymoon luggage flashed on his mind
"Neds a daringr And Juue's lip Quycrcd. "Ilc e
IN angel But | cannot be burden a. hc carried
on Neds back shall stay away from Ncd until
achieve my own Independence Then we cam walk
together hand In hond-m mutual SELF respect nud
accepting from each other nothing but love-
1T is for his happiness rs well as lur mine
June insisted hrmy. THE world will not be- uaup,
until women walk In strict equality with men lrs
dear" She saw by the taec of her lrcud that cold
logic was wasted The two girls walked upstairs
aud Iris ushered her still bosom friend into goly
little guest room
Meanwhile Ned Warner began 40 he familiar with
the bronze panther ON the oNorHu-ng ru.h lu lho
park and, casting bact M his memory rrNurlyd flni
he must have passed 1t about Owe tunes
But why had June married him. VIII, ml ,nr
walked down the aisle OF the Byuport chapel vIlu
him that morning Perhaps l'n Dncb N0udyAyd
man was married. and marriage WAS the ont, rnod
10 Iunes own freedom
He could stand this train N Thought. uu lou.rr
lie whired mp Riverside drive, past tho very house
where June was then talking to Iris and turned his
key In the lock Of the place which was 10 have been
home Homel And this was hs rctuul Here
were all the furnishings which they had bought to-
gether Here bad clustered an his dreams Of nap
pness
10 must he hS task 10 nnd Mdt mani