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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
SNAP SHOTS
AT HOME NEWS

James Kennedy Is booked at the
police station on charge of rldlus
q bicycle on the sidewalk
The sunday school Of the Central
Congregational church VIII nold us
annual picnic tomorrow afternoon at
Gage park
4 number of golf enthusiasts are
now INDUCING IN the sport before
brea kfast on the Shawnee golf grounds
N Highland park
N LanEharr left the city last eve
ming as a representative of Aer1e No
SIS. FraternaI order OF Eagles 10 the
Grand Aerie session 70 be held at Spo-
kane. Wash August 70 =
The Topeka letter carriers held a
Fyarrv Wednesday evening at the home
of John Curry IN Highland Park 1t
was q surprise affair Seventy-fve
guests attended Refreshments were
served
The University club will hold pic
mic al Vinewood Saturday afternoon
The members OF the club viii meet at
$50 o'clock at the state house An
invitation Is extended TO all former
college or university students
Practically all the Topeka Shrin-
ers who left in the Shrine special July
: returned today headed by Leroy
Penwe1- iIIustrious potentate of Alb
dzIIah temple \ number Of the
Shriners returned 10 Topeka Thurs
day.
Fred Robertson. United states dis
trict attorney Is in Kansas City today
on official business Preparations for
moving the district attorneys ONCE
to Kansas City are under way Today
the law books in the library are being
packed for shipment
Earl Diusmore was granted a di-
vorce from Bessie May Diusmore this
morning by Judge George H Whit
comb Mrs Dinsmore did not appear
Dinsmore agreed to pay So week
aIfuony and furnish clothing for their
s year old daughter, Edna
Suit for notification of a chatteI
mortgage and for the possession OF
certain goods. was filed in the United
States district court today by A s
Humphreys as trustee of the bankrupt
estate of c c Order and E H Dill
of Junction City against the Home
State bank of Junction City
The closing Of the Cremerie restau-
rant has not done away with the his
torIc green benches which stand in
front of the building Some Of the old
timers who have been using these
the Job although they cannot go inside
for their customary apple pie and
coffee
Mr. and Mrs NJ c Mccormick AIS
Harrison street. were severely shaken
I'D. and their motor car slightly dam
aged. when the car went into an open
street excavation in front OF the resi-
dence. Of H J. Bowen S25 West Tenth
street Thursday night It IS alleged
that no lights or other danger signals
guarded the hole.
An error occurred in the account of
the new Inter-Insurers Trust company
in Thursdays state journal r M
Bone brake. vice president and cashier
of the Merchants National bank was
reported to be secretary and treasurer
Of the company Instead It IS F b
Bonebrake OF Usage City, who holds
that position
On request Of South Dakota federal
officials Ohio Woods. United States
marshal arrested Brown-Takes-the-
Gun an Indian charged with taking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30
BONDS FOR PENNSY.
Utilities Commission Approves an Is
sue of S65. COG, 900.

Trenton y J.. July 30--The board
Of public utility commissioners today
approved an issue Of SIS. 600, 600 OF
bonds for 1he Pennsylvania railroad
company The bonds are secured by
a general mortgage on TIE abroad s
property and franchises
The bonds will mature June L. 1855,
and will bear interest at Z per cent
The proceeds will Ee applied TO the
retirement or paying off of 1e-year
convertible Il per cent gold bonds.
due October I. 1915, the amount of
which now outstanding is S67.714-500-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-30

sure OH write ne name on the back
o your note guaranteein- ye-H pay Ut
said Pat smiling pleasantly he endorsed
RfEIup-s note but Oi know domulRd we'll
We wont pay ut Wen have n laugh at
tn ixpEnse of the bank---Lffe-
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al u . 49,
aged by some accident to throw them
together again. June finally left the
guests and went to her room. She had
decided to go back to the O'Keefe
house of refuge.
Closer and closer had gathered the
siege on the house Of O'Keefe. Bit by
bit, atom by atom, traces had been
picked up.
"a Closer and closer grew the tolls until
Marie no longer dared stick her nose
out OF the window lest some one
should report her to Ned or to June's
father and mother. But Ned's detec-
tives finally got definite information.
One day long, lean slinker with
cadaverous cheeks came up to Ned
from Duck alley and looked up at the
O'Keefe residence with solemn inter-
est
'That's the place." he said.
Eyes; it's the place." Ned Warmers
voice was hollow, but there was ju-
bilant ring in it. go and tell Mr..
Moore"
The lean individual hurried away
and presently came back on the driver
seat of a limousine. Inside We're the
stern faced father and the gentle faced
mother of June and June's bosom
friend, the ebullient Iris Blethering,
and Bobbie Blethering.
"This is the place. said stern John
Moore, looking up at the narrow front
of the O'Keefe residence. and. stalking
out, he helped the others alight.
Sammy O'Keefe came to the door in
answer to Ned's ring, and a much
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Ia n ~. !. e,
ever, Nose, ears and atr, ne was ne
same tint Of red from where his neck
rose out of it's sprawling collar to
where his low forehead disappeared in
his sprawling yellow hair.
'D'afternoon, ladies' observed Mr..
Gregg cheerfully and bowed his smile
in the direction of the severe eyed Mrs.
Willard and the shocked June. Brought
you little present, Louz," and, with
as much extravagant Importance as if
this bad been the rajah's jewel, he be-
slowed on Mrs. Grogg the ported token
OF his thoughtfulness, geranium in a
papier mache pot.
Mrs. Grogg was thin woman, chiefly
distinguished for dr0opiness and hol-
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''oh, well. 1t was dull times on the
beat these nights!' Il
! The dusk had deepened into darkness
when Officer Moran's palm proved not
broad enough to carry away the grin
from under his yellow mustache, and
the grin, escaping, broadened into a
huge laugh.
Blye stood it with remarkable quiet
ness.
1T seems to me I've been furnish
ing little amusement for the boys"
he surmised, frowning.
"You have" laughed Moran. cts
what in Scotland they call Chasing the
gowk.' AS for the girl you mention
ed and he swung his club happily,
II don't suppose one Of us has ever
laid eyes on her"
i Blye's black eyes dwelt on Moran
piercingly: then his ,suave smile came.
/ "Have a cigar" And he passed over
one which Officer Moran kept for
Christmas.
Blye stopped smiling as he walked
away, and his eyes narrowed in con-
centrated thought. He strOked his
black Vandyke with his long. lean.
white fingers. They had had their joke
with him, these thick policemen. They
had made him dash madly from corner
to corner. over many weary blocks, but,
without knowing that they were doing
so they had convinced him of one
thing-that June lived in this vicinity
and that they all knew of her.
! He was passing the corners as he ar
rived at this uncertainty. The corners
were tangled knot of street and alley
intersections where one might angle
off in almost any direction and 20 no
| where.
Ned Warner at that moment was
sending score of detectives into this
!, neighborhood.
Tired and half famished, Blye ate his
delayed dinner in company with the
vivacious brunette Tommy Thomas and
the white mustached, pink faced Grin
Cunningham and with a heavy, silent,
thick eyelidded man who wore short
cropped hair on his big round head
Tommy and Cunningham and Blye
sat for some time together after the
big man had left. They were evident
ly planning something.
Finally all three went out and step
ped into Blye's luxurious limousine
Before they had gone very far Blye,
sitting by the girl. leaned toward her
and began talking to her in low tones
By and by the trace of a smile came
to her lips.
In tastefully furnished drawing
room kindly looking woman held the
bubbling Tommy's hand between both
her own while they talked. There We're
both sadness and loneliness in Mrs.
Willard as she drew Tommy to seat
| on the couch beside her, but she had
spirit, too, for she displayed a most
eager interest in the beautiful portrait
of June Warner, which presently peer
ed up at her from inside the lid Of
June's little gold watch.
When Tommy rejoined the nen in
the brilliantly lighted limousine she
handed Blye June's watch with a. tri-
umphant laugh.
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wrinkled face poked itself out of the
second story window.
% docs June Warner live here?" asked
Ned.
"No, sir"
The head in the second story window
was jerked in Immediately, and there
was hasty shuttle on the stairs lead
ing to the third floor, a shuttle made by
setting up the right foot first and pull
ing the left one up to it. Also there
was a mad scrambling on the third
floor, while Sammy O'Keefe 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 in the house except the one be-
tween May and July; that there had
never been in this house any such
young lady as the one who had just
been described: that there probably
never would be: that he had never
seen such young lady or heard of
one or expected to or hoped to.
whats the matter here Sammy % the
Widow O'Keefe herself asked, painting
considerably and holding much warp
ed hand over her heart, but talking
shrilly nevertheless.
"C0me, search the housev' she proud
ly dared them. IF you find hide or hair
of any such two young ladies, one or
either Of them, III go to jail-if you
can find an officer to make the arrest.
Come on in, all of your
Some of them were for holding back,
but Ned Warner was perfectly callous
as to whether or not he took any ones
word or doubted it. He meant to find
his wife.
By the circumstance of bringing
home a genuine gourd to little Maggie
Casey, June came home around by an
extremely back way and so missed the
searchers.
Search the cellar. if you pleasew
Knocked the Widow O'Keefe, leading
the way Maybe you'll look in the
kindly bin! And here's the coal chute!
Now come on upstairs! Here's the hall
that you saw before. and here's my son
Sammy, fine young boy still; and this
is the parlor The organ there, sir, is
not hollow, as you can tell by lifting up
the lids! Open all the doors and see''
The place was vacant No one was
there. Ned Warner. puzzled and deter
mined. inspected the third floor. No re-
suits. The Widow O'Keefe had gath
cred up all the clothes and belongings
and put them in sheet and poked
them into Mrs. McPherson's third story
window.
June Warner tripped lightly across
the street. let herself in at the Widow
Okeefe's front door and trotted brisk
~ up the stairs. She swung around the
curving banister
Maybe you'd like to look up the
chimneys," suggested re Widow
O'Keefe on the third floor
Ned Warner walked towar! the hall
door.
June Warner started up to the thru
floor!
~
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he reached Traffic Officer Schmeltz Pa
trolman O'Malley had carried the word
to that corner from Officer Toole, SO
that Schmeltz was prepared for the
coming of Blye. and by the time Blye
got away from Schmeltz the word was
all through the district.
Have you seen girl wearing a fur
cap with green tassel over one carp
Gilbert Blye had asked this question
of fourteen policemen. Something
struck him as familiar in the way this
one held thick forefinger in the deep
dimple of his chin. It was Officer
Toole again.
Sure said Officer Toole, with re-
markable promptness. ''She. went by
here not a minute ago. Right that
way" And he pointed up the hill to-
ward Officer Morrisey; then as Blye
started of. painting, he held his side.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-03-03
CHAPTER II.

N &. busy j. with her own
thoughts, did mot notice the
closed cab which stood at the
" Corners the next morning as
she left the house. AS she passed by,
however, walking briskly up to the
surface car, Officer Mack, who had
been watching that cab and the hand
some brunette whose vivacious face
had occasionally appeared ut the win
dows, saw the cab start and slowly
move away.
June had stepped from heruptown car
and was crossing to Broadway when
a closed cab passed her, turned and
drew up from the opposite direction,
and gloved hand tapped ON the win
dow. Tommy Thomas, the girl to
whom Gilbert Blyc had introduced her!
(Which way, pretty .maid?" Tom
my's glowing face protru1ed from the
door of the cab.
ITO the employment Office, kind
lady," she laughed, and June Exhibited
her little address slip.
"I'll take you over" offered Tommy.
they drove away, but at the next cor
ner Tommy excused herself for mo-
ment and ran into drug store to tele-
phone. Tommy hurried out and re-
turned to her place in the cab with
June, but Mrs. Willard. to- whom she
had phoned, rema ined at the telephone
and called up another number.
When June walked into the Acme
Employment bureau. having chosen q
new one, quite naturally, since the old
one had sent her to gambling house,
she found new address ready for her
A lady wanted a companion.
Her eyes widened with pleasure as
she saw the beauty of Mrs. Wizards
home. 1t was scarcely visible from the
street, set back of and below a tangled
profusion of shrubbery and trees. Be
fore it rolled the broad, smooth Hud-
son. Her timidity was set entirely at
rest when in the cozy parlor Just back
Of the stiff drawing room she met the
kindly faced Mrs. Willard.
Companion? She was not to be a
companion to this charming and sweet
ana vet sometimes sad lady. She was
to be friend. sister, a daughter.
They knew that much in the first three
minutes of their converse ton, and then
Mrs. Willard took June up to q wonder
ful bedroom which had once been
chlld's, upon the walls of which were
peacocks and ROSTERS and gnomes and
elves. 1t was visiting day among the
Willard cottages and the cottages be-
yond which were not Willard cottages,
and June had the Joy once more Of Civ
Ing. mingled with the,sorrow that there
was need.
It was late when they arrived at the
cottage Of the Groggs, and as they en-
tered the front door Mr.. Grogg came
up from the lower road and entered the
back door. fully ten feet behind his
breath. He was a red faced man with
no blend in his courtenance, whatso-
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geant Clancy and the platoon of the
finest saluted and looked their rough
gentlest, and the last ray of the setting
sun shot across on the cracked nose
Cupid and Redeemed him into life. r.
A beautiful young girl had come
hurrying down from the corner, her
fur cap set jauntily on her wavy brown
hair and green tassel dangling over
one ear. She slackened her pace as
she came in sight of all these friends
and breathed sigh Of relief. She
was safe here. And as if to reassure
herself she glanced back over her
shoulder. That had become a habit
with her of late. The look of worry
swept instantly from her brow as her
big eyes turned shyly up to the stall
Wart platoon. A friendly nod and a
radiant smile for each Of the big police
men, word of inquiry for Pat Casey's
little Maggie, a wave Of the trinity
gloved hand to Marie in the window. a
sudden flash of mischief as she primly
returned the salute of Sergeant Clancy.
a pat on the hand of Widow O'Keefe,
atouch of silyery laughter for Sammy,
and she had hurried up the stairs.
~. ''She's the sunshine of the precinct,
the darlin'," declared the Widow
O'Keefe.
"She's lady!' announced Sergeant
Clancy with deep conviction.
TN tell you somethin'." The widow
inclined her head conf1dentially. So
did Sergeant Clancy. So did Sammy
"She's hidin' from some one God
bless her!'
''Oh, is she?" And the officer of the
law glanced up at the third story win
dow. 1t was vacant. "Whoever it is,
they're no good"
They are not" And the Widow
O'Keefe collected all her wrinkles
about her lips.
"Shes safe here" asserted Sergeant
Clancy and, with grin, jerked his
thumb over his shoulder toward the
stalwart platoon. She in the midst
of her friends. Good evenin', Mrs.
O'Keefe. Good evenin', Sammy"
BE strobe across the street. Boys"
said he, "our little friend up yonder
don't want to be found. Neither does
our friend Marie
AS one man the platoon glanced up
at the vacant third floor window and
nodded, and at the word of command
they faced left and marched. Then.
and not until then, Officer Morgan and
Officer Toole, the pair in front, dropped
out Of the ranks and stood at attention
while the platoon passed between
them, and when the platoon had turned
the corner they wheeled. Side by side
they marched into Tim Courky's
saloon.
"Good evenin', boys. And what can
/ do for, your asked Tim Courky.
"A glass of water, Tim" said Moran.
1.-THE same for me. Tim," said Officer
To6le.
"It's fine evenin'," said Tim Courky,
and on the bar he set large glass OF
foaming yellow water for Officer Nor
an and small glass of rich brown wa
ter for Officer Toole.
Marie at that moment was brushing
the shining hair Of her beautiful young
mistress, and both were happy in that
occupation.
Poor, dear Ned! How June did long
Tor him! But he must be patient, as
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CHAPTER IT..

y UNE SPFang suChpeniy FROM per
little bench overlooking the
river. Mrs. Gregg and her in
~ tolerable position persisted in
jumping into June's mind and staying
there. The guests had not yet arrived.
The impulsive girl hurried down and
out of the back door, across the beau
tiful rear porch and down the winding
and twisting little steps toward the
Willard cottages, Mrs. Gregg was sit
ting in the Kitchen in stony silence
when June arrived there, a silence
from which weeping had long since
passed.
@"Sit down." And Mrs. Grogg gave
up the unbroken chair. CAPS sleeping
1t off,
II just ran in," observed the girl.
"'Yes. Tell Mrs. Willard that if AL
gets home with any money tomorrow
I'll save her out what 1 can"
ooh, didn't come about the rentw
June returned hastily. 81 just ran in
to see if there was anything can do"
mo, there's nothing can be done. AL
! drank before married him, and he
drinks YETI
June's eyes contracted.
"Why does he have his own way
about it?''
Because he's my husband. I'm scar
| ed of Al when he's drunk"
"And you're not afraid of him when
he's sober?''
swell, no. There don't seem to be
anything particular about Al to be
scared Of"
The horror of drunkenness - that
was it.
suddenly popped out.
The woman looked at her with
widened eyes.
The door moved, and AL Gregg ap-
peared in the doorway in his shirt
sleeves, collarless, his hair touseled.
"What you got for supper?" he
!, growled.
"Why, Al-I-I didn't think you'd
want any" And the woman's voice
was trembling.
ooh, you didn't think so! Well,
want some supper"
"Why, Al, I. amt got any money"
':Well, why amt you? Come herev'
His fist went up.
"Al!' A wall of terror was in the
voice
June stepped swiftly from behind
the stove and confronted the man. her
fSfc I'll
ing, her eyes blazing. She glared at
him all her contempt and all her loath-
ing and something more-her superior
ity. The fist which had been appraised
came slowly down. His shoulders
dropped. He was whipped.
Al GrOgg's wife watched that tran
sitiOn in him with amazement-the
dropping of the eyes, the lowering OF
the fist, the dropping of the shoulders.
And small young woman in a fluffy
evening gown had done this thing!
Smash! A geranium pot just missed
| Al Grogg's head and broke on the bed
room door. Bang! Another spraddling
geranium which had split down the
! center brushed AIS cheek as it's pot
crashed past.
'Looky here!' Al Grogg's tone was
, chiefly one of surprise
Other flowerpots followed from Mrs.
Grogg's hands. She had at last discov-
cred that Al Grogg could be made
afraid
June looked at her a moment and
then trudged up the hill somewhat
frightened at her own responsibility in
this domestic upheaval. The guests
had arrived when she reached the
house. Tommy Thomas! With Tom
my was a white mustached, pink faced
man. The runaway bride was sur
prised and puzzled at the appearance
of Tommy in this place. but the white
mustached man occupied more of her
thought They were finishing dinner
when Mrs. Willard was called away
The white mustached man was trying
to induce June to smoke a cigarette.
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Grogg's Hands.
June suddenly looked up and saw in
the doorway between the portieres Of
heavy velours the dark, handsome face
Of Gilbert Blye!
''Tut, tut. Orin!" came the suave
voice of the black Vandyked man. II
won't have this little runaway bride
taught bad habits
June flushed and turned with some
embarrassment to Mrs Willard. who
followed Blye into the doorway.
Blye! Always Blye! He lowered
about after they had lour ged into the
billiard room and conse vatory. but
the white mustached man nonopOlized
June. Every time she tried to get
away from him Tommy Thomas man
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RUNAWAY JUNE
SIXTH EPISODE
The Siege Of the House Of O'Keefe
CHAPTER !.

n PLATOON of the finest wheeled
out Of the station house and
HH down Deshley street, their
q brass buttons cleaning in the
light Of the sunset. Opposite the little
fountain of the Cupid with the Clipped
nose and in front of Tim Courky's
saloon the platoon halted and saluted
the bent and twisted Widow O'Keefe,
standing on her doorstep. Had not
the veteran Dan O'Keefe been the most
popular man on the force? In all his
life Dan had never made an arrest of
or made trouble for brother officer or
refused to lie for his friends.
Out Of the third story window leaned
pair of cleaning gums, surrounding
which was the pleasing, high cheek
b0ned face of the one who was known
solely as Marie. Sergeant Clancy
stepped across to convey the time of
day to the Widow O'Keefe. Sammy
O'Keefe, fine, tall boy with curly
head, came to the door and gripped the
hand of Sergeant Clancy with the grip
of man.
Suddenly the red gummed young
woman in the window frightened until
she glistened and waved red hand
energetically. the Widow O'Keefe put
twenty additional wrinkles of joyous
welcome in her countenance, young
Sammy O'Keefe Strengthened a full
inch and pinked with pleasure. Ser
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PLATOON Of the finest wheeled
out Of the station house and
down Deshley street, their
brass buttons cleaning in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-08-14
PAckWOOD.

Rev. Nordom and two daughters of
Dies Moines spent a couple of days with
friends here last week They were on
their way to visit relatives at their old
home at Swedesburg. They had an un-
pleasant trip motoring In the mud and
rain.
The Misses Marvel Ryman, Mildred
Edwards and Ruth and Irene Samuel
son attended a house party at the VIM.
McCreery home near Ottumwa last
week.
Miss Maud Ritter and Miss Edna
Caldwell of Hedrick are guests Of Les
ter Myers.
Mr.. and Mrs Grant Peterson Of Mo-
line, III are visiting the Samuelson
families
Miss Alice Carlson has returned tc
her homo at Ottumwa after months
visit with relatives.
On the eve Of her departure for Os-
ceola the friends of Miss Florence An
derson gave her farewell party
Lunch was served by the light Of the
moon. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Hinshaw chaper-
oned the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Buell. and Mr.
and Mrs c. s. Adams were Ottumwa
visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Skinner and chill
dren and Mr.. and Mrs. Swinney OF
F1oris motored here Sunday and spent
the day at the J. G. Fill home.
Mrs. B. c. Lester and Mrs. P. T.
Mitchell will serve lunch Thursday aft
ernoon for the M. p. Ladies' Aid So
ciety.
Friends were greatly shocked when
word came that Thomas Laughlin Of
near Broekville was dead. He had many
friends here.