The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-24

woman ana with Jerk Of q tasseled
curtain cord drew aside the great yell
low hnngings OF the salon windows.
which ran TO the door.
The terrified women threw open the
windows In an instant and were out
on the latticed balcony. down the steps
and through the yard TO the walled
park fronting ON the other side.
AS June sped away she heard the
ciang Of the fire engines and the hoarse
shouts OF the gathering crowd In front
of - Kingsley court
Blye had dashed after her, but he
reached the street only In time TO see
her boarding downtown car. he
caught the next one.
All unconscious that she was pur-
sued and grown careless by her three
days OF safety in the Widow O'Keefeis
thoroughly protected house. June
slighted az her usual corner and hur-
ried down the cross street At an ir-
regular corner, where half a dozen
dingy streets and alleys plunged to-
gether and, apparently dizzied by the
impact, wandered angularly and aim
lessly OF. June met on narrow cross
ing a being fairly juggling with aicO-
hoL Her heart popped Into her throat,
and she was about to turn back for
she would have died rather than TO
have brushed clothes with the object.
when the creature, catching sight of
her, Immediately stepped far over into
the mud. >jerked OF his battered cap
and with II made a courtesy SO sweep
ing that he was unable to rise mp for
Eve minutes afterwnrd-
That was enough for one day. and
June ran down the street, past the lit
tie fountain, into the sanctuary OF the
Widow O'Keefe's house. up the two
lights OF stairs and dropped into the
wicker chair.
slippers" was all she said.
Marie was on her knees In an In
slant. showing every gum
Aunt Debbyr' she cried, and from
then on until long after the wonder
full chicken potpie had been consumed
the conversation flowed with never an
ebb.
1t was good to have found u refuge
ike this. 1t seemed far. far away from
the New York which these two knew,
ard it was as IL no one could ever hnd
them here. They were safe. Safei
Is-6ne ever safer As Ned Warner
stood trying vainly to extract informa-
tion from Officer Dowd June's car
dashed by him and he caught glimpse
of her.
. Oficer Dowd was astonIshed to have
bis particularly insistent questioner
stop abruptly in the middle OF a SEN
tence and go dashlng madly after a
street car. In half block the young
man gave up that absurd chase
The traffic thickened Just beyond. SO
that for three or four blocks Ned was
able to keep sight of the car as II
stopped and started. Finally 1t was
blocked. and Ned was able to catch ur
with it June was no longer among
the passengersl
There was a girl on your car wear
ing a fur cap with a green tasselF
breathlessly said Ned to the conductor
bet your life"
where did she leave your carr
ION the track"
: Ned dropped OF the car. left to hii
! own logic. June had aighted some
where within these last two blocks
n One going farther west would in al
r probability have taken a more conven
lent car line. To the east lay tene
ment district OF old, small houses. Or
the chance Ned struck east.
ct "Have you seen girl wearing a fu
II cap with a green tassel"
The young man with the yellow der
v by over one ear shifted his cigarette.
Is ''I'll be the Patsy. What's the an
I'd swerT
He asked that question OF counties
people. On a corner where half doz
d. en- streets and alleys had staggered
Is themselves by running into each othe
r Ned found a human being swayinl
gently in the breeze.
IN "Have you seem
Id Ned stopped after one glance int
e. that vacuous face and one whin from
III that far from vacuous breath.
"Pipe up. pal" husked the iiggle,
o. one. Ned went over his formula.
he "Have you seen a girl wearing IN
cap with green tasselT'
p well. what do you think OF that7
er And 1t stopped swaying for moment
Vi "a guy with black whiskers." and thu
IN human being illustrated the vandyk'
by a motion OF his hand. asked me tn,
NJ same thingI"
NJ Blye again! Ned clinched his fist
:, did you see the girl?'
"a The object winked.
Is as none of your businessT' he an
y swered with great dignity and reele,
ne away.
ne Ned gazed after him in perplexity
ei There was no use to question that fel
10 low any further. but It was certall
ga that the man had seen June. She ha,
zee passed this way then She was some
IT where near. And bye! Blye. too. ha,
W passed this wayl Ned chose the mos
nd direct street. the one which led to III
'eT tie fountain. where another street an
re. eled sharply into IL And this four
IN, tain was visible from the third Zoo
of windows of the Widow O'Keefe'
an house. Ned Warmers heart was ful
M OF murder.
ig Bye had passed that way. but b
rm had gone up another street Now b
nd too. In his wandering search for th
led runaway bride came down toward th
nc little fountain from the other angle
gbl June looked ont OF the window. I
is, the gathering dusk she saw withou
mn recognizing them the two men ar
preaching each other. with the shar
oil cornered building between
ID At the point and under the light the
,er would meet. Gilbert Blye and Ne
IA Warner. And the husband OF Jun
=, had murder In his hearti
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