The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-02-17

sidewalk and on the other side of the
street.
He called for "A. He called again.
There was no answer. The room was
searched.
1t was empty
Sammy. the boy with the angelic
smile and the blue eyes and the white
teeth, was the finest liar in the hotel
He had had a quarter and one of her
compelling smiles from June and
glance from her lovely eyes, and he
had run them down through the base
ment ana out the rear servants en-
trance and had told them place to
| go where no one would ever find them
Gonel The six shocked searchers for
the runaway bride hurried downstairs
| just as Honoria Blye stepped in, fol
lowed by Blinky Peters and Sneaky
Tavis.
"Where is heY' screeched Mrs. Blye
Bill Wolf advanced to do his happy
duty.
There he is, ladyr' he shouted tri-
umphantly. while Blinky Peters and
/ Sneaky Tavis skunk up. one on each
side of the culprit. Nab him, boysp'
Mon Dieui" cried the culprit as the
four fat paws of Blinky Peters and
Sneaky Tavis clapped down on his
arms The rest of the objection was
an incomprehensible polyglot tumble
as, shrieking his indignation. the black
Learded Frenchman strove to wrench
himself free.
as that the man you mean?'' Kissed
Honoria
| hot ina fho 1ad ha nh
MCGEE, who was willing to be kicked
out now. colbert Blye slinked in here
after the beautiful goil and ducked
into the subway when dis sport gives
him the rum Geep'
.'This is the limitI' declared the clerk
to one and all as strong porters and
agile bell hops headed his way. "Get
'em out, Mixer
1 Quite a little crowd had collected
when suddenly policeman appeared
from around corner and dispersed
the mob, including Honoria.
That vigorous lady had barely turned
the corner. heading for the avenue,
when a brilliantly lighted, luxurious
limousine stopped in front of the Ho-
tel Daniel Shanks McGee's eyes be-
gan to stretch as he saw the occupants,
and he whirled in a complete circle in
his efforts to locate without the loss Of
a second. Bill Wolf and Blinky Peters
and Snedky Tavis. They were trudg-
ing up the street in single file. heads
down. hands in pockets. Even Blinky
Peters had lost interest in the stars.
The smacking footsteps of Shanks Nc
Gee aroused them.
"GeeI' exploded Shanks. ''Cripes!
Gilbert Blye has doubled back wit an
other swell janet Beat it to the Dan
ieli And one of youse hotfoot it after
the electric showcase and get the old
womanI Geer'
!, Wolf turned a commanding eye on
Tavis
"Hlt FER upr' he ordered.
Sneaky drew a long, jerking breath
and pulled his belt around him, cast a
despairing look up the side street to
! where the little electric was twinkling,
took the center of the car track and
began laboriously to hit 'er up"
In the meantime Gilbert Blye and
Tommy Thomas had walked confident
Iy up to the desk. The clerk without
the flicker of an eyelid bent forward
politely.
is Mrs. j. G. Day stopping hereY'
inquired Blye with great suavity.
no; the lady is gone"
"Gone?" protested Blye and leaned
forward to look over the register
why. she CAME in only about an hour
or so ago. She is
"Now. don't tell me who she is.
don't know whose wife the lady may
be. and 1 don't want to know. She's
goner'
, mon Dieu!' shrilled an excited
! voice. and Gilbert Blye found himself
> confronted by the decorative French
man. That excited individual sur
, veyed Gilbert Blye's sleek black Van
, dyke and tweaked at his own and sud
denly threw up both hands and began
to laugh
In that same moment Sneaky Tavis
caught up with the electric coupe and