The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-13
CHAPTER H.

ana MIS NllhIu went INTO uh adjoining
office TO talk with Mr. Inkuam. Follow
ing Bye came Orin Cunningham, Tommy
Thomas and white haired man with heavy lldded
eyes
Then June received the great shock Of her life
Blye offered her trip ON a private yacht lie had
a photo OF 1t with him She gaspcd In nmazcment
and refused IT,
Then Cunningham drew out check book and
asked her how much money she needed June's
cheeks paled. She burst into the office where Mrs
Willard sat with the iron Plnluam
Did you bring me here to be tormcntcd by those
pcopIeY SHE demanded. Her cheeks were hamlng
her eyes swapping
Did your Insisted June. III so l shall resign"
Why no, child" returned Mrs Willard, rising aud
holding out her hand. 81 only want you TO do the
things best for you to do"
I'm going. June suddenly decided
The iron man bowed There was no CLINT In his
metallic eye, no smile ON his unhcndng lips
June, followed by Nrs Willard sailed through the
magnificent reception room and into the hail Blye
and his companions followed them
At that moment Ned Warmers taNlcah drew up In
front OF the Bond Securities building, aud close be
hind 1t came the electric Of lIonoru Bye, that lady
driving II herself bolt upright
June darted into the first elevator and her pur
sucrs crowded in after her Mrs. Willard put an arm
tears In her eyes as she talked TO the distract
ed girl II was that which brought sympathy to
June. II was her greatest weakness, sympathy and
by the time they reached the ground floor she half
consented TO return to Pinknams with Mrs Willard
She would not tllk to the others, however and they
very wisely held their pence
As they emerged the main floor however, Gun.
nlngham turned to her with twinkllng Jovality In
Ills eyes and leaning over whispered something into
her ear Just she was about 10 step into the sd.
joining upward bound elevator At that instant Ned
Warner strode into the rotunda, closely followed by
Honora Blyc He saw his beautiful bride In the
company Of the black yandyked man. who WAS
watching her with that suaye smile upon his dark,
handsome face, while debOnar white mustached
man bent over her familiarity and whispered in her
eur. He saw June flush he saw her step back. then
the lady with her drew her into the elevator bye
and the others crowded after her and as Ned raced
vengefully through the corridor, with the shriekng
Honora behind him. the door closed with bang,
and the car shot upward
They rushed into the next car Ned black broWed
and silent, and the shrlI HonorIa Jabberug inces.
sanity. The had scarcely started TO move when
n sudden idea came TO Ned, and he turned 10 Mrs.
Blyc with the FIRST words he had spoken TO her
we might miss them he snapped. They may
have seen and not 10 TO the office you named
III 20 back down and walt"
As they left the elevator at the eleventh floor the
door Of down car changed. II Ned had got out ut
the arst stop, which WAS the ninth floor, he would
have caught that down car. But more than that
He would have come face to face with June und
the one person whom Of all the people In this world
he most longed TO meet Gilbert bye.
June, who had burst from her tormentors at the
ninth noor stepped into the down car which Ned
two noOB above had Just missed Mrs. Willard. still
MA hav and attHn
laughlngly Joined them.
Two down cars shot by Ned, and by the time he
reached the main floor the faces for which he was
watching were lost In the thrOng at the door. He
might even then have distinguished his runaway
bride and the man with the black Vandyke had he
looked In that direction but he did not expect to
them there. He expected TO see them coming
through the open door OF an elevator the girl whom
he loved above everything In the world and the
scoundrel whom he intended to stranEle TO death.
June meantime had hailed taxi. She saw stand.
ing In front Of the door the luxurious limousine Of
Gilbert Blye and understood why Mrs Willard had
dismissed her car.
80 Mr.. Blye was to take us homer she hotly
charged
Don't, child" begged Mrs Willard beginning to
be az much distracted az June. Lets 40 home :"
And, stepping In the taxi with June. she gave
sharp direction to the driver Don't you dare fol
loww she ordered Blye and his companions
The tormentors laughed and walked forward to
Byes car
Uptown on busy Broadway sped June and Mrs
Willard, and by the time they had reached Columbus
circle Junes suspicious OF Mrs Willard were allayed.
Through beautiful Central park with It's branches
interlaced against the wintry sky and now June
was beginning to feel a little more kindly toward
the vivscious brunette, Tommy Thomas
On Spuyten Duyvel parkway a luxurious llmou.
sine had halted, and as the taxi passed It rolled out
and followed. In II sat Junes determined pursuers
and on the dark handsome face Of Gilbert Blye was
again that suaye smile. June turned chill with
nervous apprehension
Gilbert Blye was enjoying that chase immensely
and he watched the weaving swaying taxi with al.
ways that suove smile
Suddenly Blye leaned forward with nm oath and
there was shrlek from the vivaclous brunette.
Something seemed to be wrong with the steering
wheel Of the taxi for as It went up the hill ahead
OF them, II wabbed to and fro uncertainty, danger.
ously near the crumblng bank which was protected
by nimsy rail, aud there was a curve ahead
There was cry OF horror from them all as the
taxi at the curve ran up the embanknent, paused NJ
the brink for a moment and then with lis precious
burden inside crashed through the rail and plunged
down the hill
fro BE Continued