The Detroit times., 1915-03-18
RUNAWAY AWM
IL Great PhotoPay Serial of Love, Mystery Adventure
Bv George RandoLph Chester,


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4 The woman looked doabtfully at
her husband. but the ngure at the
door was 30 innexiole that she sue
cumbed 20 discipline.
We'll. so long. Joe" she said.
See IL you can't get your money
for that drive by the time l come
srain.- she waved a wifely hand
at him and staiked out She turned
TO June IN the hall. III the fellow
that's putting Nd for this room viii
give Joe the money instead well be
lot better OF"
June was so shocked ~ the cold
eaIiousness OF this speech that she
could only dumbly nod her head. and
she walked down a. the nurses little
desk nj the end OF the hall. leaving
the woman 10 ind her way out
alone. Joe. the chauffeur. lay. cheer
fully grinning. with the thermome-
ter IN HIS mouth.
Again the everlasting problems
the man. the woman and the money
The runaway bride sat In the vacant
chair at the little desk and pondered
il all out. This person who nagsed.
who followed her husband even 10
the hospital to nag. and whose hus-
band welcomed the hospital because
II was a relief from nasging-this
woman was the outcome OF the Gus
tom by which the man. earning. pos
sessed all. and the money he gave
10 his wife was rs a gin. A selfish
woman and one without delicAcy.
such as this nagger., made IL her
business to get all she could. and
the pursuit had become a passion
with her. She was like those beg
gars who continue 10 BEG amer they
have become rich by II. begging from
the force OF habit and from the
love of the art OF making people
give and from the sordid desire 10
possess. II was wrong. all wrong.
somewhere, June shuddered as she
remembered this wife going through
her husbands pockets. and then she
recalled her dream OF herself stand
ing before Ned a. q piteous pauper.
holding out her hand for aims. She
had been right. she decided. a. she
had decided time and again She
had acted wisely In running away
before she had committed herself
10 charity and before any barriers
had been set between their love.
She must earn her own way
Mercy, June sprang from her
chair and ran 10 the room OF the
chauffeur with sudden violent
wrench OF her conscience. Joe lay
there quite cheerfuliy with the ther-
mometer sim In his mouth. and he
xrinned az wen a. he could after
20 minutes Of this exercise. When
June removed the Thermometer that
side OF his face remained twisted
and puckered for some time. and II
ached. but he was perfectly happy.
He could be alone for "a hours,
CHAPTER %.
There was a consultation In Mrs.
WIZARDS room. Tommy Thomas
sat at the head Of Mrs. Wizards bed
Before Mrs. Willard lay a picture Of
June clipped from q Bryrport paper
on the day OF her marriage to Ned
Warner. Tommy Thomas had just
found Il and had brought IL with
her. Cunningham picked up the
picture and looked AZ II with twink
ling eyes. smoothing his white mus
tache complacently. Gilbert Blye.
sitting IN the far corner on the win
dow sill. with bis vandyke in his
long. lean. white hand. suddenly
rose and, walking over to Cunning
ham. took the picture from him and
laid IL on the bed
The pretty nurse with the pink
cheeks opened the door presently
and beard these words In Blye's
suaye but forceful tones:
THE thing TO do Is to gain her
confidence. There must be q COM
plete change OF method.
The voice stopped abruptly. ES
wards, Cunningham, Tommy Thorn
as and Mrs. Willard were all listen
ing intently. Mrs. Willard seemed
troubled. Tommy Thomas, with
deviitry in her eyes. was laughing
at Cunningham. who seemed uncom-
fortable The round headad Ed
wards sat slowly nodding as be look.
ed al Blye. Mrs. Willard reached
quietly forward and turned the
piece Of paper on the bed face down
ward. She seemed even sad.
Beg pardon" said the pretty
nurse. noting the sudden silence.
and. slipping In. she put her hand
under the sheet and felt OF Mrs. VII
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