The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-25

often seen there. There was an In
stant's commotion, shrieks Of fright.
an overturning Of chairs, a. with .
Wild cry the woman swiftly raised
the revolver TO her temple. Before
she could press the trigger. however,
June's strong young arm had thrown
up the woman's wrist. and the bull
let which would have ended Mrs.
Perry's life went into the ceiling.
| Jackson Perry came bursting
through the door and found June In
the midst OF the pandemonium. with
the limp Mrs. Perry In her arms.
"Gwen!" cried the man, and the
call came from his heart
The yellow haired woman had walt
cd only to see Perry clasp his wife
In his arms; then. leaving wide the
salon door, she rushed toward the
basement door.
Ready with that fre2" she yelled.
| its ready. all right" replied the
page girl, bursting out OF the base
ment door. and with her came q
tremendous cloud Of smoke. 1t poured
into the hall and into the SALON. The
page girl was choking with II. They
foozled the first one, and the boss has
II
keep the shack from burning down.
mot that way" called the page
girl. "The cops are at the door!
Wait for the firemen!"
The explanation Of that was slow
In coming to June. When the yellow
haired woman sent for a husband she
had always to fear the police, and the
only way to foil raid was to con-
fuse II with fire.
Thoroughly frightened, June turned
back toward the salon. and 40 she
passed the basement door she saw
coming up through the rolling yell
low smoke the dark. black Vandyked
face of Gilbert Blye!
This way" called the yellow
haired woman and with a jerk OF q
tasseled curtain cord drew aside the
great yellow hangings OF the salon
windows, which ran to the floor.
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
clang OF the fire engines and the
hoarse shouts of the gathering crowd
| In front OF No. 4S Kingley-ct.
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'Keefe's
thoroughly protected house. June
alighted at her usual corner and hur-
ried down the cross street. AT an
irregular corner, where hall dozen
dingy streets and alleys plunged to-
gether and. apparently dizzied by the
impact, wandered angularly and aim
lessly OF, June met on "a narrow
crossing being fairly juggling with
alcohol. Her heart popped into her
throat, and she was about to. turn
back, for she would have died rather
than have brushed clothes with the
object, when the creature. catching
sight OF her. Immediately stepped far
over into the mud. jerked on his bat
tered cap and with II made courtesy
so sweeping that he was unable to
rise up for Ave minutes afterward.
That was enough for one day, and
June ran down the street, past the
little fountain. into the sanctuary OF
the Widow O'Keefe's house, up the
two nights 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 Debbyl" she cried. and from
then on until long after the wonder
full chicken potpie had been consum-
ed the conversation flowed with never
an ebb.
II was good to have found q refuge
like this II seemed far, far away
from the New York which these two
knew. and II was as II no one could
ever find them here. They were safe.
safet
Is one ever safe? Az Ned Warner
stood trying vainly to extract infor-
nation from Oficer Dowd June's car
flashed by him, and he caught .
glimpse OF her.
Oficer Dowd was astonished to
have his particularly insistent aues-
TONER stop abruptly In the middle Of
q sentence and 60 dashing madly AZ
ter a street car. In half Q block the
young man gave up that absurd
chase.
The trafic thickened Just beyond.
so that for three or four blocks Ned
was able to keep sight Of the car as
| It stopped and started. Finally It was
blocked, and Ned was able to catch
/ up with II. June was no longer
among the passengers!
There was q girl on your car wear.
ing q fur cap with . green tassel!"
breathlessly said Ned to the conduc-
tor.
BET your life"
where did she leave your carr"
ION the track"
Ned dropped on the car. left to his
fun! Vote!