East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-17

after his consideration Of the morning He yuD$
thized with her, and he extended his walk 10 q
door Of her lodgings. He held her hand momsm
overlohg in parting and the wheeEing Mrs boGiA
her cold eye looking from the area window, 80
him bending over her in smiling persuasion
BIZ Wolf, the --LATEST and widest Of Honoria's q
tectves, later rang the Blye bell and bulged oe@
to the dining room In excitement
"Got himr announced Bill
els she with himT' demanded Honoria-
81 don't know My partners watches -
front and back doors. Gomez
HonOria bundled the nat, wide detective Into ~
electric and started the machine.
'WhereT she majestcaly demanded
Riverside drive. III show you the placer
"Is he still In BllnkyT' demanded Bill Wolf. tum-
bling out OF the machine and landing right end up
Blinky Peters too good a detective to answer
In words. He gave upward toss OF bis round
head and wink OF his fshlike eye and walked into
the building with an air Of not having seen Bnl
Wolf at all
Fifth ordered Blnky. leaning over to whisper
that magic word mysteriousy into the ear OF the
curly haired elevator boy. The boy did rot mind he
was used to all sorts. He sent up the elevator with
a Jerk out at the fifth 1Oor First door to the
right Nowl ring at the doorbell Hush!
The door swung open. and Immediately Bill Wolf
pushed In. The others crowded after hm-
''There be is, maamr' shouted Bill. piunging into
the next room. and Honoria Blye saw in June War
ner's drawing the tall. ean lanky detective
with the sparse black beard who the caricature
Of her handsome husband! Ned Warner followed in
from the reception room.
what am to understand by this. Mrs. Blyer be
inquired
''You ought to know. your grufHy charged
"Sneaky" Tavis. who had followed the Others. and
whirling be pointed at the caricature. That's her
husbandT
.Sbr, mr., sorawtod Me- piva am won. hn-re
Gilbert Blye at that :.nie quite fa- from lie
scene Of Honora's capture or OF Ned's whnisT-
ings. He was dining with Tommy Thomas SDA
rather elderly woman and a dolise SRI wiih sp::t'
y advancing crows feet al the corners OF her eyes
and Orin Cunningham. aud heavy lddci. .s-rt
haired, big man named EGSa-is. whom th,y cal ed
T. j. With the arrival OF The ccGec Biye told the
time from tiny gold watch the only be carried
now.
The runaway brideT le-gleJ Cunningham
I'm in a hurry" Bye explained. Il told you
when we here that had TO leave at 5"
"of course we know where you going" Tom
my challenged him.
June sitting in her lonely little bedroom walt
ing for Marie. whom she had sent out 10 a drug
store for toilet articles Mrs Boales suddenly
knocked.
"A gentleman to see Miss Justin" she announced;
"a gentleman with black beard and diamond
ring and a gold filling in tooth He says it's
MI bye III the p1TlOT lamp iOT
June wondered what She should do.
Ned Warner. riding aimlessly and disconsolately
on a street and looking out earnestly at every
passerby. suddenly caught sight Of one pedestrian
who made his heart jump Marie. She was Jog
ging industriousy along with bundle under her
arm and a very clear idea of direction apparent In
her very speed Ned ran after her. AT the BOales
door Marie heard the sound Of running footsteps.
turned with normal curiosity. saw Ned let herself
in at the door and closed it with slam. snapped on
the night lock and few upstairs.
Hes coming Miss June"' she cried. Mr. Nedr
Ned! Junes heart leaped within her, and for a
moment she flooded with mad impulse TO run
down and be folded in his arms and forgiven. No!
She must be strong for her own sake and for his,
for the sake OF their ultimate mutual self respect
and the fullness OF the love which be founded
on that alone.
Meet me at that little hotel TO which we were
first going" she directed Marie hastily, and snatch
ing her hat and coat, she hurried down the st1lrs
and out OF the back door
June had forgotten Gilbert bye absolutely but he
had not forgotten her. He saw June in nlght and
followed her
Mrs, Boates answered violent knocking st tbs
door. TO hnd herself confronted by the Wild eyed
Ned Warner.
where is my wife," he demanded
whats her nameT
= "June. She's here. her maid Just come inl
Marie Where are theyT"
That's herr! Mrs. Boales was pleased. Some
calls her Moore and some Warner and Justin
but her names always June. There's black whis-
kered man here to see her Names Bye He's
in the parlor" And she crHned in az the paror
door with scarcely shift OF her position mo, be
anti Has he dared to go up to her room In my
houseT'
Ned burst past her and sprang up the stairs.
First door to the rightr yelled Mrs, Boales.
Nothing happened Ned burst In at the drst door
to the right The empty
Then up climbed Mayme Bates the maid.
III it's Miss Justin you're hunting" said Maymo,
II saw her and black whiskered gentleman 90 out
OF the back door not more than three minutes agoV
Ned Warner plunged down the stairs faster than
he had gone up and slammed out OF the back door
to find himself confronted by the endless universe
To the right or 90 the ettl And when he reached
the alley mouth. which way then1 Right or ieft1
In the meantime the driven June, hurrying aim
essly, looked back at every turning to see II the
man she loved following her
At each turning u dark Ggure quicker than she,
sprang into hiding behind tree trunk or gatepos. or
doorway or corner, selecting each hiding place be
fore he left the last And the figure was Gilbert