East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-14

- ILBERT BLYE Suavely approached JunA
and Mrs. Willard went into an adiOlnlss
once to talk with Mr.. Pinhnam. Follow
ing Bye came orn Cunningham. Tommy
Thomas and a white haired man with heavy hdded
eyes
Then June received the great shock Of her life
Bye offered her a trip on private yacht He had
a photo OF 1t with him. She gasped In amazement
and refused Il
Then Cunningham drew out a check book and
asked her how much money she needed Juns's
cheeks paled. She burst into the once where Mn
Willard sat with the iron Pinknam
"Dld you bring me here to be tOrmented by those
peopeT she demanded Her cheeks we're flaming
her eyes swapping.
"Did yOu7" insisted June IF 50. shall resgnr
"why. no. child" returned Mrs. Willard. rising and
holding out her hand Il only want you to do the
things best for you to do"
'Im goingF' June suddenly decided.
The iron man bowed There was no CLINT In bis
metallic eye, no smile on bis unbending lips.
June, followed By Mrs Willard, sailed through the
magnificent reception room and into the ball Bye
and his companions followed them.
at that moment Ned Warmers taxcab drew up In
front Of the Bond Securities building. and close be-
hind It came the electric OF Honora Blye that lady
driving It herself. bolt upright
June darted- into the first elevator. and her pur-
suers crowded IN after her Mrs. Willard put an arm
around June in a corner Of the elevator. and there
were tears in her eyes she talked TO the distract
ed girl 1t was that which brought sympathy to
June. It was her greatest weakness sympathy, and
by the time they reached the ground door she half
consented to return to Pinknams with Mrs. Willard
She would not talk to the others. however agd they
very wisely held their peace
As they emerged on the main foor however, Gun
ningham turned to her with twinklIng jovialty In
bfa M vrhc cor4o I'M
her ear Just as she was about to step into the ad
Joining upward bound elevator At that instant Ned
Warner strode into the rotunda. closely followed By
Honoria Blye He his beautiful bride in the
company Of the black Vandyked man. who was
watching her with that suave smile upon bis dark.
handsome face while debonalr white mustached
man bent her Familiarity and whispered in her
ear. He saw June fnsh he saw her step back then
the lady with her drew her into the elevator Blye
and the others crowded after her and as Ned raced
vengefuly through the corridor with the shriekng
HonOria 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 shrill Houora jabbering Inces-
sanity. The had SCARCELY started to move when
a sudden idea came to Ned. and he turned to Mrs
Bye with the first words be had spoken to her
I'VE might miss them" he snapped. They may
have seen us and not so to the Office you named
I'll 50 back down and walt"
As they left the elevator at the eleventh floor the
door Of a down car changed II Ned had got out at
the nrst stop, which was the ninth 6oor. he would
have caught that down car. But more than that
He would have come face to face with June and
the one person whom Of all the people IN this world
he most longed to meet Gilbert Blye
June. who had burst from her tOrmentors at the
ninth aoor. stepped into the down car which Ned
two floors above had just missed. Mrs. Willard stll
pleading followed her and Bye's audacous crew
laughngly Joined them.
Two down cars shot by Ned. and by the time be
reached the main door the faces for which be 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 vsndyke had be
looked In that direction, but be did not expect to
see them there He expected TO them coming
through the open door of elevator the girl whom
he loved above everything 10 the world and the
scoundrel whom he intended to strange to death
June meantime had hailed a taxi She saw stand.
ing In front Of the door the Injurious limousine Of
Gilbert Bye and understood why Mrs Willard bad
dismissed her own car.
so Mr. Blye was to take Us homer she hotly
charged
Don't childg begged Mrs. Willard, beginning to
be as much distracted as June. Lets go home"
And. stepping IN the taxi with June. she gave
sharp direction TO the driver Don't you dare fol.
owy she ordered Blye aud his companions.
The tormentors laughed and walked forward to
Blyes car
Uptown on busy Broadway sped June and Mrs
Willard. aud by the time they had reached Columbus
circle JuneS suspicious OF Mrs Willard were allayed
Through beautiful Central park with its branches
interlaced against the wintry sky. aud now June
was beginning to feel a little more kindly toward
the vivacious brunette. Tommy Thomas
On Spuyten Duyyel parkway luxurious umou.
sine had halted and as the taxi passed II rolled out
and followed In It sat June's determined pursuers,
and on the dark, handsome face Of Gilbert Bye was
again that suave smile June turned chill with
nervous apprehension
Gilbert Blye was enjoying that chase immensely.
and be watched the weaving. swaying taxi with al,
ways that suaye smile
Suddenly Bye leaned forward with an oath and
there was shrek from the ylvacious brunette
Something seemed TO be wrong with the steering
wheel OF the taxi for. as 1t went 10 the hill ahead
OF them. II wahhled to and tro uncertainty. danger.
ously near the crumbllng bank which was protected
by dmsy rail. and there was a curve ahsadl
There was cry Of horor from them all the
taxi al the curve ran up the emhankment paused al
the brink FOR a moment and then with lis prccl0gs
burden inside crashed through the rail and plunged
down the hil
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