East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-10
oSVyhEAt i'L By Serial Publication oOrpOnuOn.
SECOND EPISODE
In Pursuit of the Runaway Bride
CHAPTER 4

ed TO be lucky for the traffic opened be.
fore her Ike magic and closed behind her
Ike wall. AS she turned into Central
park at Fiftyninh street safe from immediate pur.
suit, the black Vandyked mans car was In a snarl
at Fifty As he came out OF that pocket he
leaned forward, after look ahead and spoke crisp
~ to his driver They stopped at the Plaza hotel,
and the man, hurrying up the steps, suddenly paus.
ed With smile he drew from his pocket tiny
gold watch and opened IT, Inside the lid was the
picture OF a beautiful young girl with handsome
collie The black vandyked man gazed at the pic
ture for moment In frowning meditation. II was
the runaway brdel
As he entered the hotel Ned's taxi, with the hut
tenng white ribbons passed and turned into thu
park. just as June Warner turned out Of II at Sew
enty-second street, heading for Riverside drive.
At that hour Iris Bletherng sat pouring her volu-
bic sadness into the ears OF Bobbe I'm the Blether-
ing home on Riverside drive She had been school
day chum and the bosom friend OF June Moore but
now there was no June Moore. only June Warner,
and June Warner might become a stranger
Rot" observed Bobbe. How long are they go
Ing TO be gonei"
Three weeks It's an eternity, Bobbie"
Rot" said Bobbie. why doesn't somebody an
swer that doorbelY
II had only just rung and Immediately the hollow
Blethering butler came through. lie did not return
10 announce any one however. Instead, the caller
rushed straight In and threw herself into the arms
OF Iris
"Juner'
Bobbe Blcthering stood by and watched the tab
leau for a moment: then he went 10 the door and
looked out
where's NedY be quite naturally inquired.
The only answer was sob.
"Junlcr pleaded Iris. where's Nedi"
Ill left Ned" June walled. Il ran awayv'
Jaw, say" protested Bobbie
What did he do, dearf This from Iris
"Iie-he gave me money!
'IIe gave you money" Iris repeated this numbly
after awhile. Did you say he gave you money!
ayes" June Strengthened up as she recognized
the difficulty which lay before her. Iris, while
warm and loyal friend, was not exactly a thought
rIl person nor sensitive and might perhaps
gnt understand the deep ethical significance OF what
hrd happened Bobbe didn't count
lust after the wedding breakfast mother gave
M purse. and II had not left that on the library
table at home | might not have known my predica-
ucnt until Il was too late. When Ned and were
ON the train however. missed the purse. While
was telling Ned about II he tipped the porter dol
lar In his nice, CHEEKY way then he turned around
and gave me S30-in jnst the same way! Don you
seeT' And she shuddered with the recollection OF
June. with more vigor. bound now to make them
understand. 81 saw myself being paid for being
wife. as mummy pays the servants and Ned pays
hia gtenographer | saw Ned giving me money as
he gives Il to beggarsl I saw myself always hold
ing out nv hand for charityr' And she was most
pathetic little figure as she upturned her palm i
couldn't stand III So l threw down the $50 and
slipped or the train and came back
"But you had no money! said Iris
81 got on the train anyhow and sold my watch
TO funny old lady" June explained, She paused
TO remember something-the black NandyKeu man
who now had her watch He had bought II from
he old lady on the train. that June could some
INV redeem It. That was very nice OF him. She
nod his card and was reaching for It when she no
ICED that Iris had gone to the telephone.
Won mustn't telephone anybody" the runaway
,,ide insisted "You would be betraying my conn
ience! n
But what do you intend TO dor r
"Wbot about Ned" Bobbie suddenly blurted'
Mods darlngl" And June's lip quivered He's
mn ANGEL But | cannot be burden 10 ne c"rf'eu
ON Neds back shall stay away from Neu untn
I ochiove my own independence. Then we can walk
together hand In hand-in mutual sell respect anu
acceptng from each other nothing put loVe'
"It is for his happiness as wen as lol ine'
ture insisted firmly "The world Will not be happy
a"a.n She saw nv the face OF her friend that cold
logic was wasted The two girls walked upstairs,
and Iris ushered her still bosom friend into cozy
little guest room. ,,.,.s
Meanwhile Ned Warner began to be familiar WIN
the bronze panther on the overhanging rock IN sne
mark and casting back In his memory rehec'eu 'ua'
n. rnuat have passed II about hve times
But why had June married himf Why had sne
,va,Ssd down the aisle of the Brynport chapel with
him that mornlngp Perhaps the black vandyked
man was married, and marriage was the only ROAD
10 June's own freedom
ya h,rled M Riverside drive, past the very house
Tbsre June was then talking to iris and turned his
" :, .So lock of the place which was to have been
,oms Homel And this was his returnl Here
wero ali the furnishings which they had bought TO-
yetber Here had clustered all MS creams VI nap
,lness.
n vust Se ALs task to find that mani