The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-03
Runaway June
(Contin1ed from Yesterday

Louder and louder grew the whIr- IL
was just upon her. With scr heart
beating so that her ears were full OF
the sound OF IL. June peered out through
her leafy screen Grin Cunningham!
He circled the island in his swift little
cutter. his keen eyes searching every
where. He passed within ten feet OF
her She held her breath lest he might
hear il. and once as his eyes turned
full in her direction and she thought he
had certainly detected her hiding place
she almost screamed
He passed on. however. and, running
bis light little boat ashore, stepped out
and went up TO the hut. the only pos
sible place Of concealment on the is
land June had a swift debate with
herself. Should she leave her conceal
ment and. running her motor at its
quietest speed. slip away down that
other channel while Cunningham was
I'm the hut? That debate was settled In
an instant. for up the other channel
slipped the swift little speed boat car
rying Edwards and Gilbert Blyei
BIye's dark. handsome face was with
out its usual suave smile. and Ii wore
look Of concern as. making a quick
landing. he hurried up to the hut, fol-
lowed by the plodding Edwards.
1t seemed ages before they came
! away, and they had apparently made
thorough search, for they even stopped
down as they came outside TO peer I'M
! der the stilted foundation amid the
rubbish which had accumulated there.
When they had gone away June re-
manned for long time in her hiding
place. but finally she stepped from her
| boat and crept from her concealment
Thirst, inspired by the fever Of her ex-
element. had driven her forth In
search OF drinkable water.
There was cask OF water In the hut,
brackish and stale. but ii was water.
and she drank OF II from a rusty old
tin cup which hung to 1t She had just
| set down the cup when her quick ears
detected n low. steady hum She step
ped to the door. ready to make dash
for her boat. but as she set her foot
upon the threshold she saw the dark
gray PROV OF skin protruding its
point around the bend OF the lower
channeli She darted back out Of sight
and. looking through a crack In the
board wall. saw I'm the skin three
rough looking men and rough looking
woman. The skiff rode low I'm the wa
ter. and from under its tarpaulin fiaunt
ed a fringe Of celery leaves.
June laughed I'm relief IL was good
to see human beings who were not IN
pursuit OF her. who would befriend anC
protect her. and she had almost rur
down to meet them when suddenly
loud, angry voices came from the frai
little craft. There was bitter quarrel
I'm which the woman took shrfll part
and as the boat landed the woman
Jumped out and stopped swiftly TIL
J man with the scraggly mustache ans
the scattered tufts of beard on his fac'
, Jumped ashore. cursing. The woman
raised ND swiftly and. with shriel
like cat. jumped for the man with
long knife glittering in her hand. tn
! knife flashed down. and the man STAG
f gered back The cleaning blade wa
raised again. but before It could dc
, scend the huge. rawboned man, wn
. had Jumped from the boat. caught tn
. woman's arm
June saw no more She ran Whol
around the little hut. looking vainl
| for some place OF conceaihehl- a AoS1
stove, rickety table. some rule bencf
: es, two straw pallets-that was al
There was no other room. not even
cupboard In the ceiling June's fraI
ticaIly rowing eyes found a trapdoo
}, one of it's boards loose On the woo'
en- wall beneath 1t was a series
cross sticks, and without hesitado
June ran up this rude ladder, shove
I the trapdoor aside and scrambled Int
: the attic.
y There were voices below. The qua
rel, whatever it had been about, ha
evidently been settled. for the woma
was laughing, and so was the big, raw
boned man. June peered down throue
q crack In the ceiling boards. The
two and the lean fellow with u
e hook nose were loaded with all the
d could carry. The big man with Il
n scar on his chin dropped his hea'
bags on the floor with a clatter. al
the brass stopcock of a washbasi
rolled out of one of them. The woms
carried silks and fine linens in h
bundles, and the lean little fellow ws
u loaded with Silverware Az thew d