The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-06

posed their punches OF celery so thai
the green leaves protruded In
a fringe from under the edge
OF the tarpauiin: then the heav
ily laden skin. with It's -four
passengers and It's loot. wormed as
way elumsily from amid the earges
looking like an innocent farmer boat
The sun. now q golden ball In the
eastern mist, looked down upon q
harborage busy with the pursuers
Of the little runaway bride. Henri
and Marie were swishing swiftly
Ned and Bobbie and Iris were leay
Ing the dock In Boobies speedy little
cruiser: Honoria Blye and the well
known and justly famous private de.
tective Bill Wolf were putting GU,
into the river In the Eagle Eye De
tectiye aSency's steam yawl. It's
stovepipe stack rolling black smoke
and cinders and hot sparks back
over the already blackenins passen,
gers: Gilbert Biye and the heavy I'D,
ded Edwards were Just leaving the
Hilarity In the keen little racer: Gun
ninsham had been slow and below
decks when they put on. but he fol-
lowed now In the cutter. The racer
and the cutter speeded straight for
the point around which June had dis
appeared. Tommy Thomas waved q
scarf after them and shouted absurd
Instructions to them. but Mrs. VII
lard stood quietly by the rain. her
eyes nxed somheriy on that distant
point.
Slowly June raised from her
crouching position. The cling Of the
small boat which she had sighted
seemed TO ee fainter rather than
more distinct. II was fading into the
distance when she looked. and from
Its red stern she knew thar IL was
not one Of the Hilarity's boats. Once
mere she breathed q sigh OF relief.
but even as she did so she heard a
familiar sound-the siren whistle OF
the Hilarity's cutter. And IL was
near,
Frantically now she scanned the
shore. There vas another inlet just
ahead of her. and in desperation she
steered into IL. II was a. narrow but
distinct channel. winding about amid
a tangle OF shrubbery and marsh
grass and stunted trees. with here
and there q larger tree rising from a
mound OF solid earth. There we're
high banks presently and then tiny
island. in the center OF which was a
Gecrepit hut IHne was about 10 step
ashore when she heard the low pur.
ring OF motor, The cutter. From
the sudden shut-in-ness OF the sound
IL had entered the inlet In terror
June Jumped back into the boat. The
hut seemed deserted. There was no
smoke rising from the chimney and
no one TO protect her IL she were
found there alone. She Was away N
a fash. circltng the island. From the
other side she saw that the channel
led away into the marshes. probably
TO another inlet. and she had started
to dart fown this lonely waterway
Shen Suddenly she spied a rope trail
ing out into the water from under
some bushes matted with marsh
weeds. The whir OF the motor was
rapidly advancing. She could scarce
iy hope 10 escape unseen Her wits
sharpened b. Ler peris. she steered
with swift decision toward the over
hanging bushes. They parted as her
prov ran into them. and. bending
lox. she found serself shot INTO en-
tire coneeaIment The whir OF the
approaching motor grew loud Quick
as fash June reached for the tell
tale rope which had betrayed this
hiding place and drew IL under cover
OF the matted bushes.
Louder and louder grew the Nhlr.
II was Just upon her. With her heart
beating 20 that her ears were fun OF
the SOUND OF II June peered out
through her leafy screen. Grin Gun
ningham He eircled the island in
bis swift little cutter, his keen eyes
searching everywhere. He parsed
within ten feet OF her. shs held hipr
breath lest he might hear II. and
once. as his eyes turned fun In her
direction ard she thought he had Ger.
tainly detected her hiding place, she
almost screamed.
He passed on, however, and. run
ming his light little boat ashore. step
ped out and went up &c the hut. the
only possible place OF concealment
on the island. June held . swift de-
bate with herself. Should she leave
her concealment and. running her
motor At It's quietest speed. slip away
down that other channel while Gun
ninsham was IN the hut7 That de-
bate was settled In an instant. for up
the other channel slipped the swift
little speed boat carrying Edwards
and Gilbert Blye! Blye's dark. hand
some face was without rs usual
suava aunfla and IL uor~ n Innk ~