The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-11


 studio from which she had been driven At the curb stood limousine with its black silk curtains drawn. The white mustached man, who had sprung from 1t, grasped the lovely model by the wrist and drew her to the the dark, hand some black yandyScd man who had followed cred her gauzily clad form with the vouminous black cloak which he carried.
 Down the street at tearing pace came the fam fly car of the runaway brides father and mother, and in 1t with them were two of her friends and the deserted groom, his teeth gritting and his fists clinched as he saw these two scoundrels bundle his pretty June into the and hurry in after her.
 Just behind the family came an electric coupe, driven by sharp featured woman with long and high arched brows and as she saw this bold abduction she shrieked and ran her into the curb. AS the door of the luxurious limousine slam med shut the quiet block seemed suddenly alive. Around the corner of the studio came bounding handsome collie which to the car, loudly bark ing. A woman with high cheek bones and accom- panied by tall policeman followed the dog She dashed up to the limousine started and jumped upon the running board, while the dog parked and eaped
 From doorway the opposite side of the street there sprang short. wide with thick stub of cigar in his mouth, who pursued the limousine, honped upon the spare tires at the back of the and hung there. The woman the running board opened the door of the limousine and forced her way in as they dashed around the corner furiously pursued by the family car the electric coupe and the barking collie.
 
 sners, but not speedy enough entirely to lose the family with the deserted groom. It had gained several blocks headway however. when it turned corner and stopped abruptly in front of house where viyacious brunette and a large blond wom- an stood peering eagerly out of the window. Only for an instant it paused The door opened Out of it sprang the white mustached man and drew after him the half fainting girl in the vouminous black cloak. He put his arm around her and hurriedly forced her up the steps The woman with the high pbc houp fnd aft hpr Inc bpSif afeI ma ment and vaguely recognized the cloak; then she sprang after the beautiful young girl.
 The with the black Nandyke caught her by the arm and held her back He spoke sharply to the driver. and the limousine jerked forward just the door of the house opened and the beautiful girl was thrust inside.
 The thick wide man on behind struggled to get down from his uncomfortable position, but his caught in the strap of the tire covers, and so the well known and justly famous private detec- tive Bill Wolf stopped the tires, with his wide feet in the rack and his arms around the rims and his head held down, carried swiftly away from the scene of his sleuthing. The black Vandyked man talked earnestly with the high cheek boned woman for an instant and gave her some money, hurried up the steps and let himself in with latch key, while the woman ran down to the basement door and pushed past the servant who opened it.
 At that moment the family car sweryed around the corner and flashed by still pursuing the luxur ous limousine It had lost this scene of alighting through having stopped long enough to take on the handsome collie, which sat on the front seat with the driver There no msta,sng that luxur ous limousine, with it's black curtains tightly drawn and. "a bit of flmy gauge futtering from the door and the faithful Bill Wolf still stopped on behind. So it was that beautiful June Warner came into the boarding house of Mrs. Russell. In the parlor to which she was abruptly introduced there were three young women and a young man. With a swift mo tion the white mustached man drew from June's shoulders the yoluminous black cloak.
 '"The Spirit of the Marsh"' he laughed by way Of introduction and the shrinking June cfutched her draperies convulsvely about her as she met the frankly admiring gaze of the young man and the critical inspection of the young women.
 The voluminous black cloak was suddenly 1erked from the hands of the white mustached man, and the man with the basck vandyke stood there with a scowl on his dark handsome facs. Swiftly hs wrapped the cloak around the shrinking form of the young girl and drew her out of the room
 Marie! MarisE' eFtsd June. and she ran toward the woman with the high cheek bones who stood at the head of the stairs
 Bring her in hsre," Blye said in his low pleas antly modulated voice, and, opening the door of sumptuously furnished chamber, he stood by it.
 Just then there came springing up the stairs the white mustached man. June darted into the room. but the black vandyked man detained Marie and talked earnestly with the maid At first she kept shaking her head. He showed her some money and she still shook her head. He gave her some more and she smiled and went downstairs
 June sank into little gold rocker and buried her face in her hands and cried-
 "Junew It the voice of Cunningham
 She sprang to her feet as the door suddenly open ed and Cunningham anne into the room.
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