The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-03-19


"Oh. see the pretty nursie," hs,lo,
Cunningham And June glanced down
In embarrassment
In that moment of her downcast avss
Tommy Thomas and Mrs. Willard. RIvn
and Edwards. all glared at Cunnino
ham. He flushed and walked nervopoI,,
over to the window.
Really, the costume is quite beco,,
ing to you." he added In a tone he baa
never used to her before. one OF az.
travagant respect.
Indeed it is. dear" said Tommo
Thomas. She slipped an arm aroma
June's waist protectingly, and Mrs
Willard glanced up at her comnanion
with moist eyes
We'll. we'll see you later" said n =
Edwards, with a clumsy attemnt ar
heartiness. and. rising. he bowed to
the ladies'. IL there's anything | can
do. let me know" His small ewes row.
ed to June. but there was no patronjz.
| ingly fatherly glance In them and No
disposition TO pat her on the shoulder.
June was puzzled There seemed r.
be a distinct change in the attitude Of
| all these people toward her. Yester-
day they had pursued her with a mock
ing certainty. in which there was an
underlying insolence. but now thew
seemed to have lost that note of over
| familiarity, and she liked the change.
| Only Blye was the same. His black
eyes glowed when they rested upon
| hn c,f3n D.;
though somehow he seemed more
frank. June found herself suddenly
liking this black Vandyked man. AS
she turned to smooth Mrs. Wizards
! pillows the three men exchanged
| glances. and the suavely smiling GIL
| bert Blye stroked his black Vandyke.
They turned their eyes as by one ac-
cord of the beautiful runaway bride
Ned Warner at the very moment in
which Blye and his crowd had changed
their tactics toward June was, after
interminable red tape, securing the ad-
dress Of the owner of car No MGO77O7.
and. that secured. he hurried out to
the beautiful home of Mrs Willard up
the Hudson He came to it by the
lower road. and as he approached the
house he saw Marie in the sloping hill
side garden, He stepped in the shelter
of the wall to consider A few days
ago his first impulse would have been
to rush up to Marie and seize her and
compel her to tell what she knew, but
Marie had proved herself to be slip
perry customer She had denied know
ing Ned on bis first meeting with her
after the runaway. She had denied
knowing earnest and eager and black
Aunt Debby when that faithful servant
of June's mother had happened upon
Marie in the market. and only yester
day Marie had run away from the en-
tire family. taking June'S collie. BOunc-
er, with her. There was & lie to be
gained from Marie. If Ned were able
to force himself in and search the
house June would be hidden hy some
one or be helped to escape. as had
happened yesterday at the Widow
O'Keefe's and also at the Bond Securi-
ties building and everywhere else. So
there was but one thing to do-tO con-
ceal himself about the grounds until
| June herself should appear. He adopt
ed that course, and the weary hours
dragged on, noon, afternoon, evening.
With the dusk the luxurious flmou~
sine of Gilbert Blye left the hospital,
and in its brilliantly lighted comfort
sat the precious June and Mrs. Willard.
Tommy Thomas. Grin Cunningham
and Gilbert Blye. Strange what diff
ference this day had made in June's
feeling toward these people. They liked
her. If their views Of life were not her
views she could keep her own. They
seemed to have discovered that she
meant to retain her ways of thinking
and living, and it was so much nicer
since they had apparently acknoWls
edged this. Now her work as compan-
ion to Mrs. Willard would be much
more pleasant They were chatting in
gay comradeship as they drew near the
Willard home
Ned Warner as the shades Of night
drew in ventured into the Willard gar
den and nearer the house. AS he crept
up toward the back porch the door
opened and June's collie came bound
ing out for an evening run. BounceF
had no sooner hit the open than he
gave a loud yelp and came tearing
straight in Ned's direction. He jumped
mad circles around Ned, leaped upon
him, barking his loudest welcome, ran
halfway up to the house, ran back TO-
bark his joy at Ned again and started
to bring Marie!
He had no need to go all the way.
Marie had come out on the rear porch
to see what was the matter with Miss
June's pet. and the lights from the
house glistened on her high cheek
bones and her liberal supply Of gums.
Ned had stepped back among the
bushes with the hope of edgiug him
self over to the wall before Marie could
arrive. To his surprise. however
Marie. though she looked down in that
direction, did not come. She called