The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-24
SECOND EPISODE In Pursuit of the Runaway Bride
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Par~s HE runaway bride, who led the chase, seem
 ed to be lucky for the traffic opened be-
 fore her like magic and closed behind her
 like wall. As she turned into Central park at Fifty ninth street, safe from immediate pur suit, the black vandyked mans in snarl at Fifty-sixth As he out of that pocket he leaned forward after look ahead and spoke crisp ly to his driver. They stopped at the Plaza hotel, and the man, hufrying up the steps, suddenly paus ed With a smile he drew from his pocket tiny gold watch and opened it. Inside the lid was the picture of a beautiful young girl with a handsome collie. The black Vandyked man gazed at the pic ture for moment in frowning meditation It was the runaway brdel
 As he entered the hotel Neds taxi, with the f1ut- teringS white ribbons, passed and turned into the park, just June Warner turned out of it at Sev- entysecond street heading for Riverside drive.
 At that hour Iris Bethering sat pouring her volu- ble sadness into the of Robbie in the Blether- ing home Riverside drive. She had been school day chum and the bosom friend of June Moore, but there was no June Moore, only June Warner, and June Warner might become stranger.
 Rot" observed Robbie How long they go- ing to be gone?"
 "Three weeks. It's an eternity, Bobbiew
 Rot said Robbie. "Why doesn't somebody an- swer that doorbew
 It had only just rung, and immediately the hollow Bethering butler through. He did not return to announce any one however. Instead, the caller rushed straight in and threw herself into the arms of Iris
 "Juner
 Robbie Blethering stood by and watched the tab leau for a moment; then he went to the door and looked out
 Where's Ned? he quite naturally inquired.
 The only answer was sob.
 "Junie" pleaded Iris. ''Where's Ned?"
 II left Nedw June walled T ran away"
 "Aw. say!' protested Robbie.
 "What did he do dear?' This from Iris.
 ,'Hehe gave me moneyr
 He gave you money" Iris repeated this numby after awhile Did you say he gave you moneyy' Yes" June strengthened up she recognized the difficulty which lay before her. Iris, while warm and loyal friend not exactly thought fu person nor sensitive one and might perhaps not understand the deep ethical significance of what had happened Robbie didn't count
 Just after the wedding breakfast mother gave me purse and if l had not left that on the library table at home might not have known my predica ment until it was too late When Ned and l were on the train. however missed the purse. While was telling Ned about it he tipped the porter a dol lar in his nice eheery way; then he turned around -ss9 gaze s30-n just the same wayl Don't you seeY And sne shuddered with the recollection of her humiliation .Then had a dream, went June, with more vigor, bound to make them understand q saw myself being paid for being wife, as mummy pays the servants and Ned pays his stenographer. I Ned giving me money he gives it to beggars I myself always hold ing out my hand for charity! And she was most pathetic little figure as she upturned her palm. Il couldn't stand iti So l threw down the $50 and slipped off the train and came back
 But you had no moneyr said Iris.
 T got on the train anyhow and sold my watch to funny old lady June explained She paused to remember something-the black vandyked who now had her watch. He had bought it from the old lady on the train, so that June could day redeem it. That very nice of him. She had his card and was reaching for it when she ticed that Iris had gone to the telephone
 ''You mustn't telephone anybody the runaway bride insisted You would be betraying my conf- dence!"
 But what do you intend to doT'
 What about Ned?' Robbie suddenly blurted as the thought of young Warner, alone on the train with the honeymoon luggage, flashed on his mind,
 ..Neds daringr And June's lip quivered He's an angel, But cannot be burden to be carried on Neds back. shall stay away from Ned until I achieve my own independence. Then we can walk together hand in hand-in mutual self respect and accepting from each other nothing but love!
 "It is for his happiness well as for mine, June insisted firmly. "The world will not be happy until women walk in strict equality with men. Iris, dear" She by the face of her friend that cold logic wasted The two girls walked upstairs, and Iris ushered her still bosom friend into cozy little guest room.
 Meanwhile Ned Warner began to be familiar with the bronze panther the overhanging rock in the park and. casting back in his memory, reflected that he must have passed it about five times
 But why had June married him? Why had she walked down the aisle of the Brynport chapel with him that morning? Perhaps the black Vandyked man was married, and marriage the only road to June's freedom.
 He could stand this train of thoughts no longer. He whirled up Riverside drive past the very house where June was then talking to Iris, and turned his key in the lock of the place which to have been home Home. And this was his return! Here all the furnishings which they had bought to- gether. Here had clustered all his dreams of hap pness
 It must be his task to find that mani