The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-02-26

a hurry to go. The yellow haired wo-
man overlook her in the hall, and she
patted June on the shoulder.
You're all right. Peachie.'' she ap-
proved, but remember this, the fixer
gets the blisters."
June was putting on her hat and
coat when Mrs. Perry wonderingly fol-
lowed the yellow haired woman
through the hail. 1t was yellow heads
regular plan of campaign to confront
people without previous explanation.
1t saved wear and tear on the nerves.
A moment later there was shrek
and as June came to the door Mrs.
Perry, her eyes wild and her hair fly
ing. came rushing back through the
hall. She had gone only as far as the
parlCr door and at the first sight of her
husband had run, overwhelmed with
unreasOning terror. Back into the sa-
lon Mrs. Perry fed and to her place
next the dealer. With snakelike swift
ness she jerked open the money draw
er beneath the dealers card box and
snatched from it the shining revolver
which she had so often seen there
There was an inStant'S commotion,
shrieks Of fright. an Overturning of
chairs. as with wild cry the woman
swiftly raised the revolver to her tenn
pie. Before she could press the trig-
ger. however. June's strong young arm
had thrown up the woman's wrist, and
the bullet which would have ended
Mrs. Perry's life went into the ceiling
Jackson Perry came bursting through
the door and found June in the midst
OF the pandemonium. with the limp
Mrs. Perry in her arms.
Gwen" cried the man, and the call
came from his heart. He had feared
that she was dead. but she opened her
eyes as he took her in his arms. and
there in the midst of that frantic com
motion their lips met in the kiss of a
new betrothal.
Inc yellow haired woman had wait
ed only to see Perry clasp his wife in
his arms: then. leaving wide the salon
door, she rushed toward the basement
door.
Ready with that fire." she yelled
Its ready, all right" replied the
page girl, bursting out of the base
ment door. and with her came a tre
mendous cloud of smoke. 1t poured into
the hall and into the salon. The mage
girl was choking with 1t. They fooled
the first one. and the boss has been
hghung ever since, trying to keep the
snack from burning down"
June rushed out through the hall
Not that way!" called the page girl.
The cops are at the door. Wait for
the tiremenr'
The explanation of that was slow in
coming to June. When the yellow hair
ed woman sent for husband she had
always to fear the police, and the only
way to foil raid was TO confuse If
with fire.
thoroughly frightened, June turned
back toward the salon. and as she nass-
ed the basement door she saw COMING
up through the rolling yellow smoke
the dark black vandyked face of Gil
bert Blye!
Ihls way! called the yellow haired
woman and with a jerk of a tasseled
curtain cord drew aside the great vel
low hangings of the salon windows
which ran to the floor.
The terrified women threw omen tho
windows in an instant and were ONT
Oh the latticed balcony, down the stems
ana through the yard to the walled
park fronting on the other side.
AS June sped away she heard the
Gang OF the fire engines and the hoarse
shouts of the gathering crowd in front
of AZ Kingsley court.
BIye had dashed after her. but no
:eached the street only In tine to see
her boarding downtown car. He
caught the next one.
All unconscious that she was pur.
sued and grown careless by her three
DAYS OF safety in the Widow O'Keefe's
thoroughly protected house. June
aUghted M her usuoi cornor oud h,,r Z