The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-05-06
Runaway June
Continued from Yesterday

half an hour" And to Mrs Wizards
nod he lifted his hat. and the car drove
away. Bye gave the fat man n quar-
ter and went back into his club.
The fat man stuck the coin into his
pocket, went TO a telephone and hoarse-
ly called for number.
A sharp faced woman with n long
nose and high arched eyebrows an
swered that call
Say. this Is Bill Wolf" reported the
thick one. Say. got himl Do you
know where Pinknam's isT'
"Yesi" Unexpectedly shriIIed Mrs
Blye.
.weIl. your husbands gonna be there
in half an hour and meet the galF'
June warnerT' snapped Mrs Bye
violently.
That's the name" said Bill Wolf
Il heard him say 1t half a dozen
times"
Honoria was hastily preparing TO 60
out when a sudden thought came TO
her, and she called up Ned Warner.
He had just arrived at the lonely apart
ments which June and he had fitted up
with such care.
well, Mr.. Warner" came the par
rot-lIke voice OF Honofia. your wife is
to meet my husband in the Offices OF
BENJAMIN Pinknam. In the Bond Sc
curities building. I'm half an hour
The coast was quite clear when Mrs.
Willard arrived opposite the O'Keefe
house.
Sammy came out on the doorstep.
do you know where Mrs O'Keefe
lives? This lady says she has young
lady friend stoppin' there, and"-
as it Mrs villardf" asked Sammy.
and he exchanged a pleasant smile
with the lady.
Yes, indeed Is Miss June at homer
NO he grinned. but you come
right in"
The coast was still clear when, a few
minutes later. Mrs Willard and June
and Marie and Bouncer and a huge
bundle OF clothes came out OF the pas
sageway between the O'Keefe and Nc
Pherson houses and climbed into the
car.
In front OF one OF the taIlest OF those
mighty towers which commerce has
reared as monuments to her imperious
sway Mrs Willard led June through
portals OF majesty which would have
graced a cathedral I'm older days. June.
lost In the beauty Of this entrance, did
not notice a peculiar circumstance.
Mrs. Willard had dismissed her car,
sending Marie and Bouncer home with
the clothes.
She hurried straight back to the ele-
vators with June and shot up to the
eleventh floor. where they entered a
suit OF Offices furnished with the heavy
richness Of club or millionaire bach
elor's quarters. Mrs Willard on an
nouncing her name was shown at once
into a private reception room A se-
we're looking man came out to meet
them. hard man. one with a smile
less face and a metallic looking nose
and chin.
'.I'll see you in Just a moment, Mrs
Willard" he said In an unbending voice.
and his chill gray eye. rowing to June,
speculated approximately upon that
very pretty young person
There swept into the reception room
a woman who almost stopped June's
breath She was startlingly handsome,
with skin like velvet. complexion
OF exquisite tinting. facial contour
without flaw. Her nose was perfect
" modelled. her eyes were full and
large and round and clear as crystal.
and she held her head tilted backward
at slight angle which was the perfec-
ton OF insolence- She was extrava-
gantly gowned and glittering with
Jewels. but the most remarkable thing
I'm connection with her was the trans
formation in the severe man. He had
been changed from metal into wax; his
eyes had come to life and on his lips a
smile.
why, my DEAR he said, this Is an
unexpected pleasure. May I ask you
to wait just a momentT And he
glanced apprehensively toward his pri-
vate office, where small. impatient
man, with his gloved hands clasped on
a cane. sat nervously.
ct don't think I shall need to wait
And the woman glanced around the
reception room. Her glance swept Just
above the head OF Mrs. Willard, but II
swept downward as II came to June
She calmly lifted her pearl handled
lorgnette, opened Ii with a snap and
surveyed the girl from head TO foot
with a cold appraisement or that beau
tfful young persons charms She
swept her gaze to her beaming hus
band. q shall need some money" she
remarked. and there was an additional
insolence In her having made herself
oblivious to the fact that there were
strangers present
with pleasure. my dear And Mr.
Pinknam was as obsequious as III h.
had been n salesman whom the wo
man had just favored with large or
der. -.How much shall IL beg''
Ten thousand" she said calmly.
The impatient little man leaned for
ward and started to talk as Pinknan
sat down at his desk. but no attention
was PuEu nFs eager renewal or IN
conversation, and he died into fumin
silence while the check was writer
Mrs. Pinknam stood In disdainfuI RI
pose
II have made IL twenty" Mr.. PM
| nam observed. using the fngratiatin
tones as he tried to smile
Thank you" she said and. foidin
the check. dropped II into little go.
purse as IL IL were a tribe or vulga
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