The Detroit times., 1915-02-01
SECOND EPISODE.
in Pursuit OF the Runaway Bride,
CHAPTER 4.

The runaway bride. who led the
chase, seemed to be lucky. for the
trafic opened before her like magic
4 and closed behind her like a wall.
AZ she turned into Central park at
Fifty-ninth-st, safe from immediate
s pursuit, the black Vandyked man
! car was In a snarl at Fifty-sixth. AS
he came out OF that pocket he leaned
forward, after a look ahead, and
spoke crisply to his driver. They
stopped at the Plaza hotel, and the
man. hurrying up the steps, suddenly
paused. With smile he drew from
hfs pocket q tiny gold watch and
opened 1t. Inside the lid was the
picture OF a beautiful young girl with
q handsome collie. The black Van
dyked man gazed at the picture for
moment In frowning meditation. II
was the runaway bride!
AZ he entered the hotel Ned's taxi,
with the fiuttering white ribbons,
passed and turned into the park, just
as June Warner turned out OF IL at
Seventy-second-st., heading for River
side drive.
At that hour Iris Blethering sat
pouring her voluble sadness into the
ears Of Bobbie In the Blethering home
on Riverside drive. She had been
\ schoOl-day chum and the bosom
friend OF June Moore, but now there
was no June Moore, only a June
Warner, and June Warner might be-
come q stranger.
Rot" observed Bobbie. How long
are they going to be gomez"
Three weeks. It's an eternity,
Bobbie!'
Rot" said Bobbie. why doesn't
somebody answer that doorbell?"
II had only just rung, and imme-
dfately the hollow Blethering butler
came through. He did not return to
announce any one, however. Instead,
the caller rushed straight In and
threw herself into the arms OF Iris,
"June!"
Robbie Bietherins stood by and
watched the tableau for moment:
then he went to the door and looked
out.
swhere's Nedr he quite naturally
inquired.
The only answer was sob.
"Junie." pleaded Iris. Where's
NedY'
'T--I-I left Ned" June walled. Il
ran away
Jaw. / say," protested Bobbie.
what did he do, DEAR" This from
Iris.
'He--he gave me money"
"He gave you money Iris repeat
"a this numbiy after while. did
you say he gave you money!
Yea" June Strengthened up as
che recognized the difiiculty which lay
before her. Iris, while q warm and
loyal friend, was not exactly
thoughtful person nor a sensitive one
and might perhaps not understand the
deep ethical Significance Of what had
happened. Bobbie didn't count.
s.Just after the wedding breakfast
mo<hef gave me purse. and IL
had not left that on the library table
It home might not have known my
predicament until It was too late.
When Ned and / were on the train,
however, missed the purse. While
4 was telling Ned about 1t he tipped
the porter dollar In his nice, CHEEKY
WY: then he turned around and gave
me @9e-in just the same way, Don't
You see?" And she shnddered with
the recollection Of her humiliation.
Then had dream" went on June,
with more vigor. bound now to make
them understand. II saw myself be-
1ng nor being wife. as mummy pays
the servants and Ned pays his stenog-
|faDAsr. saw Ned giving me money
- he gives II to beggars! saw
myself always holding out my hand
for charity" And she was a most
pathetic little figure as she upturned
her palm. Il couldn't stand Il, So
4 threw down the $40 and slipped or |
the train and came back"
"But you had no money" said Iris. |