New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-04-07

"WeIi, Babe, you sliced mo, all right"
harborage busy with the pursuers of
the little runaway bride. Henri and
Marie were swishing swiftly; Ned and
Bobbie and Iris were leaving the dock
in Boobies speedy little cruiser; Homo
ria Blye and the we'll known and just
~ famous private detective, Bill Wolf,
were putting out into the river in the
Eagle Eye Detective agencys steam
yaWl. its stovepipe stack rolling black
smoke and cinders and hot sparks
back over the already blackening pas
sengers: Gilbert Blye and the heavy
lidded Edwards were just leaving the
Hilarity in the keen little racer; Cum
ningham had been slow and below
decks when they put off. but he fol-
low now in the cutter. The racer and
the cutter speeded straight for the
point around which June had disap-
peared. Tommy Thomas waved a scarf
after them and shouted absurd in
stood quietly by the rail, her eyessfxed
somberly on that distant point.
Slowly June raised from her crouch
ing position. The cling of the small
boat which she had sighted seemed to
be fainter rather than more distinct.
1t was fading into the distance when
she looked, and from it's red stern she
knew that it was not one of the Hilar.
ity's boats. Once more she breathed
sigh of relief. but even as she did so
she heard a familiar sound-the siren
whistle Of the Hilarity's cutter! And
it was near!
Frantically now she scanned the
shore. There was another inlet just
ahead of her, and in desperation she
steered into it. 1t was narrow but
distinct channel, winding about amid
tangle of shrubbery and marsh grass
and stunted trees, with here and there
a larger tree rising from mound Of
solid earth. There were high banks
presently and then tiny island. in the
center of which. was a. decrepit hut
June was about to step ashore when
she heard the low purring of a motor
The cutter! From the sudden shut-in
ness of the sound it had entered the
inlet In terror June jumped back into
the boat. The hut seemed deserted.
There was no smoke rising from the
chimney and no one to protect her II
she We're found there alone. She was
away in a fash, circling the island.
From the other side she saw that the
channel led away into the marshes.
probably to another. inlet, and she hae
started to dart down this lonely water
way when suddenly she spied rope
trailing out into the water from under
some bushes matted with marsh weeds
The whir of the motor was rapidly adj
vancing. She could scarcely hope to
escape unseen Her wits sharpened
by her peril she steered with swift de-
cision toward the overhanging bushes.
They parted as her Prov ran into
them, and. bending low. she found her
self shot into entire concealment. The
whir of the approaching motor grew
loud. Quick as flash June reached
! for the telltale rope which had be-
trayed this hiding place and drew 1t
under cover Of the matted bushes.
| Louder and louder grew the whir. 1t
| was just upon her, With her heart
| beating so that her ears We're full of
| the sound of it, June peered out through
her leafy screen. Grin Cunningham!
/ He circled the island in his swift little
cutter. his keen eyes searching every
where He passed within ten feet Of
! her She held her breath lest he might
/ hear it. and once as his eyes turned
full in her direction and she thought he
| had certainly detected her hiding place
she almost screamed.
He passed on. however. and. running
his light little boat ashore, stepped out
and went up to the hut. the only pos
sible place Of concealment on the Is
land. June had swift debate with
herself. Should she leave her conceal
ment and. running her motor at its
quietest speed. slip away down that
! other channel while Cunningham was
in the hut? That debate was settled liz
an instant, for III, the other channel
slipped the swift little speed boat car
rying Edwards and Gilbert Blye!