The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-01
SECOND EPISODE.
In Pursuit Of the Runaway Bride.
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The runaway bride. who led the
chase, seemed to be lucky. for the
y traflc opened before her like magic
ana closed behind her like wall.
AZ abe turned into Central park 1t
Fifty-ninth-st, safe from immediate
pursuit., the black .Vandyked mans
car was In . snarl ct Fffty-sixth. AZ
ho came out Of that pocket he leaned
forward. after q look ahead, and
spoke .crisply TO his driver. They
etopped ut the Plaza hotel. and the
man, hurrying up the steps. suddenly
paused. With q smile he drew from
his pocket Q tiny gold watch ana
opened II. Inside the lid was the
picture Of . beautiful young girl with
3 handsome collie. The black Van
dyked man gaxed at the picture for
+ moment In frowning meditation. II
was the runaway bride!
< A. no entered the hotel Ned's taxi,
with the nuttering white ribbons,
passed and turned into the park. just
~ June Warner turned out Of II at
seventy-second-st., heading for River
5 side drive.
AT that hour Iris Blethering sat
4 pouring her voluble sadness into the
ears Of Bobbie in the Blethering homo
on Riverside drive. She had been
( echool-day chum and the bosom
friend OF June Moore, but now there
was no June Moore, only June
Warner, and June Warner might be
come stranger.
Rot observed Bobbie. "How long
( are they going to be gomez"
Three weeks. It's an eternity,
\ Bobbie!"
sRot,. said Bobbie. ..why doesn't
somebody answer that doorbellT !
It had only Just rung. and imme-
diately the hollow Biethering 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,
"Junei"
- Robbie Blethering stood by and
watched the tableau for a moment;
then he went TO the door and looked
out.
where's Nedr he quite naturally
4 inquired.
The only answer was sob.
sJunisi" pleaded Iris. Z Where's
''I-I-I left Ned" June walled. Il
ran sway"
saw. sayl' protested Bobbie.
what did he do. dearr This from
! his.
"He-he gave me money"
He gave you money Iris repeat
\ q this numbly after while. ibid
] you say he gave you money!"
Yee." June straightened up as
|<ohe recognized the difiiculty which lay
Z before her. Iris. while warm and
\ loyal friend was not exactly a
& thoughtful person nor sensitive one
and might perhaps not understand the
+ Goop ethical significance OF what had
+ happened. Bobbie didn't count.
*Just after the wedding breakfast
f mother gave me purse, and n I
>nd not left that on the library table
1k home might not have known nv
%Io6icament until II was too late
hen Ned and were on the train.
9vever, ! missed the purse. While
vos telling Ned about II he tipped
~ porter 9 dollar In his nice. CHEEKY
~: then he turned around and gave
b 30 I'm just the same way! Don't
~ oeor And she shuddered with
1ocoIlection Of her humiliation.
~ I had . dream" went on June.
- more vigor. bound now to make
- understand. Il saw myself be-
~ being wife, rs mummy pays
ocrynnts and Ned pays his stenog-
~, I saw Ned giving me money
~ klvoo II to beggarsl saw
~ Always holding ont my hand
fI1R1ty!" And she was a most
- ukf1o figure as she upturned
Im, II couldn't stand itl so
~ 1ovn the $50 and slipped on
- onG came back"
~ had no money" said Iris