The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-17

~ her stOveplpe suddenly stopped lis churn-
"A ing halfway across New York bay M the
principal passenger, long nosed woman
with high arched brows, recognized through "aO
bly, olnted telescope the leaders in procession "t
nye speedy motorboats which swept rapidly toward
her.
Turn around. quick" the woman ordered as the
first motorboat bore down and she dashed a clnder
from her beady eye Here comes the runaway
BRIDE
I'm turning her now, mRam," reported short
thick individual whose round face was one conoeeu
tive smudge Don't you hear our engines stopping
There she goesw screcched HOnoria Blye as the
long narrow steel gray boat flashed past Oe"r'hH'
besides It's driver beautiful young glr In la'ul
inE costume protected as much as possible from the
nying spray in the Of a tall man WITH SoIl
felt hat and a loosely knotted cravst
why she isn't with my husband" cried HononA
Blye
Nom" confessed Bill Wolf, putting fresh
smudge on his round face the cinder laden smoke
rolled down; mot now" His perpleIity cleared lie
spied the second bont There he comes
GILBERT" screamed the woman as the second boat
shot by driven by Il heavy man with round hrnd
and thick ldded eyes and carrying ny It's passenger
Il dark handsome man with black Nandyke, whose
whole attention WIS fixed on the beautiful girl In
the forward boat "Gulyr The dark handsome
then she whlred TO Blll Wolf why don't you turn
this around and chase them"
We're turning ma am reported Bill Wolf look
ing anNiously in at the engineer. Don't you near
the engine reverslngT
The third boat shot past, driven by white mus
tached man in evening clothes.
That's the creature who corrupted my husbandr
shreked Honorla He was with Gilbert the night
he took his trunk away! You beastV she screamed
aud then she caught sight NJ the occupants In the
fourth boat a little chauffeur with blazing eyes and
the tiniest Of mustaches and stin woman, vino
bent eagerly forward
THE maid VI the runaway bnder explained the
Justly famous detective Bul Wolf "Do you notice
that we're turning now, maam"
Ned Warner. the deserted groom" announced
Honoria Blye as the hfth boat darted past Ned
held binoculars to his eyes, and they were focused
alternately on beautiful June Warner In the arm OF
the artist and upon the closely pursuing Gilbert
Bye with him were plump and placid small
man. who drove with unwecome creases In his
brow aud generously plump young woman, who
WIS half hysterical
We're turned, maam" said Bill Wolf cutchlng
Honora Blye by the elbow Don't you see the
WOolworth building"
On the dock there stood a watchman who consist
ed OF an oyercoat and cap and silently, motionIess
ly hour by hour he looked out toward the bay,
swift mOtorbOat, slender pointed, steel gray dashed
up, and from II the artist quickly lifted beautiful
June Warner The OvercOat and cap moved not n
muscle but from far OF Ned Warner In the fifth
boat OF that strange regatta, through his powerful
binoculars saw that landing, June cling to her
newly found protector, saw, from the bend OF his
head that the artists eyes were filled with appre-
citation for the beauty Of the fair little runaway
bride Straight up the dock they ran to the street
nd hat n aVf nd
keen little racer dashed up spraying the water
In gittering translucent sheet AZ It curved into
the slip. From II sprAng the black Vsndyked Gu
bert bye In time to the taxicab whirl away
with beautiful June Through his powerful binocu-
lars Ned Warner saw Blye gesticulsting with anger,
saw the heavy, round beaded Edwards climb cum-
ally upon the dock and stamp his foot
third boat, trim, 1.-THE httls cutter From Il
scrambled the white mustacbed 0rin Cunningham.
Through his powerful binoculars Ned Warner saw
Cunningham, too, give way to ft OF fury, and
Ned finally grittsd hin tseth and chnched his fists
a. he saw ,bess scoundrelly pursuen Of his lovely
bride up the dock. They hailed passing taIi
and whirled away w the street
fourth boat A little French chauffeur with a
iny mustsche and q stin woman with high cheek
cones, who bent and unbent painfully M she was
pulled to the dock
"Hsyr The ovecost and cap st last had moved
rapidly, violently. They pounced between Henri and
Marie You're pinchedT
-Pinched, monsieur ImpossbleF' protested Hen
RI In Astonlshmsnt For what is Il that we are
ptnchedi Behold the boat We have returned It"
Marie started to run away.
Horny On his side Henri ierked and, laugh.
ing sayy, sprinted after Marie Up on the street,
in the shelter Of q warehouse stood q touring car
Az he ran Henri reached in his pocket for a hey.
Behind them csme pounding the oyercoat and cap,