New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-02-10
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER III.
JUNE hustled quite cheerfuIly
about her toilet the next morn
ing and chose IL little dark
~ gray suit as being the least
conspicuous, for now she was to be !,
working girl.
Suddenly there was a wheeling and
a rustling at the door and scrapins
as if some one were bending to listen
at the keyhOle, Il silence and then Il
knock. 1t was Mrs. Boales.
There's young lady to see you.
Miss-Miss"-
Justin" snapped Marie. who had
given that name by a brilliant fash
Of intellect
Yes, Mary wheezcd Mrs. Boaies.
THAT wasn't the name the young
lady gave. First she said Moore, and
then she said Warner. and then she
said that Justin was right. she guess
ed, but she said June every time.
and she brought this slipper. Is it
yours?"
who is the young Iady?" asked
June.
Miss Thomas, Miss-ma'am." Mrs
Boales' constantly rowing eye came to
rest on the solitaire and the plain gold
band ON June's finger. ''She said she
came to see you about a position"
June cast down her eyes in troubled
thought. Blye--he had said he would
send some one for her in the morning
Was there no ev;lding the mans kind
ness? How had he Absurd! or
course he had got her address from
the driver Of the car She went down
the stairs in worried concern. but in
the doorway OF the parIor she stopped
in establishment as she saw her caller
For a moment the two beautiful young
women stood studying each other in
admiration; then the brunette swept
forward with a gracious smile.
Later June called up the stairs. I'm
be back some time this afternoon. Ma
rie." Then June went out with Tom
my Thomas!
Honoria Blye, sitting at her parlor
window and exchanging the thoughts
of the morning with her green feath-
cred familiar spirit, saw ioating across
from her house a long, lean. lanky
man with /: sparse black beard. Pres
emily the doorbell rang. and one Of the
wide. low detectives came in with an
air of great exhaustion.
Nothing doing, ma'am," be reported.
"Blinky Peters and | watched your
husbands club all the time. Sneaky
Tavis has Swallowed Warmers apart
ments. and I'm to 60 let MIN get some
sleep"
Are you sure my husband and that
girl haven't left the city, she asked.
"'rhey didn't go from any regular
railroad station" stated Bill Wolf. with
conviction.
Ned Warner at about the same time
received report of similar discour-
agement from the long. lean. lanky de-
tective. There had been found no
trace Of June Warner nor, of Blye.
Without thought OF detectives, but
keeping Il watchful eye lest she should
see Ned or her parents. June went
boldly forth. She was thOughtfui as
Tommy Thomas ushered her into Il
waiting hanson. for this friend OF Gil
bert Blyes was extensively gowned
and seemed to live in unusual freedom.
In one of the big department stores
June was taken up to the manageress
of the French salon: then Tommy
went away, and presently June. whose
face and figure, carriage and manner,
had been grimly inspected and approx
ed. was being instructed in the art OF
parading in Il gown and OF displaying
the proper degree OF elegant insolence
| to impress customers.
A sleepy looking coored maid came
in. and some girls brought in gowns
shrouded in white bags.
THE canary. Maud ordered the,
manageress. poking her head between
the curtains. and the sleepy colored
maid slowly took down the Dag con
tanning the canary evening frOck.
What is your first name, child ~
June" answered that young lady.
| Your name here will be Therese.' .
added the manageress. "You haven't
done this before. have you?'
No .June's voice was faint and
weak. She had queer feeling In her
stomach. and her eyes began to wider.
again as she studied an appalling array
of cosmetics. IN
'Never mind. I'll be in and make
you mp 81
at last June was to know how II felt
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