The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18

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copyrishs.s 1873 SI i SS Serial publication
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FOURTH Episode.
Poor Little Runaway Bride!
CHAPTER r. N.t
''Shsnks''s McGee, carrying one
& soiIed newspaper for n bluff and col
iecting money for the newsboys' home
Z - another blum. suddenly paused In
4 NJ Absorbing attempt to whistle
B through q broken tooth rs he saw
coming up the dingy side stxeet To-
ward the Hotel Daniel~-e@ beaueitw
young girl She was turning toSfook
backward over her shoulder at every
lew steps.
Oh. gee. A man, wes following her!
And he was lodging along from uee
70 tree and from doorway to door
way. ana every tim9 he san the giri
. look tback ne duckedi The man had
h black vhiskers, whitfield down to q
5 me point Just under his chin, and
& ne carried himself with the ease
which only thorough scoundrel can
acquire. Shanks McGee stood petri-
ned. then took long, deep breath
and hurried up to the corner. He
. fIattened hts already nat nose against
the broad plate glass window OF the
modest Hotel Daniel. :,
The beautiful young girl concealed
n All that shAscould Of her timidity as
xhe walked through the door with
what she thought to be q strictly bus
Y inessfike manner. Seven men who
& had been morbidly eying their respec-
tive. cuspidors Immediately straight
ene1 ND and looked their handsomest.
x One cf them looked bold. and an
!: other. decorative Frenchman, looked
4 debonair. The beautiful girl strobe
straight up to the desk.
"A room with q bath. please she
(. requested.
The clerk, an indiferently aged
man, held the register a moment
while he studied the new guest OF
\ the house.
"Any luggage, miss?"
The girl, disconnected. had recourse
\ 20 her only armor. Now she shyly
cast up at him her great, soft, ex-
pressive eyes, and the clerk felt
x ashamed Of himself He swung the
/, register around to her.
ny maid win Do here presently
with my clothes" The voice was soft
and sweet
Certainly, miss" And the clerk
whanged a bell which sounded like
! are gong. Front"
IN, response to that stentorian call
D shock headed, loose limbed Irish
boy Jumped forward and took the key
to ~. The clerk, without moving
his body or his neck or his head.
GRAINED forward his eyes to watch the
< SIGNATURE, Mrs. J. q. Day.
4 moment later the black vandyked
man. strol1ed In. looked ut the reg
isteR and walked into the bar. Then
a!oae came Marie with bundle Of
me young woman went straight to
the desk.
~Mrs. Days maid?' the clerk OBJ
z served, inspecting the clothing piece
81 piece from under his eyelids and
finging for front and looking at the
young woman and the register all at
tie same time. The young woman.
quite evidently maid, glanced swift.
4 " 1t the register.
Mrs. Day's?' she repeated, breath
Ing heavily. "Y-yes."
shes expecting you" And the
4 clerks eyelids nickered. Room A."
Marie, tell June want her." cried
voice.
Marie. tell June want her!" cried
. voice.
"Sir," she said, 81 do not know
you"
"Why-er'-Ned stammered: then
+ he grabbed the clothes from the
maids arms. Now You lead me to
4 June"
"Sir. how dare your" Marie said
n Ar IL
q These are my wife's clothes!" de-
want herr"
whats her namew the clerk de.
nanded.
Mrs. Ned Warner"
Not here"
June Moore!"
~Oh, come on" observed the clerk.
~ III l let you 90 through the directory
you may hit It. Give this girl back
her clothes. and good night" I'd"
This thing has gone far enough,
Marie" holly stated the young man.
At that moment his voice stopped.
I Out Of the bar had strolled elegantly
the pride OF Shanks McGee, the man
with the black Vandyke, and he was
neatly nibbling. piece ofrcheese. He
was across the lobby and going out
of~ the door, paying but a scant trib-
+ ute OF curiosity to the knot in front
Of the desk, before the young man,
with the clothes saw him. The young
man nearly upset Marie on his way
TO the door.
b. A porter stopped him to get June's
4 clothes. Ned was then delayed at
. the ticket i window and. slancing
across the station, saw Blye going
q uptown on an express.
June Warner locked the door OF
~ from the inside and turned the
bolt end dropped into n chair to rest.
Suddenly voice called, IT'S Marie,
4 Mise Junie!v and knock was heard
June Warner opened he door OF
II LA IN q hurry, and her eyes sparkled
+ and she clapped her hands as abe
y cav Marie with clothes sticking from
her in all directions.
Were caught" painted Marie. "Mr.
Ned grabbed me downstairsl He
# made scene."
where q he now," June sat down
Imply.
II don't know! All at once he
y threw down the clothes and ran out
s. on the street! don't know WHY"
Ned warner. attended closely BY the
4 ocatatic Dhanks McGee. stood at the
A no1way exit In q state OF seethe be
<cnd computation. Again Gilber,
Hcnoria Baye, exchanging spite
nm . green psrort. was suddenly In
GDffuufGd By n caller