The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-14

him bending over her in smiling persuasion
Bin Wolf the --LATEST and widest OF Honorias de-
techves, later rang the bye bell and bulged back
to the dining room IN excitement.
Got him announced BILL
Gilbert Blyes wife already her feet.
My hat and coat" she shrieked tn the abnormal
~ ugly maid
as she with HING" demanded Honorla.
Il don't know. My partners are watching the
front and back doors Comet
Honora bundled the fat, wide detective into her
electric and started the machine.
"WhereF' She maJestcay demanded
Riverside drive, III show you the place,
is he still in. Bnky?" demanded Bill Wolf. turn
bling out Of the machine and landing right end ur
Blinky Peters too good detective to answer
Ia words. He gave an upward toss Of his round
head and a wink of bis hshlike eye and walked into
the building with air of not having seen BIZ
Wolf at all.
-fftb" ordered Blinky, leaning over to whisper
that magic word mysteriously into the ear OF the
curly haired elevator boy. The boy did mind. He
used to all sorts He sent up the elevator with
jerk. Out at the fifth floor. First door TO tbs
right Now! A ring at the doorbell. Hush
The door swung open and Immediately Bill Wolf
pushed in The others crowded after hHe
There be is, ma'am!' shouted Bill piAnging into
the next room, and Honora Blye saw in June War
ner's drawing room the tall lean. lanky detective
with the sparse black beard who was the caricaturs
of her handsome husband. Ned Warner followed In
from the reception room.
What am to understand by this. Mrs Biye7 he
inquired
You ought to know, your gruffy charged
"sneaky' Tayis, who had followed the others, and
whirling he pointed at the caricature. That's her
husband.
Shut up squawked Mrs. Bye and went home.
Gilbert Blye at that time quite far from the
scene of Honora's capture even of Ned's wander
ings He dining with Tommy Thomas. and .
rather elderly and doll-iike girl with swift
ly advancing crows feet the of her eyes,
and orin Cunningham, and a heavy lidded short
haired, big man named Edwards. whom they called
I. J. With the arrival Of the coffee Blye told the
time from tiny gold watch. the only one he carried
The runaway brider' laughed Cunningham.
I'm in hurry Blye explained II told you
when came here that had to leave at s."
OF course we know where you are going" Tom
my challenged him
June sitting in her lonely little bedroom wait
ing for Marie, whom she had sent out to a drug
store for toilet articles Mrs Boales suddenly
knocked.
A gentleman see Miss Justin" she announced:
"a gentleman with black beard and diamond
ring and gold filling In tooth. He says It's
Mr.. Biye. lit the parlor lamp for him."
June wondered what she should do.
Ned Warner. riding amlessly and disconsolately
street car and looking out earnestly At every
passerby. suddenly caught sight of pedestrian
who made his heart jump. Marie! She jog
gng industriously along with bundle under her
and very clear idea of direction apparent IN
her very speed Ned after her At the BoaIee
door Marie heard the sound of running footsteps.
turned with normal curiosity, Ned. let herself
In at the door and closed 1t with a SIAM snapped
the night lock and Jew upstairs.
He's coming. Miss June!' she cried. "Mr. Nedr
Ned. June's heart ieaped within her. and for
moment she flooded with a mad impulse to run
down and be folded In his and forgiven. mol
She must be strong for her own sake and for his.
for the sake OF their ultimate mutual self respect
and the funess OF the love which can be founded
on that alone
Meet me at that little hotel to which we wef1
first going she directed Marie hastily. and. snatch
ing her hat and coat, she hurried down the stairs
and out of the back door.
June had forgotten Gilbert bye absolutely, but he
had not forgotten her. He had been requested 70
wait and Mrs Boales. having correctly guessed that
June wanted the invaluable Marie present at the
interview. had been kind enough to inform Blye to
that effect Blye saw June In flight and followed
her.
Mrs Boales answered violent knocking at the
door. to find herself confronted by the wild eyed
Ned Warner
Where is my wife," be demanded.
whats her manner?
Warner Mrs. Ned Warner
No There's Mrs. Wompe here. but she says
her husbands dead. and a Mrs. Smith. Her hus
band gets home every Saturday night And-say.
what her first name r.
June. She's here! l saw her maid Just come INF
Marie. Where are they?"
That's her" Mrs. Boales pleased Some
calls her Moore and some Warner and some Justin.
but her names always June. There's black Wits
kered man here to see her now. Names Blye. Hes
In the parlor." And she craned In at the parlof
door with scarcely shift Of her position. NO. he
amt! Has he dared to go up to her room in my
houseT'
Ned burst past her and sprnng up the stairs.
First door to the rightw yelled Mrs. Boales
Nothing happened. Ned burst In at the first door
to the right The room empty!
Then up climbed Mayme Bates the maid
If It's .Affss Justin you're hunting" said Mayme.
Il saw her and a black whskered gentleman 20 out
OF the back door not more than three minutes agor'
Ned Warner plunged down the stairs faster than
be had gone up and slammed ont OF the back door,
to find himself confronted by the endless universe!
To the right TO the left? And when he reached
the alley mouth, which way then? Right or leftf
In the meantime the driven June. hurrying aim
lessy, looked back at every turning to see II the
man she loved were following her.
At each turning dark figure quicker than she.
sprang into hiding behind tree trunk satepost or
cr sole each Mae.