The Washington herald., 1915-02-28

- LBERT BLiE suavely approached June,
and Mrs. Willard went into adjoining
office to talk with Mr. Pinknam. Follow
ing Blye came Grin Cunningham. Tommy
Thomas and a white haired man with heavy lidded
eyes.
Then June received the great shock Of her life
Blye offered her trip private yacht. He bad
photo Of it with him. She gasped in amazement
and refused it.
Then Cunningham drew out a check book and
asked her how much money she needed Junes
cheeks paled. She burst into the office where Mrs.
Willard sat with the iron Pinknam.
Did you bring me here to be tormented by those
people? she demanded. Her cheeks were flaming,
her eyes swapping
Ibid you?" insisted June. IF so. shall resign"
why, child" returned Mrs. Willard. rising and
holding out her hand II only want you to do the
things best for you to do"
I'm going-' June suddenly decided.
The iron man bowed. There was no CLINT in his
metallic eve, no smile his unbending lips
June, followed by Mrs Willard sailed through the
magnificent reception room and into the hall. Blye
and his companions followed them.
At that moment Ned Warmers taxicab drew up in
front Of the Bond Securities building, and close be
hind it the electric OF Honora Blye. that lady
driving 1t herself. bolt upright.
June darted into the first elevator. and her pur-
suers crowded in after her. Mrs. Willard put an
around June in a corner of the elevator, and there
tears in her eyes she talked to the distract
ed girl. 1t was that which brought sympathy to
June. 1t was her greatest weakness, sympathy, and
by the time they reached the ground floor she half
consented to return to Pinknams with Mrs. Willard.
She would talk to the others. however. and they
very wisely held their peace
AS they emerged on the main floor, however. Gun
ningham turned to her with twinkng joviality in
his eyes and leaning over. whispered something into
her just she was about to step into the ad-
joining upward bound elevator At that instant Ned
Warner strobe into the rotunda, closely followed by
pnrfa Rive IJo hiS ful bride in
company OF the black Vandyked man, who was
watching her with that suave smile upon his dark.
handsome face, while a debonair white mustached
man bent over her Familiarity and whispered in her
ear. He June flush: he saw her step back; then
the lady with her drew her into the elevator Bye
and the others crowded after her, and Ned raced
vengefully through the corridor, with the shreking
Honoria behind him, the door closed with q bang.
and the car shot upward.
They rushed into the next car, Ned black browed
and silent, and the shrl Honoria jabbering inces-
sanity. The car had scarcely started to move when
q sudden idea came to Ned, and he turned to Mrs.
Blye with the first words he had spoken to her.
! We might miss them." he snapped. They may
have seen and not so to the office you named
I'll 60 back down and wait"
As they left the elevator at the eleventh floor the
door Of 4 down changed. II Ned had got out at
the first stop, which was the ninth floor, he would
have caught that down car. But more than that
He would have come face to face with June and
= he most longed to meet Gilbert Blye.
! June, who had burst from her tormentors at the
ninth door. stepped into the down which Ned
floors above had just missed. Mrs. Willard, still
pleading followed her, and Byes audacious crew
laughingly Joined them
! Two down cars shot by Ned, and by the time he
reached the main floor the faces for which be was
watching were lost in the throng at the door. He
might even then have distinguished his runaway
bride and the man with the black Vandyke had he
looked in that direction, but he did not expect to
see them there He expected to see them coming
through the open door of elevator the girl whom
he loved above everything in the world and the
scoundrel whom he intended to strangle to death
June meantime had hailed a taxi. She saw stand
ing front Of the door the luxurious limousine Of
Gilbert Blye and understood why Mrs. Willard had
dismissed her own car
so Mr.. Blye to take homer she hotly
charged.
Don't, chld-' begged Mrs Willard, beginning to
be much distracted June. Lets 20 home"
And. stepping in the taxi with June, she gave a
sharp direction to the driver Don't you dare fol-
lowr' she ordered Blye and his companions
The tormentors laughed and walked forward to
Blye's car.
Uptown busy Broadway sped June and Mrs
Willard and by the time they had reached Columbus
circle Junes suspicious of Mrs. Willard aiixyed
Through beautiful Central park with its branches
interlaced against the wintry sky, and now June
was beginning to feel a little more kindly toward
the vivacious brunette Tommy Thomas.
On Spuyten Duyvel parkway luxurious limou-
sine had halted and the taxi passed it rolled out
and followed In it sat Junes determined pursuers
and on the dark. handsome face Of Gilbert Bye was
again that suave smile. June turned chill with
nervous apprehension.
Gilbert Bye was enjoying that chase immensely,
and he watched the weaving, swaying taxi with al
ways that suave smile.
Suddenly Blye leaned forward with OATH and
there was a shrek from the vivacious brunette.
Something seemed to be wrong with the steering
wheel Of the taxi for, as 1t went up the hill ahead
Of them, it wabbled to and fro uncertainty danger
ously near the crumbling bank which was protected
by hmsy rail, and there was a curve ahead!
There was a cry of horror from them all as the
taxi at the curve ran the embankment, paused at
the brink for q moment and then with its precious
burden inside crashed through the rail and plunged
down the hill
ITo BE CONTINUED
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