The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-18
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circle in his efforts to locate without
the loss of a second Bill Wolf and
Blinky Peters and Sneaky Tavis. They
were trudging UP the street In single
file, heads down, hands In pockets.
Even Blinky Peters had lost interest
in the stars. The smacking foorsteps
OF Shanks McGee aroused them.
Gee exploded Shanks. 'Cripesl
Gilbert Blye has doubled back wit an
other swell Jane! Beat It to the Dan
iel And one OF youse hot-foot IL al
ter the electric showcase and get the
old woman! Gee!"
Wolf turned a commanding eye on
Tavis.
Sneaky drew long, jerking breath
and pulled his belt around him. cast
a despairing look up the side. street
to where the little electric was twink
ling. took the center Of the car track
and began to laboriously hit 'er up"
In the meantime Gilbert Blye and
Tommy Thomas had walked confident
ly up to the desk. The clerk without
the flicker of an eyelid entforward
politely.
as Mrs. J. @. Day stopping here!"
DiyCs with BISot ooeshsy.
"No; the lady is gone"
| Gone" protested Blye and leaned
forward to look over the register.
why, she only came In about an hour
or 80 ago. She is
Nov, don't tell me who she Is.
don't know whose wife the lady may
be. and I don't want to know. She's
gone!"
"Mon Dieu!" shrilled an excited
voice, and Gilbert Blye found himself
confronted by the decorative French
man. That excited individual survey
ed Gilbert Blye,s sleek black yandyke
and tweaked at his own and suddenly
threw up both hands and began to
laugh.
In that same moment Sneaky Tavis
caught up with the electric coupe and
scrambled on the step and hung his
thick arms in at the door.
Observation-Disclosures" Sneaky
informed her, strangling for breath
and pulling his arms out Of the car.
II say, what do you wantr insist
ed Honoria.
sneaky pointed backward with his
thumb.
ho
husked, sucking in all the air In the
car. Daniel" And again he pointed
backward with his thumb.
Honoria Blye without q word grab
bed her cut glass flower vase and
cracked her expert detective on the
knuckles. With a parting gasp he
dropped on backward.
Where was June while so many
people were 50 busy about herf In Q
horse cab, with Marie and the clothes,
far down near the East river, where,
In full sight of all the barges and all
the grimy shipping. they found .
slice of q house. 30 narrow that II
should have had q weathervane to
keep Il headed into the wind. II was
three stories high and blackened with
age. but there were geraniums and q
cheerful light In the downstairs front
windows. This was where the eleva-
tor boys mother lived. and II was as
clean inside as It was grimy out. She
had door to let, furnished. two rooms
and q real bath, tin and considerably
dented. but kept fresh painted in spot
less white.
! You say you want It quiet said
she, and my son Sammy sent you
here? Well, my husband, before he
died. was the most popular policeman
on the force, and the whole depart
ment, darlin'. 10 your friends"
CHAPTER 1ii.
For a moment June hesitated be-
fore the door Of an employment
agency next morning, and then she
sharply beat down her reluctance.
People who have made up their minds
to be Independent and to earn their
own way In life must have no timid-
| ity. She turned the knob with sud-
den holiness and opened Il; then she
smiled at her own sensitiveness as
she stood before pleasant faced
woman, in the corner OF whose eyes.
however, there was yelled sharp
ness which June did not see.
A very pretty woman came In ~
June turned to go away, and with her
was little girl of great beauty.
June hesitated as she heard the word
"governess" The woman at the desk
smiled to June. The newcomer fol-
lowed that smile and herself smiled
at June. The little girl had been
studying June frankly out OF round
gray eyes. Now she, too. smiled and,
walking over took Juue'a hand