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

Honoria Blye, with Bill Wolf by
her side, was soon speeding down
town In her little electric coupe. In
front OF Luchow's restaurant they
found a nat, wide man with cigar
in the corner OF his mouth and his
narrow trimmed SLOUGH hat showed or
the back Of his round head and his
eyes turned contemplatively toward
the stars. Nr
Certain party In. Blinky" husked
Wolf. ...s.at-... .g.a
Blinky Peters followed them inside
the busy cafe, and as they walked
back toward the Thirteenth-st. en-
trance a fiat, wide man with his
hands I'm his pockets came In at the
rear door--Sneaky Tavis.
There's your party" suddenly
Kissed Bill Wolf and pointed to a
table where a. dark. Nandyked German
with spectacfes was entertaining q
healthy, red checked young woman
with a green feather In her nat
"You scum" shrilled Honoria bye
TO her three expert detectives ana
went home to her parrot
Ned Warner stepped into the cigar
store next door TO the Hotel Daniel
and telephoned June's home In bryn'
port. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore were In
the city at Bobbie Blethering's, the
smooth, soft voice OF fat, black old
Aunt Debby told him.
Blethering's and the CHEEKY voice
OF Bobbie. Yes. the Moores were
there. And June was located? Great!
Etanch Bobbie was all eagerness when
Ned said he wanted the Moores and
Bobbie and Iris to come down to the
Hotel Daniel
He also telephoned Honoria Blye,
Her shrill voice cracked over the
telephone. She had Just this minute
got In from q wild goose chase after
bogus Gilbert Blye. but IL he had
been seen at the Hotel Daniel with
Ned's runaway bride she'd be right
down. Honoria called up her detec.
tiyes and ordered them to report at
the Hotel Daniel.
Meanwhile Gilbert Biye sat in con-
versation with jovial looking Grin
Cunningham and usually vivacious
brunette whom both men called Tom
my. Triumphantly Blye held be
fore Tommy the address In his little
book, "Mrs. J. G. Day.
Hotel Daniel He motioned the girl
to follow him. She sat glumly. Grin
spoke to her sharply.
with a fiounce she rose and followed
Gilbert Blye.
CHAPTER u.
Ned Warner, standing diagonaliy
across from the Hotel Daniel, where
he could watch both the FONT and the
side entrances, saw three short. thick
men come single file up the side street
and stop in front OF the main en-
trance. Shanks MCGEE had felt
strangely listless and forlorn these
past few minutes, for there was moth
Ing doing inside or out. Suddenly
The three short. thick detectives
the. corner, and, gee, they
we're slinking! The world was once
more a bright and happy place for
Say, kid" husked the shortest and
The thickest-it was none other than
Bill wolf-"have you lamped a
gink around here with whit
lied black chinchillasT
That observant young person Of the
world began at the beginning, but he
was 80 minute Of detail that he had
not yet reached the middle when Bill
Wolf, looking through the plate-glass
windows of the Hotel Daniel, said
'Shn and drew his two assistant de-
tectives out OF the range or poor
Shanks McGee's auivering ears. and
the three astute hounds Of the law
put their heads together In excited
Then Bill Wolf, in his
best pose OF man who was waiting
FOR somebody and didn't expect him to
come out, went into the hotel.
The Moore limousine drew up, and
Ned went over to join the quartet. He
led the way to the desk and confront
ed the unemotional eye OF the clerk.
This is the father and mother Of
the young woman whose maid called
here with her clothing. We do not
know what name she used In register
Ing. but I know that my wife Is In
this house, and IL we don't get her
I'll raise trouble!"
'T1l produce the woman at once"
the clerk agreed. But IL there's GO
ing to be a rumpus it'll have to be
on the sidewalk and on the other side
Of the street"
He called for A. He called again.
There was no answer. The room
was searched.
1t was empty.
Sammy. the boy with the angelic
smile and the blue eyes and the white
teeth, was the finest liar in the hotel
He had had quarter and one OF her
compelling smiles from June and a
glance. from her lovely eyes, and he
had run them down through the base
ment and out the rear servants en-
trance and had told them a place to
go where no one would ever find them.
Cone The six shocked searchers
for the runaway bride hurried down
stairs just as Honoria Blye stepped
In, followed by Blinky Peters and
Sneaky Tavis.
Where is he?" screached Mrs.
Blye.
Bill Wolf advanced to do his happy
duty.
There he is, lady" he shouted tri.
umphantly while Blinky Peters and
Sneaky Tavis skunk up, one OH each
side Of the culprit. NAB him, boys,'
Mon Dfeu" cried the culprit as
the four fat paws Of Blinky Peters
and Sneaky Tavis clapped down on
his arms. The rest OF the objection
was an incomprehensible polyglot
tumble as. shrieking his indignation.
the black-bearded Frenchman stroye
to wrench himself free.
"Is that the man you mean?' Kissed
Honoria.
That amt the guy" yelled Shanks
MCGEE, who was willing to be kicked
out now. Gilbert Blye slinked in
here after the beautiful goil and duck.
ed into the subway when dis sport
gives him tho runt Caa,.