East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-31
FIFTH EPISODE.
A Woman In Trouble.
cHAPTERJ.

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best marketing Clothes the green percale
with the big yellow nowers and the little
blue hat with the nodding red peoples was
set far forward on her knkless wig The market
ing trip to the city had been one Of Aunt DebbyS
chief joys, but today the buoyancy and the high
pitched laugh OF excitement were absent
"You'll stop at Ned's for Mir, Moore. Debby." said
Mrs Moore.
"Yassum" Aunt Debby stole glance at Junes
portrait on the wall. "You-you amt heard nothin'
set OF Miss JunleT
At the sound OF that name Bouncer rose instantly,
head up. ears perEed. tail waggng, eyes eager
mouth open
Where was Junei That puzzlng problem nlled
the entire mind Of Aunt Debby as, by the side OF
the driver she spun into the city In the Moore auto.
Where was Junei A dozen private detectives were
securing the city Of New York for her, and they re-
ported TO stern faced young man who sat 10 the
lonely apartments which June and be had lifted up
to be their nest, bis only companion miniature OF
his lovely bride
Where was Junei who was this mysterious Gil
bert Blyel What was his power over Ned Warmers
bridel
he seized bis hat and strobe forth into the streets
In his never ending search for June.
Al that moment the door OF strange house had
slammed abruptly behind beautiful June warner.
And Gilbert Blye had furnished this address 70
June's employment agency.
bIase looking page girl inspected June impu-
IDENTITY in the dim light OF the ball, then with sig
uincant grin left June standing there and staggered
through q door at the end Of the hall June was
startled as that door opened and q blaze Of light
came out with the chatter OF many shril voices In
there. amid wreaths o; curling blue smoke. moved
handsomely gowned women. and many OF them non
chaantly pured at cigarettes, At that instant the
smiling Gilbert Blyes key grated In the lock
large yellow haired woman came hurrylng from
the salon with Junes employment agency card IN
ber hand.
Fright this way, honey" she rasped in voice to
which the honey was foreign, and she led the way
10 a small side room at the left OF the salon AS
June reluctantly entered the strangely turnisheu NJ
tie room at the left Gilbert Blye came In at the
front door.
with a smile upon his lips and glinting in bis dark
pyes he hurried straight back toward the little room
in which stood June. now alone and frightened
AT that instant huge. clumsy maid came tum'
bling up from the basement, followed hy pun OF
yellow smoke With her eyes distended and her
mouth open. ready for the yell OF "Fre she rushed
to the door Of the salon. but before she could reacn
1t GILBERT Blye had her roughly by the arm anu
pushed her through the door which LED to the oase-
menL lie stood staring at the smoke Which cams
curling ominousy through that opening, glanced
again toward June's room and dashed down the
stairs.
That was q strangely furnished little room IN
which June found herself There were two desks
and ang cabinet and some ONCE chairs, but tnere
were a luxurious couch and dainty hangngs' soft
rug and pink paneled walls and ceiling II was all
80 lncongruous And the work-it was queer 700
rbe yellow haired woman came In from the pArior
nreaently and explained the posting into small blank
sndu elina Each ain con-
taned the name Of q woman and sum OK money
There were no slips for men, but there were index
cards about men June puzzled as to what sort OF
business this might be
The mage girl swlshed In with one OF the memo
randum slips The yellow head, whose face was
Duffy and more highly cOlored than was wholesome
took the slip, looked at the name on It. froWneo'
shook her head and went out with the girl shs
entered the salon and stood surveying the scene
with cold abstraction Around long taOle sat 'ne
women whom June had seen. They all had cards
,n from, Of them and stacks Of playing chips, and
rawboned woman sitting on higher chair thau
the rest was dealing The yellow haired woman
Ared her attention on the gambler next to the ueai
Ar She was duffy blond with feverlsh ghttel
in her eyes, ana she was bent SO intenty upon tnt
fan Of the cards that she did not notice tne uoO'
open and close ,., ..a.,,,
Poor Jupel She glanced about her with growing
repugnance She was abjectly miserable ana SUI
denly she was sobbins, 49,
In the gambling room the nuny blond VINO ha'
plsyed 80 feyershy staked and lost the last cnip Il
sront Of her. She turned lmpstenty to look fc
enc napa girl She met instead the cold hard ey'
% ,bo velIow haired woman, who quietly motone'
. hsr The player rose reluctantly, and fright CAM
into her face as she followed into the hall ana u
The little ofBce where June had been Installed.
you've reached the limit, Mrs, Perry" announced
,,. vs,,ov haired woman turning on the unluck!
one sharply as she closed the door Here Is the
o d Belle brought to me have not o. h'o IL
aIps only for $50" faltered Mrs. Perry
" wouldn't o. X. II for 90 cents snappeu .u
other. "Now want action You'll Telephone Sou
husband from this ROOM" 49,,
.s.ss ssw The woman wrung her hands. III
taik to him tonishtF ,n..,
.'i nav that game" she scOrnsd, and from June
- ~. ta..h an indox card.