The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-06-17

dress She had less fhan dollar " hen
she stopped before a building TO which
she had been directed On the door
post OF the stairway was a sign.
Rooms to Let
June here engaged a mean little hail
bedroom from dumpy laHdlady.
Down Broadway tore the black cur
tanned limousine. the observed OF al Il
observers, for sIln attached 10 mis- era
vat and clamped 10 the tires so Stifiy 4
that he felt he would have to be pried |
of was the well known and justly IA .
nous private detective, Bill Wolf. faith \
full in spite OF himself. Not more than
two blocks behind came the family car,
with June's handsome collie on the
seat beside Jerry, June's father sterner
and June's mother geRtler and more
quiet. the deserted groom gritting his
teeth and clinching his fists as thr
black curtained limousine with its bit
of flmy gauze duttering AZ the door,
constantly kept just before hem ike
tantalizing " lilo the wisp.
In the boarding house Of Mrs. Russell
there was a frantic running TO and fro
and UP and down stairs. Every rsom
In the house was searched. and at last
Grin Cunningham thought 10 inyesti-
gate why one OF the windows in the
room which had been provided for
June seemed darker behind its heavy
hangings than the others. He FOUND
the fire shutters closed and opened /
them, revealing the stalwart Christian
frozenly waiting on the isolated bal
cony to be told his further share ia
June's trick The young man and the
three girls laughed
June was gone. and Gilbert BIye turn
ed and walked down the stairs.
There was n ring at the doorbell.
messenger boy. and he carried bun
die. A stealthy figure slipped forward
into the hall.
NO answer said the boy as he de
Iivered the bundle.
Grin Cunningham at n signal from
Blye took the bundle and passed it to
Mrs Russell. She tore it open and
drew forth before the revelers who had
gathered in her parlor the raiment i'm
which they had last seen the beautiful
June. Grin Cunningham stopped down.
with an oath and picked up something
which had fallen to the floor. The
I string of pearls, He stamped upon the
floor in rage.
-''Stop that messenger boyI' came the
cold. hard tones OF Gilbert Blye.
where did you get this bundleT" de-
manded Grin Cunningham.
The boy hltched his trousers.
~ amt supposed to tell
How much did you get for not tell
ing" demanded Mrs Russell.
'sAI she had-7O cents
"Ah" Cunningham thrust his hands
in-his pockets. Then he flushed as he
turned to Gilbert Blye.
BIye scowled. and there was a fash
Of temper on his dark. handsome face
as he thrust some money into. the hand
of Cunningham.
Heres 50" said Grin. Now. where
2 did you get this bundie?"
2 "Tenin's always worth more than not
e teIlin'." he sagely observed and jerked
: his call slip from his pocket. There's
4 the address"
Gilbert Blye. casting q glance at the
, slip. dOnned his hat and coat, opened
the door and strobe out on the steps
d The stealthy figure which had erept
along the hall suddenly darted out OF
the door after the messenger boy and
hurried mp the street with him. 1t wa:
Il Marie.
e Down the street there whizzed the
e black curtained limousine Blye hur
ried out to it as it stopped and. Will
II blazing impotence. called. Come on
Cunningham dashed from the hous'
and jumped into the limousine. while
d Blye gave swift directions 10 his driver
p He. too. hoped I'm and shut the doc
and threw up the side curtains. reveal
N ing the car empty except for himsel
ID and Cunningham. The women i'm th
door called something in shrill excite
re ment as the car rushed away. but Scat
ii paid TO attention. and the wei
known and Justly famous private dc
" tective. BHI Wolf. grnaned.
z Around the corner dashed the famil
ig car of the Moores. ard Ned Warner
IN leaning tenseIy forward. gritted hi
re teeth and clInched his fists as the blac
curtained limousine once more rounde
ne n corner.
ed The dumpy landlady Knocked at tn
door of June's little bedroom and stoE
ut ped I'm profound establishment whe
she entered At the rickety table 50
her new lodger i'm a plain. cheap blac
u dress. bent earnestly forward. she wa
ne sewing pants.
"Why. hardly knew you" said tn
he landlady. looking around the room
She waddled 10 the door of the films
lis wardrobe and peered I'm. It was emf
ty. where's them fine clothes 70
had?"
They did not belong to me-" Jur
ok said simply. Il sent them away"
ut, "Oh. you did, What about the nee
St IaceF''
lis THAT was a gift which / could NJ
Ter accept and June's eyes dropped.
ms sent it away also
is "Oh. you did She cleared h
he throat and looked at the stack OF pan
In and at the delicate fingers which we
IN Iaborious,y pushing the needle thrOus
to the coarse cloth by the way, / 70
fly got to get any rent from you. | alwa.
list get week In advance"
June smiled waniF and shook h
A head 81 am sorry" she said Il ha
lir- no money"
What The dumpy Iandlady jun
ed to her feet. She was reathing