Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-19

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chine had come 10 a FUN stop. Joha
Moore answered the bell. and he stood
as II petri6ed when he saw his son-in-
laws expression
Have you heard from Junes- husk
ed Ned
Isn't she with your The voice OF
Moore was strained and tense.
Mrs Moore came hurrylnc out. her
face ashen.
JUNE she cried She ran down TO
the taxi and reercd in through The
open window. She came running back
and caught Ned by the arm. Where
Is ny giris7
Then she isn't here5~ Gasped Ned
Come inside" John MOOre's voice
had lost all its color. He led the way
into the library. Now. what Is all
this aboutf Why are you here alone?'
Il don't know. June is somewhere
IN New York 1 was IN hopes you had
heard from her"
we did. She telegraphed TO Iris
that she had lost her purse. Iris left
here with II TO mail il TO June"
Then that's where she istr There
was relief in Ned's voice.
"Sit down" said Moore. why are
You not with herr
4 don't know" There was a choke
In Ned's voice. she left me on the
train-slipped away at Farnville."
She wouldn't do such n thing with
out good causer' declared Mrs. Moore
With trm conviction
What happenedT" This sharply
from Moore.
81 ftlr,.t ,,,,g1,-.....a GIL .-ta - ~, I
lost her purse. I gave her some mon .
ey. and she went TO sleep with her .
head on my shoulder. I piIlowed her .
more comfortably on the seat by and 4
by and went into the smoker drop
ped in 10 look ar her about every five
minutes. and when I came back after
we had passed Farnvilie she was gone.
She left the money on the seat Here
Il IS" And be showed them the three
crumpied bills. one partly torn
How DO you know she returned 10
New York; demanded Moore.
4 saw her. / got or at the next sta
ton and telephoned. The station mas
ter az Farnviile reported that be saw
her getting on a down train. took M
express and overhauled her as we came
into the Grand Central station. / saw
her leave the station and get into
taxi"
You are holding something back
Moore charged Il want 70 know the
,ruthr'
You have al I can tell you." declar-
n Ned He would not tell them about
the black Vandyked man. and June
was Mrs. Warner now.
.'Will you get your wraps. please.
June's father finally said. e.
md rose we are going to Iris. III
,rGer the car
They were grim and silent as they
ped away.
While they rode the black Vandyied
nan. In Sherry's. sat at the end or n
ong table between a jovial host with
gray mustache and n ponderous man .
With heavily lidded eyes and short
iair.
There were n dozen placed ut the
able. and wine Kissed ut every plate.
lut the others OF the party. WHICH in
luded half dozen vivacious and gay
= Cpwned young women. were dane
NJ. The three men talked In low
ones. their heads bent together. and
he black VandyIed man was the U
post silent Finally he began 10 talk q
nj grew enthusiastic, and presently -
@ drew forth June's little gold watch. il
hen he flashed open the III. Al
lree men bent eagerly over Il. They d
azed upon the lovely features OF the 9
rnaway bride. their faces bent close u
,gether They clapped the black Van =
yked man on the shoulder
II was during this time that June q,
sitting quietly in a corner % I .
e library with BObbie and lis and .
it'll her mothers purse still in her =