The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-14

ing Blye came Grin Cunningham. Tommy
Thomas and n white haired man with heavy lidded
eyes
Then June received the great shock of her life
Blye offered her trip private yacht He had
q photo Of 1t with him. She gasped In amazement
and refused it.
Then Cunningham drew ont = check book and
asked her how much money she needed. Junes
checks paled. She burst into the Office where Mrs
Willard sat with the iron Pinknam.
Did you bring me here to be tormented by those
people? she demanded. Her cheeks naming
her eyes swapping
Ibid your insisted June. 'If so, shall resign
why no. child" returned Mrs. Willard. rising and
holding out her hand. II only want you to do the
things best for you to do
I'm going! June suddenly decided.
The iron man bowed. There CLINT In his
metallic eye, no smile hts unbendng lips
June, followed by Mrs. Willard, sailed through the
magnificent reception room ard into the hall. Blye
and his companions followed them.
At that moment Ned Warmers taxicab drew up In
front OF the Bond Securities building. and close be
hind 1t the electric Of Honoria Rye, that lady
driving 1t herself. bolt upright.
June darted into the first elevator and her rur
crowded in after her. Mrs Willard put an srm
around June In corner of the elevator, and there
in her eyes she talked to the distract.
ed girl. 1t was that which brought sympathy to
June. 1t was her greatest weakness. sympathy. ana
by the time they reached the ground noor she half
consented to return to Pinknams with Mrs Willard.
She would not talk to the others however and they
very wisely held their peace
As they emerged the main hoor however, Gun
ningham turned to her with twinkling jovalfty in
his eyes and leaning over. whispered something Into
her ear just as she about to step into the ad-
Joining upward bound elevator. At that instant Ned
Warner strobe into the rotunda, closely followed by
Honoria Hye. lie his beautiful bride In thu
company of the black vandyked man who was
watching her with that smile upon his dark.
M face Wh ffe yh ffe mi az eH
man bent over her Familiarity and whispered in her
ear. He 50 June flush he saw her step back: then
the lady with her drew her into the elevator. Bye
and the others crowded after hsr, and Ned raced
vengefnlv through the corridor With the shriektng
Honcria behind him. the door closed with bang.
and the shot upward
They rushed into the NEXT car Ned black browed
and silent, and the shrill Honora iabbering nces-
sanity. The car had scarcely started to move when
sudden idea came TO Ned and he turned - Mrs
bye with the first words he had spoken to her.
We might miss Them" he snapped. They may
have seen and not 70 to the once you named
I'll go back down and wait"
AS they left the elevator at the eleventh Aocr the
door Of down changed. II Ned had got out at
the first stop, which was the ninth door. he wsuld
have caught that down But moro than that
He would have come face to face with June and
the person whom OF all the people In this world
be most ionged TO meet Gilbert Bye,
June, who had burst from her tormantors at the
ainth door stepped into the down which Ned
two floors above had Just missed. Mrs. Willard, still
pleading. followed her. and Blyes audacieus crew
laughingly Joined them
Two down shot by Ned. and BY the time he
reached the main floor the faces for which BE-
watching were lost In the throng at the door. He
might then have distinguished his runaway
bride and the man with the black vandyke had hs
looked In that direction. but he did expect to
see them there. He expected to them coming
through the open door OF elevator, the girl whom
hr cyed alb In fhA 49,
sconndre whom he intended to strangle to death.
June meantime had hailed taxi She saw stand
ing in front of the door the luxurious limousine Of
Gilbert Rlye and understood why Mrs. Willard had
dismissed her car
so Mr. Bye to take us homer she betty
charged.
Don't, child" begged Mrs Willard, beginning to
be much distracted June Lets 70 home
And. stepping in the taxi with June. she gave =
sharp direction to the driver. Don't you dare fol
low" she ordered Bye and his companions
The tormentors laughed and walked forward 70
Blye's car.
Uptown busy Broadway sped June and Mrs
Willard and by the time they had reached Columbus
circle Junes suspicious of Mrs. Willard aayed
Through beautiful Central park with Its branches
interaeed against the wtntry sky. and now June
was beginning to feel little kindly toward
the viyacious brunette, Tommy Thomas
On Spuyten Duyvel parkway luxurious nmou-
sine had halted, and the passed Il rolled cut
and followed. In 1t sat June's determined pursuers
and on the dark handsome face of Gilbert Biye was
again that smile June turned chill with
nervous apprehension.
Gilbert Blye enjoying that chase immensely
and he watched the weaving, swaying taxi with al
ways that suave smile.
Suddenly Blye leaned forward with an oath ana
there u shrek from the vivacious brunette
Something seemed to be wrong with the steering
wheel of the taxi for 1t went up the hill ahead
of them. 1t wabbed to and fro uncertanly danger
ously the crImbling bank which was protected
by 4 fiimsy rail. and there was a curve aheadi
There was cry OF horror from them all a. the
taxi at the up the embankment. paused at
the brink for a moment and then with its precious
burden inside crashed through the rail and plunged
down the hill!
fro he Continued