| Show t 1 4 t I tk r rJ S t P 4 4 J i r. r 1 x t r y By y s Sp special ecial arrangement for this per a photodrama corresponding p the installments o of f Runaway ire ne me may now be bc seen at the lead lead- ig g moving picture theatres By t made with nith the Mu 1111 al tal al Film corporation on it is not ot only c to read Runaway June JUlIC ell ich week but also afterward to ee ee moving pictures illustrating our ourt t fory t f 1915 b by Serial Publication Corporation j SYNOPSIS June unc the tho bride of Cf Ned ed Warner Im- Im leaves es her husband on their because she begins to real real- re ze that she must be entire entire entirely dependent fen on him for mone money She desires desires to be Independent June Is la pursued by by- Gilbert Blye a a. wealthy married man She escapes from his Is clutches with Ith difficulty Ned distractedly for June and I earning of or Blyes Blye's designs vows votes Enge ince ce on hint him After man may many adventures Tune one une Is rescued from river pirates by urban Durban an artist She poses as The Spirit of or the Marsh Is driven ou out t by Urs rs Durban and Is b by Blye nd and Cunningham T THIRTEENTH EPISODE 4 CHAPTER I. I Trapped RAPED as tho the Spirit of the Marsh DRAPED I the beautiful little runaway bride hoed toed dazed and trembling on tho the sidewalk sidewalk sidewalk side side- walk walk In front of or the studio from which ithe he he had been driven en At the curb stood a a limousine with Its black silk curtains drawn The white moustached man who had sprung sprung- from It grasped the lovely model b by the wrist and drew her herto herto herto to the car as the dark handsome black- black man who had followed covered covered cov cov- ered her gauzily clad form with the voluminous black cloak which ho car car- ried Down Don the street at a tearing pace came the family car of the runaway brides bride's father and mother and in It tt with Uh ith them were two of or her friends and the deserted groom his teeth gritting and nd his fists clinched as he saw these two scoundrels bundle his pretty Tune June into the car and hurry hurn In after her i Just behind the family came camo an electrIc electric electric elec elec- coupe driven b by a sharp featured woman oman with a long nose and high arched brows and as she sa saw this bold abduction she shrieked and ran her car Into the curb As the door of Cf the luxurious limousine slammed shut the quiet block seemed suddenly alive Around the corner of the studio came bounding a handsome collie coUle which ran to the car loudly barking A woman with high cheek bones and accompanied accompanied nied led b by a a. tall p policeman followed wed the dog She dashed up t to tho limousine as asIt asIt asit It started and Jumped upon the run- run board while the dog doS barked and leaped From a doorway on the tho opposite side of t the street there sprang sprang- a a. short wide wideman wideman man with a thick stub of a cigar In his mouth who pur pursued the limousine hopped upon the tho spare tires at the lack back backof of r the car and hung there The woman on on the tho running board opened the door of t the limousine and forced her har h r rn n way y In Inas Inas inas as as they dashed around the corner fu furiously furiously furiously fu- fu pursue pursued D oy the family faintly car car the electric coupe and nd the harking collie t The luxurious lus limousine was speedier than its pursuers but not speedy speed enough entirely to lose the fa family mil car with kith the deserted groom It had gained several blo blocks block kJ headway however cr when it turned a corner and stopped abruptly in front of or a house where a a. vivacious brunetto brunette and a large blonde woman stood peering eagerly out of ot the win win- dow Only for Cor Corn an n instant It paused rho door opened Out of It sprang tho the white white-moustached man and drew after him the half fainting girl In tho the voluminous black cloak He lie put his arm around her and hurriedly hurried forced her up the steps The woman with the high cheek check bones darted after her She hesitated a a. moment and vaguely vaguel recognized recognized the cloak then she sprang after atter the beautiful young oun girl t r The man with the black Vandyke caught caugh t her ber b by the tho arm and held her back Ho He spoke sharply sharp to the driver and the limousine jerked forward just justas justs as s the door of the thc house opened and the beautiful girl was thrust Inside t- t f The thick wide man on behind struggled struggled struggled to get down from his uncomfortable ble position but his cravat nt was caught In the strap of ot the tire Ure covers and so the well-known well and md Justly famous ato detective Bill BUt Wolf ol stooped over ever the tires with his wide feet in tho the rack and his arms around the rims and hi his head held down was carried swiftly away away from the tho scene of his sleuthing The IThe Vand black ked man talked earnestly ear car earnestly nestly with the high cheek boned woman woman woman wom- wom an an for an instant and gave gae her some money mone hurried up the tho steps and let I himself elt In with I h a while latchkey hUe whilo the woman Oman ran down to the basement door and pushed past the servant who opened It It At that moment the fa family mil car swerved ser around und the corner and flashed b by still pursuing the luxurious limous limous- ine It had lost this scent of alighting through u h having ha stopped long long enough enough to take on the handsome hr collie coUle which now sat on the front seat with Ith the driver There was no mistaking that luxurious limousine with its black curtains tightly tight tight- ly h drawn and a bit of filmy gauze fluttering fluttering fluttering flut flut- from the door dt and the faithful Bill Wolf VoIr still stooped on behind So it was that beautiful June Warner came carne Into the boarding house of Mrs Russel In the parlor to which she was Vas abruptly introduced there were three youn young women and a young oung man With Witha Uh Uhn a n. swift motion the tho white moustached man drew from Junes June's shoulders she the voluminous black cloak The Spirit of th the Marsh he laughed b by way vay o of Introduction and the shrinking shrinking shrink shrink- ing June clutched her draperies convulsively convulsively con con- ol about her as she meet the frankly admiring gaze of the young oung man and the tho critical inspection of or the young oung women The voluminous black cloak was Iud sud- jerked from the tho hands of or the tho white m mustached man and tho the man with the black Vandyke stood there therewith therewith with a scowl on his dark handsome face S Swiftly he wrapped the tho cloak around the tho shrinking shrinking form form of or the young oung girl and drew her out of ot the room I Marie 1 Marie cried June and she sheran sheran i iran ran toward the woman with the high cheek bones who ho stood at the tho head heat of ot i the tho stairs I Bring her in here Blye Bhe said ald In his low 10 pleasantly pleasa modulated voice olce and I opening the door of a a. sumptuously furnished furnished furnished fur fur- chamber ho he stood b by It Just then then there came carne springing up the stairs the white mustached man June darted Into the room but tho the black man detained Marie and talked earnestly with tho maid At first she kept shaking her head He Ho showed her some money mone and she still shook her head He gave o her some more and she smiled and went ent down down- stairs June It was M the voice of ot Cunning CUnning- ham She sprang to her feet teet as the door suddenly sudden opened and Cunningham came into the room CHAPTER II R out on Broadway the luxurious I R F J limousine with the black curtains curtains' drawn and the bit of or filmy gauze fluttering fluttering flut nut from the door turned toward the river with Uh the faithful Bill Bm Wolf still stooped over the tires his cravat still sun firmly clutched in the strap of or tho the tire Ure cover cr and his empurpled face turned partly up co so that the corner of one pink e eye e could gaze back imploringly at the pursuing car In that car car strained tensely for forward ard Ned Warner arner sat with gritted teeth and clinched hands never removing removing- his eyes ees from the fleeing limousine Into which he 10 had seen his lo e lovely runaway bride bundled b the Gilbert GUbert by Blye BIe Again he urged the driver Jerr Jerry to greater speed He was determined that this time tho the chase should not end un until until until un- un til he had his fingers clutched around the throat of ot the dark handsome man with the black Vand Vandyke kc and had strangled him to death He had wrecked Neds Ned's life Ufe this dastardly Bbc Blye and nothing but a life Ute would pay pa On the ver very da day of or Neds Ned's marriage the fellows fellow's evil machinations had begun be The Tho black curtained limousine just ahead wheeled around the corner and dashed up the hill at high speed with Uh the faithful Bill Wolf on be behind behind behind be- be hind like a Japanese balloon baBoon The girl in the sumptuously furnished room at Mrs Russets Russet's shrieked the name namo of or Gilbert Blye Be and he came carne hurrying Into the room a a. scowl upon his dark handsome face Gilbert Bl Blye e pointed sternly to the door and Cunningham Cunningham Cun Cun- after a moment of sullen suBen hesitation left the tho room twirling his white white mustache At the door he turned and cast upon June a malevolent glare Please Please Mr Ir BI Blye Biye e begged June Come His low voice soothed her r You hYou must rest for a few moments and andI I promise that no one shall disturb you ou I 1 shall return In ten minutes In the basement b Marie stood with Gilbert Blye's Blyes s 's mone money In her hand She started for tor the door She came back and started for tor the stairs She turned again to the door again agala to the stairs then stood and looked at Gilbert Blyes Blye's mone money her high cheek bones white and indecision on her brow Uphill and downhill rushed the black curtained limousine n with th the Moore noon family amU car still In hot pursuit Occasionally the well eB known and justly justl famous private detective Bill Wolf oU loosened his clutch for an Instant but tightened It Immediately The sharp featured woman with thelong the theIon thelong Ion long nose and tho the high arched brows rolled her electric coupe up up to the door of her own house and anti went Into the parlor June walked slowly to a wardrobe and opened It Half lIal a dozen gaudy gaud costumes hun hung there She choso one of the most attractive She Sho donned this garment congratulating herself hersel that It fitted her She added a headdress of or beads found round lying on a bureau As Gilbert Blye Blo started up the stairs stalls he stopped surprised by the beautiful figure which emerged from the sumptuous sumptuously sumptuously sump sump- furnished chamber and came down toward him with queenly grace It was June an entrancing vision Is Ion of loveliness in her borrowed finery and andIn andIn andIn In her eyes ces a a. ne new light Will you ou give me a a. please she ahe ga gayly ly requested him and he looked at her In astonishment Why Why wh es he stammered Ho lIe produced his case and she took a Still SUB studying stud her curiously he be helit helit lit his pocket lighter for her and a slight frown twitched upon his brow as as puckering her beautiful red lips Ups she blew a Do long thin stream of blue smoke Into his face tace Come Como on she called and taking I his arm she tripped smilingly Into the tho parlor with a n sidelong glance however however how how- ever as she left the hall at nt the stalwart attendant who guarded the front door Whose hose dress am I wearing she cheerfully demanded a as she seated herself Its hItS mine said one of the girls jumping up from the tho side of Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham and walking all around her But Dut hone honey Im I'm bound to say that It looks look better on you OU that It does docs on me And there was a a trace of cn envy In the tho compliment D By George youre you're a stunner stunned said sald I i i I I I t i I e e. e fJ 1 S HE o TO THE f. f i I J f I go g- g o l y TUE T a OF TH f r 4 A r I 4 I xv t I fl ua J t t r n Y p BILL WOLF L THE JUSTLY FAMOUS D E. T w WHOSE fin 1 Orin Cunningham who had been too much astonished to rise until now and with a sidelong glanco glar-co glar at Gilbert Blye Biye he walked across to her and from his pocket he drew a a. long white leather leather leather lea lea- ther case closed with a golden clasp He opened it drew something from It and his e eyes es sparkling held up a string of or milk white pearls She flashed her large lustrous eyes at him and her rosy lips Bps parted In a smile then she looked at Gilbert Dh Blye H Ho hesitated a n moment and nodded Then she bent her head and Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham throw threw the string of pearls around her ber beautiful neck She put her arm through his and merrily danced across the room to a n where she mirror with Ith sparkling eyes admired the pretty b bauble uble I 1 think Ill I'll have ha a t cocktail please she said turning suddenly to Mrs 1 Russel Bless your our heart honc honey laughed Mr Mrs Russel I I didn't suppose you OU knew ho how to drink a cocktail June was as a bubble a sprite a dancing errer a ga gay little tantalization until Mrs 1 Russel returned with cocktails cocktails cocktails cock cock- tails for all of them June drank hers with enchanting abandon Suddenly Sudden she whirled to the door d C i h 4 d I nn LUU urn n am o ore No no she laughingly cried Im I going to surprise you ou You must sta stay In Inhere Inhere inhere here and wait alt Not Ot me laughed Cunningham Then I wont won't surprise you OU And she flounced into a a chair with a pretty pout Here Cunningham called the young oung man who had followed June we want that surprise Sit down donn Cunningham said Eald Blye Ie and he Indicated where Cunningham was to sit while ho held back the portieres for June to pass She stopped In the curtains Now mind none of or you OU Is to come And have another cocktail ready for tor forme forme torme me She whispered something In Blyes Blye's es escar car ear as she hurried Into the hall and he threw a kiss at her He Ho put his head out ho however er e and looked at the liveried attendant That Thal stalwart person stood stiffly at the door and cast his gloomy gloom eyes on June Halfway up the stairs stalls June turned I and found the eyes ces of or the stalwart guard fixed steadfastly her She smiled sweetly at him and beckoned He lie hesitated a rL moment then came stalking slowly to her So long Ions as she was within reach of him he need not be within reach of ot the door your our name and folding her hands together she beamed down at atthe atthe atthe the big lout Christian and ho bo actually grinned Well eU Christian now not listen and she site held up a warning finger I want you ou to help me play pIny a n. little trick Come on and Ill I'll show you ou She turn turned cd and ana tripped lightly up the stairs Christian however turned and stalked to the parlor and poked his yellow head between the portieres the fihe he wants me to help pla play a trick he announced and they all lau laughed hed Its ills a safe sate trick If you OU help chuckled chuckled chuck chuck- led let Cunningham and Dlo motioned his assent Thereupon Christian stalked up the stalls stairs and entered the room where here June stood anxiously awaiting him Her silvery silver laugh came as she saw him and she ran lightly to the tho window and threw It open There was a a. Un tiny balcony balcon outside which was entirely isolated and quite high above the street Now Just stand out there she he di directed directed di- di and he stepped obediently out Gently she lowered the window Ill tell you ou what to do next she |
