Show r LH y 1 I tk V eA e t B By special arrangement for this iii paper cr a I photodrama corresponding 14 to the thc installments is of Runaway t JUlle may now be seen at the ic leading lead lead- l T ing ng moling oving picture theatres By b i arrangement made wade the Mn- Mn v ti nl Film it if Lv il ic not v au n c f possible to read Runaway June Junc I J each week but also aft afterward ard to toI I sec see moving tires pictures illustrating i our story clory r Copyright ht 1915 1916 by Serial Publication Uon Corporation SYNOPSIS I June the brido of or Ned Warner Impulsively Im Im- i leaves her hor husband on their theira a honeymoon because she Bhe Ins begins to realIze reali realize real real- i ize that she must be bo entirely dependent i 1 on on him for money She Sho desires to bei be I i Independent I June I is Ie pursued b by Gilbert Blye al a l wealthy married man Sh She escapes from rom J. J his clutches with difficulty Neda Ned a t searches distractedly for June Jun and I learning of Blyes Blye's designs vows venI yenI ven- ven I on him After man many adventures I June is 15 rescued from river pirates byI by Durban an nn artist I I i TWELFTH I EPISODE The Tue Spirit of the h. h CHAPTER I. I Ii I A STEAM yawl with black smoke p pouring from her stovepipe sudI suddenly sud sud- ud- ud I denly donly stopped its churning churning- halfway across New York bay as the principal I passenger pl a a. long nosed woman with I high arched brows recognized through 1 II C. Jointed telescope the tho leaders In n a procession of at five n speedy speed motorboats motorboats motor motor- boats which swept rapidly toward her I Turn around quick the woman ordered as the first oat motorboat bore I down don and she dashed a n cinder from I her beady bendy eye Here comes the runAway runaway run run- away way bride i Im rm turning her now now maam ma'am re reported rot ro- ro t ported a II short thick Individual whose I round face was one consecutive e smudge i Dont you hear our engines stopping I IJ There she goes gocs goes goes' screeched Honoria Honora I as ns the long narrow steel gra gray I boat flashed past bearing besides Its driver a beautiful young oung girl in in a yachting costume protected as ns much muchas 1 as possible from Iron tIm the flying spray Inthe in inI inthe I the arm of a tall man with a soft sort felt hat and a a. loosely knotted cravat I Why she Isn't with m my husband l cried Honoria Bhe Nom confessed Bill Bin Wolf putting i a. a fresh smudge ge on his round face as 1 the cinder laden smoke rolled down own g not now now His perplexity cleared He spied the second boat There heit he it comes I Gilbert screamed creamed the woman asi as i the second boat shot b by driven by a heavy man with a n round head and thick lidded eyes ees and carrying as its passenger a dark handsome man with witha a black Vandyke whoso whose whole attention attention atten atton- tion was fixed on the beautiful Inthe in inthe the forward boat Gilly Tho The dark handsome mn man paid no attention You viper she sho shrieked then she whirled to Bill Wolf Why thy dont don't you OU turn this around and chase them T Were turning maam ma'am reported Bill Wolf looking anxiously in at nt the en en- en Dont you OU hear the engine 4 reversing 4 The Tho third boat shot past driven b by a white mustached man In evening clothes Th ts t's thA wl hn u V A t my husband shrieked Honoria He 1 was with Gilbert the tho night he took his hisk 1 k trunk away You beast sh she she- screamed j J and then she sho caught sight of ot the tho occupants occupants occupants pants in tho the fourth boat a n little chauffeur chauffeur chaut with blazing eyes oyes and the tho tiniest of ot mustaches and a stiff sUt woman who bent eagerly forward The maid of or tho the runaway bride announced an nn- flounced Honoria Blye DIYe as the fifth boat bont darted past Ned ed held binoculars to his and thc they were focused alternately alternately alter nIter natel on beautiful June Warner in the arm of t the artist anti and upon the tho clo closely el pursuing Gilbert Blye Ble With Ith him were a a. plump and placid small email man man who drove e with unwelcome creases In his brow and a 3 generously plump young woman who was half halt hysterical Were turned maam ma'am sold said Bill Wolf clutching Honoria Blye Bhe by tho the elbow Dont you ou see the Woolworth building r rOn On the dock there stood a watchman who consisted of or an nn overcoat and cap and silently motionlessly hour by hour he ho looked out toward tho the ba bay A swift motorboat slender pointed steel gray dashed up and front from it the artist quick quick- ly h lifted beautiful June Warner Varner The overcoat and cap CRp moved not a n muscle but from far off oft Ned Warner in the tho fifth firth boat bont of or that strange regatta through his hll powerful binoculars saw that landing saw June cling to her newly found protector saw from the bend of ot his head hend that the thc artists artist's eyes oyes filled with ith appreciation for the beauty of or the fair little runaway bride tt tr un aim th r rOn n tn th street l t and hile hailed a passing ng t taxi and d whirled away awny A keen little racer dash dashed ell up sprayIng spray spray- Ing lug the water In a 11 glittering translucent translucent translucent trans trans- lucent sheet as it curved into the slip From Jt t sprang tho the black Gilbert Blye in time to see the taxicab whirl awu away with beautiful June Through his powerful binoculars Ned Warner saw Ble gesticulating with anger saw the heavy round headed Edwards climb clumsily upon the dock and stamp his foot toot A third boat a 11 trim lithe little cut cut- t ter r. r From it scrambled the the- white mustached mustached mus mus- Orin Cunningham Through h his powerful binoculars Ned Warner saw Cunningham too give wa way to a R. fit tit of ot tur fury and Ned finally gritted grittel his teeth and anti clinched his fists as ho he saw these I pursuers of ot his lovely lovel bride e race up the flock dock The They hailed a passIng passIng passing pass- pass I Ing taxi an and whirled awa away up the street A fourth boat A little French I chauffeur with a tiny mustache and a I stiff stitt woman with high cheek check bones who t Vir n and n n. n as s IhA I n was pulled i d to the i dock ci n I He Hey The overcoat and cap at last had moved rapidly violently They pounced between Henri and Marie I Youre pinched Pinched monsieur Impossible protested Henri in astonishment For what is it that we are pinched Behold Behold Be- Be hold the boat Wo rO have returned it Marie started to run awn away Boora Hooray On his side e Henri jerked and laughing gal gayly sprinted after Marie Up on the tho street in the lie shelter of a 8 warehouse stood a a. touring car As no ho ran Henri reached in his pocket for a ke key Behind them came pounding pounding pound pound- ing the overcoat o and cap blowing a shrill watchman's whistle through the slit in the collar Tho The fugitives fug from Justice casU easily outdistancing the heavy rubber boots gained the car With a abow abow a bow which had in it all the grace race and gallantry which could have been displayed displayed dis dis- pla played ed had he uso used much more moro time Henri assisted Marie to her hor seat Ho Jo sprang In beside her He inserted his It key C He pressed the starting button Silence Bah The motor was cold Youre under arrest And an Iron- Iron like middle finger thumped Henri on the shoulder Arrest 1 M. M Officer cried Henri Impossible And he gave o another vl vigorous orous twirl of his crank Look the boat we e have have have- Do you ou know Officer Dowd asked Marie Dowd repeated tho the solemn policeman policeman police police- man shaking his head Do you ou know Officer And she beamed high up into tho the solemn policeman's face East side Listen M. M Officer eh eli broke in Henri Marie had furtively kicked him on the tho shins Ve We took toot the boat yes es but you OU will comprehend monsieur monsieur- Get it He Ho says sas he took the boat This was from tho the cap and overcoat over over- coat Take em along rumbled the cap and overcoat o I 1 guess Ill I'll have hae to take you ou the officer said regretfully Will you walk or will you ride Its It's only up a a. couple of ot blocks s. s Walk exclaimed Henri in aston aston- Never Ho He rushed to tho the front of ot his car and cranked It Off Ot I the they went ent to the police pollee station S CHAPTER PTER II A A FURTIVE EYED butler with a a. aA 1 EYED A young oung face on the tho withered and stooped bod body of ot an old man Admitted ad admitted admitted Ad- Ad the tho runaway bride and her es escort escort os- os cort into a C magnificent studio hung with rare tapestries embellished with exquisite paintings fitted with quaint furniture fur and objects object of or art from aJ all allover allover over the world And hero June Warner War Var ner nor was Introduced by Artl Artist t Durban to his wife a eyed bright ht-e ht woman of or great groat charm She received Juno June with almost gushing cordiality The Spirit of the Marshes laughed Durban and it was with a professional e eye eyo o that he this time surveyed sur the beautiful girl It was an utterly Impossible impossible impossible im Im- im- im possible adventure ad m my dear Ho He stood before an elaborately carved Florentine Florentino Floren Floron- tine tino table while the ladles ladies sat in tho the inglenook in the flare of or the grateful g fire His eyes ees still glowed with the tho excitement of ot tho the morning and he ho laughed First time Ive I've had a n chance to use the tho revolvers you ou make malte me carr carry when I go o out for the mar marsh h sun sun- rise I was bus busy sketching tryIng to 1 catch that won wonderful erful scarlet of ot the sun and the tho mist you mist you know my dear dear dear- ear ear- when suddenly I heard a piercing scream It could come but hut from one direction the direction the hut Immense A real adventure I folded my easel ensel drew my revolvers and told Jimmy to push through the ree reeds s for tor life or death Before Defore we could reach the hut there were shrieks upon shrieks In a young oung girls girl's voice then shots one after an another nn- nn other Wonderful He shook back his dark hair and laughed hed and his wife ife paled June Tune trembled and grew rew faint with tho the memory of ot it It and her eyes distended with a n recurrence of her terror As wo we burst through h the tall marsh rushes I saw Sn on the island this beautiful creature hold by a gi gigantic gigantic gl- gl gantic murderer A woman oman with a beautiful silk shawl over her rough r-ough clothing was running toward the hut Another murderous thief was lying hying on the tho ground Down the channel from Irom I 4 7 4 p You YOURE YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH WIT HE tho the open water there came canio two speed speedboats speedboats boats one driven by a man with a mustache In evening clothes and a silk sille hat and aud the tho other driven by a round-headed round man man carried a dark handsome fellow with a black Vandyke Vandyko Van Van- dyke dyko who stood up shooting two re- re s I fired la In the air The gi gigantic gigantic gigantic gi- gi gantic antic murderer dropped this beautiful beautiful ful tul creature and she ran shrieking to tom tomy tomy m my boat You poor dear The artists artist's wife was Instantly contrite You must be tired and cold and half halt famished and frightened to death And youre you're all 1111 wet She raised June by the hand The Spirit of the Marshes mused the tho artist stud studying June critically In a richly furnished office which contained no hint of If business except for Its telephone and the tho Jong ong rows ross's of ot pu push h buttons sat Gilbert BIo and Orin Oiin Cunningham an and T. T 1 J. J Edwards in earnest conference nce Cunningham still In hi his hia ev evening clothes Edward still with nis his pajamas buttoned inside his coat and the carpet slippers on his feet Button after button b the black Vand Van- Van d ked man pushed and one after acter an another another another an- an other silent stealthily moving nonI non- non I communicative U I. I I men c came camo i. i In and 1 with I b 0 j u a u LII Il and departed Henri and Marie stood In front of a mottle faced desk sergeant with a sausage-like sausage red mustache Your names he demanded Voila Volla a agreeably returned Henri I 1 am ugh am-ugh ugh And he lifted his foot sharply Marie had kicked him on the tho shins He lie is Jules Lefon snapped Marie Non Non Non Non indignantly indignantly indig indig- objected Henri and there en ensued ensued ensued en- en sued a ar argument I And I am Rose Hesper calmly finished finished finished fin fin- Mario Marlo I hats the charge asked the desk esk ser sergeant Swiping a boat This hoarse In Information Information information In- In formation came from the overcoat and cap capI I dont don't know about the Frenchman French French- man whispered the phenomenally long policeman In the sergeants sergeant's red car ear but the girl seems to be all right She knows knotts Officer Dowd on the east eastside eastside eastside side and Moran n an and and that bunch Oh The Tho Information seemed scorned to have some weight The Tho officer raised heavily Il from his wide chair and wad wad- died through the door Just back of or him Ho was gone long silent minutes but when ho he came back his brow was as knotted into what seemed permanent corrugations So youre you're a friend of or Dowd and Moran and and anal that bunch he thundered at the luckless Marie Well ell I telephoned em on all ail and not a one o of om ens knows an any Rose Roso Hesper Lock em cm up But monsieur it is all a n mistake cried the thc pseudo Jules Lefon Leton Mademoiselle Mademoiselle Made moiselle is no no- no Crack That kick on the shin was distinctly audible throughout the little room but It had its effect Henri at last had tho the hint and he shut his lips tightly together beneath his tiny mustache as nM he ho and Marie to the In Intense Intense intense In- In tense gratification of ot tho the overcoat o and cap were ere le led awa away aay and locked in their respective cells In the dainty rose and white draw- draw 1 l. l n. n 1 T I 1 T Too n. U u Ulle had hal fitted i up to be their nest Ne Ned sat In consultation with Junes June's father and mother and Bobbie Bobble and Junes June's bosom friend Iris and tho three detectives On the floor b by Mrs Moores Moore's feet la lay laj Junos Juno's handsome collie Bouncer Boun Boun- cor but at the first mention of his mistress mistress' s' s name ho he was up and barl barking ln loudly loudl Your wife's dog said tho the chief of or Neds Ned's detective force and Ned nodded cd Well Vell tako him How cheerful was ns the blazing fire tire as Juno June reclined in tho the a cup of ot hot coffee in a b by her side aide and a comfortable drowsiness stealing stealing- over her She did not know lenow how ho pretty she was ws In the filmy negligee but Bennett Ben Ben- nett audI and Vivian lan Durban lid did lI as ag they sat Rat at the little studio table which was is-as their favorite fa breakfast place and turned turne pleased Cased eyes ees upon their beautiful beautiful ful guest s A butler brought in the mail to the Durban Durhan tg as they finished their break break- fast st st. Durban walked out towar toward thc garden He lIe seemed anxious to conceal something nl Ills wife ife allowed Durban opened a long envelope cn with an expectant expectant C- C tant smile and took from It a folded d oc oct m c n t 1 lear his Ills voice oice vibrated with pleasure cant keep n my i secret Tomorrow Tomorrow To To- morrow Is the fourth anniversary annl of ot our wedding an and hero Is Ism my gift Itt in commemoration of or that thal happy event ent Her ee eyes shining th the tho woman took the document an 1 opened ItA It tA t. t A dIced deed to this house she cried And all |