New Britain herald., 1922-06-16
fContinued From Our Last Issue)
CHAPTER NJ

CHAPTER XI
 THE NOISES OF SPACE
 It was early in the morning when Garrick and Dick turned into the driveway of Glenns house at Nono- wantuc
 Any word of vira and Ruth" aueried Glenn.
 Not yet. But there is something you can do. Have you had your breakfast? Then come along
 At Defoe's boathouse la boratory Garrick posted Glenn on guard, Now, look here. boy--if you love vira and want her back guard this place as you would your life.' Gar rick had assumed a rather stern tone: he knew he must impress V Glenn. "Inside and out" he added seriously.
 ~I'd like to be with you hunting the girls" returned Glenn promtply, but if sticking here will help me, de- pend on me. I'll be a stcker, all right, Only for heavens sake, get those girls"
 Dick grasped his hand and Garrick slapped his back encouragingly. With one last look to see that nothing had been disturbed, Dick grabbed up small oak case and some other portable paraphernalia and lugged it out of the car.
 Never can tell" he said to Gar rick. T hate to be out of radio touch. And why the club can't appropriate money for an outfit. can't sec"
 ioly Club hic hea d quarters and he felt he would like to start the day there. .....
 Cast thy words upon the ether and they shall return unto thee after many days" laughed Garrick as he looked over his mail. T suppose now for a week I'm going to be bonn barded with mail from radio fans It's always that way. Where do they find the time to write all the letters? Say here's one. though. Read that. A post card-postnarked 'Northport'."
 Dick, who was familiar with the ways of the radio listeners, read the card:
 Your message was good and clear But why did you suddenly stop when you began to tell us your suspicious?
 "P S. I don't approve of phono graph selections in radio broadcast ing, anyhow. I can buy records.
 TX 9o2."
 "Someone on a. cruiser or motor boat with wireless" commented Garrick. T like your radio frater nity, Dick. They certainly do take an interest in one another and go out of their way to do it." Dick laughed. You should see my mail! Why if they don't like a thing they almost take it as a personal in sult--for free service!"
 There's catch in it somewhere, considered Garrick. Now what does he mean? I didn't stop. I went right on to the end. And the phono graph record-what's that?" Dick shrugged. His mind was on something else, Garrick, in his room, having without avail tried to find out the identity of TX so2" from the limit ed lists at the club, called the Gus toms House in New York and request ed the looking up of the number in the motor boat registration under the federal law. He waited. Just what I expected" fdgeted Dick. "Marooned-away from a radio for no one knows how long. That's why I grabbed this thing up, the first thing I laid my hands on. Got the re- ceiving apparatus-all but the anten- nA. Oh, very well-we'll see.' Dick snapped in place small clips which connected the bed springs of Garrick's bed-and put the head pieces like a telephone receiver to his ears Bed springs-the iron fire escapes the gas and water pipes-the tele- phone wire-' he remarked as he tuned and adjusted, almost anything may serve as an antenna in pinch, The room telephone rang for Gar rick It was the Customs House calling We find," reported the clerk, that K so2 is registered by Patrick Devins, Bridgeport, Connecticut, a forty-foot cabin cruiser, named Las sic Want description?" Garrick had just finished copying 1t when a loud exclamation came from Dick By Jove-Guy! It's message from Ruth Repeated-twice-her scribbled it on this book" Please give this to the newspapers It now developes that Jack Curtis who attempted an elopement yester day has a wife-Mrs. Rae Larue Cur tis. That is all now. Tell my mother I am safe and will be back the first chance can swim ashore. Ruth Wal 1 den" The two men gazed at each ether. Looks like she's a prisoner" scowled Dick The first chance I can swim ashore!' "Yes - but, man, she's safe somewhere. Her mother" Somehow Ruth had cleverly con- trived to communicate with the out 1 sida world by radio. Together the 1 two hurried down the long corridor l and up a flight of stairs to Nita Wal l den's room. Dicks heart was pound- ! ing, he felt, as loud as his knuckles l on the door. He had heard from Ruth.