Evening journal., 1922-07-01
CONTINUED From Last Issuel

Garrick shot question after ques-
ton. why. the 'Bacchante' was a
floating treasure house-the Jewels
Of the Gerard robbery. the Parr
jewels-the stuff from a score Of
others. There was money, oh, /
don't know how much, the profits
OF the bootleg scheme. of looting
wine cellars all over the Island. of
the Inner Circle" Jack swore as he
thought OF the massed wealth from
which he had been "defrauded."
why was the 'Bacchante' here ?"
demanded Garrick.
ITO take him off; he came across
by car from the Radio Central. as
soon as he got me-damn him!-
with the boat into the open ocean,
safe-Professor Vario. OF course!'
professor Vario" echoed Dick in
amazement.
YES. Professor vario, head Of
the biggest gang OF bootleggers,
blackmallers and dress-suit yegg-
men I guess you ever heard OF.
Yeh-Georges was the fellow pulled
'em in; Brock was the roughneck-
Rae and I were the decoys-Ruth'
Vira, Glenn and the others were
their cover. Damn his eyes"
"But-the robberles?" querled
Dick.
Doesn't It explain the robberies?
To amass a small fortune, of course.
That guy was born money-hungry-
and girl-crazyl I know his game.
He dragged me into his dirty work
fool that 1 was-then he expected
all the time to come along at the
right time. posing as a nero 10
Ruth. rescuing her from me. Theh
10 Bermuda, the Bahamas, Martin
lone. ANYWHERE don't know. only
I do know now that Vario INTENDED
All along 10 marry that girl-and
get ten millions!" .,r.
''Explain?" echoed Garrick.
explains a lot Of things. FOR IN
stance. at the Binnacle, what reaily
happened was that you, Jack dou-
ble-crossed Vario and tried TO get
a vav with Ruth yourself, ana ne
caught you. II just gave nun ms
first chance to play hero, en- Cur
It's nodded sullenly. And the hls"'
OF tho dictagraph. With his wave /
meter. Vario discovered It, found
that all his secrets were being spilled /
in the air, and damned in on the
6ictacraph wave length"
lack listened as n II was the
Banking OF a chair. He was airalu
of Garrick. Then that broad cast
ed poison pen message. First Nario
had allowed you to get Ruth into a
position at the Blnnacle
from which he rescued her and play
I'd hero. Then this elOpement story 10
ronnpromise her. But he had you
right where he wanted you. HOW
The bigamy charge. OF course'
Rae was now blazing. She might
battle Jack. No one else could. She
would periure her little soul but she
would fight him clear.
DO you know the conclusive
.hing?" Garrick turned to DICK.
That postcard. about last night at
he Radio Central told me some
hing. How did my alarm fall? You
xnow. Dick. there's a switch be-
ween the studio room and the ac-
.ual sending apparatus upstairs
lot that switch we saw before US
tut another. They use It whenever
lnvone broadcasting tries to put
,ver a bit Of advertising or chilean
,rv or II the singer or speaker rs rot
on. swing the switch and put on a |
or something. A mill (
ion explanations will do. later The {
,oint Is that he learned that l was
here. found out what I was doing
nd choked It off-thereby betray- ]
ne himself He has been under
over ever since and this is the first {
I've had OF him all '
without letting Dick 7
II anyone else know Of my sus-
Iicion. I had private detectives and
he police looking for him quietly Z
Ie nodded over toward one OF the /
.stra men with the policeman in the 81
rowd whom Dick had not seen. C
hen to the man, How long before ]
re came did you get these people?"
mot ten minutes, sir" C
and the Bacchante,' which way b
id it head?" I
He must have got a motorboat
omewhere: put out to It the minute 8
hove In sight; then sent these c
eople ashore after fight or some o
hing. should say It headed south v
east"
"Come-Dick!" d
Just a second. Guy. Whose hat p
-as it. Rae, that held the Jewels at
erard's?" y
"Mlne Of course" Dehantly. Il
And what was in the tower with
ie se--chlight at Gerard's that q
lght?" h
Ruth and Glenn" This was spite h
IL. 1--WE threatened them. But II q
as the last time"
And why were the Walden y
earls returned?" II
1T was his idea, Vario's-to in CT
Dive her, tie her up tighter, so she Ii
ouldnt dare squeal." e
They jumped into the motorboat
nd a few minutes later the whir- st
ng OF the propellers and the gor-
,ous cutting of spray gave them al
mother leap Off into the air. d
They've a twenty-minute start"
routed Garrick adjusting his head :
FAR in the rush of air. THANK ,
saven for the light. What a sun
.ffu