Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-09
CHAPTER v

down fOrty-ninth street ana across
sixth avenue. laughing at Ruth's
ruse-and a bit sore.
II suppose you feel put out!"
Dick was too puzzled to get V.
"She certainly put us through the
Inner Circle with as much neatness
and dispatch as a sardine goes from
the river to the tin in the movies
Only, I wonder why7"
Garrick was thinking OF the
threat message. could 1t be that
she took that way of keeping us out
OF danger?"
He stopped short and looked back.
A tough stranger was lurking back
of them. Garrick moved ahead AMI
stopped again. The stranger stopped
and slouched into a garage. Garriek
walked back quickly and as he
passed him looked over and smiled.
I'm on he laughed and the man
dropped his eye in sheepish sullen-
ness.
They turned the corner and again
into Ffftieth street. AS they passed
the other door of the garage which
ran through the block Garrick hes.-
tated as IL to walk through IL and
locate the shadower. AS he did ~
he saw another man stink into n
doorway.
We've discovered one: another
has moved up to take his place. An
old and very effective device"
He hurried down the street with
Dick, plunged into the subway.
waited for a train, then walked on
ou. the other exit. No tall could
hold down Garrick IL he suspected
he was being Swallowed.
What did it mean? still %speculat-
Ing, they went on to Garrick's city
apartment at Bachelors Hall n
turned in.
The next morning was rainy.
damp and depressing. Garrick and
+. Dick had breakfasted and were dig
cussing the events of the day before,
Garrick's mind was most active
when his physical being seemed
LATEST. stretching out in his chair,
raising his arms slowly above his
head, he yawned and was about to
deliver himself of some sage obser-
vation on life in general and the
case in particular when the tele-
phone rang.
Hang it. what's TINS? Answer IL.
Dick. old mann"
Dicks mind and body were both
alert. He had breakfasted with a
couple of invisible companions, love
and anxiety. "Garrick." He held his
hand now over the transmitter. my
wcrd! It's Mrs. Walden"
"Nita Walden? Here? Tell her
there's a little reception room down
there. Well be with her right
away"
Mia. Walden was distractedly
winking quick and balling the
handkerchief in her hand as she
gazed out of the window at her car
In which Mckay was biting with
bulldog grip at his pipe as IL con-
templating something distasteful.
Garrick closed the door as she
rushed excitedly to him and seized
his hand with fingers that clinched
unconsciously.
Guy I am desperate. It's
Ruth again-my little girl. You
must find her for me. I can't take
anyone into my confidence except
you-and Dick. ! don't know which
way to turn. She didn't come home
last night. / have walked and walk
ed the floor waiting for her. ]
haven't ever had a telephone call
from her or anyone else. What shall
do? She never. never did this be-
fore. My Ruthie-my little girl
Oh, Guy, I can't stand the worry
and uncertainty OF it. Help me-
Garrick took Nita's arms and led
her quietly back to a big seat in one
end Of the room. Gently he ques-
toned her until he had her Quoted
by concentrating on her
There was a knock at the door,
Garric;l opened 1t. 1t was Mckay.
"Please. sir, I was just talking to
o friend Of mine, a chauffeur, who
drives for some people out on the
south shore, who live up the street
Miss Ruth's car was wrecked out on
the Island-ran into a fence 81
something on an approach to n 81
the bridges on the Motor Parkway
over the embankment-neaI
Smithto vn."
"Was she hurt? Where 10 shev"
Mrs. Walden's acute ears hao
caught even the modulated words.
mo one knows. ma'am. There
was not a trace OF anyone around
the car-just the machine, left
there"
"Oh, Guy. this is terrible. terrible
What shall I do? I'll &c wild witt
fear if I don't hear something soon.'
What had happened? Garrick
tried to be reassuring, but Nita
Walden would not be treasured.
This is another mad escapade OF
Ruth . . . and Vira, I suppose :. .
and who else? What can Ruth be
thinking about?"
Garrick took down the telephone
receiver and called a Bryant mum.
Der. Dick glanced over quickly. II
was a number he had seen in the
hallway of the Inner Circle and had
made a mental note of. Evidently
Garrick had done the same.
= This is Glenn Buckley's brother
he prevaricated. as he there? Well
do you know where I can call him
You think he's at the Cecil? Thank
YOU"
Garrick turned. without betrayins
where it was he had called. They're
some friends of his. I thought per
haps Glenn might give US some IN
formation. Suppose. Nita. you have
Mckay drive us over to h Cecil
It's on Park avenue"
They were rounding the Grand
Central and caught in traffic wher
Gsrrick suddenly beckoned over q
newsboy and bought a couple oil
evening papers.
Another robbery on Long Is
land" he commented. as he glanced
down from the big headline. THE
Parr estate in Shutdown"
The Parrs?" commented Mrs
/ Walden. why, they're friends OF
very wealthy people,"
Strange circumstances" went on
reading Garrick. "A girl and two
why that's like the affair over
at Gerards' the other night" sup
piled Mrs. Walden.
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