Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-07
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twist 10 crime. making 1t easy FOR
crooks to gain acquaintanceship
with girls from fashionable homes
Radio, too, is an aid to criminals
This is the theory on which Guy
Garrick and Dick Defoe, youne
wireless inventor. are working II
Solving the mystery OF a $10o,o0l
holdup at a radio dance. They fear
the rich and beautiful Ruth Walden
has innocently been shared by
crooks. Their search leads them To
the Sea Vamp," houseboat Of the
ssspected fast set, which they md
IL equipped with complete wireless
Installation. There they md q roll
of u~ndeveloped films and q bag
used by the robbers.
No go on with the Story
CHAPTER Ill
THE MYSTERY CRAFT
Dick rejoined Garrick late In the
afternoon in his rooms at the
Nonowantuc Country Club. Gar
rick had been developing the roll
Of Aims.
What do you see there?" he
asked Dick, holding UP the strip.
Dick turned toward the light and
looked carefully. "A boat. Look:
like M Of those scout cruisers built
for the government during the war"
IT'S autographs. you Q . TN
name. The Bacchante' 10 written
under It. and the date"
"Oh. yes. But by whom Whose
writing IL that?"
Never mind that now. What is
that shore line? Do you recognize
It? Take my glass"
Dick studied 1t intently and MI
hutely for some minutes. IT think
.,.i It looks like Greenport Har-
THAT was what I thought.
eepted' your opinion. Now look at
the nHt one" -.
'why-thst's Brock-at the
vhesl!"
'Gsre's another. Of q party -
Glenn, Ruth, Vira-"
And that other girl Is Rae Larue;
That fellow in back 10 Jack Curtis.
Garrick slowed the girls hat and
the Aims away in q chest.
well, what's nextf" asked Dick,
IT suppose they'll all be at the club
tonight at that Subscription
Dance"
Garrick nodded silence. He was
calling Greenport whore he had q
friend, q boat builder. -.
Seems that she's q mystery SHIP
lon mystery cruises" he frowneo
he turned to Dick from the tele-
hone. They know her out there
all right. But nc n out there
seems to know who owns her. she
plipo out on these mysterious cruises
then back just as unexpectedly -
then away again. From the descrip-
ton I'd say that Brock often handles
her a. captain. There's nearly al
ways some Of that crowd OF young
soIks on her, too; sometimes a party.
NV friend says he will telephone II
the 'Bacchante' comes In. n went
out yesterday"
It was after dinner and q little alb
sent minded knocking about OF the
billiard balls alone that Garrick was
recalled to the matter in hand by
the penetrating tuning up OF Inc
orchestra in the ball room.
He ~sauntered out on the wide clun
porch that faced the harbor ana
looked out straight ahead through
the wide opening Of the two head
lands into tbs Sound. IT was q
beautiful starry night. with no moon
Far out in the Sound could be seer
one Of the big New England steam
srs, q majestic mass of lights. Here
snd there, knots OF young people had
begun to gather.
He was e~ndeavorinS to select q
quiet corner where he could watch
when three girls arm in arm, IN
light shimmery summer frocks saun-
tered across the lawn and up the
steps.
Ruth, nearest, with Vira on tins
other and and q piquant little, bob
bed-haired. snappy eyed, 1.-THE, AMI
mated girl between them. we've
been talking about you ~ and Rae
wants SO much to meet you." Futh
presented Garrick TO Rae Larue
Garrtck was an adept with polite
prsinage. He needed to be. to cover
B the eagerness with which III
studied this interesting young per-
son.
"I've heard so much about you,
Mr., Garrick," sha explained
keenly with a come-on smile n a
hesitation after the "Mr." that hint
Cd At the irksomeness Of formally
"You live at the Club, don't you?
I'm staying with Beth Page; yot
must know the Pages? I'd seer you
around when we've been over here
and / thought I knew you were
Fou!"
Rae had that sometimes fatal gifi
o. ffattsry, q way Of leading O man
an 10 talk about Mmself and Of ap.
bearing to be exclusively interested
III hia tastes and pastimes. Guy stu
lied her a. she devoted her entire At,
tertion to him to the exclusion o.
her companions. Was she attrac'
tive because she was 80 young; OF
was Il because she had had so much
ex~perience in being young? From
His life at the Club they were soon
TAR a-deld leaping lightly to the vsi'
to the s6ea Vamp" then ever west
Ward. like an explorer. to the city
the shows, the hotels, the night Ire
Was she questing to Q just how fas
the gaiety Of this debonaire, sophis.
Scstsd club man took him? For his
suppose Garrick conveyed the i'm
SreGnion that the only limits known
10 hdm were the sky and the horizon
Somehow, however. he had a feelint
that this girl was learning pretty
much what she wanted to know,
though for the life of him he hadn't
quite figured out yet what that was
Far down the porch Vira caugh'
rht Of Glenn and had no intention
81 playing the lay figure longer. Girls
and fellows were passing and with
nudge at Ruth. Vira broke up the
party and the three continued dowr
Toward the ball room. leAving Gar
rick to figure 1t all out. especially
Ruth, who, the moment they were
gone, seemed to resume leadership
Dick had been s~auntering alone
sbout the Club. speaking a few words
to friends lolling in wicker chairs
nodding to others. when he heard