The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-07

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did not yield-untiI he turned the
knob It was unlocked. Through
the stifle of smoke he fought
his way to the chest and flung 1t
open. The hat and the films were
gene!
The suffocating fumes of chemi-
| cal extinguishers sent MIN bltndly
struggling, cropping. saspins,
back Outside he could hear the
pells and the shouts of the local
fire fighters. Handkerchief
crushed over his nose and eyes he
stumbled in the hallway
Don get UP, Dick. Fou'll stay
|'ilere with me tonight In daze
Dick felt sheets under him and
over him They've given me
rooms in the West Wing until re-
pairs are made! explained Gar
rick.
Dick blinked around, his eyes
still singing and his head in a
whirl. .'Wh-who did it?'' ne gasp
ed WHO gothic things?
Garrick smilteds quietly.
don't know who got the prints l
made. The film itself and the hat
were in the Club safe half an hour
after you left this afternoon. y.
Early in the morning came a
call from Greenport. The iBac=
chante' had dropped anchor dur
ing the night With an early
breakfast Garrick and Dick were
speeding eastward, Garrick deep
Iy affected by the. impulsive deyo
ton Of his friend the night before,
Dick still living over the dance.
E''She rides, on an. even keel
for a boat with such a name!" ex=
claimed Garrick as they stood on
a dock in his friends shipyard OBJ
serving the "Bacchante,,"
Splendid lines! enthusod
Dick.
What Tn m ost Interested in is
what l believezmust be very ef-
ficient wireless on her muttered
Garrick.
A small boat had put out from
her and was rowing toward the
shipyard The shipbuilder him
self joined them.
TAKE that former submarine
patrol boat winked Garrick to
him. That's a fast craft, capable
of going anywhere. What hight a
boat like that cost, ifSyou could
pick one up ~
The builder caught the cue.
They were deep in designs and
prices when Dick suddenly inter-
rupted at! the approach Of two
men from the street to the town.
Professor Vario and, by love,
jack, -.i
The four stood talking boats as
the skiff with a sailor, neared
them. Vario was. a thick-set man
with a shock Of hair and bushy
eyebrows i His manner was the
manner OF a scientist but his sun
bronzed skin showed intimate ac-
quaintance with the outdoors.
Dick who had known him quite
we'll, soon discovered that he was
on little vacation, his family
having takenS 5 cottage over
on Shelter Island:
He's the best radio trouble
EfinderSin the world = put in Curtis.
t!..There's a friend i of mine down
east owns this boat. He had 'em
put in and pick M up. But they
told me- tn cir wireless on the
l,blink.. So / thought of the Pro
Ifessortheres and he agreed to- come
IoyerSand look it over. If there's
anything wrong, he'll get SIT
right:s tS. tS
The :skif fshad come alongside by
this time. AsSayp partner, inquired
the builder of Curtis. You seem
to know my customers, here. If
I row them out would you mind If
| they took look att the boat?"
Then, aside, II think can make
"a saIe-maybe get an order to
build
Dick nodded ungraciously and
1.-the two sktffs set out.
1t was perhaps an hour, or even
more; that Vario buried himself
lin the cabin, going over every
thing from q aeria tot head gear,
testing vacuum tubes, getting a
fine adj JUSTIN nt on the variable
i2condensers The air fai rly reeked