Evening journal., 1922-06-29


up the girl and started of furiousl!
toward the mouth of the harbor.
black object. Glenn. struggled feebll
in the water. By this time Dicl
had his coat off. He ripped his shir
as ne ran down the dock and plung
ed OF. almost unencumbered by thai
time.
When Garrick pulled them both
out and had Glenn sufficiently re-
vived TO find that there were no
broken bones. he had begun TO get
the story.
Glenn. it seemed, had been on the
roadside Of the boathouse from
which he had expected attack, If at
all, when he had heard a noise un-
der the workshop. The workshop
was on the second floor. Under il
had been a boat-shed. It had been
converted into a hangar by Dick
with a skid-way down into the water.
In It he had a hydro-aeroplane on
which he was working, installing
one OF his new radio ideas.
Il saw Rae" he painted for breath,
"She had come up TO the boathouse,
alone, in a rowboat with a little en-
eine over the stern. She was stick
Ing the nose OF the boat under the
boathouse in the channel between
the skidway. I saw something
smoking in the bow. The engine
was going slowly. keeping the nose
Of the boat up under the boathouse.
I ran down and jumped into the
boat my God Rae" I shouted.
"Going TO kill us both?"
with a boat hook in both hands
she lunged at me but 80 hit my
shoulder instead Of my head. Damn
YOU! she cried. I have had TO say
so many nice things to you when l
didn't feel like there's another
wallop!
Il swung the boat free. gave the
pier a kick and it turned. The en-
gine was turning over slowly and
carving us away. got the boat
hook away; then she grabbed me.
You fooll Take your hands off-be-
fore I bite them off! Lookl |
It's going to exploded It's going 1
TO exploder Then I've jumped. |
There was the geyser OF water and /
stuff Someone picked up Rae |
in a speed boat l felt as II
that darn engine had hit me
till Dick got me, But the
boathouse - is safe. fellows!"
Garrick smiled. Il could decorate
you on the field of action. Glenn"
He looked over at Dick. The blow
had been intended for them it had
misoarried and Glenn had risked his
life. Wen leave Mckay here for
a few minutes. I'll drive your car,
Nita. 1 must get Glenn home. He's
mustered out with all the honors"
.sNait a minute" II was Dick.
I'VE left that other set in your room
at the Club. I've got a new one.
I'm a bug on this. can't be out OF
touch with the air minute and be
happy"
AS Garrick drove them, Dick told
what had happened at the Club.
But" asked Glenn. reviving. why
the attempt to wreck the boathouse-
lab. ?"
because" quickened Garrick, 'ft
is the one place, they know. contains
the apparatus to ferret them out and
catch them!"
At Glenn's they waited for DIR.
to run over from Stony
Brook TO dress his wounds again.
You must. fellows; need your
moral support" begged Glenn. He'll
give me the devil"
Now, Dick, hook up that busi-
1ess you brought along. I've got
he fever, too. q passion for pulling
down out of the air,
ike the prestidigitators do with
pieces"
Dick busted himself about the tele-
phone for some time, then set up
lis receiving set.
ITS a sort OF wired wireless"
ie explained, biased on a discovery.
invented and perfected by regular
shark at this thing. Major Cen
,ral squier."
While they waited for the doctor :
raft of incoDsequential stuff filter
ID through The doctor came, was
1acihed professionally, and was just
a lecture on asepsis.
Another message!" interrupted
Dick.
Prom Vira-and Ruth?" bright
sned Glenn.
Dick shook his head. "Guy-it's
hat fellow agaiD-K-902-he's over
al Mount Sinai-here, take this
other earpiece."
GarriclS fairly slapped Dicks
shoulder as they listened What did
[ say? Didn't say cherehez a jeal-
ous woman? ! knew Rae in her
jealousy would do something and
she has done it-just when this
fghtins Irishman Devins. came
along in his K-9O2!"
Dick cautioned silence. They lis
tened Then Glenn cut in, demand
ing to know the story.
IT'S Just this, Glenn" retailed
Garrick when he was sure that no
more news was being spilled. that
follow, Devins, in the K-902 was
cruising down the Sound with his
eyes open when he saw what he
thought was the Sea Namp' in the
inlet at Mount Sinai, where they
used to load the old wood packets
N the old days. AS he got nearer he I
could make out with his glass that
hey were transferring stuff from
he houseboat to a scout cruiser
Ip alongside"
Glenn nodded 1T was our float
ng storehouse. the Sea Vamp."
Well. as he got nearer, he made
,ut through his glass what looked
ike two men struggling with a
couple of girls. The scout boat was
lrifting away from the houseboat,
hen. The girls couldn't fight; they
eemed TO be tied. That must have
,een Ruth and Vira. Then another
-irl came from a cabin. She must