The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-13
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rs sue ttuihneu tnefe was n little
tremblc In her voice and she
turned quickly 10 dab away n tear
that had gathered In each eye.
Uarrick took her arms and gently
forced her beck into the chair.
Vira pressed the tips OF fingers OF
both hands on her flushed fore
head.
but who's the head OF Il all
this Velvet Gang. a. the police call
M oarriok exaggerated a bit for
effect
Vlra looked up quickly. a fright
ened stare on her face. But she
, said nothing.
u don't want 10 drag all YOU
foolish young folks into anything.
l wan to keep you out Of a.. I'm
not half so much interested even in
catching these Bookkeeping pro
Ulcers higher up as I am In getting
you out OF your foolishness-
| clean"
I'm sick OF II an. So are Glenn
And Ruth-oniy they're too
proud to admit II. Someone must
make tho break. felt that 1
J could-swnliow my pride. Guy"
Uarrick patted the little girls
shoulder. Vira smiled up at him
gratefully and with confidence.
Whose was that gruff voice. n
man, that I heard this morning
over tho dictagraph In the Pink
Room? Brocky
Oarrick had figured on betrayal
by surprise. He In turn was not
surprised az the naive stare In re-
turn nor by the firm silence. He
had . q too many women on the
witness stand. vlra had made up
her mind 20 talk-but not too
much. He decided u was beat to
let n 10 At that: not to try any
social third degree. She would
come around. They agreed not for
tie present to he seen together.
II war not three minutes later
when Dick received another shock.
Mrs. Walden had haHtened to pour
out the news OF the BinnacIe cpl
sodc. as far an she knew II. TO
Gurrick.
TIN going TO call up Ruth on
tho house phone" exclaimed Dick
vtnleniiv MS he and Garrick paced
down the porch alone.
"No--dOn't. II won't do n bit
% good Youm do harm. In your
present mood. Don't be 20 worried
over Ruth. Take n from me.
She'n come out all right. 7 think
That little Riri knows very we'll
what she II doing"
''sh. docs-ch7 Tho deuce she
doesi''
Garrick was not disposed to
argue. This thing has gone Just
lust about far enough. Dick" he
considered cnergetlcaiiy. Now Is
tho moment to act In earnest. Take
these robberies. first. why
and by whom? Whatever her
foolishness and love of adventure.
Ruth Just simrly could not have
been concerned in them. Now. ..
start ns the beginning. There's
that girls hat Used in the Gerard
robbery, tho one I've got In the
Club safe. Whose IL that9 I know
what you're going tn say, Rae
Laruc's. Mnvhr. But can Won
prove III And n you can. that's
a Tong way from connecting her
with tho hold-up."
That devil. jack Curtis"
ground out Dick. They're two
Of a kind. I'll bet 70 We could
raid his room nj tho hotel. we'd get
snmethlng-maybe n picture OF
Rae--with the hat. ! think that
was his amer after all that you
pinched"
Garrick swung on hi- heel
Curtis. Just what 7 waE thinking.
cts jnmp over thereAEot him
right. quick"
A. The hotel they learned that
Fnrtis had cleaned ont e~ervthing
that forenoon. had checked out.
and had disappeared.
over the telenhone Garrick
called the Page place. Peth was
not ~ homo but her mother, with
considerable relief. replied: Miss
Farue7 Miss IArue left rather
hurriedlv for the city this after
noor. 7 h~llrve she expects har
mnfher from the ernst"
Mrs. Walden said that rurfIs
had started DOWN the South Shnre
rnad whom vario lef'. Ruth looked
back and saw him
Garrick was climbing IN under
IN" wheei whom n hluc streak aho,
along Main rsreot rerardless ~
local law. He jabbed at his
Hcr"c~her Of n horn.
TITS Glenn" He waved and sig
nailed. Uienn herc over to the curb
q couple Of hundred yards ahead
"Inmn In Dick"
Where's the flre?" tokef
carFick.
Jus, going up TO sec vira-wlsh
Ruth"
Say. Glenn" confldentlaily-
"thero'n no use keeping this undor
cnver- I heard you say. In the
Pink Room, you'd taken that Parr
stuff 20 your own garage TO pro-
tect Nira, Are you the only ono
that has a key 10 that placer Nov.
play straight. Glenn. This Il for
your own good. Did I ever do you
a dirty trick--or Dick? what do
people at the Club think OF meg 10
they trust me7'
Glenn threw away an almost
fresh cigarette. lighted another.
threw u away and stood fooiishiy
with the burnt match In his hand
That's the way. ! am. Guy" he
srowied. AS nervous as hell. Halt
the time ! don't know what I'm
dning. Say you'll be ON the
level, Guy. It's n cinch no one
else will. I miEht as well make al
clean breast OF u no. just
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