Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-26
Continued From Our Last Issue
CHAPTER X


BROADCASTING
'AIy Ruth-carried off--on tn
Sea vampr"
Mia Walden repeated her word
Historically over the telephone
Garrick knew that there was no us
now TO camounage his fears.
"rll be out herewith you--ir
few minutes" he shouted.
Dick was still in a daze at tn
unexpectedness of the blow. Mechan
ically he followed Garrick and climb
ed into the car. AS It started an
turned down the road to Nonowan
tue, the cool of the damp eventnl
asr seersea to COLI c. his fa9Nities
He noticed for the frst time wher'
they were headed.
''why this way, Guy? Why no
TO New York;"
Il want TO see Nita Walden first
and reassure her. I promised her.
Quits Ruth first"
well, the Club isn't far"
"Yes--but the city-the police
'Wait, Dick. know what I am
doing"
Mia Walden was overwhelmed by
her daughters peril Ruth's other
escapades were nothing compared 10
this Up and down the room she
paced, choking back her sobs, wait
ing for Garricks arrival. Some mo-
ments she would stand before Ruth's
picture wondering what was happen
ing TO her. other moments she
would try to calm herself and relax
in an easy chair in vain effort to
concentrate on Ruth as II that might
bring her back.
She was frantic when Carrie ar
rived.
IF it's a ransom they want
I'll pay a million!"
PAY a million? Pay nothing. Yes
a million to catch them and
save her but not n cent Of ran
some."
The room telephone rang. Dick
answered It.
ITS Glenn downstairs, with DR..
Darling of stony Brook" Dick said
no more but Garrick understood and
excused himself.
At the desk stood the doctor alone.
i've got him out in my car.
thought he'd better see you first
or he did, rather?"
The doctor did not answer but led
the way outside and few fret down
the driveway.
There was Glenn wrapped In a
heavy robe, his head bandaged, still
very shaky.
"Garrick," he cried. ibid you
hear. yet? Someone's carried off
Ruth and Vira IN the Sea Vamp.'
When the doctor got hold Of me he
patched me up; I told him; he was
for ringing up the sheriff, but !
made him wait until could see
you"
In the rapid fire Of questions it ap-
peared that Ruth had been getting
more and more anxious 20 do some
thing. ,vira had confessed TO her
that she had seen Garrick and when
Glenn arrived he told of hts meeting
on Main street and Garrick's mes
sage.
They had agreed that the first
thing TO be done was TO fix II so
that the sea Vamp" could not DE
moved away and Ruth had insisted
that she be driven over there that
evening so she could disable the en-
gines and make it impossible. They
had agreed.
but why?" asked Dick.
why? Don't you get It? The
sea vamp' was really the floating
for a lot Of wet goods we
we're dealing in for Georges and the
rest. That was Brooks real job"
Il see," encouraged Garrick. And
Ruth thought they might move the
boat away. So she started to pre-
vent that-and left me the note
about It,"
yes" nodded Glenn, adjusting I
he bandage more comfortably I
We'll. when we got over there It !
vas dark. There wasn't even the !
ight on the boat. Ruth figured that
Brock and everybody were away i
md II was a good time to do what :
he wanted. We got a canoe and :
,addled out. There wasn't sound.
We climbed aboard and went down
O the little engine room. It was 4
,eastlv dark. l was fumbling about
or the switch-the next thing l
new heard a scream from Vira-
hen something or somebody must
lave hit me-" he put his hand up
arefully but did not touch the
,andage back Of his ear, "and that's
he last thing I knew until I came
O in the water, half full OF the har-
,or. Must have knocked me cold
md overheard. managed to get TO
he other shore and some people In
bungalow got the Doc"
who was it," asked Dick More
Than one?"
II don't know. But I think so.
had vague feeling there were a
couple at least back of me-"
Dick stared at Garrick. Nira gone,
tool Georges, Brock, Jack Curtis
Rae. He uttered the names, suspi-
riously. Was it in reality a final ad-
venture in the double triangle Of
Ruth. himself and Jack, Vira, Rae
and Glenn?
$50" Dick mumbled sarcastically
With side glance at Garrick.
Ruth knew very well what she was
doing. eh7"
Garrick was too big to take Of
tense. "Dick," he replied merely.
Ruth confded in me, that morning
It the Usonia. She's really clever.
You know it as well as I do. But
hey had her-they had them all,
neshed, hooked. Why, Dick, all the
inc she has meant just TO lead
hem on-and hand them over,
when she got them right. But she
ouldn't tell Glenn. here. that. Nor
Ira. Not yet" He glanced up at
is own car. IF she had only
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