Evening journal., 1922-06-13

she turned as she nedIO the
steps in the wide hall on the secon
floor.
@And along came Ruth" exclain
ed Garrick, smiling.
s"What are you boys doing here
Shopping again? It's a bad ide'
Shoppers never come TO any goo
endr' she laughed, but neither coul
be so obtuse as not TO see that ther
was a kick in II.
She had her hand on the knob o
door at the end OF the hall. Sh
turned it. looked In, shut the doc
again and faced them.
"show us around, Ruth. In
crazy about this shack"
"Wen. Guy, you might think
was a megaphone man in China
town for-a-dollar rubberneok bus
80 or the guide in many mus
Gums. Just what do you want TO sec
this timer"
Her lightning mind seemed 20 tune
itself 10 a fine adjustment. She did
not wait for a reply. Instead, she
onened the door and admitted them
into very pink room.
'Wait here a minute. Does any
body know you are here2
NO one but Georges
She did not wait for more expla-
nation but was out In the hall again.
closing the door softly.
Garrick, running true to forN'
opened a cedar chest between two
closet doors. He beckoned DieB'
"a radio frequency ampiher! ne
-.,+tered 10 Dick. "All wired up"
he closed the chest upon the com
niote paraphernalia, thought a mo-
nent then stood up on It, running
HE anger along the picture mold
inv that circulated the room. He
bleur the dust from his finger ana
wined them on his handkerchief
aAbout forty feet OF wire placed
behind the picture molding about
the room where It's out Oh sisi.'
The receiving ouit In
cedar chest where no one can see IL
Humphl"
nick went over It, making a hasty
examination of his own.
"a loop outfit of this KIND gives
nrettv fair results over reasonable
distances. although It doesn't cover
49, same. distance that the same
continent would II It were used with
aood antenna. Sttll, during the
s,,1rer when there are many hght-
n,rg storms and static is at It's WORSE
the loop rs an interesting means ol
receiving. To begin with, the loop
e safe from lightning since II can DE
used indoors. More than that' y
doesn't pick up static Ike the usual
artenna II doesn't make use OF
sround connection. 1t only inter-
ee-ts small portion OF the usual
energy intercepted by a gooa en-
. SO the radio ire
ouency ampllfier. -,
"That's all very interesting put
inst shut up that chest before we
have Afteen men dancing on Two
aaad r,on,s chests" Garrick was
looking keenly at the color s1''''ie
NJ the lounge. Pink-Pinkey' Il
II was just up there
rather that the threat OF wan
mr. came over this wireless
Fron, the 'BacchanteT It's running
through my mind; '5-22-22 zoo cases
! 8 Aroyo. CKGG' This is ChGS'
Do Won begin to get NJ"
Dick nodded, half comprehendins'
A thew said about little Niiile'
What next? What next
Ruth opened the door quietly. mys-
a,sousiv She seemed to be LABOR
ng under high nervous tension
you saw the dance moor ana
lining room downstairs. And you
oet Georges. I guess you can
,,ess that anything Georges mas
nything to do with will be at ieast
ristocratic?" =.
"Fvervthing is classy and in
-. adn,itted Dick. ut has at
,osnhere. and all that" He longed
1 go on with more personal ques-
Ions But Garrick's presence re-
trained him.
Ruth beckoned them out In the
ali II was noticeable that she was
iscreetv quiet. "Of course. can't
,ow Won around up here. You see,
,esa are the lodgings Of about half
dozen members and, believe me-
,av nav. That was a lounge, real
, for ladies'" She was leading them
ack down the photographed hall.
he came TO a door. There's one
hing YOU might be interested In"
he opened the door and It appear
d TO be a back flight of steps for
he servants in the old days when
[ had been a residence.
Ruth started down the stairs and
hey ,llowed past a door that evil
iently opened on the parlor floor,
hen down another flight that led
10 the former basement.
Luscious odors of cooking smote
the nostrils. They emerged back of
the reception hall through which
they bluffed the butler at the door.
Here was the kitchen, beautiful, a
gem Of a place. 1t did Georges
credit.
Ruth turned. opened another door
md disclosed stairway down into
he cellar. in which a light was
burning. She started down and the
ioor closed behind them.
whats all this?" inquired Dick,
mazed as he reached the foot Of
he stairs and saw weights and ex-
rcisers on the walls on one side, a
ouple of punching bags heavy
rats. gloves. an ample handball
5urt. in fact quite complete
tile gymnasium in the cellar, with
very good ventilating device.
Down the passageway, on either
lie are showers and we're having
20 steam rooms put in"
Ruth was, however, moving to-
ard the front of the building. Il
ppose you've been wondering"
e said, where are the things you
ually find in a cellar" She
used and opened a door in the