The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-24

ring OF the propeIlors and the cor.
gcous cutting OF spray gave them
another leap or into tho air.
They've twenty .ninute start"
shouted Garrick. adjusting his head
gear In tho rush Of air. Thank
heaven for the light. what a sunset
Dick flew by his compass In tho
direction the Astra man had indi.
Gated. then began series OF ever
widening horizontal loops. II de.
creased his direct distance. but II en-.
ablcd him TO cover a wider range In
casc vario had turned the course Of
tho "Bacchante" when he got out Of
sight Of land. Fast as the scout
cruiser was Il could not compete
with him for speed. Carrick. with
his eye glued to glass with splendid
German lenses. swept the sea.
They had not been flying ten min
utes IN this fashion and Dick was
considering tho turn on tho southern.
most swing OF the loop when GarriCk
shouted above the rush OF air. and
pointed ahead. further south.
Dick depressed his altitude and
they swung along uutii shortly with
the naked eye could be made out
boat which was without doubt the
-Bacchante." far out to sea
A. they watched. II deliberately
turned and headed back. toward
them. 0arrick trained the blass to.
ftA.t llA
by heaven he exclaimed.
Whats that speck between us AID
hln7 Can n be someone--swim.
mlngY Ny God--it is---it IL RuthF'
Could II be that Ruth had seen and
taken q last long chance. that abe
had gone overheard. risklns every.
thing on a Marathon swim. at that
hour. with not a chance In n million
Of making tho shore7
As tho radIoplane came nearer
the water and nearer the struggling
swimmer Il became evident that the
race between the pikne and the
cruiser was a losing one for the csruis.
er.
Here. Guy. take this plane. III
take the radior'
Garrick seized the other OF tho
double set OF controls. a moment
later he had TAXED IN spray and was
rocking and pitching only few feet
from tho swimmer. IL was tlcklish
business but he Unanswered untn he
was able 20 swing about. Fortunate.
iy the sea was comparatively calm.
As for Ruth. she was stiii fresh. Her
long distance swimming counted now
In the balance Of her life.
As Garrick. with final effort with
Dick. dragged her aboard. she al.
most collapsed IN Dicks arms.
Take care OF her. Guy. for a
minutsr' Dick turned 10 his radio
apparatus and az he did no Garrick
saw that the sBacchante." long be.
fore she was beaten. had turned and
was going away at top speed.
THERE Dick swung a switch. A NJ.
Ito light cleaned overhead. lie
swung another. Another signal over.
head changed. Cor
Like a bolt flew the Arrangement
overhead. a long torpedo-llks affair
Of aluminium, with wings and pom
toons f6r all tho world like tho by.
droaeroplane on which they were.
II was flying. with the buzz OF
horneti
Dick pressed lever. II swung in
its flight.
"The principle OF the thing Is that
use Hertzian waves 10 actuatc TO
lays on the radioplane---that Is.
send child with a message. The
grown man, thru the relay. so to
speak. does the work. so. you see.
can sit here and send my little David
anywhere TO strike down Goliathr'
In the sunset Vario on the BAG
chante" must have seen II, scnsed
II. for he knew something of Dicks
work. Ha changed his course. In.
stantly Dick pulled lever and tho
radiopiane changed It's course by cx-
actly the same degree. II was like
a conscience pursuing.
They could not see vario beside
the man at the wheel. He had his
revolver. whether 70 intimidate the
man or not. could not be determined.
As the hornet swooped straight at
him. however. he fired once. twice.
three times Mt ". No Workmanship
of varlo's could stop that thing He
seemed TO realize n. For an instant
no hesitated. then quickly turned
the gun on himself---and fired.
As Varlo sank 10 the deck. Gar
rick nerved himself for the explosion
OF the radloplane. TO his amaze.