Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-08
who, then? where was

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able hide. Who, then? Where was
Ruth?
In spite Of her capture, Rae look
ed happier than she had been for
days. She was holding on to Jacks
arm with the air of possession that
seemed to compensate for every
thing. Curtis did not look so pleased.
He was thinking of the vanishing
fortune and the frolics he saw glim-
mering away in the past.
Suddenly Rae shook his arm.
s''Dreaning of those hussies? Jack.
you're mlne-I can't let anyone have
you--even when I'm playing the
game. These dansels have ditched
us! We might better have stayed
in our own class. There's good pick
ings in the carbaretsi Lord knows
what will happen, now. Here's that
Garrick-and Dick. could tear the
eyes out Of the whole smart bunch
especially Ruth Walden. I never
trusted her-she's too smart"
AS Garrick and Dick came up,
Curtis had his cue from Rae. A
clean breast was the next best thing
to a clean getaway.
TALK about Kidd and Morgan
and Blackbeardy' he exclaimed in
anxious disgust. 'They were pilSer
pirates! They plundered their pals.
I've read. Well, so did this beast
and he carried of a girl, too, a ten
million dollar prize!'
Garrick shot question after ques
ton, "Why, the 'Bacchante' was a
floating treasure house-the jewels
OF the Gerard robbery, the Parr
| jewels-the stuff from q score of
others. There was money, oh. ]
don't know how much, the profits OF
the bootleg scheme, Of looting wine
cellars all over the Island, OF the
Inner Circle" Jack swore as he
thought Of the massed wealth from
which he had been "defrauded."
"Why was the 'Bacchante' here?'
demanded Garrick.
''11o take him off; he came across
by car from the Radio Central, as
soon as he got me-damn him!-with
the boat into the open ocean, safe
Professor Vario, Of Counsel"
Professor Vario! echoed Dick in
amazement.
Eyes, Professor Vario, head of the
biggest gang Of bootleggers. black
mailers and dress-suit yeggman
guess you ever heard of. Yeh--
Georges was the fellow pulled EN-
in; Brock was the roughneck-Rae
and I We're the decoy's-Ruth, Vira
Glenn and the others were theil
cover. Dawn his eyes!'
"But-the robberies?" querrieo
Dick.
Doesn't It explain the robberiesi
To amass a small fortune, of course
That guy was born money-hungry-
and girl.crazy! I know his game. He
| dragged me into his dirty work
| fool that I was--then he expected
| all the time to come along at the
4 right time, posing as a hero .te
Ruth, rescuing her from me. Then
to Bermuda, the Bahamas, Martini
] do know now that Vario intended
all along to marry that girl--and gel
ten millions!'
"Explain?" echoed Garrick. ''It ex
plains a lot Of things. For instance
at the Binnacle, what really hap
pened was that you, Jack, double
crossed Vario and tried to get away
with Ruth yourself, and he caught
you. It just gave him his frs
chance to play, hero, eh?" Curtis
nodded sullenly. "And the night OF
the dictagraph. With his wave me
ter, Vario discovered it, found thai
all his secrets were being spilled il
the. air, and jammed in on the dicta
graph wave length"
Jack listened as If it was tn,
clanking Of chair. He was afraiC
of Garrick. "Then that broadcastet
poison pen message. First Varit
had allowed you to get Ruth into
a dangerous position at the Binnaclt
from which he rescued her ane
| played hero. Then this elopement
story, to compromise her. But hi
How? The bigamy charge, o.
coursew
Rae was now blazing. She nigh
battle Jack. No one else could. Sht
would perjure her little soul but she
would fight him clear.
do you know the conclusive
thing?" Garrick turned to Dick
"That postcard, about last night
at the Radio Central told me some
thing. How did my alarm fail
You know, Dick, there's q switch
between the studio room and the
actual sending apparatus upstair!
not that switch we saw before
us, but another. They use it when
ever anyone broadcasting tries tt
put over bit of advertising OF
chicanery or If the singer or speak
err is rotten, swing the switch and
put on monograph or something
A million explanations will do, lat
er. The point is that he learned
that was there, found /out what
was doing and cholxed it Off
thereby betraying himself. He has
been under cover ever since and
this is the first information I've
had Of him all day-although, with.
out letting Dick or anyone else know
OF my suspicion, had private de.
| tectives and the police looking for
him quietly" He nodded over to-