The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-15
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my Rufh-car1ed off-on the
Sea@Vamp'
Nita WaIdenSrepeated her words
hysfericany@o I've the telephone.
Garrickaknew that there was no use
B 10 camouf1age his fears.
III b out.there-witn you-tn
asfew&n1inutes,,"1 he shouted.
Dick%was still ina daze at the
nnexpectedness of the blow. Mech
anicallyshe followed Garrick and
climbed into the a AS it start
edSand turned down the road to
Nonowantuc,,5the cool OF the damp
avanfnga seemed to collect his
safsculties.#zHe noticed for the first
timewhere they were haded.
this way, Guy? Why not
toaNewsYork2'
I&want tosee Nita Walden first,
zndSreassure her promised her.
But=it,s Ruth first"
ssWel1s the club isn't far"
Yes-butgthe city-the police"
Watt Dick. 4 know what am
doing.
Mia Walden was overwhelmed
bysgher daughters peril RuthAs
Other escapades were nothing com
pared to this. Up and down the
roomSshe paced, choking back her
sobs; waiting for Garrick's arrival.
Some moments she would stand
before Rnth's picture wondering
what was happening to her. Other
moments she would try to calm
Herself and relax in an easy chair
fnSasyafn&efforts to concentrate on
Ruth#as il that might bring her
back.
She was frantic when Garrick
arrived.
II its aransom they want
8Is1Ipay$asmil1ion!"
Pay million? Pay nothing.
IA million to catch them and
save but not a cent Of ran.
SOM
TheHroom telephone n Dick
sansweredit 1T.
Glenn downstairs, with DR..
Darling OF Stony Brook" Dick said
but Garrick understood
andexcused himself.
AtSthe desk stood the doctor
alone. got him out in my car.
aI thought#he'd better see you first
--orsM4he2did,.rather."
WHATS the matter"
The%doctor did not answer but
ledsthesWay outside and a few feet
edoWn8the driveway.
There wasGlenn, wrapped in a
heayy#robe,8his head bandaged,
Ssti1Is$@very shaky.
lGarricks"h he cried. did you
Sghear,@yet2 Someone's carried off
Ruth and#Vira in the Sea vamp'.
When the doctor got hold of me he
patcRedsmeSup told him; he was
H~for#sringing up the sheriff, but I
madesghimS.wait until I could see
III Ii erapid fire of questions it
appeared that Ruth had been get
tingmore and more anxious to do
something. Vira had confessed to
her that she had zen Garrick and
when Glenn arrived he told of his
meeting#on Main Street and Car
rick's message
sssTheyh had agreed that the first
thing to be done was to fix it SO
thatthe aSea Vamp', could not be
moved away and Ruth a insist
Led that she be driven over there
thatseYening so she could disable
the#engfnes and make it impos-
ssib1e.They had agreed.
why Don't you get it? The
sSeaSVamp vas really the floating
@~#storehouse for a lot OF wet goods
wewereE dealing in for Georges and
stheSrest That vas Brooks real
Job
e encouraged Garrick.
sAnd#Ruth thought they might
move*the boat away. So she start
led ~tosprevent that-and left me the
mote about it,
es,n nodded Glenn, adjusting
the bandage more comfortably.
aWell when we got over there it
was dark. There wasn't even the
the boat. Ruth figured that
Brock and everybody were away
and it was a good time to do what
she#Wanted.We got a canoe and
padded out-5There wasn't a sound.
WeSc1imbed aboard and went dowh
the little engine room. 1t was
sbeastly dark. I was fumbling about
for the switch-the next thing I
knew%I heard a scream from Vira
then something or somebody
mus have hit me- he put his hand
carefully but did not touch the
bandage8back of his ear, land that's
the91 last thing I knew until I came
ITO inthe water. half full Of the
Ea+@.HG+ HE tEas Hs-s