New Britain herald., 1922-06-10

mdde the tranSmltter about as sensi.
 tive a mlcrophone as can be made. l
 only hope 1t isn't so sensitive that i,
 picks up through the wall what hap.
 pens In the house next door" l They listened in for several min.
 ntes but there was nothing more yet
 Whoever was cleaning the room fn.
 ished and left,
 The buzzer on Garricks door
 sounded. He opened 1t on n crack
 It was Mckay.
 T just saw that Rae Larue. with
 a man. at the Park Garage on Six
 ticth stret, where I put the car
 up."
 | What sort of a looking man?"
 s"I didn't know him sir. Sort of shaggy hair"
 Brock" exclaimed Dick, who had come over.
 Then Jack Curtis came in car.
 He didn't stay long: went downtown, I think"
 Rae had been fussing with the in- | terior of one car in the long line ! in the garage. She was apparently /, very busy but Mckay noticed that nothing escaped her, no matter how slight He had continued to watch ! some time
 Suddenly very rakish roadster drew up and Rae looked out of the sedan in which she was When she saw Glenn Buckley in the roadster she jumped out to meet him.
 Glenn greeted her with sickly smile.
 Well you poor fish," exclaimed Rae. You must believe in ghosts You look as though you'd seen one. What are you doing here?"
 Just looking to see if there's anyone about"
 Gee, Glenn. I'm thirsty. Let's go down to the Inner Circle. Will you take me?"
 Surely, Rae. Always glad to re- lieve a drought and be charitable to my own at the same time"
 Rae grabbed his arm and swung up behind the wheel. They were off
 To himself Glenn had had to ad- init that no one could be bored in Rae's society. No wonder Vira was jealous. But he wouldn't have taken dozen Raes for one Vira. He| times Rae did not suit his fastidious nature. Vira with all her modernity, vivacity and reckessness never was coarse.
 Mckay had gone, property feward- ed and Garrick was pondering over what he had just learned.
 Were they the three at the Parr estate last night-Rae. Brock and | Jack?" he speculated aloud at length.
 But Jack could hardly have been back then" hastened Dick. He must have ben on the 'Bacchante'."
 How about Glenn?"
 "Or Georges?' parried Dick.
 Perhaps What of Ruth? . say|Dick, I'm going to leave you here with that wireless dicta- graph You can work it best any how. I must get line on that garage and do"it right away"
 Down the street in lunchroom aarrick caught sight of Mckay again and beckoned him quietly out.
 'I was thinking about calling you ID. sir, soon," informed Mckay T vas just talking to one of the polish srs in there- He tells me that Jack Curtis gave orders to soRe driver about the place. a stranger, to go after something at eleven o'clock. He didn't know what it was or where4 t was but he give him key, sir"
 0ir.to tranger, out, and Garrick reached nto his pocket for his ever-ready roll 'f bills.
 Mckay seemed really offended MT Garrick-please. I didn't feel fight when you slipped me that other i've spot. Mrs. Walden has been so inc to me-I've driven her three .ears-and, as you might say, seen Hiss Ruth grow up. Say, believe d lose an arm or leg to get this hing settled straight"
 Alone Garrick waited. It was now lalf past nine. He had an hour and half to watch. As he did SO he ( evolved the two robberies over and i, yer in his mind Each time his : bought led him to the same path v Vho was the man higher up2"' Was ] Jack Curtis? Or Brock? Might 1t . ot be Georges? What after all did i z e know about Georges. since before he war and during the easy violation C f selling service men that which is ! ,et? It was nearly midnight when Gar r ick in what seemed like a reliable axicab, concluded the trailing of f he man who had received instruc- r ons from Curtis. ( He had evidently been waiting until + ne streets were sufficiently deserted. +ow He drew his car, big sedan. up V , the curb, leaving the engine run o ing, but well muffled, as silent as o eeve valves could make it.
 Garrick dismissed his taxi at the a orner and began to reconnoitre. To S is afnazement he saw that he was S n the block where was the town ! ouse of Vira Gerard's family. V
 It was an added Nhock when her