The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-12


week. No, Dick Va sore btts moi
surprised In fact he would nave!
been pleased at a lncst amy thar
time For,seVe e ii is faIniI we're
wealthy Dick had visions him
self some day doing better han ne
biggest Of the radio firms which
was doing business at the rate OF
fifty million dollars a gar.
Thoughts like this had mo place in
his mind now All be knew vas
that he was the victim of interfer-
ence. And he was sore-and wor-
4ried, too.
s For the use Of the ether (beg-
ging the pardon of EinsteinS and his
theory is not limitless- It viii &C
commodate Just SO many wireless
messages and no more-at least
until such an Invention as Dick
was working on was perfected.
When that limit is reached. the
air becomes boiler factory.
Dick cast the headgetar5 In use
less vexation on the$ table.
It seemed to him that he bad
been on the point OF getting iuFt
the important thing he wanted t.
hear. He had been making notes
as he went along for somewhere
he had heard something about the
methods Of detectives
( His mind was in a whirl, as If :
dozen people were sending in mis-
mental ether at once. Then, sud
denly, as if unconsciously. he had
sharpened the thoughts to the ex,
act wave length, one idea seem ed
to swamp all Others.
Dick felt that he must get to this
place where Ruth had spent the
night and where Garrick was run
ming into danger, if he had not al
ready fallen into it. And he nusi
get there first.
He tore out of the apartment,
grabbed the first taxi, rode only q
few blocks. dismissed him at the
down the street.
AS he sped down the block! he
could see car in front of Gera;G's,
Then man ran across under the
arc light. Dick quickened. He
saw in the shadow two men strug'
Cling and third creeping toward
them.
Dick could make out Garrick. He
was just in time. He hucled him
self at the other attacker. Tiey
were two against two, now.
But at the moment when it Sc sm
ed that each was getting the up
per hand Of his man, a couple CT
others ran on. Evidently they had
been trailing him from Garrick's
where they must have been watch
ing.
The fight of the four now swune
entirely against Garrich and Dick
From the Avenue whence had
come the new assailants, row clrnc
quick scurry Of feet. A whistle
Someone raped as with a hickory
stick on the curb, making hollow
echoes.
The four fled.
The newcomers hauled Carries
and Dick unceremoniously to taei1
feet.
you're under arrest" One 81
them flashed badge. saw you
come out Of the cellar OF the Inner
Circle last night.e Also you were
on that roof tonight"
Garrick looked at the badge. They
were revenue enforcement men
He pulled his own card, issued by
the Comptroller Of the State. There
was a moment of perplex:ty, then
explanations and apologies
Thought you were in the Ve!vet
Gang, too"
1.-THE Velvet Gang?"
''Yeh-that's what we hickman
ed that bunch of aristocratic run,
runners
One of them had picked up the
key. "Ah-ha! We're in luck!"
So, without the Formally of a
search warrant, they entered the
Gerard house
It anything had ever been there
the stuff was gone!
"Then-why the fight-with us?'
puzzled Dick as they parted from
the chagrined raiders.
Just to get us out of :le way.
grunted Garrick. "Gosh! ache!
Humph! :. The Velvet GauS!
don't know whether it's 2
detective that's needed SO much
or a Observation-Disclosures an alienist
OR spiritual adviserH'
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