Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-07

The builder caught the cue. They
were deep in designs and prices when
Dick suddenly interrupted at the ap-
proach of two men from the street
to the town. professor Vario -. q.
and, by Jove, Jack!"
The four stood talking boats as the
skiff with a sailor neared them.
Vario was a thick-set man with a
shock of hair and blushy eyebrows.
His was the n of a
scientist but his sun-bronzed skin
showed intimate acquaintance with
the outdoors.
Dick, who had known him quite
we'll, soon discovered that he was
on a little vacation, his family hav-
ing taken a cottage Owe on Shelter
Island.
Hes the best radio trouble finder
in the world" put in Curtis. There's
a friend of mine down east WINS this
boat. He had 'em put in and pick
me up. but they told me their WIRE
less was on the blink. So l thought
of the Professor here and he agreed
to come over and look IL over. II
there's anything wrong, he'll get II
right"
The skif had come alongside by
this time. Say, partner" inquired
the builder of Curtis. You seem 70
know my customers, here. II I row
them out would you mind II they
took a look at the boat?" Then.
aside. II think / can make a sale
maybe get an order to build"
Dick nodded ungraciously and the
two skifs set out.
1t was perhaps an hour, or even
more, that vario buried himself in
the cabin. going over everything
from aerial to headgear, testing
vacuum tubes, getting a fine adjust
ment on the variable condenser. The
air fairly reeked with talk of tuning
coils, transformers. v~ariocouplers
and variometers, rheostats and re-
generative sets. the merits and de-
merits of nearly every controversial
piece of apparatus known to radio.
It was to be expected, thought Gar
rick. with a practical man like Vario
meeting up with Dick. Of the In
ventive mind. In fact he was pleased.
The second hour was lengthening
when Vario had the apparatus work
ing properly. Curtis. who had spent
most of the time in the little pilot
house going over some charts with
the navigator. rejoined them.
Suppose you're going back to
your cottage, Professor, not to Rock
Ledge YETI" he asked. then turned,
unbending a bit. to Garrick and
Dick. Like to take a little run
over to Shelter Island with us and
| back, while we taken the Professor
homer"
The shipbuilder excused himself
and dropped down into his skin and
the "Bacchante" was cutting across
soon at a great clip. as II proud to
show her PAGES.
At Manhaset Curtis decided to
land with Professor Vario. to be
picked up later, and the scout boat
swung about to land Garrick and
Dick to Greenport.
It did not take Garrick long to
find an excuse for M OF his hasty
surveys of the cabin. As usual, as II
BY instinct, he put his finger on the
spot. It was a slip Of paper tucked
in what passed for a log book. He
passed It to Dick: -
cKGG."
Dick looked up and whispered
quickly. Smuggling from Latin
American ships?"
Garrick did not even answer. His
forefinger was travelling down a
list of calls pasted in the front OF
""cKGGe The Inner Circle. NV.
49th street"
weeian voice as the navigator poked
his head in. "Snooping-eh? ]
show" He blew sharply on a whis-
tie from his pocket.
Instantly it seemed as IL the crew
| swarmed from every direction. II
was a glorious, II ignoble. fight. In
about the time that It might nave
taken to tell 1t Garrick and pick
found themselves flung overheard In
the open of Greenport Harbor WITH
the tide running strong OF re-
Only a, couple of athletes would
eyer have found themselves again
on shore, wet and dripping, strip
ping off what was left of their clothes
and hanging them on the ribs OF ar
old wreck to dry in the blazing sur
after the tough battle in h water.
"Well," chortled Garriek as they
sat on the deserted sand naked and
exhausted, I'VE had nothing on when
we came into this world but
they've got something on US now!,.
Dick laughed and looked over a.
| Guy, Garrick was q man atter MS
! own heart.
:"As we used to say at Upton
Where do we go from here?
Garrick rolled owe on his back
and stretched as the sur boiled out
salt water that had puekered his
skin. ,, ..
"Sauaring the Timer Circle'!" he
replied tersely as il 1t were all In the
days work.
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