Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-22
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Dick?" shouted Garrick, all energy
now with the first wireless clue.
"Itn be twilight in an hour. Can
you hurry it up?'
They swung open the doors and
ran the radioplane down the skid
way, calling back to Mckay to drive
Mrs Walden across the island to Sea
vile.
At Seaville a hasty survey disclosed
no sign of the "Bacchante." Dick
brought the radiopiane down to the
water and couple of small motor
boats put out.
"We've got that Curtis and the
Larue girl!' shouted man with a
big brass star.
Curtis was sour; Rae nervously
triumphant. They had been desert
ed, put ashore, double-crossed.
In spite of her capture, Rae looked
happier than she had been for days.
Suddenly Rae shook Curtis arm.
Dreaming of those hussies? Jack,
you're mine-I can't let anyone have
you-even when I'm playing the
game.
Here's that Garrick-and Dick.
could tear the eyes out of the whole
smart bunch, especially Ruth Wal
den. / never trusted her-she's too
smartn
As Garrick and Dick came up, Cur
tbs had his cue from Rae. A clean
/ breast was the next best thing to a
clean getaway.
"Talk about Kidd and Morgan
and Blackbeardr' he exclaimed in
anxious disgust '"They were piker
pirates! They plundered their pals,
I've read. Well, so did this beast
and he carried off girl, too, ten
million dollar prize"
"Why was the 'Bacchante' here?'
I demanded Garrick.
'To 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 course!'
professor Warrior echoed Dick in
amazement.
Eyes, Professor Vario, head Of the
biggest gang of bootleggers, black
mailers and dress-suit yeggmen !
guess you ever heard of. Yeh-
Georges was the fellow pulled 'em
in; Brock was the roughneck-Rac
and ! were the decoys-Ruth, Vira,
Glenn and the others were their
cover. Damn his eyesw
"But - the robberies?" querie9
Dick.
Doesn't it explain the robberias?
To amass a small fortune, of course.
That guy was born money-hungry-
only l do know now that Vario in
tended all along to marry that gil
and get millions!'
"Explain?" echoed Garrick. at ex-
plains a lot of things"
Jack listened as if it was the
clanking of a chair. He was afraid
of Garrick. "Then that broadcasted
poison pen message. First Vario
| had allowed you to get 18th into a
dangerous position at the Binnacle
from which he rescued her and
played hero. Then this elopement
story, to compromise her. But he
had you right where he wanted you.
How? The bigamy charge, Of
coursew
'Do you know the conclusive
thing?" Garrick turned to Dick.
"That postcard about last night at
the Radio Central told me something.
How did my alarm fail? Then to the
man, "How long before we came did
you get these people?"
mot ten minutes, sir
"Come-Dickp
Gust a second, Guy. Whose hat
was it, Rae, that held the jewels at
Gerard's?"
"And what was in the tower with
the searchHght at Gerard's that
night?"
Ruth and Glenn" This was spite
full. eve threatened them. But it
was the last time"
"And why were the Walden pearls
returned?"
at was his idea, Vario's-to in
volve her, tie her up tighter, so she
wouldn't dare squeal."
"They've a twenty-minute start, ~
shouted Garrick, adjusting his head
gear in the rush of air.
They had not been flying ten min
utes and Dick was considering the