Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-20
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Glenn threw away an almost fresh
cigarette, lighted another, threw it
away and stood foolishly with the
burnt match in his hand. ''That's
the way 1 am, Guy" he scowled.
"As nervous as hell. Half the time
don't know what Pm doing Say
=. you'll be on the level, Guy. It's
a cinch no one else will. l might as
we'll make a clean breast of it E..
no, just give me tonight to think it
over. Well, anyway. yes,
I gave key to Rae Larue once. She
begged it of me once to put her car
up . and then E.
"All right, Glenn. I'll give you to-
ngiht. Going to see Ruth? Well,
tell her not to do a thing without
seeing me first"
Glenn departed a bit relieved at
postponing the evil day of confession.
"Wen, if Rae Larue had it, they
all had it, anyone who wanted it,
hastily reasoned Garrick. "That place
is a cache for their stuff. l didn't
want to ask for the key. l don't
need it. Well go there anyway. III
get in. Come on to the cityw
Garrick and Dick were whirling
down the turnpike, Dick with his
eyes glued to the road back of them
for motorcycle cops.
Locks were no impediment to Gar
rick. He had taken a course with
his friend Houdini. While he couldn't
get out of everything, he could get
into nearly anything.
Glenn's garage was easy. AS they
closed the door, they looked about in
amazement. 1t was indeed an "un-
bonded warehouse" There were
cases enough to have meant tidy
little fortune. In one corner where
they had been hastily dumped lay
the product of the looting of the
Parr cellar.
"Undisturbed. Too bulky NUT
tered Garrick. "But someone has
been here.
How do you know"
Garrick pointed toward a crack of
light. On one side of the garage was
an auto pit for working on the under
side of cars. A board covering was
imperfectly pulled over it. Through
the edge shone a light. GarricE
wrenched the covering aside.
Their hiding place. Whoever was
here must have been in a nervous
hurry forgot to switch off that
garage light on the flexible cable"
He jumped down in the pit. A mo-
ment later he hoisted himself up.
without a word he banded Dix a
little jewel case. Engraced on it
were the words, "Antoinette Parr."
1t was empty.
"Everything'sc gone-all the small
portable property"
What shall we do? Hand it over
to the police?"
Not yet. | must get Glenn and
the others some sort of immunity for
what they didn't do. They don't ne
serve lt--but they're just wise young
fools" Garrick thought moment.
You see, the net result of some OF
our new commandments has been to
make various phases of lawbreakine
fashionable, smart. Only this is q
bit extreme
lie moved over to the telephone.
1t was working and he called tn,
Astra Agency of private detectives
to furnish a guard until the ring
leader was caught and he was ready
to make final disposition of the case
| DICKS alert eyes, as they were
waiting, discovered wireless set Oh
a workable in the rear. Out of the
back window he rould see the an
Jenna from the garage to the house.
Mechanically he started tuning up.
The agency men were a long time in
coming.
Holy judas priestp' Dick was so
startled he was pale. Someone's
broadcasting what they call news.
IL 1t can't be. 1t mist be some
,razy amateur. Ruth Walden, the
helress, has eloped with John Cur
tis!"
Garrick seized the phones. CANA
teur-perhaps; crazy, mop Garrick
listened and continued. "Did YOU
ever stop to consider the radio as a
means for SANDER? Talk about your
poison pen writer's! Science has put
INTO the hands of blackmailers the
most dangerous of weapons. Your
story is spread to million fans. And
there's not chance of tracing it to
your slandererw
There isn't? The devil there isn't.
can. willv' exclaimed Dick. eff
ne keeps it up