Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-05

easiest marks of ALI"
So, in his casual way. Garrick had
travelled TO London. Paris. Berlin,
Vienna. where he had studied the
amazing growth abroad of the new
criminal science. 1t was not merely
desultory. With his careless predi-
lection. he had absorbed nearly
everything from such men as Gross,
L~acassagne, Reiss. all the successors
of the day Of the immortal Bertil-
lon.
Next a strange thing happened.
The war broke out. and before he
knew IL. he was drawn into brilliant
service in the ONCE of Naval Intel
l~igence. from which he emerged a
lieutenant commander.
Then for four years he had SET
tied back into the life he had been
born into, until now he was virtually
father c~onfessor of all the troubles
of the social leaders. a sort of I'M
except having a good time and with
the Garrick fortune that was ample
TO indulge his hobbies.
so here you are. Been
looking all over Suffolk County for
you. Guy" II was Dick Defoe. sup
pose you've heard this new tale of
Dame Rumor-about the Radio
Dance last night"
Garrick nodded but did not com
NIT himself. This vas an ideal
chance. He wanted to see how
much Dick knew and whether ne
could add anything. Perhaps some
fresh angle would offer a new at
tack on the case. Dick knew less
than Mrs. Walden. but felt as much.
Guy" he pleaded. you must . -.
you must help me save Ruth from
herself and her friends"
Curiously. here was Defoe appeal
ing to him TO do what he had al
ready agreed to do. Garrick was
used TO such condolences.
well, then, tell me something
about those friends. What about the
radio kid, Glenn Buckley?" Garrick
watched with concealed amusement
the reaction on Dicks face.
"Oh. he's like a great many peo-
pie today. 1t isn't the scientific in
terest in radio that Glenn feels. It's
the entertainment value in tin
a scientific study. l suppose. motion
pictures were interesting to people
who were following what Edison
and others were doing. But when
thew became a source of entertain
ment, pictures became the fifth in
dustry. That's the way it is with
radio today with Glenn. Besides,
Just now radio is fashionable. It's
smart. Like the automobile was
twenty years ago.. I imagine. Glenn
wants to be smart. So he has asked
the advice and assistance OF Pro-
fessor Vario over at Rock Ledge.
The rest OF the crowd. ! guess you
know-that Jack Curtis. You've
--1- Lf~. araYt.I the (1ph tn me
though, Ruth is the center of every
thing. But then. there's Vira
Gerard and that Larue girl.
OF course, Glenn has taken quite a
fancy in this wireless craze of his 10
Professor Vario al the Rario Cen
trail"
What about him?" reiterated
Garrick.
"Oh nothing guess I'm
thinking too much about Glenn!
Anyhow, II just shows how foolish
ness radiates and hits everybody
like Hertzian waves"
The Radio Central az Rock Ledge
some ten miles east along the sound
shore covered an area of ten square
miles with twelve rows of 4l0-foot
towers radiating for a mile and a
half from the central station, with
out a doubt the largest radio plant
of the kind in the world.
But you haven't told me vet
whether you were at this Raolo
Dance last night" recalled Garrick.
"Of course not. You don't think
they'd invite me. do you? My tastes
are just a trife too quiet for that
speedy set"
But you do go out with Ruth q
great deal, don't your
moi as much as I'd like. But. as
for that dance they didn't
want me there any more than ,neyd
"Where?"
Dick shrugged and vas silent.
Come, now. II you want me 20
help you. play fair, Dick You can:
hold back little things-and expect
me to be of any help" Garrick was
an e~lectroscope for discovering stray
currents of facts.
"Well. then" u~nwillingly. "on the
Sea Vamp'."
"The Sea vamp'? What's that"
"A houseboat-down Duck Har-
Dor way-anchored of n of the
best bathing beaches 10 the west.
between us and the city. A lot OF
the young folks chartered IL ana
| chose that spot because II was not
far from the club and yet not too
far u from the city. It's a bit out
Of the way, but that makes them
practically own the beach and that
end of the harbor for their swim
ming races and water sports. Some
of the sportier older folks go with
them-once in a while"
We'll what of it?"
Just this. There's more deviltry
cooked up on the upper deck or in
the saloon Of the Sea Vamp' than
> than will ever get into Town
Topics"
Garrick turned toward the steps.
Jump into my racer, DICK
| You're going to take me 10 look
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