Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-08
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Garrick smiled quietly. 81 don't
know who got the prints made
The film itself and the hat were il
the club safe half an hour after you
left this afternoon"
Early in the morning came a call
from GPeehport. The "Bacchante''
had dropped anchor during the night.
With an early breakfast Garrick and
Dick was speeding eastward, Gar
rick deeply affected by the, impul,
sive devotion of his friend the night
before, Dick still living over the
dance.
"She rides on an even keel-for a
boat with such a namew exclaimed
Garrick as they stood on dock in
his friends shipyard observing the
"Bacchante."
Splendid linesw enthused Dick.
what Pm most interested in is
what l believe must be very eff
cient wireless on her." muttered
Garrick.
A small boat had put out from
her and was rowing toward the ship
yard. The shipbuilder himself joined
them.
take that former submarine pa
troll boat" winked Garrick to him.
That's a fast craft, capable Of go
ing anywhere. What might a boat
like that cost, if you could pick one
up?"
The builder caught the cue. They
were deep in designs and prices when
Dick suddenly interrupted at the APP
proach Of two men from the street
to the town. Professor Vario
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 bushy eyebrows.
His manner was the manner of a
scientist, but his sun-bronzed skin
showed intimate acquaintance with
the outdoors.
Dick, who had known him quite
well, soon discovered that he was
on a little vacation, his family hav-
ing taken a cottage over on Shelter
Island.
He's the best radio trouble finder
in the world,2 put in Curtis. There
a friend of mine down east owns this
boat. He had 'em put in and pick
me up. But they told me their wire
less was on the blink So thought
of the professor here and he agreed
to come over and look it over. If
there's anything wrong, he'll get it
right"
The skiff had come alongside by
this time. "Say, pardnef," inquired
the builder of Curtis. "You seem to
know my customers. here. If | row
them out would you mind if they
took a look at the boat?" Then,
aside, 81 think l can make sale
maybe get an order to build.' 81.
Dick nodded ungraciously and the
two skiffs set out. .,.
~ was PCIHe'Po al HouiJ VI SNeI
more, that Yario buried himself in
the cabin, going oyer everything
from aerial to h@adgear, testing
vacuum tubes, getting a fine adjust
men on the variable condenser, The
air fairly reeked withftalk of tuning
coils, transformers, ,variocouplers
and variometers, rheostats and re-
geperatiye sets, the merits and de-
merits of nearly every controversial
piece of apparatus known to radio.
1t 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 frightening
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 gack to
your cottage, Professor, not to Rock
Ledge yet?" he asked. then turned