Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-29
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ARTHUR ARTHUR B REEVE

fled professionally, and was just finish
ing lecture on asepsis.
"Another message!' interrupted
Dick.
"From Vira-and Ruth7' brighten
cd Glenn.
Dick shook his head. "Guy-it s that
fellow again-K 902-he s over at
Mount Sinai-here, take this other ear
piece"
Garrick fairly slapped Dick s shoul-
dor as they listened. "What did say9
Didn 4 | say cherchez jealous womans
T knew Rae in her jealousy would do
something and she has done it-.lust
when this fighting Irishman, Devins'
came along in his K-9O2!
Dick cautioned silence. they hsten-
ed. Then Glenn cut in, demanding TO
know the story.
"It's just this, Glenn rctailed Gar
rick when he was sure that no more
news was being spilled, s'that fellow,
Devins, in the K902 was cruising down
the Sound with his eyes open when nc
saw what he thought was the Sea
Vamp' in the inlet at Mount SINAI,
where they used to load the old wood
packets in the old days. AS he got
nearer he could make out with ms
glass that they were transferring sttIr
from the houscboat to scout cruiser
up alongside
Glenn nodded. cit was our floating
storehousc, the 'Sea Vamp'."
"Wcll, as he got nearer, he made out
through his glass what looked like two
men Struggling with couple OF girls
The scout boat was drifting away from
the houseboat, then. The girls couldn't
fight, they seemed to be tied. they
must have been Ruth and Vira. Then
another girl came from cabin. she
must have had knife or something,
for she cut the other two loose. Some
sailors came on deck. The scout was
pointinp out into the Sound by this
time. One of the men grabbed the
other--and flung him, overheard. This
Deyins couldn't t catch the scout so he
kept right on till he came up to the
sSea vamp.' Who should he find up
there, pacing the deck and cursing
! blue streak but Captain Brock-dumped
overheard, double-crossed, and left be-
behind
"And Ruth and vira not on the Sea
Vamp---on this other boatP''
eyes. He's got Brock. That s two.
| Now we know that Brock at least ism t
the man-at -the-top.
Back at the boathouse to tell Nlta
| Walden they found that she knew more
than they did.
| ~ didn't know Mckay. knew so
| much about radio, she cried excitcdly.
"While we were waiting he was try
| ing that set over there. He seemed to
know all about it. And, Dick, he got
| a second message from Ruthi Here 1t
is. [ wrote it down just as Mckay says
he got it,"
On piece of wrapping paper Mia
had written. "On the Bacchante, head
ed down the Sound toward the ocean.
| hear the men talk of Fire Island. This
is Ruth..'
...That IS where it broke off" half
apologized Mckay.
| Dick paced up and down the work
shop floor. Finally he lifted a trap
door and climbed down to the former
boathouse below.
When Garrick climbed after him Il
few minutes later, he found Dick,
smeared and greasy, coat off, covered
with perspiration, working fcverishly.
Garrick looked about kcenly. The
former boathouse had been transferred
into real hangar. Dick looked up from
his work.
~ guess you remember enough to
looked over those pont0ons?' he called
to Garrick, waving toward the hydro
lacroplane.
"What s the idea2'
81 IN tuning up. wasn't quite ready
to exhibit the Defoe radioplane-but,
hang it all-the 'Bacchante' must be
found-with Ruth!'
Continued Tommorw