Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-06-24
Continued From Last Issue)

the Page place. Beth was not al
home. but her mother. with consid-
cradle relief. replied: Miss Larle
Miss Larue left rather hurriedly for
the city this afternoon. / believe
she expects her mother from the
coast"
Mrs. Walden said that Curtis had
started down the South Shore road
when Vario left. Ruth looked back
and saw him"
Garrick was climbing in under
the wheel when a blue streak shot
along Main street regardless Of local
law. He jabbed at his screecher Of
a horn.
Its Glenn" He waved and sig
nailed. Glenn bore over TO the curb
a couple of hundred yards ahead.
Jump in. Dick"
where's the fire." joked Garrick.
Just going up TO see Vira-with
Ruth"
SAY, Glenn" confidentially-
there's no use keeping this under
cover. I heard you say, in the Pink
Room, you'd taken that Parr stuff
TO your own garage to protect Nira.
Are you the only one that has key
to that place? Now. play straight.
Glenn. This is for your own good.
Did l ever do you a dirty trick-or
Dick? What do people at the Club
think of me? Do they trust me?'
Glenn threw away an almost
fresh cigarette, lighted another,
threw II away and stood foolishly
with the burnt match in his hand.
That's the way, 1 am, Guy ne
scowled. "As nervous as hell Han
the time 1 don't know what I'm 40
ing. Saw you'll be on the level,
CIV. It's a cinch no one else Will.
might as well make a clean breast
of Il e.. no. just give me tonight 10
think II over O.. Well anyway
YES. I gave a key to Rae Larue once.
she begged it of me once TO put her
car ND and then
All right, Glenn. I'll give you TO-
night. Going to see Ruth? Well tel
her not TO do a thing without seeing
me first"
Glenn departed a bit relieved at
nostponing the evil day OF contes-
.,Ter. II Rae Larue had it, they
oil bad IT. anyone who wanted it"
hastily reasoned Garrick. Ihat
nIace is a cache for their stun.
Sidr., want to ask for the key. l
don't need It. Wen go there any
way. I'll get in. Come on 10 '"s
city, ,,.,trlinp
Garrick and Dick 49, Wh'''Iu -
down the turnpike. DICK WIN ~
ewes glued to the road back Oh 'iieii'
for motorcycle cops.
Looks were no impeachment 10
,.,cl, He had taken a course WIN
1,,s friend Houdini. While he couluh
cot ont of everything, he could ge'
into nearly anything. -.
C;Ienn's garage was easy As 'i'es
closed the door. they looked ABOUT III
or,azement. It was indeed an un-
tonded warehouse" There were
oasos enough to have meant a tidy
little fortune. In one corner WHeie
tbev had been hastily dumped Jay
the product Of the footing OF the
..T-ndisturbed. Too bulky" NUT
,ored Garrick. But someone has
been here
Garrick pointed toward a crack OF
,igbt on one side Of the garage was
an auto nit for working on the IN
der side OF cars. a board covering
was imperfectly pulled over H.
Through the edge shone a light. Car
rick wrenched the covering ASIDE.
Their hiding place. Whoever was
here must have been in nervous
hurry forgot 10 switch of that
garage light on the flexible cable
He Jumped down in the pit. A mo-
nent later he hoisted himself up.
Without a word he handed Dick a
little Jewel case. Engraved on II
we're the words. "Anto!nette Parr."
II was empty ..
"Everything's gone-all the smaii
portable property
What shall we do? Hand it over
to the police?"
Not yet. I must get Glenn and
the-others some sort Of immunity Tor
what they didn't do. They don't de-
serve it-but they're just wise youns
fools" Garrick thought a moment.
you see. the net result of some OF
our new commandments has been 10
make various phases OF lawbreaking
fashionable, smart. Only this is
bit extreme"
He moved over to the telephone.
1t was working and he called the
Astra Agency of private detectives
to furnish a guard until tn ring
leader was caught and he was ready
TO make final disposition of the case
Dicks alert eyes. as they were
waiting. discovered a wireless set on
a workable in the rear out OF the
back window he could see the an
tenna from the garage to the house.
Mechanically he started tuning up.
The agency men were long time in
coming.
Holy judas PRIEST" Dick was so
startled he was pale. Someone's
broadcasting what they call news.
1t it can't be. It must be
some crazy amateur. Ruth Walden
the heiress. has eloped with John
Curtis""
Garrick seized the phones. Anna
.eur-perhaps; crazy. no. Garrick
listened and continued, Did you
ever stop 20 consider tho radio ne 4
means for ala nder? Talk PDout Your
poison, pnn wr..e-a! Science has pu:
INTO the hands OF bnckmailers the
NOS; dangerous Il weapons. YOU
story is spread 20 ::l.lli'.; fc1s. -NnS
here's not u clancc or t~3ciEis I 70
'our s:andvre-.''
There iqnt? Tie G"giI hero
sn't. can. WIZ exclaimed
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