Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-09
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CHAPTER Ill
Tho Myctoru Craft

Dick reJO1ned Garflck laue Ill llic al
ternoon in his rooms at the Nonowantut
Country club. Garrick had been de
veloping the roll of films.
"What do you see thereof he asked
Dick holding up the strip.
Dick turned toward the light and
looked carefully. "a boat. Looks like
one of those scout cruisers built for the
government during the war;
Its autographic you see. The na,ne
The Bacchantc is written under it, and
the date
''Oh yes, But by whom! Whose
writing is that!
"Never mind that now. What is that
shore line? Do you recognize it! Take
my glass. y
Dick studied it intently and minutcly
for some minutes. q think Ii
looks like Greenport Harbor.'
"That was what | thought. l wanted
your opinion. Now look at the next
one.
"why - that's Brock - at the
wheel!'
''Here's another, of party-Glenn
Ruth, Vira-"
"And that other girl is Rae Larue.
That fellow in back in Jack Curtis
Garrick slowed the girl s hat and the
films away in a chest.
"Well, what $ neXt?' asked Dick
81 suppose they II all be at the club to.
night at that Subscription Dance,
Garrick nodded silence. He was call
ing Greenport where he had friend, q
boat builder.
"Seems that she s a mystery ship
on mystery cruises,' he frowned as he
turned to Dick from the telephone
"They know her out there, all right
But no ono out there seems to know
who owns her. She slips out on these
mysterious cruises, then back just as uh
expectedly-then away again. From
the description I'd say that Brock Otter
handles her as captain. There $ 'neariy
always some of that crowd of young
folks on her, too; sometimes Il party
Nv friend says he will telephone If tbs
'Bacchante' comes in. She went out
yesterday
1t was after dinner and a little absent
minded knocking about of the billiard
balls alone, that Garrick was recallct
to the matter in hand by the penetrating
tuning up of the orchestra in the bal
room.
He sauntered out on the wide clal
porch that faced the harbOr and looked
out straight ahead through the wld'
opehing of the two headiands into th'
Sound. 1t was beautiful starry night
lwith no moon Far out in the Sount
could be seen one of the big New Eng
| land steamers, a majestic mass of lights
Here and there, knots of young peopl
had begun to gather.
| He was endeavoring to select a quic
corner where he could watch when thre
! girls, arm in arm, in. light simmer,
| frocks sauntered across the lawn and VI
| the steps.
ooh, Guy He turned. 1t was Rut'l
nearest, with Vira on the other end ant
a pipouant little, bobbed- haired, snappl
eyed, 1.-THE, animated girl between then
"Wc'v been talking about you-ai
Rae wants so much to meet you.' hut
presented Garrick to Rae Laruc. Ga
rick was an adept with polite pcrs
flace. He needed to be to cover up tn
ca gerncss which which he studied TIL
Interesting young person.
| 'I'vc heard so much about you, Nj
|. Garrick, she explained keer
ly, with comc-on smile and hcsit'
tiou after the "Mr.0 that limited {
the irksomencss of formality. You Inv
at the club, don't you? I'm stayin
with Beth Page; you must know Il
Pages? I'd seen you around whe
Twelve been over here and | thought
KNEW YOU wcre--you!