Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-01

1, JULY i, lOz6s
Ruth, dear, haven't you noticed how
many things we have in common?
Love Of fast cars, speed, excitement
even to roses! Why couldn't even
quarrel with your
He edged over under the wheel
nearer her. Ruth smiled at him.
Suddenly he leaned over to stealea
kiss. It went wrong and fell on her
ear. Somehow Ruth was glad it
wasn't the one Dick had kissed. But
the next moment she had taken
Jacks hand and given it little
squeeze in return.
They were just about leaving Mer.
rihew's when the faithful Mckay.
who had been watching the depar-
ture vigilantly from the parking
space at the club, tapped lightly on
shop.
1t needed only to have Mckay
spill the news about the automobile
ride with Curtis to set Dick frantic
over Ruth. A few minutes later
Dick and Garrick were on the club
porch.
Professor Vario was there with
Mrs. Walden, very thoughtful and
sympathetic. In fact, he was so at
tentive that Garrick found himself
wondering where lay his interest
in mother or daughter?
"It beats the devil" Guy found
himself wondering, "how these dod.
dering scientists can be SO clever
and deep in their own fields-and
such children when it comes to at
fairs of life and the heart"
Dick saw nothing. His vision was
eclipsed by one thought. Ruth was
somewhere with Jack. Nor was it
long before he blurted it out in some
thinly disguised form.
ct wouldn't worry much over
Ruth and jack" put in the profess
sor. "Those youngsters seem to me
to be quite capable of taking care of
themselves-at least Ruth does.''
He paused a moment. ct think ]
know enough of their habits FROM
watching them around here at the
club to guess where they might go.
I've got to go, over to the old Seaville
station this afternoon. I'll take
look at some of the places on the
way WASIS LLlSy llllSuL SLOp-Lkl6
garage, for instance"
Privately and aside Garrick tried
to calm Dick down. you may be
a great inventor and all that" he
remarked following out the thought
that had been running through his
| mind, "but well, tackle the
wireless reading of a wo1nan's heart.
| them
What do you mean?" snapped
Dick, CONTINUOUSLY.
'Nothing-just nothing" was
| Garrick's sententious answer.
In the late afternoon Curtis drew
up at the Binnacle, a queer old
| place furnished like the cabin Of
an old clipper ship. There was a
| fireless at the Binnacle and broad
| casted music
"Tea!' ordered Jack, turning from
| Ruth toward the waiter.
1.-TWO? Yes, SIR The waiter
winked.
what that wink meant" he whis.
pered to Ruth as he followed the
! waiter out. A moment and he re.
turned. Names Herman. He's all
right" he explained
A few minutes later Herman ap.
peared with cocktails in tea cups.
'Here's looking at
Ruth and Curtis had the cups
balanced, ready to taste.
"Don'tw
Ruth looked at him surprised.
"Why?"
TITS a drug-ether-som
He turned quickly toward the wait
er, rose, seized him by the shoulder,
swung him around. Then he reach.
ed into the walters waistcoat peck.
ct and drew out little vial.
You'll go to Jail for this, Her.
man."
l. PLANTED on men' :5,.
'That's what they all say!"
The screen door of the porch
swung open, and Professor Vario
strobe in. He had evidently heard
the whole thing on the other side
of the thick lockwood hedge. Before
anyone could say word he seized
the VIAL, smelled it, then smelled the
two cups.
That's an aphrodisiac-a love DO.
tion." He turned toward Curtis. II
believe you saw me getting out of
my car just now outside, young
man.
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