South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-07

quaint face around the corner. What
are you doing. Vira2 Rehearsing a
! scene on Glenn? You're not falling
for Il. are you old DEAR" With a
shrug or her shoulders and her AIMS
Iakimbo. she threw her head back
and laughed silvery Quickly lean
ing her beautiful body forward she
waved a hooking finger toward
/ Glenn. with three cocktails. Vira.
he would say the same thing 20 me.
Don't believe a word he says"
Somehow. Rae's jocular remarks
bred distrust IN both lovers. They
glowered at her for the interruption
But they both fell for IL. Love
claims all or none" Is just as true
among The sophisticated as among
the simple.
Suddenly sitting down. Rae beck
oned a boy Three soothing sfrups
In a hurry" Then. turning 10 her
companions. she said. lower. Il have
some important news for you. I've
Deen hunting ali over for you"
Her voice dropped TO a "bzz-bzz-
7 BIZ" Georges had been called away
from Garrick and Dick TO some Of
.
ing the ultra particular. They
strained their ears.
Il was just UP there" Then a
break. And il came In over Pinkey's
wireless from =" II was lost. 1T
said Watch out for Garrick and
Dick They got ashore q.
To New York . Get them out OF
the way for good"
Garrick and Dick exchanged
glances "Forewarned. forearmed."
I whispered Dick.
our forearms are about all we've
I got. tool"
There was a swish OF someone
passing their door and along the hall.
! Dick started. Il was Ruth herself.
! Both he and Garrick were on their
I feet in a moment, quietly. down the
! hall after her and around A heavy
/ carved newell post up the stairs to
! the second floor.
She turned as she heard their
/ steps in the wide hall on the second
floor
And along came Ruth" exclaimed
Garrick smiling.
What are you boys doing here ?
! Shopping again2 It's a bad idea.
/ end" She laughed. but neither could
be so obtuse as not to see that there
was kick in It,
She had her hands on the knob OF
a door at the end of the hall. She
turned IL. looked in. shut the door
again and faced them.
! Show us around. Ruth. I'm
! crazy about this shack"
We'll, Guy you might think I was
I a megaphone man in a Chinatown
( for-a-dollar rubberneck bus or
/ the guide in many museums Just
what do you want to see this time ?''
Her lightning mind seemed 10 tune
itself TO a fine adjustment She did
not wait for a reply. Instead. she
opened the door and admitted them
into a very pink room.
wait here a minute. Does any
body know you are here?"
NO one but Georges"
She did not wait for more explana-
| ton but was out in the hall again.
! closing the door softly.
! Garrick. running true TO form.
/ opened a cedar chest between two
! closet doors. He beckoned Dick.
a radio frequency amplifier," he
/ muttered TO Dick "All wired up" He
/ closed the chest upon the complete
paraphernalia, thought a moment
then stood up on it. running his fin
ger along the picture mOlding that
| circuited the room. He blew the dust
from his fingers and wiped them or
his handkerchief.
About forty feet Of wire placed
behind the picture molding about the
room where it's out Of sight
The receiving outfit in a cedar chest
where no one can see IT. Humph,"
Dick went over il. making a hasty
examination OF his own.
"A loop outfit of this kind gives
pretty fair results over reasonable
distances. although it doesn't cover
the same distance that the same
equipment would If II were used With
good antenna. Still. during the
summer when there are many light
ming storms and static is at its worst
the loop is an interesting means OF
receiving. To begin with, the loop IS
safe from lightning since II can be
used indoors. More than that. II
doesn't pick up static like the usual
antenna II doesn't make use or =
ground connection It only inter
cepts a small portion or the usual
energy intercepted by a good an
tenna So the radio frequency
amplifier"
That's all very interesting but
just shut up that chest before we
have fifteen men dancing on two
dead mems chests" Garrick was
looking keenly at the color scneme
of the lounge. Pink -Pinkey
Il was just UP there gather
that the threat or warning
came over this wireless. From the
/ 'Bacchante'? It's running through
my mind: '5-22-22 $50 cases s. s
/ Arroyo. CKGG' This is CKGG. Dc
YOU begin 10 get it,"
Dick nodded half compromising
AS they said about little Willie
What next? What next p"
Ruth opened the door quietly. mys-
teriously She seemed TO be labor.
ing under high nervous tension.
you saw the dance floor and din
ing room downstairs And you met
/ Georges. guess you can guess that
anything Georges has anything q
do with will be at least aristocratic? p
Everything is classy and in
taste" admitted Dick 1T has at
mosphere and all that" He longed
TO go on with more personal ques-
tions But Garrick's presence re-
strained him.
Ruth beckoned them out in the
hail II was noticeable that she wa: