The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-12

Yes static <Aturw's
jazz jaxzed the radio 5axzT'
III was spectacular storm. you
know. with the lightning flashing
and crashes of thunder They were
debating whether 10 use the victrola
and canned music or improviHe an
orchestra OF their own. At the
height of the storm came a voics
from the French windows.
Hands upl And be quick
about Il, Line up along that
wall. i. And keep your mouths
shutr'
There seemed TO be three Of them.
masked. two men and a gtri--a rsgt,
lar deyilmay hussy. She held
the bag and a gun and took the
| Jewels while the two men covered
tho party They seemed To
know Just what they wanted. what
10 expect
what did they rrt7-
why. those bandits went thru
tho party They nIurt have got away
with a hundred thousand dollars
worth Of jswciry on. more
than that. The Walden pearls that
they took from Ruth were worth
twenty thousand easily"
/, "A good haul But what's this
gossip l hear that Il was an inside
jobg''
Mrs Walden glanced about TO
make sure that they were out Of ear
shot. That's what want your help
on. Guy" She dropped her voice. Il
think Mckay can tell you better. at
first hand. Mckay Is our chauffeur
She leaned over the nail OF the We
randa- john
Mckay. down the driveway with
the car. touched his cap and sidicd
up the steps OF the club vcranda.
John. win you tell MIR. Garrick
what you saw last night over at
Gerard'a7"
Wei. SIR" began Mckay. balanc-
sng accurately first ON one foot. then
on the other. as he picked at his
visored cap. after II Was all over
and there was a general alarm. sir.
old Mr.. Gerard came down TO see
what all the shootin' was for and he
asked me a lot OF questions-about
the signal--and--"
Just how did you happen 70 be
there. Moi<ay?'' asked Garrick II
didn't know Miss Ruth would let
anybody drive her car"
Mckay smiled. lie had touch Of
humor. even tho his keen Irish wit
aaw the serious and suspicious side
OF the incident.
"Oh, had been out joy.ridinR. sir
I'm sorry TO have TO say II.
maam--" he bowed toward Mrs.
Waiden--~with Lotta. one OF the
maids at oldfield"
II was evident that Mckay was
striving 20 show that he had nothing
TO conceal--and n lot TO tell. More
over. on the score that there had
been signal and the affair was an
inside job. he seemed anxious 10
clear Lolita. too.
so when Mr.. Gerard asks me.
says IT'S darn funny. II must have
happened right after that light sig.
nailed down toward francs neck"
"Lir''i signal? Tell me about
IT,"
We'll. saw IT," returned Mckay.
a trifie contcntiously. "a lot OF us
saw H. That's what made the sus.
picion that II was an inside job. You
see. | saw the storm coming up fast
and beat II back 20 Bellevue in the
car with Lotta a mile a minute. You
know that tower on the corner OF the
Gerard house2 thought you'd
know II. Most everybody does and
has seen the searchllght in II. Wen.
when the storm broke--f suppose
that was some time after their wire.
less went on the blink The
! lightning WAS great. 10 always is
out there--lights up the shore for
miles and the sea and you can see
the waves breaking way down on
the rocks and the beach
Between flashes OF lightning I
saw the searchlight moving up and
down the shore and says to myself.
That's n queer stunt--maybe n 1T.
tie dangerous on a night like this up
In that there tower But the search.
light was just like artificial light
ming. only you could see any part
OF the shore you wanted and the
waves a.smashing over tho rocks. at
any time you liked and aa long as
you liked. From where was / seen
that there was fellow and girl
up In the towcr--a fellow thnt
looked, maybe, like Glenn Buckley.
THE light Travelled along the
Il. S..t.