Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-23

/ Il saw Rae he painted for breath. "She
had come up to the boathouse, alone, in
rowboat with little engine over the
stern. She was sticking the nose of the
; boat under the boathouse in the channel
! between the skidway. / saw something
smoking in the bow. The engine was
going slowly, keeping the nose Of the
/ boat up under the 5oathouse / ran down
and jumped into the boat my God,
! Rae l shouted. Going to kill us both 2"
! with boat hook in both hands she
hinged at me but 1t hit my shoulder in
stead of my head. Damn your she
cried, I have had to say so many nice
/ things to you when I didn't feel like it
here's another wallop!
/ Il swung the boat free, gave the pier
/ a kick and 1t turned The engine was
turning over slowly and carrying us
away. I got the boathook away; then
she grabbed me. You fool! Take your
hands off-before l bite them off 3
=" Look. It's going to explode! It's
going to explode" Then I've jumped
There was that geyser Of water and
stuff Some one picked up Rae
in a speed boat / felt as If
that darn engine had hit me .
till Dick got me! But the
boathOuse ." is safe, fellows"
Garrick smiled II could decorate you
on the field Of action, GLENN" He looked
over at Dick The blow had been in
tended for them; It had miscarried and
Glenn had risked his life. "We1l leave
Mckay here for n few minutes III
drive your car. Mia. I must get Glenn
home He's mustered out with all the
honorr"
'Wait a minute" It was Dick. 1--WE
, left that other set in your room at the
club. I've got a new one. I'm a bug
on this. I can't be out Of touch with
the air a minute and be happy"
As Garrick drove them. Dick told what
had happened at the club But" asked
Glenn, reyiving, why The attempt to
wreck the hoathouse lab. ?"
Because" quickened Garrick. at is
the one place. they know, contains the
apparatus to ferret them out and catch
them
At GIenu's they waited for Dr. Darling
to run over from Stony Brook to dress
his wounds again. You must, fellows
I ] need your moral support" begged
Glenn. Hen give me the devil"
Now, Dick. hook up that business you
brought along. I've got the fever, too,
passion for pulling information down
out Of the air. like the prestidigitators
do with goldpieces.'
! Dick busted himself about the tele-
phone for some time, then set up his re-
celving set.
! ats a sort Of wired wireless" he ex-
/ planned, biased on discovery. invented
and perfected by a regular shark at this
thing, Major General Squier."
While they waited for the doctor a
raft Of inconseQuential stun filtered
through The doctor came. was paclied
professionally, and wa just finishing a
lecture on asepsis.
Another message" Interrupted Dick
( 'From Yira--snd RUTH" Frightened
Glenn.
Dick shook hia head, "Guy-it's that
/ fellow again--K -902-he's over at Mount
( Sinai-here, take this other earpiece."
Garrick fairly slapped Dicks shout
der as they listened. What did I say
/ Didn't say cherchez jealous woman
l knew Rae In her Jealousy would do
something and she has done it-just
/ when this lighting Irisbman, Deyins
came along in his X 002"
Dick Cautioned silence. They listened
Then Glenn cut in, demanding to know
the story.
IT'S just this, Glenn" retalled Gar
rick, when he was sure that no more
news was being spilled. that fellow,
Devins, in he X 9e2 was cruising down
I the Sound with his eyes open when he
saw what he thought was the Sea Vamp
In the inlet at Mount Sinai, where they
used 20 load the old wood packets in
the old days. As he got nearer he could
make out with bis glass that they were
o. r-f- &s
a scout cruiser up alongside"
Glenn nodded. at was our floating
storehouse, the Sea Vamp."
well, as he got nearer, he made out
/ through his glass what looked like two
! men struggling with a couple Of girls.
/ The scout boat was drifting away from
the houseboat then. The girls couldn't
( dght; they seemed to be tied. They must
have been Ruth and Virs. Then another
/ girl came from a cabin. She must have
had knife or something, for she cut
the other two loose. Some sailors came
! on deck The scout was pointing out
into the Sound by this time. One OF
/ the men era bbed the other and flung
him overheard. The Devins couldn't
catch the scout, so he kept right on till
he came up to the Sea Vamp. Who
should he find there, pacing the deck
Z ana cruising blu6 dtItdh uut NdptdlH
/ Brock-doumped overheard double
crossed and left behind?'
and Ruth and Vira not on the Sea
( Vamp-on this other boat?"
/ Eyes. He's got Brock That's two.
! Now we know that Brock at least is1 t
/ the man -the-top."
/ Back at the boathouse to tell Mia
Walden they found that she knSV more
than they did.
II didn't know Mckay knew so much
about radio" she cried excitedly. "Whlle
We were waiting he was trying to know
all about 1t. And, Dick, he got a sec
oud message from Ruth! Here It is. |
wrote it down, just as Mckay says he
got it,"
|. On a piece Of wrapping paper Mia had
written: ION the Bacchante. headed
down the Sound toward the ocean. hear
the men talk of Fire Island. This is
Ruth"
That's where it broke or" half
apologized Mckay.
Dick paced up and down the workshop
floor. Finally, be lifted a trap door and
climbed down to the former boathouse
below.
When Garrick climbed after him few
minutes later he found Dick, smeared
and greasy, coat Off. covered with per-
SEPARATION, working feverlshly.
Garrick looked about keenly. The for
mer boathouse had been transferred into
real hangar Dick looked up from his
work
I guess you remember enough to look
over those pontoons?" he called to Gar
rick, waving toward the hydroaero-