, 1922-06-22

rick. -I hate to be out OF radio touch
And why the club can't appropriate
money for an outfit I can't see
Garrick made h club his head
quarters and he felt he would X TO
start the day there.
Cast thy words upon ether
and they sha return unto thee after
many days" laughed Garrfck as he
looked over his mail Il suppose now
for a week I'm going to DO lombard
ed with mail from radio fans It's al
ways that way. Where do they find
the time to write all the ietters- Say
here's one, though. Read that A
postcard-postmsrked Northport-'
Dick. who was familiar with the
ways OF the radio listeners. read the
card:
Your message was good and clear
But why did you suddenly stop when
you began to tell us you sus2icionsg
rraph selecdRns I'm radio broadcast
TX so2.-
Someone on a cruiser or motor
boat with a wireless" commented
Garrck. IT IKE your radio fraser-
nifty. Dick They certainly do take
an interest in one another and go out
OF their way to do It,"
Dick laughed. You should see my
MALL Why If they DOM like a thing
they almost take to ms a personal
insuit-for a free service!'
There's a catch In it somewhere
----41---l .----.l afAT-mw .re 1ACa
he meant 1 didn't stop. 1 wen
right on to the end. And the phono
graph record-what's THAR"
Dick shrugged. His mind was OF
something else. Garrick, in his room
having without avail tried to find
out the identity OF TX so2" from tho
limited lists II the club, called tho
Customs House in New York and re
ouested the looking mp of the number
in the motor boat registration undo
the federal law. He waited.
"Just what I expected fidgeted
Dick. "Marooned-away from a radio
for no one knows how long. That's
why 1 grabbed this thing up, the
first thing 1 laid my hands on. Got
the receiving apparatus-all but the
Ohs % "A 6CEs
Dick snapped in place small clips
which connected the bed SPRING. ci
Garrick's bed-and the headpiece
like a telephone receiver to his ears.
BED springs-the iron fire escape
tho gas and water pipes-the teie-
phone wire-" he remarked as he
tuned and adjusted. almost anything
nay serve as an antenna in a pinch"
The room telephone rang for Gar
rick. IL was the Customs House call
ing. I'VE find" reported the clerk.
that K 9o2 is registered by Patrick
Devins, Bridgeport. Connecticut. a
forty-foot cruiser. named Lassie.'
Want a description"
Garrick had Just finished copying
It when a loud exclamation came
from Dick. by Jove-Guy! It's a
message from Ruth Rspeated-twice.
here. 1 scribbled it on this book"
please give this to the newspa.
pers-It now develops that Jack Cur.
tbs. who attempted an elopement yes
terday with mo, has n wife-Mrs. Rae
Larue Curtis That is all now. Tell
my mother I am safe and will be back
the first chance / can swim ashore.
Ruth Walden"
The two men gazed at each other.
Looks like she's a prisoner" scowfed
Dick. The first chance I can swim
ashoreY
Yes but, man. she's safe
somewhere. Her mother"
Somehow Ruth had cleveriy con.
trived to communicate WITH the out.
side world by radio. Together the
two hurried Town tho long corridor
and up a flight of stairs to Mia Wal.
denis rooms. Dicks heart was pound
ing, he felt. as lou as his knuckies
on the door. He had heard from
Ruth
Mrs. Walden opened the door. She
was afraid. What did the sudden
rapping mean7 Her worried and
wearied face searched Dicks eyes.
About RUTH Tell me, Dickr-
Dick blurted It out. "Oh, what aw-
full peoplei" shuddered Mrs. Walden.
but Ruth says, attempted elopment'
that means Ruth is all right. II
didn't succeed But-what can you do
now? Oh. there's my telephone ring.
ing again"
She turned from the room phone
bewildered. ut was that Rae Larue
girl-cal1ing me. Oh, but there was
hate and spite and jealousy in her
voicei The little vixenr'
But what did she sayr'' Gained
Garrick.
81 can't begin to repeat the Hood
Of words. Why. you'd think that I,
Ruth's mother. had tried to frame up
something against her.. She said, I'd
have you know hat Jack Curtis is my
husband, I married him in Chicago
two years ago. I won't have that
daughter OF yours coming between us.
and I've told him so. I'll squeal-In
hand the whole bunch over, first"
"Bullyr interrupted Garrick to
Nita's establishment Got 'em fight.
ing among themselves. Hell hath no
fury-and all that. You couldn't want
a better guardian for Ruth thar that
woman scorned. And I'll bet you she'll
do something-the first chance she
gets. Here" without waiting for any
comment from the surprised Nita. '1et
me have the wire. Central where
did that last call to the club come
from? Can o trace it," He put
his hand over the. transmitter and
aside. Tn h city you can't trace
a thing. But out in these little Inng