Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01

rect distance, but 1T enabled nm 10
cover q wider ranger in case Vario had
turned the course of the Bacchante'
when he got out of sight of land. Fast
as the scout cruiser was it could not
compete with him for speed. Garrich,
with his eye glued to u glass with
splendid German lenses, swept the sea.
They had not been flying 10 minutes
in this fashion and Dick was consider
ing the turn on the southern most swing
Of the loop when Garrick shouted above
the rush Of air, and pointed ahead, fur.
ther south.
Dick depressed his altitude and they
swung along until shortly with the
naked eye could be made out a boat
which was without doubt the ''Bac-
chante,' far out to sea.
AS they watched, it deliberately
turned and headed back, toward them.
Garrick trained the glass toward it.
What did it means
"By heaven!' he exclaimed.
"What s that speck between us and
him9 Can it be omeone--swimming7
My God-it is--it is Ruth!'
Could it be that Ruth had seen and
taken last long chance, that she had
gone overheard, risking everything on
Marathon swim, at that hour, with
not chance in million of making the
shore9
AS the radioplane came nearer the
water and nearer the struggling swim
mer it became evident that the race
between the plane and the cruiser was
a losing one for the cruiser.
"Here, Guy, take this plane. Ill
take the radio!"
Garrick seized the other of the dou.
BILE set of controls. "A moment later he
| had TAXED in spray and was rocking
and pitching only a few feet from the
swimmer. 1t was ticklish business but
he maneuvered until he was able to
swing about. Fortunately the sea was
comparatively calm. AS for Ruth, she
was still fresh. Her long.distance
swimming counted now i'll the balance
Of her life.
| AS Garrick, with final effort with
Dick, dragged her aboard, she almost
collapsed in Dick S arms.
| "Take care of her, Guy, for a min
ute!" Dick turned to his radio appar-
atus and as he did so Garrick saw that
the Bacchante,' long before she was
beaten, had turned and was going away
at top speed "There!' Dick swung
a switch. A little light cleaned over
head. He swung another. Another
signal overhead changed. "Go!"
Like bolt flew the arrangement
overhead, long torpedo-likc affair of
aluminium, with wings and pontoons for
all the world like the hydroaeroplane
on which they were.
1t was flying, with the buzz of u
hornet!
Dick pressed lever. 1t swung in
it's flight.
"The principle of the thing is that
| use Hertzian waves to actuatc relafs
on the radioplane-that is, I send a
child with a message. The grown man,
through the relay, so to speak, does the
work. So, you see, l can sit here and
send my little David anywhere to strike
down Goliath"
In the sunset Vario on the "Bac-
chante" must have seen it, sensed it,
for he knew something of Dick g
work. He changed his course. Instant
ly Dick pulled a lever and the radio
plane changed its course by exactly
the same degree. 1t was like a consci-
ence pursuing.
They could not see Vario beside the
man at the wheel. He had his re-
volver, whether to intimidate the man
or not, could not be determined. AS the
hornet swooped straight at him, how
ever, he fired once, twice; three times
at it. No craftsmanship of Vario 3
could stop that thing. He seemed to
realize it. For an instant he hesitated,
then quickly turned the gun on himself
and fired,
AS Vario sank to the deck, Garrick
nerved himself for the explosion of the
radioplane. To his amazement the little
thing circled like a wasp, turned, and
, started back.
"They II stand by, now," muttered
, Dick "Not reason in the world then
to send that little treasure ship to
Davy Jones" ',--,s,, ID.
1t was late and lark when the "Bhc-
chante' limped up and cast anchor off
the Seaville wireless station, towing
Defoe s radioplane and its mother fly
ing boat.
Nita Walden had been sitting for
hours in her car by the beach in front
of the station, her eyes CLASSY, staring
over the waters. She was shivering
with fear. "Will they never come
back9 Oh, Ruth Ruth, Ruth
Suddenly she cav slim, dripping
figure of a girl running up the beach.
, She winked, stared harder. "My
Ruth-at last!' She pulled the curly
head down to her and sobbed, joyous
lly.
"And she s promised to revise the
ceremony-and put the word obey
back again--only | don expect her
| to do it'll
Through her tears and hysterical sobs
Nita Walden saw Dick and Garrick Just
behind him. She opened her arms and
drew Dick toward herself and Ruth.
81 suppose ] may have the Job of
,, detective watching the wedding pres
entsY' laughed Garrick.
Really, mother, Guy saved mc-you
might say--on wings of wireless!
Il Nita Walden spread her arms farther
caught Garrick s coat, drew him over,
as the tears trickled down her face and
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