Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-06

The doctor did not answer, but led
the way outside and a few feet down
the driveway.
There was Glenn, wrapped in a
heavy robe, his head bandaged, still
very shaky.
"Garrick." he cried. did you
hear, yet? Someone's carried off
Ruth and Vira in the Sea Vamp.'
When the doctor got hold of me he
patched me up; / told him; he was
for ringing up the sheriff, but I
made him wait until I could see
you
In the rapid fire Of questions it
appeared that Ruth had been get
ting more and more anxious to do
something. Vira had confessed to
her that she had seen Garrick and
when Glenn arrived he told of his
meeting on Main street and Gar
rick's message.
They had agreed that the first
thing to be done was to fix 1t SO
that the Sea Vamp" could not be
moved away, and Ruth had insisted
that she be driven over there that
evening SO she could disable the en-
gines and make it impossible. They
had agreed.
But why?" asked Dick. s.
why? Don't you get it? The
Sea Vamp' was really the floating
storehouse for a lot of wet goods
we were dealing In for Georges and
the rest. That was Brooks real
job"
II see," encouraged Garrick. "And
Ruth thought they might move the
boat away. So she started to pre-
vent that-and left me the note
about it,
eyes," nodded Glenn, adjusting
the bandage more comfortably.
well, when we got over there it
was dark. There wasn't even the
light on the boat. Ruth figured
that Brock and everybody were
away and it was a good time to do
what she wanted. We got a canoe
and padded out. There wasn't a
sound. We climbed aboard and went
down to the little engine room.
was beastly dark. l was fumbling
about for the switch-the next thing
knew I heard scream from Vira
then something or somebody must
have hit me-" he put his hand up
carefully but did not touch the band.
age back Of his ear, "and that's the
last thing I knew until I came to
in the water half full of the harbor.
Must have knocked me cold and
overheard. I managed to get to the
other shore and some people in a
bungalow got the Doc"
''Who was it?" asked Dick. more
than one?"
IT don't know. But I think so. 1
Nyoc a
couple at least back of me-"
Dick stared at Garrick. Vira gone,
too! Georges, Brock. Jack Curtis,
Rae. He uttered the names. suspi-
ciously. Was it in reality a final
Ruth, himself and Jack, Vira, Rae
and Glenn?
49," Dick mumbled sarcastically
with a side glance at Garrick. Ruth
knew very well what she was doing,
eh?"
Garrick was too big to take of.
tense. Dick" he replied merely,
Ruth confided in me, that morning
at the Usonia. She's really clever.
You know it as we'll as I do. But
they had her-they had them all,
meshed, hooked. Why. Dick, all the
time she has meant just to lead
them on-and hand them over, when
she got them right. But she couldn't
tell Glenn. here, that. Nor Vira.
Not yet" He glanced up at his
own car. "If she had only stuck
to her promise-to let me know
first! But Ruth is so clever; she
thinks she's. match for anyone
And mostly she is! Wait! She'll
prove it,
1t was cold comfort to Dick.
well, now. what good is it to be
here? If we had only gone to the
city we could have alarmed the po-
Garrlck smiled patiently. You for
get the Radio Central at Rock Ledge
and the telephone. I can do all
that here. can call up and get the
police of the country here by tele-
phone. Besides, from Rock Ledge
I can alarm the police of the world.
Every ship, every amateur station.
on any wave lergth-the wireless
world is open to me here!
That's it," cried Glenn. "Let me
&c with YOU"
mo. Doctor, put him up where he
can get over this quick. I'll need
you. boy, tomorrow, need you badly.
Get in shape"
Glenn obeyed with, for him, good
grace. and in a moment, with the full
story, Garrick and Dick were speed
ing to Rock Ledge. "Broadcasting
by the police-for stolen cars-miss-
ing people-all sorts of crimes-is
getting to be greater success every
day.. cried Garrick, trying to pump