Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-24
THE TRI- WEEKLY JOURNALS
MYSTERY SERIAL
ION WINGS OF WIRELESS"
By Arthur B. Reeve
ION WINGS OF WIRELESS



least that's what I heard"
They harried young Buckley with
questions, but he was guarded. He
protested that he knew nothing
more, winding up again with the as
surance, shes all right, though"
But how do you know she's all
right?" insisted Garrick.
Because I was talking to Vira
over the wire when I made the ap-
pointment to meet her at the tea
rooms Of the Champs EIysees at
three and she said she was. That's
all I know"
It seemed as though having de-
liVered his assurance that Ruth was
safe, Glenn was doing some rapid
thinking on his own account. How
had they located him here at the
Cecil? It was true that his family
lived here in the winter, but the
more he revolved IL in his mind, the
more suspicious Of Garrick he be-
came and he began to shut up for
fear of dropping another inadvertent
remark like that about the Champs
Elysees.
"Now, Nita," insisted Garricl1 as
they returned to her car, don't let
go yourself. Just trust ME. I believe
that boy, even if he was tight
mouthed. I can handle this thing
Don't worry. Just keep busy. See
the sun is out, now. Give her a sur
prise. Take Mckay; go out there;
get her car towed somewhere before
she does. I'll get her safe"
Nita Walden was nearly hysteri-
cal, but the pressure of Garrick s
hand and his almost hypnotic eyes
won her.
Glenn had not been such a bad
guesser. It was nearly three when
Garrick and Dick sauntered into the
lobby of the Champs Elysees, looked
about cautiously and proceeded tn
gee under cover.
Before the tea room on the mez
canine floor hung sign: Radio
Concerts Daily" They nosed in, saw
that the coast was clear, and selected
a table in an angular corner, with a
mirror so placed that it was VERT
able periscope.
An orchestra in Newark was
brcadcasting some selection as they
sat down at the table and ordered
tea and crumpets.
1t was not more than sixty Sec
onds after three that they saw Glenn
come in, looking pale and tired, Sc
lect a table at the other end of the
room and drop into a chair facing
the entrance.
Ten minutes later Vira hustled in,
excited and angry about something
and worried. Glenn rose and greet.
ed her, all animation, now that a
girl was in question.
Few things are more fascinating
than listening to a radiophone con-
cert. Someone turns the tuning han
die Of the receiving set. Short and
long buZzes following each other in
lazy sort of way indicate some anna
teur telegrapher at work.
The tuning handle is turned a little
more and a pecliar moaning sound
is heard. Turned still more the
sound becomes a weak voice or nu-
sic. A final turning of the handle
brings in the radiOphone loud and
clear. The tuning is exceedingly
sharp.
It is fascinating ordinarily, but
there were four people at opposite
ends of the room for whom this con-
cert had no interest.
Garrick and Dick, watching and
wondering what to do, had faller
into a discussion of Ruth and Vira
and Garrick was taking a cruel de-
light in sounding Dick.
TO his serious mind Dick con-
fessed. it was just this vivaciou5
type Of Ruth that had for him the
greatest attraction. AS he put it, an
intellectual girl would have been
merely intensifying his own nature.
Garrick was urging him on and de-
liveriDg a little scientific homily on
wise old nature that brought together
the dissimilar and averaged them
There was no approval of the but
tertiy and the candle in Dick, how
ever, and they were soon into dis
cussion of Rae and the evident dis
sipatiCn she showed.
Zone does not readily think of
girls sowing wild oats" remarked
Garrick. ''Yet they often do. This
is one Of the strange anomalies of
the new freedom of women"
Dick frowned as he thought of the
glamor of the life they had seen at
the Inner Circle. What the end of
it all might be, he evidently pre-
ferred not to guess. At least he did
not pursue the subject
do you know, I've been worry
ing a good deal about the handwrit-
ing on that autographs film" Gar
rick changed the subject as he
brought out duplicate prints he had
made "WhOSa ia it2 DO Won ham