Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-17

roofs until they came to the roof of the
Inner Circle.
1t was curious roof. In the center
had been built great concrete box as
big as a room. There was no time to
Investigate that, however.
Garrick dshed with a line down the
chimney by sounding until he located
the due to the PINK Room. Then,
dangling down. he lowered the dicta-
sraph transmitter until It must have
hung a foot from the floor Of the hearth
i Of the iron grillwork under the
rel below in the Pink Room.
awhile, on tie roof. Dick had been
placing his sending set and Car
aelped him complete the set-up.
hey left the studio house, two men
were passing One Of them brushed
suspiciously against Dick with enough
force to knock the bag he was carrying
out Of his handa Garrick controlled his
temper. Here were the mysterious
shadowers again. Were they emissaries
OF he gang?
Garrick picked up the bag himself,
looked significantly at the man, and re-
marked, well, see? Nothing dripping "
As they had been at work on the roof.
they had determined on placing the re-
ceiying end up at Garricks apartment,
which was only several blocks uptown.
At Bachelors Hall Dick worked rapid
ly, for IT was now getting dark In
spite Of the length Of the days He nm
packed the receiving end OF his wireless
dictagraph I'm the room, then went up
on the roof and erected the portable
aerial.
Carefully and deftly he began to tune
mp, now that This second Installation was
complete II was rather difficult TO get
the fine adjustment. but at last be got
the right wave length.
He looked up at Garrick. smiled. and
took the headgear of. handing # to him.
Get that?"
Garrlck adjusted It. listened for a mo-
ment In some perplezity. then exclaimed.
why, I can hear the whlrr Of a vacuum
cleaner IN the ROOM"
Dick smiled proudly. 81 think I've
made the transmitter about as sensitive
a microphone as can be made. I only
hope It isn't so sensitive that It picks
up through the wall what happens In
the house next door"
They listened in for several minutes.
but there was nothing more yet Who
ever was cleaning the room finished and
left.
The buzzer on Garrlcks door sounded.
He opened it on crack 1t was Nc
Kay.
Il just saw that Rae Larue. with
man, az the Park Garage on Sixteenth
street where 1 put the car up"
what sort OF looking MANI"
Il didn't know him, sir. Sort Of shay
gy hair"
Brock exclaimed Dick, who hnd
come over.
"rhen Jack Curtis came in car. lie
didn't stay long, went downtown, I
think"
Rae had been fussing with the In
terror Of one car in the long line in the
garage. She was apparently very busy.
but Mckay noticed that nothing es-
capped her, no matter how slight He
had continued to watch some time.
Suddenly a very raklsh roadster drew
up and Rae looked out Of the sedan
In which she was. When she saw Glenn
Buckley in the roadster she Jumped out
to meet him.
Glenn greeted her with a sickIy smile.
"Well, you poor fish" exclaimed Rae
you must believe In ghosts You look
as though you'd seen one. What are
you doing here"
Just looking-to see if there's any one
about"
Gee, Glenn, I'm thirsty. Let's 90
down to the Inner Circle. Win you take
me"
"Surely, Rae. Always glad to relieve
a drought and be charitable. to my own
al the same time"
Rae grabbed his arm and awung up
behind the wheel. They were of
To himself Glenn had had to admit
that no one could be bored in RAGS So
ciety No wonder Vira was Jealous But
he wouldn't have taken n dozen RAGS
for one Vira. He didn't like coarseness
and sometimes Rae did not suit his fas-
tidlous nature Vlra with all her mod
ernity, vivacity and recklessness, never
was coarse.
Mckay had gone. properly rewarded
and Garrick was wondering over what
he had Just learned.
Were they the three at the Part cs-
tate last night Rae Brock and jack"
he speculated aloud at length.
But Jack could hardly have been