South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-12
CHAPTER VII.
TNTFRFERE NCE


For an hour or more Dick waited
patiently at his wireless dictagraph
in Garrick's room.
In the silence. broken now and
then by some amateur. he had
plenty of time 10 think of Ruth.
To spite OF himself his suspicious car
ried him on 10 the Parr robbery.
now known 10 have included the tax
ing Of valuable Jewels as we'll as the
footing OF the Parr cellar OF some of
its choicest vintages His thoughts
ran beyond that, TO the radio dance
and the suspicious signaling from the
tower of the Gerard house.
Who was the ringleader Of this
miserable affair? He thought of
Brock, OF Georges-and of Jack Cur
tbs. lie gritted his teeth. He hated
the very name OF the debonair ad-
venturer.
Dick started from his reverie. The
dictagraph was working!
Through the high resistance head
pieces he heard voices. almost as if
from one of the old Photographs He
strained his ears TO recognize the
voices. 1t was Vira speaking. To
Ruth?
well. here we are again. For a
second last night I thought we were
never going to get TO the old Inner
Circle again. You're some driver.
Anybody else at the wheel and-wen,
dead girls tell no talesi"
As Dicks keen ears focused at
tention he could recognize Ruth's
laugh.
"Vira, that sounds goods-because
I know you mean It. After what we
went through last night we're pals
forever I feel a little shaky yet 1
think I'll lie down for a while on
this chaise lounge. Some more OF
your messaging would do my poor
back "A lot Of good. II YOU ever go
broke and have 10 open a beauty
shop or something. count on me as
your best patron"
There was silence for few min
utes. Then Ruth spoke again. 81
wonder when Jack is coming He's
becoming such rushing lover. felt
1 had 20 do something 10 rise 10 the
same standard OF energy he shows.
These boys aren't going 10 get
ahead OF little Ruth"
Vira chuckled We'll. il wouldn Z
take much 10 get ahead Of Glenn
these days. He looks worried-and
that makes me worried. Have YOU
noticed IL. Ruth %
not through your eyes Of love.
dear" Kidded Ruth.
Dick az the other end had been a
bit worried about the ethics Of what
Garrick's detective procnvities had
got him into. He told himself that
he would stop II IL were not for what
Guy would say. II he had stopped
long enough he might have admitted
that he was Just like the other mill
lions in similar circumstances who
would have liked an earful on the
other Fellow.
The fact was that Dick was almost
beside himself with jealousy az he
heard Ruth discussing Jack. The
only consola ton 10 which he could
and rather flppant way she spoke OF
him. he wondered Did he imagine
that, because he wished Il
Then he heard another voice over
the wireless. He recognized u as
Brooks voice and Brock did not
seem in the best OF temper with the
Girls
you oughtn't TO butt IN and try
20 stop anything. RUth-not when II
has gone as far as that thing did
last night Youn get somebody
caught one OF these days'and-"
There was a thinly yelled threat
IN the grun breaking of OF Brooks
remark.
Just because IL was the PARIS
some friends Of"
Il know" interrupted Ruth. But
when you all picked US up after the
sTnash-up and took US 20 Vira's-
why did you leave the bulky stun az
her house? Suppose someone comes
In there-and dnds Il. A pretty little
front-page scandal"
Ruth had been Characteristic.
Without entering a defense she had