The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-23
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b. Arthur B REEVE
Arthur ARTHUR B REEVE :

dcn's rooms. Dicks heart was
pounding. he felt. a. loud as his
knuckies on the door. lie had heard
from Ruth
Mrs. Walden opened the door. She
was afraid. what did the sudden
rapping mean7 Her worried and
wearicd face searched Dicks eyes.
about RUTH Tell me. Dick
Dick blurted u out. ''oh. what
awful peopler' shuddercd Mrs. wal.
den. s'Rut Ruth says. attempted
eiopcment'--that means Ruth IL all
right. II didn't succeed. But--whs'
can you do now7 oh. there's
my telephone ringing again"
She turned from the room phone
hewildered. 1T wac that Rae Larue
giri--cailing me. on. but there was
/ hate and spite and jealousy In her
voiccl The little vixenr'
'Rut what did she sayT- Gained
Garrick.
II can't begin 20 repeat the flood
Of words. Why. you'd think that I.
Ruth's mother. had tried 20 frame up
something against her, She said.
ia have you know that Jack Curtis
l. my hushand' married him IN
Chicago two years ago. won't
have that daughter Of yours coming
between ms and I've told him 80.
III saueai-t'u hand the whole bunch
over. first"
~Huliyr' interrupted Garrick 20
Nita's establishment. Got 'em fight.
ing among themselves. Hell hath no
fury-and all that. You couldn't
want n better guardian for Ruth
than that woman scorned, And IN
bet you she'il do something's first
chance she gets. Here" without
waiting for any comment from the
surprised Nlta. ''let mo have the
wire. Central where aid that
last call to the Club come from Can
you trace itg'. lie put his hand over
the transmitser and asidcd. I'm the
city YOU can't trace thing. But
out In these little Long Island town.
these hick telephone girls listen IN
ON all the village gossip. Wait.
you'll see" Then. with his hand Oft.
Yes. thank you He hung up.
Prom the Gravel Works az the
mouth cf the harborr'
I'm be darned--our harborg- ex.
. claimed Dick.
You'll be something else quick.
~ from Gsrriek. Your hoafhouser'
Il hadn't thought Of that. We'd
better get down there
wen. thought OF II. That's why
I ieft Glenn You don't need 60 ask
n
and all upset. Yes. ! think doing
something. anything would do you
good. Have Mckay drive us all
down. And hurry. Were not going
TO make a caIlr'
They were coasting down from the
top OF the Hill few hundred feet
from the boathcus~ when Mckay
1ammed on the brakes and scraped a
couple Of dollars worth OF rubber off
tho tires
Just over the tops Of the trees
could be seen the roof OF tho boat.
house. But beyond. in the hnrbor.
one instant was n rowboat with a
SRI and fellow IN u. the girl In a
bathing suit. They seemed 10 BE-
struggling. Thu NEXT instant like a
thrce-foot flash OF a motion picture.
there was n large column OF water
and puff OF smoke. black wrecknge
Of the boat. II seemed that. but n
split second before. the two had
struggled overheard or ieaped. Then
came the deep report echoing and re.
verberating among the Sonowantuc
hills
GLENN exclaimed Garrfck. a.
Mckay released tho brakes and roll.
ed down like roller coaster the
rest Of the way.
They were IN time 20 see that the
boathouse was unharmed. A little
speed boat which they had not no.
ticed now circled about II picked
up the girl and started off furiously
toward the mouth OF the harbcr. A
black object. Glenn. struggled feebly
In the water. BY this time Dick had
his coat Off. He ripped his shirt as
he ran down the dock and plunged
Off. almost unencumbered by that
time
When Garrick pulled them both
out and had Glenn sufficiently re.
vived TO find that Their. were no
broken bones. he had begun 10 get
the story.
Glenn. Il seemed. had been on the
roadside OF the boathouse from
which he had expected attack. II az
ell. when he had heard a noise under
the workshop. The workshop was
on the second floor. II had been con
verted into a hangar by Dick, with a
skid.way down into the water. In II
he had a hydroaeroplane on which
he was working. installing one of
his new radio ideas.
Il saw Rae" he painted for breath.
''She had come up 70 the boathouse.
alone. In a rowboat with a little
engine over the stern. She was stick.
ing the nose OF the boat under the
boathouse In the channel between
the skldway. saw something
smoking in the bow. The engine
was going slowly. keeping the nose
OF the boat up under the boathouse.
I ran down and jumped into the
boat My God, Rae" ! shouted.