Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-24


Edward Mcdowell" by Gilman.
'Leschetizky AS l Knew Him." by
Newcomb.
Life of Liza Lehman" by herself.
lars all over the island, of the Inner Cir
cle." Jack swore as he thought of the
massed wealth from which he had been
"defrauded."
"Why was the 'Bacchante' here7" de-
manded Garrick.
ITO take him off; he came across by
car from the Radio Central. as soon as
he got me-damn him with the boat
into the open ocean, safe-Professor
Vario, of Counsel"
Professor variol" echoed Dick in
amazement.
Yes, Professor vario, head of the
biggest gang of bottleggers, black
mailers and dress suit yeggman I guess
you ever heard Of Yeh--Georges was
the fellow pulled em in; Brock was the
roughneck-Rae and were the decoys-
Ruth, Vira, Glenn and the others were
their cover. Damn his eyesl"
"But--the robberies 2" queried Dick.
Doesn't 1t explain the robberies? To
amass small fortune, Of course. That
guy was born money hungry and girl
crazy! I know his game He dragged
me into his dirty work-fool that / was
then he expected all the time to come
along at the right time, posing as hero
to Ruth, rescuing her from me. Then to
Bermuda, the Bahamas, Martinique, any
where don't know. Only / do know
now that Yario intended all along to
marry that girl-and get ten millions"
"Explain?" echoed Garrick. ut ex-
plains 4 lot of things. For instance, at
the Binnacle, what really happened was
that you, Jack, double crossed Yario
and tried to get away with Ruth your
self, and he caught you. 1t just gave
him his first chance to play hero, Ell ?"
Curtis nodded sulenly And the night
OF the dictagraph. With his wave me-
ter, vario discovered it, found that all
his secrets were being spilled IN the
air, and damned In on the dictagraph
wave length"
Jack listened as II 1t was the clanking
Of a chair He was afraid Of Garrick.
Then that broadcasted poison pen mes
sage. First Vario had allowed you to
get Ruth into dangerous position at
the Binnacle from which he rescued her
and played hero. Then this elopement
story, to compromise her But he had
you right where he wanted you. How?
The bigamy charge, of course"
Rae was now blazing. She might bat
tie Jack No one else could. She would
perjure her little soul but she would
fight him clear.
DO you know tAs 'sivs thing :"
Garrick turned to Dics that postcard.
about last night at tho Radio Central
told me something How did my alarm
fail7 You know, Dick, there's a switch
between the studio room and the actual
sending apparatus upstairs-not that
switch we saw before US. but another.
They use It whenever any one broad
casting tries to put over a bit Of adver
Using or chicanery or II the singer or
speaker Is rotten. swing the switch and
put on n photograph or something A
million explanations win do, later. The
point IS that he learned that I was
there. found out what / was doing and
choked it ofr--thereby betraying him
self He has been under cover ever since
and this Is the first information I've
had OF him all day-although, without
letting Dick or any one else know Of
my suspicion, I had private detectives
and the police looking for him quietly
He nodded over toward one Of the Astra
men with the policeman in the crowd
hAbAi Af1bh Ah0 htA oEIis AANAA ~ RAAb
man. Row long before we came did
you get these people?"
mot ten minutes, SIR
"And the ,Bacchante.' which way did
It headi'
"He must have got motor boat some
where: put out to 1T the minute II hove
In sight; then sent these people ashore
after a fight or something. I should say
81 headed eoutheast-by east"
"Come-Dick"
"Just a second, Guy. Whose hat was
It, Rae. tina theld the Jewels at Gerard's?"
Mine, of course" Defantly.
"And who was in the tower with the
searchlight ut Gerard's that nights"
Ruth and Glenn" This was spiteful.
I'VE threatened them. But It was the
last time
And why were the Walden pearls re
turnedf"
ut was his idea, varlo's-to involve her.
tie her up tighter. so she wouldn't dare
squeal"
They jumped into the motor boat and
a few minutes later the whirring OF the
propellers and the gorgeous cutting Of
spray gave them another leap Off into
the air.
They've twenty minute start"
shouted GarricE, adjusting his headgear
in the rush OF air. THANK heaven for
the light. What a sunsetr
Dick few by his compass in the direc-
tion Of the Astra man had indicated, then
began a series of ever widening hori-
zontal loops. It decreased his direct
distance, but It enabled him to cover
wider range in case Yarlo had turned the
course Of the "Bacchunte'' when he got
out OF sight Of land. Fast as the scout
cruiser was. it could not compete with
him for speed Garrick. with his eye
glued to glass with splendid German
lenses. swept the sea.
They had not been flying ten Minutes
In this fashion and Dick was consider
ing the turn on the southernmost swing
Of the loop when Garrick shouted above
the rush Of air, and pointed ahead, fur
Their south.
Dick depressed his ltitude and they
swung along until shortly with the naked
eye could be made out boat which was
without doubt the "Bacchante," far out
to sea.
As they watched, IT deliberately
turned and headed back toward them.
Garrick trained the glass toward It.
What did It mean9
"By heaven!" he exclaimed. whats
that speck between us and him7 Can it
be some one-swimming My God--it is
1T is Ruth"
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