Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-21

| V ira answered aHOtHer hIoch dt thN
door. 1t was Garrick and Dick. Ruth
looked up surprised. ''How ana you
know / was hcre?'
"Dick s invented a wireless mind
reader. Love will find a way. Gar
rick answered with twinkle as he
| looked from Ruth to Dick.
Dick couldn't say anything at first.
| Mrs. Walden took his hand and pressed
] it gratefully, then she turned delibcr-
ately from Ruth and Dick and began
talking to Garrick and Vira as she
| moved away.
| "Ruth If you only knew the
| relief l feel at seeing you again! |
was afraid you had been hurt or
| something. If you could only have
seen me you'd know what you mean
| to me. l felt so sorry for your mother,
Ruth. Please be little careful for her
| sake. -
| Dick had taken her hand and for
gotten to let it 60. Ruth looked at
him and away and approved of the
| holding. Such a little, soft hand to
do the risky things that had been sug-
| gested by her active mind.
81 II have to let go, Ruth, or
Somebody must have slipped powder
| OG Vial III NY IOOu VI cOllct, IKE tntg
| did in the old days--hang it, they
| don t need love philtres in these days
when they make 'em as wonderful as
vou Confound it, the wilder you are,
| the more [ want to have you to
whisper something Ruth leaned
over. ~ love you and Il light, sur
reptitious kiss on the ear
/ .
smile that he might have worn if he
had been 40 years older, He walked.
her over to the window aside, leaning
down to talk low to her, All that Dick
| caught was fragment, ''--and the
! estatc-the income of ten million dol
lars, next month-when you are Is
| In manner that no one else could i'm
itate, Garrick was not scolding. He
was just giving a little fatherly ad-
vice. Ruth said little, almost nothing
But once their eyes met. There seemed
| to be Il flash of understanding. "And, -
| with his still serious smile, "be--be
CAREFUL"
Glenn called to take Nira to the
country and the four motored back to
Mrs. Walden S apartment.
| 'Well, Mummsy, it S good to get
/
Mrs. Walden looked at her pretty
girl and sighed. "What a Joy 1T is
and what a responsibility to raise Il
girl in these days of woman S free.
DOM
Nothing to what it must be to raise
a boy!" retortcd Ruth. Then a mo-
mcnt later, "Mothcr, we II 90 out to
the Club together ] m going to put
on my swankiest gown-and get the
drop on those old gossips out there
sweep 'cm off their cars. just watch
me!'
Dick and Garricll were taking leave.
CHOW, Ruth" Garrick said gravely
smiling, "let me go home and sleep.
Don t do anything more until | get
few hours of rest. 1t takes sleep to
keep up with you.
AS Dick was prolonging the goodby
and trying to arrange when they were
to see each other again bcllboy op.
ened the hall door and set, down "a
beautiful basket of roses. Ruth IS face
sank in the flowers. Wrinkling up her
little nose she looked tcasingly at Dick.
She drew card out of the basket and
threw it on the table.
Mummsy, see what Jack Curtis
sent me- Isn't he thoughtful? They
are my favoritc shade. -
Mrs Walden looked none too
pleased. Dick was in the depths again.
He would willingly have stuck up jack.
Fifteen minutes later back in Gar
rick s rooms Dick was still scowliuy.
this time at the dictagraph as he re,
called what he had, overheard Jack
playing in the love game last night.
Garrick picked the headpiece up
"You know, | never really saw this
thing work. What was the matter with
it last night?''
Someone jammcd in on the same
wave length. | can t see yet how
Garrick held up his hand. at s
Vlra and Glenn in the Pink Room. -
| He listened in intcntly. "Vira. 'vo.
been aching to have you alone. Please
don t get angry at Rae s foolishness
with me- can t stop her without
making the crowd sore You know,
how 1t is, We wanted to tell you this
III some place where | could D."
| Don t Glenn.'' There was a silence
Then muffled, 81 oughtn I to tell vou
but | can't help it. They say Won
shouldn't be iealous-but if YOU care
enough for fellow-how can YOU helm
Iit7"
- m going to tell you secret
When you gave me that key to give
to them, do you know what I dido I
got the stuff out first from your bouee
| to protect you. l did it on my
own. And it was lucky | did. How
l. put IT III my own garage -
Garrick chuckled. Here at least wan
one unbonded warehouse of the Velvet
Gang
| You fatheadsl" This was Rae's
voice, interrupting "Be CAREFUL
Don I you know that last night thew
overheard-'
There was a muffled whisper,
man 8 voice, but it was lost. 1t was
Ievidently caution.
| " That IS partial explanation of wby,
your dictagraph went bad last night.
Dick, commented Garrick. USome'
Zone s hunting now for the transmit,
ter.
| Dick 1oolf Cd NJ