The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-06-16
fceufinued from our last issue)
CHAPTER XII.
THE NOISES OF SPACE.


THE NOISES OF SPACE.
II vas early in the morning when
carrick with Dick turned into the
driveway of GIenn's house at Mono
ANY word OF vira and Ruth %
nueried Glenn.
mot yet. But there is something
vou can do. Have you had your
breakfast? Then come along"
Al Defoe's boathouse-la laboratory
earrjck posted Glenn on guard.
sNow. look here, -boy-if you love
Vlra and want her back, guard this
place as you would you life" Gar
rick had assumed a rather stern
toue: he knew he must impress
Glenn. Inside and out" he added
seriously.
ard like to be with you hunting
the girls" returned Glenn prompt
". "but if sticking here will help
me. depend on me. Ill be a sticker,
all right. Only for heavens sake
get those girls"
Dick grasped his hand and Gar
rick slapped his back encouraging
Nv. With one last look to see that
nothing had been disturbed, Dick
grabbed up n small oak case and
some other portable paraphernalia
and logged it out to the car.
Never can tell" he said to Gar
rick. Il hate to be out of radio
touch. And why the club can't ap-
propriate money for an outfit,
can't see"
Garrick made the Club his head,
quarters and he felt he would like
to start the day there.
Cast thy words upon the. ether
and they shall return unto thee
after many days" laughed Garriel
as he looked over$lis mail. Il sup.
pose now for a week I'm going to bt
hombarded with mail from radio
fans. It's always that way. Whert
do they find the time to write all the
letters? Say here's one, though
Read that. A postcard-postma
ed North port"
Dick, who was familiar with tbs
ways CT the radio listeners, read the
card:
your message was good ant
elear-But why did you suddenl.
stop when you began to tell US you
suspicious?
"P. s.: 1 don't approve of phono
graph selections in radio broad
casting, anyhow. l can buy records
* 902."
Someone on a cruiser or motor
boat with a wireless" commented
Garick. Il like your radio frater
nifty, Dick. They certainly do TAX
an interest in one another and u
ont of their way TO do it,"
Dick laughed. You should see m.
mail, Why if they don't like ;
thing they almost take it as a per
sonal insult-for a free seryicei"
There's a catch in it some
where" considered Garrick. Nov
what does he mean? | didn't stop.
went right on to the end. And the
monograph record-what's that?"
Dick shrugged. His mind was or
something else. Garrick. in hi:
room, having without avail tried Il
find out the identity of * 902'
from the limited lists at the club
called the Customs House in New
York and requested the looking VI
Of the number in the motor boa
registration under the federal law
y He waited.
Just what l expected" fiidgeteC
1 Dick. "Marooned-away from ;
4 radio for no one knows how long
| That's why | grabbed this thing up
1 the first thing | laid my hands on
Got the receiving apparatusNal
but the antenna. oh, very we'll
we'll see."
Dick snapped in place small clip!
which connected the bed springs, O
Garrick's bed--and put the head
pieces like a telephone receiver II
his ears.
Bed springs-the iron fire es
cape-the gas and water pipes
the telephone wire" he remarked
as he tuned and adjusted, "almos
anything may serve as an antennf
in pinch"
The room telephone rang for Gar
rick 1t was the Customs House
calling. I'VE find" reported thu
clerk, that K 90z is registered b,
Patrick Devins, Bridgeport, Con
necticut. a 40-foot acabin cruiser
named Lassie." Want descrip
( tion?''
/ Garrick had just finished copyins
i when a loud exclamation camt
from Dick. by Jove-GuyIIt's {
message from Ruth. Repeated -
twiee-here, I scrubbed it on thi:
book
4 Please give this TO the newspa
pers-It now develops that Jacf
I curtis, who attempted an elope
nent yesterday with me has wife
Mrs. Rae Larue Curtis. That i:
III now. Tell my mother I am SAFE
and will be back the first chance
ian swim ashore. Ruth Walden
The two men gazed at each other
Looks >lige she's a prisoner,
seowled Dick. The first chance
can swim ashore.'
4 Yes but, man. she's safe