New Britain herald., 1922-06-09
(contfnuod From Our Last Issue)
 CHAPTER V

CHAPTER V
 MUSIC IN THE AIR
 0arrick and Dick walked slowly down Forty Ninth street and across st1th Avenue. laughing at Ruth's russ and a bit sore.
 T suppose you feel put out!" pun, ned Garrick,
 Garrick was too puzzled to get 1t ''She certainly put us through the Inner Circle with as much neatness and dispatch as sardine goes from the river to the tin in the movies s'' Only. wonder why9"
 Garrick was thinking of the threat message. Could it be that she took that way of keeping us out of dan ger?"
 He stopped short and looked back. A tough stranger was lurking back of them. Garrick moved ahead and stopped again. The stranger stopped and slouched into garage. Garrick walked back quickly and as he passed him looked over and smiled. I'm on," he laughed and the man dropped his eye in sheepish sullen- ness
 They turned the corner and again into Fortieth street. As they passed the other door of the garage which ran through the block Garrick hesi- lated as if to walk through 1t and locate the shadower. As he did so he saw another man sink into doorway.
 We've discovered one: another has moved up to take his place. An old and very effective device"
 He hurled down the street with Dick, plunged into the subway wait ed for a train, then walked on out the other exit. No tail" could hold down Garrick If he suspected he was being shadowed.
 What did it mean? Still speculat- ing. they went on to Garrick's city apartment at Bachelors Hall and turned in.
 The next morning was rainy. damp and depressing Garrick and Dick had breakfasted and were dis cussing the events of the day before. Garrick's mind was most active when his physical being seemed la1est. Stretching out in his chair, raising his arms slowly about his head, he yawned and was about to deliver himself of some sage observa- tion on life in general and the case in particular when the telephone rang.
 Hang it, what's this? Answer it, Dick, old man."
 Dicks mind and body were both alert He had breakfasted with a couple of invisible companions. love and anxiety "Garrick" He held his hand now over the transmitter. My word. It's Mrs. Walden
 "Nita Walden? Here? Tell her there's a little reception room down there. We'll be with her right away"
 Nita Walden was distractedly wink ing quick and balling the handker- chief in her hand as she gazed out of the window at the rear in which Me Kay was biting with bulldog grip at his pipe as if contemplating some thing distasteful.
 Garrick closed the door as she rush cd excitedly to him and seized his hand with fingers that clinched un- consciously.
 Guy i" I am desperate It's Ruth again-my little girl. You must find her for me I can't take any one into my confidence except you and Dick. I don't know which way to turn. She didn't come home last night. l I have walked and walked the floor waiting for her. I haven't even had a | telephone call from her or anyone else. | What shall do? She never, never did | this before. My Ruthie-my little girl | Oh, Guy, can't stand the worry and | uncertainty of it. Help me. please"
 Garrick took Nitas arms and led l her quietly back to big seat in one end of the room. Gently he ques- fioned her until he had her quieted by concentrating on her answers. There was a knock at the door. Garrick opened it. It was Mckay.
 Please, sir I was just talking to a friend of mine, a chauffeur. who drives for some people out on the south shore, who lived up the street. Miss Ruths car was wrecked out on the 1sland-ran into a fence or some thing on an approach to one of the l