The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-12
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By ARTHUR REEVE

4 Eraveiy smiling. ''iet me go home
aud sleep. Don't do anything more
untii | get a few hours OF rest
II takes sleep TO keep up with you"
A. Dick was prolonging the good
bye aud trying to arrange when
they were TO e each other again
n bell boy opened the hall door and
set down a beautiful basket OF
roses. Ruth's face sank In the
flowers. wrlnkiing up her little
nose she looked teasineiy at Dick.
She drew a card out OF the basket
and threw II on the table.
"Mummsy. e what Jack Curtis
Sent me-. Isn't he thouehtfulg
They ire my favorite shade"
Mrs Walden looked none too
pleased. Dick was In the deptha
again. lie would willingly have
stuck up Jack.
Fifteen minutes later back IN
Carrick's looms Dick was aflll
scowlinG. this time at the firta
graph as he recalled what ne had
overheard Jack playing In the love
game last night.
uarrick picked the headpiece up.
You know. I never really saw tsls
thing work. What was the matter
With II last night? ="
Someone damned In on the same
wave length. cant see yet how. I"
Oerrick held up his hand. ITS
Nira and Glenn In the Pink Room"
lie listened In intently. 'Nira.
I've been aching to have you alone.
Please don't Eet angry at RAGS
foolishness with me. can't stop
her without making the crowd sore
You know how Il In. I've wanted
Ia tell you this In some place where
Don't Glenn There was n
silence. Then muffled. II oughtn't
70 tell you. but ! can't help II. They
say you shouldn't be ieaious-bui
II you car enough for a fellow
how cen you help IL"
I'm going TO tell you n secret.
When you gave me hat ksy TO give
10 them. do you know what ! did7
! got the stuff nj first from your
house TO protec; you. ! did Il
on my own. And Il was lucky ]
did, How? put Il In my wi
garage"
Garrick chuokled. Here at least
was one unbonded warehouse OF
the Velvet Gang.
You fothcndsi". This was RRe'a
voice. lnterrupting "Be careful
Don't you know that last night
they overheard"
There was n muffled whisper, a
mans voice. hut Il was lost. II
was evidently a caution.
That's a partial explanation of
why Your dlctagraph went bad last
night. Dick" commented Garrick.
someone's hunting now for the
tranrmitter."
Dick looked at Garriok and Gar
rick at Dick. Here they were
powerless to stop II. Dick grabbed
one OF the earpieces.
There was a singing. metallic
noise rs II had wrenched
out the iron grin work In front
OF the fireplace under the old
mante,.
The diaphragm reproduced n
crashing crack. The dictagrapn
receiver was smashed
Ghrrick thouEhfully laid down
the earpiece. We'll. that's that"
II think" suggested Dick. not a
BIT rufficd. ~ the waIdens are 20.
ing back TO the club we'll go out TO
my workshop on the harbor. II
anything's going to happen. It will
be out there"
And you1l he near Ruth" pene-
trated 0arrick.
"Wslli Where Ruth IL. that's
where things happen, eh7"
When her mothers car pulled
up al the club that afternoon. Ruth
hoped out and was up the steps
with "A bound.
well. IL IL gbod TO see you.
Glad" shake hands, Jim, old
dear. Wasn't ! lucky 1 didn't get
killed dend2" Hello. Bob. Steer
ing gear on the Fritz" What a
Jolly crowd TO see after beias laid
up for q couple OF days" n tell
you. Vira's a peach OF a little nurse
Never 10 back on that girl" June.
ycu'rhould have seen how we near
~ went over the bridget"
Her mother stood and looked at
Ruth aghast. No one else had got
In n word and she had had q word
with every person on the por,h.
had made them feel that thuy wcie
each her particular friend ana lad
been let In on the whole secret
She hadn't given anyone a chance
to AJAX a question and had tcid only
Just what she wanted anj no more,
Just az II It had been the Whole
rtnff 10 thc Wuote cfJfd.
These flappers don't need n
mother 0r n diplomat; they are all
the wisdom OF the world con
densed." soliloauixed Mrs. Walden.
II was perhaps AT hour or two
latsr in she afternoon wher the htg
story had become ancient history.
a mere nine minutes wonder. that
Ruth at the Country club hegant 10
feel lonesome. with no car. II was
almost as had a. no legs.
A. II In answer TO n prayer for
new he@vts 10 conquer. Jack swept
up with a furry In his crimson
chumny car.
There vas nothing flustered.
nothing hurried abouth Jack. al
though lac left the motor running.
ihrottled down. No n could have
been more d~eferentlai or r~eassuring
TO Mrs. Walden. She did not like
the boy. but on second thought she
wal forced TO admit TO herself that
she had nothing ION" him.
The conversation waited merrily
ia the new chOmmy ear.
Wouldn't you like to try the
new hoilerT"
Would ~ Run mo over TO Mer-
rthcw'h garage. want TO sec that