The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-21

over Wen. anyway yes.
gave a key TO Rae Larue once. She
begged 4 Of me once TO put her car
up and then ="
"Ail right. Glenn. IN give you to
night. Going to sec RUTH Well.
tell her not TO do thing without
seeing me first
Glenn departed a bit relieved at
postponing tho cvii day OF confession.
Well. II liae i.Arue had II. they
all had Il. anyone that wanted H."
hastily reasoned Garrlck. That place
IL cache fer their stuff. didn't
want 10 ask for the key. I don't
need H. Wen 80 there anyway. III
get in. Come on 10 the clsyr'
Locks wsrr no impeachment 10 Gar.
rick. lie had taken a course with
his friend Iioudini. While he couldn't
get out Of everything. he could get
INTO nearly anything.
Gicnn'a garage Was easy. As thcy
closed the door. they looked about In
srsszerpenh II was indeed an "un.
bonded warchot.re.~ There were
casss enough 10 have meant tidy
little fortune. In one co.r.r where
they had been hastily DUNG A my
tho product Of tho looting OF .he
Parr cellar. -
"undlnturbed- Too bulky" NUT.
tered Garrfek. ''But someone has
been here"
How do you know
Cnrrick pointed toward q crack Of
light On one side Of tho garage was
an auto pit for working on the under
sids Of ears. A board covering was
imperfectiy pulled over u. Thru tho
edge shone a light Garrick wrenched
tho covering aside.
Their hiding place. whoever was
here must have bsen IN a nervous
hurry forgot TO switch Off that
garage light on the flexible cable"
He jumped down IN the pit. a mo
ment later he hoisted himself up.
without a word he handed Dick a
little jewel case. Engraved on n
were tho words. "Antoinetts Parr."
IL was empty
"Everything's gone--sIl the small
portable property"
What shall We dot Hand IL over
TO the poilceg"
Not yet. must get Glenn and
the others some sort of immunity for
what they didn't do. They don't do.
serve it--but they're Just wise young
fools" Garrick thought moment.
You see. the net result Of some OF
our new commandments has becn 10
make various phases OF lawbreaking
smart. Only this Ii a
bit extreme"
He moved over 10 the telephone.
II was working and he called the
Astra agency Of private detectives
TO furnish a guard until the ring.
leader was caught and he was ready
to make final disposition OF the case.
Dicks alert eyes. as they were
waiting. discovered a wireless set on
a worktabls IN the rear. Out OF the
back window he could see tho an.
tenna from the garage 10 the house.
'HoIy judas priestr' Dick was 80
started he was pale. Someone's
broadcasting what they call news
IL II can't be. II must be some
crazy amateur. Ruth Walden. tho
hciress. has eloped with John Cur.
tier"
Garriclx seized tho phones. ANA
teur-perhaps; crazy. nor Garrick
listened and continued. did you
ever stop to consider tho radio as a
means for siander7 Talk about your
poison pen wrltersi Science has put
into the hands OF blsckmallers the
most dangerous OF weapons. Your
story is spread 70 a million fans. And
there's not a chance Of tracing II to
your slandererr'
There isn't7 The devil there Isn't |
I can. I wiliF' exclaimed Dick. III
he keeps It up"
Everything he needed seemed |
there on the workbench. IL was |
simple. loop" as IL
Is known, copper wire wound eight |
times around frame four feet |
He hung II from tho ceiling.
free. He could turn II in any direc-
ton. He connected up the receiving |
get. Then he began turning the loop
slowly.
"A directional receiver" explained |