Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
CHAPTER XII

They jumped into the motorboat
and a few minutes later the whir-
ring of the propellers and the gor-
another leap off into the air.
They've a twenty-minute start, 1"
shouted Garrick, adjusting his head
gear in the rush of air. THANK
heaven for the light. What a sun
setr'
Dick flew by his compass in the
direction the Astra man had indi-
Gated, then began series Of ever
widening horizontal loops. 1t de-
creased his direct distance, but it
enabled him to cover a wider range
in case Vario had turned the course
of the "Bacchante" when he got out
Of sight of land. Fast as the scout
cruiser was it could not compete
with him for speed. Garrick, with
his eye glued to glass with splendid
German lenses, swept the sea.
They had not been flying ten min.
utes in this fashion and Dick was
considering the turn on the south
eminent swing of the loop when Gar.
rick shouted above the rush of air
and pointed ahead, further south.
Dick depressed his altitude and
they swung along until shortly with
the naked eye could be made out a
boat which was without doubt the
'Bacchante," far out to sea.
AS they watched, it deliberately
turned and headed back, toward
them. Garrick trained the glass to-
ward it. What did it mean?
"By heavenw ME exclaimed
whats that speck between us and
him? Can it be someone swim
ming? My God-it is-it is RUTH"
Could it be that Ruth had seen
and taken last long chance. that
she had gone overheard, risking ev
erything on a marathon swim, at
that hour, with not a chance in a
million Of making shore?
AS the radioplane came nearer
the water and nearer the struggling
swimmer it became evident that the
race between the plane and the
cruiser was a losing one for the
cruiser.
Here, Guy. take this plane. I'll
take the radio!''
Garrick seized the other of the
double set of controls. A moment
later he had TAXED in spray and was
rocking and pitching only few
feet from the swimmer. 1t was tick
lish BUSINESS but he unanswered
until he was able to swing about
Fortunately the sea was compare
lively calm. AS for Ruth, she was still
fresh. Her long-distance swimming
counted, now in the balance for her
life.
AS Gararick, with a final effort
with Dick, dragged her aboard she
almost collapsed in Dicks arms.
''Take care Of her, Guy, for a
minute!' Dick turned to his radio
apparatus, and as he did so ,Garrick
saw that the "Bacchante," long be
fore she was beaten, had turned and
was going at top speed. There!
Dick swung a switch. A little light
cleaned overhead. He swung an
other. Another signal overhead
changed. 60"
Like a bolt flew the arrangement
overhead, long torpedo-like affair
of aluminium, with wings and pom
toons for ali the world like the by
droaeroplane on which they were.
1t was flying with the buzz Of
a hornet!
Dick pressed a lever. It swung
in it's flight.
1.-THE principle of the thing is that
use Hertzian waves to actuate re
lays on the radiophone-that is,
send child with a message. The
grown man, through the relay, so tc
speak, does the work. So, you see,
can sit here and send my little
David anyW here to strike down Go
liath!"
In the sunset Vario on the "Bac
chant" must have seen it, sensed
it, for he knew something Of Dicks
work. He Changed his course. In.
stantly Dick pulled a lever and the
radioplane changed it's course by ex.
actly the same degree. 1t was like
a conscience pursuing
They could not see Vario beside
the man at the wheel. He had his
revolver, whether to intimidate the
man or not, could not be determin.
ed. AS the hornet swooped straight
at him, however, he fired once, twice,
three times at it. No markham.
ship of Vario's could stop that
thing. He seemed to realize it.
For an instant he hestitated, then
quickly turned the gun on him.
self-and fired.
"As Vario sank to the deck, Gar
rick nerved himself for the explo.
sion of the radioplane. To his
amazement the little thing circled
like a wasp, turned, and started
back.