Evening journal., 1922-06-27

Dointed out DICK. me Taulopnohe
transmitter, proper, is located in a
little room under the roof over
head. There are a couple of oper-
GATORS. for IL contains all the ele-
ments OF actual transmission. When
this studio is to broadcast ii is con-
nected by this switch over here
with the radio station upstairs.
Here's a wire telephone to it, too"
10 Garrick hardly needed to be told.
He had seen it once before. the
radio telephone transmitter which
consisted of a cabinet closed in by
iron grill work TO prevent damage
TO the delicate vacuum tubes, nve
of them for the normal operation.
At the extreme end of a long oper-
=ating desk or table was the trans
.mitter. on the table were ordinary
telephone instruments, radio appar-
atus. a receiving set with ampliiiers,
telephone head sets and a loud
speaking device by which the oper-
ators could hear the speech or music
rendered downstairs, only here
actuated by the long distance re-
ceiving set.
Now, here's the phonetron-the
dish basin some people call il"
pointed out the attendant, who had
been looking at his watch and a
schedule 10 determine when would
be the best time to broadcast the
alarm Garrick had impressed on his
mind.
Garrick looked ouriously at the
little hole in a cyclinder dangling
"a, Al 81 front
of him.
rs it about the right height?
You prefer TO stand? All right =
How's that? Now. don't forget-talk
directly into that little hole-good
and loud. Keep up your voice
About three inches away from the
transmitter. There. Now wait until
I tell you"
The minutes seemed eternity TO
Dick. Would II never be possible
for Garrick to soar on wings or
wireless to the succor OF Ruth and
Viraf
LETS gol"
ruth Walden and Vira Gerard
OF Nonowantuc, Long Island, were
kidnapped in a house boat, the Sea
Vamp." from Duck Harbor, Long
Island, tonight, about nine o'clock"
The attendant nodded TO Garrick
that in his opinion he was no novice
in handling the affair.
Slowly and distinctly Garrick
launched into brief description OF
the house boat and followed with a
detailed descriptions OF Ruth and
vira and his own suspicion that the
Sea Vamp" was now somewhere in
the Sound, probably on its way
East.
Garrick finished. There was a Sd
Ience. He looked about stupidity
Not that he could have expected
anything else than silence. Yet II
was weird, uncanny. He had spoken
to a mute and invisible audience.
Was II one, a hundred, thousand.
a hundred thousand? No one could
do other than guess.
Always the radio is a tempera-
mental thing. that is, If you can say
inanimate things are tempera-
mental; there's a natural depravity
about il. But / think conditions
are fine, just now
1dIIlCh II was AoACooNA 7
vario who had Just heard he was
there AID had hurried into the
building at the news. "It has work.
ed best when nobody was around TO
II and not so good when
it's on parade. The radiophoDe with
its delicate tubes and controls some
times lies down on the sob at the
wrong moment. But we don't have
much OF that trouble here"
Hasty inquiries and a promise 20
put the whole OF the Rock Ledge
equipment at their disposal fol-
lowed.
Now Dick" exclaimed Garrick
outside. I've got that
first call off. Now you can have
your way. To the cityl"
As they whirled down the splen-
did road Garriok could not get out
OF his mind the similar impression
he had between broadcasting and a ,
picture studio. "I suppose in one
case it's one-sided pantomime in Z
the other one-sided dialogue. Any
how, the ea1ne motto applies to both,
Get It acrossi' It's a new art. not
much more than a year old. is Il,
Dick? An Old story TO you; but full
OF interest 20 me as a detective.
as business will
settle down. suppose. This Radio
Central service is really a public
service. Just now it's like the talk
Ing machine companies selling you
an instrument and giving away the
records!"
a surprise awaited them as they
drew up at Glenn's garage guarded
BY the Astra agency men.
'Glad you came sir. exclaimed
the agency manager himself. i've
got three men here, now"
"Three men?" queried Garrick
Why is that?''
The manager, for answer took
him inside and closed the door. In
the corner was a well-dressed, ex-
pensiyely- dressed man with a Greek
cast OF countenance, handcuffed.
This man-his name, he says. is
Achilleo--came in here early to-
night and claimed this stuff, said
he had bill OF sale or something
for st, and wanted TO arrange for
truck to take it out"
Il know" cautioned Garrick,
looking at the handouts on the rest
less prisoner. But isn't this bit
The Astra manager smiled know
Ingly. with coDtraband sir, like
this-stolen goods? He's an access
sorry after the fact-maybe--at
least a receiver of stolen goods"
The prisoner seemed to regard
5arrick as a savior. He showed signs