South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-05
CHAPTER I
THE RADIO DANCE

lflE EAJAO JAMIE
Ruth worries me"
Mrs. Kenmore Walden drew Guy
Carrick toward the quiet end OF the
Nonowantuc Country Club.
Garrick did not need % effect in
terest. for Ruth walden was FAR
and away the most interesting prob
lem OF the Country club set. OF at,
years Garrick had grown 20 be
counselor and conndant IN all the
Ills 20 which North Shore society
was heir
Mrs. Walden smiled abstractedly.
She was one OF thoss stunning WON
en- OF today whom one confuses
with their daughters.
She says that betray my IN
feriority complex when ] say it
that what I really mean IS not that
Ruth worries me. but youth worries
me-that ] don't understand young
people today. may have under
stood young people in the days OF
the FToradors sextette-but / don't
understand them now-and that's
what really worries me-"
'sNo one would believe YOU could
have q daughter old enough 20 worry
you. Nsta." declared Garrick In un-
affected admiration. But tell me
what It was you couldn't say over
the telephone when you got me at
last this morning"
7 suppose you've heard all about
the first Radio Dance last night over
at Bellevue lodge you know. the
Gerard place. at Oldheld ?"
Sarrick nodded.
Wen you know how young Glenn
Buckley got the Gerards 20 put ln
O wireless outft-had Professor
Vario from the big Radio Central
Station at Rock Ledge help MIN in
stall IT, Al least that's what Glenn
said. Tho truth was. or course. that
Professor Tario had 10 do AL the
work. Glenn Just messes around
with 1t. has acquired the Ilngo-but
I guess that's about all"
Garrick smiled at the character
ization and Mrs. Walden hurried on.
Then the young folks got up a
dan 10 celebrate the installation.
10 and behold. they had scarcely
started when that awful thunder
shower-you remember last night?
swept around. as they often do.
from the Connecticut shore. That
stopped the music Over the wire
less"
Yes ... static ... Natures
Jazz jazzed the radio jazz"
1T was spectacular storm. you
know. with the lightning flashing
and crashes OF thunder. They were
debating whether 10 use the Victrola
and canned music or improvise ar
orchestra OF their own. At the
height OF the storm came a voice
from the French windows:
Hands upl -. And be quick
about Il! 80. Lane up along that
WALL 80. And keep your mouths
shut"
There seemed to be three OF
them. masked, two men and a girl
a regular deviI-may-care hussy. She
held the bag and a gun and took
the Jewels while the two men Gov
cred the party &c. They seemed L.
10 expect"
What did they get7''
Why those bandits went through
the party. They must have get away
with a hundred thousand dollars
worth OF jewelry &C.. oh, more than
that The Walden pearls that they
took from Ruth were worth twenty
thousand easily"
a good haul. But what's this
gossip I hear that It was an inside
job
Mrs Walden glanced about q
make sure that they were out OF
ear-shot. That's what 1 want your
help on. Guy" She dropped he;
voice Il think Mckay can tell you
better. at first hand. Mckay is oul
chauffeur" She leaned over the
rail of the vereanda. "John."
Mckay down the driveway with
the car, touched his cap and sidleC
up the steps Of the club veranda.
John Will you tell Mr. GarricI
what YOU saw last night over a.
Gerard's?"
wei. sir" began Mckay. balanc
ing accurately first on one foot theI
on the other. as he picked at hi.
visOred cap, after il was all ovel
and there was a general alarm. sir
Old Mr.. Gerard came down 10 Sc,
what all the shootin' was for and h,
asked me a lot Of questions-abou
the signal and"
Just how did YOU happen 10 b,
there. Mckay p" asked Garrick. d"
didn't know Miss Ruth would le
anybody drive her car"
Mckay smiled. He had a touch o.
humor. even though his keen Irisl
wit saw The serious and suspicious
side CT the incident.
oh, I had been out joy-riding. si
I'm sorry 90 have 20 say IL
ma am" he bowed toward Mrs
Walden with Lotta- one OF tn
maids at Oldheld."
II was evident that Mckay wa
striving TO show that he had nothini
10 conceeaI-and a lot TO tell. More
over. on the score that Their Ia,
been a signal and the anair was an
inside job. he seemed anxious q
clear Lotta. too.
so when Mr.. Gerard asks me.
SAYS It's darn funny II must hav,
happened right after that light sig
nailed down toward Cranes Neck
Light? SignaI2 TeIr me aDou- e.
We'll ] saw 81" returned Mex