South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-16

elopement'-that means Ruth is still
right. 1t didn't succeed. But
what can you do now? Oh. there's
my telephone ringing again"
She turned from the room phone
bewildered. 1T was that Rae Larue
girl-calling me. oh. but there was
hate and spite and jealousy in her
voice. The little vixen!"
But what did she say?" Gained
Garrick.
Il can't begin to repeat the flood
Of words. Why, you'd think that I.
Ruths mother, had tried to frame
up something against her! She said
I'd have you know that Jack Curtis
is my husband I married him IN
Chicago two years ago, won't
have that daughter of yours coming
between us. and I've told him so.
I'll squeal- I'll hand the whole
bunch over, first"
Bully" interrupted Garrick to
Nita's establishment. Got 'em fight
I ing among themselves. He'll hath no
I fury-and all that. You couldn't
want a better guardian for Ruth
than that woman scorned And I'll
be- you she'll do somethIng-tae first
chance she gets. Here without
waiting for any comment from the
surprised Mia. "let me have the
wire. Central where did that
last call to the Club come from? Can
I you trace it?" He put his hand over
+ the transmitter and aside. In the
/ city you can't trace a thing But
out IN these little Long Island towns
/ these hick telephone girls listen IN
I on all the village gossip. Wait.
/ you'll see" Then, with his hand off
Yes. thank you" He hung up.
From the Gravel Works at the
/ mouth Of the harbor"
! I'll be darned-Our harbori" ex
/ claimed Dick
"You'n be something else" quick
" from Garrick Your boathouset"
Il hadn't thought Of that. We'd
/ better get down there"
well. l thought OF H. That's
why I left Glenn. You don't need
/ to ask It. Mia. know. You're
nervous and all upset Yes I think
I doing something. anything would CO
] gOu AQQut nave -fANAAdg uAAFr u1 Ill
\ down. And hurry. We're not going
/ to make a CALI"
They were coasting down from the
top OF the hill a few hundred feet
from the boathouse when Mckay
damned on the brakes and scraped a
couple OF dollars worth OF rubber off
the tires.
Just over the tops OF the trees
could be seen the roof Of the boat
house But beyond. IN the harbo-,
one instant was q rowboat with a
girl and fellow IN Il. the girl "a a
bathing suit. They seemed 10 be
/ struggling. The next instant like a
three-foot flash OF a motion picture.
there was a huge column OF water
and puff Of smoke black wreckage OF
the boat. II seemed that. by split
/ second before, the two had struggled
overheard or leape6. Then came the
deep report. echoing and reverberat-
ing among the Nonowantuc hills.
Glenn" exclaimed Garrick. as
Mckay released the brakes and
rolled down ike a roller coaster the
rest OF the way.
They were in time 70 see that the
boathouse was unframed \ little
/ speed boat which they had not no.
ticed now circled about. II picked
up the girl and started OF furiously
toward the mouth OF the harbor. a
black object. Glenn. struggled feeblg
in the water. BY this time Dick had
his coat of. He ripped his shirt as IA
ran down the dock and plunged of,
almost unencumbered by that time.
When Garrick pulled them both
out and had Glenn sufficiently re-
vived 10 find that there were no