The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-23
Copyright. fsfa
CONTINUED Prom Yesterday
CHAPTER Nl
THE ksaraE-l ms SPACE

CHAPTER NJ
THE NOISES or SPACE
II was early in the morning when
Carrick with Dick turned into the
driveway OF Glenn's house at Mono
wantuc.
ANY word Of vira and RUTH
oueried Glenn.
Not yet. But there Is something
you can do. Have you had your
breakfast Then come along"
Al Dcfoe's MISUNDERSTANDING
Garrfck posted Glenn ON guard.
"Now. look here. boy--if you love
vira and want her back. guard this
place as YOU would your life" Gar.
rick had assumed rather stern
tone: he knew he must impress
Glenn. Inside and out" he added
seriously.
I'D like 90 be with you hunting
the girls" returned Glenn promptly.
but II sticking here will help me.
depend on me. IN be a stiekcr. all
right. Only for heavens sake. set
those girls
Dick grasped his hand and Garrick
slapped hts hack encouragingly.
with one last look 20 see that moth.
ing had been disturbed. Dick grabbed
up a small oak case and some other
portable paraphernalia and iugged Il
out 90 the car.
Never can tell" he said 10 Gar
rick. Il hate TO be out Of radio touch.
And why the club can't appropriate
money for an outfit. can't see"
Gzrrick made the Club hts head
quarters and he felt he would Hike to
start the day there.
Cast thy words upon the ether
and they viii return unto thee after
many days" laughed Garrick as he
looked over his mail. II suppose now
for a week I'm Eosng 70 be bonn.
hsrded with mail from radio fans.
It's always that way. wherc do they
find the time 20 write all the ieteersg
S&y--here's one. tho. Read that.
A postcard - postmarked North
port"
Dick. who was familiar with the
ways OF the radio listeners. read the
card.
your message was good and clear
But why did you suddenly stop
when you began TO tell us your
suspiclonsy
-P. s. DON; approve Of phono-
graph selections In radio broadcast.
ing. anyhow. ! can buy records.
TX seq"
Someone on a cruiser or motor
boat with a wireless" commented
Carrick. II like your radio frster-
nifty. Dick. Thsy certainly do take
m interest m one another and 90
out Of their way 90 do H.
Dick laughed. you should zee my
mail, why II they don't like a thing
they almost take 10 as a personal
insuit--for free scrvicer'
There's catch tn II somewhere"
considered Garrick. Now what does
he meant didn't stop. went
right on to the end And the phono-
graph record--what's THAR
Dick shrugged. His mind was on
eouething else. Carrick, in his
room. having without avail tried 10
find out the Identity OF TX so7' from
the limited lists at the club. called
the Customs House IN New York
and requested the looking up % the
number IN the motor beat rexistra-
ton under the federal law. He wait.
ed
lust what ! expected" fidgesed
Dick "Marooned--away from a radio
for no one knows how long. That's
Why I grabbed this thing up. the
first thing laid my hands on Got
the receiving apparatus--all but the
srfenna- Oh. very weil-we'iI see"
Dick snapped IN place small clips
which connected the bed springs OF
Carrick's bed-and put tho head
pieces like = telephone receiver to his
ears
Ped spriney-ths iron fire escape
the gas and water pipes--the teie-
phone wire" he remarked as he
tuned and adjusted, almost any.
thing may serve as an antenna in
pinch"
The room telephone rang for Gar
rick. II was the Customs House
calling. I'VE find" reported the
clerk. shat X 500 f. registered by
Patrick Devins. Bridgeport. Connsc-
tfcuf. a forty-foot cabin cruiser
H@ftf"8 @<AS74@- W aat 00H+ttR-
toni"
Csrrici had Just finished copying
n when a loud exclamation came
from Dick. by Jove-Guyi It's a
message from Ruth Repeaied-twicc
here, l scrubbed II on this book"
Please give this 20 tho news
papers-It now develops that Jack
Curtis. who attempted an elopement
yesterday with me. has a wife-Ars.
Rae Larue Curtis. That Is all now.
Tell my mother / am safe and VIII
be back the first chance I can swim
ashore Ruth Walden"
The two men gazed At each other.
Looks like she's a prisoner" scowied
Dick. The first chance l can swim
sshorer'
Yes but man. shes safe
somewhere. Her mother
Somehow Ruth had eleveriy con-
srived 70 communicate with the out
side world by radio. Together the
two hurried down the long corridor