The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-17

utes but there was nothing moro yet.
Whoever was cleaning the room fin.
lshed and left.
The buxxer on Garriek's door
sounded. lie opened u ON = crack.
n was Mckay.
Il Just saw that Rae Larus. with
a man. at the Park garage ON 6oth
81. where put the car up"
what sort Of looking mani"
Il didn't know him. air. Sort Of
shaggy hair
Book exclaimed Dick. who had
cone over.
Then Jack Curtis came IN a car.
We didn't stay long: went downtown.
think"
Ras had been fussins with tho IN
terror Of one car in the long line In
the garage. SHE was apparently
very busy but Mc<sy noticed that
nothing escaped hs. no matter how
slight. lie had Continued to watch
some time.
Suddenly very rai<iah roadster
drew up and Rae looked out OF tho
sedan In which she was. when she
cav Glenn Buckley In tho roadster
she jumped out 70 meet him.
Glenn greeted her with sickiy
smile.
well. you poor nshr' exclaimed
Rae. you must believe In ghosts.
rou look as though you'd seen one.
What are you doing here7"
"just locking to see n
there's anyone about
Gee. Glenn. I'm thirsty. Let's
20 down 70 tho Inner Circle. VIII
you take meT-'
Surely. Bae. Always glad 20 re-
iseve drought and be charitable Ia
my own at tho same time"
Rae grabhsd his arm and swung
up behind the wheel They wero off
To himself Glenn had had 20 ad.
INIT that no one could be bored IN
Raa's society. No wonder vira was
jealous. But he wouldn't have taken
dozen Rars for one yira- lie
didn't like coarseness and Boms-
times Rae did not suit his fastidious
nature. vira with all her modernity.
vIvacity and recklesancza never was
coarHe.
Mckay had gone. properly reward.
cd. and Garrick Was bordering over
what he had just learned.
Were they the three "a, tho Par
estate las, niEht--Rae. Brock and
Jack7" he spcculated aloud AT
length.
but Jack could hardly have been
back them" fastened Dick. "Hs
must have been on the Bacchanie. .
How about Gienn7"
cor Gcorges7" parted Dick.
perhaps What OF RUTH
/. Say. Dick. I'm going 20 leave
you here with that wireless dicta-
graph. You can work It best any.
how. must get line on that
garage and do II right away"
Down the street in n lunchroom
Garrick caught sight OF Mckay again
and beckoned him quietly out
II was thinking about calling you
up. sir. soon" informed Mckay. Il
was just talking TO ono OF the polish.
ers in there. lie told mo that Jack
Curtis gave orders 10 some driver
ApVut ift Ftdtfs n siEahk'fs W ~
after something at II O'Clock lie
didn't know what IL was or where II
was but he gave him key. SIR
Mckay pointed the fellow, q
stranger. out. and Garrick reached
into hts pocket for his every.ready
roll OF bills.
Mckay seemed really offended.
Mr.. Carrlck--pieass. I didn't feel
right when you slipped me that other
five spot. Ars. Walden has been 30
fine TO me--I've driven her three
years--and. as you might say. seen
Miss Ruth grow UP. Say. I believe
ia lose an arm or n leg to get this
thing settled straight"
Alone Oarrick waited. II was now
half past nine. He had an hour and
half TO watch. As he did so he
revolved the two robbcries over and
over in his mind. Each time his
thought led him TO the same path.
Who was the man higher up"7 Was
n Jack Curtis7 or Brock7 Might II
not be Georges7 What. after all.
ala he know about Georges. since be.
fore the war and during the easy