The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-08-03
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CHAPTER y.
BROADCA STING

Vampl"
Nita Walden repeated her words hys-
terically over the telephone Garrick
knew that there was no use now to
camouflage his fears.
IN be out herewith you--in a few
minutes he shouted
Dick was still in a daze at the un-
-xpectedness OF the blow. Mechanically
he followed Garrck and climbed into
the car. AS II started and turned down
The road to Nonowantuc, the cool OF
the damp evening air seemed to collect
his faculties. lie noticed for the first
time where they were headed
why this way, Guy? Why not TO
New York;
II want to see Nita Walden first
and reassure her. | promised her
Butts Ruth first"
'Nell, Dick | know what ! am
doing
Nita Walden was overwhelmed by
her daughters peril. Ruth's other es.
capades were nothing compared to this.
W and down the room she paced, chok.
'us back her sobs, waiting for Garrick's
stand before Ruth's picture wondering
what was happening TO her. Other
moments she would try to calm herself
and relax in an easy chair i'm vain ef
tort TO concentrate on Ruth as if that
might bring her back
she was frantic when Garrick arrived.
II IT'S ransom they want IN
ray "A mlllionr'
Pay a million? Nay nothing Yes
a million TO catch them and save
keu. but not cent of ransom"
The room telephone rang Dick an.
swered IT,
ITS Glenn downstairs, with Or Oar
ling of Stony Brooks" Dick said no
, more but Garrick understood and ex.
oused himself
AZ the desk stood the doctor alone
"lNe got him out in my ear. I thought
he'dd better see you frst-or he did
lafher
What's the natter"
The doctor did not answer but led
We way outside and "A few feet down
he driveway.
There was Glenn. wrapped in a heavy
robe. his head bandnged. stll very
shaky
"Garrick,' he. cried. Did YOU hear,
yet? Someone's carried off Ruth and
Nira in the Sea Vamp When thu
doctor got hold of me he patched me
up; ] told him. he was for ringing up
the sheriff, but made him wait until
could see you"
In a rapid fire of questions it ap.
peared that Ruth had been getting
more and more anxious to do some.
thing Vira had confessed to her that
she had seen Garrict and when Glenn
arrived he told OF his meeting on Main
street and Garrick's message
They had agreed that the first thing
TO he done was to fix IL so that the "Sea
Vamp' could not be moved away and
Ruth had insisted that she be driven
over there that evening so she could
disable the engines and make IL impos.
sible. They had agreed
But why?" asked Dick.
Why Don't you get It? The
Sea Vamp' was really the floating
storehouse for lot of wet goods we
were dealing in for Georges and the rest
mat was Brock $ real Job."
Il see" encouraged Garrick and
Ruth thought they might move the
boat away. So she started TO prevent
that-and left me the note about IT,"
Yes nodded Glenn, adjusting the
handage more comfortably. well.
when we got over there 1t was dirk.
There wasn't even the light on the
l0it Rnfh fiqttraH b,t /,
'Nerybody were away and It was a good
time to do what she wanted We got
canoe and padded out. There wasn't
sound. We climbed aboard and went
down TO the little engine room. IL was
beastly dark. ! was fumblng about for
the switch--the next thing I knew I
heard q scream from Vira-then some.
th!ng or somebody must have hit me-"
ne put his hand up carefully but did
not touch the bandage back OF his ear.
and that's the last thing / knew until
came TO In the water. half fun Of
the harbor. Must have knocked me
cold and overheard. managed to get
10 The other shore and some people in
bungalow got the Doc"
Who was it?" asked Dick. More
than one?"
u don't know. But / think so. I
had vague feeling there were a cou.
pie AT least back OF me-"
Dick started at Garrick. Vira gone
tool Georges. Brock. Jack Curtis. Rae.
lie uttered the names. suspiclously. Was
j IN reality final adventure in the
double triangle of Ruth. himself and
Jack Nira. Rae and Glenn'
So Dick mumbled sarcastlcallv
with a side glance at Garrlck. Ruth
knew very well what she was doing.
eh9"
tarrick was too big TO take offense
DICK, he replied merely. Ruth con.
Nded IN me. that morning at the
tsonia' She's really clever. You know
II az well as | do. But they had her
Hut they had her--they had them all
meshed, hooked Why, Dick. au tho
time she has meant just TO lead them
on--and hand them over. when she got
them right But she couldn't tell
Glenn. here, that Nor vlra. Not vet "
he glanced up at his own car. "If she
had only stuck to her promise-to let
me know-firstl But Ruth is so clever.
she thinks she's a match for anyone.
Ana mostly she isl Wait She'll prove
It,"
II was cold comfort to Dick. "Well.
now what good is 1t TO be here? II
We had only gone to the city. we could
have alarmed the police there"
Garriok smiled patiently. "You for.
Get the Radio Central at Rock Ledge
and the telephone. can do all that
here. can call up and get the police
OF the country here by telephone. BE.
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