New Britain herald., 1922-06-08

pocket. You're not in love. are you Glenn?" Vira gave him a look tha
 would have thrilled the audience o
 any movie place from coast tt
 coast
 Glenn reached over, took her hand
 passed his foot under the table and
 laid 1t gently over her dainty ankle
 Honest to God, Vira, I love you,'
 Then he added fervently, VT want tc
 get you in my racer, soon. and well
 motor out to some nice quite spot
 like Canoe Place used to be [
 and I'm going to tell you all about 1t
 Will you let me tell you how
 much I love you? 2"
 Dear boy, I'm just dying to go or that ride with you" Her eyes were sparkling like dew drops on a green
 leaf in the morning sun. vira knew it. meant them to sparkle. At a lower level she would have reasoned, how could one get over dramatic mo- ments on the screen unless one lived them? As it was she merely felt. Make 1t tomorrow. Vira." Glenn took her hands and toyed with the ring finder on the left hand.
 Well, you dumb-pels." laughed Rae. suddenly poking her pretty pi- quant face around the corner. What are you doing, Vira? Rehearsing a for it. are you old dear?" With a for it. are oyu. old dear?' With a shrug of her shoulders and her arms akimbo, she threw her head back and laughed silvery. Quickly lean ing her beautiful body forward she waved mocking finger toward Glenn. With three cocktails, Vira, he would say the same things to me. Don't believe a word she says"
 Somehow Rae's iocular remarks bred distrust in both lovers. They glowered at her for the interruption, But they both fell for 1t. Love claims all or none" is just as true among the sophisticated as among the simple.
 Suddenly sitting down, Rae beck oned a boy. Three soothing sirups in a hurry." Then. turning to her she said. lower, T have some important news for you. I've been hunting all over for you"
 Her voice dropped to a "bzz- bzz- ozz" Georges had been called away rom Garrick and Dick to some of 1is multitudinous business in pleas ng the ultra particular. They strained heir ears.
 T was just up there" Then break And it came in over Pinkey's wireless from '" It was lost. Tt 'aid, Watch out for Garrick and Dick '' They got ashore :. To New York | Get them out of the way for good"
 dances "Forwarned. forearmed," whispered Dick
 "Our forearms are about all we've ,ot. too!'
 There was a swish of someone 'assing their door and along the hall | Dick started. It was Ruth herself, |! Both he and Garrick were on their eet in a moment, quietly down the all after her and around a heavy arved newell post up the stairs to he second floor.
 She turned as she heard their teps in the wide hall on the second cor.
 And along came Ruth" exclaimed smiling.
 What are you boys doing here? nooping again? It's a bad idea noopers never come to any good nd!" She laughed, but neither could e so obtuse as not to see that there as kick in it.
 She had her hand on the knob of a GOT at the end of the hall. She lrned it, loked in shut the door gain and faced them.
 Show us around, Ruth. I'm ;, -azy about this shack"
 Well, Guy, you might think I was
 megaphone man in a Chinatown ,r-a- dollar rubberneck bus or le guide in many museums. Just ( hat do you want to see this time ?" ',
 Her lightning mind seemed to tune z self to fine adjustment. She did ( ot wait for a reply. Instead, she Z oened the door and admitted them to very pink room. s
 Wdit neTe d minute. DOeS any ody know you here?''
 No one but Georges" f
 Shedid not wait for more explapa- z on but was out in the hall again, z osing the door softly.
 Garrick, running true to form, | ,ened a cedar chest between two oset doors. He beckoned Dick. radio frequency amplifier!" he p to Dick. "All wired up." He VI osed the chest upon the complete ,. thought a moment, . en stood up on it, running his fin- !. r along the picture molding that . rcuited the room. He blew the dust om his fingers and wiped them on :. s handkerchief. = About forty feet of wire placed . hind the picture molding about the om where it's out of sight - le receiving outfit in a cedar chest 1ere no one can see it. Humph!" a Dick went over it, making a nasty animation of his own. s