Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-21


SAID, AS THEY LOOKED OUT OVER
THE EMPTY HARBoR.
piled: Miss Larue? Miss Larue left
rather hurriedly for the city this after
noon. I believe she expects her mother
from the coast"
Mrs. Walden said that Curtis had
started down the South Shore Shore road
when Yario left. Ruth looked back and
saw him"
Garrick was climbing in under the
wheel when a blue streak shot along
Main street, regardless of local law. He
1abbed at his screecher Of a horn.
ITS Glenn" He waved and signaled.
Glenn bore over to the curb a couple
Of hundred yards ahead. Jump In,
Dick"
where's the hre?" joked Garrick.
GUST going up to see Yra-wlth
Ruth"
Say, Glenn" there's
no use keeping this under cover. heard
you say, in the Pink Room. you'd taken
that parr stuff to your own garage to
protect Vira. Are you the only one that
has a key to that place? Now, play
straight, Glenn. This IS for your own
good. Did I ever do you a dirty trick
or Dick? What do people at the club
think Of me? Do they trust me?"
Glenn threw away an almost fresh CT
garette, lighted another, threw It away
and stood foolishly with the burnt match
In his hand. That's the way I am,
Guy he scowled. AS nervous as hell
Half the time I don't know what I'm
doing. Say youu be on the
level, Guy. It's cinch no one else viii
I might as well make q clean breast
Of It no, Just give me tonight
to think It over Well. anyway
yes, I gave a key to Rae Larue
once. She begged 1t Of me once to put
her car up and then ="
"Au, right. Glenn. I'll give you to-
night. Going TO see Ruth? Well, tell
her not to do a thing without seeing
me first"
Glenn departed a bit relieved at post.
poning the evil day Of confession.
We'll, If Rae Larue had It, they all
had It. any one who wanted It," hastily
reasoned Garrick. THAT place is cache
for their stuff. didn't want TO ask
for the key. I don't need it. Wen go
there anyway, IN get in. Come on to
the cityl'
Garrlck and Dick were whirling down
the turnpike. Dick with his eyes glued
to the road back of them for motorcycle
cops
Locks were no impediment to Garrick
He had taken a course with his friend
Hudini While he couldn't get out Of
everything, he could get into nearly any
thing.
Glenn's garage was easy. As thev
closed the door they looked about N
amazement. 1t was indeed an "unbond-
ed warehouse" There were cases
enough to have meant a tidy little for
tune In one corner where they had
been hastily dumped lay the product OF
the looting of the Parr cellar.
"Undisturbed. Too bulky" muttered
Garrick. But some one has been here"
How do you known
Garrick pointed toward a crack of light
On one side Of the garage was an auto
pit for working on the under side of cars
A board covering was imperfectiy pulled
over it. Through the edge shone a light.
Garrick wrenchcd the covering aside.
Their hiding place. Whoever was here
must have been in a nervous hurry
forgot to switch off that garage light on
the flexible cable"
He jumped down in the pit. A moment
later he hoisted himself up. Without
word he handed Dick little Jewel case.
Engraved on it were the words. "Antoin-
cite Parr" 1t was empty
''Everything's gone-au the small por-
table property"
what shall we do? Hand it over to
the police?"
Not yet. I must get Glenn and the
others some sort OF immunity for what
they didn't do. They don't deserve it