The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-06-24
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b. ARTHUR REEVE

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ITO take him off, he came across
by car from tho Radio Central, as
soon rs he got me-damn himl-with
the boat into the open ocean, safe
Professor varlo. OF courser
Professor vario," echoed Dick In
amusement.
Yes. Professor varlo. head OF the
biggest gang OF bootlesgorn. black.
guess you ever heard OF. Yeh--
Georges was the fellow pulled EN-
In Brock was the roughncck--iiae
and l were the decoya--Ruth. Nira,
Glenn and the others were their Gov.
er. Damn his eyes,
"But = tho rohbericsf' auerled
Dick.
Doesn't II explain the robheriesl
To amass small fortune. OF course.
That guy was born money.hunEry---
and eirl-crazyi know his game. He
dragged mo into his dirty work
fool that l was-then he expected
all the time TO come along at tho
right time. posing a. a hero 20 Ruth.
rescuing her from me. Then 70 hcr-
muda. tho Bahamas. Martinique.
anywhere don't know. Only l do
know now that Nario intended all
along 10 marry that girl--and get
ten miiiionsr'
"Explainy' echoed Carrick. 1T ex.
plains lot OF things. For instance.
az the Binnacle. what really hap
pencd was that you. Jack. double.
crossed Narlo and tried TO get away
with Ruth yourself. and he caught
you. IL Just gave him his first
chance 10 play hero. eh7" Curtis
nodded sullcniy. And the night OF
the dictagraph. with hla wave me.
ter. Nario discovered Il. found that
all his secrets were being spilled In
the air. and jammed tn on the dicta.
graph wave length"
Jack listened as II u was the clank.
ing OF chair. He was afraid OF
Garrick. Then that broadcastcd
poison pen message. First Nario
had allowed you 20 set Ruth into a
dangerous position az tho Blnnacic
from which he rescued her and play.
cd hero. Then this eiopment story.
20 compromise her. hut no had you
right where he wanted you. Howf
The blEany charge. Of eoursef'
Rae was now blazing. She might
battle Jack. No one else could. She
would per1ure her little soul but she
would fight him clear.
do you know the conclusive
thing" Garrick turned TO Dick.
That postcard. about last night at
TIE Radio Central told me something.
How did my alarm fail. You know.
Dick. there's a switch between tho
studio room and the actual sending
apparatus upstairH--not that ewitch
We saw before US. but another. They
use Il whenever anyone broadcasting
tries to put over BIT Of advertising
or chicnnery or II the singer or
speaker L. rotten. swing tho switch
and put on q phonaxraph or some
thing. A million explanations will
do. later. The point Is that he learn.
ed that was there. found out what
I was doing and choked II Off
thereby betrnytng himself. He has
been under cover ever since and this
Ia the first information i've had OF
him all day--aithough. without lot.
ting Dick or anyone else know Of my
suspicion. I had private detectives
ly.- lie nodded over toward one OF
the Astrn men with the policeman
In the crowd whom Dick had not
seen. Then 10 the man. How long
before we came did you get these
peopleT
''Not ten minutes. sir
And the 'Bacchanie.' which way
did II head7-
He must have got a motorbcat
somewhere: put out 20 Il tho minute
u hove IN sight: then sent these
people ashore after fight or some.
thing. should say II headed south.
cast--by east
Come ick-'
"Just n second. Guy. Whose hat
was II. Rae. that held the jewels at
Cerard's7"
Mine. Of course DefIan,iy.
And what was In the tower with
tho searchlight at Cerard's that
night7'
Ruth and Glenn This was spite.
full. we threatened them But II
was the last time"
And why were the Walden pearls
returned7"
1T was his idea. yario's-to In.
voive her. tie her Up tighter. 10 she
wouldn't dare squeai."
They Jumped into the motorboat
and few minutes later the whir.