The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-07
THE MYSTERY CRAFT.
\ CHAPTER III

CHAPTER III
THE MYSTERY CRAFT
a Dick reioined Garrick late in
the afternoon in his rooms at the.
a8SNonoBantus Country Club Car
Trick had been developing the roll
n n 81 films.
What do you see there he
asked Dick, holding up the strip.
Dick turned toward the light:
and looked carefully. "A boat.
Looks al Ike one of those scout
cruisers built for the government
during the war.
Is I'll autographic, you see
THE name, The Bacchante' is
sSgri tten under it, and the date.
whose writing is that?
Never mind that now. What
SIS that shore line? Do you re-
ognize it? Take my glass.
iDick fstudied it intently and mi
nnte1 for some minutes
link - it looks like Green
port Harbor.''
g55Ss8s..Tl h at was what thought: I
wanted your opinion. Now look
Eat the next one.
hyt that's Brock-at the
awhee .,8S
Here's another, OF party
Glenn, Ruth, Vira-''
ss.fss.sA And that other girl is Rae
Larue That fellow in back is
Garrick slowed the girls hat
y and the films away in chest.
swell what's next?'' asked
sEDick.!tt..I suppose they'll all be at
the club tonight at that subscrip-
s5tion Dance
arric ksnodded silence. He was
calling Greenport where he had
friend "a boat builder.
Seems that she's mystery
srf pon mystery cruises, he
as he turned to Dick
from the telephone. They know
81 hero out there, all right. But no
Zone out there seems to know who
owns her, She slips out on these
s3nyst erious cruises, then back Just
ssas nnexpectedl y-then away, again.
From the description I'd say that
Brock often handles her as cap
tain. There's nearly always some
Il Of thatScrowd of young folks on
her. too sometimes party. MY
friend says he will telephone If
the Bacchante comes in. She
sWentaout yesterday.
1t was after dinner and little
sabsent-mindeds knocking about of
ii he billiard balls alone, that Gar
Fri ok was recalled to the matter
finland by the penetrating tuning
up of45the orchestra in the ball
room
He sauntered out on the wide
club porch that faced the harbor
u: andGlooked out straight ahead
" throug 1 the wide opening of the
TI Il
y was a beautiful tsarry New Eng
H land steamers. majestic mass
i$of lights Here and there, knots
&of#young people had begun to
gath
He was. endeavoring to select
s#a8auiet corner where he could
waite when three girls, arm in
arm, in Ii ght shimmery summer
ssfrocks .sauntered across the lawn
@andsup the steps.
Oh Guy He turned. 1t was
Ruth, nearest, with Vira on the
8#others end and a piquant little,
81 bobbed-haired Snappy-eyed, 1.-THE
animated girl between them. We
We been talking about you-and
Rae wants SO much to meet you.
Ruth presented Garrick to Rae
Larue,E Garrick was an adept with
Il polite persif1age. He needed to
8sbe ,stoS cover up the eagerness with
which he studied this interesting
syoungsperson.
Is9eHheard 50 much about you,
CIarrick, she explained
sskeeni y;szwith come-on smile and
a. hesitation after the MT" that
the irkSomeness of form
Il atty 81 on live at the Club, don't
you? I'm staying with Beth
sPageyou must know the Pages?
"a ia seen you around when we've
been over there and I thought l
knew ouswereyou!
Rae had that sometimes fatal
u ift&of f1attery a way of leading
n g man on to talk about himself
and of@appearing to be exclusively
INTERESTED in his tastes and pas
times. Guy studied her as she de-
Eofed&her&entire attention to him
to- the clusion of her compan-
Mons Was she attractive because
as'-waS So young; or was 1t be-.
The had had so much exper-
b#being young? From his
Me Club they were soon
7!leaping lightly to the
s. aksSea Vamp, then ever
:s: an explorer. to the
IS 55f.., the hotels, the
s. she questing to
the gaiety of this
sticated c1ub-man
his purposes Car
eimpression that
nown to him were
horizon. Som
la a feeling that
lrning pretty much