Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-26
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from Vira-thcn something or some
| body must have hit me, he put his
| hand up carefully, but did not touch
! the bandage back of his ear, 'and
that's the last thing / knew until L
| came to in the water, half full of the
harbor. Must have knocked me cold
| and overheard. ] managed to get to
the other shore and some people i'll q
| bungalow got the Doc.'
"Who was it?' asked Dick "More
| than one?''
81 don't know. But | think so. [
had vague feeling there were couple
| at least back of me. -
Dick stared at Garrick Vira gone,
too! Georges, Brock, Jack Curtis, Rae.
| He uttered the names, suspiciously.
Was it in reality final adventure i'll
the double triangle of Ruth, himself
| and Jack, Vira, Rae and Glenng
$780, Dick, mumbled sarcastically
| with side glance at 'Garrick. Ruth
knew very well what she was doing,
| eh ?''
Garrick was too big to take offense
| "Dick,' he replied merely, Ruth
confided in me, that morning at the
! Usonia. She s really clever. You know
| it, as well as I do. But they had her
they had them all, meshcd, hooked.
Why, Dick, all the 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
| Vira. Not yet He glanced up at
his own car. of she had only stuck
to her promise-to let me know
first! But Ruth is so clever; she
| thinks she s match for anyone. And
mostly she is! Wait! She II prove it. -
| 1t was cold comfort to Dick. "Well,
now, what good is it to be here? If
we had only gone to the city, we could
have alarmed the police there
Garrick smiled patiently "You for
get the Radio Central at Rock Ledge
land the telephone. [ can do all that
here. | can call up and get the police
of the country here by telephone Be.
sides, from Rock Ledge | can alarm
the police of the world. Every ship,
every amateur station, on any wave
length-the wireless world is open to
lme here'
"That' s it, cried Glenn. "Let me
go with you
| "No, Doctor, put him up where he
can get over this quick. I'll need you,
boy, tomorrow, need you badly. Get
in shape.'
Glenn obeyed with, for him, good
grace and in moment, with the full
story, Garrick and Dick were speeding
to Rock Ledge. Btoadcasting by
the police-for stolen cars-missng
peope--all sorts of crimes-is getting
to be a greater success every day.,
cried Garrick, trying to pump enthus-
iasm into the crushed Dick and with
success.
| "Guy ! IN dub. In my own line,
too. Never thought of the Rock Ledge
broadcastihg station. OF course. KY
XI can do it,
There were no formalitics necessary
at the Radio Central for a combination
like Garrick and Dick, who was con
stant frequenter of the place.
They soon found themselves in a
small room, quite plain except for the
draperics that were artistically ar
ranged to hide the bare walls. There
were Il few plants and flowers about,
also. At one end stood beautiful
piano of the reproducing variety. Some
of the best known artists had in reali-
ty played ON it; all had played on it
through the perforated paper rolls
There were monographs of all the
standard well-knOwn makes and on the
other side an automatic organ.
A small table with a silk shaded