Evening star., 1922-09-07
The Radio Detective
By Arthur B. Reeue.
The Stars Week End Fiction
First of Three Installmerits.

| " AASAs oioPpCo IHkO NIlC VI
AnI dce one day as usual.
found an assignment that
would take mo out OF
Long Island. The story looked prom
ising and I was rather pleased t,
get it.
Bound for seayille, wager
sounded a familiar voice in my ear
as hurried up to the train entranc<
at the Long Island corner Of thu
Pennsylvania station.
l turned quickly, to find Kennedy
just behind me. breathless and per.
spring.
"Er-yes." I stammered in sur.
prise at seeing him SO Unexpectedly
but where did you come from? How
did you know"
Let me Introduce Mr.. Jack Wal.
don." he went on, as we edged ouI
way toward the gate, 1.-The brothei
OF Mrs. Tracy Edwards. who dis.
houseboat Lucie last night at Sea.
vile. That is the case you're go.
ing to write up, isn't it?"
1t was then, for the first time. tina,
l noticed the excited young man be.
side Kennedy was really his COM
panion.
1 shook hands with Waldon. who
gave me a grip that was both Q
greeting and an added impulse in
our general direction through the
wicket.
Might have known the paper would
assign you to this Edwards case
painted Kennedy. mopping his fore;
was oppressive and the crowd
though not large, was closely
packed mr.. Jameson is my right
hand man." he explained to Wal.
don. taking US each by the arm and
urging US forward. "Waldon was
afraid we might miss the train or
1 should have tried to get you, Wal
ter. at the Office"
1t was all done SO suddenly that
they quite took away what remain
ing breath I had. as we settled our
selves to swelter in the smoker in
stead Of In the concourse. 1 dtd not
even protest at the matter ct
assurance with which Craig assumed
that his deduction as to my destina :
ton was correct.
Walden. a handsome young fellow
in dannel suit and yachting cap
somewhat the worse for his evil
IDENTIFY perturbed state of mind.
doubtfully. in spite of Kennedy's
cordial greeting.
"Pve had all the first editions of
the evening papers," / hinted as we
sped through the tunnel. but the
stories seemed to be quite the same
pretty meager in details"
Yes" returned Walden: with q
glance at Kennedy. II tried to keep
as much out Of the papers AZ
could just for Lucie's sake"
You needn't fear Jameson" re-
marked Kennedy.
He fumbied in his pocket, then
paused a moment and shot q glance
OF inquiry at waldon. who nodded
mute acQuiescence to him.
There seem to have been = num-
ber Of very peculiar disappearances
lately" resumed Kennedy, but this
case of Mrs. Edwards is by far the
most extraordinary. OF course your
cluded, handing me a sheet Of note
paper.
"Mr. Waldon didn't give it out.
hoping to avoid scandal"
] took the paper and read eagerly,
in a woman's hand:
down here at Seaville on our house
boat, the Lucie, for several days for
a purpose which now is accom-
plished.
ALREADY had my suspicious OF
you. from a source which ! need not
prinz got into wireless communica-
tion with the station at Sesville I
determined through our own wire
less on the Luoie to oveFhear whether
there would be any exchange OF
MESA ges between my husband and
yourself.
Il was able to overhear the whole
thing, and want you to know that
your secret is no longer q secret
from me, and that 1 have already
told Mr.. Edwards that i know it.
You ruin his life by your intimacy
lfA
although you know you have no
right to do 1t. but you shall not
ruin mine.
Il am thoroughly disillusioned
now. 1 have not decided on what
steps to take, but
Only a casual glance was neees-
sary to show me that the writing
seemed to grow more and more
weak as it progressed, and the note
stopped abruptly, az II the writer
had been suddenly interrupted or
some new idea had occurred to her.
Hastily tried to figure it out
was Eas'e !. FAMOUS H beauty. 1 .s'Gns : %srv.i Of
charm and daindnesa with big,
soulful, wistful eyes Her marriage
to Tracy Edwards, the wealthy
plunger and stock broker. had been
a great social event the year before.
and it was reputed at the tims that
E<u d
Jewels and dresses to the wonder
and talk even Of society.
AS for Valerie Fox. I knew she
had won quick recognition and even
fame as a dancer in New York dur
ing the previous winter. ana ! re-
before that she had just returned on
the Kronprinz from a trip abroad.
It don't suppose you have had
time to see Miss Fox" 1 remarked.
Where u she?"
"At Beach Park. now. 1 think"
miles nearer the city on the south
shore. where there is q large colony
of actors"
L handed back the letter to Ken
nedy.
what do you make OF it." he
asked. as he folded it up ana put it
back into his pocket.
replied. "of course. there have
been rumors, I believe. that all was
not exactly like a honeymoon stili
with the Tracy Edwardses."
Yes" returned Waldon; slowly.
IT know myself that there has been
untii until I found this letter ssrt nisht
in my sisters room. She never said
ANYTHING about 1t either to mother
or myself. They haven't been much
together during the summer. and
last night when she disappeared
Tracy was in the city. But
hadn't thought much about 1t be-
fore, for. Of course, you know he
has large financial interests that
make him keep in pretty close touch
with New York, and this summer
hasn't been q particularly good one
on the stock exchange"
"And," I put in, a plunger doesn't
always make the best of husbands.
Perhaps there is temperament to be
reckoned with here"
There seems to be good many
things to be reckoned WITH Craig
considered. For example, here's q
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