Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-16
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, ticut. a forty-foot cabin cruiser,
named Lassie.' Want a descrip-
tion?"
Garriek had just finished copying
It when a loEd exclamation came
/ from Dick. Soy Jove-Guy. It's a
message from Ruth! Repeated
twice-here. / scrubbed 1t on this
book"
"Please give this 10 the newspa-
pers-It now develops that Jack
curtis. who attempted an elopement
yesterday with me has a wife-Mrs.
Rae Larue Curtis. That is all now.
Tell my mother / am safe and will
be back the first chance / can swim
ashore. Ruth Walden"
The w men gazed at each other.
Looks like she's a prisoner" scowl-
ed Dick. THE first chance / can
swim ashore!'
yes but, man, she's safe
somewhere. Her mother!"
Somehow Ruth had cleverly con-
trived to communicate with the out
side world by radio. Together the
two hurried down the long corridor
and up a flight of stairs to Nita Wal
denis rooms. Dicks heart vas
pounding, he felt. as loud as his
knuckles on the door. He had
heard from Ruth!
Mrs. Walden opened the door. She
was afraid. What did the sudden
rapping mean? Her worried and
wearied face searched Dicks eyes.
About Ruth? Tell me. Dick!"
Dick blurted it out. "Oh. what
awful people!" shuddered Mrs. Wal
den. But Ruth says, attempted
elopement'-that meant Ruth is all
right. 1t didn't succeed. But
what can you do now? oh, there's
my telephone ringing again."
She turI.d from the room phone
bewildered. 1T was that Rae Larue
girl-calling me. oh, but there was
hate and spite and jealousy in her
voice! The little vixeni"
But what did she say?" Gained
Garrick.
II can't begin to repeat the flood
of words. Why, you'd think hat i,
Ruth's mother. had tried to frame
up something against her! She said,
I'D have you know that Jack Curtis
is my husband! / married him In
Chicago two years agoi i won't
have that daughter of yours coming
between us, and I've told him so.
I'll squeal-Ill hand the whole
bunch over, first"
Bully" interrupted Garrick to
Nita's establishment. Got 'em fight
ing among themselves. He'll hath nc
fury-and all that. You couldn't
want a better guardian for Ruth
than that woman scorned! And I'll
bet you she'll do somethingt-the
first chance she gets. Here" without
waiting for any comment from the
surprised Nita. 'let me have the
wire. Central -. where did that
last call to the club come from? Can
you race it?" He put his hand over
the transmitter and asided. I'm the
city you can't race a thing. But
put in these little Long Island towns
these hiek telephone girls listen in
on all the village gossip. Wait,
you'll see" Then. with his hand off,
Yes. thank you" He hung up.
From the Gravel Works at the
mouth of the harbor!"
'Tn be darned-our harbor!" ex-
claimed Dick.
You'll be something else,' quick
ly from Garrick. Your boathouse!"
Il hadn't thought of that. We'd
better get down there"
"Well l thought of it. That's
why L left Glenn. You don't need
to ask 1t, Nita. / know. You're
nervous and all upset. Yes, I think
doing something, anything would do
YOU goo6. Have Mckay drive us all
down. And hurry. We're not going
to make a CALL"
They were coasting down from
the top OF the hill a few hundred
feet from the boathouse when Nc
Kay jammed on the brakes and
a couple of dollars worth
rubber off the tires.
Just over the tops of the trees
could be seen the roof of the boat
house. But beyond, in the harbor,
one instant was a rowboat with a
girl and fellow in it, the girl in a
suit. They seemed to be