Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-24

gone overheard, risking everything on
Marathon swim, at that hour, with not
a chance in q million of making the
shore?
AS the radloplane came nearer the
water and nearer the struggling swim
mer it became evident that the race be-
| tween the plane and the cruiser was a
losing one 70 rthe cruiser.
Here, Guy, take this plane. I'll take
the radio !"
Garrick seized the other of the double
set Of controls. A moment later he had
TAXED in spray and was rocking and
pitching only a few feet from the swim
mer. 1t was ticklish business but he
Unanswered until he was able to swing
about. Fortunately the sea was com
! paratively calm. AS for Ruth, she
was still fresh. Her long distance swim
ming counted now in the balance for
her life.
| AS Garrick with a final effort with
Dick, dragged her aboard, she almost
collapsed in Dicks arms.
! "Take care Of her, Guy for a minute"
Dick turned to his radio apparatus and
as he did SO Garrick saw that the ''Bac-
chante," long before she was beaten, had
turned and was going away at top
speed. "Therer' Dick swung switch.
A little light cleaned overhead. He
swung another. Another signal over
head changed. Col"
Like bolt few the arrangement over
head, a long torpedo-like affair of
aluminium, with wings and pontoons for
all the world like the hydroaeroplane on
which they were.
1t was flying, with the buzz OF a hornet.
! Dick pressed a lever. It swung in
Its flight.
The principle Of the thing is that
use Hertzian waves to actuate relays on
the radioplane-that is, l send a child
with message. The grown man,
/ through the relay, so to speak, does the
work. So, you see, / can sit here and
send my little David anywhere to strike
down Gollathw
! In the sunset Vario on the "Bacchante"
must have seen it. sensed 1t, for he knew
something Of Dicks work. He changed
his course. Instantly Dick pulled a lever
and the radiophone changed it's course
/ by exactly the same degre. 1t was like
a conscience pursuing.
! They could not see vario beside the
man at the wheel. He had his revolver,
whether to intimidate the man or not.
/ could not be determined. As the hornet
swooped straight at him, however, he
! fred once, twice, three times at it. No
/ craftsmanship Of Vario's could stop that
1 thing. He seemed to realize It. For an
instant he hesitated. then quickly turned
! the gun on him self-and fred
As Vario sank TO the deck, Garrick
neryed himself for the explosion Of the
radioplane To his amaz' ment the little
thing circled like a wasp. turned, and
started back.
I They'll stand by now" muttered Dick.
/ Not reason IN the world then TO send
that little treasure ship to Davy Jones !"
! 1t was late and dark when the
"Bacchante" limped up and cast anchor
Off the Seaville wireless station, towing
Defoe's radloplane and its mother flying
boat
+ Nita Walden had been sitting for hours
in her car by the beach in front of the
station, her eyes CLASSY, staring over
the waters. She was sh'vering with
fear. "Will they never come back? Oh,
Puth, Ruth, Ruth!
! Suddenly she saw slim, dripping
figure OF girl running up the beach.
She winked stared harder. my Ruth
at last" She pulled the curly head
down TO her and sobbed, toyously.
And she's promised to revise the cere>
/ money-snd put the word obey back
aga!n-only | don't expect her to do It'll"
Through her tears and hysterical sobs
! Nita Walden saw Dick and Garrick just
behind him. She opened her arms and
drew Dick toward herself and Ruth.
/ II suppose may have tn Job Of de-
tective watching the wedding presents ?,
laughed Garrick.
! Really, mother, Guy saved me--you
might say--on wings Of wireless"'
/ Mia Walden spread her arms farther,
caught Garick's coat. drew him over, as
/ the tears trickled down her face ana
/ planted a kiss on his cheek
/ Garrick took her arm. "Nita, for your
/ sake as well as Ruth's. come into the sta
ton. We ought to broadcast the truth.
They'll fix up a little bite to eat, too
maybe p toast!"
/ lie glanced over al Dick. as Ruth
struggled away from his lips.
"May may broadcast our an
nouncement Ruth 2" pleaded Dick.
| Ruth sank back in his arms ''Yes
/ . Dick I'll tell the world y
(The End.)