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have you tried t38 it is in a class by itself ask for it the radio detective by arthur b reeve getting the lawyer iri the house arid no explanations necessary the lawyer admired line radio set and quite flat tered hank by his references to i hanks own cleverness it was only a question of waiting minutes now untjl the quarter after the hour the time socn came hank 1 started in at once to pick up his ob jective and then to send out to sea in the cabin of the scooter still at each interval the man with his muffled figure was at the fine radio he was adjusting wonder- ing what report he might get from any i other members or scouts for the radio j gang there was a satisfaction shown by the operator when he realized he had hank and that the attorney crook was out at rockledge and on the job the message from hark was a query i where to get the thousand dokars bail for pete j hank had sent 1iis massage now he waited for a reply it came back terse and to the point vira must get the money this did not worry hank in the least in fact his was the type of mind thacrather enjoys seeing others placed in tight positions merely for the hake of watching how they get out- hank turned to mr crook esquire you heard that sir the lawyer nodded can you lo cate the young lady ill try but how are you ever go ing to get money out of her i hap pen to know she is broke she has big money for ford owners selling eclipa shock absorbers spring controls and lubricator write for particulars the w a astle sales co bridfeburg ont in radio yes tfflsb a batteryless year is chapter xix contd purity for us there now i cant all her allowance for this quar ken climbed out and ruth drove on tell you any more i dont see whatj and borrowing more to put up the car but ken was not right you have to- ask whose busi- going to waste any time he rooked viras mother about to see that he was ivi b f h m anothor wd xre hehad a bfcycle got tn it and vira had turned and was half up theftolo so tell her she can save her of hv footdaths where he would porch ken would have followed her dick by this means she must not bf observed and flowed the only he heard t ootsteps in thecorridor we don care that ought to make mr crook smiled i can do it he said confidently hank was skeptical until mr crook added if you see her before i am abe nu judging from public demand and the report from the various radio shows in the united states and at the cana dian national exhibition the tendency in radio this year is uudoubtedly to- i wards batteryless sets the real and only truly batteryless set is of course jone that uses the raw alternating cur rent in the- tubes direct from the light socket in which batteries aro totally only is it a canadian development but with over a years steady progress be hind it and now entering on its second year it has proven an undoubted suc cess- the 1927 models ot the rogers possess every convenience including singledial control superpower am plification volume control metal- shielding and elimination of the aerial in most cases- in addition to the total w the ony he heard footsteps m the corridor we dm care binnacle was his destination he could inside the hotel ana decided the better her come through trust laddie to guard the radio shack thing to do woum be to keep under hank was more tha nub ojiiuuic wv fe v j ij i an half convinced and set up a great commotion if any- cover and watch from hiding he slip- d the selfconfidence and plausibility one tried to start anything there i ped back of a porch screen i of this fellow he was taking to it at the binnacle the rest of the there was nothing very exciting eagerly and he hurried out and into group of young folks had remained now at the binnacle but it was easy tne flivver which he had purchased after ruth left they had set her to see that tha- fur woud begin to flyuvith the pieces of silver for which he action down to just acting queerly sooner or later if these young couples had betrayed his friends to the radio once one has got just a little bit on crossed wires gang the wrong path- everybody who is it cams sooner the quizzing by yj was hanging over the side of right seems wrong i ken had got on vira s nerves and she her roadster talking to jack curtis the fact of the matter was that if took it out on genn buckley for as was at least something flatter- anyone was acting queerly it was luck would have it she caught a ing about the interest in her of jack themselves and as people get when ffnnpse of rae and genn having a curtis she might not have great con- they get off the right road they were itte jazz in the deserted victrpa room fidence in jack but at least he was tangling themselves in situations that of the bmnaca human this is often a dangerous hart nothing in them but tha seeds of vira was angry if glenn fet he for a young girl to allow trouble i m whv had he rot sought her herself to fall into one must never it was only the day before that at out what matter did it make if he f that when someone want to use the blue rooster rae had shown a wou havajhad to climb down a bit off you wants something out of you that decided interest in glenn buckley his high horse and apologize why person can well afford to show human- at the same time there had been occahera he was with rae sioned by it a coolness with vira and kae jack curtis had taken advantage of h did not take vira this todideavor to cultivate the -intim- frame of mindu say as much and v of vira angrily sweep out of the room where ac such a mixup as this it was she had found them that ken happened as he left his bi- from his vantage point behind the around the side of the binnacle screen ken caught sight of curtis he could have mu on viras ears it was just at this point that hank ong in this j and mr crook appeared having left the flivver down the lane near the binnacle inn mr crook did not attempt to ex- diain fully who he was nor just how he came into the case he had to be introduced by hank even to curtis then at once he proceeded to explain what his mission was and the predica ment of cauliflower pete languishing in the town jail crook turned toward vira dies is your brother ha remarked casually i i as if he had only the merest interest i curtis deliberately winked several j the matter you jove dick of times at rae as he indicated the direc- j course now get that thousand dol- rae gave an almost im- bail so that i can get my poor they had been sis steps he had heard i in the hall instantly cuhis had taken in the situation he gave a glanceovcr at the retreating vira on her way to her car then he shot a quick glance at rae as it happened buckleys back was to him cyce jnn and started carefully to recon noitre he was quite surprised at see ing glenn with rae and at the way they seemad to lja getting along look ing about further he discovered vira inanother part of the place alone for the moment vira seemed sore- about something and ken took advantage of tha fact that she was alone to come out into the open his excuse was that he was looking for ruth 5 ruth went away this morning re plied vira curtly ken turned o go without any inten tion of doing so then suddenly wheel ed back you know vira theras something thats bean troubling me for some time and that is about things at the blue rooster yesterday vira did net seam disposed to en lighten ken but that made no differ ence to the boy it was rthat ques- mouthpiece which after ailis not- a i tion you a- asked ruth did you get d m f n 7 on a strict allowance and it would be it ruth will he give it to you dr jears before she could touch the prin- still vira did not deign to say any- h this john j crook i cipal of the fortune which sha had in- thing iclsver and softspokeii and in every herit even tho ifereit was now the bloused silhouette a smart feature op new mode a great deal of charm is expressed in this frock with its bodice slightly bloused at the sides and across the back the convertible collar and scarf tie lead the mode in 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andthere are on the jury repre sentatives of japan mexico brazil and south africa copy how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in stampsr coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to pattern dept wilson publishing co 73 west ade laide st toronto patterns sent by return mail minajds liniment for toothache starlight the sun has made its circle in the blue adazzlefrom the fiery path way spent torn clouds on the horizon heap awry pale glimpse of day reflected in each rent e gray sky becomes a netting of deep jet as sifting through the meshes speeds the light a quivering glow through every bight appears such are the stars this silver sablo night julia cogswell frankle the swamp the swamp glowed like a turkey carpet the cranberry vines and huckleberry bushes were pure crim son the black alder berries scarlet and tho frens burntcrange just be yond usin the velvet of- the swamp was a pond across which the wind ruffled living blue with tawny rushes around it rosalind richards ina northern countryside the worlds great need ask god to give thee skill in comforts art that thou mayst consecrated bo and set apart unto ajife of sympathy for heavy is tho weight of ill in every heart and comforters are needed much of christlike touch a e hamilton tion of vira perceptible nod and curtis started after vira so exclaimed ken to himself thats tha way the land lies chapter xx paste jewkls john crook attorney and coun sellor at law had arrived in rockledge from tha city in the forenoon he was what the yeggs in their slang called a client out of the lockup audi will engage that ha will pet dick back and no questions asked vira was eager to do it besidas crook looked like scmebody he was no fourflusher like jack curtis but a mature man and the way lie lookaj at vira quite set her heart baatinj she believed crook but how get a thousand dollars it was no small sum even for a young lady of a wealthy family for vira was ken was not discouraged however he kept on what was it vira who was it you meant vira turned petulantly but that did not put ken off he was only emboldened to go further in- his ques tion he faced her and lowered his voice about tha races vira looked up quickly what she lead in kens eyas was evidently enough she knew ha knew some thing anyhow her mind was work- ing fast shoud she tell him any thing batter that than to boy think anything ho cliose oh ken ruth didnt loss any thing if thats whats worrying you i borrowed a thousand dollars on some otmy jewels but that wasnt enough then ruth went to see mr chittenden a friend of your father and a part ner once in soma ventures she got a loan of another thousand on her x way appearing to be a polished gentle man who appeared before judge el- dredge justice of the peace whan he returned to his town office after lunch the plea of crook was most plausible he went only casually into the evi dence- against cauliflower pete andfto hear him talk one would have thought that the town of rockledge very likely owed pete money and had better com promise before it was too late however the justice of tha peace 1 t i was not born yesterday he was used et the to this satreat for you and your children in the peppermint sugar jacket nnd another in the pepper mintflavored gum inside utmost value in long 1asting delight ta uiib legal method of making the worse appear the better reason he waited patiently and politely until crook had finished then with a smilo admitting nothing of what crook had said ha informed him that the trial had bean set for the next day and fixed bail for pete at a thousand dollars j i consider that very libaral he i decided the learned counsel for the ietendant ought to have no difficulty i in finding that merely nominal sum i crook may have had that much with i him if so he was not disposed to put j it up perhaps it was that he knewj j pete too well knew that pete had no more compunction in jumping bail- and lettiig the bondsman pay than he had of drawing ft cannon and killing a man thank you your honor bowed i crook as he retired i think we shall ousuggest and occasion for my rge on tha town onger crook- laft the judges office and even the doled out to her the balance reinvest ed she was over her head now in debt curtis was no help in solving this problem he never was unless it involved the disposal of somebody elsas money easton had called him just a cakeating finale jiopper well suggested mr crook subtly why couldnt you borrow some of your mothers jewels nothing very big but somthing thae will be ample then you might meet me at three oclock at the rendozvous garage on the motor parkway i would then arrange about this man pete and once he is released he could guarantee to get dick free to be continuad jst leys lij have no difficulty as yo p- ib that there will- be noo 5jiihjjj icnt to remain a char swig loncer as a merc matter of habit yes he has retired- from politics and is raising extensive fruit or chards all of his trees are grafted posa ijcpf i sup- yw j ua- nuj minard uinlment for bruises on the mail street paused only longj c bsji 3ue no1vw nough to consult n notebook in which he had scno instructions andaddressi cs then ho inquired for hillside avenue and a few moments later he walked in en and introduced himself to thxv precocious young criminal hank hawkins i have a message which i would rave you send youngman ho began when is the next sending time in about ten minutes crook had shown fome credentials to hank and hank was rather flattered at being a member of a gang who could hire such a perfect gentleman to represent them this man was as polished as hanks own father he thought hanks parents were away on a cruise up and down tho sound con sequently there was no difficulty in the traveler and the poet r a traveler in an eastern land saw dirty arahs filth and grim dis ease a poet walking at his hand saw carpets jewels 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