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"If we were not at war with Germany, do you think I would be away from Ardmore College at this time of year?" "Tom is on active service," Ruth said quietly. "I am rather busily engaged myself. I have seen him just twice since I have been at Clair. But I happened to learn to-day that beyond peradventure he is in health." "That's good enough!" exclaimed Helen.
"So you see," smiled Dave, as he called at Belle's home and handed her the letter, "there is never any need to be worried until trouble breaks in earnest." "Oh, I'm so glad!" cried Belle, her eyes shining with delight, "I hope you won't meet that Ardmore fellow again while you're home."
Darrin's clenched right fist caught the fop on the temple, felling him to the ground. "Go right on to Laura's, Belle," begged Dave quickly. "I'll be along soon." Miss Meade walked rapidly ahead. Ardmore was on his feet in an instant. Not wanting in a certain amount of animal courage, he rushed at Dave, only to be met with a blow in the mouth that floored him again.
After leaving Ringlewood, the two fugitives, by divers journeyings and sore passages through moss and moor, crossed the Balloch ferry, and coming down the north side of the Clyde frith to Ardmore, they boated across to Greenock, where, in little more than an hour after their arrival, they were taken in Euphan Blair's public in Cartsdyke, and the same night marched off to Glasgow; of all which I have already given intimation in recording my own trials at Inverkip.
The Chief looked at them quizically for a moment. He was still inclined to be suspicious, but the mention of Garry's father made him think that perhaps he was on the wrong track. He pulled an extension 'phone to him, and called the long distance operator. "This is the Chief of Police talking," he said. "I want you to get the Chief Forest Ranger, Mr. Ardmore, at Augusta.
"Sure," he said. "Why not? It's plenty cool. They've a room on the top floor of the Ardmore and they keep all the windows open. Never seen the Thompsons' apartment, have you?" She shook her head. "Pretty swell dump. Like to know how much Tommy pays for it. Keeps it all the year too. They go to Florida for January and February. Want you to see it.
Garry had just succeeded in getting a king after an unusually clever play, and the Chief, who was quite a player himself, was applauding softly when the 'phone bell rang. "Guess there's our call now," he remarked, as he hurried back to his desk. Sure enough it was the call, and in a moment the Chief was talking with Mr. Ardmore. "Listen, Mr. Ardmore, this is the Chief of Police of Bangor.
"He's posing as an admirer of mine." "I can't quarrel with his taste," smiled Darrin. "But he annoys me." "Has he dared to do that?" demanded Dave, a quick flash in his eyes. "Not in any way that it would be easy to resent," Belle assured him. "Who is this fellow Ardmore?" "He appears to be a gentleman at least in his ordinary conduct," Belle Meade answered.
On the way back to the Ardmore home both the girl and her escort were silent for some time. Then, turning to her, Curlie asked: "Has this friend of your brother's Brightwood, did you say his name was? has he a seaplane?" "Is that an airplane which flies up from the ocean and lights upon it when one wishes it to?" "Yes." "He has one of those. Yes, I'm sure of it.
Vincent Ardmore had long since given up hope of becoming rich by this mad adventure. His only hope, the one that gave strength to his arms benumbed by long clinging to the flashlight and new sight to his eyes, weary with watching, was that they might discover some bit of land, a coral island, perhaps, where they might find refuge from the sea until a craft, called to their aid, might rescue them.
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