The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 6, 1929, Page 3

BARNEY GOOCLL AND QPARK PLUG AT RE MU DOING. HORACE 2 JUST TAKING E:ARE OF MY FLOWERS , MN DEAR MRS KLOT. - THEVRE DOING, JERY NICELY NOW AND I AM (4 NES. (NDEED T PV Tue WHAT (S HOPES WE'LL HAVE POMR MAN WHO HAS ho \\ AT NICE WEATHER So IFE AND HOME OF 1 " RACKET 2 THEY MAY HISOWN -- T AM P CONTINUE (N INDEED , A MOST THEIR Havey / \—/ PROGRESS! o SNAPPY BILL ON FQR LAST 'IIML ’IOVI(JHT William Haines and shapely Joan Crawford a snappy program for from start to finish. " “LET IT RAIN” IS NOW AT COLISEUM When Dougla current Paramount rele: arrived at the Coliseum last had that effect. An audience kept in cestasies of joy for seventy snappy minut “Let It Rain” I‘x'c<(‘l nts the show, ! which MacLean THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE LB o - N THE SO —THERE'S | ASTHNG UKE (T - \WONDERF) ) MAN! sther. As a matter of fact, they ias a marine who awakes from a detective! Don’t you know they al- on after’ meeting “the’ways get on the ground at once? |are engaged—" Then, seeing an officer |If you don’t come with me this “Yes, yes!” he interrupted irri- 33 gain her attention, he determines|minute, Uncle John, I'll go alone!’ |tably. “But what's it got to do with me?” “Your reputation followed you here, Mr. MacNair,” I said humbly. ‘We came to consult you.” his chevrons. How he does | g a troop of mail ving the government’s 5 the comedy with That settled it, of course. Mac- Nair’s house is a shabbl old stuccc place set in a lovely ‘garden two blocks below ours. He was having to win weather proj t and said, “Let it 3 Rain,” I\S xzflnv meant % ,mtvcm E .{a sun porch built on to it and “To consult me! I told you and La“vn h!” Bec o whether he ° 73 | we had to pick our way through a | Deason I was out of this sort of kmw; it or not, “Let It Rain,” his jumble of builders’ materials. Lucy | thing.” “To be sure,” I stammered. “But I thought—the matter is so urgent —we hoped you might be persuad- 2d—" rang the bell and soon we heard # | footsteps in the hall. A light snap- ped on, the door was flung open and Luther MacNair stood before t 'lm Palace (or Tuesday and in which Priscilla Dean, b .. jus. He was none too pleased to sec “Won't you take hold of it for the ]eqdinra ‘;r;:‘iswalt‘x iere us. 1s, Mr. MacNair?” Lucy broke in = i “Hello, there,” he growled, “I was | Jleadingly, her dark eyes more} GOLID, BY Jjust going to bed.” I had ever seen “I am sorry to disturb you at this hour,” I said apologetically. But the reason of our call is rather 'loquent than them. He seemed to think rapidly for a moment. LILETS serious. This is my niece, Lucy. Mr. “Come inside,” he -said curtly. in harles G.Booth . | MacNair, Lucy. We are dreadfully| We followed him into the library | S ASEYRE S . ik _ |upset about this tragic affair at|ind he offered us chairs in .front ¢ SPR[N(} | ’S-‘l)‘%t,::;..'“.““;h] 'vh\c ]m:-v yet, and, if ép keep t;)ur‘ l;:ad he Ogdens.” The police seem to|>f a fireplace with a red ember or sz g | R Bt Serer ive me those keys." | think Ogden's son, Jerry, had some- | two still glowing in the grate. FEVER i d:"l ‘V:‘l ": “~” ‘h';-‘ ”“.lc“%}?_‘?"l ol thing to do with it.” Paper, sticks, and a log soon start- i ; B Sn, e 2 SRk ImICh, WHSRUDE [ i A na i1t ed a crackling blaze and MacNair It'g/all- coniedy — Just the| father. In s desperate atiompt iy T TN | “Yes. My niece and young Jer- |drew up a third chair. The reflec- thing for everybody. [ :gcll:‘-gdc':::o";‘l"’”&‘( 0 I”::m“‘ believe Jerry did it, |, gre reatly attached to each | tion from the fire softened his lean, i Vi e efies ce bkl AR > - A good WEEKLY is also| officers investigating the crime. shown and ! Lucy's uncle, John Peebles, !‘ ynu nor Stimson saw | finds Jerry's keys dropped by | face or heard his voice.” “SPOOK | a fleeing figure seen leaving I admitted. “But I| 1 e AN the Ogden home a moment be- white trousers, the 5 B | ! SPOOKENS | fore Andrew Ogden’s murder r you e him last | fadee W4 o . | was discovered. The police de- nd the pulled-down Our Gang Comedy for extra; .. yne when Lucy ama hat he bought last week. | measure. | COMING TUESDAY PRISCILLA DEAN | JOHN BOWERS and WALTER LONG in “JEWELS OF DESIRE” Attractions At Theatres = = ’T“SPRING FEVER" IS fHOWING AT FALACE B - ] Every new picture brings Wil- liam/ Aaines nearer to being an all round athlete—and every picture estal)lishes him more firmly as one of [he leading screen attractions ‘of 'ioday. ‘¢3pring Fever,” his latest Metro- Galdwyn-Mayer vehicle—and in- cidtly his bow to the screen pub- lic| jas a full-fledged star—makes hin¢ a golfer. Also it provides him witi} the biggest laughing hit of his eveitful though brief career. It is now playing at the Palace Theatre. Jilan Crawford, George Fawcett, Edvard Earle, Eileen Percy and a notable cast appear in the new preduction. The Palace Orchestra puts over ‘ROUP | SpasmodicCroupisfrequently | nudvodbyonuspuuu oto-@ KS Over 21 yfflfi Im?u( Y-cr Dzsney Caps Non-Breakable Visors We carry a complete assortment of shades and patterns. ! keys? snatches them frum her unc hand and escapes to the Pecbles heme. Police are searching for the fugitive Jerry, against whom they have a strong case of cir- cumstantial evidence. vn, b)(’ I he d blur of Luey against the bhack of my ar “Lucy! This is Uncle John!” There was no response at fi head | chair. | LAi:J these are his key bard heard Jer voice in the y twenty minutes before—" Lucy put her fingers on my lips. somebody else you saw in Uncle John.” i | I had given this possibility some ' lh but I knew if I hadn’t fond of Jerry I !ouldnt ste d my time on it. . | would imply willingness on‘ ' s part to let some one ‘else | them,” I observed, “and he ing them when Hubbard ! Moreover, é’A res The world’s only truly f 'J&' Lucy's dark eyes flashed, eloquent and defiant, i ix o'clock.” | [ l i1 When tea is first| toasted in its Oriental gardens—it then her head inclined toward the window. “I am alone. Let me in.” She got up slowly and came to- ward the window. “Has he gone?” muffled. “Yes. Open tic window.” “I won't give them up!” she de- 1y. “Now, dear,” I said briskly, after I entered the room, “we are going to face this thing with clear brains and brave hearts. Where are those o won't give them "up!” stormed. “But you must! you have them. You won't help she Jerry by keeping them back. And | —we've got to have Deacon’s co-! ,operation.” “But I followed you, Uncle John. I heard what Captain Deacon said | to you. I didn’t understand it at all —you haven't told me anything, | yet—but he thinks Jerry killed his father.” She broke off, shuddering, and ibegan to weap again. I took her |firmly by the shoulders. SABIN & sco iwcn‘t get Jerry out of this mess. “Now see here, Lucy! Crying She cried. “Come on! We'll go right away.” You must buck up and show us| “My dear child! The man will " successors to :the kind of stuff you are made of!” N. G. NELSON And buck up she did, forthwith, drying her eyes on a spider web Oti a handkerchief that wouldn't have 'stopped my ear. “Nothing has happened to Jerry Her voice was| Deacon knows | flavor that is lost long before you can enjoy it—lost [ Tnis opened wider fields of ¢ | speculation and we fell silent. Sud- fi {denly Lucy took my face between Iher hands; her eyes were alight. “What is it, dear?” | “Luther MacNair, the detective, iUncle John! You must get him to take the case for Jerry.” “MacNeir!” I cried, aghast. “Why not? You told me he is known all over the country. You said he solved nearly every case he undertook.” “MacNair has retired,” I object- ed. “He'd probably refuse to help| us.” | “But he mightn’t,” Lucy pleaded. ‘We could ask him.” | Her ecloguent eyes pinned me down. How could I tell her of | my unholy fear that MacNair might | add Jerry to his tragic number.of ‘murdercr.fl Indecision held me in |torment and then my faith renew- ‘nd itself and courage illuminated the blackness of my soul. “Very well,” I said. “We'll ask }hxm fresh garden fragrance. 2y s 3> Lucy flung her sotv arms around my neck and kissed me. “You dear!” have been in his bed for hours. Look at the time! Twelve o'clock! |Off to bed with you.” She slipped to her feet and stood facing me pityingly, hands on her slender hips. “You'd make a ,fine Coftee Baking Powder 51 9 DT WORRY, My DBAR ! I NOTICED ONE OF THE SHINGLES WASAIT WIING FLAT ~ I AM MERELY TAKING A LTTLE =3, hard face; the swarthy skin, the high cheek bones and slit of a mouth, the deep, penetrating eyes. As I studied the man, neither lik- ing nor disliking him, it came over me that we had come to the right place. If any man on earth could put his finger on Ogden's murderer it was Luther MacNair. (Copyright, 1929, Willlam Morrow Company) Will the famous man-hunter fix the crime on Jerry? Lucy's superb confidence stands out against the logical evidence. Continue the story tomorrow. ——————— CARD OF THANKS To the many friends who assisted us during the last and fatal sick- ness of my beloved wife, we offer our most sincere thanks. N. G. NELSON AND FAMILY. B Fresh roasted peanuts and pop- corn. 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