The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 18, 1929, Page 6

el b POLLY AND HER PALS 60 BUY ME A SIZE TWENTY CLERICAL COLLAR! [ REFUSE T'TICKLE MY NOSE WITH 1S FALSE MOUSTACHE ANY LONGER! 1 HAD A HARD ( TIME, SIR. ONLY ONE SHOP IN THE CITY HAD ‘EM! i SYNOPSIS: Nearly frantic in her eforfts to prove that her fiance, Jerry Ogden, did not murder his father, Lucy defies the law and takes the fight in her own hands. She learns that Jerry was seen speeding to- ward Skull Valley, probably to the deserted Ogden mine at Torridity. Determined to reach Jerry before he is arrcsted, she locks Henry Deacon, chief of police, into a closet, takes his automobile and starts on a mad dash to the desert to save her lover. ‘ 1 Chapter 18 THE CITY OF SILENC What was I going to do, you ask? Well, I might smash in my .English door—and let Deacon out He would stop Lucy by telephone. Or I might leave Deacon and take | after Lucy. The first was what | ) I ought to do, and the second was |color. But as I looked upon this horn and calling the children by what I was going to do. Lucy's“bf’\\'ilrhinu opalescence it seemed "1""(‘-> { argument had impressed me. It|to me that something alive and (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) seemed vitally necessary to Jerry's well-being that he give himself up Off to Skull Valley—to save her fiance. GOLD, BUL Charles G.Booth THE DAILY ALASKA-EMPIRE, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1929. BEG PARDON, BUT ARENT YOU AFRAID THAT You'LL PRESENT RATHER AN ODD APPEARANCE 2 APPEARANCE (] [ BE BLOWED!! By CLIFF STERRETT T DONT GARE WHAT 1 LOOK LIKE, SO LONG)’ AS T AINT ASHUR URL PERKINS! |cal western mining town of 1500 population. The present hopeless desolation of the town shocked me. | T have been in a few “ghost cities"” |of the West but none of them ihnd seemed quite so abandoned as | this one did And here it was that the candie of my friend's life had burned with miles south of the road which spans the valley and the intervening stretch of desert is impassable. An- other road, a miserable affair, leads into the valley by way of Pitchfork Canyon, passes through Torridity, and joins the main road at Devil's | Mouth on the cast. This is the lonly road into the town from the | west 1 supposed Jer and Lucy | With head bared listened reverent- had taken it and I purposed fol-|ly. A window rattled. A door creak- lowing it myself. ivd. "!'hflt was all. Again I sounded the horn. flection shene up through the dust of 30 years. | dimmed its light? tons. 5—m) | tears for Lucy had increased with jLucy! Lucy! Jerry! cvery mile I had come—but noth- No response I got out of the car. [ing on earth could have driven me Nowhere was there sign of human | down Pitchfork until my eyes had life. Here and there on the rutted | 1¢ will be the first double ceremony Of‘of its lhuli "their desire of that sardonic street were the faint imprints masterpiece below. Never before car tires. I tried to follow them, had the valley gripped my soul with but the ground was unyielding and |oyess to make it suce: | so violent a sense of unholy horror ;the trail soon ended. They had been and sleek and tawny beauty. here. Getting in the car, I drove The valley blazed with light and up and down the street, blaring my watchful lurked beneath it. Some- ‘thing sleek as seal skin, vital as What has happened to Lucy j and Jerry in this desert tomb? Continue the story Monday. — e NEWS | |such heetic brilliance that its re- What tragedy had | In the crooked | {main street, I stopped the car and | It was j one o'clock when I ; s ! At the regular meeting of the | reached the summit “Lucy,” I shouted. “Lucy! Lucy!”Inpgugias Aerie, 117, F.O.E., Monday Time was y | And then: “Jerry, where are you | ned. | { { | | |wind-up of the affair is also plan- grounds made it an agreeable event. In addition to a number of the alumni, invited guests included the School Board members, Mrs. Chas. Fox, Robert Fraser, and Elton Eng- strom. The faculty was repre- sented by Mrs. Engstrom, Miss Pe- poon and Alex Dunham. Not only was it picnic day for the high school but also for the Grade pupils who with their teach- ers, hiked out the government road to camping places along the beach where they had their fun. B JOINT iNSTALLATION mi se; — ] not later than 10 o'clock Saturday | § morning to guarantee change of , The President of the United States NOTICE TO EAGLES ‘ Your presence is requested at the regular meeting of Douglas Aerie 117 F. O. E, Monday evening, May | 20th. REMEMBER THE DATE. —adv. ‘WILLIAM OTT, W. P. Douglas Church Services SUMMONS |In the District Court for the Ter- ritory of Alaska, Division Num- ber One, at Juneau. R. Hall, Plaintiff vs. Hall, Defendant. Notices for this cnuren column,‘ ust be received by The Empire Ella R. of An Greeting: In the name of the United States rica, to Ella R. Hall, rmon topics, etc. !evening, May 20, plans are to be {made for the annual installation | of officers in June, to be held jointly with the Ladies’ Auxiliary pr kind to be held here by the order and preparations are in pro- ful. A social B FAMILIES LEAVING Several Douglas families are plan- ning to leave soon to spend the summer months at other places. Mrs. Henry Stragier and child- ren are going to Chichagof about the middle of next week to join Mr. Stragier who is employed in | ;3 {the mine there. v for the relief demanded in said| P Mr. and Mrs. Carlson and daugh- D HAMMOOKy Tay,2astor | 3 < v b lathl) as hatehetets sebl S & ¥ 10:30 a. m.—Sunday School. | 7 i DO! ;Gl Aa \ter Mona, will leave on the Ala- forth. meda for a couple of months’ visit in the states. Mrs. John G. Johnson and 3: All are cordially welcome to these services. “'Evening Prayer 7:30 p. m. 11:30 a. m.—Sermon. i ers are beginning to leave for other places, but not all are going south. i'(’houl term in Douglas, the teach- | [ Supt. and Mrs. K. W. Chapman | were the first to leave, having left ! lun the Admiral Rogers last eve- | !ning for Seattle on the first leg {of their journey to the Philippine IIslands. From Seattle they will g0 to San Francisco from which {port they are to sail on May 28.| |Owing to the short time they are lallowed to get to San Francisco, {they were forced to rush their de- parture. Before going they ex- {pressed their regrets at not being jable to have a farewell visit with — ;many of their friends. before he was arrested. If Lucy had the courage to take the law into her own hands, so had L. Yes, even thought it cost me Henry's friendship! And, besides, she wasn't going down to that dev- il's cemetery alone. Slipping quietly into the house, I listened for a moment to the terrific uproar Deacon was making. Fortunately, the room was remote from the avenue. I made my way out from the garage, feeling un- comfortable about leaving him be- hind. Filling a couple of water canteens at a faucet, I took them into my car with me. Two mountain ranges iay be- tween me and my destination. The first 40 miles of road would be pavéd or good dirt, the next 20 would fall by degrees from poor to dreadful. Lucy would make tha Piehfork Canyon, the only pos- gible approach to Torridity from the west, and I hoped to reach her be- fore she began the descent. That road down into the Skull is a mad- man’s nightmare, and I didn't fan- ¢y her making it alone. S i L pur-' Miss Hazel Olson plans to take e Al M pdrous arms‘me Alameda Sunday evening for reached out to me and tried to|oKBBWAY to see that city before re- cloud my senses—and I knew lhat‘::rn;XIg :,oulh l;y“ ,“3? :salnc i 10 Reatty rasked & Aploit as "E“u"ind'r:;;:;; on her way to her home mous as Satan. | iss Dorothy Crim and her My eyes leaped to the safiron|mother Mrs. Iowa Crim will em- { flanks of the Red Gold Range, then phayk on the Alameda Monday when ]fel! as:nkn :n!to ;hckmmlifl"; \Btfll ‘:C-l.the steamer returns from Skagway, ow. A last look and started {for their home in Seattle: | down the I-‘-m-hrork. Th(-.‘ roadi Miss Josie Hursh expects to take :)xfld :o:z;\o::lz?éegegtlt ::f ;ho\;lxiil?om \the first Princess steamer for Prince he can; ars 8go, B D5 Rupert where she will meet her in silver, gold and borax had been!mother and return with her to mule-teamed around its hairpin spend the summer in Douglas. m.lrvesA But with ’.va9 closing do\‘vnV‘ Miss Margaret Abrahamson is ;)k:] "r‘:d:(::;f‘gl]?nmfnfii z;‘:‘?:el‘ht‘filplannixm to visit with her sister e 1og Suse. Miss Mildred Abrahamson, in Ju- Little repair work had been done !neau for a few wecks before going on the road of recent years and the | south, %apring Ir(‘syh(-‘l's had made a ruin Mrs. E. E. Engstrom, Miss Lucile jof it. ~ Below me fell a 1000-f00t | Pepoon and Alex Dunham will re- drop and as I crawled around the|main on the Channel for the sum- {sharp curves I looked at death a'!mer, seore of times. Nor did I for a mo- ment forget that the next bend !might show me Deacon’s car up-| side down and Lucy's broken body. In two hours I reached the bot- tom. The opalescent beauty of | ———e— SCHOOL PICNICS ENJOYED The high school picnic at Young's Bay yesterday was reported a fine success by both teacihers and stu- | | The San Felipe Valley wasithe deseri had vanished. Grim and drenched in sunlight and the sweet |terrible, it seemed to say, “I've got seent of orange blossoms hung like |yoy, fool!” The trail to Torridity incense. This morning I had lit-|jay before me, and I was cheerful. tle time for sentimentalizing, how- | Ah! there were car tracks. Several ever, and when some short while of them. Lucy was ahead of me. I Iater, the rhythmic throb of the!would be with her in half an hour! éngine fell steeply into silence, I! The trail was vile, but I got Bad even less. I got out and 100k- {along fairly well. The empty des- ed into the tank. It was empty!)olation oppressed my spirit and| The nearest filling station Was|gagain I was seized by that profound | miles behind me! | melancholy T had felt in the can- “Raging at my carelessness, I|yon The air scemed charged with my coat into the car and set ginjster potency. ¢ down the scorching road. When| Out of the sky as hard as a I finally got my hand on tne wheel |metal bell poured a ferocious blind- again Lucy was some three hours jng heat that made me thankful of me. Likely enough She'tor my water canteens. A light, at Torridity. |het wind blew and a faint moaning Valley lies between the sound was in the air. Perhaps H dents. Good weather prevailed dur- ing most of the day and sufficient diversion on the boat and at the {to object to her freedom with oth- |daughier Jennic, are also leaving| [ONDON—A campaien to pro-| o)y | |on the Alameda enroute to Belling- :ll':‘l'O:r:ér}hflS‘llgi‘;l‘;tflgx ’Vm“'il;: ]:y_‘ In witness whereof, I have here- | | DOUGLAS FACULTY Hmf" wherc. they will remain for specting crew being sent out m‘unt_.o set my hand and affixed the| | MEMBERS LEAVING |the summer, inspect more than 10,000 prospec-‘u“‘“al seal of the above namcd.‘ l e tive sites. These proposed landing Court at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th | With the close of the 1928-29!%F : SHEIK LOVE F|fields are tested by driving auto- 48y Of April, 1929. ORY OF SHEIK LOVE » y g | mobiles rapidly over their surface,|(Court Seah JOHN H. DUNN, AT LIBERTY ON SUNDAY film treats. Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen are the featured play- ers. The production was directed by Howard Hawks. Fazil, an Arab tribal prince, is sent to Venice on a diplomatic mis- sion and falls madly in love with Fabienne, a French girl. He sweeps her off her feet with his ardent love-making. Their happy honey- moon is spent in Paris, but before long his inborn prejudice leads him er men and when she refuses to yield o his beliefs, he leaves her and returns to the desert. Then de- velops a thrilling story. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to an order in the matter of the bankruptey of J. M. Gilovanetti, in the Distriet Court; for the District of Alaska, First Division, directed to me, I will re- ceive bids at my office No. 7, Val- entine Building, Juneau, Alaska, up to three o'clock P. M. May 20, 1929, for the purchase of the following real property: Lot 5, Block A, Juneau, Al- aka, together with the tenet- ments, hereditaments and ap- purtenances thereunto beélong- ing. Lot 6 and Fractional Lot 7, Block A, Juneaa, Alaska. And I will sell at private sale any or all of the non-exempt as- sets of said banirupt. Terms of sale, cash on confirma- tion of sale. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. T T T T L LT L LT T TR LT TR V. A. PAINE, Trustee. 11, 1929. 18, 1929. First publication, May Last publication, May LIBER SUNDAY NIGHT Skull ! Mountains and the Red old Range. From the west you it by Shinbone Can- the east you ascend Devil's Mouth. A was running into one of the shrill- but dared not say— ing windstorms for which the val- {ley is notorious. They come in a| twinkling, sometimes last for days,! FAZIL with CHARLES FARRELL He yearned for her with all his soul— 1 I LOVE YOU | - - — e | Clerk. w 3y Fresh roasted peanuts and pop- |First publication, April 20, 1929. Beauty, romance and action make [corn. Junesu Ice Cream Parlors. 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