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

{ ! | SYNOPSIS: black”—Mrs. Joe Lundy—the mysterious visitor whom An- drew Ogden gave $1,000 a few days before he was slain, is found. Mrs. Moffit, the house- keeper, introduces her to Pee- bles as a priestess of Cosmic Indulgence. Peebles questions Mrs. Lundy, learns her husband once the owner of a saleon in Torridity, was shot 30 ago and has been feeble cd ever since. The $1,000 check is explained as a gift to her faith. Asked whether she ever knew or heard of Alex Peter- son, Mrs. Lundy shouts, “Alex Peterson shot my husband! The “woman in Chapter 31 “TEN-TO-ONE” PETERSON “What!"” I shouted, springing to my feet. “Alex Peterson—shot your husband! Nonsense! He was the best friend I ever had!" “He shot my husband, I tell| “He must have made moncy ra- | Came without warning upon a lov-| you!™ Mrs. Lundy's bitter empha- sis of the words struck me in the POLLY AND HER PALS THANK GOSH, 1M A DETECTUFF SCHOOL GRADUATE, ‘CAUSE S THE ONLY WAY # GOLD BUL 4y Charles G.Booth PROGRA TS |tastic gold-mounted revolvers, and |that cartridge belt stuffed with |gold bullets . . . . | “And not $10 to his name. | you see the man, Mr. Peebles?” ,” I muttered tensely. young brother, Jerry, came I cried. “His brother! So it was his broth- “He band's resort. |at the bar and watching two scor- swaggered into my hus- Men were drinking | | pions fighting in a coffee can. | were betting on the result! Peter- |son treated the audience of this elevating spectacle to my husband’s vile liquor; then he bet on the re- sult of the fight. Bet his last dol- lar, Mr. Peebles—at ten to one. He bet on the smaller scorpion and it | won. After that he was never :knnwn as anything else but Ten- to-One Peterson.” I put in suggestively. s, Lundy gave me her strange Joe Lundy—soul as shapeless as his face—only the shell is left. face fell back into my chair. Some in- fluence powerful enough to re-mold Andrew’s personality had come inte his life. What right had I to deny word of one whose tragic life ftnessed to its truth? “Do you know why Alex Peterson shot your husband, Mrs. Lundy?” “I don't,” she replied in the same bitter tone. “If Joe deserved it, I didn’'t. Alex Peterson left him for dead Joe responded to medical treatment and he was brought back 0 me several w. later, I have Had him—ever since. Thirty years,” The tragedy in her face wrung ! my heart. “Did you see Alex Peterson when you were down there?” I asked gently. “Yes, T saw him. Several times.” “Can you tell me anything about him as he was then?” Bhe nodded slowly. “Yes, I re- member him. He wasn't a man one forgets easily. He was fairly tall, supple as wire, and flat hip- ped. His face had something of the eagle in it—that lean, reckless, fighting look, you know. He al- ways wore an expensive Stetson trimmed with a silver buckle, a white silk shirt, fine riding boots Wwith silver spurs, and two revolvers fhounted with gold. The revolvers were loaded with gold bullets. I those decorations would ve been ridiculous on anyone ; but somehow they seemed to him.” Mrs. Lundy fell silent and I re- her mood. What an ex- rdinarily vivid personality An- drew's must have been. What tra- event—for it must have been had transformed him into Andrew Ogden I had known? you happen to know how he to be called ‘Ten-to-One’?” . Lundy nodded. “Yes. I a good deal about him while #as down there. He made his r in mining prop- He was an inveterate gam- chance was to great—and like the blow of a fist and I:cyes again. “Prosperity comes in | floods sometimes—I am told.” The bitter droop to her mouth touched me. “Peterson staked out several claims and sold one of them well. After that he plunged recklessly, again and again—and he nearly al- ways won. His fortune and his reputation pyramided together. He | became famous—or infamous—from one end of Skull Valley to the oth- jer. But the Two Brothers mine— he gave it that name himself—was his most recklessly extravagant venture. He put everything he had into it. Everything, Mr. Peebles! The town had begun to bet on his |gambles and it waited breathlessly for Peterson to vindicate his judg- ment. It needn't have. He won. Nothing could stop him. The Two Brothers paid handsomely. It paid after the other big mines had clos- ed down. It paid until the town was abandoned two years later. “Peterson became one of the two wealthiest men in Torridity. The other was my husband, Joe Lundy. Joe was a gambler, also, but he gambled in human frailty. How I despised him. It is dreadful to have to care for a man you de- spise, Mr. Peebles! But I have got WHAT'S PA'S FOR TODAY, DELICIA? Can | Scorpions, Mr. Peebles! And they | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1929. By CL! IFF STERRETT RIGHT AFTER LURICH, HE'S TAKIN' ME DOWN TowN TO | BUY Aj“““ MME NOW HOW ¥/STH5E THEY PENETRATED MY DISGUISE, A’ HOW Y/ SPOSE: THAT DERN DAME KNEW ToATE ] face,” she went on in an empty voice. “But he is different now. Only the shell is left.” Mrs. Lundy fell silent again. Her eyes seemed to look straight through me. I was glad of the ‘pausc for it gave me time to di- 1[;05& the morsel of information she had unconsciously given me. The thought that Furie's “eyepiece” | might have some connection with | Andrew’s death came into my mind from I know not where. That eight- sided lens had belonged to Lundy— those marked cards—Andrew had shot Lundy. There must be some connection. I couldn't get rid of the , 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) { | Joe Lundy's eight-sided spec- tacles—Furie’s magnifying glass eyepicce—“Marked cards"—the “game that cracked the town” | —where do they lead? Continue | the story tomorrow. | — o — CARD OF THANKS A short tense telegram, aid and con- and us s who came to offer solation, all coming 0 quickly, has left helpless to find words to express| our feelings. So Providence decrees: place to Your selection and care.| |We are leaving her in her own| |Great God's Country she was be- ginning to know and to love 80/ well. And in remembrance of the {many good expressions of the past| she has left with us we know she| was laid to rest with loving hearts | and tender care. So God's Will has been done. May she ever rest in Peace. We send our thanks to =ali. MR. and MRS. A. REINWALD, MRS. W. R. GREENWOOD, MRS. P. W. TAISEY, MRS. F. ROGAN, MRS. P. D. VINCENT, MR. C. W. WHITE. I — | CAPITAL DYE WORKS | Very latesu metnods in Irencn' lDry Cleaning and Dyeing. See | Zeldner, Professional Cleaxer an Dyer. Phone 177. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE In the Probate Court for the Ter- ritory of Alaska, First Division, Juneau Precinct. Gust E. Anderson, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that under and by virtue of an order of the above entitled court made on the 23rd day of May, 1929, in the matter of the above entitled estate, the undersigned, as executor under the will, will sell at public auction to the highest bid- der, subject to confirmation by said court, the following described real property, to-wit: Lot 1, Block 112, of the town-. site of Juneau, Alaska, the same being an unimproved lot or parcel of land. Said sale w:il be made on the 4th day®of June, 1929, at two o'clock on the afternoon of said day, on the premises to bc sold in Junean, Alaska. The terms of said sale will be: Cash, lawful money of the United States of America, ten (10%) per. cent of Grace |tWo men on, Walt knocked out a 5 7 |passed away yesterday afternoon.|Dretty homer making the three! T ¢ i points representing the win margin. | ling and care-worn mother as she!At no time was this lead overcome. £338 {was hopefuly expecting she might|It was a good game from the spec- ' i e {have her daughter with her again|tator's standpoint. A review of HH lfor the summer, was shocking in the plays appears clsewhere in tg- | P i extreme. day's Empire. In spite of a cloud- H: 5 Then within a few short hours,jed sky and chilling wind, a fair- ge: a second message came. Burial will|cized crowd witnessed the game. o iy be at Juneau tomorrow, so astound-, - .- ed all the fast gathering relatives INSTALLATION TONIGHT Sy held this evening in the Eagles hall f by Douglas Aerie 117, F. O. E. and “l the Ladies Auxiliary. We are leaving her last resting| ‘NS Ladies Auxiliary All preparations are made for the i T jeint installation of officers to be Lok The Eagles' meeting is called for fH s l“ 7:30 oclock and the installation fff _ Outdoors “or indoors— All follow. il whatever your task. s U Lec WRIGLEY'S refresh ou —allay your thirst, ai MISS HURSH RETURNS H prcme 2 digestion. | Accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Helps keep teeth clean. Jenny Hursh, Miss Josie Hursh re- ' fH After Every it + turned from Prince Rupert last eve- Meal Lo ining on the Princess Louise. Mrs. [ \ |Hursh expects to visit with her R 0\ daughter here until the first week \ in August before returning to her \ home in Saskatehewan, Canada. | fA\\\\\|} - VL8 | e | | Try the Tive o'Clock Dinner | ™ 198 | Specials at Mabry's. —adv. | adv. | In the Matter of the Estate oll over that now.” the purchase money payable at the! Her eyes closed as if she were |!ime of sale and the balance jipon | trying to shut something out. lconl:rmntion of the sale by lt\eg “I must tell you about my h“s_lcour aforesaid. Deed at the ex- ¥ pense of the purchaser. band,” Mrs. Lundy went on, a lit- tle wearily. “In his way he was E Nil‘s mm:;t)"w ol as striking then as Peterson, though Seuioe o " 6 - of | you couldn't have imagined a more gy . p:;:::::‘;nAn&z;m;\; d;?;;;s(‘d. dissimilar pair. Joe was large and X 1 % bulky, and taller than Peterson, hut{mt PoblickHon, JENRS.: 10, he was so stoop shouldered that he actually seemed shorter. His_head‘mm“ otk Mook o a beam: 16 b Rhodes coored.” e nad riting vack| KRISS KROSS xpresion B was very proud of| RAZORS—$6.00 His eyes were deep sunken and near-sighted, and he wore a pair of old-fashioned glasses with steel frames and eight-sided lenses—" “Eight-sided lenses!” I ejaculated, and my hand went fumbling to the lens in my pocket. Mrs. Lundy nodded but there was a distant look in her strange eyes and I don't think she had noticed| Phone 25 Free Delivery my astonishment. His soul was as shapeless as his' RS EHHS . Guaranteed 10 years against mechanical defects —n. Succeeding Dick McCormick, who resigned his position at the Hub | meat market a few days ago, Ren Cook, an experienced butcher has been placed in charge of the meat department. Mr. Cook, who is a family man, recently came from Seaitle where he operated a market of his own, and he has been living in Juneau for the past month. secures suitable residence here for i they will remove to DOUGLAS NEWS D. F. D. BALL TOSSERS WIN FROM ELKS IN SEASON’S OPENER The baseball season was official- ly ushered in for the Island yes- |terday when the Fire Department team and Elks played on the local | | diamong, wie former winning by a| 111 to 8 score. | Gov. George A. Parks formally opened the season by throwing the |first ball for the Elks. Robert Bon- ;nm'. as Mayor pro tem wore the |catcher’s glove and James Barra- | {ger wielded the stick. ! | The firemen drew first inning ifor the first frame and it was in this inning that the game was safe- ly stowed away for Douglas. 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