The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 13, 1929, Page 6

GOLD, BULLETS rles G.Bootihv SYNOFSIS: The “poker game that cracked the town!" Alex Poterson desperately trying to save his brother from the hang- oose gambles with Joe for a human life. Higher they push the 50,000, igher 1€0,000, § 000—then Lundy ma ghasily proposal. e “Jerry Peterson gocs free throws the on $600,- Petercon covers with a t of the Two Brothers they shew the gtn ha four g 5 &r: divided—only four kings or & straight fiu-h can at him ~Zundy shows a straight flush. Chapter 39 AGAIN—MARKED CARDS Jerry fell silent. I found myself|‘he-he-he’d’ and s staring into his tragic eyes. I mumbled huskily @rew! I don't wonder at the change in him!” Jerry ran his hand gently over| Lucy's dark head and she drew eloser to him, pressing her cheek against his knee. He then resumed “The mind'll take in only so much and at first dad didn’t get the full import of Lundy's straight flush Luhdy grinned up at him and be- ginning ‘to draw in the pot dr the thing home. Himself bar fupt and Jerry as deep in the mess as ever! “Lundy began to laugh again. Dad said if he'd stayed within the “Poor An-!nodded signific louder and louder. Some {shouted, ‘Drinks on Joe Lundy!’ Free drinks meant that Lundy was taking way of making miners id of t y wrong.' There| Of this he| ing wrong | I 7y couldn't h pin it down? | ome one was ng near ie it was old Pat Furie srospector his thumb What do you want?' dad gr Lundy clear ye, huh?’ chuckled, so low that dad scarcely heard him | “Dad told him to take himself | off and mind his own affairs. Furie ed where he dad azain, he towards Fitch tand Webb. Something in his um»l tude cautioned dad. i Thumbin; 1t “‘What's wrong with you?” he muttered | | “Furie ‘he-he'd’ again. ‘Lundy | cleaned ye, Ten-to-One. I knowed | d!’ He's n' now he's got ye.' Dad held his tongue with diffi- | | culty. | “‘Lundy’s a silick hombre, Furie | ambled on. “Yes ! A 0's old | at Furle! I sure red on ye| bein' smartern to let Joe Lundy | a fool o ye, Ten-to-One.| Yore a ter'ble disap'intment to me. | he been ‘ a-layin’ for { make //,;.fl' | Riotous, drunken miners were milling, carousing, dancing, shooting. sound of it, he’d have killed the man. Half the town had forced its way into the building. He ram- med his way through them—they ! him pass when they saw the look in his eyes. ‘“Outside, he dropped on a bench which stood at one end of the ve- randa that fronted the building. He $8id he couldn't get away from Uncle Jerry's eyes. And in five Rowrs it would be sun-up. . . . ) Fitch and Webb and Burke came out. They saw dad and ppdded to one’ another. Burke crossed the street, Webb lounged Qvgr to the rail at the other end of the veranda, and Fitch sat on the step. wyDad couldn't go on like this— Jerry’s precious * five hours drib- bling away. He ‘said he had a feeling of defect somewhere, Some- thing wrong. “He began to grope apound in his mind, but he couldn't get it. And all the time he was There thinking of Uncle Jerry. must be some way out. “Lundy’s Place began to come to life again. Dad tried to shut his = PN S Y 58 )’/ V4 MAKE UP YOUR LIST—We Deliver Just phone us 83—85 and tell us your grocery needs. J ‘We deliver all orders promptly and fill them exactly as direct- ed. Youll have no long waits for the delivery boy or mistakes in your order when you rely on us. Just try our intelligent gro- cery service. We have everything in the line—and everything we ve is of the best. ‘Our prices are very low, too. SANITARY GROCERY PHONES 83—85 “The Store That “The racket inside was deafening | by this, dad said, and as Furie had | carcely spoken above a whisper itch couldn't possibly have heard him. “‘Out with it, desert rat!’" Dad growled. | “‘He-he-he!" Fur ed. ‘Them cards ye played w “'Yes? “‘They was marked—' “‘They weren't! I looked. “‘With the nekked eye, ye (li(l.': Furie whispered. ‘Not through Lun- | dy's maggifying glasses—his other pair. I cotched a look through 'em once. Reg'lar maggifyin’ glasses. He- | he-he! Pat Furie ain't nobbdy’s fool! No-sirree!” “Dad had to grip the rail hard to hold himself down. The backs of the cards so faintly marked that the markings were invisible with- out the aid of magnifying glasses | which Lundy had worn in the guise |of glasses! Dad was crazy mad for a minute—he'd alw prided him- self on being too shrewd to be tak- en in by so simple a trick as that! —but he soon cooled down. Furie had slid back into the shadows. Dad lx'eculled Furie had been cleaned by Lundy several years before, and he supposed this was his revenge. | “Dad thought for a space. Then ;he got up and moved towards the door, rolling a cigarette. Fitch irui..vd his head. “Dad grinned at him. ‘Lundy up- \stairs still?’ “'T dunno,’ the man answered. | “Dad shoved into the resort. The | |crowd was busy getting drunk as fast as it knew how. Dad’s appear- ance checked the hilarity for a| {moment, but he nodded amiably | here and thére and they went at {it harder than ever. “Pushing up to the bar, he took a drink and asked if Lundy was still upstairs, The barkeeper said he hadn’t seen him come down. | “Dad mounted the stair, forming his plan. He would call’ Lundy’s jcrooked play and force him to sub- mit the magnifying glasses and the marked cards to a committee of miners. On the strength of Lun- dy’s fraud, he’d then demand Uncle | Jerry’s release and the return of the check and the mining trans- fer. “From the top of the stair dad | looked down over the hall. Fitch and Webb had come in. Burke, dad supposed, was outside. He leaned (on the newel post for a moment, |then he ambled over to Lundy's !secret room. | “Lundy was sitting at his desk with his ordinary glasses on. He grinned when he saw who it was but his eyes narrowed and his hand slipped down to his gun belt. The cards and the poker chips were still on the table, but the money, the check and the transfer were gone. seemed to flash at the same in- | T Lundy|stant, dad said, but his must have| Which ked half a second sooner, slug plowed through the ir of glass ¥ ‘What'’s bawled. Dad had intended to /- be>said coldly. catin’ yuh!® Peterson stay cool, To maintain a nder figure, no one can deny the truth of the advice: “REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD OF A SWEET,” Malicious Propaganda No amount of mal an insuit to publ good fa us propaganda, , CAN SW Lueky ce tobaccos w v public belie e is a blend of ror the taste, ncky Stril which no ot ach. The consts 5 thie qualit > to her ci of I millions provcs it dist ] to seilish claims, Strike Pance Orchestra will cone Saturday night in e coust to coast -up over the N. B. C. netzvork. tinne e radio e et e rrre o Throat irritati(lgg ~-No ’Cougi_i_. 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DOUGLAS | NEWS COMMUNITY MOURNS WITH FAMILY AT KROMQUIST FUNERAL Funeral rites for Axel Kromquist were held at the Congregational| church Wednesday afternoon under the auspices of Alaska Lodge No. 1, || Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The attendance was large, friends and relatives of the deceased com- pletely filling the church. The services were conducted by Rev. L. D. Hammock, with the as- sistance of Rev. Henry Young, Chaplain of the Odd Fellows. Special music was rendered by Mesdames L. D. Hammock, G. W. Niles, Glen Kirkham and W. E.| Cahill. They sang “Just As I Am” and “End of the Road.” “Nearer, Still Nearer,” was sung as a duet by Mrs. Kirkham and Mrs. Niles. The remains were taken to the I. O. O. F. cemetery on the fire- truck. Pallbearers were L. W. Kil-) burn, Nels Anderson, Hans Loken,, Gust Lundell, John G. Johnson and Tom Rakich. Unusually generous and beautiful were the floral tributes. — DUDDEN HERE TO BEGIN CANNING OPERATIONS | i i | Manager E. B. Dudden, of the Douglas Island Packing Company, arrived here on the Alaska to start active preparations for securing one of the largest salmon packs this summer, ever put up on the chan- nel. Repairs to the city wharf under and surrounding the cannery build- ings are being rushed by Charles Schramm, who has charge of the pile driving, and the plant is being assembled by cannery foreman Herbert Kittlesby. - — HOME FROM LODGE L. W. Kilburn retwrned on the Alaska from Seattle where he rep- resented the Douglas lodge, I. O. O. F. as delegate to the Grand Lodge. Kilburn missed by one day the Alaska picnic scheduled to be held |last Sunday at Point Defiance Park, Tacoma. He met a number of former Alaskans and Douglasites, however. S e CARD OF THANKS With most sincere appreciation we wish to express our heartfelt| thanks to the many friends who are so kind during the illness andy death of our beloved husband and father, and for the numerous beau- tiful flowers contributed. MRS. AXEL KROMQUIST, AND FAMILY. ——eeo RESOLUTION The Douglas City Council has passed the following resolution: “Whereas, In the death of Axel Kromgquist, the Douglas City Coun- cil has suffered the loss of one of its members, and “Whereas, The effect of the loss of his consciencious work will be distinctly felt in our deliberations, “Be it Resolved, That the Douglas City Council, in session assembled, convey to the family of the deceas- ed our sincere sympathy; To the Municipality an expression of our regrets, and that a copy of this Resolution be sent to the bereaved family and a copy spread on the WE SELL “CRANE” | AND t “STANDARD” Plumbing Fixtures “BIRCHFIELD” AND American Radiator Co. Heating Boilers HART and RAY Oil Burners RICE & AHLERS CO. PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL Juneau, Alaska “We tell you in advance what job will cost” Everything for the Camper GOING CAMPING? COME HERE FIRST and equip yourself properly. 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