The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 3, 1929, Page 3

R e e . POLLY AND HER PALS For The Love Of A Lady By JEFFERY FARNOL bed with a certain repressed eager- ness but meeting the invalid’s keen shifted his glance and seem- SYNOPSIS: Sir Richard Guyfford faces almost certain death in an impending duel with Julian, his scoundrelly gousin. Beautiful Helen D’Arcy ed to hesitate. | “Split me but you're ghastly as a i§ concerned because it was her | specter!” said the Viscount at last. accusation of Richard—as a | “Ay, Will, T feel it! murmured blackmailer of women—that led |Julian. “Yet I don't intend to die, Bim to discover his cousin’s | Will, not even to please so loving use of Richard’s name in deal- |a friend as thyself. . . . Let us to ings with certain love letters. | business—how goes your wooing? Richard breaks a horsewhip on “Excellent well, Julian, give me Julian, who then hurls out the but time to contrive the matter challenge—a veritable death with due deliberation and she's warrant from a cunning swords |mine, Julian, mine!” “I wonder?” retorted the individ- ual. “Whence this sudden assur- ance, my lord? By all accounts she is no childish miss to blush at your lordly beck, or come simper- ipg to your so masterful cmbrace.” man. To Helen and her aunt, eome the gossiping neighbors to regale them with tales of Rich- ard’s iniquitous character. Un- expectedly Richard enters the | scene, welcomed by the Duch- ess—dear friend of his dead “True enough, Julian—but,” and father and mother. here my lord took on an expres- —_— sion of unexpected, ruthless de- Chapter 7 termination consider, Julian—a solitary house, an ardent wooer—a A PLOT OF VILLAINS ¢ay and night and—final discovery! The Duchess fell back in her|guch methods may bend the most chair the better to stare up at|stubborn of feminine wills—eh, Jul- RO — FOUR ARE KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT ON STEESE HIGHWAY (Fairbanks News-Miner) Four persons were killed at an carly hour this morning (June 22) when the automobile in which they were riding plunged off the road and rolled down a gulch 18 miles from Fairbanks, on the Steese high- way. The dead are: _1 H. G. Haslem, 40, Alaska R.oad’ Commission superintendent for the Fairbanks district. Mrs. May Haslem23, his wife. | Mr Helen Burmaster, 25, of Fairbanks. { Mrs. Julia Warren of Mason| | Creek. | There were no witnesses to the tragedy, which is the worst of ns! kind that has ever occurred in the | Interior. Reports conflict as to| the time the party left the Sum-“ mit roadhouse, where they had at-| tended a dance, on the return tripi | to Fairbanks but as nearly as can be learned it was between 4:30 and 5:15 a.m. and the accident follow- ed within a few minutes of the time they left. Suffocation caused the beath of all the victims, an examination made this morning by Dr. J. A. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY, IPETERSBURG COUNCIL | Council there last Saturday, accord- Bir Richard, who stood looking down at her, his shapely mouth| curled in sardonic smile. Then the | Duchess shook her head. “I don't believe it—no, thee, Richard Guyfford “Madame la Duchess, I—I am grateful!” said he, his speech and tone so altered that my lady Hel- en's grey eyes opened somewhat wider than usual. “Howbeit, madam, all these let- never of ters were subscribed to Sir Rich- ard Guyffor | “Och, me child, the villain used | Dick’s name.” | “Then perhaps Sir Richard will[ tell us—who?” “To what end, ma'm?” he re-, torded. “Since madam is assured that my father’s son hath not stop- | ped to such infamy—what matter?” “Your jesting is out of place, sir.” {““Like myself, ma'm, so I'lL be gone. . . . And here are Mistress Angela’s letters.” So saying, he| thrust the somewhat bulky packet in Helen's white fingers. ! “Richard,” said the Duchess, “you will ever be an honored guest. 'Tis| come again ye will—and soon!” ' “No!” he answered slowly, “I am a man—with a shadow . . . Bome six years ago I had a friend, but one night we quarreled bitter- | ly, and would ha’ fought there and hen but were prevented. . . . That same night he was found—murder- | &d within a few yards of my lodg- | ing. . . I was suspected and shun-| ned by all save two o' my friends. Well, this was six years agone, but the shadow of suspicion dogs me y Here, madam, is reason why I am indeed pariah and out- cast, and must so remain until—" He ceased suddenly, and with a| hurried gesture of farewell, turned ! and strode away. v e Doctor Samson stared at the rest- less head upon the pillow—these burhing eyes, passion-distorted face. “Mr. Julian, pray now compose yourself or—" “Compose myself!" cried the sick man, wildly. “I could howl like a dog! He used me like a dog—and before the eyes of Brocklehurst and Despard!” “Sir, calm yourself, or we shall have ye in raging fever—" “Tush! Where's Tom Pitt; Tom Pitt to me.” 8o Doctor Samson shook his head and sighed his way downstairs while his patient stirred restless-| 1y, muttered fierce imprecations, and stared up at the bed-canopy with brilliant, fevered eyes until, glancing around, he suddenly espied | his man, Pitt, sleek, soft-moving, furtive-eyed, yet immensely cap-, able. “Where have you been, rogue?” “This morning, sir, I rode to: Lewes on your behalf; this after-| ngon I am devoting to your ward- | , sir.” “%Tell me, what of Brocklehurst gnd Despard, what do they?” “My lord is, I believe, writing let- the captain is abroad, sir.” ‘Ah, still dogging this heiress, is He, Tom?" "“T chanced to see them ride past together, sir, a while ago.” ""“And Brocklehurst belike penning bid " &m to her! Ask his lordship to! u . “*Pom Pitt bowed and was gone, | burned. ! | | | bed. Sutherland found and only Mrs, Haslem and Mrs. Burmaster were bruised. Wedged tightly against the ground with the weight of the overturned car on them they prob- ably died within a few minutes after the machine had stopped roll- ing. ian? “As for the D'Arcy, she was all graciousness this morning. I be- gin to think Despard’s scheme may prove unwanted.” “How? Despard’s scheme?” “Why, 'twas he suggested it.” “What, you mean this kidnap- ping, this lonely house? 'Tis a some —_——, —— LET Ammaus» rress four Suit what age-worn method, eh?” We call and deliver. Phone 526. The Viscount dropped into the oo~ s chair. This store will be closed all day “Well, what—what o' to-morrow, |- Wy, July 4. Julian—what o' your promise?” PIGGLY WIGGLY. Julian laughed gently and shook ————— - his head, while the Viscount watch-|4TH OF JULY SHOOT—JUNEAU ed him. “It’s to be ‘no’ again, is/GUN CLUB. —adv. it?” - “Positively no, Will.” o ™ T ‘The Viscount’s narrowed eyes dropped. “Every year you prom- CAPIT% LAUNDRY I ise and every year— Secoxd and Franklin The Viscount’s gaze crept along PHONE 355. the bed-valance up and up to the ‘|‘ We Call and Daliver & in- | & at the then he crossed to|g f z Reliable Transfer Phone 149 Res, 148 COURTESY and’ GOOD SERVICE Our Motto M L SR small table standing valid's elbow; the wide hearth where a dim fire “I was a fool!" cried he sudden- ly, “to sign the cursed thing!” “Tut, tut!” murmured Julian, taking up a silver-mounted pistol from where it lay on the little table and glancing to the Viscount’s back. Seeing the Viscount neither stirred nor spoke, Julian slipped the pistol under his pillow; said he: “Now, though all flesh perish, the written word endureth, it liveth on when the hand that penned it is California Grocery dust. Now talking of our Despard, d' ye trust him so implicitly?” UNE. °S “Trust him? Don't I hold him J AU ‘twixt my finger and thumb?” FINEST “I wonder?"” mused Julian, frown- ing up at the bedtester. “'Tis a FOOD dark, desperate, cool, determined STORE creature is George Despard.” “Eh?" exclaimed his lordship, starting. “Thou'rt feverish, Julian.” “Ay, so leave me, Will But no sooner had the door clos- ed upon his lordship that Julian took pen and paper and began to write with a certain feverish haste. When next he glanced up it was to see Tom Pitt ,within a yard of his ! California Grocery PHONE 478 Free Delivery “Ha, rogue—rogue!” he gasped, covering what he had written with quick hand. * “Wilt creep up on me, you dog, wilt spy?” “No, sir, no, indeed, Mr. Julian; I'm here at my lordship’s bidding.” “Then begone at mine, grub, and suffer none to trouble me—stay! Bid the captain to me as soon as hecomes in.” Left alone, Julian finished his writing and, having read it over, lanced about his chamber, with ves quick and eager, frowning the while as one at loss. Suddenly he thrust hand beneath pillow and drew thence the silver-mounted pistol; then he rolled the paper cylinder-wise and thruss it into the pistol barrel; which done, he hid the weapon under his pillow again. (Copyright, 1928, Jeffery Farnol) Tem pti'ng Things FOR YOUR FOURTH OF JULY DINNER Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Cherries, Tomatoes, Cauli- flower, Peas, Celery and Everything in and out of season Plums and Apricots $1.00 Basket A dastardly plot to win an heiress’ fortung! 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