The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 15, 1929, Page 6

HOW COME THIS MILLIONAIRE THEY'S SIMPL ARSE SYNOPSIS: Sir Richard be lieves that Helen D’Arcy kil his cousin, Julian, she threatened to do a few ho before he was murdered. T ard leaves his ring besi jan’s body to faste: on himself and to shicld Helen. fe rides into the woods to ind a hiding-place and comes ifito the gypsy camp of Truf- feni, whose daughter he once befriended. Truffeni takes him fo the lair of two notorious ighwaymen, one of whom— Enown as Bl an old riend of S s, and is pleased to aid him. A RING IS DISCOVE “And what,” inquired Sir Ric “what o thyself, Black Nick; how goeth thievery these days?” | “Why, so so, sir.” i “It can have but onc thee, fool-Nick, I fear. too good a man to end in a noose.” | “Lord, & Nick, with ) assuring don’t all ‘topped.” her, three | Chapter 16 ‘ | end for You're W aptain Ar ago, made a name and a fortin’ and | —retired. Yowll mind Captain! Archer, called Captain Midni | sit?—but why trouble about me?” | “perhaps because you once saved ny life, because thou'rt my friend.” | iy 1l The Galloping Parson staggered IN IT, MAW. HE A RESFPONSIBLE FAMILY LIKE US, To OCccuUPY 1T, DURIN' HIS ABROAD/ For The Love Of A Lady By JerrERY FArNOL NO JOKER & Y WANTS HOW MANY ROOMS Y'SAY THEY (S IN OUR NEwW SUMMER HOME , DEL?S J—— 1929. \DAY, JU LY: 13 [HEYI S LISTEN! ARE You oL 60T A LOTTAL PACKIN' T'DoO, BIG RoY! STIR NCE crvice!” answered Sir el TR o Rl(]mn:{ was dumb ‘fw\h;lic.i:vuth an animal Saturday evening. | exploined, reacning Sponge .m‘d when at last he spoke, his| And Tom Conrad is in perfec s&in from helf voice was hoarse, his speech halt-|cord. ~ Watson, who was at hi . ye any scissors?” E:zquir\-tH”Y i s ! mining camp on Montana Creek, | Sir tucking up his ruf-| Who first . . . touched . . . my \’\'ulkml out of his me C?Chcz l.x‘ix‘; T s s sleeve and |FHE Saturday evening to confront the End Il slit up his sleeve and|"lp o ¢ne gentleman took it up |bear about 25 feet distant. There | No . no!” gasped the Par- and it for yours,!he stood, rocking from side to on tis good coat this—took it (" 1 1d growling, moving slowly to-| fr ”"‘l 2 ’w) _only last wel s m‘df . .A:\n(l H](}P.‘ |ward the tent. | {He aros i contrived to ggle gave it to the lady. Watson broke all known speec ,ut of the garment; then, smking! | records for the 50 yards between feebly into t} chalr: :“ Jecause she pleaded, begged for |the cache and the main tent where “Spoiled, alack!” he sighed. ; “Ruinated, and fitted me like my | kin! Wash it for me, Nick.” TWENTY NOT INCLUDIN' THE SERVANTS HALL THE CHAUFFELRS' QUARTERS, ETC! 1925, Newapaper Feators Service, Ine. Great Brtain rights reservea YER STUMPS! STERRET¢ 27 i o thes were tound b+ BROWN BEAR VISITS | MAY. B Zounds! | WATSON MINING CAMP| “Zounds!” exclaimed Sir Rich- ard, in frowning perplexity. an who should they be? A brown bear that stands four| ir, T heard her name the gen-|and one-half feet high, rocks on ain Despard.” |his feet like a mad bull elephan Sir Richard started. and growls at himself, is a brute to, “Despard!” he repeated. “Then|is the view that Harry G. Watson » could only have bee: |leave strictly alone. At least that “He called her Helen, e |has following an encounter with | Conrad and the artillery were. latter with a heavy rifle, and ac-| companied by Watson, went out 0 “She begged for it?” “Ay, she did, sir. ‘For, says she e By CLIFF STERRETT I WISHT You'D PINCH ME, AN' SEE AUNT SusiE. Iy | BELIEVE RCOME REPUBLICAN CHIEE, FOR SALE One WHITE Cabinet Model Yo ) ) | Sewing Machine COST NEW—§150.00 Our Price $50.00 Guaranteed Value Looks and Sews Like a New Machine Free Demonstration Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. Douglas Phone 18 Juneau Phone 6 | Shw" it must not be found!’ And on SIOW imy life, “Nay, Rob, coat I cursed; us your arm!” So saying, Nick per- L o “("” = ’:'1 1 :’h(‘ \;L ; wound "1]1(1 )SO“' “I've known many oIl to work with sponge and water. i ¥ 2 A | (Copyright, 2 ffe Biack Nick, washed, anointeg gni| CoRvrE 1028, Jeffer a poor evidence.” Farnol) bound uy e ugl rt; while Sir s L pound up th i Helen pleads to hide this ring Richard viewed this man whose 4 oo - —what is the meaning? An ex- wdy pistol-hand had made | i S 3 i aaaie | el e e toriorrow’s his name a terror o 8. iis name a chapter. A nall, strange man he, | : Tt s )8 rowed and of saturnine Vi SEAPLANE KETCHIKAN Meeting Sir Richard's glanc b noddcd tovsves Neks soems| MAKES SITKA TRIPS face. | “How, now 2" quoth he.| AU [“voull be thi by tonight's | e I ; | flights around Mendenhall Glacier work T've more blood on my s0ul 8345 down Gastineau Channel, the well as my coat—eh, lad? Alaska-Washington ~ Airways, In- | corporated, seaplane Ketchikan, Pilot Anscel Eckmann, made a trip Ito si by way of Killisnoo, yes- terday afternoon and returned to | Junean this morning. Mrs. Helen {di Vanzi, Government nurse at | Angoon, was a passenger for Killis- |nco. Verne Saylor was for Sit- 1ka and Mrs. Beatrice Huston, nurse lat the Government hospital here {and Miss Eleanor Hawver made the {round trip. ! Charles Wortman, druggist of Sit- |ka, and Fred F. Schrey, mild cure salmon packer, camé to Juncau on the plane this morning, arriving ihcrc at 10 o'clock, and the Ketchi- ikan left again for Sitka at 11:45 jo'clock, to return this afternoon 1\\i‘ul! Mrs. ‘Wortman, Mrs. Schrey, {Helene Schrey, Peggy Schrey and | Oscar Schineman. Mr. Eckmann expects to make ]‘n trip to Ketchikan to meet the seaplane Juneau late this afternoon |8 1 or tomorrow morning. - e i, 1 i in—a bullet wound in his arm. “Sir, you honour me!” Here was silence awhile, Sir Richard scowl- ing down at the toe of his boot and whistling through his teeth, while Black Nick watched him with eyes of dog-like devotion; and every and anon rose a shuddering cry. “Nick!” exclaimed Sir Richard suddenly. “Who is it cries out yon- der?” “Only poor Jimmy in his gib- bet.” “Ha, Nick, ‘tis plaguey ill to think such miserable end may come to myself one day.” “Lord not . . . not you, sir—" “Who shall prove my innicence?” “Yourself, sir,—your friends,—a alibi!” “All impossible, Nick . . . cir- cumstance doth forbid!” “May I ask—what?” “You man, but I cannot tell— even to you—" Sir Richard paused suddenly, for a large pewter platc in a distant corner appeared to leap in the air and fell clattering. Again it rose slowly on end, poised itself and feebly subsided. “That's two!” quoth Nick, “should be three for a friend! There be somebody above us don't signal true? So saying, he arose, took a pistol and cocked it thoughtfully “Sir, there be something amiss and 1 be a-going up to see. Bide you here and have your guns ready, but don't stir unless ye hear a shot.” Black Nick leaped lightly up the two steps and vanished. Sir Richard drew his pistols and laid them ready to ‘ hand then, rising, crossed to. where “jay this strange, pewter plate and . saw it was attached to a cord that " Jed through a hole in tne panel- 7 . For some while he heard save the faint, recurrent of the dead man’s gibbet At last he was aware of s ] thinking you're too spry wl'! | your barkers, Rob. How came yc\ :by this hole i’ your arm?” | | "“I met a young stripling ‘other | side of Lewes Pike. ‘Stand!’ says| |1 ‘The devil!’ says he, so I let fly; | and down goes his horse. ‘Now the | {favour o' your purs s I ‘Take|peay Tce Cream Parlors. B. P. 0. E. NOTICE All Elks with White Suits report at Coliseum tonight at 7:00 p. m. M. H. SIDES, Secretary. e We are now serving SANDWICHES adv. —adv. Diamond Briquets Pacific Coast Coal Co. Phone 412 or |a bullet!” says he and, firing from| ‘thc dust, wings me. Then my{ LET Amqu rress ¥our Sult ,‘other barker misses, folk come run-|we call and deliver. Phone 526 | ning, so it's whip and spur . . —_——— ‘erux- a kuinea and my good coat spoiled! . . There’s poor Jam F S l | now—hark to him! He sounds de' or yate ilish uneasy tonight! Ay, I mus'.\ LlNC[{ ROOM out to him; give me the Book.” | Nick gave him the Book, a small,| At Less Than Cost | thick, much tattered volume, where- | ALL NEW EQUIPMENT {upon the Galloping Parson strug-|| Largest Size Frigidaire, Lang {gled to unwilling legs and stum-, Range, etc. bled upon his way. || This place does a strictly cash “Nick, what's he after?” inquired || usiness and always has been a sir Richard. i money. ek “Your honour, he be gone up for|| Terms to Responsible People o read a verse and say a prayer' MIDGET LUNCH yver poor Jimmy.” S “Doth he know me, think vye, - - Nick? Didst mention my name?” “Nay, sir, I told him you were ‘riend o' mine.” The Galloping Parson reappeared ifter some while, blinking down at hem from the narrow opening vhich served as doorway. “And now, Nick lad, gimme & iand wi' my toddling cheats and 1 to roost!” So Nick pulled off the wounded mnan’s long boots who thereupon ank down upon his bed with sigh f satisfaction, while Sir Richard | »yed him in an ever-growing won- der. “You stare at me, Sir Richard,”; woth Rob, with sudden smile. “And you know my name, it} seems!” answered Sir Richard,| ‘miling also. “Nay, sir, I but guess at it.” \ “You guess rightly, but how 4 “By seeing two things found w-l tether in a little wood, sir, your| ignet ring and the body of . a mur- iered man.” “Ha—you saw them found?” “With these two eyes, sir. I “hanced to be hiding in that wood " cried the Galloping Par-|s bear back on his haunches. just for a fraction of & second. Up | and SALADS. The best yet. Ju-. bag bruin. 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