The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 8, 1929, Page 6

| THE DAILY’ ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, AUG. 8, 1929, OH! THAT REMINDS ME, MAW. I FERGOT T'TELL YoU THAT THEY AINT NO ELECTRIC LIGHTS, HERE | ”AT GRAYSTONE ! il NO' MR: PRINCE PUFFERS CANDLES AN' KEROSENE! By CLIFF STERRETT wWOT’S THE IDEA, SUSE?J{L WouLD IS BROAD DAYLIGHT! MILLION For The Love Of A Lady By JEFFERY FARNOL "SYNOPSIS: Helen is held in a rfemote inn, by hirelings of Viscount Brockle- t, whose daring plan to ab- m her, carry her to a wait- Ii( Ihlp and thus escape, has been interrupted. For Titus Oldcraft has handed Brockle- %fl a strange note, in which focklehurst’s name is men- tioned—a note taken from a Eypsy woman seeking to de- mr it to Richard, now Old- eraft’s prisoner. The Viscount umaware of a cunning plot de- Vised by Truffeni— rides off n haste and into a trap. Chapter 40 L MURDER AVENGED #%hey had stopped for refresh- filent at a little ale-house—Master Oldcraft and his comrades, Bob Tom, gulped their ale while wretched prisoner drooped iescent 'in his bonds; 1 and silent was he that Master Olderaft sought to rouse’ him with dexterous flick of his horse whip. i“Bo—you'd try to play off your dovil's_tricks on Titus—hey?” n the whip cracked but still the |, . . ptive stirred not nor spoke. $“E don't 'ear you, Titus,” quoth ed, booted légs firm planted. “Ride the fool down!” criéd Old- craft, and spurred his animal to faster pace and then, as suddenly, reined in again, for the small, slim gentleman uncrossed his arms, and showed two purposeful hands, each of which grasped a levelled pistol. “Eh, what's this?” demanded Old- craft, blenching. “We're officers of the law . . . what d'ye want?” “Your barkers—all of them! answered the stranger, head still lowered. “Throw me your pistols A moment’s gaping delay . .\ the stranger took a slow pace forward, ‘eyes glaring behind those unwaver- ing mugzzles . . . and then four pistols clattered into the dust. “Now, dismount—all of ye dogs!’ “Why . . . what more?” quavered Olderaft, staring at this omnious figure with growing apprehension. “We . . . we are officers of the indeed so|. . .” “Dismount! Down, ye dogs!” Speechless and scrambling they alighted, all three. i “D’ ye know me, Titus?” “No . . .! But I guess you're the Galloping Parson, . .!” “That same. And shoots to kill Now, tell your fellow-rogues to be gone.” ey “hl Oldceraft cowered miserably before The Parson’s ominous pistol ‘ “The villain's a-swoon, . Titus,” $ife Tom. “Then heave yon bucket o' water him!” said Master Olderaft. caught up the bucket forth- :&' h and deluged the hapless h . .. gnsp.“ngmnn...slr mard stared into the. merciless e of Titus Oldcraft. “Bir,” quoth Master Oldcraft. b robbed me once—me, Titus! , you did so—d've ‘mind it, sir? u set Titus in the stocks! Ay,|. . Staying for no more, Bob and Tom turned about and incontinent made off down the road. “Olderaft—look on me! I am Robin Leroy, the son o’ that bright saint you and Jonathan Wild mur- dered—hanged him innocent, ye did, for the price of his blood—" “No!” cried Olderaft, in hoarse, pleading accents. “Eight o' ye were concerned and six 0’ these are dead, and 'tis now. your turn, and presently—Wild »|“Take it, friend, I don’t need it. did so—ye can't ha’ forgot, sir? Lord . . .” gasped Titus. ell. sir, Titus is a-going to set| ‘“Titus, can ye pray?” r fine-gentlemanly neck in a}| “No—no ... ! But—you'd never murder me—" “If ye can't pr.y, T'll pray for ye. On your knees, Titus!” Bhivering, sweating, abject in his terror, Oldcraft fell to desper- ate pleading, but his frantic sup- plications were drowned in shrill laughter as Robin Leroy smote him to his knees. Then Oldcraft crouched, bowed aoose, pretty soon, sir. And now, str you're quite ready, we'll get oving.” : Watched 'by awed landlord and or two .gaping rustics, Master craft and . his fellows got to| and trotted off, their. silent aner jolting helpless in their nlng was near—the woodei Jands stood dark against the sun- s ruddy flame. A vivid, far- | g splendor touched all things a str\nge glory; it filled the v, winding road, the very dust pink—it burned on the rees, branch and twig. A small, neat gentleman in black #nd “siiver stood beside the way, his arms folded and head bent like stime philosopher lost in profound @bstraction of thought. /#We shall be in afore the light ‘III us,” said Mr. Oldcraft, turn- gw feed gloating eyes upon his 1%4¥a With your man, too,” chuck-| ‘Bob. ‘“ay—when I go arter a man, I man. Titus don't fail.” ! younder!” quoth Tom, ting suddenly. “Wot's to do? D 'hnf See there!” 0 bp as he :ppke and point+ mall, sober-clad gentleman a slowly to the middie of the of the road there!” cried | his head,. yet, with motion incredi- bly quick, snatched weapon from his breast and fired, but—like an echo to this shot came a second, and, without word or cry, Titus Oldcraft sank face downward in the dust, Dropping his pistols, Robin Leroy slowly lifted hands and ‘eyes to the radiant sunset. “Lord,” he murmured, “Oh, Godl of Justice, I beseech thee ... show mercy on . . . this evil rogue so lately dead, and give—I pray—kind welcome to the soul of him . . . now winging up to thee.” Thus .5t6od Ne a long moment, ‘hands reached yearningly aloft— then, as if racked by sudden spasm his features grew convulsed and he crouched swiftly above the inahi- mate thing asprawl in the dust. “Aha, Cain—so, there y’ are?” he cried, . “¥ell shame'and hang no more o' the guilty or innocent, ye dog! But Cain was marked i’ the , stood with|brow—soho, come iet's set Cain's their ap- |mark on yel” With fumbling hand he drew forth a pen-knife, cpened it and, stooping lower, turn- cd up that dead face . Robin Leroy arose, eouahed sud- to his mouth; then, walking to Sir Richard, cut him free of those cruel, galling bonds that bound him to the saddle. Sir Richard slipped to earth, stag- gered and, sitting down, began to rub and chafe at his numbed limbs, staring the while into the eyes that stared back at him. “My horse . . . yonder—" words ended 1n another m 01 found the horse tethered amid the thickets hard by, led it into the road and lifted the wounded man into the saddle, who fumbled in his breast and drew thence a small silver-mounted pistol. “Little Joseph!” he whispered. I shall never . . . die . . . in a noose!” Smiling still, the stricken man nodded, coughed, and, gathering the reins in failing grasp, ambled away towards the splendor of the sunset; and Sir Richard, gazing after him, knew that, come what might, the Galloping Parson would indeed never die by rope and gal- lows. (Copyright, 1928, Jeffery Farnol) Sir Richard free but Helen is still the Viscount’s prisoner. Continue the story in tomor- row's chapter. LEW KAY, PRESHDENT OR HIRST-CHICHAGOF Installation of the new. Allis- Chalmers tube mill for the Hirst- Chichagof Mine, will be completed by the end of this month, accord- ing to Lew Kay, president, who came to Juneau on the steamer Alaska on his. way to make his an- nual visit to the mine. The last of the machinery came north on the same steamer Mr. Kay did and will be shipped out tonight to the mine. The power line from the Chi- chagof Mines Limited, has already been completed and is now in use, Mr. Kay said. The capacity of the .new mill will be about 60 tons a_day, or twice the capacity of the mill now in operation. In addition to handling about twice the amount of ore, it is planned to work over the tailings which have accumu- lated for the last ten years, and which contain a fair percentage of ore, Mr. Kay declared. v The mill is'the last word in min- ing machinery and will not only handle more ore, but will allow them to obtain about 20 per cent increase in the percentage of recov- ery from the ore milled, Mr. Kay said. All construction work and elec- trical installation in connection with the new mill was done under the direction of D. J. Williams, Gen- eral Manager of the Hirst-Chicha- gof. Mr. Kay will leave tonight on the mailboat Margnita for Hirst-Chi- chagof and remain there about ten days before returning to the south. Besides visiting the mines, Mr. Kay he has contract labor employed. While in Juneau he is staying at the Gastineau Hotel. Mr. Kay is the son-in-law of Goon Dip, Chinese Consul at Seat- tle, and millionaire contractor and real estate owner of Seattle and Portland. O’MALLEY TO ARRIVE FROM SOUTH FRIDAY Henry O'Malley, United States Commissioner of Fisheries, is now enroute here from Ketchikan on the flagship Brant of the Bureau | of Fisheries' Alaska fleet. He is due to reach here early Friday morning. The Commissioner left here Sun- day for Ketchikan and has in- spected the fisheries in the south- ern district since that time. He will spend the next two weeks here and in this vieinity. ——————— good looking and fairly well off widower who doesn't think the gos- sips of the town will link his name with every marriageable female within a radius of ten miles. Coming Coliseum | SINGING FOOL [ Watch for Date | | MINE IS IN JUNEAU ' is calling at the canneries wherei . The world's prize opulmist is the | GHAMBERDANEE FOR NAVAL MEN THIS EVENING coughing. So Sir Richard, having Naval Aena] Exped;hon way to Fairbanks. and Unalga Guests of Chamber Tonight The Chamber of Commerce to- night is giving a dance in honor | of the Navy Alaska Aerial Expedi- tion and the Coast Guard Cufter Unalga. It will be held in Elks Hall, beginning at 9:45 p.m. The affair is a mark of the com- | munity’s appreciation of the serv- ices rendered by both services and of the courtesies extended on many occasion by their members to the the States for several weeks, people of this community, said H.; L. Faulkner, president of the Cham- ber. All members of the Chamber were requested to be on hand this evening to greet the guests and aid in their entertainment. The general public is invited to attend and ald the Chamber in giving the guests a real evening's !y entertainment. There is no admis- sion charge. | WHO'S WHC Among the prominent passen- gers aboard the steamer Alaska, | which docked on its way to the| Westward last night, were H. B.|f Earling, Vice-President of the Mil- waukee Railroad and Mrs. Earling. | They are on their way to Seward. Making the round trip on the Alaska is Dr. H. B. Blystone, prom- friént physician of Denver, Colo. C. O. Waldorf, professor of mines PUPPAREDNESS, PAW/ DARKNESS OVERTAKE ME N THIS HUGE ROCK-PILE, FER A THATS A NT HAVE BUCKS! fm California, is a Westbound pas- (senger on the Alaska on his way lo look over the mines in the vi- ‘cmxty of Valdez. Lynn Smith, U. S. Marshal at Fmrbanks, is a homeward-bound | passenger on the Alaska. Mrs. A. S. Wilkerson, wife of Professor Wilkerson of the Alaska DERN IT! ME NEITHER! 'DEA, ON WAY TO KATALLA WITH OIL DRILLER i G. P. Byrones, recently from Tex-i Superior Portland Cement 4 Over one million and a half sacks were used in building the GREAT NORTHERN tunnel through the Cascades in Washington. i -Permanent-- We carry a good sized stock on hand ; at all times. Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. g PHONE 358 ‘—-———-———_.J. as, is a passenger on the steamer | Alaska for Katalla where he will be in charge of oil drilling opera- AND WHERE | | tions for the Alaska Exploration ;Aflmcu!tural College and .School of |Company, of Seattle, of which Hen- \Mlnes is aboard the Alaska on her 'ry R. Harriman is President. | Mr. Byrones is taking with him a new drilling Fort. Worth Spud- ider with a capacity of 2,500 feet.| A crew is now on the ground| building roads and permanent quarters. It is infended to work! the year around, Mr. Byrones said. He will leave the ship at Cordova and have the machinery reshlpped’ ,on barges for Katalla. —m—————— NEW NURSE FOR ‘ ST. ANN'S HOSPITAL | Mrs. Charles Hubbard, wife of the Primrose mine operator, residing | near ‘Seward, is on her way home 'aboaxd the Alaska. } N. W. Rice, head of the American |Smelters and the Fairbanks Ex- vplorauon Company, is aboard the |steamer Alaska on his way into Fairbanks. M. L. Smith, of the Remington- Rand company, New York City, is a westbound passenger on the steamer Alaska. R. L. Bernard, who has been in re- turned to Juneau on the Alaska. e Miss Mary Allard of Yakima, Wash,, who arrived on the Alaska last night, will take the place of. 1Joe Thibodeau as nurse at® St Ann’s Hospital for the next tw months.. Mr. Thibodeau is taking | a two month vacation. Hello, HELLO! — Neo we are not going up the Taku prospecting. No, NO!—Yes, I would like to go but you see we have a business to look after,—What? Yes I know but our customers expect certain service and we feel we should be on the job all the time—well they have been getting it for over thirty years and—, No, we’re not going. Good bye. ALLEN SHATTUCK INSURANCE—REAL ESTATE Remaining 1929 Sales Dates T T SHPTIARTT Tt AUG. 21 _ OCT. 28 tory and Lester D. Henderson Second edition, revised and enlarged, now ready for dlstnbutlon. 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