The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 19, 1929, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, AUG. 19, 1929, By CLIFF STERRETT WHEN 2 WHERE ? OouT IN THE HALL , DERN 1T MILLIONS \’QL‘R‘E) DREAMIN') el BN WASNT Y T DREAMIN, | TELL PAW NEs = =0y STERRET: 7.25° by R.A. .SYNOPSIS: Roger Peli, enig- ma of Blackwater, faces seven men in the Fotherbury library. Four of them dislike him and the fifth, Parson Marling, hates him intensely. The other two | are . obviously Pell's friends— | Fotherbury, whose search for buried . treasures attracted Pell, ! and Tom Grenofen, who secret- Iy daves Veronica Seabroke. The l seven men are there to meet Professor Laxton, an archacolo- gist, and to hear Pell's re- port on the Fotherbury e vations. Laxton fails to appear and Pell provokes a scene. He tugns on his five encmies but especially Marling. Six men be- | lieve him a lunatic but Mar- | ling trembles when Pell threat- ens to produce a ghost for the \ parson’s benefit. Pell stoops to release the lower bolt of the door, a shot rings through the | roam, Pell falls to the floor | —dead, ! : | | WHO KILieD PELL? Pell was dead Seven of us eircle in front gaping at him. Then we all perceived we were furtively looking at each other. In- stinctively we drew back and spread apart. Pell was dcad . . . But how had | Pell died? At this point nobody had spoken at word. Mr. Fotherbury glanced around and, picking out Eastley, made a sign to him. The doctor| bent down and placed his hand un- der the body which was crumpled s0 awkws Immediately he rose and shook his head. “He's stone dead,” said he. | “No—I don't propose to touch| AR Mr. Fotherbury brought the in-| tolerable and seemingly intermi- | npable scene to an end. He mo- tioned us to our chairs, went to the side of the big fireplace and we heard the cogs of the telephone whirr. Then Mr. Fotherbury said: | “Three-two.” Silence again. “Police?” he said. “This is Mr. Fotherbury speaking. Something has happened here . at once ... Is that the inspector? . .. Ah, yes! Can you come yourself? . . . Very good . . . Ask to be shown t6' me in the library at once . . . Thank you.” The receiver clicked on the hook. Mr. Fotherbury turned away f{rom the wall, sank into his chair beside Mdrling, and sat back with a set 100k upon the beams in the roof. “Then followed an eternity, last~ ing 20 minutes. For a long time not a word broke the silence, in which Roger Pell lay on the paved floor. Not a glance fell upon him. But he divided our thoughts with one other man—the one of the seven who had killed him—and with stood of the in a semi- bolted door the man in the car, coming from | Hpollom Bay, who was to look first ati Roger Pell, and then with cold inquiring eyes at the seven men who were in the room with him and saw him die. Seabroke shuddered and broke the spell. “What are you going to tell the police?, Somebody shot him. ‘Who shot him? It's bound to come out. Can't we know? What did he mean about a ghost?” Mr. Fotherbury again had leaned back with his gaze fixed in the woof. Nobody answered Seabroke, and his voice faltered out. Presently there was a low rum- ble of voices, then a knock on the doer. Mr. Fotherbury advanced. “Is that you, Mr. Wayne,” he asked. “Please gend the servants Mr. Fotherbury listened. “Are they gone?” he asked. “Then My, Wayne, a man has been killed. His body lies at the foot of the door. It has not been moved but you cannot open the door unless it is moved . . . No, there is no other entrance to the library.” I could just hear the inspector nimve the body back far enough fo open the door. Disturb it as Iittle as possible.” Eastley glanced at Mr. Fother- B2y, who nodded and stooped. To- er they moved Pell back into room a few feet. J.,WALLING inside Immediately behind him in the doorway stood another man in unform and helmet. The inspector looked around the room, appraising us. He signed to the constable to come inside, pushed the door fast and bolted it. “He's quite dead?” to Eastley. Eastley nodded. “Who is he?” to Mr. Fotherbury. “Mr. Roger Pell,” who's been 1elping me in the exploration of the old Abbey Church.” “When did it happen?” “At Mr. Fotherbury. “Four precisely,” just as though Pell was killed by appointment. “This man was shot dead,” said the inspector. “Did he shoot him- self?” Fotherbu shook his head. “Then who shot him?” No one replied and the inspector continued: “The door is barred fast, Seven people saw the man killed. I'm speaking to them now. Who shot him?" But it was use s for the in- spector to reiterate his question. No- Ibody answered. “This is very foolish, gentlemen,” said he. “Let's get down to brass tacks. I ask you first the direct question, Mr. Fotherbury: do you know who shot this man?” “I do not,” Mr. Fotherbury plied. “You saw him shot?” “I did.” “But you don't know him.” “I didn't see re- who shot who fired. T was watching Pell's movements too |closely to notice anything else.” | The inspector went from one man |to another, asking the same ques- tions, receiving the same aggra- vating replies. The situation must have been in- tensely trying to police temper. Here were seven men, present when a murder was committed, the door was bolted, the windows high in the walls were of a type that could not be opened, the painted glass in each was intact—one of those seven men was the murderer and yet not one of them would admit that he saw: who did it. The inspector’s store of patience was near exhaustion. “Mr. Fotherbury,” he said, “your friends are exceedingly foolish. I have seven gentlemen in front of me, one of whom shot the—gentle- man behind me, in the presence of the others. Collusion to conceal {the facts is a crime. So whatever |you arranged among yourselves be- fore I.came, cut it out! It won't do.” The inspector t gt we had cocked up this amazing yarn of universal ignorance while we waited there for him with Pell on the floor. Mr. again. “I know it must seem very strange to you, Mr. Wayne; but hardly a word has been spoken, and cer- tainly no arrangement has been made between us. We were all too horrified to do anything.” “All!” he exclaimed. “That's hard to believe. At least one of you was not to horrified to shoot the man. Unless—" (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) Fotherbury was speaking ¢ Another Mysterious attack— a startling elimax—in tomor- row's chapter. —————— Have you triea tne Five g'Clock Oinner Speclais at. Mabry's Cafe? B Ice cream, orice or Dufk. Juneau [ce Cream Parlors. ~—-adv. | i Invitations Letterheads: Folders * ] Statements ° Fotherbury, pale and stern, step- to the door, and shot back the Boit and pulled it open. A man in uniform with a peaked ¢dp, silver-laced, saluted and came four o'clock precisely,” said | ‘Luxfi}jr to Find No Lap In John Cool_i(_l_ggfg“ H‘om Florence Trumbull Start as Modestly as Her Mother Did W son of the former President of the United States, and Florence Trumbull, daughter of the governor of Connecticut, are married, prob- ably this Fall, they will begin housekeeping on an income just about equal to that with to began a little more than twen- ty-five years ago. And they’ll start right in “doing without” things, too. The bridegroom-to-be called the White House home for years. The bride-to-be has grown up surround- ed by every luxury, But they'll es- tablish e home in New Haven just as modest as that which Mr. and Mrs. John Trumbull established in Plainville a quarter century back, long before they had any Inkling of the honor and weaith ahead. Mrs. Trumbull hints that the wed- ding will take place in the Autumn, apd they will live on the salary of a clerk of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford raflroad. Mrs. Trumbull continued: “Of course they will have to be- gin housekeeping In & very mod- est way. But that's all the more fun, we think, The time to begin dolng without things is when you are young and s I look back on the years when I was first married I realize that the Governor and I really enjoyed trylng to get along on what we had, “We were talking It over just the other rlght and remarking that Jolin and Florense will have a Iit- sle more to start with than the Gov- @rnor sud 1 had when we set up Bousekoeping, Only, of course, monoy went further in those days fhan it does now, And people 41an’t want so much—there wasn't s0 much to want,” it ls a fact the palatial home of o HEN John Coolidge, which the parents of the bride [ = - FLORENCE TRUMBULL Governor wnd Mrs. Trumbull at Plainville, with its gardens and garages, close to the big factory of the Trumbull Electric Company and the Governor's own sprivate flying fleld, - 18 the result of hard-earned prosperity following years ot dis- couragement and failu He . is quick to sttribute much of bis suc- cess to the encouragem of bis wife. While Florence Trumbull s di- viding her time between Stmme sports and the hemming of disi towels and table linens. Jolin C idge will be busy at his dosk will be marrled without oste In the Plainville church the T bulls attend or the executive m sion. Thus, probably before Thanksg!v- Ing these members of two of Amer- fea’s most prominent familica wil' be Mr. and Mrs. John Cuolidge— just a young coupie trylng to gel along, MIXED IN BIS DIVORCE, REMARRIAGE, POLITICS | cabinet and HOP-RECTOR DISPUTE (Continuea from Page One) doubt,” said Bishop Ingram, “acted quite conscientiously, within the! limits of his view of the position, but that view does not coincide with the general sentiment and| feeling of the church or with my iown. He was within his rights to give a blessing to Sir William Da- vison’s marriage, and no action can| be taken about it. “Sir Willlam Davison’s divoree | I know little about, but I under- stand that he was, in the eyes of the law, the guilty party, so that he could not expect to be married in church. The church cannot ap- iprove of any kind of church cere- mony connected in any way with the remarriage of such divorced persons.” Dr. Geikie-Cobb also issued a public statement defending his ac- tion, saying that he was under the:| impression that “what the law sanctions does not require the fur- ther sanction of a' bishop.” “My chief regret, however, is that the officials of the Church of Eng- land should show no sympathy with the demand for a higher con- ception of marriage, but should yield to the clamor of those who| |htink that the current Catholic| view is consistent with the Chris- tian, whereas it is in fact a contra- diction of it,” said Dr. Geikie-Cobb in a letter addressed to the bishop. The officiating minister when in- terviewed said that he “did not re- gret this happening. I knew it| had to come sooner or later. Both, parties can by law be married, and therefore the bishop is willing to put himself above the law. “The bishop asked me why I had the service in my church, and I said: ‘Because Sir Willlam Davi- | son was a member of my division and I had personally supported him and was glad to find him overwhelmingly returned'.” b e, — { Ingenious Texans found an ef- fective way to stop the menace of cotton cushion scales. It import- ed ladybird beetles, which ate the scales and then exterminated them- | selves, UNALGA TRIP The cutter Unalga, Lieut. N. S. Haugen in command, left Juneau at 6 o'clock this morning to cover her station in Southes Alaskan waters, She will make stops at Petersburg and Ketchikan enroute south. | EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS 1 ARE | | ENDED IN JUN DOUGLAS NEWS HEALTH BATHS WILL BE OPENED IN DOUG The evangelistic meetings con- ducted by Evangelist R. S. Peter-, son of Pelican Rapids, Minn., came | to a close last night when he gave | his sermon on “The Saddest, Mad- ! dest and Gladdest Man In Juneau,” 1speaking from the fifth chapter of Kings, picturing the soul of man | first without hope and God, next the rebellious soul that sees the ilight and knows its duty but un- willing to yield, and last the obedi- ent soul that proves the power and ‘bleasing of God. | Evangelist Peterson says. he has enjcyed his stay in Juneau al- though disappointed with the poor response and little interest shown in cternal hings and spiritual LAS Willilam Haynes, proprietor of the local barber shop, is preparing to remove in the next day or two to the former Henson huilding where he will operate medical cabi- baths in connection with his tensorial | pa For the past month, Mr. pert massuer, .has been bus stalling the equipment consisting of a latest model horizontal steam truths. He thanked those who Rave | sitting and standing cooperated in the services. rs. Mineral water treatment| This evening a farewell sathering‘i s the Soap Lake baths, are will be held for Rev. Peterson at |the home of Rev. and Mrs. Per- soneus to which all are invited. Evangelist Peterson expects to leave tomorrow morning on the Princess | | Louise. | | Hay Haynes, who is also an ex- pert in the business, will assist her husband. .- MISS AALTO HOME Impi Aalto, who has b two months’ vacatior You wouldn't find it | 1ed home on the Nort urday he kept oni | ywever, by remaining on for the round trip toj in company with Miss; former Douglas girl, who | the round trip to S. 1»:.[ | to French-fry whole potatocs Skagway Kerke TO Visiy AT SITKA Mrs. Jerry the dmiral Rogers for visit, time with her son Law rence, and his wife. - FROM KETCHIKAN Bur what a difference when you | fry a few slices at a time. That’s the way Hills Bros. roast cof- fee—a few pounds at a time— never in bulk. 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