The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 26, 1929, Page 6

THE QUESTION BEFORE THE HOUSE 15, ARE WE GONNA ABANDON THIS BEAUTIFUL SUMMER ESTATE, JESS GAUSE 1T'S, SUPPOSED T'8E HAUNTED, OR SFOKE POLLY! LODGE e £, Bos As o SWALLING s | SYNOPSIS: Tom Grenofen doves Veronica Seabroke and the two are being drawn by a strange force into the mystery of the “keyhole murder"—the | shooting of Roger Pell at the feet and came at me, shoutnig out: “So you're the little devil's bully.‘ h? Youre a dam’ little fool, Ve-| | ronica, and yowll soon find it out.” The rush stopped when he ob- served that I had placed my right | door of Bertram Fotherbury’s hand under guard of the left, I fibrary. A few hours after the d murder, Grenofen receives a | “If you were sober I'd knock puzzling request. Veronica plans our head off at once. I'll do it to walk home from a nearby now if you don't clear. Say an- other word to Miss Seabroke, and | gown that night, her mother tells Tom, and asks him to in- form her of Pcll's death. When | fom meets Veronica on a lone- dy scaside road, she is strange- | 1y agitated, then blurts out that 1 judge by the crack I felt on ghe is hiding 2 man ng the |my knuckles that their impact| road, and more amazing—asks |with the corner between ey and | Mom to entertain this hunted [nose must have been momentarily | fugitive as a visiting relative | unpleasant for him But only mo- in his home. i menta He sank down against | — the same sond heap in a pcacc(ul! Chapter 13 I sleep. THE “CUB” IS LICKED \ “That'll do him a lot of good,” Yeronica smiled at the ama aid I to Veronica ment which was written in my cx “You haven't overdone re could Grenofen?” But I had to do it before I could announce if, for he yelled: Veronica!” “Hi, | it, Mr. pression. But amazement hardly be regarded as unnatural| “Oh, no! Probably five minutes.| ander the circumstances, It was I'll see you to Sandypoint and then | enough that a girl like Veronica watch him off the premises.” | gbowd ask me to help her hide| The recollection of the little | an Ainknown man—Roger Pells,squecl Veronica d given the|! but to{night before may have added a murderer, for all I knew learn my mother had entered the |pound to the weight of the blow. conspiracy and without a word to} “The unlicked cub’s lost his title. | jne, was sufficient to shake :xmu!H' 5 now been licked,” said Veron- one. {ica “Don’t looks as if you'd swallowed | «Oh?" said I; “Have I had an & slug, Mr. Grenofen,” said Veron- |introduction to Mr. Fred Fother-| ica, with a touch of her old man- pury?” ner. “Yes. He's been a nuisance in #Very well,” T said. ~ “If this 15/London. He interfered yesterd the order, so be it.” | with—well, he's a rank outsider, | “Agreed? Then I'm eternally {anyhow. Thanks awfully, Mr. Gren- goateful. But there's, one other ofen» thing: will you walk home With| I parted with Veronica at her| me?” {gate and strolled back towards the Would I like a million! “Now?" I asked. | “Yes. But that's not all. i we should meet anybody on the road will you be very kind and atten- | tive, even affectionate? I hate it fike mush—but if I give you the| word, will you even paw me about?” *“Miss Seabroke!” spot where the cub went to earth. A hundred yards from Sandypoint I met him walking along the road holding a handkerchief to his nose. He passed me without speak- ing. I turned and followed him past, Seabroke's towards Blackwater, and {stood at the bottom of Woodcot “I mean it. When I say ‘Paw.irane till he was out of sight and you paw me brisk and hearty.” [hearing. The change in Veronica W With a mind full of puzzlement smazing. Her dejection had goncland a sub-conscious sense of pleas- ure In the queer little episode, I reached home. It was nearly 11 o'clock. and her blue eyes blazed with fua. Was it all a huge joke, I won- dered—one of Veronica’s “monkey-| tmicks” as Seabroke would have| My mother, meeting me in the said? 4 hall, whispered: I shook myself, shook off the| “another visitor—Professor Lax- glooms and horrors of the after- | tor moon and the suspicions of the last five minutes, and capered into] Weronica’s own mood. -~ We set off fer home. “errible lot of outsiders I sat down hard on a chair. “That'’s ward, Mother.” ‘Yes, isn't it? Did T teil you I | was expecting an old friend of my | still | family, sort of second cousin, to- I g THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1929 LIKE A TRUE PERKINS | WE'LL STAY AN’ SOLVE § THE MYSTERY. OF GRAYSTA S IFE 1T TAKES . { ALL SUMMER! DOUGLAS | NEWS PUBLIC CARD PARTY ON THIS EV The Ladies Auxiliary of F. O. E. will entertain at a public card party in the Eagles Hall this eve- ning, starting at 8:30 o'clock. There will be the usual prizes and refresh- ments will be served. Everyone is invited to attend. The regular meeting of the Aux- v will be held at 7:30 o'clock to allow for the party. D 5 FOR SOUTH LEAV] Miss Vilma Kerkes, who visited in Douglas last week, returned to her home in Seattle on the Doro- thy '~ Alexander yesterday, having cxperienced a wvery pleasant time, according to her regrets at leaving. —————— GOODY SALE-FAIR SUCCESS About $14 was cleared from the goody sale held by the Library As- ation Saturday afternoon. The fair was given to help raise funds to pay for a large number of books recently secured by the Library for its patrons. The Association wished to thank everyone for their dona- 50t |tions and patronage. -, OCIAL iTEM day in honor of Mrs. Jack Livie, was given jointly by Mrs. W. Cahill and Mrs. Robert Fraser, in- stead of by the former alone as previously mentioned. e e——— DOUGLAS TEACHERS DUE Earl Cathcart, new superinten- dent of the Douglas Public schools, Miss Dorothy Fay, who succeeds Miss Margaret Abrahamson, in- structor for the Eighth grade, and Miss Josie Hursh, are due to ar- rive here tomorrow, from the south. — . ——— GLEE CLUB TO MEET A meeting of the D. H. 8. Glee Club has been called for Wednes- day afternoon, by Miss Lucile Pe- poon, who desires to meet all the members in her apartment at 2 o'clock on that day. ., INSPECT LUCKY STRIKE J. A. Williams, Chief Engineer of the Alaska-Juneau Gold Mining Company, and H. McConnell, min- ing engineer of Douglas, Alaska, The bridge party given last Fri-| . him SILVERS HOPES 70 WIN BATTLE BY EXPERIENCE Welter Veteran of .117] Fights, Is Qutweighed by Soldier Olson ! Doc’ Silvers, who is tackling Sol- | dier, Olson in the main bout on the | American Legion’s Labor Day card | inext Saturday evening, is a vetern | of 117 battles fought from Texa$ all the way to the Pacific Coasti And he didn’t pic: the easy ores| as he went along. | Among his opponents stand Billy Lang, high class Tacoma welter;| and Georgle Dixon, the Negro flagh | of the same city; Frankie Burnell, rated as one of Oregon’s best men in the welter class; Eddie Roberts another classy’ 145-pounder, O Butcher, at one time weltnr\\cium' champion of the Rocky Mountain States, Pug’ Mycrs, Idaho battler ‘who is now a headliner in New York, and others of lesser renowi. | He's taken lickings and given | them. Just how the score stands, Doc’ has kind of lost k. He| doesn't brag about his victories nor try to cover up his defeats He cxhibits a twisted nose and a scar- | |red forchead, fruits of his battle | with Pug’ Myers. “In addition Pug’ gave me two broken ribs and the worst beating I ever took,” ad- mitted Silvers Burnell kayoed at Umatilla and Doc’ came back for a ten-round decision &t Corvallis. Billy Lang beat hiihg lost to Dixon and Silvers turned around and won over Dixon. But these men have been real welters. When Doc’ climbs into the squared circle Saturday night he’ll be fighting a ‘'man at least 10 pounds heavier, weighing 155 or more pounds. Olson is a rugged man for his weight, and he packs AN’ JESS HAPPY O PROVES THAT WE'LL SLICCEED 1N THE BEHOLD END hard and frequent. ~Word comes also that he can absorb a lot of punishment as well as give it. Olson’s friends at Haines are coming along with him next Sat-| urday with the expectation of see-| ing him repeat his performance of | July 4, when he kayoed Joc Col-| lier. 'The Fornance with a full| | 1ist aboard, officers and men from | Chilkoot ~ Barrac will leave Haines early Saturday and will ar-| rive here about 5 p.m. . As far as the soldiers “are ~concerned, the: are willing to back their man witi the long green stuif that is thcl only real argument when it comes to horse races, ball games, prizz| fights, and such sports. And they are prepared to emit a moumfulli on the go with Silvers. | Doc’ is working hard for this| fight. He belleves he will win,| basing his confidence on Olson’s| i) | showing against Collier. And he doesn't win, he declares the fans will at least see some real scrapping | before the 6-round go comes to an| end. i ., ENTERS HOSPITAL Dick Harris, Indian fisherman, entered St. Ann’s Hospital this morning to receive treatment for fish poisoning. 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Nevertheless, 1 was quite un- prepared when she said suddenly, “Now, paw!” ] We were in the little road among the sandhills. = Veronica saw first | the figure that moved into the road from between two hummocks. m;doould not see the features of the man who stood in the middle of the road. But he was young and ‘well dressed in a plus-four suit. I did not recognize his voice when he spoke. . His words and tone gave me & ‘gensation of pins and needles in When we were ‘wathin two yards of him he still stood in the middle of the narrow road, barring the way. ‘Lo, Veronica!” said he. .4And then 1 understood that he ‘waé not quite sober. ! élveronica made nO answer. 1) releaséd Veronica's arm and put er! gently behind me. Jirhen I took the young man by collar stud and anything else catgh in that region, and him out of the road. He accompanied by W. A. 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