The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 3, 1929, Page 6

POLLY AND HER PALS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, SEPT. 3, 1929. e R T P N A N N e i 30 s 0 v NEEWAL ~~TOARTIN' SIGTER! IVE :132#2;2 [SEARCHED EVERY > S ROOM N LINCLE SAML' ’ ‘GRAYSTONE AN HE AINT AL SYNOPSIS: Veronica further entangled in the my: of " Cousin John's black bag! Tom |c Grenofen’s strange visitor telis | his host be must leave tanctuary of the highly valuable contents and | forces a pledge from Tom—that the bag, now in the safe, will be delivered secretly to Veroni- 5 ¢a. Cousin John suddenly , ghrinks from the window as he spics a figure hiding in the hedge under cover of the eve- ning dusk. Just then the front door-bell whirrs and both p from their chairs as something is _hurled through the window. It is a small stone wrapped in paper, on the paper a message |, to Cousin John: “Look out. Get I away at once. Old place. Veron- | fea” { Chapter 19 CAPE Cousin John and I stood on the landing, after reading Veronic warning message, listening intentl: as the maid answered the ominous pinging of the door-bell, riThe door was opened and Lax- fon’s voice came to us. t0f'Good evening. Is Mr. Gronofon‘ at home?” +1“Now!” said Cousin John. “Down the back stairs.” (' And he moved away as if he had llved at Woodcot all his life. ! the | | [ Ih @' R.A. &)WALING——— Woodcot and | i wave des walk towards Sandypoint “We stole down into the kitchen bring 'em down. If ther: |speaks French well enough to get on without a passport—" “Yes, yes! Out with it!” If these conditions are satis- actery, well, Veronica, there's oyle 1d Somerfield—and there Fiftipe nnel.” and France across the ¥ Blackwater onight—ch? iis T _ one. a better | Dropping? Good. So weigh for the | He won’t miss | ount! Bill Barker's. her. Let's get her down before U\l‘l |cub’s had time to come back. All} yands to the punt, quick, my hearties!" Thus Veronica in a state of high { excitement She had started to said “I can't “Little Veronic John detaining her, you involving Mr. Grenofen in any | monk tricks. “Don’'t be a goof!” she answered ‘He loves 'em, don't you, Mr. Gren- ofen? Come on now, you landlub- ber: Perforce we followed her along road. She stopped at the of Sandypoint “Get down on the beach and lie low,” she said. “I'm going to tell mother something. Bill Barker keeps his paddles in the shed. I'll s no- the gate Surrounded by police—three fugitives hide behind a —_— . #nd into the garden. Within 20 pééonds we paused at the hedge hat fenced us off from Marley 'ood. There was no sound of pur- suit or alarm. Cousin John knew ‘the shortest way to the road along the waterside. 1In less than five foinutes were were half a mile from he house. ', ‘We had walked a very few yards along the road when he said, “Cave’! and pulled me in among | the sand hillocks. Then I heard @& “sound of running footsteps. ! %A little figure came into view. I it even before Cousin Huyeronica,” 1 said. »And we both leaped up. “Who's that?” cried Veronica. “I thought it was—and Tom, to0? How'd you get here? Anyhow, get @ut quick. The filthy cub spotted e and he's on the way. Stopped collect one of Laxton's men.” {i“They're here now, little Veroni- f*." said Cousin John. fSAN three of us went in among hillocks and dropped. We heard men's voices and rapid steps. . . . about a mile on. I saw where he’'d been lying. The little .devil must have warned him . . " ul#That's me,” said Veronica. “And it can we do next? Do a bit of P « LT had been doing some. A wild notion ‘sprang into life with a mo- | mentary glimpse through the trees of the flat water and a single boat it. | #Cousin John talks French, I bLe- ‘Heve,” sald I jl¥Veronica laughed a little. 3 i"fmld say—what?” ! ' 1 meant to follow that questior i ca caught my wrist. ! there is a punt on this side |the words. body about you ean hike the boat down.” Veronica ran in at the Sandy- point gate, and we found the punt drawn up 20 feet beyond high water mark, covered in ship-shape fashion by a laced tarpaulin. The boat was small and light. We carried ¢ and had launched it noiselessly ' before Veronica appear- ed with a paddle over each shoul- der. “Little Veronica!” said Cousin John under his breath. “Where there’s a girl there's a way!” “That’s that,” said Veronica, ar- riving. “With mother for dummy it's a safe grand slam. Now you two, ‘take a paddle apiece. I'll set in the stern-sheets and keep watch. I'm in command of this ship. Dick —Cousin John, I mean,—orders are to be obeyed. And don't splash.” In two minutes we were out in the stream. I never felt more naked. All the dark shore seemed to have eyes. And then: “Somebody’s watching!"” said Ver- onica. “Pull 6n quietly; don't stop.” I could see nobody on the bank but her sharp eyes were right, for in 2 moment came a hail. “Boat ahoy! What boat is that?” The words echoed back from the slope behind. We pulled steadily on “Now Dick—you shout at him: ‘Full up. Want the ferry'?” Cousin John's voice boomed out “No, never mind,” came the reply. Theé tide set down at between three and four knots, carrying us out too far. onica navigated us as to the man- ner born: “Port a bit! Easy you, Tom . . * jith another,” said I. “Is ther:® | And when the order came to “or skiff anywhere on this “Easy, all” we-looked round and I shipped my pad- saw Fiftiper. dle and hung on to her side. begins to dawn. Speak on.’| “Get on board, Dick” said Ver- onica, “and pass down the boat- “creek and Cousin JOhllihook. It's under the cowling.” Cousin | have | and was 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 But Ver-|| 3 3. 4 4 4 4 4 3 LS 4 5: R RN D \ 0z !'?“ AN \ SN N By CLIFF STERRETT QR Sierrein gy Cousin John climbed into Fifti- Iper, and Veronica scrambled past me to the bow of the punt and | got hold of the mooring rope. Cou- |sin John passed down the boat | hook. “Now, Tom, fish up that mooring buoy. The current’s pulled it |under.. . .” Veronica almost stood on her thead to tie the rope of the punt {to a spare ring on the buoy. | “All aboard!” said she. “Up you| |go, Tom.” cronica flung my wrist away. | “I'm horribly disappointed in you,” she said “Not a soul in must see Cousin John Cousin John shosk | “But one good brain another, and I've got Ho' the tide? | Veronica had got us going by I sheer force of her high spirits. She (would listen to no protests. “Little Veronica,” said Cousin |John, “I'm afraid for you.” “Afraid my grandmother!” said | Veronica. “Lend a hand, pull up the buoy.” When {inboard, we had the- white barrel Veronica’s fingers at- tacked the wet rope unsuccessfully. I untied it for her, the buoy fell back into the water: we had ship- ped moorings. Chapter 20 PURSUIT Our craft floated rapidly with the |tide. Veronica had the wheel in |her hands doing her best to keep Fiftiper from the shoal waters as |she drifted down first stern fore- {most and then broadside. i “Now,” said Veronica, “does any- {body know anything about en- | gine: Cousin John and I would have |roared with laughter at a less seri- |ous moment. The idea of com- mandeering a complicated craft like }Flmper. slipping moorings, falling |down towards the sea, and knowing |that pursuit was probable, then ask- ing that question . . . | Neither Cousin John nor I knew (engines, but Veronica was not wor- | ried. “I only asked,” said she, cause engines are so messy. I know ‘em, but T hate to touch 'em. How- |ever, here goes. T'll gev ready to |start up as soon as she begins %o feel the Channel. No lights till we get outside.” | Veronica had switched off the riding light. “Dick, keep a sharp lookout! Tom, take the wheel.” And this amazing young woman got down into the cockpit “It might be well to gee if there | {1s petrol in the tank, Veronica,”! said Cousin John, She found two large tanks full— | petrol enough for a long run. | | Approaching Sandypoint, we lost all shore lights except the red lamp of the ferry at Passage. The drifting boat began to rise and fall on the Channel swell and ap-| |peared to lose way. “Now then!" said Veronica. “I'll take the wheel. Tom, you keep a lookout with Dick. You can only see straight ahead. But that's all you want. Nothing will hit us behind and Fiftiper can make rings around anything coming up or down Channel.” I gave up the wheel and crouch- ed behind the wind-screen. Veron- ica sat in the middle with a sort of dash board in front of her; as well as the engine instruments it had a small compass under a dash- | light. She switched in an electric start- and got the engine going with er 2 noise which to my ears sounded as though it must be heard all over England. She let in her clutch. FIRE ALARM CALLS -3 Third and Franklin. Front and Franklin. Front, near Ferry Way. Front, opp. Gross Apts. $ Front, opp. City Wharf. Front, near Saw Mill. Front at A. J. Office. Willoughby at Totem Gro, ‘Willoughby, opp. Cash Cole's Barn, Front and Seward. Front and Main. Second and Main, Fifth and Seward. Fire Hall. Gastineau and Rawn Way. Second and Gold. Fo L 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 - 1-9 2-1 2-3 ourth and Harris, Fifth and Gold. Fifth and East. Seventh and Gold. Fifth and Kennedy. Ninth, back of power house. Calhoun, opp. Seaview Apts. Distin Ave,, and Indian’ Sts. Ninth and Calhoun. Seventh and Main. | -4 4 5 6 7 9 2 5 6 T 8 -9 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 1 Fiftiper trembled and moved. “Southwest by west, two points west,” Veronica recited, with her eyes on the compass. “And what's the time?” “Half-past 11,” said I. “It'1l be light at half-past 3. Four hours. Four into 110—do it for me, one of you.” I told her 27 and a half. “Half speed, then.” The hand of the speed indicator worked round to 25 and beyond un- til it stood steady just under 30. Fiftiper slid through or rather over the water, Our most unpleasant sensation yas cold. We had rushed away from Woodcot without the slightest preparation. Rugs and some heavy joilskins kept the wind. from biting We spoke hardly at all, Veronica’s nearness colored my about five miles outside the ngm" 1 on the Ile de Bono, one of the TYPHUUN HITS Seven Islands. | We had seemed to have the sea ; to ourselves but I happened to MANILA AREA. y ! . GREATDAMAGE | look back and saw a vessel dis- charging a greai quantity of One Steamer Reported to Have Foundered— smcke which smudged the eastern sky. 1 cried out. “Andy’s binoculars are in the locker,” said Veronica. “Have a look at him, Dick.” Cousin Jonn steadied himself. “I've got him,” he said. “Warship of sorts—he's signaling something. 1 What is it, Veronica?” LIVCS LOSQ “Here—give r?e the glass and MANILA, P. I, Sept. 3—Steam- ke, SUB N sel er Mayon is reported to have| “International Code,” she said. | foundered in a typhoon off Pasakoa | in the Gulf of Ragay. Nine out of the 37 passengers are reported to| ‘A-r-r-e-t-e- —Stop— Would he, by gum! Not this child! We don't see the signal.” have been saved. No mention is She handed the glass back t0 made of the members of the crew. Fiftiper spoed away from the pursuer to shore—and safety for Cousin The Provinces of Tayabas, Bula- can and Pampanga, on the Island | of Luzon, bore the brunt of the| { hurricane. Reports have not been received | because the lines of communication | by wire are down. | The typhoon missed the main, part of Manila, passing north of | the city. The vicinity experienced strong winds and rain throughouti the day. Part of Manila was flood- | ed. UL & SR CAPTAIN EAKER ATTEMPTING TO BREAK RECORD Is Trying Again in Mail Southeastern A‘aska - Fair MIN CRAL EXHIBITS WANTED Prospectors and mine companies — send in specimens. HURRY Fair Dates Are September 11-12-13-14 For the Bridge Party BEAUTIFUL TALLIES and place cards in a wide variety of design and color, appropriate for all occasions. Progressive tallies “every player your partner” system, for three and four tables. . Boxed Bridge Sets. Individual Score Pad Combination Sets. Two, three and four table Bridge Sets. Bridge Table Covers. PRIZE SUGGESTIONS of distinctive and - lovely articles, including Brassware, Silver- ware, Pottery Glass, China, Pictures, Etch- ings, Playing Cards and a variety of Novelties. *“Shuttle” Plane for En- durance Record John. MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., Sept reflections. In the excitement of her mood she had called me by my first name, and, greatly daring, I had called her Veronica and met with ne reproof. It might mean-, Hour after hour we roaréd’ and bumped from swell to swell across the Channel. It was a lovely sum mer night. We met with no mis- haps. A hundred times on that jourr [ wanted to cry out: “What's it all about? Who are you? Why are we here?” But Veronica’s little steel- strung figure kept me quiet. I would leave it to Veronica to ex- plain in her own way at her own time. 4 Under her direction I got out Royle's water-tight tin of cakes and biscuits, That was all the incident until at 3 o'clock we made out a coast line 10 or 15 miles away, “Know where we are, Veronica?” Cousin John asked. “If I know! The Seven Islands to port, Triagox to starboard. I've been here often before.” But it was a little wonderful a girl should set off from the Eng- lish shore near midnight and navi- gate so accurately she sighted the coast not more than 10 miles from | the point at which she aimed. Ver- onica pooh-poohed any credit. “Excellent,” said Cousin “But how do we get ashore?” “Fraid we wade—or you do, Dick. You'll be able to dry off, dress and vamoose before anybody at Saint Michael sees you.” The boat now ran westward John. 7Cnu’.~;‘m John, took her place again,| 3—A second attempt to break a refuelling endurance flight record opened the throttle and let the| ! beein. Budey 4y, Gt Tra Gordrns Gift Shop \engine right out. Fiftiper skimmed past the last of the Triagox rocks {at the speed of an express train. | In 10 minutes Veronica swung !hard over to port and Fiftiper en- tered a wide bay. A twisting lane of buoys marked a channel. Fifti- per entered it. Eaker and Lieut. Bernard Thomp- 1 son in the transcontinental “shut- tle” mail plane. SPEEDING WESTWARD CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. 3—Haz- ardously refuelling as heavy chill winds carrying light rain, whipped the craft about, the “shuttle” sped westward Monday forenoon toward Elko, the next refuelling point. The “shuttle” circled the refuel- ling plane for more than one hour before contact was made. Two hundred gallons of gasoline werz transferred. The ‘“shuttle” was three hours and a half making the flight of one hour and a half from North Platte, Nebraska, ta Cheyenne, ow- ing to the wind. ALAMEDA IS HERE ON WAY WESTWARD ‘The Alameda, Capt. C. V. West- erlund, docked in Juneau from the South at 11 o'clock this morn- ing and will leave at 4 o'clock this afternoon from the Alaska Ju- neau dock for the Westward. “Whoever he is, he can’t come in {here,” Veronica said, throttling jdown, “not by a long way. The tide runs out four miles. I can go up some distance, Dick; tide's mak- |ing again now. There's a sand- bank generally dry on the edge of |the channel about a mile ahead. !That's half a mile or thereabouts {from the little hollow—you see fit, |all trees? You can wade from the |sandbank to that point.” “Little Veronica,” said Cousin John, you're a marvel. When I !step over the side it may be good - by—you know that?” “Don’t be so beastly sentimental | Dick,” Veronica urged him. “Keep to the brass tacks. When you land beyond all those houses, go back into the country till you can work round westward to St. Efflam or |Plestin. There’s a light railway connecting with the Ouest at Mar- U DT L laix. Then you can get anywhere{ Arriving in Juneau on the steam- you like—quick now, no time to}-r were: Mrs. A. J. Balog, Mrs. |lose.” R. Bonner, James Christensen, Mrs. | (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.; J. G. Christensen, Jane Christian- sen, S. P. Dargovich, George Folta, Belle Greenblatt, Mrs. Minnoe Hall, Jean Holman, Charles Johnson, ‘Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. L. Kahn, M, King, R. F. Lewis, Warie Veronica meets a wrathy French gunboat in tomorrow’s chapter. EIGHT DEAD IN " FIRE, WINNIPEG Flames Start in Basement of Apartment House— Sweep Through Halls WINIPEG, Sept. 3.—Eight per- sons lost their lives and several were Seriously injured in an apart- ment house fire Sunday morning. The property damage is estimated at $50,000. The flames started in the base- ment and shot through the hall- ways, and up the stairways. Portions of the roof collapsed. Some of the occupants jumped from the third and fourth floor windows to firé nets or pavements. The dead are: Mrs. Madge Edwards, aged 42; her daughter Marjorie, aged. 14; ison Gordon, aged 9; Alfred Apple-|tion, have already bee, aged 45; his daughter Irene, strikes in the Taku district. Mead, L. O'Malley, R. L. Peter- son, Mrs. George Rice, Miss Betty Rice, Robert Simpson, Anne E. Stevens, Harry Sperling, Mrs. Har- ry Sperling, In addition to a number of big game hunters wh are on their way to the Westward there is a party of 22 in an Alaska Railroad tour, conducted by H. V. Wilmot. The party will go from Seward into Fairbanks and return south on {he steamer Yukon. | ‘Among the big game hunters aboard are A. Horner, Jr., from Hawali, Sir John Mullens, from London, who will stay over and catch the Alameda on its next trip and Dr. W. G. Trice. i — e HALIBUT LANDINGS The Alaska Fish Brokerage pur- chased 7,000 pounds of halibut which the Avona, Capt. Olaf Lar- son, brought in yesterday for 12% for Skagway. From Skagway they|and 9 cents. 'The 5800 pounds expect to go down the Taku River, |brought in by the Hyperian, Capt. prospecting at the headwaters of {Oséar Oberg, were purchased by the Taku and Tulsequah Rivers, {the Alaska Pish Brokerage for the It has reported that Jacksame price. Laurie, and the Sprague Associa- —————— made good| COommercial Job printing at The Emplre. . aged 11; Ralph Weighton, aged 55; Mrs. H. L. Butler and Mrs. Sarah Gaunt, both aged 68. ———————— CONGREGATIONAL MEETING PRESBYTERIANS TONIGHT There will be a congregational meetings of the members of the Presbyterian Church at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the church, it was an- nounced this morning. All mem- bers are asked to be on hand promptly as there are several im- portant matters to be discussed. ——ee——— LEAVE FOR TAKU, PROSPECTING TRIP A. J. Sprague, former Territorial Commissioner of Fisheries, and J. 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