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

Somerfield looking down jand SYNOPSIS Py the gunb Veronica gleer . Fiftiper to the cide of the pdtrol. Tu torrential French, she femands o know the reason for firing on an innocent yachts- insists on an apology and s before the to stop 1 (- hing u mother replie I to inquire| cé injured foot. | 1 said. a cup of n the right ne ke an Almost inatly lea and t ¢ief officer has a ch J tea, late as is,” she advised me. guection or deta'n her. She | My mother left us over our tea fuin: Fiftiper toward Ensland | “weil, Grenofen,” said Somer-| and it is Tom Grenofen’s turn field, “isn't it time to drop the b amazel as she outlines |jonc-hand stunt?” her plan to account for their | “Jf youll be a little morc ex- e during the night. She |pijeit- | to ¢ that, sceing a 1 night's business,” he said| 1 ous charaster steal off in |j1500nically i Fiftiper, she, her mother and I “Ratner moky for Boyie | %m tra’led the boat in her | «On come off it!" exclaimed | ather’s car, to Silworthy Cove, |gomerfield. “I don't know what | where it was deserted. And Tom |24y thinks. But you can't work | further dumbfounded when i off men, Grenofen. .Don't you| ey land at the cove to find the car there, and in it—Mrs. think Veronica’s too decent a girl xed up in this?” | |to be n Seabroke, fast asleep. “Not explicit enough.” I shook, gy 2o {my head Chapter 23 “Very well. You got somebody ado ((:l (;I:?';lfl:l‘t"h"::.lnn T away last night across the Channel ] Mg & T asked no|DoN’t sey you didiit. There were s B o o smprise, |30 gallons of gasoline In the tanks, g“t:tcl:;snp::imf K:/v;\‘x‘(mulr‘\. d:‘)m. and ‘h;‘v ":\“r"‘i,l)\u_.l had just enough P v whi to get back with B viaid her mother to the|had said to the lleutenant. (What [ 84 bargained for breakfast, |about it? Where ate we? Royle and Somerfield came not| T don’t know where we are, But Johig after we had breakfast. Som- |1 know where that bum professor BRIy readily agreed to take the|ls He's on your trail good and boat back. He said little during|close. And I'd hate to see Veron- fhe colloquy between Royle and|ica in any nastiness.” Veronica, but looked very hard at| xton on my trail? me, I thought. We waited while| 1.sat back in my chair and looked he waded out, climbed |up ‘at Somerfield, who stood hands on board | and started the engine. Then Royle took Veronica in hisjon me. ; ) car, and Mrs. Seabroke drove me “Look here, Somerfield,” said T home. We were in Blackwater bn-l“yuu don't think I'm a rogue?” fore lunch time, though long after| “No.” : the arrival of Royle and Veronica.| “You don't think I'd let Miss Sea- My mother's nerve was quite broke in for trouble if T could pns-l equal to recelving me as if I had |sibly keep her out of it?” just gone for a stroll after break-| “No.” Veronica “I wonder if I could take you into my confidence? Of course I fast and come in to lunch. But when, later on, she told me what happencd the night before her |know I could with safety. But I sang-froid appcared literally as- | mean whether you'd think it prop- tonishing. er to be lugged into a funny busi- ness.” “What did I say just now about the lone hand?” asked Somerfield. “I'll tell you how it strikes me: you've tumbled into a place you can't get out of by yourself, Greno- fen. I came over on purpose to find out whether I could help you out.” The idea of a confidant was at- tractive. I should have to reveal Veronica's secret so far as I knew it; but I believed I could rely on| | Somerfield's honor. In 10 seconds | I had taken the plunge. “Very well,” said I. “I'll be glad of your advice and to compare notes. But you understand, Som- erfield, we may find ourselves up against the police—" ; While Cousin John and I were in_his room talking she thought shé heard a sound and saw some body' moving in the garden and went out, in the direction of her rose garden. While she was there the electric bell in the house rang but she continued her walk. | $uddenly she heard thudding, footsteps. Cousin John and I ran by her within a yard. Then she guessed at an alarm. ,8he delayed her return to the house for several minutes. Laxton | was waiting for her in the drawing room. “Sorry 1 wasn't in, professor,” said my mother. “Tom's gone to| jee. my Cousin Merryweather off. don’t quite know when he'll belGrenofen, we—that is, by, (hugging the police already. How- “What did he say to that?” Tjever, tell the yarn.” asked her. 1 told it. Everything—from the . “He inquired if Mr. Merryweath- |glimpse of Veronica on the morn- fl‘ was returning to Blackwater.” ing before Pell's death to the flight “And you—" across the Channel. He “Y said I rather expected him | without remark. back tomorrow.” “Can you puzzle anything out of “Mother!” “Well, Tom,” said she, “so I do, 1 telephoned to him this morning.| Hel be here this evening.” John Merryweather, her cousin,|He's a policeman.” whs a rather amusing bachelor,| (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co./ of her in his old-boyish wav. . But I should certainly never have| Professor Laxton is discov- dregmed of dragging him into this| ered—a detective. Continue the business. * story tomorrow. “f suppose you know we're skat- — R ing on thin ice,” said L i ; “I'm rather enjoying it she| “POUGLAS” LEE JOHNSON ered. “I rely on your judg-| IS NOT MAN UNDER ARREST ent, Tom, to justify all we've . Lee Johnson, well known residen "“Wut that was just the mischief. oI» Douglas and connected with the I Gould not even rely on my own|Mmine force of the Alaska Juneau, t; it was so hopelessly de- |5 not the Lee Johnson under ar- by the blue eyes of Veron- rest and now in the city jail. And ;besldes the man under arrest just iiyye seemed to have covered our|82Ve the name of Lee Johnson, fairly well for the time. But which is not his true name. “Doug- g could never tell. I found my- las” Johnson has been trying to hating to go into my studio explain that he has not done any- y because behind the door of | thing wrong, is not in jail and has safe there was a certain black |10 intention of being arrested as he is a law abiding citizen. .- “Not much. we can. That professor! He's a professor of Pinkerton’s College. lunch I went to rest in a ock in the garden and In! g Casey 15 still at No. 8 Wi . 8 Wil- ut five minutes I was sound 1oughby Ave. with the best TO- v i . BACCO and SNUFF CURE. Hours f woke up hearing voices. Ii2 p m. to 7 p. m. Call and we in pockets with serious eyes fixed “May!" he exclaimed. “My dear | you—are | listener | foracakeastallasyouare? it?” I asked him. “It beats me.” | But let's get what| BRITISH COLUMBIA of the British Columbia Depart-|DR. ment of Public Works, arrived last night on the steamer Prince George. | | GOS0 SOONER HAD THE ;7% PERKINGS FAMILY ESTABLISHED \THEMSELVES, RENT FREE, IN MR ¢ PRINCE'S PALATIAL SUMMER ~ RESIDENCE “GRAYSTONE, S THANSTHINGS /o ] ¢ BEGAN,TO| PPEN =, v b TR A = both the United Eastern generally before ROAD ENGINEER IS MAKING TAKU TRIP John Anderson, District Engineer trict city BONELL GOES He left this morning for the Taku | Dr. B. W. Bonell, River mining region for a 10-day | house-guest of Rev. survey of road requirements. | Charles E. Rice Mr. Anderson has charge of road |left Juneau for Seattle and trail development in Northern |the stcamer Princess Ch: Columbia He will visit|Bonell is president *of Juneau camps and cover the dis- He is expected to confer with local road authorities while in the e, . SOUTH ON CHARLOTTE who was the i = at the Deanery 75 and Alaska NOT ONLY IS THE HUGE EDIFICE EQUIPPED WITH HOLLOW WALLS, BUT THE VERY PICTURES HAVE A HABIT OF SNAPPING OPEN AND (@5 StERRETR gz Ll By CLIFF STERRETT WHILE THE FLOORS BOAST A SET OF SECRET TRAP-DOORS ¥ LN PRECEDENTED IN THE HISTORY COF ARCHITECTURE! ;lprociated. and called for on Mon- iving from Seattle to Gree- |day. —adv returning or the opening exercises which e, will be held at the College on Sep- | Mrs. G. N. Breshears and son tember 24. Later, he will return |George, who have been visiting o Vancouver, B. C., where he will |their daughter and sister, Miss embark on a trip around the world ning to St. John’s College in for the commencement exer- .- RUMMAGE SALE The Ladies’ Guild of Holy Trin- today on ity Cathedral will hold a rummage arlotte. Dr. sale Tuesday, Sept. 10, in the A. St. John's N. B. Hall. Donations will be ap- and Mr: undertake making frosting FROSTING, more than anything else, demands exactness and control in cooking: Therefore, it is best to make it in small quantities. Coffee-roasting must be exact also, or the flavor will vary. That's why Hills Bros. do not roast coffee in bulk. Controlled Roasting is their method —a contindous process that roasts only a few pounds at a time. The flavor is perfectly controlled because every berry is roasted evenly. my eyes and saw my mother [will demonstrate. P.O. Box 327. adv No other coffee can taste like Hills Bros. Coffee because none is roasted the same way. All of the delicious aroma and flavor produced by Con- trolled Roasting is brought to you complete because the coffee is sealed in vacuum tins as it comes from the roasters. Hills Bros. Coffee is sold every- where. Ask for it by name and look for the Arab—the trade-mark—on the can. HILLS BROS COFFEE Edith Breshears for several weeks, left yesterday Idaho. ‘Women prisoners increased and men decreased mitments to Alabama prisons. for their home in last year in com- - Frightening or shooting of game from an airplane is forbidden in California statute. As you make fine frosting, so Hills Bros roast coffee. A few pounds at a time by their patented, contingous process— Controlled Roasting— produces the perfect flavor. | DoUGLAS | | NEWS | HOSE COMPANIES ACT ON FIRE PROTECTION MEASURE Called together by a short sound- 1ing of the siren the Douglas Fire | Department held a busy session at {the regular meeting last night. Two ! assistant foreman were chosen to (aid foreman Fleek, Joe Riedi and Rangnar Kromquist being named. The installation of a beacon light on the fire hall tower within the| next two weeks was ordered as was also certain improvements for fire protection on Knob Hill to be un- dertaken in the next few weeks. A maintenance committee com- posed of Wm. Feero, Bob Fraser, Alex Gair and Adolph Hirsh was continued in service for another month to inspect all apparatus and the fire protection in the public school. s S, BASEBALL MEETING A meeting of the Douglas base- ball team has been called for this evening at T o'clock, to be held in the Eagles Hall. o T RETURNED FROM SOUTH | Mrs. Robert Bonner and daugh- ter Mrs. A. J. Balog, who have been visiting in Seattle for the past month are home again. - BACK FROM TAKU W. F. Snyder and A. E. Goetz returned last evening from the! Taku River district where they‘ had a successful hunt. Unfavorable transportation connections present- ed them from reaching their in- tended destination farther up the river and consequent postponment @f their prospecting trip. ————r——— “THE LITTLE BUCKAROO” AT LIBERTY TONIGHT| Buzz Barton, the 13-year-old western star, is at the Liberty to- night in “The Little Buckaroo.” This is said to be the fastest mov- ing and most breathtaking picture the little freckle-faced star has| made to date. i The story, written and adapted | by Frank Howard Clark, is laid in the gold country and deals with the attempt to corral a gang out out- laws and avenge the death of a lone prospector, father of the girl. A thrilling stage-coach holdup, a fight between the bandits and Buzz and his pals, and many wild-ridden chases provide the action. Exterior scenes for this picture were filmed in the beautiful coun- try surrounding Kernville, in the High Cierras of California provid- ing one of the most picturesque backgrounds ever presented in a Western. 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