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S ‘ovnq'.-.\;’;..<\-..,. s SYNOPSIS: Versnica Sea- Btoke descrts her friends. A fow mements affer Somerfield's cx- #iting escape with the treasured L. at. c. the black bag and #hn fotits coorch of Woodeott by .the police, Tom Grenofen re- ¢ove no'e trom Veronica, She Kas left for an indefinite stay abroad. But he has little time to feditate on thus fact, for Somer- field returns with news that Lax- ton intends to arrest both Ver Onica and Tom. Somerficld and m hide the case of jewels, and fiee into the woods followed by a &.don of pelice officers. The fu- itives are cornere but bury Etm 2lves under thick of paves. The pursuing feach them; Laxton steps bes Tom, finds a packet of money Tom dropped—inevitable capture { ahead. Chapter 31 GOOD-BYE, LAXTON! Laxton and Hallett were standing over me. I felt certain that I was covered by leaves piled a foot thick but some part cf me must be ex- posed. I waited in horror Bully for you! PBut where've A giant hand came down and we got to go?” pinned my arm to the ground. Or London, and then to Mrs. Fair- 80 it seemed. But it was only a fax.” momentary sensation and fortu- Grenofen lay under the pile of leav nafely I did not cry out with the| pain of it. Laxton or his compan- fon had walked over me “Well,” said Laxton, “that's a| trail. Also our young friend will not be able to get far without his| money. lt‘tawa_v beiore. The tellow supposed to have landed at Michel had nothing with him | gone.” He can't have lueged that 'return to Woodcot for food or to with him. He must have got try who's {Both would be told me about it Miss Seabroke wrote me a note—I told you-— which seemcd that s had clesred out mess and | that was that { You bet Veronica ilsion. You what said that afte: Nn00 in the library—about broke exploiting his daughter breaking her heart Well, breke's mad on a marriage betwee e 4 rica and the Fotherbury cub. And Veronica isn't having any.” How well I knew that “‘But suppose,” said Somerfield, the old man’s got some hdéld on| her. . It strikes me, Grenofen, that THE DAILY ALAS k T S b EMPIRE Verdnica may be wanting help for | herself before long.” i The suggestion put everything clse out of my mind | “So,” Somerfield went on, “we've got to find Veronica and Veranica's| got to tell us the truth about PeéllL' I can't think of a way of getting at Veronica, can you?” \ ‘If you can think of a way of getting out of Laxton's net tonight, | Somerfield,” said I, “I think I can find a way of getting at Veronica.” “And then?” es—his pursuers not a foot away! | “Mrs. Fairfax will know where| the Seabrokes are likely to have| To be a fugitive To be a hungry able. is unpleasant fugitive is damn- We thought it too risky to| to reach Somertield’s house. | watched. On that | St.{long tramp through the New For- | T est country I could have broken | who will m suppose nobody left the house while | withcut compunction into any house you were there?” “No, when we went in he was| saying goodbye to a young fellow. 1 heard him call him Somerville, or_Somer-something.” “Somerfield? ‘Was oarrying anything? “No luggage, but a camera and | a stand.” “I wonder . A camera, you 8dy? What sort of a camera?” “Couldn’t tell, except that it was # big one in a ycllow leather case.” Somerfield | “I wonder ne might . .he's t ... But why? ... However, | this does in my friend Grenofen, eh? He can’t make much progress dthout this. Go and call 'em in, allett. We'll see whether Mr. Grenofen can get through a net made of telephone wires. If he does my name's not Barlow.” The rustling began again. They ved away. I lay perfectly still Efix‘ the wood was silent and I heard imerfield stirring. “All clear, Grenofen, said he. ‘We got up and shook ourselves, “We're too near the open, Gren- Qfen. The woods are safe mnow. ‘What Veronica does let her friends in for! When he found your dol- lars I thought it was a washout. §“DD050 they wriggled out of your pocket.” , “No, I was holding them in my nd. I must have dropped them ng under cover.” sWe returned to the depths of| the wood and found a secure hid- fng place not far from the little brake where the camera case was concealed and waited what seemed in terminable hours for darkness. “Beginning to get the hang of {t2” asked Somerfield suddenly It was now tight o'clock—still petfectly light even in that thick wood. .+No,” hanged if I am,” said I “Have you got a cue?” 4 “Hardly that, but perhaps a way to find one. Think it out on any line, Grenofen, and you get driven up against Pell—if we could pene- te to the personality hidden be- the name of Pell, we'd be , Grenofen. We'd know why | 1l was shot and what he had to| , with that boodle, and the man | ho snaffled it, and what both ad to do with Veronica.” 'hat was undeniable. But Pell| was dead. ? . “Pell was known to people before | ,became Pell, and among those | were the Seabrokes.” t was equally true, but the es were not available. "we were both nearly at the end of we saw to get a loaf. we met with no| adventures than | the attention of barking dogs, but when we crept into the rallway precincts at Ringwood and wait- ed till a train came in from the west and had been broken up and | shunted and put together again,| more star our tether. Unfortunately, as it| seemed, this train went no further than Southampton. At three o'clock in the morning we were marooned in the midst of a railway desert. We awaited a chance of creep- | ing unsec out of the rallway yard | and found ourselves in a village | called Totton, on the outskirts of | Southampton. We walked towards | the town. It was a long time be- fore we found what we wanted— an all-night garage. A car for London! The sleepy man in charge looked dubious. Probably no plea of illness would | have stirred the man out of his lethargy; but when Somerfield took out his pocketbook and i"i bulged with notes, the effect was electrical. A chauffeur was dis- covered, a big car produced, the price of the trip arranged, with a tip for the janitor and a promise | of one for the driver for speed. And when we had settled in the back of the car and the lights of | Southampton were- left behind: | “Good-bye Laxton!” (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) Two fugitives meet an ac- | quaintance unexpectedly in to- | morrow’s chapter. AL U | KENAI BOY LOSES | LIFE BY DROWNING Fred Edelman, aged about 15| years, lost his life by drowning| at Kenai several days ago, accord- | ing to word brought to Anchorage by passengers arriving on the mot- | orship Discoverer. Young Edelman and two smaller | boys were playing in some boats | close to the beach and young Edel, man fell overboard. The younger boys watched him as he struggled in the shallow water and reported that he was laughing when he came to the surface the second time, apparer believing that he Wwas not in any danger. He went down again and was not seen any more The water the was not deep wherg : lay close to the beach and the supposition is that young 4 boats anyhow, Somerfield, if Miss ke hadn't wanted to keep t connection secret she'd have Edelman was seized by cramps and was unable to wade ashore.—(An= | tertained a few friends at bridge the! |las | Lites | different |ancee.” FOUNDRY FIR S CAUSE OF ALARM Vaporized oil becoming ignited from the electric furnace at Treadwell foundry about noon Sun- day is believed to have caused a blaze which for a time seemed to threaten the whole building and cause a general alarm to be turned in, Douglas firemen responded with all haste possible, but the foundry crew had the fire under control with two streams of water, before they arrived. $50. e BRIDGE PARTY Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Guerin en- Saturday cvening. Among three table of players, Mrs. Dave Leggit and Mrs. W. E. Cahill held | high scores and Mrs. Robert Fraser land Mrs. John Mills the low. T G il SEWING PARTY TGNIGHT The Ladies League will entertain | | with a sewing party in the League | rooms this ewening in preparation | | for t.he annual bazaar to be held" A O W sometime is invited to attend. in November. Everyone | S A LR VOLUNTEERS WANTED All those interested in the Doug- Library are asked to go to the City Hall Wednesday afternoon to help rearrange and clean up the library. e NEW DOUGLAS HI STUDENT Miss Florence Peterson of Sitka, ake her home with her aunt, Mrs. Charles Schram winter, entered the Douglas High School as a member of the Soph- omore class this morning. NEW BOOKS ARE NOW AT PUBLIC LIBRARY Many new books have been re- ceived at the Juneau Public Li- brary. These additions have been placed on the shelves and are now ready for distribution. The new books are as follows: “Dodsworth,” by Sinclair Lewis, almost up to the standard of “Main Street. “Scarlet Sister Mary,” by Julia Peterkin, a prize story and so far the author’s best. “All Quiet on the Western Front” by E. M. Remarque, a strong ar- raignment against war. “The Wave,” by Evelyn Scott, ary Guild offering for August. “Love Changes,” by R. M. Ayres, from the author’s pre- vious love stories. “Saplings,” by Irene Stiles, a tale of modern youth. “Blair's Attick,” by J. C. Lin- coln and Freeman Lincoln, another Cape Cod story with a mystery in it. “They Stoop to Folly,” by Ellen Glasgaw, a literary Guild offering. “Fish Preferred,” by P. G. Wood- house, a different brand of Wode~ house humor. “Jim, the Conquerer,” by Peter B. Kyne, not quite like Kyne's other westerns “Rodea by B. M. Bower, a typi- al Bower western with a mystery added, and “The Unkissed Bride,” by Berta Ruck, as good as her “Official Fi- New Mysteries “Sleeping Dogs,” by Wells. Carolyn fus King. worth. “The Biggers. “The Glenlitten Murder,” by E. P. Oppenheim. Black Camel,” by E. D. gar Wallace. “The Man in the Queue,” by Gor- don Daviot. Non-Fiction “A Preface to Morals,” by Walt- er Lippmann, New - Juveniles “Three Boy -Secouts in Africa," by R. D. Douglas. “Magic for Marigold,” by L. M. chorage Times,) sreaders for the tots, Montgonery, and also some new the | Damage doae | by the fire was estimated at around | this | | | | | “Murder by the Clock," by Ru- | “Fool Errant” by Patricia Went- | “The Face in the Night,” by Ed-' ) { | f H ¥ M SUFFERIN' . SASSAFRAS Frankly -chatting over the problems which confront them in the present labor situation the e ican Federution of Labor nolds Leit to right, standin harton of W shingten, , they are: J. ) xecutive council of the Amer- forth at Atlantic City, N Weber of New York, D. C.; James Wilson of Cin- Important Questions THE CASH BAZAAR OPEN EVENINGS THE CASH BAZAAR, Front and Main Streets, opposite U.8. Cable Office, is open eve- nings for the convenience of those who cannot arrange to shop during the day. CASH BAZAAR FRONT AND MAIN STS. Opposite U. S. Cable Office CALL THE Juneau Plumber D. M. GRANT At Newman-Geyer PHONE 154 Oil Burner Service a Specialty Estimates Given—Work Guaranteed cinnati, Ohio; M. F. Ryan of Kansas City, Mo.; John Coe- field and Matthew Woll; left to right, seated, are Frank Mor- rison, secretary ; William Green, president, and T, A, Reikert of Chicago, 1lL. (International Newsreel) JUST | Australian Bushmen to Hear Strains of “Honey” 2y, Sop youlove me 0, Honey, No ¢ Native Singer Will Take Back Popular, Tunes [ New York City.—When Lucille Benstead, head-line ‘vaudeville ar- tist, returns to Her fative Aus- tralian bush country to introduce érn’ A n mielodies into the somber one-tune musical world of that isolated region, she will ibe remember as the little girl in | pig-tails who won her way to aris, professional training and | rec fame by singing for her supper and her railroad fare at mining camps. Born at Alice Springs, North- ern Territory, Southern Australia, Miss Benstead is the daughter o wn_explofer whese family is the only white one in the bush coun-]| try for miles around. “Dame Clara Butt toured Aus., tralia when I was fifteen years [ old, and I had the good fortune th lessons. I was ready then, all exs cept, the fare and money to eat on witile I studied. 1 earned that the same year by singing at mining camps, often fraveling hundreds of miles to reach my rough but appreciative audiences.” "&% is, M}i;ast tBe.nfigead .%gog e Butt’ ari creatirg the original role senet’s opera “Le Cid.” Discover- ing that the greatest number of people are interestéd in popular musie, i now.turned her talents in this di- on and has dgain ‘succeéded. She ;Ei" zg-vi:it ,:‘fustrflin, ing ind color md&r‘l‘ er- g‘: ‘music info the bush ¢oun Sa he: s she: “‘Honey,’ which as often fla’; ‘Ramona’ is a 0] 't a 'flmfi:gg well to firm ‘the ‘melédy ‘and ~rhythm with | which Americans have set' the | ° ° ©0 0000000000 e0002000 0,0;0.0:0 9 .0.0.0 0.0 0 HOSPITAL NOTES RECEIVED SPECIAL AWARDS ARE MADE AT JUNEAU FAIR Mrs. Walter Butts was awarded the Whippet auto- mobile ;at the Southeastern Alaska Fair Safurday night. Ellen Sorri was awarded the combination radio prono- graph and Mrs. Jack Wilson the -electric rangs. Mrs. S. Johnson - was awarded the prize for guessing the near- est to the weight of the cake supplied by the Juneau Bak- ery. She guessed 31 lbs. and 8 ounces. The weight of the cake was 31 pounds and 7 ounces. John Anderson and Mr. Berg- land of Fort Yukon, who entered St. Ann’s hospital September 12, left today on the Admiral Rogers for the Pioneers Home at Sitka. Mrs. Sarah Stevens underwent a major operation at the St. Ann's hospital Saturday. Lester Goldberg entered St. Ann’s hospital September 13 for medical treatment and observation. After undergoing an operation for appendicitis Friday afternoon, Walter Gunderson Smith, 7 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Smith of Thane, is seriously ill at St. Ann’s hospital. His condition was reported as critical early today. W A New, select line of visiting cards Empire, New Shipment of . 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