The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 17, 1929, Page 6

] = —_—y R.A. SYNO! Fugitives frem | the v Toin Grenofen and | Scmorfield hide the case of fewels, flec to the woods and | b= themeolves under thick | piles of when they a P ] of p men. Closer and closer come the purdaors, caplurs csems in- eyitable but the of: finally ver where she is oy fher guwerg, The two Something ¢ d her macn hide in the woods until 'picion darknacc falls and they can | “I cannot tell you. I have not] eatch a freight v ta 8 seen. her, ! cbiain an out ampion. I automoebl: # rden—to finr! for t Ver Vandenessen you?” I asked. “We 1l us, Miss Vandenes- you know of her pres- § scen Veronica for{ id she has left anxious to 'Of course I realize how strange his visit must m to you Miss | d I, lamely. i fecrn the cooret of Rog And I went on to implore her t } cd ¢ give us some hint that might lead | t both, us to Veronica. She insisted that | |she knew nothing | Chapter 32 | “You knew of no men friends| VERONICA MISSING | Veronica had in Bruges?” said I a.Mr, Pell?”| The next cvening Somerfield and “You did not kn | % sat in a restaurant at Bruges,| ‘I never knew anybody of that in' ' Belgium. name.” The day had begun with a fran- In less than five minutes from POLLY AND TETAT h gty (== { AN IR T ANT EZ ~ 1 MSTAKEN 1T ’ HERE TUNNEL CONNECTS WITH RAYSTONE! o FIVE ELECTED AS DELEGATES JUNIORS ELECT OFFICERS DOUGLAS At a Junior meeting Monday, September 16, the following officers were elected: ! NEWS President, Vieno Wahto; vice- | tie: rush about London. First to the time of our arrival we were president, Josephine Kilburn; sec - Mrs. Fairfax in Kensington. We out in the Rue de la Grenelle! retary- treasurer, Isabel Casher felt rather blue when we learned again. We had drawn blank—I class reporter, Bernice Edwards and | 5‘0 cUNvENTlUN that she had been asked about remarked to Somerfield as we walk- [PROSPECTORS LEAVE advisor, Miss Pepoon. Weronica’s possible whereabouts on jed back to the Lion d'Or, our TOMORROW FOR TAKU B [ —_ the telephone from Blackwater the hotel v - o 9 3 night bofore. She did not know| T think not” Somerfield an-| The Drospecting party composed |BREEZE OFFICERS MAY Legion Auxiliary Elects where Veronica was but she gave swered. “I think if we keep an|of les Anderson, Clifford Ander- EARN THEIR CREDIT: | I)c!egalcs and Alter- the address in Bruges where, eve on Miss Vandenessen we shall |Son, James Manning, Jake Manning r; B b toia fthe other inquirer, see things. In the meantime, as a|and Joseph Simpson are all ready| Because of the large amount of | nates to Conclave gnformation about Veronica could treat, we shall lunch on roast|for their trip up the Taku Rive the offices of editor and probably be obtained. veal.” |and the start is planned for early manager of the Gastineau Five delegates were elected by Then—Dover, the 10 o'clock boat| Veronica having been at school | Wednesday morning. The party islB /olves, the students hold-lth. American Legion ‘Auxiliary to to-Ostend, the train to Bruges, and in the Rue de la Grenelle, and|completely equipped for an extéhd- [ing these positions will be awarded |¢he Department Convention which here we were, having spent first hour in the city buying shirts, collars, razors, tooth- es and pajamas. We had and shaved. We had dined. Ags. | W {what sentimental comedy in three |1y came tc the frc ¢ ended in the history of the De- |acts, Muriel Jarman of Juneau|manner and sold many of ment of Alaska. Late advices will open the program with a dra-|pooks hoping to get tl main from Ketchikan indicated the First to slcp and promiscc |discovering the traces of Pell in|matic recitation. Musical sel award. I want them to pardon City Legionnaires will probably have ourselves that not the best efforts|that street whether Miss Vanden-|Will be featured between acts. Can-jthe oversight. to charter two vessels to bring Bfuthe carlllon in the belfry of|essen cared to disclose them. or|dy Will be sold by members of the | _adv. MINNIE FIELDS. their contingent and the delegates Bruges would disturb us. On the | not. ““b y board. : o - e (from Wrangell and Petersburg. morrow— We tat in the window of the| Changes made in the originall ATTENTION EASTERN STARS [Practically every Alaskan post will Well, on the morrow we would |little room overlooking the square,|Cast include: Lily Kronquist, who . Eee be represented by personal dele- ses that the address Somerfield |speculating on the possibility of placos Roberta Frazer, now at| Social evening Tuesday Septem- gates instead of proxies as is S0~ | 4 the Fairbanks College, and Miss|ber 24. Old fashioned dence. All often the case. bhad obtained from Mrs. Fairfax had to reveal. The Rue de la Grenelle proved to be a quiet street of tall houses with shutters over fhe windows and steep pitched roofs. Numher 33 was the end house abutting on of the canals. e uttered an fhe same moment exclamation at ‘side of the canal and hanging over face, and was just such another tourelle recognized Miss Vandenessen. it é we knew on the riverside at| lewplace, in just another wall, By Jove! Somerficld,” said I |we saw another man start from | re warm. That's Pell's tower lour side of the square and walk in Bruges.” {quickly across. Somerfield’s grip Put a surprisc awaited us when jon my arm tightened. we had made the concierge at No. 33 understand that we wanted to s6p Mademoiselle Vandenessen. We |front of the Town Hall. waited and she brought to us atered gray-haircd lady in a sober fl'ock‘came out again and stood contem- iplating the square. Then he walked she said with a slowly back and under the windows ‘of the Lion d'Or we could see him T no more, | and a black hood on her head. ;{Messieurs?” little curtsey. “Mademoiselle Vandenessen?” inquired. | “Oh, Mais non!” she answered, other in pained astonishment Bruges is no place for us.” laughing a little. | ,*Then it appeared that- the gray- | haired lady had merely come to Laxton with a warrant for my ar-| xegonnoiter on behalf of Mlle. Van rest in his pocket. And yet— denessen—she invited us to asccndi tg a sitling room where she col- thing here?” said I. our names, said something know much about the law of extra- gut two excitements in one day, dition.” t us to be seated, and took | herself off. “pid you notice, Grenofen? | We've got into a girl's school.” | I nodded. Then a came into the room and stood hold- ing the handle of the door and | looking nervously at us. She was about 30, dressed in black, dark- gyed, fresh of complexion, and at| fhe moment breathing rapidly as if; in a state of high excitement. | -4 Mademoiselle Vandenessen?” I B e s 1 sogan. -1 TOOK SODA 20 YEARS g Miss Vandenessen, You are FE L) ‘ Ji/Grenofen. This is Mr. Somer- We have come to ask a about an English friend o w started back as if she would p the room. ;;):nl::t I ... 1 dont know You” she stammered. +1#We .are friends of Miss Sea- broke,” said I hm—v&ufle&l" The alarm which come into her eyes departed. lhl:t(.ludnornndmkaseat it. “You are friends of Ver- o %,u know Miss Seabroke VEry our having kept up a correspondence sh- teache! athed | Somerfield through We her maid, there must be means of | bribing superior of the school. Somerfield grasped pointed into the square. ing, arms linked. towards the Town Hall, from on the opposite turning to look up into the man's such were lost in the throng about the ldoors of *the ! voice behind us. | ung woman Mr. Somerfield?” said Laxton. ed ith Miss Vandenessen, one of her , as Mrs. Fairfax had told the mouth of| is e will this “AU Libe ber | I | tiox servants or cajoling the | Suddenly, |LuC arm and |E o my “See who that is.” A man and a woman Wwere Cross- and therefore walking away us. But the woman was talking earnestly. They rcached the pavement and reat building: Then It was Laxton. He lingered on the pavement in He en- | In two or three minutes he Somerfield and I looked at each| not while it contain Clearly “I, wonder if he could do any-| “I dor “It's very complicated,” said a We leaped round. “How. do, Mr. Grenofen? How do (Copyright, 1929, Wm. Morrow Co.) Laxton—the very man from whom they were escaring. 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A contest is now on in the high school to select a slogan for the Breeze, the writer of the winning man, Mrs. H. G. Nordling, Mrs. slogan to receive a dollar prize. Harry Stonehouse and Mrs. J. T. Mr. Cathcart, Mrs. Engstrom, ad- Petrich. visor and Aili Niemi, editor, will| The Auxiliary is in charge of act as judges, ' angements for the annual Con- —_—————— tion Banquet. This, it was an- inced, will be held on the even- of September 26, preceding the Coenvention Ball. Both the Auxiliary and local Le- one-half a credit. will hold its annual sessions here stember 24-26 inclusive. Those Mrs. E. M. Polley, rd, Mrs. H. T. Tripp. Bernhofer, and Mrs. trip as they expect to be gone Mae Margaret Frazer offices experience backed by , | ehe knowledge of the B. Sheelor. Five alternates were also elected, very reason to believe the party be successful. PRS- G—— s. Leroy Vestal, Mrs. John New- Douglas Island Women's W. A. Fleck. Much is expected at first seasonable meeting. - INT BETTY OF of Mrs. HUNTERS LEAVE Jimmie Carlson and Frank Bachi BU J _|left here yester afternoon on n Post are actively engaged in IS LIBRARY PLAY|. . c.qpoat Northern Light, Capt. arranging a program for the en- T Nels Landen, for southern Admir-!{crtainment of the delegates and alty Island, where they will spend other visitors to the convention. hunting. The Chamber of Comerce will have e —— |them as guests at a weekly lunch- “Aunt Betty of Butte,” Ili- erty Theatre September 27 and 9 is fast @ roaching the finisk MINNIE LDS GIVES con meeting, auto rides, shows and 28, Is fast approaching the {inish| ""paNKS T0 SKAGWAYITES other forms of entertainment have ihomancy o, SM S LG |been lined up. Local business houses matinee for school children will ! 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