The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 23, 1929, Page 6

TR T T T T e M I T e e s POLLY AND HER PALS D LIKE TGIVE 700 TRUE, UNK. | KID COCOA A THE PORE LIL JOB, BUT DAG | |BLACKBIRDS BEAN NAB, IT, 15 EMPTY! (CANT EMPLOY HALF-WITS! L) ¥ \ o \ : @) 2> WL . =28 = S——— s “The Secret of Mohawk Pond” By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN ! \ \ ! M \ \ ] ] ~ SYNOPSIS: gaining the fortune of her ec- with some unea: her trip to Su She glanced at her watch; camp had consumed more t The prospect of | | ness gentric uncle induces Peggy |down's Prescott to become ress of [than the 10 minutes she had al- Wew Lodge, rustic estate in |lowed ‘ @onnecticut. Determined to “Won't you come back and lmw {up on its supports. she asked, b\n\ upper with me?” eomply with the provisions of | Chas his will that she live there a month, she courageously faces a | “Ask me some other time,” ne|with a low, hissing sound—there | F.0.E. DANCE TONIGHT 3 geries of weird incidents with begged. “Tonight I have some im- | was no slit or hole in the bottom al, 1 only a negro maid Judia, for |portant papers to fill out.” {the canoe. | Tonight, in their own hall, the| eompany. She suspects Sun- “please write your brother I am‘ Back on the veranda Julia, with |Eagles will hold a dance. Music down, an Indian her uncle, Her- [most anxious to hear from him, or, Wert Prescott, befriended. Be- | be till, why can't he make you counted over for the sixtieth time | Four. Neving he may be responsible |a visit?” Pegey said as they parted. |the gold pieces in the palm of hcr\ —— for capsizing her canoe, an act Chase chuckled. |black hand. ‘HOSIEBY DISPLAY “1 can't exactly picture my staid| Never before had she handled- MARKS “SILK LEGS” which nearly cost her her life and Julia’s, Peggy goes to the Endian’s camp with Aquila |me in Stone Tower. ©hase, botanist and twin broth- |lander, however,” and waving fare- er of the executor of her uncle’s weil, he disapg ed up the moun- estate. tainside. e 9 Five minutes later Peggy ran up Chapter 6 the veranda steps in breathless MORE MYSTERY haste. | The path through the woods to- The door to the living room! wayds the Indian's camp became an |swung open to her touch. Peggy's wpgrade and Peggy quickened her |naturally rosy cheeks paled. She locked the door; | steps to keep up with the botanist. | had most certainly As they walked, Chase told her|why, she distin remembered about the country and Peggy was | icing Going inside, she bolted enchanted by its wild bea he deoor, and the faced about. The There game here?” she ques- jroom w just she had left it tioned; “and shooting in season?” Running upstairs she tip-toed in- }i#Yes.” Chase paused to exam- |to Julia's room. She listened for ine a low bush. “Plenty of wild[1 moment to the maid’s gentle amimals—foxes, deer and w neres, t stole quietly away, in Obadiah Evans declares he has shot | her preocupation failing to notice black bear in winte And - | that Julia's black eyes were watch- diah never makes rash statements.| ng her with a most peculiar ex- AR, here we are,” as they came out | pression on a clearing. » Autumaur pistol in hand, Peggy, A large army tent was pitched at’made a complete circuit of the first 's rosy cheeks paled; she distinctly remembered locking the door.' the further side, facing Mohawk floor of the house, but found noth- Pond, whose placid waters 300 yards ing to further her nervousness. away could be glimpsed through! Peggy sprang up as the telephone | the pines, while to the right of the bell on the gallery above sent its| fent stood a stone chimn was left of what had been a wood- ness of the house. #n shack of some sort. |to quiet Julia’s alarmed hail, the Z#'=gundown!” Chase's hail echoed young girl sped to the phone. ghrough the silent woods. After | Whiting a moment he crossed the “Yes—who is it?” she called into, &learing, pulled back the tent fly the mouthpiece. “Oh, Mr. and looked inside. |ves; this is Peggy Prescott.” @ #“Nobody home,” he announced, Jim was up to see you'—Oba- turning to Peggy; “the tent is emp- ‘dlzh spoke with the conviction that ” ‘cn]y shouting would bridge the dis- ! Brushing by him, Peggy stepped [tance between them—“and found up on the raised wooden flooring|no one at home. Are you all right?” stared with wondering eyes at' “Yes"—Peggy held the receiver| $he near orderliness of the half- away from®her ear; Obadiah’s voice | mhome She stared at the was deafening. “What did you say,‘ of the room, one at a time; Mr. Evans?” » her eyes traveled back to tne‘ “Before seven this morning we hanging neatly from hooks picked up you paddle and canoe and M0 the tent pole. She examined put 'em in the boathouse. ~What hem with minute care; none look- (5ay?” as Peggy's exclamation Cflme 4 like the suit worn by the man 'faintly to him. had seen in Yew Lodge the| “Thanks-ever so much—" of het arrival. “*Pwarn't nothin’ at all,” drown- lown’s wardrode was mostly ing out her thanks with character- uncle’s cast-off clothing,” {istic brusqueness—besides which _pleasant voice broke into | Obadxah hated telephoning. . “Prescott practlcall:"round the canoe floating bottom | him for a number of |up across the pond. See you soon Not stopping Evans, I mdufms boats and all that,” the hook. isn't at home; he’s [down the staircase. . eu-ww-. However, you'll| “Don’. be skeered fo', me, Miss We any night; he's never | Peggy; I'se all right,” she declared, paying no aQenuon to Peggy’s re- | “It'l do me good to 'monstrances. ,* succinctly. git supper. ~What dat you’ say?” Peggy slipped her hand coaxing- --ese>=9 her living room. | promise to remain in sight, pulled it | cpen and looked in. -land a rowboat were there where| attention for, close at hand was the | |birch bark canoe, resting bottom | Auxiliary to the Eagles will be held cne eye on Peggy’s distant figure, !will be furnished by King's Foxy and proper brother roughing it with | gold coins—their beauty iascmated‘ Tll ask Phi-|her. jccur(‘]y in her handkerchief and.| with a furtive look this way and | plavs of hosiery takes place in “Silk |} that, slid the handkerchief inside Ls-gf. » g Fox Film production fea-! [ |this year, made a total of 5 for his all that imperative call through the still-| OH, A, MAY L HAVE 77 A WORD WITH You? / 2 = most unwillingly outside thc'out. Dislocation of Gray's knoc‘ Ilcrccd him out of the game. “I want to run down to the boat-| The lineups are as follows: house a second, I won't be out of | SCHOOL— D. F. D— sight even—take this chair,” and|A.Gair, ¥ ... T.Cashen | cluding Julia's restraining cluteh, | W. cashen, r Bonner che ran down the steps and the Lundell, o o Manning § path. Pettygrove, G J.Niemi The dcor to the boathouse was|T.Niemi, G .G.Gray | (ajar and Peggy, mindful of her U. Kromquist sub .R.Kromquist | | " Referee—E. E. Engstrom. ——————— | LADY EAGLES MEET A cedar canoe | hey belonged; neither engaged her | s usual next Monday evening and at the regular time. —————— Peggy's deep-drawn breath es- regretfully shook his head. |caped through her trembling ups} NEW FOX COMEDY ¢ Reluctantly she tied them One of the most elaborate dis- \unng Madge Bellamy, at the Lib- t, D. Appleton and Co.) |erty Theatre Sunday night. Hoslery imported from Paris, ex- hibited on beautiful models, forms Monday a spying horseman rides into the story, displaying interest in Peggy’s fortune. BT A DOUGLAS NEWS HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATS F. D. | IN B. B. GAME Winning their first basketball tilt of the season, the Douglas High hoopsters displayed something of what is expected of them later on in the year in a close, fast game || with the D. F. D. quintet at the natatorium last night, the final score being 27 to 25. Getting the jump on their op-| 2:30 ponents at the very start Coach/| 3:15 |King's charges kept the lead throughout the entire game. Once; only were they tied, just for a few seconds. But the lead at the start gave them the game, for the fire- men made point after point during Douglas Catholic Church | .the second half which was 16 all.|&— :H 3 For the school, W. Cashen and All services in the new church. Angus Gair were the scoring aces, 1D the former making 8_ points from e PR b ,_“{ scrimmage. T. Niemi, new recruit|’ St. Luke’s Episcopal Church T m"1.34) p:. m. Sermon. !fashion show. The models, Who lare students of Marion Morgan, in-|{ ternationally known dancer, were; schooled in. the gentle arts of mod-| eling by the famous dancer her- self. Madge Bellamy plays Ruth Stev- ens in Frederica Sagor's humorous story of Atlantic City. o Douglas Church Services i ————————bap i) Notices for thls cnarcn column, must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics. ete. Douglas Presbyterian Native Mission — £3—1 p. m—Sunday School. p. m.—Sermon. — Thursday—Midweek All are cordially welcome to these side. Lundell and Pettygrove, both| m—Evening Prayer and |of last year’s team showed up well, ,while U. Kromquist in the short itime he was in the game, gave | evidence that he will make up with |speed, what ne lacks in weight. The Firemen were handicapped |somewhat by lack of practice but {with plenty of material this sea- 'son, they are bound tq make a bid for Channel championship. Man- BT o T Cmrendonl.l Cammunlty 1 Church - Ml ke “TREV. PHILLIP E. BAUER. 10:30 a. m.—3Sunday School. 8:00 p. m.—Sermon by pastor. 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