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

AR AR S e R R R A R A A R AR R R R R SYNOPSYS: A faltering elec- fric systom that plunged Yow | Lodge into darkness periodi- | eally; milk in a cocoanut and a joked beiroom—these are the contributions of the basement Pegzy suede slipp leave the st | “Please pull it g half off. raight down and of Yew Lodge to the mystery of lover the foot,” she directed, as v&lwk Pond. Flickering lights |Chase return “Oh, t is so use Obadiah Evans and |much e thank 3 uila Chase to investigate and She looked at the b: ankle; ex- qu discovers the caus~— |cept for a number of scratches Igosened wires. Peg; puzzled v the barbed wire had dug Y. & cocoanut shell filled with | into the flesh and a slight swell- milk which they find in the |ing there was nothing to indicate gellar. The padlocked door of |} ch it hurt. the basement room is opened t's nothing to worry over,” de- by a locksmith and Obadiah :xznrod Chase, observing her con- #id Peggy search the neatly- |cern. <He touched the swelling ed bedroom. “A sick h clever, sen: e fingers. “I do ’s fancy”—is the explana- believe it's a spr and if so, Miss fon Obadiah offers. | Preseott, with e ankle properly bandaged, you can walk without Chapter 16 :difflculx,\'." PEGGY SUFFERS MISHAP | He applied a wet compress, let 'I.‘he brilliant sunshine through it siay a minute, and replaced :t| the woods, the chirping birds-and with a still colder towel. the chattering squirrels frisking—| Peggy watched the operation with | all gonduced to raise Peggy’s spirits. [interest for several minutes, then Peggy's rapid gait slackened as she feeling distinct rel from the drew closer to the Milton road. first throbbing sensation, she sat She was headed for the .Evans back and looked about the room. farm. She had started out impul-| It was the first time e had sively to return the letter she had heen in the farmhouse, having seen found the night before in the substantial, white frame walls batch Julia had brought back from cnly frcm the road. It was a typ- the mailbox. ical New England colonial home- One of them was addressed to0 :tead, built to withstand the per- Obadiah Evans and apparently had jshing cold of the northern winters been placed in the Yew Lodge box and designed for the comfort of a mext to the Evans’ by mistake, hardy race. ‘What had interested her, however,| The woodwork of the room was Was the neatly typed name of |exceptionally fine and Peggy, fa- Camm. Jamieson Sinclair in the | miliar with the stately homes in upper left hand corner over the Virginia of a similar period, eyed officlal wording: U. S. Navy de- it and the lovely antique furniture pagtment, Washington, D. C. with admiration. Tall rosewood She wanted very much to learn pookcases lined one wall, the high- ‘how intimately Obadiah Evans was poy neer which she sat, the tables, gequainted with the man Wwho the claw-foot desk, the Duncan would inherit Uncle Herbert's for- phyfe sofa and mahogany chairs tuhe if she failed to remain at of a still earlier period, the gra Yew Lodge until June 17. ful Chippendale mirror on the wall, The lower gate was closed and|and the grandfather clock with its| she unhesitantly left the lane and| Sheraton box and Adam top— started to climb over the pictur-| “Oh! They're wasted on men!” csgue stone wall which marged the ighe cried and Chase regarded her boufidary of the first pasture. She|with surprise: “These lovely chairs| had not counted on the barbed wire [and tables,” she explained. “What strgtched all along the further g pity there are no women to en- elde of the wall which, as she|joy them.” serambled down, scratched her “you forgot Deborah,” and Chase ankles and tore her pretty summer |gmiled merrily. “Deborah is off for frock. the day or I would suggest your Unevenly balanced on the last|gtaying and eating some of her | few stones, she tried to dodge the |wonderful biscuits. Julia cannot sur- lower strand of wire and thereby b Far o . niissed her footing and half slid ; The chimes of the old clock half fell to ground. ng the half hour aroused her Her predicament was seen bw,‘o the passing time. Aguila “Chase and ‘he hastened 0| “Thank you so much, Mr. her_assistance. |1 must be going. How in the w 1“1 was just on my way to YeW|am I to get home before on Ladse * he announced, offering his| «ri take you back in my car if hand to help her to her feet. “A you will get ready,” Chase replied goodby visit.” and went in search of bandages. “Oh!" He dragged an old sheet from a Paln and dismay both prompted grawer and tossed it to Peggy as the ejaculation; she had wrenched |he went to answer the telephone hér ankle more severely than she i the kitchen. Hurrying to roll realized. the bandage around her injured “As a near neighbor’—he SUD-lfoot, the torn sheet slipped from plemented. “You won't lose me en- her Jap and revealed a leather belt tirely, for I will be at Stone Tower |peneath its folds. all through June. If you want me, peggy drew it out and examined @t any time, send an 8. O. 8. Ar¢lthe empty holster curiously. She yout burt, Miss Prescott?” noticing |egsily recognized the worn belt as hew white her face was. Uncle Sam’s property from the “Not seriously.” “U. 8.” stamped on it. But what 8he strove to laugh it off, and|was it doing in the possession of ifistead of rising, sought a €om-|Opadiah Evans? fortable position on the ground. Speculating no further as she “Phe barbed wire has lacerated|neard Chase returning she con- stockings ever more than mY)cealed it in the sheet. Chase, rld TRoes THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, syyy A A A S d A e R R TR A S S PR PR FRIDAY, DEC. 6, 1929 PRIV III P T IOTECTETOIIIIII I B PP m-u,»,»w-wwvf‘?. - POLLY AND HER PALS U, ASHUR'S VALET GOCOA, L MUST INITIATE YOU NTO THE MYS THE F\A LOR ! © TO HOLD A R/-\ZORJ / [oxe ALL OK!OK! L TAKE IT BACK! ITS A VERY NICE waY, HON. COCOA, VERY! LISTEN, 1M GROWIN’A BEARD, )"LJMDERSTAND? WHISKERS, SEE? NO FOOLINY 1 DONT MEAN MEBBE" AND HOW! |OLIVE BORDEN STARRED ing to the Liberty Theatre tonight Imiss program of a society bud. The DOUCLA Q I IN FOX FILM “PAJAMAS” y | s | “Pajamas” Olive Borden’s cur- NEWS rected by J. G. Blystone and com- is a modern ' comedy-drama in i\vhich the daughter of a million- ors, jazzmania and the hit-and- scHUUL cAGERS stmy is by William Conselman and ny of the exteriors were shot cast includes Jerry Miley, John J. Llnrk and Lawrence Gray. I Basketball Players Leavc Early This Morning f‘ | |Add Lmdbergh’ “We” To Children’s Book List CHICAGO, Dec. 6—Colonel Lind- |bergh’s narrative of his trans-At- lantic flight, “We,” has attained a | place on the list of books the Am- jerican Library Association yearly |recommends as Christmas gifts for rent production for Fox Films, di- {eire is spanked by a son of toil Dfl GLAS HIGH land eventually learns there is |s( smething in life besides fast mot- Inear Lake Louise, Canada. The for Skagway BULLETIN—The Marguerite was forced to return here this forenoon about 11 o’clock owing to a severe storm being en- countered on Lynn Canal. At | children. noon today, it was planned to | It is suggested for older chil- again start the trip to Skag- | dren. way about 10 o'clock tonight. Among children’s classics drop- ped from this year’s list are: With a stirring pep rally for a, Robert Browning's “Pled Piper send-off, the Douglas High School of Hamelin.” basketball team left on the Mar- ~Mark Twain’s “Personal Recol- for Skag- lections of Joan of Arc. “Hero Tales from American His- by Theodore Roosevelt and Cabot Lodge. ! guerite, Capt. Erickson, way early this morning. The tangle with Skagway is scheduled for Sat- tory, urday night. On the return trip Henry the boys may meet the Haines “Abe Lincoln Grows Up,” by.Carl, |soldiers’ quintet on the maple court. Sandb Eight boys, with M. King, coach, “Knickerbocker History of New coppose the party. Members of York,” by Washington Irving, thé team are Frank Pettygrove,! “This 8 g World,” by Louis captain, Angus Gair, Harry L\mdel], Tnis yer. William Cashen and Tauno Neimi; books are dropped because substitutes, George Guerin and they are so well known and others Urho Kromquist. John Cashen is &re added to give variety also making the trip. ———————— During Christmas vacation the FERN BEAUTY PARLORS Skagway boys will invade the, The Fern Beauty Parlor will be {Secretary Bond of the Treasury, IW OMEN PROCLAIMED “GOOD BOSSES” AS THEY INCREASE IN U. S. EMPLOY ;llbranes division, directing the buy-| |ing and distribution of reading | matter, not only in all naval sta-| WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—There is | tions, but on the high seas as well.| a woman in the State Department With the resignation of Mrs. Ma- whose special business IS to act|pel Walker Willebrandt, the out- as liaison officer between the dip-|standing womean official of the Jus- lomatic corps and the treasury, and |tijce Department was removed, but ber duties include arranging for|even in that branch of the Gov- smooth operation of diplomatic li-!ernment, women still hold impor- quor permits. tant posts as special assistants. For other depariments, women do —_— JoBs varying from lighting lamps/ at dusk on lonely streams to super- RAE STEVENS AND AT OREGON UNIV. quarters. | Officials universally proclaim wo- | Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Stevcm |announce the marriage of their | men successes. They invariably. voluntarily say, when referring to| |daughter, Miss Rae Stevens and | Mr. Myron Gray, at Eugene, Ore-‘; feminine assistants, “she runs that| gon, last Monday, the ceremony | job, too,” or “and she is the boss of that work.” The woman who assists the dip-|peing performed in the Episcopal | lomats is Miss Margaret V. Ben- | Church. By MARGUERITE YOUNG (Associated Press Staff Writer) nett: she attends to all troublesome‘ The bride is one of Juneau's! details. | popular young ladies and although | Miss Alice B. Sanger, who work-|porn in Montana, has practically ed for President Harrison as a been raised in Juneau. She stenographer, is appointment clerkin her last year at the University of the Post Office Department. |of Oregon. Besides three full fledged Three | >+ — Commissioners, the Commerce De- nA\m(En(‘m i3 SALE AND |partment has in its service eight SILVER TEA | other potential feminine commis- sioners, now scattered in trade jobs ovci the globe. Next Saiurcay, December Tth, at| the Electric Light and Power Com- Jessie Dell has demonstrat- pany's display room, the Guild of ed feminine capability in the of-|Holy Trinity Cathedral will hold fice of the Civil Service Commis- their annual Christmas sale. There sion, and Miss Mary Emma O'-|will be a splendid assortment of Reilly takes her duties as Assistant | handkerchiefs suitable for Christ- Director of the United States Mint|mas gifts; and also nice assortment with ease and charm. Assistant|of home cooked foods. Tea will be iserved during the afternoon. adv. in charge of fis¢al affairs, has Miss | e — Ann Wilson to assist him. | ATTENTION | There are many others: the Army | | Nurse Corps is under the direction| Painting, Paperhanging and Dec- ! of Maj. Julia C. Stimson and her|orating. Gauaranteed First Class assistants are women. In the Navy,| work only. Max H. Mieike, Phone‘ Channel and play a return en- losed unm December "'lst adv Miss Isabel Debois is chief of the nsl —adv.; gagement with Douglas. e e CHRISTMAS VACATION EIGHT DAYS THIS { Christmas vacation his year be- gins with December 25 and ends on the morning of January 2 when school will be resumed. With this plan only six days of school will be missed, the vacation including @ one week-end and making eight days in all. i D e e o e i SOCIETY TO 4 PLAN GOODY SALE ALTAR A goody sale for Saturday, De- cember 31, has been announced by wwm% 'ALASKA' | By Lester D. Henderson See Big Van the Gun Man NEW GUNS AT WHOLESALE PRICES All bhoigun l(nd~ per box $1 00 No. 1Y, Newhouse Steel Traps, dezen 5.75 No. 1'/; Victor Steel Traps, dozen ... 2.75 Rubber Boots, per pair Making Room for Juneau’s Best § OPPOSITE OF THE COLISEUM Winter & Pond Co. Lights o’ Juneau The Distinctive Gift Special Holiday Prices on Framed Pictures and Greeting Cards g —— e See the New Kodaks in Colors ALASKAN HOTEL MODERN REASONABLE RATES Dave Housel, Proprietor Old Papers for sale at Empire Office eAlready established as Seattle’s most popular hotel $ECAUSE at “rates within the means of all” the Benjamin Franklin afih an abundance of those comforts necessary to pleasant travel;and in a few short months, the - B PRSP S S fésiings. T'll feel better in a min- ute. Won't you sit down?” patting the ground by her. “I missed you yesterday—where were you?” “On East Summit, searching for the green fringed orchis—and 1 d one in bloom!” . F 's eyes sparkled with pleas- ufe “Your uncle was right; he knew flora of this section better than native of the soil—even Oba- Evans.” ‘At mention of the farmer, Peggy Todked up. “You like—Mr. Evans?” #Why, yes; don't you?” w times, very much.” Peggy golbred and added impulsively: is most ungenerous and I d not have said it. Mr. Evans | been kindness itself. It would more truthful if I admitted I not always understand Mr, he is so—so brusque on oc- make-up of the man; he nothing by it—why, Miss q , he's a Yankee—close-fist- “‘and close-mouthed, but true ” he smiled quizically, “if not refined. Obadiah is no carpet Ehight.” ‘“The last term I should apply ‘o fif,” she responded, smiling, o0 _‘“But, Mr. Chase, would you trust . Evans?” ““Absolutely.” Mr. Chase, do you suppose ! sprained my ankle?” she cried § took a step that pained her. stooped over and felt the flesh. strain, perhaps,” he suggested. you will come to Echo Farm “Do you suppose Mr. Evans will mind if I took part of this sheet home with me for bandages?” she asked the botanist. “Why, no.” Leaning on Mr. Chase’s arm, Peg- gy managed to reach the car, suf- fering less pain than she antici- pated. Julia’s smile of welcome changed o alarm when she saw Peggy and helped her into the living room. “Won't you come in?” Peggy agked ' as Chase stopped at the threshold. “I haven't thanked you properly—" “Some other time,” he smiled. “I must hurry along. Goodby; see you soon.” Wringing her hand, he sprang into his car and drove off. | (Copyright, D. Appleton and Co.) Peggy's spirits, degressed by her experiences, soar when Jim returns. Continue the story to- morrow. el Al Dell E. Sherirt, suneau's plano uner. Hotel Gastineau. NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Commissioner's Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One. Before A. W. Fox, Commissioner and ex-Officio Pro- bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate of JOHN CAMPBELL MILLER, De- ceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That H. L. FAULKNER was, on November 21, 1929, appointed ad- —adv | the Douglas Catholic ladies. | B L ,_,___ifi LIBERTY OLIVE BORDEN PAJXEMAS Comedy and News GION ARENA Next Smoker DECEMBER 20 Auspices of | L.0.0. M. | JUNEAU CABINET and DETAIL MILL- WORK CO. i Freny Street, next to Warner Machine Shop ministrator of the estate of John Campbell Miller, deceased. All pers bandage it for you. Take my n,” as she made a hesitating step tightly to him, Peggy . d rather than walked over uneven ground. 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