The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 10, 1929, Page 6

S — . & X = . [ 5 JULY AND TR £ARR By CLIFF STERRETT . > TS5t Z l w1 P i : & -: | AFE];JEUIPT, i i ey z e HERES MY BROOM! : %! ! ) | WHAT MONOTONY' 1S, ) : | . ) ! THE AWFLIL. paw! IF Y/HADDA OH, BOY! il i ! MEBBE [ & GIMME THE KEY 1] 4 MONOTONY OF \| o) THiS HOLISE. L wisHT L \EH?) -DNT JUmP AT T0 YOUR OFFICE! | & OFFICE-GRIND ‘\’“LJ D HAVE HANCE, TO Z SYNOPSIS: A letter from |and the third copy given o Sufi-| S\fgl;‘sé:_';l 5UMF‘TH'N6 TO | Comm. Jamieson Sinclair who |down. i ? ‘ ] s ot the et to Merbert | Hoyr \ SQUAWK ABOLT! | :( gs:ot’s fortune if Peggy does Obadiah’s loud ejaculation con-! T : M comply with the provisions |[veyed complete and overwhelming| » of his wil), is Tost and ‘its con- |surprise and the superintendent| !ents rifled. Peggy had found |paused; the next instant the paper| memu-r addressed to Obadiah | was politely but forcibly removed ¥ans in her mail; had gone to |from her grasp. | o Fazm o refurn it and | The technical words meant noth- | % the missive when ¢he re- |ing to Obadiah as he ran his ey f(,.or the paper—symptoms—g: | contents—blood tests—he skipped them all until he came to the | tence; “died from the eff snake venom—punctured marks ur fangs distinct.” urned home without finding Obadiah. Ben, the Evans' hired poy, returns the lctter, its con- fents miscing, to Peggy when Jim is sent. The latter con- fronts his father and both lose OE St szF'-fl‘ Wi their tempers; Jim stoutly de- | Obadiah laid the paper down onlspirits and generous, k |ted almost in a whisper. “Believe and shut a small chamois purse in fending Peggy and suspicious of (the filing cabinet. His heart Was which had endeared her 2 [it or not, Miss Peggy, yo' po’ the pocket of her apron. : | B‘ Z‘.’l Ben. ibeatm"‘almoxt to suffocat \:1 By| “Maam”—Julia breathed the|uncle’s SpCErL'h hauntin' dis hyar Oh, Miss Peggy, remember de DOUGLAS See lg Van the Gun an .m] effort he found his voice. |words almost in her ear, t place; he ain’t restin’ easy in his curse ob de Lord is on de house E Chapter 19. | “Thank you, marm,” he said lof her eyes showing pl: grave.” ob de wicked.” | MR. EVANS, INVESTIGATOR |‘Some day, when it's convenient,'polleq this way and g | “Nonsense—" “Nonsense, Julia; my uncle wasn't | NEWS | NEW GUNS AT WHOLESALE PR]CES “No, ma'am, “tain’t no nonsense,” wicked.” - 3 3 T'd appreciate a copy; let me know gyre she was alone Peggy. As his car raced up a steep grade, diah gained a glimpse of the|the charges” and disregarding heri.fas yo' eber heard a curius noise |drawing a deep breath, Julia| Provoked, Peggy lay back in the| All Shotgun Loads, per box $1.00 fi:: structure that housed the Tor- [negative answer as to the charge 'in de mawnin’?"—striving to imi- |plunged into her confession. “Why |corner of her couch, her feet partly J No. 1V, Newhouse ’qteEI Tr‘a b 5 : 5'75 J xn‘jbon hospital. He pulled up|for information he wrote his name gate jt— fo' is he keeping yo' hyar wid no- curled up under her. | EAGLES PLAY CARDS 3 No. 11//. Vietor \“ieei Traps, dp o S 3 2.75 at the curb and went inside. and address on a slip of paper and| peggy looked up. buddy but me ‘roun’? Answer mc| “And you mustn't believe in evil | : (v B bbel Boot e raps, dozen - The superintendent, in her im- |*hen looked up. } “Oh, you mean the honk-a-donk |dat?” spirits.” I A sl R e ubber Boots, per palr, Lo 5.00 A sma enjoyable card party Making Room for Juneau’s Best Shoe Repairing Shop “Would it be breaking the rules of the bittern, or ‘stake-d the eye doctor s: Julia’s mouth set rebelliously. “Speerits, good and ebil, “I would if I could, Julia"—Pegey | | shrugged her shoulders he)pless]y.T was that given by the Ladies’ Auxil- iary last evening for the Eagles and late white uniform and cap, ghéeted Obadiah courteously, but| OPPOSITE OF THE COLISEUM to ask what comes cbservings Julia’s blank expression, with unmistakable surprise 1"?1“[‘0_?“""0“""5 ability to see at|_in the swamp across tac pond.|“But I don't know any more than to dem wid an understandin’ heart,” | tneir ladies. There were five tables b “Dr. Wells, whose summer home M0 ” : . ,.T hear them nearly every morning.” :you do. |she protested. “An' God speaks in|engaged in play, the main sodial | e - 1§ Aéar here holds eye clinics on| *Not breaking the rules to ask It} “Nom, I don’ mean dem, neider ) She looked at her maid more a mysterious way His message (0 |rooms of the Eagles' Hall being used deliber.” nacy aroused by Peggy's matter-of-| “You have something on your | Peggy gave way to mirth. |fact acceptance of her news ‘D‘;‘mind," shrewdly; “out with it, no/ “Oh, Julia, as a Sunday school |scores. {hyar noice I'm talkin' ’bout comes matter how unpleasant.” |teacher you'd be a find!” it i {from the don’ side, too, but it's| “I's had a dream.” She failed to catch the flash of H closer to de house an’ it don’ cu:n:[ Julia’s volce dropped to a low, 'esentment in Julia's black eyes. ON VACATION TRIP regular.” monotonous monctone, and her| ‘Don’t waste your time worrying she replied, “but to answer it, yes. exclaimed Julia, her native obsti- |closely. You will have to consult Dr. Wells,” and rising with an air of finality, |she closed the interview. Peggy lay at ease on ‘a couch in the living room. Her injury to her for the occasion. Mrs. Jack Sey and Tuesdays and Thursdays for pa- | Alex Russell won the prizes for high tients who cannot afford to pay,” she said in response to his inquiry. “However, the records are kept témporarily in my office. Whom did you come to inquire about?” “Sundown, a half-breed Indiag, ALASKAN HOTEL MODERN REASONABLE RATES Dave Housel, Proprietor Leonard Johnson left this morning from over Mohawk Mountain way.|ankle, although slight, had kent| Peggy shook her head, smiling. body, sitting upright, swayed back [OVer dreams.” Heé's been over here during the|her indoors and inactive. |“Your ears are better than mine |and forth. (Copyright, D. Appleton and Co.) {on the Yukon for a visit to the past month. Sundown’s failing is| She dropped her book listlessly at that hour,” she said. “I usu | “It's happened twice—a knock | _— He plans to take a real va- | night blindness.” and glanced at the calendar over lie awake late and sleep late, while icomes on de do,’ Miss Peggy; bang, | Treasure trove is the subject |cation and stated before leaving that ° & The superlutendem looked up. ‘me desk. It was the second of you sleep soundly all night.” |bang, bang; an’ when I opens’ it [ of tomorrow’s installment re- |he may remain south all winter. | ’ “Oh, now I know,” she exclaimed, | June and the thought of only 15! The light was directly in her [ darrotamii strange man wid o vealing further mystery. ———t——— | 1 tS O uneau annoyed at her failure to recall the more days before she would be free eyes as she looked upward and | black patch over his eye—an’ back | MYSTERY ACT | long walks and half-breed. “But he isn't a charity [to do as she pleased was comfort- failed to catch Julia’s odd expres- job dis man T sees a hearse an’ he | patient.” ing. sion. The latter, stan in afsays: ‘All ready hyar?” Twice :'] AT THE HOTELS t the Libt Theatre t . “No?" Obadlah’s tone spoke vol-| *“Miss Peggy, does yo' want any- listening attitude, apparently did |done happen, Miss Peggy, an’ twice | '\ “"." " ertyr es‘f_‘e f’mj.')‘_owi Th D' . ° . . umes and again the superintendent |ting?” asked Julia as she came into not heed what Peggy said |T done slam de do' in his face. Alaskan night, 10 cORIUSATS Wie oo ug.‘:fi e EStlnCt'/ve 1 t i fegarded him. the llving room. | “Miss Peggy"—at her tone Peggy What gwine happen ef he comes de| AL Johnson, Everett Paticrew, lar movle Bl be S e ¥ | : “How stupid of me,” she exclaim-| “No thank you, Julia, I am all [sat bolt upright; if ever fright third time?” Keith Young, John Smith, Frank ':mkt‘ 11:5 ?Pplea;?ncet ;‘n ‘;flrlflus Ifngsn ‘ ed with a vexed laugh, “you and right.” torted the human voice it was sol “Quit eating toasted cheese at | Peratovich, G. F. Johnson, Peter |tery acts including the escape iror hy o i ] Sundown brought Mr. Prescott here;| “Whut de doctah done say 'bout |with Julia at the present instant !njgh["_Peggy's ad covered g ‘Acobson, Delimir Sabal, Tom Rob- |2 pox f}"d TeR0E or_dmten:’a! l;ad,m' Special HOhday Prices on ; hé expired on the way—" Jo' ankle?” asked Julia solicitously. | “Miss Peggy, den' yo' hear nuftin'?" |rapidly beating heart: Julla haq CTs°P. C. Zabocos, Mrs. E. Mar-|His performance 15 said o he s Framed Pictures and Greeting Cards ‘ “In my car;" acknowledged Oba-| “It's getting on splendidly. I'l| Peggy listened; save for the sigh- |given too realistic a version of her tell, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Lindstedd, oy i : diah shortly; “at least the house|have to keep the bandages on for |ing of the wind in the trees, the |nightmare to render it entirely un- Lee Warren,(g‘. W. Beyers. STORE HOURS | v doctor said he did, before the 'au-|sometime longer, but Dr. Eastman |sound of which came through the | . b ‘wad s Bla it Gastineau For the accommodation of the| ] h helievable.” Bl falic ‘was.'as Uig %] npvg Wi, Grossman, Mr. and |trade, this store will be open Tue: See the New . | topsy.” wants me to take lopen window, and their own rapid | fool her superstitious maid, to Mrs. C. T. Gardner, John Price, S.|{day evening, December 10th. exercise the ankle.” breathing, she could detect no other “Did you see the report of the lace faith ams 8 ens! |y g[:psy?" asked the superintendent.| The light from the bridge lamp |noise in the quiet room. ittmm thmxinwfilrob::nm ::‘:’:d”:lx‘n:: ‘Y“ES""I‘- Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hen-|adv. B.M. BEHRENDS CO,, Inc. | K d k L] C l jadiah shook his head. |lluminated Peggy's face as she lay| “Julia.” Peggy pulled the colored | “Hush! You'se cotin’ trouble” In "j“;' W. C. Van Winkle, Paul Den- | SR = S | oaars in .olors Without wasting further words,|with eyes closed. Julia, covertly [maid down on the couch beside horror Julia laid @ warning hand| gl i GORDON'S | she ran through a filing drawer mistress. There |her. “What ails you lately? You are 'on Peggy's. “Didn't yo' Unrf" Her-| Dorothy anindi/[r s For your accommodation, this | so unlike yourself, so—so afraid. What has alarmed you?” | The colored girl loocked anywhere but at Peggy, her fingers twisting |the corners of her white apron. “I's skeered fo' you',” she admit- were circles, sult of an and pain under her eyes. It was n. lovely face, even in repose, for her features were almost faultless, but, aside from her good looks it was especially her love of fun, her high until she came to the paper she| was after “We haven't an extra copy,” she said. “One was sent to a Mr. Chase, exécutor of Mr. Prescott’s will; the .bflnd to a Lieutenant Stanten, 00 0 | Emery Valentine Closing Out His Entire Stock Starting TODAY , the entire stock of this old established store will be placed on sale at astonish- bert had a patch ober his eye? An- Charles Speechly, B. Kostrometin- ver me true, Miss Peggy.” loff, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Faricuf,| “Why, yes— C. William Holt. “Dar yo' is—“And Julia, divided > between a sense of triumph and the| Have you tried the Five o'Clock fear of the supernatural, opened Dinner Specials at Mabry's Cafe? December 10th until 9 p. m. re will be open the evening of adv. w i P STORE HOURS lnter Ond 0. Goldstein's Emporium will be open until MINE P. M. Tuesday, | December 10th. —adv. ' ing prices, which is very unusual for this time of the yédr. The stock consists of W ATCHES, DIAMONDS JEWELRY of all descriptions, SILVERW ARE, CUT GLASS, CHINA, FIELD GLASSES CLOCKS, FOUNTAIN PENS and hundreds of items very smtable for Christmas Gifts inest Line of Merchandise in Alaska | WILL BE SACRIFICED : | Wa:ch This Space for Items and Prices, i