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POLLY AND HER PALS HEY, SAMBO, HAVE Y/ HEARD Laaod THE NEW ONE ABOUT THE | TWO TRAVELING SALESMEN | THIS 15 PROBABLY ! NEWS TO YouU, MR. KNUTENOGGLE, BUT MR. PERKINS AN’ SAY LISTEN! ARE YOu COMIN' DOWN TO THE OFFICE AN/ EXPLAIN. OR SHALL T COME § I HAVE TRADED CSYNOPSIS: § wn, the |haired” ex gy heartily, UP TO YER HOUSE? wk Pond, who aleedy hes |hands went to her head; there was | 4 : 3 . s - q 4 the rucpicious regard of |more kink than usual in her black < i, i 72 p » o | ’ and Chadiah and his son | for her enforced sojourn at arouses Aquila Chase, Lodge had prevented her visit- m he mects in the woods. |ing one of the establishment for | Indian carelessly tells keeping her hair straight as an In-| hase he has a paper which pggy necds and will pay much . gain. Chase goes to tell Oba- of his susplcions, Disaster NO, NO, BOSS! DONT COME UP! ILL WRITE YOU A LETTER! o lowers, ad' ) xcs a walk in the woods to Mr. Chas on Julia sinks in a bog and ssam.” But Julia’s thougmfi' 0=t draws Peggy with her a3 still on her hair. “Do you the latter makes a vain at- reckon I could take a day off to £0 {Bmpt to rescue her. Jim re- |to New York, Miss Peggy? My hair's = = 5 - < — —— e sponds to Peggy’s cries and res- |gittin’ turrible.” | % 2o o | ¢ cués both. The spell of ro- “Use a flatiron; T'll help.” more taken aback. deed when yo' killed Lieutenant |rcader that there was something HOME FOR HOLIDAYS | mistice and five after the armistice. | North. He cruised the Bering Sea mance envelops Peggy and Jim 1 But Julia scorned the suggestion,| “What do you mean?” she de- | Stanton—de yeller dawg.” hidden in Yew Lodge? | {Four thousand men were carried |in the Perry. af the lodge and Peggy says: | T kin git that dar housekeeper, manded. «“Had you ever seen| “Hush, Julia, hush!” Peggy cov-| Was the message particularly | Miss Lucile Fox was a home-com- [cn eact Atlantic crossing. TR I o e 7 4 ™ “Yes.” |Miss Deborah, to stay hyar,” she Lieuteant Stanton other than ¢ lered her ears. “Don’t 1et's talk ’bout | meant for her? 'She had “expecta- ing passenger on the Alameda to-| Vesser invernedy TOTWe . i &7 went on, doing her thinking aloud; %R time when he passe it or I won't sleep a wink tonight. | tion” surcly the expectation of in- day for a two weeks' visit with her| The Princess Matoika, formerly suu" lssu ¢ Chapter 25. “Mister Jim will let her come, if horseback on the Milton road And,” rising swiftly, “it’s high time |heriting his fortune, and it would parents, during the holiday vaca- n German merchant ship, was in- ] JULIA’S SECRET vo' asks it,” with a knowing smile. “yassum—Ilots ob times.” | we were both in bed and asleep. No [be “cut off” if she did not im- tion. |terned at the outbreak of the wai 3 2T Péggy. her eyes alight and with, Peggy blushed and then looked The truth was out at last and | more reading tonight”—her eyes fell | plicitly obey the restrictions in h)s‘ Miss Impi Aalto is expected hamc‘;n Manila. She operated in peace- happiness watched the tall figure up bravely. Julia breathed more easily. ion the book by Julia; swiftly she |will WnsAthac promised “reward” |from her school near Petersburg, on |tjmes from Bremen to China. The # e of Jim until his figure was no long-| “We are engaged, Mr. Jim and “Now,lM.\ss Peggy,l don't git cx-‘stooped and picked it up, turning it { another will and a later one, or the Admiral Rogers which is due|yessel was seized by the United §.4 81 & A2 = PR er yisible among the trees skirting I—" cited an’ I'll explain.” over as she did so. “The Bible, Ju- | gold, or jewels, or a hoax? Inext Sunday, for a visit with gtates government, manned by ¢ 5 Mohawk Lane. | “Lawsy, Miss Peggy, 1 knowed “Go to 2 wx;s he here and youiha——" (Copyright, D. Appleton & CO.)‘h'in;\(lfi and relatives during her|Nayy crew, taken to New York anc ¢ Tocking the house, she went up- it.” It was Julia's turn to chuckle. didn't tell me?” C : b | Christmas vacation. {converted into a troopship. During : stairs to retire. Within 10 min- “Aint I got eyes in de back ob mah | “I didn’t know him hyar"—swift- | g“‘:’m',x ?“" o dilm’}i Obadiah Evans decides on a | ——o—— |the war she carriedp:ol;e t:;or;: Utes Peggy had climbed into bed, head?” Then she sobered. “Honey, ly Julia evaded a direct reg “‘11‘;}‘10u§hc1grng;|§z liot;:,gmm::.my.me plan of action and visits Sher- | DIES AT AGE GF 50 }than any other ship of her ton- A new directory will be issugd B s vas too excited to slesp. T wishes yo' all de happiness in de for fear Peggy would analyze het /%oy wout David and Gollah.” ift’ Bodoh® i ComlokzOW'o; hap- |nage in the transport service. The | 0on by the Juneau and Douglds %00 excited even to lie still, and worl' an' I wishes de same to Mis- answer, spoke more rapidly. “He| i | Mrs. sumdum Bean, native Indian |princess Matoika had several nar- | fsland Telephone Company _afidf swilching on the reading lamp ter Jim; he's one fine gemmin. I Wa5 at Front Royal befo' yo' Ma peggy chuekled. “That isn't exact- | woman, 90 years of age, died here yow escapes from German subma- | Jatrons are requested that if afy’ . close at hand, she sat up and start- been watching him close, an' he's an’ Pa cum dar—it wuz 'bout de|jy the passage in the Bible I'd |this morning. She was the mother yines. ‘hanges in residence are contems | ed_a letter to her mother. mos’ good nuff fo’ yo' fust year ob de wah. | pick out as particularly Soommg,”’ of Jim Fox and Mrs. Rasmuss. | Before becoming commander of olated to make notification to the" She wrote rapidly, covering sheet, “Thank you, Julla—" Peggy's eves| “What was he doing inere?”|she sald, tucking the book under| ,;() UCLA S | TR the Princess Matoika, Ca inck- | *ompany at once. Those who ars J " A i r | 3 pt. Hinck. aftgr sheet; a genuine outpouring resembled twin stars We owe questioned Peggy. “Lieutenant|her arm. | 3 : MISS GALLWAS HERE Jey commanded the converted yacht | lesirious of telephones are also 10 o{"}‘x;r heart; of Jim and their hap- Mr. Jim $o much, you and 1, for Stanton was in the navy during t ol B 3 X | | 9 Galatea of Detroit. She was £o! make their wants known at the pifiess, of her plans for the future; he saved our lives this afternoon.” |war and that is an army post | “But David done up Goliah same| NFW’S Miss Alberta Gallwas, teachinS | "o’ government by a Detroit | *arliest possible moment. Coopeta then hopped out of bed and hur-| “He sholly did” agreed the other| “He wuz payin’ ‘tention to a mar-|as yo' done up Lieutenant Stan- V) for her first year, at Gustav pitalist named Ford, not the au- | Aon between the telephone compaiy ed to the desk in the gallery out- with vigor and enthusiasm enough ried lady dar,” broke in Julia. “A|ton—" spending the holiday season in|io ult o eaeturer, Captain |2nd subscrivers will be to the ihd ide her door. It took her a sec- to satisfy even Peggy. |Mis' Beale, her name wuz, Mis'i Peggy's uprasea hand stopped | Douglas, the guest of M John | yinckley said. The Galatea was | ‘erest of all concerned in keepifig ofid, or two to address an envelope Julia broke off suddenly as 2 Anne Beale. She wuz stayin’ at do her. '!MI%‘% GILBERT, MR. WOROBEC Mills. {sent to Brest in 1017 under com- |uP the present excellent service. " and find a stamp. thought struck her. boardin’ house whar I worked den,|“Good night, sleep tight,” and she| ™ \pp MARRIED IN DOUGLAS | b, imand of Captain Hinckley and ————————— Peggy paused to switch off | “Miss Peggy,” she exclaimed, half while Lieutenant Stanton wt - put out the light and sped to her| Dbristling with guns, acted as con- Commercial Jou printing zt ThY " electric light in the hall near rising in bed, “did yo' think to gih litin’ on de pos’, mot so fur away.|own room. ’ Harry Worob d Myrtle M NE‘V COAST GUARD | voy for merchant ‘and troopships. *mpire §edroom she noticed a light dem spy glasses back to Mister |Mis' Beale used ter leave her lamp| She stopped on her way to bed | m_” .Om il T M ] f 3 RS —— 1ys's IR s . | Gilbert, were united here in mar- COMMANDER HAS | The vessel had at least one exc e aeaad ing under the door jamb of Jim? De ones I don haul off his'lighted when her husban’ warn't|to take a paper from the top draW-| ... gaturday evening December ing experience. She was chased Jull’s bedroom. It was unlike Julia neck in tryln' to gct out ob de dar, an’ Lieutenant Stanton used|er of her dresser, then feeling chill- | 4 % "yyiteq States st el BRILLIANT RECORD 1y’ o German submarine which THE JuneAU LAUNDRY 10 _be awake at that hour of the bog? I toted 'em home when he his spy glasses to see her window.! ecd after her long absence in Julia's Charles Sey, at his reside The | | came very nearly bagging her prey i k night, Could she be ill? She opened brung yo' an’' cleancd ‘'em off an'|He lef' 'em once, an’ I took ’‘em|bedroom, she hunted in her closet ”“".“5 _”' oy 1,5 ‘f;‘ 1;',“0' ‘f[ Appointment of Capt. Harold Dajel Record Ts %hnujn i3 Sy Franklin Street, between the fuaid's door, omitting the for- laid 'em on de libbry table.” back.” for an elgerdown quilt. B Pt if Arthur | ey of Mobile, Ala., as com-| Captain Hinckley it S Front and Second Streets alify of knocking. " | "He found the binoculars and| “Well, didn': the husband find| Once more in bed she drageed it | O e e e are residents ot [mander of the Northwestern DA-!the Coast Guard Academy at New | PHONE 359 L h, propped up in bed with took them home—" {out about the flirtation?” |over her and with pillows at her:Juncau Mr W't;rnhec 18 employed‘V‘Si"" of the United States Coast| London, Conn. in 1899. His nrst:‘ us pillows at her back was, “He did?” | «He sho'ly did an’ kicked up a'back, perused the Bible. Firsz,rm the :‘\las}éa Sariaty ot |Guard, brings to that position (\"’;‘»Ervice was in the cutter Dexter, | - ,, fortably reading. She greeted Julia sank back, much rclioved.‘turrib]e fuss; Mis' Beale had to however, she scanned the paper|’ T B e S |veteran of the Guard and a men |stationed at New Bedford, Mass. ) T A e ’s appearance with a startled She twiddled with the bedclothes leave.” I with its pe ed memorandum in; |with a brilliant wartime service. |Coming to the Pacific in 1904, Cap- t ition. g ; for a moment in nervous hesitation, | Julia smiled reminiscently. ; her own handwriting, reading aloud | LEAVES TO ATTEND U. OF W.|Captain Hinckley has already [tain Hinckley was in the cutter NEW ZIPPER PLAY ¢ % ““dqme in an’ set down, Miss glanced at Peggy, then looked away, “yo' Pa and Ma heared 'bout it, under her breath, the underscored| TLawrence Carlson left on Lhc‘renchcd Seattle headquarters from | McCulloch one season, sailing ouc‘\ SUITS P, " she invited cordelly. “I'sc only to gaze at her a second Iater‘Miss Peggy; 'cause it made a con- message copied from the old Bible. | Princess Norah this morning for Se- | Mobile and has taken over the du- | of San Francisco. The McCulloch | un( »oln' a queer 'sperience to- with appealing troubled eyes. |sid'ble stir in dem parts.” “When thou hast found it, then|attle where he will enter the Uni- [ties of Coast Guard commander, | was with Admiral Dewey at the . + I cain't sleep.” | “Miss Peggy,” she began, taking| “Yo' Ma tole me several yearsthere shall be a reward and thy |versity of Washington, starting on |succeeding Capt. J. F. Hottel, who | battle of Manila Bay and it was | For Chxldren ‘f)‘n more can I, Julla.” a long breath, “dem thing yo''call|later dat she heared Lieutenant|expectation shall not be cut off.” the mid-year term. He intends to |has been transferred to the East|after her return to San Francisco | mm pulled up a comfor%fxble bi—bi—" Stanton nebber went back to her| Peggy read it again, wrinkling enroll for a general collegiate course | Coast. that Captain Hinckley joined the Oregon Blanket Beret3 chair z:nd sat down. “Are; “Binoculars, Julia.” lan’ Mis' Beale died ob shame an’ a'her brows in thought. Who had'until such time as he makes up hi: During the World War, Captain | vessel. Other Coast Guard cutters | Matel C you feeling n? | “Yassam—spy-glasses, I calls ‘em. broken heart.” ; ‘iplac_ed the arrow on the margin imind on what particular course of Hinckley commanded the troopship |in which Captain Hinckley Bt | to atch Coats ; ma'am. But I reckon get- Well, Miss Peggy, Lieutenant Stan-| “Poor woman! exclaimed Peggy, |calling attention to the underscored |study he wishes to follow. |Princess Matoika which carried a |included the Thetls, the Perry and | ° \ tin’ stuck in da.x: dar bottomless bog ton had a pair jes’ lak 'em.” in genuine pity. ‘passnge? Was it done fairly recent- —ee—— ‘me of 28,000 American troops |the Bear. He spent seven months | Jarman S done. upset me. | ‘1t Julia had exploded a fire-| Julia raised up in bed, her black |ly by her uncle Herbert? If s0,|. LEL Almquist Fress your Suit‘ncross the Atlantic. Two of the | in the Arctic in the Thetis and one Far i 00000000 A 00 R 3 ING OUT SAL laska’s First Jeweler to Retire From Business Through old age and descrepitude . . . . after forty-four years in business, making up Al- It 'was enough to tufn you gray-'cracker, Peggy could not have been!eyes flashing. “Yo' done a goodiwas he trying to convey to the]\We call and deliver. Phone 528.)voyages were made before the ar- | season in the Bear in the aska gold and shipping to all parts of the world, I must now retire. .. | Store For Rer}t and Fixtures for Sale . Everything must go, nothing reserved. Everything will be offered at cost. MANY THINGS FOR LESS. But everything must be sold as early as possible . . . . . call and we will 5 o o S quote you prices. After all these long years in the harness, here in Alaska, I must bid you adieu ... . . Very Truly Yours, » E.VALENTIN