The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 18, 1929, Page 6

| SYNOPSIS: Seeking relief fegiti the ominous atmosphere of Yew Lodge brings perilons ad- ventures (o Peggy and Julia. Melplessly mired m a bog while gathering flowers they are saved by Jim's timely arrival. Drag- sing both to safety, Jim carries the orippled girl back to the ledge, where, under the roman- o8¢ spell of the moment they tell #ach other of their love and Peggy accepts Jim's proposal. A seepless night, and Peggy visits Julia’s room to wring from her mail a revelation that Lieut. Bdgar Btanton ardently courted 4 married woman, Mrs. Annie Beale, at an army post during the war, then deserted her after breaking up her home. Chapter 26. THE WARNING Obadiah Evans mounted the front steps of Phelps' Tavern with heavy, tired tread. His fatigue was indicated also by the unustally heavy lines in his clean-shaven face, lines which had not been there a month before. The elerk at the desk greeted him cor- dially as he entered the office. “A room for the night,” he said, in answer to Obadiah's question, “Qertainly, Mr. Evans. Have you any luggage?” “Nary a plece,” and Obadiah waved a porter back to his seat in the hall, “save this”—and he put a small black bag on the counter. “Lock it up in your safe until I get back.” His glance strayed to the clock on the wall; the hands pointed to 10 minutes past 10. #1711 return later,” and before the elerk could say more, he was out of the office. The rain had developed into a steady downpour and Obadiah pulled the brim of his hat over his éyes to protect them as he hur- sied up the steps of the jail. His kndek on the door brought instant response. “Evening, Sheriff.” Obadiah brushed by the astonished man and entered the hall, where he paused to remove his wet overcoat and hat. #@an I have a private word with i"¥ou've struck the right hour for that” announced Big Bill Beach &ryly, leading the way into the room. “My folks are all in fie yanked the shades down over fhe windows with some force; he #lso was tired and ready for bed. “84t down, Obadiah, and tell me Whiat's troubling you. £/Obadiah extragted his inevitable| A clever faker,” * 00000 LOSING NATALIE % SUMNER LINCOLN Pow PAG ALWAYS CoOME ABouT HOW SUSIE TO MAKE SAML TRADE Jogs wiTH) HER 2 | pipe from his pocket and filled and { lighted it, before hc answered ‘ Beach, judging the interview | might prove protracted, refilled his pipe, also. | “How about placing a guard about | Yew Lodge?” asked Obadiah very | abruptly. | What's the need of a guard?” each countered. “Have sight-| badgered Miss Pre: Jim and me turn.bac angers we sec enter the lane " his shrewd ey twinkled, | ve kept Miss Prescott from re |celving company, but it’s better so.” | Beach stroked his chin. | “Darn lonesome for the kid," he |admitted, finally, “unless you've ltumcd lady’s man,” and he eyed Obadiah’s ungainly length of limb and rugged weatherbeaten counte- nance with a covert smile. His pleasantry met with a grunt. | “We're not her only neighbors,” continued Obadiah, slightly ruf-| fled. “There’s Sundown.” “The half-breed Indian?” ques- tioned Beach, speaking more quick- 1y, “I understood he'd cleared out | “Not yet; but he’s going to” grimly. Beach hesitated. “Didn’'t old man Preseott give him a deed to Blind % i sheriff. “Well, I swan to i Obadiah hesitated; how he venture? “A dangerous one, I'm thinking”| he said, “and living too darn close | to Yew Lodge.” | Beach caught his meaning in-| stantly. “Is the half-breed troubling Miss | Prescott?” he asked. “If so, I'll run | him off the place; that is” with | more caution, “if she can prove he's a nuisance.” | The farmer pushed back his chair | and rose. “I'll prove it,” his gruff tones deepened. “I have your promise, Sheriff, to act if Sundown gives Man's Bluff; seems to me I heard|Miss Prescott trouble. Remember, of it some time last winter.” Ithe girl's living there alone, with “You heard wrong.” Obadiah |only a negro maid. Your promise, epoke with positiveness. “Sundown |man.” may claim squatter's rights, bu'.| “You have it,” was the prompt | twon't get him far.” He drew his |and emphatic reply, and Beach fol- chair closer to the sheriff. “Thejlowed his caller in to the wide half-breed comes within the va-lentry. “Say,” as Obadiah snatched | grancy law, I'm thinking.” up his overcoat and slid into it, | | “S0?” Beach’s interest quickened. | “Miss Prescott gave me a ring l)«‘, graclou far might | HARDER A MAN WORKED THAN A WOMAN, §0 SHE MADE HIM TRY THE EXPERIMENT! | sleepily. s diah nodded. No visible means of support, eh?” day.” | | “Just so. Come out, Sheriff, and| “She did? What for?” | tell him to move on.” “Asked me to come and see her.”| “Hold hard,” exclaimed Beach,| Sheriff Beach opened the front| with inborn caution. “He can't get {door as he spoke and Obadiah| steady employment, he told me |stepped past him. | ! once, because of night blindness.” “And sald I was to be sure and| Obadiah puffed at his pipe for a|bring her gun—" | moment or so, then bent forward, “Her gun?” repeated Obadiah,! |as he held it in his hand. with rising intonation. !4 was over to see Dr. Wells at| “The one she used to Kkill Stan- | East Brook Farm beyond Torring-|ton,” explained the sheriff ; ton way,” he explained. “He’s the| “What did she want the gun for?" great eye doctor down to New York |he asked, lowering his voice. and in vacation time has a clinic,| The sheriff shrugged his shoul-| he calis it, at Torrington Hospital. |ders. “She didn't say; a wuman's; Sundown’s been to see him.” whim, I guess. Maybe,” with a ram'.‘ | “Well, go on,” urged the sheriff, chuckle, “she wants to try a pof his interest growing. {shot at me. So long, Obadiah,” and | “T've just come from Dr. Wells'jhe closed the front door. | house. The doctor told me Sun-| ‘Obadiah found the office at| down's eyes are peculiar, but as a|Phelps’ Tavern deserted except for | general thing he can see 'most as|the night clerk. He was about to iwell as you and me, day or night.|depart with his black bag when the |He's just a faker, and a clever onc|latter stopped him. |at that.” “Just a moment, Mr. Evans; you| haven't signed the register,” and repeated the } SQUAWKED HEH, HEH HEH! HOW A WOM MUCH il 4 EVER LETS HOUSEWORK 61T HER G0AT BEATS ME! ALL I HAD T'DO WAS ORDER A SWELL SLPPER, AN' LIZAS COOKIN' IT! | he spun the book around so that it | “Philander Chase registered here faced the farmer. |at the Tavern tonight—" Silence Obadiah was about to blot his| Obadiah repeated the words. signature when his gaze fell on the| *“I know.” name entered above his own. He| Jim's voice came to him with in- stared at it, with puzzied, amazed |creased volume. eyes. “Pop, watch out.” “Say,” he hailed the clerk as the | (Copyright, D. Appleton & Co.) latter started to enter a room off | the office, “which room has Mr. | Philander Chase?” | “None; he only came for dinner | —late at that,” remarked the clerk | “He asked me the dis- tance to Goshen and concluded to | drive there. 1Is that all, sir?” Oba- | “Your room’s on the | second floor, same as you've gener-" ally had. Shall I go up with you?” | “No, thanks. I know my way | about,” and the clerk, thankful to secure a few undisturbed hours of | sleep on the couch in the rear room,; departed. | Tafh o hindselt;. Oudlatigiased | 'UOTLE FOX HOME FOR VACATION VISIT over to the hall and looked about; the porter was not here, mor any | belatod ‘gt of the tAvelke' Nu | AILer pearly & JEhr Bed A gy sound disturbed the stillness. {absence, Miss Luclle FUx returned Still holding his black bag, Oba- \home for a visit with her parents diah entered the telephone booth ‘A:Ir, and Mrs. Charles A. Fox. Since and closed the door with infinite she has been away Miss Fox com- care. He grew hot and stuffy “;1)leled a business course in one of £hB Hakrow BoR bl wallal Witkcup- |the olleges (of Taodma Aad. no tiring patience while the telephone (185 2 stenographic position in operator struggled to get Echo |Burns Poe’s office, in Tacoma, Farm. Wash. At last he heard the sound of 2| receiver being removed from the hook and Jim's voice came faintly | over the wires. | Let us remind you that your Philander - Chase, executor of news to Peggy. Continue the story tomorrow. g DOUGLAS NEWS — e — AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES “Hello, Jim—Pop speaking;” Oba- | druggist is more than a merchant. diah moderated his voice and enun- | In years past, more particularly | ciated his words with unusual:@hre. |since no doctor has been handy, 1| “What's that you say?” | have been called upon to adminis- | “I've got 'em both.” |ter aid to many injured heads,I “Both?” echced Obadiah, pressing |arms, legs and other ailments. 1t | ithe receiver to his ear and his lips|is a pleasure to relieve suffering | Selling at $1.50 each. THE to the mouthpiece. “Are you sure, and I have enjoyed being able m; son?” and with his free hand, he|fix up cuts on little boys’ faces so| wiped the moisture from his fore- | they would not pain them, nor| head. leave bad scars. We have never| It was Jim's turn to question as|charged for these services. 1t they | the wires carried a humming noisg, | were worth anything to you, then‘ drowning out Obadish's voice. don't pass us up when doing ymlrl READY Fo’ SEBBEN AN/ HEAH 1T 1S { Prescott’s will brings startling | i i i + Just DE ROAST 15 RUINT, 8055' I HAD IT TS HALF PAST EIGHT DERN IT' WOT TH' HECK'S tmas shopping. Many of our customers have been very loyal and we appreciate it. We want every-| The funeral of Mrs. Katie Bean, one to come in an look over our|who died yesterday at Douglas, will FUNERAL OF MRS. BEAN HOSPITAL NOTES Henry Messerschmidt entered the | hospital this morning to have his display of beautiful, and use- be held tomorrow afternoon. Re- |tonsils removed. ful gifts. (adv.) e GENE CAMERON IN COMEDY ROLE WITH NOTED BUCK JONES —— | takes the West to bring the best out in every man, according to Gene Cameron, playing an impor-| tant comedy role in Buck Jones’ latest Fox Films production, “Chain | Lightning,” which comes to the Lib- | Theatre for tonight. 1 Cameron is one of the best known of the younger comedians on the| Fox lot, and his work in this new Jones vehicle 15 said to be a riot | of laughs, even though it first venture at Westerns Gene plays the role of Bingham- | well Stokes Hurlbert, one of the best dressed from Piccadilly, who| meets Buck in San Francisco and| is his| h him. | popular opinion to discard his spats, cane and other English-made cloth ing and his humorous adventures; e West afford him scme of the best opportunities in his career to| display his comic talent. | Others who portray important | roles in this Jones thriller are Di- one Ellis, Jack Baston, Ted Me- | Namara, Buck Moulton and other | well known names. Lambert Hil-| lyer directed the production. H e IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT received 200 latest copy-| righted novels by popular authors. CASH | —adv. BAZAAR. o | ATTENTION ! Painting, Paperhanging snd Dec- orating. Gauaranteed First Class work only. Max H. Mieike, Phone 1191, - —adv. | |quiem Mass will be said by Father GUY'S DRUG STORE.|Menager at 10 o'clock in the Doug- |las Catholic iwill be in the Catholic Cemetery at | Douglas. |charge of The Charles W. Carter | Mortuary. NOTICE—MOOSE KIDDIES All children who desire to take part in the Moose Christmas Tree program are in Moose Hall, Wednesday after- noon at 3:30 o'clock. NOTICE TU‘ SHIPPIRS All All skates sharpened, either flat decides to go to the “bad 1ands” or hoilow ground. There he is forced by |adv. | First” later than |or it cannot be accepted for this coming trip. Mrs. O. G. Hillman returned to Juneau on the Alameda and en- tered the hospital yesterday. Frank Campbell, who entered the hospital on December 2, has been discharged. —————— ALAMEDA SAILS Church. Interment Arrangements are in ———t—— The Alameda, after lying in port | from noon yesterday discharging freight, sailed for the westward af midnight with one passenger from. Juneau, Julian France, bound for, Seward. PRI T Y IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT Just received 200 latest copy- ‘righu\d novels by popular authors, Selling at $1.50 each. THE CASH BAZAAR. —adv., REARU S Ll 420 DANCE TONIGHT Elks Hall, 9:30 p. m. Invitations can be secured from Steward or at door. Excellent music. —adv, requchted to meet —adv. Rl i o SERE S freight for the “America must be on the dock not 2 p. m. December 24th —adv. . SKATES SHARPENED Morris Construction Company BUCK JONES in Chain Lightning Western Drama Full of Thrills and Action COMEDY NEWS 10—20—40 cents IlllllIlII|IIl|IIlIIIllllIIIlIIlllllllllllllllll!l!lllllIIIIIII|lIIIIIIIIlIIIIIllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|H|||||IIIIII|lllllIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIlIlIlIllIIIIIIIIIHIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIlIlIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHH!I E UT SALE aska’s First Jeweler to Retire From Business Through old age and descrepitdde . ... after forty-four years in business, making up Al- aska gold and shipping to all parts of the world, I must now retire. Store For Rent and Fixtures for Sale Everything must go, nothing reserved. Everything will be offered at cost. M AN Y THINGS FOR LESS. But everything must be sold as early as possible . . . . . call and we will quote you prices. After all these long years in the harness, here in Alaska, I must bid you adieu. ... Very Truly Yours, E. VALENTINE.