The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 26, 1929, Page 6

i 4 % 5 8y bowed her “,1.. N the enigmati rt Proceotl’s oid Jim, Obadiab t Whom e 18ves is Jami Sinclair. The cloud that b Ping over hor since Licut. Ed- gar Stant u ! Podge ic 11t the bulict find its b ©oliz killed the nc rnal intrud- om . visit t Echo Farm to find she is Wocked out of Yew Lodge. She had left Peggy inside. ! er. Juiia returns fr Chapter 32 SIGN OF THE ARROW Totally unconscious of the pass- ing time, Peggy Prescott in’ the livi room af Beach's deps B@tunned by th Edgar Stanton had beer R85 caliber bullet Automatic pistol with the e U. S. Navy upon it Rered and confused by I diseovery that Jim was feson Sincl. navy, she h vancy, the eldsing day no dark ehurning thoughts. Bheriff Beach's information m jt#elear that she had Stanton; therefore, there w ®Blood guilt upon her soul. But peace of mind did not come with the: consciousness that she had fPeen the innocent victim of an- other’s crime. Was not that Jim? Jilntense by nature, fiber of her being, tt that her trust was misplace fove bestowed upon a man u seared like a white-hot bra head and tears trickled through her fin The storm passed and she loyal in ew: ¥ ization ‘ealmer. ca@athering herself together, Peggy stfove to reason out the situation Shere was motive enough for the @iine; a brother’s hatred of the min who had ruthlessly his' sister's home, the man who had b Egcy pressed firmly on the arrow—a door in the wall swung open! betrayed, then forsaken her. e might have access to Yew e; perhaps her uncle had sup- him with a key, or Obadiah ns might have had one; what pore likely, when he and his step- $0n were her uncle’s nearest neigh- s and on friendly, if not inti- te terms with the owner of | Lodge *Peggy drew in her breath sharp- Jy. How Jim had contrived an Fntrance into Yew Lodge was a de- il for further investigation. The remained that he had entered time to shoot Edgar Stanton as Yhe latter crept through the front 9oor; fleeing, he had returned later With Obadiah Evans and Sheritf h., Seeing her autom pis- 61 on the floor, Jim had pocke! it by mistake for his own. T #he had found it some hours la in his overcoat picket was a curi- trick of fate. By such narrow Phargins were criminals detected. #*But, oh, that Jim had sheltered h 1f behind her, and let the gxm of guilt rest upon her! Never Woubting that she had shot Edgar Wtanton fatally, Peggy had pro- a that fact in Jim's presence R later, also, in his presence Oba- @kh Evans had assured her she Whuld be charged only with excus- homicide! Jim had to stand trial it be for deliberate, premedi- faited murder—and the punishment ¥or that was the electric chair! “OPeggy pushed her hazr off her obbing forehead. Was Jim's pro- of love but a blind? Was “but another trick to safeguard life? He had suggested they the trial—her trial—as man wife, Was it not written in jon law that a wife could not . against her husband? gy rose; to remain still any was impossible. Twice she (up and down the living room third time, on reaching the to the veranda, she paused and ;“thnroom. from her r one. She ran up took up positi on the spot | where she had od that - night, i, watching nton creep into the ) itated her action of | r lowered her torch, age point Jim| n that In the th ! sim-| 1 Jim had fire for she had heard but | ir xplosion A thought occurred and ) of the stated n found \ton's body, and that he had | wound. Where, then, had the bullet )1 toward him, this | time empty handed ! Keeping her eyes in n of her pointed finger, e went n the staircase and across to e opposite wall. A bridge lamp she pulled it the n was pa 1dm‘ the dark wall Going over to her uncl took up her torch and amined the panel, her rs up and down| ed woodwork Ah, there was the bullet, embedded in one of the scroll-like patterns, and in- vicible to the casual glance. aid, ex In the 2d loc the crouche her attention. Ob- yes above her, Pegay | preparatory to | ing it out, then hesitated with | on the switch of light sh» w, delicate- rly fashioned 52 perfectly into the part es that it blended patiern of the c b H If the black arrow had been the famed Medusa's head, it could not have held a more deadly fascina- tion for Peggy, banishing, for the moment, all else from her mind. | | { | R S0 'imbued had she become with the thought that the arrow was only in the Bible, it had never entered her head to look elsewhere for the 'mbol she had grown to associate th the mystery rounding h('v" specified stay at Yew Lodge. | Was she sec aright? Was she | dreaming? Peggy touched the ar- |row, pressi it hard, yet harder; if she felt pain in her finger from | (the compres of the sensitive 'flesh, she be awake. One more push, carrying behind it the| weight of her body, and she pitched ! ferward, as the oak panel revolving | »n hidden springs, disclosed an pening large enough for a man o stand upright. Peggy got to her feet, still cling- ng to her torch, and turned its fght on the opening to the secret yassage. So far as she could sec‘ t ran along level ground for a short | listance, then came a curve and he could dv tect nothing beyond it. With interest at fever heat, she vavered for an instant, then cast- ng discretion to the winds she vent down the passage. D. Appleton and Co.) Adventure awaits Peggy down ed corridor of the geway, Continue the story tomorrow. e MRS. SHIPPEY RETURNS Mrs. H. C. Shippey of the Fern Beauty Parlors has returned and s now fully prepared to do perm- anent waving of all descriptions neluding the very new CROQUIG- NOLE. —adv. - eee o — NOTICE The office of Dr. R. E. South- well will be closed from December Ibanjoes and P()I LY AND HER PALS KITTLE O’FISH! WITH MAW, THE HELP WALKs out / Hamilton Forrest, the Chicago Civic Ope have the title part, By EDWARD (A. P, Feature Servi 'ANLEY e Writer) written a jazz opera of major pro- portions, Mary Garden calls it “grand ja: opera premiere in the new Civie house here next January will be her first jazz role. Its title is “Camille,” but it isn't the “Camille” of novel, st: opera and it on the life of a French woman in C and so closely parallels the story of “La Traviata” and “La Dame aux Camelias” that he chose the title rather than be accused of theft. ‘The music is modern, in the jazz manner, the dress is modern the speech is modern. There are no arias and the plot is unfolded | in what the composer calls “song- dialog. Only once is there an individual singing. That is during a party scene when a girl sings! “a naughty little French song.” Through all three acts runs a waltz theme, the sort of tune peo- ple can w le or hum. place a pianist on the stage plays a tango while the orchestra plays the waltz. ‘The orchestra includes saxophones. Its rhy- thms make it hard to sing, says Forrest. A modern touch is the jangle of | ta telephone bell. A lover's offer |is accepted over the telephone and the audience surmises the situation from the answers. The Wi ends the act with a questioning phrase. The language is French because it is the only tongue suitable to th2 story, says the composer, but the rhythm is definitely American This is Forrest's second oper: iis only 27 years uid and was W ing music when he was 13. His first opera, “Yzdra,” he started when he was 17 and an office boy for Samuel Insull. It has never been produced in full. When writing “Camille,” Forrest got into deep water and wrote Miss Garden, asking if she would look over his score end give him some technieal adv She was jun leaving on tour that aflernoon, hbu promised him half an hour. A greatly ited youth appeared at the famous singer’s apartment with a sheaf of music under his} arm. Instead of the half hour she gave him three hours—all she muld spare before her train 1 Her chief adv “Get. to Paris!” So. Forrest get, four with the help of 2 wealthy uncle, years ago. i6th to January 26th, inclusive. adv R JLST RECEIVED New shipment latest records. Victor Red Seals on sale at a dis- count. Anderson Music Shoppe. adv in ‘London, Arthur Bo Bince then he has been working steadily | on “Camille,” with advice and en- couragement from Miss CGarden. Dell l-._m ;u-u" plano time to time ag Gastineau. —ady, 'expenditures. Th uner, Hotel [THIS HERES A PUTTY, ( ZORRY T GANT < FHELF UNK, L S00N's I TRADE JOBS )/ GOT A wPo;aTi@ ?/ , *\ATE' CHICAGO, Dec. Just a few | years ago Hamilton Fo t was a| spindling office boy. Now he She will be its chief char- acter when the opus has its world | age and | opera tradition. The opera is based | hicego, a friend of Forrest's fam- | In one| i/ HOW “BOUT You, WHAT A SISTER? Yo 4 PERFECTLY ANT GOT AN~/TH1@ TERRIBLE ON T'SPEAK OF! Pun PA! > Boy Writes Opera; Warv Garden’s Firsi Jazz Rol(‘ i is only 27 her first jazz rulv ANNUAL REPORT =" IS MADE ONYEAR' (Continued from Page Two) centations which h made and which r |cizion of the | the transfer Membership | “The member: |238,—the greatest lof the Chamber lected amounted was the largest ’tamed in any yea: (ning of the yi {ficit of approxima |veport submitted b {October 31st, report being mac i | Walmsley, will show {the funds were sn | “At the ena !Chamber will actu lmu‘c on hand in {for while the Se show a cash defic {theless we have m ithe 1930 exper |which greatly « {of the seeming def ‘advanced $50- to o jon the work of {Exhibit. This si {come from the func ‘ns the Chamber i vear paid a sin Ihave folders on ha : [af approximately $150, be used in 1930, "'rhe cost of th on lower Front S {mately $400. Wh |was paid in ful jof 1929, and n. {one of the item year, the booth structure, and it v |sidered as one of |Chamber. It is x /occupancy next )necesslcy of any : The ground sp. boc'.h stands is | Goldstein, and ti !rents the boo !when it is not ‘n e Chambe: | sufficient to ’LrAbm.ed labor iat reduced price a saving of a th!a saving the C !to B. M. Behre: Morris and Ala Power Comp: “We ‘recommen Poard set 2 ¢ amount to be req then prepare a chezk up their s wrilten a ja Departr supple t I I opera. which will be presented in January by years cld. Mary Garden (left), prima donna, will more expenses in any amount of its reve- hould never end the but there should n on hand ear with a deficit; & In this connection we wish also SWUHK [to call attention to the finances of The Chamber in sponsoring ments to be made (‘1 th(‘ C. improva- the cost in o y expenses U i1 will not r's st co- tin ider on ibe em de- |activities. A s nt to make |cperation should | bet n the Cr | Couneit. “In conciusion Board W es to -|bers of the CI s {splendid supp ob- |en us durin e begin- ‘ycu to know > was a u“-‘ap;recxa‘ ed the keen | thank the nber for nd assistance giv- he year, and we wa In mem- i 0. The !played in the Chamber’s work at Boyle, as of \M‘ times; and we have nted by the \appreciated the large attendance at today by Mr. the weekly meetings throughout the detail how | year. We wish to bespeak the |same support and consideration for rd and the new of success will be - ¥ cers. Chamber’s succe: | | tribution to that imade by evel Chamber.” member of the, ¢ Chamb he amount We have ;SHEEP CATTLE | | i i i FIGHTS OF THE | WESTRECALLED and we | of the val.w- which will y booth is amount | m the revenue | 1 included as | sense for the | * permanent | Back Page of Life, Former Days { CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 286.—The be con- | bloody days of the west, when sheep- issets of the men invaded the Gomain of the cat- y for use and tlemen, is fiction to this generation. without the! To Kels P. Nickell, who dled in nal expense. | Jackson, Ky., recently, it was a page n which the;rrom his book of life. { from Mr. I.| A blacksmith, who saw in sheep a mber in turn potential fortune, Nickell turned to ' the months raising them in the Iron country of in use by | Wyoming where none had contested hly rental the cattlemen’s rule of the range. ound rent.| Hardened by many years in the Chamber con-!his life and the right to a place on erials used |the range for his 3,000 head of sheep. sulted in|The story of that fight is a saga of cly $100. For ; the west. 'r is indebted | He was shot from ambush: and 1pany, L. F.iseverely wounded. He was marked ctric Light & | for death by Tom Horn, profession- |al man killer and became involved in the mnew|a brawl witk a cattleman who was m as tho)Horn's intimate. The cattléman r 1930, and $ cmerged with knife wounds. ve budget and’ Nickell's 16-year-old son, Willie, on hand from |was ambushed near his father’s their proposed |ranch. He was wearing his father’s Chamber should 3°°" and was astride Nmn‘a horse \ F deputy United States marshal, | prisoner -afte: el ‘ Horn died cooly on the galio’ iod thr tlemen CHRISTMAS SUPT. CATHCX their dinner at his home last The exchange of gifts by the draw- the fancy and some con- apparel which was on exhibit at ccess shouid be their recent bazaar INVENT PLANE | i plane engine of only 21 working | | | parts—about one-tenth as many as pp""‘l'iDea‘h of Kentu‘:k’anBrmgs'ln an ordinary engine—has been; built and tested in flight by twoc Houston inventors. |eane,” its backers say, approaches the ultimate in simplicity of con- struction. quires an average of seven gallons of | gasoline an hour. H. F. Lyons and Victor Toce, say | it can be built more cheaply than engines now in general use. It operates on the two-cyele prin- ciple and has neither valves, rocker arms nor carburctor. lding sev- west, Nickell stubbornly fought for|cylinder radial type. n he was shot to death appar- mistaken for his father. en began the relentless man- nt for Horn, who was captured ix months later. At his trial in eyenne, the prosecution offered nfession,” damaging statement 1 were gained through a ruse. ng as a “bad man” Joe Le- Horn i a drinking bout. mgue loosened by drink, Hprn > statements which were cop- d a court reporter concealed an adjoining room. The “con- w circumstantial evi- e, convicted him. was sentenced to be hanged a 14-day trial. There follow hs of legal delays during which sperate man sought to foil ju ice. Once he escaped with anot! clubbing an und: ieriff, but was recaptured. A plot to liberate him by dyna-| g the jail was exposed by a er to whom Horn entrusted ges. The prisoner turned them | not to Horn's friends but to & | yenne newspaper, which scored ggest scoop in the journalistic ry of the state. ting his innocence to the nd it was the comment of the pe that not until he dropped 1gh the trap did prominent cat- | reathe casily. | Nickell survived the threats on | his life, finally to retire to the south. | - DOUGLAS NEWS OBSERVED IN FITTING MANNER - | Christmas has passed. | Another The day was the occasion of much should feasting and expresions of general | friendliness by everyone. at the expense of the many dinner parties given | Outside | on the Island, the day was an un- isualy quiet one and no incident cccurred to mar its serenity. g | '+ HOST | | { TO FACULTY MEMBERS The school faculty and addinonal; tne Dxeculive guests were entertained by Super- ntent Earl Cathcart at Christmas) evening. ing of names increased the jollity how greatly we have of the occasion which was enjoyed interest dis- by nine persons. 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