The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 24, 1930, Page 6

BIG SHOT by FRANK L. PACKARD - SYNOPS Tove calls Enid Koward whon she learns Thil Na t'n js in danger. The Big hot gnve hor the first warn- ing. not kmeowing, of course, hor imferest dn the reporter. Then <he overhears feom Izzy Tiver: and Mrs. Kane in the Bz Shoi’s home, that Martin has been captured aud is held in 2 h~v'c on 83rd street. A “To Let” sign is the identifying feature that enables Enid to find it. By a ruse she gains en- tiznee (o hold up Batly Rose. §iz atmits Martin is a captive in the darkened house. Enid demands he lead her to him. He unlocks a door, jumps inside the rcom and Enid is left alone in the darkness of the unfamil- iar hou: Chapter 19 THE TABLES TURNED Like one dazed and Enid stood there for a moment motionless in the darkness. SBhe heard Batty Rose's footsteps in indecision. racing away on the other side of down? the closed door. And then im- pulsively she flung the door open, then heard the and down stepped forward him clattering stairs. She moved back into the hall The bare floors were like sounding boards. There was no way of head- ing off Batty, though instinctively she started back along the hall to- ward the head of the front stairs that led to the basement. She heard him wrench open th basement door to the street, heard it bang as it was precipitately shut again—and then silence. Bhe was alone in the house, ex- cept—except for—she choked back a sudden sob in her throat—except for Phil Martin. That ‘door had probably never been locked at all! She had been neatly tricked. And now he was gone—obviously for only one purpose :to communicate with Izzy Myers, or the Blg Shot, or some othcr members of Bang. How long would it be before some of them were back, enough of them—who wouldn't be unarmed —not only to prevent Phil Martin from escaping, but to trap her as well? “Phil!” she cried cut wildly. “Phil!” His name came spontane- cusly to her lips. “Phill Where are you?” There was no answer .She would have to find him. —light the can- dle agzain and find him. she had no matches. There ¢ some somewhere, though. That ledge where Batty Rose kept the candle—there should be thatch- €3 there! She groped her way back along the hall. Her fingers searched the ledge, anxiously, carefully, inch by inch. There were no matches there. .For a moment her heart sank, and a low cry of despalr broke from her lips as she set the now| useless candle down on the ledse | She did not know where else to look. Batty Rose must hawe taken the match he had used from his own pocket—there wers hone here. What was she to do? Even with @ light to aid in her search for Phil she was not sure she could win her race against time; but in this pitiless blackness where she could only grope forward blindly every foot of the way, where she could not ev comz upon the doors to the rooms except through sense of touch, cmed as though all hope of success was ruthlessly mercile swept away. Dismay surged upon her—then fear, and agony of it. What was she to do? “Try, you little coward,” an in- ner voice prompted contemptuousty. | “Youll never find him Wy slund-‘ ing there! Try! Suppoce there are| a dozen rooms ia the house, how do | you know you wouldn't have the in the very first Try!” a whiplash, that voice. | ed her on. She was in in-| stant action She to run—with her hand | rubbing alonz the side of the wall. What did it matter if she fell?2 She must go quickly. There was no time to go any other way, for there . were too many rooms to search. There was this floor here, and the-one, be- Jow, and—she remembered having scen that there was an upper story when she had inspected the house from the outside—and the one above. Phil might be on any one of the three floors—she had nothing to guide her in that respect. She could only begin with the first room she came to, and there after take them in turn as long as she had time, or—until she found Phil. Her hand would tell her when she came to a door ,and— Here was one now! She halted; and her fingers, feeling along the edge of the door near the jam, sought and found the door knob. She swung the door wide open— &nd in sudden uplift, gave a little - ory of relief. It wasn't to be so hopeless after ail Bach room wouldn't have to be by sense of touch. It have taken such endless time that, and that was what so much afraid of till dark and murky, at least see that no ing stunned, back jon the| {en care of by the Bureau O |the floor, windows. The intense blackness halls was due to the fact that all the doors of the rooms were closed Each room would have a and dimi and fai night light in the windowed would be like noonday comp: with the utter bla e5 | experienced before. And now through this he caught the reflection of street light. This was the fro room then, the one whose window she had noticed was just on the level with the stoop at the fron entrance. She could go no farther, | |then, in this direction Leaving the door open, as |meant now to leave all the doors| {open behind her in order to dispe!| |as much of the darkness & pos- | ! sible, she crossed the hall, | to find another room oppos: (one she had just left—and came instead to the foot of the st case leading to the uppaer fioor. | | She paused then for an instant| Should she go up or Should she explore first the other rooms on this floor back to that door through ch Batty | | Rose had escaped and which opened | the passage that led to the [back stairs, and then search the| (hasement—or should she go up to the floor above? | Her hesitation had been more mental that physical, for she had! carcely paused at all. herself running up the st had intended to work he: back along the hall, but had found | | herself confronted by the stairsi| instead. Perhaps It was meant that | [she should find the stairs in front of her! She reached the head | |stairs and now she was trailing | |he rhand again along the wall in| search of a door. A moment more and she had found one. She ope ed it and looked inside. Her ey had grown more accustomed |the darkness mnow, and it scarcely a second to assure that the room wes empty. On she went again. An door! The same result. And then the end of the halll And no back again on the opposite sidel| How many rooms were there? And there couldn't be time left now. Another door! The hollow echol of her footsteps died aw as she| halted, groping for the door knob|* —and suddenly out of the silence there came & sound tha t her heart to beating furiou and her| hand to frembling in its ntic haste as it moved across the pan- nels. Someone was Inside. (Copyright, nk L. She had forgotter | | |8 | | P of ti to i t I i Packard) Who is in that room? Read the answer in tomorrow’s in- stal'ment. e OO DOUGLAS DOUGLAS ROAD BECOMES : NATIONAL HIGHWAY adviees rec rom R. Sommers, Territc Hdighway Engineer, the . Douglas| ‘oad is now & part of the National Forest Highways of Alaska. The change was made upon the equest and recommendation eof | he Torritorial Board of Road Com nissioners. through the local Dis- rict Forester, Mr, Flory, and Dis- rict Engineer, M. D. Williams of | he Bureau of Public Roads. The approval was on February 7, by the Secretary of the Interior. Further maintenance and im- srovement of the road will be tak- Pub- Accord eived ¥ I ic Roads. RSN S JAMES BABY DIES FROM PNEUMONIA Thelr - youhgest child, three year )ld daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. James, died yesterday forenoon ‘n St. Ann's hospital following . a two weeks' illness which developed into pneumonia, with complica- tions. The little one became ill in camp where the parents were doing some trapping. She was tak- en to the hospita! a week ago. The funeral will probably be held to- mMorrow. R e ] { YOUNG COUPLE IS TO LOCATE HERE Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bostrom, who arrived on the Channel last week, were visiting in Douglas Sat- urday and declared their intention of taking up their residence here. Mrs. Bostrom, nee Miss Aino Krom- quist, is the daughter of Fred Kromaquist; having been born and raised on the Island. The couple have two children. e RADIO MEETING HELD ——- The Douglas Radio Club held its second meeting Saturday with an increased attendance over the first. City Clerk, Felix Gray, who is also secretary of the Club, reported prompt payment on the part of the took | g much| with local desired Eagle | tonight bers are requested to attend evening w Feusi and Guy Smith. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE POLLY AND HER PALS , MONDAY, FEB. 24, 1930. STERRETT CHEER UP COCOA! GE HAR WILL 00N GF Fresh strength in both execu it lpoks like the Buckeye outfit might s half dy 1 the 1sed. s steps are to be take by the Council to check up on lo- n ing cal radio disturbance which is principal use the $1 ! s for and the r: heir own benefic nation of preventable i eception is the on st | hievement and the sup-} port, of every set owner or listener- n, will help its accomplishment PSR U o, ST E. UXILIARY TO MEET 0. TONIGHT The Woman's_ / will hold & reg at 8 o'clock and ¢ ry to thej their son Gor- s. Pelix Gray were 10sts to three tables of bri ay cvening. High scores re held by Miss Mamie . DU T i TONIGHT TONIGHT ‘Wheelbarrow ¢ at the ROL ER RIN the benefit o heginners the RINK will be re erved. for them WEDNES DAY from 5:20 te 7:00 p. m. adv .o PROGRAMS CIVEN BY GRAMMAR SCHOOL TO HONOR WASHINGTON Washington's Birth- nmar school of thir parate pa,t with the Careful mow! « o o Add that cereal allittle ata time Hiis Bros, “cake care” when they roast their fine blend of coffee. 4 few pounds at a tithe is the secret of their contin- wous process — Controlled Roasting. It produces a flaver such as no bulk-roasted ecifee can have. Fresh from the original vacuum pack. Easily opened with the key. => HILLS BROS COFFEE ! NiHs}‘év:‘ I F COFFEE bound there upon radio owners of the §1 fee, morelo 1930 | Hatehet Song, fourth grade I wWANT SWEETH R NATURE tive and playing d ight in the running when { one and th gram of the Spangled Boy and Te rgarten; Owl E Amer ica, assembl; The upper grades gave the fol- lowing numbers: Star Spang Sanner, assembly; Patriot M. 3 fifth grade; Washington ‘' Stand Alone, Duncan Rcbertson; Gettys- burg Chant h grade; Story of Washington, Bil Kiloh; Battle Iymn of the Republic, O Columbia he Gem of the C ; Lincoln, the seader, Carl ; An a, as- embly. - WHO'S WHO | AND WHEFRE | Helnle Moes roved after « 1 a Seaitle Juneau on fter an abs: ne ar After vis: v T hester, in Utah, nd relat Jrnia citie: brother with friend > and Call- Tripp, ir es in £ while south. jsn the Princess N Tom McMullen, pio rant man of Juneau on the Queen George A. Nelson, repros of Swifts, and H. B. Crewson, of . Schillings, were outbound passen- |gers on the Queen, the latter for {Skagway and the former for the |round trip to Sitka d south tc restau- ed home Ketchikan. Robert Proper, who | few weeks ago for Sc |to Juneau on the staying with Mr. { White. | Mrs. H. C. DeVighne and daugh- |ter Dana, who have been spending several months in Southern Cali- fornia, are due home tomorrow on | the steamer Yukon which sailed | from Seattle Saturday. ' Herb’ Kittlesby, Superintendent of the Douglas Island Packing Com- ‘pany. is returning here tomorrow lalter a business trip to Seattle. i AP LEAVES FOR HAINES | Brian Harlang, who holds the appointment of alternate to West |Point, left this morning on the ‘Queen for Haines where he will subject himself to ex nations. S — About 30,000 persons are em- | ployed reguiarly in Hollywood stu- “ dios. left here a attle, returned Queen. He is and Mrs. E. J Sou TO SIT 1IN THE SUN, EART. WE MUST AID IN EVERY WAY| =z the real flag drive begins in Anril y JAY VESSELS ports Editor d Press Feature Feb. old chd { established a ms 1p on He has ving Redville far tructive activ seen since Cincy and last pennant As an associate operating a sales in grabbed its back in 1819. of his father stable for hor: 1 found hing as trading this busines in ses lfor profit. When r’h:‘ nio the a He shecks this o indica Lorse could do thin tha B 1 combin 1 and Bc for $50,000 2 outfielders obtained Leo ,Duro- Yankees in a of the Red’s sccond around $30,000 loy senditure of shased two d Then the sher from nvelving On a sir ined up D emperamer Rads nf the tall, swap the McWeany right-hander Brooklyn thouzht enough year ago to pay a ry of $12 Paseball men view the mew Cin- cinnati regime with satisfaction. And if tr; counts, the 1930 eci- tion of the Reds should go out and { bag some ball games., MEHERIN OPTIMISTIC ON ALASKA BUSINESS Returning from his annual trip to company headquarters at San Francisco, J. J. Meherin, local mer- chandise broker and representa- tive of Hills Bros., coffee manufac- turers, arrived here Sunday on the steamer Queen and continusd to Haines, Skagway and Sitka on the same vessel. Mr. Meherin said his 1920 busi- ness showed a healthy growth over that of 1928, and that up to the present time this vear sales .werc larger than for the corresponding period of last ycar. 1930 to be the best year Hills Bros. has ever had in the Territory,” he added. At the San Francisco meeting of the company's sales force, Mr. Me- herin saw A. A (Max) Humfrey, who formerly hid the Hill Bros. account in Alaska. He was trans- ferred to Chicago two years ago as manager of a newly opened branch office, “I expect| Mr. Humfrey has! pariments, give; the Cineinnati Reds a big lead in the current stove league race. Signal Corps Operctor, bitten that to find everything virtually staked no hendicap Pretty {going pu- | deal | in whom | of cne | 1 | st Bervies, Tn. Gres Bl righin ecreed others. I hope it is don't know yet.” was careful to add: “No mecsages were on file when I re- | turned and there has been only one | filed since so.there was no incon- | venience to ou Growden @ | tien that good, but | Growde CROWN ARMY SHIRTS sugges- oks a3 though con- T might He ncluded his message with a cau- that the cost is high as all freighting is f cer a pound, ansportation is soarce, and add- “Will inferm you of the pro- of the new camp. Tha)‘]ks for urlough.” i FLYING < JENE i NOME. asia, Feb. 24 — Pilot rank Dorbandt in Fairchild lane landed here sterday from Ruby, the n: cene of the recent gold > in the Poorman district | » took a full load ef pas- 5 from Fairbanks {again an 1 with prespeciois Mome |Toute to the strike ezene. 'WENTWORTH HERE TO FiLL POSITION OF NEW ENGLAND BUYER Edwin Many of fine, ; long wearing wool serge e en- | 1.5, GRAVES The Clothing Man | Wentwo new local | the New England Fish | ived in Juneau on the| Queen to ere He | | | | | { | take over his|e replacing Sam | ition for many for Seattle | Seattle sland Fish | And ANNEX Boarding House phenomenal recerd th Meherin, by whom he sen and best wishes to kan friends e with the Bureau of| the nerly and h the company about two yea he has mac Bitten by Gold Bug, Off |9 R MAes. W | e . ; % lworth and their children are re- On Stampede; Version|maining in Ketchikan. (Continuea 1rom Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner at Page Oney | 5 regular hours so hard he asked by and | the d bug received five BOARD AND ROOM by the day, week or Growden travelled 29 miles a day month dogteam with an Indian guide and reached Dis y Growden in his cable, said n the next morning ac ed by M 5, origi 5= i i u,mvam , original di Opposite Cable Office We had cn - hill climb'n wshosing wa and we wer but we Kkop to the hom I am con must PHONE YOUR ORDERS | TO US We wil mttend to them|} sromptly. Our coal, hay,! i : 1 | | | 1al painful much ail and re HAULED AND LOT CLEANING E. O. DAVIS Phone 584 las [ bl ik f::':\in and transfer business thalF, Whes.. & ;xs increasing daily. There’s a 7. reason. Give us a trial order |today and learn why. You Can't Ilelp Being Pleased D. B. FEMMER PHONF. 114 CALIFORMIA GROCERY Phone 498 Our trucks g a;y place a time. A tank for Dilesel the hands. ouzh our parkas. | 1 burner trouble. PHONE 149, NIGOT 5103 | CARBAGE RevianLe TRANSFER Dinner from 5:30 to 6:30 ALMA LAHIKAINEN‘ Old Franklin Hotel Bldg.; el y. oir’| and a tank for crude oil save : ALASKA GROWN POTA- N TOES, 25 pounds A SRl $IOOO BARBEQUE SAUCE, 6 0z, bot- tle, delicious on steaks or fish . i L MONTE SAUERKRAUT JUICE, pint bottles . . . . . . New Shipmet of GRANDMA’S CAKES and COUKIES Arrived on the Queen