The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 15, 1930, Page 6

i b i { { A F A i SYNOPSIS: A dozen cnigmas face investigators after the hated Dan Parados is murdered. Clews become even more baff- ling when Anatore Flique, a detective from Paris, tells a stery of three French criminals one of whom was identified as the purchaser of a jade phoe- nix, Parados’ token of Iuck was such a phoenix. It has dis- appeared. Allan Hunt, a young lled on Par- ng the murder finds himself locked out quiz, of the house after midnight. He enters a window to a room where Parados’ art collection is kept, hears a noise in the dark | and senses an intruder. He moves to w: y the trespasser, catches his leg in a chair and falls headlong as the pursued one flees. Chapter 16 THE BROKEN GODDESS ‘The impact with which I came down was pretty severe, and some tén seconds elapsed before I was able to climb onto my feet. A door which had softly opened as softly closed. It was the hall door, and-as I threw myself upon it a key turned in the lock on the other side. I tried the handle. The door held. Furious at myself, I switched on; the light. The Brent collection was intact, apparently. My eyes then fell upon the door to the library, and I hurried toward it. The door was unlocked, and I pushed into the room beyond, hoping the door between the library and the hall} would be also, The darkness was heavy, and I found myself hold- ing my breath and shivering. To my dismay the door was locked. Samuels would have the key in his pocket. All chance of getting a glimpse of the intruder urder at i i gn;l:id@‘@fmz ftenderly. “Good night, Claude.” | “Good night, dear.” She ran swiftly along the hall (and turned into the east wing. An- nersley stood staring in the direc- tion in which she had gone; then he pushed into the room Miss Jah- ries bad left five minutes before! I had been waiting to see what FOR MAKIN' A CAVE-MAN OUT OF ELMER 1 FERGIVE YE FER HAVIN' MADE A MONKEY. T THANKS, UNK BUT ONCE 1T room he would enter, but I had not seriously considered. the . possibility that it would be the one Miss Jah- | ries had left, and I shut' my own door more bewildered than ever. Miss Jahries and Annersley were | allies, I had supposed. To find Miss Jahries enacting the appearance of something else took all the starch out of my theories. Had = Miss Jahries been seeking for some- thing that Annersley did not want her to find, I wondered? “And now Miss Jahries,” I mut- tered. “I wonder who'll be next?” That had been Samuels’ phrase, and I went to bed with it echoing in my brain. I awoke around seven. It took me a minute or so to orientate my- self; then I sprang out of bed and dressed. Going downstairs, I found Flique in the sun room smoking one of his small cigars and laboriously reading an American newspaper. “Bon jour, mon ami” and he beamed at me. “You are early.” “Not so early as you are,” I re- minded him “True, but T am Anatole Flique,” and his tone implied that therein lay a difference. “That was a tragic affair last night, M. I'Antiquaire.” 1 nodded soberly. “Do you think Samuels will be able to solve it?” Flique twirled his moustache, “An excellent fellow, that Samuels, but he has not the inward eye.” Flique shrugged. “How did you rest?” “Well. How about yourself?” “As a littie child. It is always so. But I was up with the lark, for I was gone now. I swilched on the light, and the shadows into themselves, Feeling better, I glanced across the room at the sheeted figure on the couch. Para- dos was dead in the flesh only; the evil he had done still lived. Putting out the light, I returned to the billiard room wondering what 1 should do. It occurred to me then that some desired to observe the—what is it? vanished —cucalyptus trees.” I knew what he meant.. “One face.” “Only it did not.” “He was lying, then?” “It is a house of lies, M. I'Anti- quaire. But you, also, have some- thing to tell. I see it in your eye.” He listened attentively as I told DOUGLAS NEWS S TO HIGH SCHOOL ARE AWARDED GRADERS AT GRADUATION EXERCISES PA The graduation program of the Doughlas Eighth Grade class which | was held at the Douglas school last evening was enjoyed by the par- ents and many friends of the graduates. The program was opened by a number from the orchestra, directed by Miss Katherine Shier, who is to be commended for her excellent work in training and di- recting the orchestra, during the past year. Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff, in an in- teresting talk to the graduates, stressed the importance of careful thought in choosing their life work, their associates and their ideals. An interesting talk on the old customs and superstitions of the Thlinget Indians, was given by Al- bert Wilson. Elsa Lundell, with the theme “America Westward,” gave a brief history of the discovery, set- tlement and expansion of America, and expressed a\hope for the fu- ture development of Alaska. “Why Study a Foreign Languag, as in- terestingly explained by Astrid Lok- en. Superintendent Earl Cathcart gave a brief talk before he pre- sented the diplomas, commending the talk of Father Kashevaroff and adding some remarks of his own. Following presentation of diplomas, the class sang “Crossing the Bar,” and Rev. Bauer closed the program with benediction. Miss Dorothy Fay, teacher of the class, received the hearty congratu-} lations of those present for her | service to the school 4nd commun- ity in leading the graduates through | their last and most important year in the grades to so successful a fin- |ish. - COMMENCEMENT TONIGHT | The annual commencement of |the Douglas high school will be held this evening in the Coliscum Theatre. Twelve graduates, eight boys and four girls, will finish their | high school carcers, the largest class |ever to be graduated from the of them slashed Grainger across the | Douglas High School. [ “Miss Al Niemi, valedictorian, will give her oration, “A Plea for Democracy in Education,” and Miss Elizabeth Sey, Salutatorian, will give as her oration “Women's Role in 'Tomorrow’s Drama.” Mr. John H. Dunn will deliver @oor or lower window of the house | DM, now and then nodding in his|the Commencement Day address, might have been inadvertently left open. I would try all of them, Miss Jahries’ window excepted. If all were fastened, I would rouse Miss Jahries. It so happened that the first door T tried was open, and I found my- self, much to my relief, in the| Kitchen. I passed into the hall,| where a ceiling lamp burned. I looked into the dining room, the drawing room and the sun room 2s a matter of course, but thereiwas no one about. It occurred to me that it might be wise to rouse Fligue ahd tell| him of my expérience, but T de- cided morning would do as well. .As. 1 réached’ the 'head, of the stair I was atfracted by a' thread of light beneath the door ' nearest} me. I concluded ;that. the occupant of this room was the person who had locked me in’the billiard room. | 1 decided to go to bed and find animated way. “Yes, yes, you did well. It is clear An extraordinary woman, that Mademoiselle Jahries. But come, I have something to show you.” Flique led me down the hall to and across the room to.the sheeted figure on the coach. My curiosity was at fever heat. With a dramatic gesture he flung. the sheet back. “Vialo!” he exclaimed. On. the breast of the body of Parados lay the jade phoenix— broken in two. (Copyright, 1930,, William' Morrow anpd Comipany) More mxflafi ulloot' - Tomor- row Flique’ hits apon sofrie new clews. ol LET Almguist Preéss Your Suit. Phone 528. —adv. {We call and’deliver. out who occupied the room in the morning. But as I entered my room at the head of the corridor, a door latch| clicked. I edged one eye around the) frame of the door. To my astonish-| ment, Miss Jahries thrust her head out of the door of the room I had| Peen speculating about, turning it| right and left, and comple i emerged from the room. A ligh clicked, a door closed. Miss Jahries listened intently for a mo-| ment, then ran swiftly down the 8dministrator of the estate of Ed'l "‘l“’;'!mt‘l not her room,” I mutter- a in perplexity. “I wonder whose | is, And I wonder what she was ing in it at this hour of the on the stair became! noiseless—and as I .,:z the door Celia and s 2 into view. At top of the stalr they embraced 1ast publication, NOTICE TO CREDITORS | /In the Commissioner’s Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One. Before A. W. FOX, Commissioner and ex-Officio Probate Judge, Juneau Preginct. In the Matter of the Estate of ED~ WARD H. SHERMAN, deceased. NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN That H. L. Faulkner was on the 23rd day of - April, 1930, appointed ward H. Sherman, deceased. Al persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are required to present them to the undersigned at 424 Goldstein Building within |six months from the date of this |notice. Dated at Juneau, Alaska, April » moment. later—Miss Jah- |~ o0 H. L. 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A committee has- chartered the Carmen to carry the exeursion to Hilda Creek, if the weather is pleasant, and if not, to Annéx Creek. The boat leaves at 7 o'clock from the Douglas float. g S SWEATERS FOR LETTERI!’EN Sweaters which arrived yesterday were awarded to the students who have won the mby participating at least three years in basKetball. JoRn Cashen, Mona Carlson, and Mae Fraser, who have played basketball on the first team for four years; and Elizabeth Sey who has three years to her credit, received sweat- ers. 3 e TEXANS AND HARVARD IN 1931 GRID BATTLE AUSTIN, Texas, May 15.—With prospects bright for a powerful foot- ball team during the next two years ithe University of Texas has sched- uled some stiff tilts including ore intersectional game with Harvard. The schedule for 1930 is com- plete while only one open date re- mains on the 1931 program. The only out-of-state school to be met in 1930 is the University of Okla- homa. In 1931, however, three schools outside of Texas will play the Longhorns. They are: Uni- versity of Missouri, Oct. 3, at Aus- tin; Harvard, Oct. 24, at Cambridge, and the University of Oklahoma at ONE 5|DE‘,'§J;E.' IT% TiIME FER MY AN’BELIEVE ME, SHES GONNA funeral of Mrs. McCormick on Tues. | | The annual school picgie will: be y- CARRIE IN THERE AN’ THREW AWAY. her GIVE ELMER THAT KEY, MAW! You NEVER THREW [T AWAY! T'LL BET £ YOUVE GOT IT, RIGHT IN YOUR THE NEVER MIND KEY 'Ggfi?f,u 2w Dallas. ——————— Try the Five o'Clock Dinner Specials at Mabry's. —adv 28 PILOTS TO RACE FOR CURTISS TROPHY I (onstrated and Lieut. LODE CLAIM LOCATION NOTICES % Both Americaia and Canadian forms at The Empire. E full forces for the event in an aerial review over Washington of more than 150 planes, massed from the aircraft carriers Lexington, Sar- atoga and Langley. Either the “High Hats” or the “Red Rippers,” two famous battle| fleet squadrons, will stage special‘ maneuvers in formation flying and! mimic combat. If the weather is favorable, Lieut.| Apollo Soucek, holder of the world altitude record for seaplanes, may attempt to wrest from Germany| the airplane altitude mark. Parachute jumping will be dem-| { Matthias B Gardner will give an exhibition of stunt flying. a « " | ) e Lieut. William C. Tomlinson (upper right), 1928 winner, and Lieut. | James E. Dyer (lower left), 1929 winner of the Schiff trophy for safe | flying, will be among the pilots racing May 24 for the Curtiss marine | trophy (upper left). (map) along the Potomac. By OSCAR LEIDING (A P. Aviation Editor) WASHING1IUN, May 15.—Naval fliers wili speed over a 1C0-mile course here May 24 in the service's premier sporting event, the Curtiss | marine trophy race. 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