The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 10, 1931, Page 6

B o s ospect that the wretched af in, H)x‘ his anno; begun It was no said ycu wouldn't mes. They come Mr. Donald Wade.” cousin, Jimmie vard | mysteri have to be adjourned or pon reach- told nations for the little man | serve. he asked impa- know from your T oL ol Aok RO AR W VWY X WY T AR R 6 SALCNH THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, FEB. t0, 1931. She had a pleasing voice and she | “For what she had you have cleared up.” usly.” -|you would knaw the nght, infer-} “We ces to draw from them.” “One should not rely too strongly |at n inferences,” Jimmy countered, or often there are several expla- things we ob- allow us first friends, ! For instance, I might sug-'to you.” gest that you have just been having “How surprise. “Why do you say that?”ior 10 days. long has your done,” echoed smiled as she spoke. Jimmie Jimmie. “What had she done?” |really in danger?” ' HAS‘- glanced from her to her compan Nothing—I mean it just said BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 10.—Aft- She added with a slight blush, | that—as though she had wronged | er a 60-hour battle with wind,| “This is my flance Mr. Duckworth. | somebody.” | snow and fog, Coast Guardsmen He ‘There was no demand for mon- | brought ashore late last night ten “How does she regard them?” Iy cousin is young,” he re-| “She does not take them seri- Fifteen men and a 9-year-old boy “and full of strangeé en- cu\iy But we—my sister and I— spent 30 hours on one floe. A hun- You must not take all that a real danger threatens | dred tiny fires, madé from drift- and sh2 ought to be protected.” “What have you done about it?” have been to the police, al- | |though Aunt Annabelle would not | to do that. course we have also consulted our Donald Wade and others. It was Donald who told me to come | aunt been There have been six of | grounds for suspecting.” “It seems to me,” Jimmie said slowly ,“that your aunt is taking the wisest view of the matter. Cer- tainly the police should endeav to find out who sends the lette: and if they continue to come I expect they will succeed. Otherwise it is best to ignore them.” “You do not think my aunt is PARTY OF TEN RESCUED FROM | LAKE ICE FLOE DOUGLAS NEWS CARD PARTY WELL ATTENDED A good crowd attended the card party given last cvening by the Ladies’ Auxiliary and it was a gen- luine success. There were 13 tabies seven of bridge and six lin play you could ley? No su on of exposure— men, the last of 57 saved since l1ast | ¢ ‘wpict Substantial prizes were ('!p us,” :Ided th'\ girl eagerly. |or revealing secrets—unless pay- Saturday, adrift on ice floes i“iflwarded. The Wwinners at whist have known him all my life, and | ment was made?” Lake Erie. were Mrs. Alex Kiloh and Henry case he and his wife came to live near | “No, ncthing like thai.” | A blizzard snapped of sections of | po high scores, Mrs. Augiist he was/us when they were married, six| ‘“Have you the leiters with you?” | the ice where the men were fish- Olscnv and John Feusi, the lows. As he ' months ago. He has told us of the No. My aunt has them.” ing and drove the floes out into the i, | For bridge—Mrs. Jack sey and Wil- 1liam Ott carried off the first prizss, Mrs. Charles Fox and Guy Smith the consolations. Refreshments followed the cards. lake. wood, attracted the attention of a plane which made a report to the Coast Guard oi the plight of the party. Those on the floes had only half cocked fish to cat during their im- prisonment. CARLSONS LEAVE Mr. and Mrs. Carl Carlson are passengers for the south on the Princess Norah to visit with their son Lawrence and daughter Mona, in Seattle, and enjoy a vacation. ,They expect to be away about Lhree. months. “That is very scnsivie of you. | Hand the letters to the police, but | L ¢ ¥ otherwise ignore them. Your un“slGNAL LIGHT ADDED a birthday, but I may be entirely |getting these lett 1 |known enemy will probably soon | DEVICE AT FIRE HALL mistake: i :'Fur two mox_n said Evelyn. | |tire of his foolish amusement.” l A red light was recently placed The lovers exchanged a look of |“They come at intervals of a week | Depressingly tired, Jimmie was at the top of the flag pole on the |glad to see his caliers depart, LIOANEL al- City Hall which will act as a sig- EEROCA NINS (A * The Beautyrest Mattress By Simmons It has been well said that “‘days of beauty follow nights of rest on Beautyrest.” ' They do, for here is the finest mattress ever craft- ed. 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Her eyes - age at about 23. dark asked for his visitors 10 |shep, and | were | > and her coloring good. He put | The man who ‘»X'i her apparently was a few ”wcn!iar brightness of the jeweler':‘ We all wear new things| sometimes, but several new things 1ggest a celebration.” 1 gave him the cuff-links,” Evelyn, the rosy color show again on her cheek;. “Today 1s my birthday,” declared “At first might come they though apparently at different post 'not think she is. offices or pillar-boxes.” “Have the police no suspicions wants to frighten but is afraid 0 gripped by one of its periodic at all as to who sends them.": thought from a young fellow called Joe Allen. He was an under- gardener whom my aunt |shortly before she began to receive| they | discharged Such letters are! such a tiresome day in court!|eq at the hall, the light will be ! generally sent by some one Who!He frowned at the picture. London |purning. Without alarming the 2pi- |town by blowing the siren, firemen lctrike. That is the only infer-|demics of influenza and the dull'in various parts of the town can ence I can suggest. A murdere 'f<nlxxz affected by it. There was a pe called for certain purposes. The does not spread unnecessary clucs. iflicker of a smile as Jimmie re- light will also be used to notily He makes his plans in seeret and called that the learned judge had ' gearchers in the hills as prearrang- he strikes without warning. If Joe cneszed so violently that his wig ed, should anyone be lost. THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HOTELS THE GASTINEAU Our Services to You Begin and End at the years He was tall and not bad-looking. His features were regu- lar and his hair was rather long, being brushed back from his fore- Duckworth. “It proves that Donald ‘Wade was right to send us to you “Yes,” added the girl. “After | that, Mr. Haswell, you cannot re-| fuse. May I tell you?” He bowed and she began her story. He watched her attenti She was not exactly beautiful, b her features were good and there was considerable firmness | small mouth. She was undoubted- ly a girl who would presevere with | | whatever she undertook. Failure and discouragement would not daunt her. Yet there was anxiety in her tone, though what she had to say seemed at first hardly to Justify it. “My sister and I live with our aunt, Miss Querdling. She is a wonderful woman, with a very strong nature. She has great de- |termination and is cntirely differ ent to the opinions of other people. Consequently she is not exactly qpapulm‘ thoug she is really very and do at deal of good enemies. Anyway she has been receiving threatening in her| MARJORIE letters, anonymous ones of course, They are what we are worrying PLAKE bttt P “What exactly do you mean ry g ¢ head without a parting, m the style sometimes affected by artists and actors. threatening letters?” asked Jimmie. “At first they were vague,” an- swered the girl. “They said that “Why was he discharged? Had ire. A temptation, indeed, it he any reason for resentment?” ' {seemed as Jimmie debated. Good “Well,” said the girl, and the |cf Donald and Nancy to ask him! .|color came again to her cheeks,t "1t cnly he could leave his business, “he might think he had. My aunt ’(augh. him love-making with one Allen or any one like him really naq almost bounded off his foren- | them. He had been heard o say meant to injure your aunt why tell jcic forehead. in the village he would get even | her so beforehand?” He could get away from it by ac- with her. But he denies every-| “Then you think,” cepting his cousin Donald’s invita- | thing, and nothing can be proved.’| to visit him and his wife in ! #aid Duck- | | { i | but it was out of the question. Yet, how tired he was! A vigorous sneeze jerked him up| from his lethargy. He must write| the Wades and decline their invi- tation with thanks. He did not know it, sneeze later was to prove a pro- |of the maids, and that is a lhm"n she will not allow.” “Does she not approve of love-| making?” asked Jimmie with ai smile, as he looked from one of} them to the other. 1 but that | “No,” answered Evelyn, “She does phecy. not.” ; | (Copyright, 1930, J. B. Lippincott| “She (;erta)n]y does not approve | ] Company) : of me, if you mean that,” added | ; Uu('kworl_lL E “Heled out” of golf into a “That is bad luck,” said Jimmie, fatal riddle! That’s Jimmie’s “but I cannot quite see why Donald fate in tomorrow’s instaliment. sent you to me. What can I do?” - e “He thought,” said Duckworth, S. E. 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