The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 28, 1931, Page 6

A N v e - ey AR THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SATURDAY, FEB. 28, 1931. memdine ALL OF MY | PUFFUMERY YLIKE, BUT WOTS THE (DEA MINE, MAGGIE . } MEBBE ITLL WORK AN’ MEBBE IT P #”N(’u' Ball Fails to Scare Babe and Hack Iman. but I'll have another go at it.” Richmond’s perplexity wgs under- NEW BALL Note raised ctandable, but Jimmie tried morning to dismiss the case from his mind as he joined the Wados at breakfast. noxt {oLD Livery | iphoned him and BALL | 0lf suggested | “I'd love it,” he told her, “Y.ul mean another foursome?” The little pause told him she was| thinking not only of the game, hut| that she wanted an opportunity for | a quiet talk. There was a sort of | suppressed eagerness in her voice— | something important back of it, Jimmie reflected. What coud 1% {be? | (Copyright, 1930, J. B. Lippincott ! Company.) | ‘What Audrey tells Jimmie in | Mecnday’s chapter has a vital bearing on Netherton’s relations with Marjorie, but fails to ex- plain them. g | NAVAL SUPPLY | ~ BILL SIGNED E WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 28.— } The Naval Supply Bill, the last of | {the large supply bills, has been| | passed by Congress and was signed | by Prasident Hoover today. | | | i | | ————— | i | | ATTENTION EX-SERVICE MEN ' i On Monday and Tuesday even- Will the effcrt of American and National League heads to take the punch out of the “flivver” ball on, maddest slugge SYNOPSIS: Scarch for the micsing will ¢f Annabelle Qucrdiing may dicolo e a pacsi- ble ancwer {o the riddle of her murder. Her nicces, Evelyn and Merjcric Blake, would forfeit their inhcritances chould they marry, according to the will, but both deny knowledge of it or of the murdcrer. So aled do Licncd Duckwerth, Evelyn's fiance, Dr. Nectherton, Major Gresham, in love with Miss Querdling, as well as others questicned. A mysterious strang- er seen near the house on the fatal night proves to be Vin- cent Blake brother of the nicces and possible beneficiary of the c-tate, but he denies having en- tered the grounds. In discussing the case with pclice Superin- tendont Richmond, Jimmic Has- well, young detective who has been aiding him, asks if he is preparcd to aceept the guilt of cne or both cf the nieces. Chapter 17 WEIGHING THE CASE Richmond was silent for a few minutes, but when he spoke 1t was with his old vigor. “I am prepared to accept the guilt of anyone, man or woman, within the bounds of the evidence.” Jimmie nodded and the superin- tendent continued. “Take the two girls. Evelyn and Duckworth called on you two months ago about the letters, On the night Miss Querdling was killed they were indoors singing, as witnesses have said. While they will benefit through her death, their story is consistent “Evelyn seems truthful Marjorie has never explained her movements in the garden, saying that after talking to the doctor she had waited alone in the moon- light. It brings me back to my former s icion, for until T heard of Vincent Blake and the will T had the doctor foremost in mind. He probably knew of the will—he may even have been a witness to it “You realize that your case against him rests entirely on the supposition that he wants to mar- ry Marjorie?” “Certainly I realize that. Now let me give you my case against Netherton. T have not yet been to ‘Miss Querdling’s bank, but I went to his. He is hard up. There is a blg overdraft. Not his fault. It was his father's debt. Young Neth- erton is paying his way and re- ducing the debt, but not so quickly as they would wish. So you see the need for a rich marriage?” Jimmie nodded. After what Audrey Winford had told him, the npews came as no surprise. “I have also discovered that he TVAENTNG ms curb the of them all, say they will knock 'em over the same old fences, [ANIRID)] =, and Marjorie were sweeihearts as youngsters, before he went to Lon- | don for his training. He met her quite a lot >clally lately. T had the witne: ready to call but he admitted it Undcubtedly she | waited about for him. “For her to love him is not quite the same as for him to love her.” “Perhaps not, but the old lady took them for lovers and warned| them there would be nothing to ex- pect from her. He admits he lingered with the girl, then he says he went for a long walk to see Stirling? He had not been to see him before, nor has he been since. “If Netherton killed the lady in the garden he would get out as quickly as he could. An alibi would be impe ble, for every one knew he had been there. So he went for his walk, and, seeing Stirling, men- & tioned m to account for his movements.” Jimmie did not answer. Taking his silence for assent, Richmond | {procceded to summarize his charge, | marking each point with a tap of| his finger on the table. “First, it can't be disputed that |he was hard up and wamted a| irich wife—and quickly. He spent {much time with Marjorie and the |aunt, taking them for lovers, gave {warning. There is no proof that anyone except Marjorie was in the |garden with him when the aunt| was killed. He had seen where the old lady was sitting just under ‘the stone figure, and he can not |explain why he lingered with the |the girl instead of going home, nor his subsequent movements. He | ‘phoned Marjorie so that her story, { while |would agree with his. Alio hadiner aunt's attitude, that she should |there been others in the garden, jwould not he or the girl have seen |them?” i It was a formidable indictment,| but he had not finished. | “If the will has been stolen, he fand the girls are perhaps more |likely than any one else to'have| taken it. And if any one contin- ued those death threats to throw suspicion on the original writer, who so likely as this doctor who| |knew about them from the first! jand who was playing for a big | stake?” As he concluded he looked with an air of triumph at Jimmie, who |quickly saw that if he supported 1 not his story a bit odd? Five thou- \that disposes of the 5,000 and your {to disclose any such love afrairsAi |seek a rich wife, it might also| { ings, March 2nd and 3rd, there will be several men at the American! Legion Dugout to assist vetérans in making out applications for loans on their Adjusted Compensa- tion Certificates from the Vetgrans Bureau of Seattle. B S | Old papers at ‘I'ne Empire. / home run mania? Babe Ruth and —adv sand pounds is a gcod bit of money. He may have known of the will The lady herself may have told - him. But he would know it was valueless until signed.” | “Exactly, Mr. Haswell o1 can’t be both sides of the hedge.” “Anyway, I muzt look at both! sides,” laughed Jimmio>. “You have said you are con- vinced the will was not signed; and cage against Gresham.” “I have no case against Gresham. I only pointed out that you seemed to be forgetting him. Your points against Netherton all rest on the assumption that he loves or wants to marry Marjorie Blake. You can easily attach too much im- portance to what you call Miss Querdling’s warning. Undoubl,edly‘ her mind was obsessed with the; desire to prevent her nieces mar-| rying. ] “It does not prove that the wish or intention existed. If Netherton ! can show that he really loves some! one else, or if Marjorie can show that she does, your case comes un- | stuck.” Richmend declared that thorough ! inquiries in the village had failed ; “They both may be fancy free" said Jimmie, “but should there be any other attachments, the bot-| tom drops out of your case. Neth- erton’s sole motive for killing Miss Querdling would be to get Mar-| jorie and the money. If he does!-. not want her, or she does not want him, the motive disappears.; While Netherton's financial posi- tion might have caused him to deter him from seeking any wife| at all—or prevent his asking a| girl to marry him. As to Marjorie, | it is perfectly natural, in view of | try to conceal a love affair.” ! Richmond waved his hand with| a gesture of impatience. “What do| you suggest?” “Neither the doctor nor the girl will disappear,” Jimmie answered. “You can take them whenever you ! have a mind to. Do not do it until you have practically cleared every one else. Gresham you acquit. We have accounted for Mrs. | Frater. Vincent Blake. His story has yét to be verified. But an empty car was seen against the fence, inside the links. Whose was it? Where was the owner? Until you can answer greater business !the theory put forward, Netherton’s arfest would undoubtedly follow. “Have you not overlooked the fact that Major Gresham was in silent. the garden at the time of the crime?” Jimmie inquired. “I have not overlooked it. We are satisfied with his explanation.” ! “Still it weakens one of your points against Netherton. Gresham was to get 5,000 under the will. ~ What about that? Was those questions you will net have a complete case against any one.” Superintendent Richmond was SANDY SMITH He was glad when Audrey t .‘:-’ |tion. His subject will bs “Glimp: tof By CLIFF STERRETT CFESEr 10 TALK BEFORE | | | P.-T.A, TUESDAY ‘ | lauais ; ’ | No. T want to playewitn you | Coloriul Adventurer Is on Program of Excep- tional Interest ; A. Malcolm Smith, known o his | familiars and to the public gen- erally as “Sandy,” one of the most | colorful characters in the annals of Alaska, will give an illustrated | address next Tuesday evening in! grade school auditcrium before the Juneau Parent Teacher Associa- of the North.” ¥z has had many them in the course of more than 40 years The program of the association will be its second in the series of “Know Alaska Better.” As explorer and prospector, Mr. Smith has traversed the Territory from Ketchikan to Point Bar- row. He was in charge of ground forces in the Detroit Aviation So- ciety trip over the North Pole. He has mined in Siberia, North China and the Canadian Arctic. Pictured in Movies He has enacted parts of his ad-| venturous career for the cinema screen. He is famed as a figure in the literature of fact and fic- tion. Mr. motion North,” Smith had parts in picturcs, “Nomads cf with Betty Blythe Lewis Stone; “Uncharted Seas,” with Rudolph Valentino, “Big| Game,” with Mae Allison and For-, rest Stanley, and “Golden Snare,”| with Ruth Rennick, Lewis Stone and . and Wallace Beery. | Ha and his carcer have furnished | material for thr els and for) - ‘} ack of it all - ADVERTISING, Back of the fortunes made in merchandising, back of the progress made in industry, back of the wealth and popu- lation of all communities lies advertising, the greatest sales- man in the world. Advertising is the only medium that reaches thousands of people at the same time, at the least cost. Use the columns of this newspaper and learn what means. e e The Daily Alaska Empire TELEPHONE 374 | chestra, ling, by Mrs. J. D. Van Atta. ja very young RETS-2 2/ innumerabie article and short stories. -+ Some of the pictures| used to illustrate incidents about| him and his experiences were tak- en by him 40 years ago in the| Arctic. Interesting Lecturer i He is not without reputation as; an interesting lecturer. He has talked before numerous organiza- tions, the most recent being the/ Dcuglas and the Juneau high schoels. A lecture that he gave before 700 members of the Campfire Club of America was highly ap- preciated. Afterwards, he re- ceived a letter from W. M. Beach, president of the organization, say-! ing: “We all appreciated your lecture on Alaska. Your slides showed things that were not known by us to exist in the North. You held the crowd spellbound. We have to! thank Gov. Scott Bone for pumng{ us in touch with a real pioneer.”| In its entirety, the program at the Parent-Teacher meeting next Mcnday evening, will bc of unusual interest. Besides Mr. Smitn’s address, the numbers will be as follows: Community Singing—“Alaska, My Alaska.” The Thorn Rose Waltz, by Tschaikowski; The Country Gar- den, by Percy Grainger—Senior Or- “The Spell of the Yukon,” read- Rocokvy March, Berlioz, by Senior Orchestra. i Big Business, (a five-minute play.) Cast—Mr. William Ufford, attorney, Robert ; Miss DuBoise, his secre- | tary, Edna Riendeau; Henry Parker. | David Tewkesbury. ' B B e, | WHIST PARTY - ! The Rebekahs will hold a WHIST | PARTY in the I. O. O. F. Hall Wednesday night, March 4 at 8 p.m. Good prizes and refreshments. Adm on fifty cents. Public cor- dially invited. adv. “You see,” Jimmie went on,” our M clear thinking has worked in a circle and come back to the po‘ntf at which we started. Solve the mystery of that car and everything! “Perhaps you are right, Mr. Has- well. 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