The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 24, 1931, Page 6

" | " Yin f POLLY AND HER PALS Lol B ™ RIS e gy THE THEORY COMIN; SYNOPSIS: John thcrn in the fles Threaien geter's criminal p ciranger has ferced adm tc his nursing home and ob- tained an alibi for the murder ©f “Spider” Sehlitz. Charters wenders if Waye knows that he rcbbed Schlitz and Chink Dor- ©on of their chares of the St. Clair diamond haul. To impress the other patients Waye pre- tends harmless insanity, his | ctarticd “Rosemary!” being in ch: ster when he meets Mar- jerie Lauderdell, steadily grow- bec: ing worse under treatment at the home. Her aunt, Mrs. Lau- derdell, was formerly an asso- ciate of Charters’ evil days in America. Dr. Charters rejects | Dr. MacAdoo's advice to “bump Waye off,” realizing Waye's foresight in letting his personal n know of his where- He decides, however, to aye’s pretending delusions a< a means of getting him cer- | tificd as insane and removed to an asylum. | Chapter 8 | DOUBLE-CROSSING | Hurrying along the dark corridor that led from the hall to Dr. Mac- Adoc’s consulting-room, John W éncountering the latter gentleman, either accidentally or intentionally stumbled against him. MacAdoo growled when Waye stumbled against him. “I beg your pardon, my dear Doctor,” he said in Portuguese. “‘La vao 0s pes onde quer o co- racao” (The feet go where the heart wants them to), growled Dr. MacAdoo in reply. “Oho! We Scots speak Portu- guese do we?” smiled John Waye. “Now I wonder whether Portuguese is really our native tongue—because we were born and bred and edu- cated in Rio Janeiro, and prac- ticed in Bahia and Santos until we came a very nasty cropper, €h?” “Come in here a minute,” growled Dr. MacAdoo, leading the way into his consulting room. “You're a very key in the lock of the door. LAVOR Full of long . lasting delicious flavor and “made of pure chicle and other ingredients of the highest quality. RIGLEYS to you in perfect condition. coill of its goodness is sealed tight inthe clean wax wrapped packages. e days work goes much easier WRIGLEY'S to sustain and HOW'S E SOON'S 1 CLEAR UP ONE OR TWO LIL PONTS, g&l By Percival Christopher Wren_ Author of MYSTERIOUS, WAYE il e | oel | its history and of Manoel's, t00.” leh, Mr. Scotchman?” jeered John clever fellow, aren’t you?” he said, turning the | mad?” THATLL BE DANDY. ASH' THERE ARE ONLY TWELVE MEN IN THE WHOLE ’ fi WORLD WHO DO/ | I QuIT! ‘SALL OFF!/ NUTHIN' DOIN/ e e T R A B B O A A T 1 N A e R e 5700 0 e e oo By CLIFF STERRETT — = YEAH? HOW % ANYTHING /! 1 REFUSE ' T'BE THE THIRTEENTH ing you. Has he told you what I really went to Witherby End for? What I went there to get? Has he told you about Chink Dorson, Spi- der Schlitz and himself, and the fortune? Has he told you 'Mr. James' is? Has he let who you in on everything? What does he pay you? Why, man, you ought “And you know Santos, do you?” miled Dr. MacAdoo, as he tapped |to be making thousands. And pretty soon, too. The game's nearly . up. And another thing. Do you But I know one or two of its ex-|know what he’s going to make out ports—coffee, Brazil nuts and Man-|of the Marjorie Lauderdell busi- Machado. Also something of | ness? What share is he giving you for that job, by the way?” Dr. Emmanuel MacAdoo’s mouth| “Sst!” hissed Dr. MacAdoo leap- fell open, and himself fefl silent. |ing to his feet. “Hush. What do “¥es, I know why Manoel Macha-|you mean by ‘What's he going to do became an expert of Brazil, and | make out of the Marjorie Lauder- how he contrived to get himself dell business'?” upon the lists of imports of the| “Just what I said. And I asked United States of America. I even|what he is giving you for doing it? know how Manoel Machado then|And, I might add—what are you on't know Santos really well. me an export of the said Unit-|giving her?” cd States of America. And why| Dr. MacAdoo sat down again it’s quite unlikely that he will ever |limply. be re-imported.” “Who are you?” he whispered. Dr. MacAdoo’s smile evaporated.|“A dick?” “No. Hell stop in England,”| “Would you turn King's evidence, continued John Waye presently,|if I were?” asked John Waye. “forever.” | Dr. MacAdoo's face was a study, “You even know the future, en?”|in its mingled and changing ex- temporized Dr. MacAdoo. “And you | pres: sions of bewilderment, shrewd- don't know Santos? But you do|ness, fear, hope and, finally, re- know Chicago?” lief. “Do I, my dear Manoel? I don't| “No. You aren’t a cop. You remember saying so.” | killed Spider Schlitz,” he said, “and “Look here, what's your game?”|got in here and announced it before blustered Machado. “If it’s black-|it was discovered. What do you mail, you're wasting your time on|mean about Marjorie Lauderdell? me, apart from the fact that I am|Look here. Let’s put our cards on a Scotchman and a man of spot-|the table. You tell me who you lessly blameless life. You can't get|are, and all you know, and what blood out of a stone.” you're after. And I'll come across.” “It would be to look for water “On your word of honor?” in a dry well, as we say in Brazl,| “On my sacred word of honor.” (Copyright, 1930, Frederick A. | Stokes Co.) Tomerrow Waye looks for a lost snake but pays a nocturnal call on Mr. James instead. - ELECTRICAL WORK Call Schombel. Telephone 4502. ROX and MOODY (Waye. “Only a person as mad as I | am would do that, what?” | “Quite so,” agreed Dr. MacAdoo, | | “and lock here, T'll tell you some- i | thing,” he added quickly. “You| want to give the impression that | you're mad. Well, you couldn’t do it better than by talking as you are now. But if you go up to Sir Bernard and say ‘I'm mad,’ he'll merely turn to Dr. Charters and say, ‘I don't know what this fel- low’s game is, but he's malingering.’ See?” | “Now that's very kind of you, Mancel. But why are you so anx- jous that I should succeed in per- suading Sir Bernard that I am “Well, I thought that was the great idea in view of probable un- pleasantness consequent upon your recent activities at Witherby End.” Dr. MacAdoo, with an eloquent shrug and an outward motion of the hands, rarely employed by Scotsmen, waived the question. “I have a kind heart,” he said, “and wish to be helpful.” John Waye's laugh expressed more of genuine amusement than of compliment. “Well, well, Manoel,” he said, “one | good turn deserves another. I'll give {vou a picce of useful advice now. | T advise you to buy a long spoon. “Yes, a very long one, for you're certainly supping with the Devil— !and his name is Charters, at the moment. And you’ll shortly want a friend, indeed, Manoel." “A friend?” “Yes, for you'll be in the very gravest need.” “Now that’s very kind of you, Waye. But why are you so very anxious on my account?” “To quote yourself, I have a kind heart, and wish to be helpful,” John Waye assured him. “Now you think over what I have said,” he added, “and grasp the [fact that Charters is double-cross- exist — that SPARROWSTAKE THREE STRAIGHT FROM ROBINS Hendrickson Rolls Scare of | 214 and Also High Total of 549 The Sparrows took the Parrots into cam pon the Elks bowling al- leys last evening tc the tume of three straight. Hendrickson rolled high total of 549 and high score of 214, Other 500 { scores were M. Bavard 533, Messer- schmidt 531 and Koski 504. There are still five postponed games left in the schedule and these probably will be played off Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but dates will be definitely announced later. Results last night follow: Sparrows— M. Bavard 152 193 188—533 Hendrickson 214 150 185—549 Koski 157 180 167—504 Wilson . *150 *150 *150—450 673 673 690 2036 Parrots— H. Messer. 181 166 184—531 Guyot *150 *150 *150—450 Blomgren 155 171 129—455 Brown 135 128 169—432 621 615 632 1868 * Average—did not bowl. STANDING OF TEAMS Won Lost Pct. Rebins 16 2 .889 Sparrows 16 5 162 ! Crows 8 7 .533 | Eagles 9 500 Bluebirds 6 6 .500 Owls 6 9 400 ‘Wocdpeckers A 38 222 Parrots . A 181 .- — MGOSE CARD PARTY Public is invited to Card Party}: under auspices of Women of Moose- heart given in Moose Hall Thurs- day night, March 26, starting at | 8 o'clock. Whist and Bridge. adv SUPPOSE for a moment that advertising didn’t there were no trade-marked goods—that everything you bought had to be judged by its looks or féel or taste. ) Imagine yourself setting out to do the morning shopping under such conditions. 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