The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 30, 1931, Page 6

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, APRIL 30 1931 — sl SYNOPSIS: The influci~ tial Chicago undcrworld char- Seter known as “Unelc” uawit- tirgly diczloics to John Waye {Hat “Limey Dec” Simon, his Gunman Gryde, with onc | der” Schlitz and Chink | Derccn, “pulled” the St. Clair | giamond jcb, Thus Waye gains # real clue for his revenge up- cn the kidnapers who rcturned hic daughter to him, ingane and dying, after receiving as *| tancom the St. Clair family gome. Waye, whoce family pame cf St. Claire has been ropped to further his cause ¢t vengeance, is aided by the | clever detectives, Mr. and Mrs. | William, who trail Simon to | England and become patients in a nursing home run by Si- on, Gryde and Dr. Machado. Schlitz, unfriendly now with Simen, lives near by. A thirst for revenge, Waye goes to Engiand. \ Chapler 39 CROSSED PATHS | Entering the inn one evening| to buy a drink and hear more of | the local gossip, ere going up to my room, I came suddenly face to face with a very broad, tall, strong man whose hard iace. erliel mouth, and broken, flattened ! nose were vaguely familiar, I had never seen him before,| but I had most certainly seen cither his photograph or a news= *paper reproduction thereof, ob-| tained for me by William, and entlosed in one of the many let- ters that had awaited my arrival at Uncle’s. 1 was, moreover, word- perfect,© from William's detailed description of the man, as was of the three other miscreants all of whom I hoped and intended! B isiiions v , why should Chink Dorson be here | at ‘Witherby that any burglar gathers before | “cracking a crib?” If Chink Dorson’s intentions | pitating bosom? { tain, |—the weak link in my chain of | vengeance—and the one that kept !'Nothing would matter. lcALLED PAW! TR DRk, End, sort, cunningly coi- lecting the of information were any but the worst possible, why didn’t he drive straight up to his ,old friend’s front door, and, being shown into his presence, extend the glad right hand of friendship, and gather him in bro- therly love to his broad and pla- No. Adding together the sound | deductiens that William had made | and my own deductions based on Chink Dorson’s present conduct, I felt pretty confident, nay cer- that he was at Witherby End neither for his own health nor that of Spider Schlitz, but for his own enrichment and the pun- ishment of one of the two men whe had double-crossed and rob- bed him. How utterly splendid; what a wonderful and beautiful example of poetic justice it would be—if these two wolves destroyed each other, leaving me free to deal with the remaining pair! For the weak spot in my scheme me anxiously awake at night—was the danger that I might be ar- rested and tried as the slayer of the first or second of my victims, |before I had time to deal with the third and fourth. After that, it would not matter. But I scarcely dared to contem- plate the horror of failure and my being hanged before my work was finished; or at best, sentenced 1o life-long imprisonment in Eng- land, as I had been in America. I had to bear in mind that my life-sentence still awaited me in to bring to justice—my justice. Luckily, he was glancing at the evening paper, and I had plenty of receive one in England if I escap- time in which to pull myself to-|ed gether, decide upon my course of| action, and remember the invalu- America, and that I might ecasily hanging. So what a grim and lovely jest | if I could a little holp Chink Dor- POSITIVE,R |WHICH ONE DIDJA KIS G'NIGHT? @ble histrionic teachings of Mr, Son to kill Spider Schlitz, and then and Mrs. Williams H. William. |greatly help the English law to And then was played a tirilling kill Chink Dorson for the mur- a little scene—with a thread of comedy in its grimness—as any in the tragic drama of my quest. For, ere long, Chink Dorson was warily and cunningly questioning! me as to the character, reputa- tion, habits, way of life, comings and goings, of Squire Theophilus Webb of Witherby End—his old acquaintance, Spider Sechlitz. . Yes, I was actually being cross- examined by Chink Dorson, prize- fighter, burglar and gunman, whese cuning subtle brain and his cold determined courage had brought him to the top of his pro- fession as the right-hand man of the notorious Englishman, Doc Si- mon. ‘Who was I? ... Oh, just avery crdinary middle-class Englishman. staying at Witherby End for some fishing. Hadn't tried it here be- fcte, but should certainly come again. Yes, Squire Webb bad the rights and was very geperous about them. Did no fishing. himself. Yes, Witherby stream ran right through his grounds, and one could go the whole way in a punt, right through his park, once one had obtained his fishing permit, A good landlord and a regular felloy w. Yes, lots of scandalous stories about him, his guests, his house- hold, and the goings on, there. “In residence now? Yes. And many more questions, grad- ually parrowing .down to those concerning Mr, Webb's daily life, ways, habits, customs, comings and goings. 1 gave the fellow all the infor- mation I could, and every pos- i%ew help, short of seeming to k too much. For a magnificent new scheme, mather enlargement of my orig- scheme, was forming in my mind 1f, as Willims H. William had written to me, Simon had prob- fibly been released from prison ber fore the others, and had then gone to Unele, collected The Unsetting and other loot that was the on property of the gang, and with it to and—it “was than likely that Spider tz had followed him in the e of getting ‘his -share;, end Chink Dorson, having served term and been released, Was in hot pursuit of both .of “‘;‘m were not the situation, der! ) Both would, be punished with- leut endangering my freedom to pursue the other two. Both would, in a measure, punished by, and through, me. And they would wholly and en- tirely be punished on account of me—through their killing of my | dhughter and their stealing of my | dlamond, the bone of their conten- |tion and the cause of thelr mu- tual destruction. Could I recommend decent ac- | commodation to my newly arrived acquaintance? He would only necd it for a few days. He just wanted to have a ook af Witherby End and its en- |yironment. He was thinking of settling dwn in the country and having a bit of sport; and this ! place had been recommended to him. I could. What was wrong with |this inn? I had found it very | comfortable . . . Could one get in without a lot of fuss, at night, if one happened to be out a bit late? And Mr. | Chink Dorson winked heavily, s one gay dog to another. ‘Why, certainly. . . . 1 myself often went night-fishipg, and all one had to do was to walk in at back door. Very confiding people, these country folk. Honest and simple. Crime absolutely unheard af hereabouts . . . : To cut a long story short, I shadowed Chink Dorson with a skill and tenacity born of my burning ‘lust for vengeance. I watched him from afar, by day, and from near-by at night; and in the end, at long last, as I sat in the dark shadow of a great cedar of Lebanon, T saw Chiok Dorson, whom I had followed—and, by & shert eut over the park wall, fore- stalled—creep quietly {rom tree to tree, up the moon-lit drivetha: |led to Squire Webb's big house. Whether Chink Dorson, with the burglarious skill that had made him eminent and famous, himself opened the door by which he én- be LAST NIGHT. Hearing the sounds of a strug- gle, which were followed by a |library opened, softly closed again, dead silence, I could not forebear | and the figure of Chink Dorson to open this door, to see with my | passed between me and the moon- own eyes the consummation of |lit window on the other side of the first part of my dream of re- | the broad landing. venge. On the floor, obviously dead | A gnake on the floor! No lay Spider Schlitz. The first of my enemies had paid the penalty. He had received the punishment directly due for stealing my diamond, the act of which led to the death of my daughter. And now for the pumishment of the second one. Softly closing the door, I tip- toed away to where the shadows of the landing were darkest, and crouched down beside, and partly behind, the pedestal of a ghostly looking statue. wender that tomorrow Waye kicke it, ac eagerly he plans a stranger fate for another. B JUNEAU WOMEN'S CLUB The regular monthly luncheon of the Juneau Women's Club will be held on Saturday, May 3, at 1:30 pm., in the Coffee Shoppe. Mr John Rustgard, Attorney Genera! of Alaska, will entertain the club KATHERINE B. ROSS, Secretary. (adv.) By CLI G B v et A minute later the door to the [ ondon Has Land Boom lmportation of Autos As City Engulfs Farms LONDON, April 30.—After turies of comparatively slow but steady reases in land values, London Subur due to the >xtensions & ing with the ci proper, he new impulse. Some farm land that sold for $500 an acre a year 1go is going now at ten times that value. But the increase has not been sonfined to this class of property, ites in the West End of London raving changed hands recently at pproximately eight times their price of five years ago. cen- FF STERRETT WHAT TIME DID SHE SAY IT WAS ? BEFORE ELEVEN, OR ABOUT TWELVE? H [ —_—— Shows Drop in Brazil SAO PAULO, April 30.—Imports of motor ecars into Brazil, nearly 1l of which come from the United States, showed a decided falling- off in 1830. Customs figures reveal that In 1929 there were 53,928 cars brought from abroad, while last year the total was only 1946. Part of this decrease is explained by the fact that two American | automcebile companies have opened assembling plants here. The parts | pay duty only as automobile acces- | sories. e, | Old papers tor sale at ihe Em- | pire office. New Dresses Just Received So high in value and so low in price that every- one is a wonderful savings opportunity. ALL NEW, all correct in every detail, they would be exceptional values at a much higher price. Full flared skirts, dainty, colorful sashes, lovély, frilly peplums, clever color combinations, sleeveless and norl short sleeves. Charming new dresses to wear everywhere, lace and chiffon combinations, are as interesting as they are new. Chic ensembles offer an appealing variety of styles and shades. 14 to 44 $12.75 to $19.50 fered the house, or whether it had been left open for him by a serv- ant whom he had suborned or whom he had planted there, I do not know. What I do know, is that, in 8 state of exulant exaltation, I fol- lowed him and, guided by the sound of voices, came straight to the door of the room which proy ed to be Mr. Webb's library. st New Garter Belts and Brassieres Many new styles just Our quite complete. added. stock is All Sizes 75¢ to $1.95 e e The All-Day Frock is Smoothly Tailored In Tovely silk Shantung, pastel tints, flat crepes, anz prints— $9.75 to $12.75 \ Lovely New Scarfs In Pajsley two-tone effects. Also plain coiors— Very Special $1.50 [ lllflllll“IHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHMIIIMIIIIIIIIHII DOUGLAS NEWS TOTEM MAKES -~ DECIDED'HIT The Totem, annual publication of the Juncau High School, dis- DOUGLAS TEACHING STAFF | tributed yesterday, made a de- SIGNED FOR NEXT YEAR .4 good impression on pupils and the public at 3 Thy With the exception of two of th"'jdrnwings, lm: a“icll::'ge all ar: present teaching staff of the local! wome i ancve previous editions. schools all have signed to teach mpocs responsible for the 1931 edi- here again for another term. Sup- tion are as follows: erintendent V H. DeBolt and MIS.| ggitor, Jchn Hellenthal; Assis- Helen Stragier have announced'i.n: Editor, Peter Melseth: Busi- their intention of not returning.|ness Manager, Edward Rod'mm. Those who have signed are: | Assistant Business Manager, Tom !} Superintendent, C. H. Bowman, peqgiingshafer; Senior Class Editor, superintendent of the Petersburg ypurie] Jm—nm'n; Junior Class Ed—' schools for the past five years. | itor, Robert Simpson; Sophomore anl\gls!‘;r:lc!;‘mfl Engstrom, English ciass Editor, Jean Faulkner; ol 9 " ! Freshman Class Editor, Duncan Mr. Floyd Rindin, biology and popertson; Humor Editor, David abhlgf\c A;Joach. 3 & . | Tewkesbury; Boys' Athletics, EI- Miss Lycile Pepoon, Domestic yoy; Robertson; Girls” Athlcties, science and girls' basketball coach. | yoaneite Stewart; Music - Editor, ; Grades Musie | Allce Merrict; Art Editor, Aundy snngns:‘gn:arlga;e;d:‘xmperwnv USIC Mack; Society Editor, Verna Hurs, 3 8 |ley; Alumni Editor, M: Miss Elda Holbrook, sixth and jeols * Galondar Editor, ‘r;?rlg:;; | seventh. i sob ’ F e " Bakke; Photography, Gordon Ing< Miss Lee Thoma, third and man and Bess Millard; Special fourth. G Art Work, Olavie Kukkola, Georg:\ Elizabth Fraser, Danner, Jean Simpkins, Mary ond grades. Vanderleest and Elliott Robertson; — e | Typist, Lillian Peterson. SEWING PARTY & first and sec- . Complimenting Mrs. A. E. Goetz, | 1 Cee 3 Mrs. J. R. Guerin entertained a‘r MuucmE?;g??;,nment |I group of ladies at her home Tues-| | DANCES—PARTIES | day afternoon. Sewing was .the| LODGE GATHERINGS | pringipal diversion of the occasion. “SMOKEY” MILLS | A dainty luncheon was served by | Telephone 402 | the hostess. | D S RGETE | GG OLDTIMERS HERE A MAN WHO KEEPS IN GOODJ HEALTH CAN SAY 2 GooD BYE To TROU. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Thomas, | residents here twenty years ago,! N\ were visitors on the Island yes- terday. For several years they have been located in Cordova, but they have left there now and may |locate in Juneau. Two of their sons are with them and they have ;another in “college. e NOTICE BLE! After May 1st all bills or ac- | counts against the Olympic Pool |Room will be pald by George| AND SQUARE FAIR OLD MAN TROUBLE is | Btebac. | JOHN COVICH, scared to death when he ' adv. 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