The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 1, 1931, Page 6

n !‘ 7 ! i | : i | SYNOPSIS: Harriet Noel's refucal to wed Tony Latour re- cults in his theft cf the funds of an Orchard Hill benefit play. The mency gives Tony a start on the stage in New York, where <con Harriet comes scek- quarrel with her when he learns that she is engaged to their play’s manager, Roy Donovan, causes him to return to Or- chard After an unhappy married life, Donovan deserts Harrict and their four-year- cld con, Pierre, taking Bruce, his ctcpson, with him. When she returns to Orchard Hill to rear her beloved son in the country, Tony cces her stage talent reflected in him. But the gossipy neighbors attach scandal to Harriet's and Tony’s o even hinting doubt as to the child’s parentage. Chapter 9 A PAST'S SHADOW ANTONIO, Harriet and P! spent many Hours together summer and autumn. To the rar and beautiful companionship of the mother and son was added a| friendship as rare and beautiful. had experienced in their childhood y lived again with Plerre, And when, in s titfde toward his mother, the 'boy found friends and plavmates among e children, Harriet and Tony | went quickly, dishcloth in hand, to were glad. And all this time Harriet was| 12 the foundation of a char- acter that woulc believe: “You riet saw her son upon those heights in the theatr world to which she had aspired but could now never attain. = All the dreams and hopes of a stage career which from her girlhood she had held for her- self she now held for Plerre.” And then, drawing his frail body and proudly lifting his silver he was born crowned head, the old actor adds:| “And I, sir—I maintain that if ever a human being was, before| birth, cast to play a definite role in this life, Plerre Donovan was born to be an actor.” It was during that first sum- mer, too, that little Ann Bevis came into the pattern of Pierre Denovan's life. The Bevsies lived on the edge of the village, not far from Harriet’s house, and it hap- pened, quite naturally, that occas- e enable him to|come play in life the part to which she ' Old Tony says, “Har- | “Yes,” § m“ma'x Br | “He is here,” Orchard Hil | Harriet and Pierre in their theatre, as they still called their old meet- ing place, he would find the little [send him to school girl with them “Father Tony, jdecided to m |grow up and we will have dren—six boys and six g like children, don't we, Ann?” Ann when 1 too, only has you | Pie | way. | prope That fall Pierre went to scnool. | Winter passed and again it was | | spring. |again—hurried and imperative—he the door It was Harriet, alone and greatly rbed. She had never before | [wonder at her presence. “Forgive me |said hurriedly, “but with you at once.” Without a word he drew aside '[or her to enter. She stepped into the room and could not but notice the household evidences of his poverty and loneliness. As he stood I must talk | bare, cheerless apartment, Harriet | Noel forgot her mission, her cyes |filled with tears. Impulsively she exclaimed, “Oh, | Tony, dear, I am so sorry. I—I did not realize.” For a 'moment Antonio Latour faltered, then smiled reassuringly and with an air as self-possessed as he had ever affected on the stage, placed a chair for her. When she was seated, he asked with grave concern, “What is it, Harriet? What can I do for you?” ionally when Antonio went to meet When she could speak, Haniet FOR SALE—Essex Sedan, 1929 model. Run 1 miles. Inquire ess than 5,000 J. F. Mullen, Administrator Estate E. Valen- tine, repair. The comfort of driving a measured in dollars. It Will Pay You to H Your Au IT PAYS TO KEEP YOUR CAR IN GOOD REPAIR The extra trade-in value of a well kept automobile more than offsets the cost of keeping it in good well kept car cannot be ave Us Take Care of tomobile Connors Motor Company SERVICE RENDERED BY EXPERTS Established 1898 INSURANCE Allen Shattuck, Ine. Juneau, Alaska When Antonio had assured them heartily that he would be very hap- py to have the tiny roly-poly mite {of womanhood for his little girl, aid in his quaint, grave ‘Well, then, Ann, you must |always call him Father Tony just as I do—until we have our chil- dren, then, of course, it will be|Do you to say Grandfather Tony— e|so that's all arranged Antonio was washing his break- |fast dishes one morning when he All the joys'the two older peopls heard a knock at the door. Such {an occurrence was so unusual that | |at first he did not answer, telling | te of the villagers' at- |himself that he had imagined the | sound But when the knock came to Antonio’s home and he, for |a moment, could only stand and coming,” she there, dishcloth in hand, in that| mmmd “It is Bruce, Tony—Br id A.n onio slowl, she cried He camz to e ‘m* la. be t. He si Roy Dono- van sent h |What shall T do, Tony; The first time it occurred Pierre |I do? gravely introduced his little friend.| Then, for the first time, his is Ann. 1 )mw‘mld Antonio about her lwfiny Donovan and the boy, Bruc 2 um_‘und how from her child’s infancy s. We {away she had been able to over- come, in a me: is early in- fluénce on he aracter, but |into her home now, t her little son. bef wanted it for himself. e was ready to yield with- juut protest, just as he used to do. ize, Tony, what such an influen: might mean to a nature so sensi tive as Pierre's?” Yes, Antonio understood. when he told her that fo sake she must not think of try to raise the Ca the other side Bruce Carey wa ways—Roy Donov: to blame Surely now that Dono- van was e ated she could con- trol the situation She would love to help the homeless boy if could. Perhaps—perhaps it m even be better for up with another brother, as it were. So Bruce Carey entered again in- to the pattern of Pierre’s life (Copyright, 1930, by D. Appleton and Company) an old There's a cue for exit tomor- row in life’s play—and Tony has two roles to fill. - eee - LINDEN TRIAL ENDS SUDDENLY SEATTLE, July 1.—The case of Adolph Linden, former President of the Seattle Savings and Loan As- soclation, ended unexpectedly in the Superior Court with the Defense resting the case and the State de- claring there was no rshuttal. The Attorneys said they expect Judge Calvin 'S. Hall will submnit the case to the jury late today. Linden, on the witness stand, ~d- mitted he agreed to see Jay Thom- as, Gov. Hartley appointee, State Printer, to help Wallace Nicely to ohtain a position as State Super- visor of the Savings and Loan As- sociations. Xrs Linden testified ‘she will- irglv pledged her property for her husband’s obligations and los! all, Old papers tor sale at the Em- pire_ office. 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The | poor boy was not to blame for ln\ n’s influence was , | COUNCIL PROY to grow; r jdone on the local water front.on SSHUHHUTRH TR R T DOUGLAS WILLIAM ANDERSON ped dead from heart fa Sunday afternoon, according to icable received here. man was a who seemed to be the bodime tof good health when he resid: here last and his death comes a friends on the Island. Mr. Anderson was the cldest s of Nels Anderson, former Mayo ing man or this kana, Alaska. Besides the father, |Mr. Anderson is survived by | wie, two s, Beth Anders and Mrs, t, and a broth Clifford The dec [k,l in '98, I the lived for the first fe then late: e Anderson . family moved to the Island and the young man remained here until 1917 w in the World as. So; he returned They Hved au wher a when they went to San Francisco, | |Cal, where they Lave been living|, | since. 3 STEAMERS {l'.\. CITY AT FULL, SPEED Considerable damage - is . baing t and the City Coun- at the regular meeting last ht decidgd to make an effort to abate the annoyance. A ban on fire- crackers being shot from the city dock on account of danger there from fire was also decided upon by the Council and notices are to be posted to that effect. Considerable routine business was attended to by the Council and bills totaling about $1,900 were audited and ordered paid. Million Women passi |To Seek Repeal 18th Amendment NEW YORK, July 1.—The Women’'s Moderation Union plans to petition Congress and the President with signatures of mere than 1,000,000 American women, urging the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. The petitions are authorized by M. iouise Gross, National Chairman, The appeal is in behalf of mothers “who feel deeply for the responsibility of the welfard of the coming generation and have watched with great anxiety the growth of intemperate habits in this country.” ——.,e——— North Carolina’s birth rate for the month of April was double the death rate for. the month, DROPS DEAD IN ‘FRIS('() “Bill” Anderson, a young man well known on the Channel, drop- Underbids Wright Con- allure in Q : , e, |San Francisco, st 12:30 o'clock last| SLUCLION Company Only About 35 years of age, the young (Continued from rage One) apping big fellow - — JI"Pnanl in charg: of the Resident FVI" neer a. distinct shock to his manj will have chuue of the engi- & of Douglas, and a well-known min- | . tion. The lat- ter is with his daughters at Gul- |, eq;,mr“ ni, “We will mov> equipment north : to Alas- | . ik 1 I the eont YEAL®: | sioned, probably al. h construction until it is com- r intention to give Juneau the finest road ev metime2 vegetable shipments | om Louisiana during the first four Imonths of 1931 totalled 4855 car- AGENTS, j | 206 Seward Building, Phone about three years ago,| SEIMS-SPOKANE SIMMONS TO IS LOW BIDDER UN THANE RUAD Nebraska Representallve Leaves Bellingham for Alaska BELLINGHAM, A Representative Robert G. Simmons, $4250n$150,000 Job | mipunlican of Nebrasks. member of the House Appropria- tions Committee, — here today aboard oject | American Fisheries 1 Turoff, | Catherine D. on Gla > Gove 5, and for hau As | (adv.) three weeks, on the job and he said. | $60.00. 3342, WATCH GEORGE BROTHERS Phone 92—95 Five Fast Deliveries e FOR INSURANCE See H. R. 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