The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 14, 1931, Page 6

JE:S)A'\E)/“\ THE FUST PLACE You AIN'T GOT THE PROPER CLOTHES, SISTER i Hr.—H’ Featars Sarien dne Great it rpves rotareet daa e & MOON SYNOPSIS Umberto, Dclorc in a ch hic thieving cye. vive: che is in a New Orleans gambling place, qucstioned by Jaccn Divitt, the proprietor, to whem che tells her ' strange stery. He beli her to be an Argentine girl who has run away—perhaps to avoid an un- welcome marriage, but plans to keep her captive so that her story might not involve .him in an unpleasant about the stolen chests. the dwarf, Gabreau, scems be her friend, as Divitt, Umbe to and Conchita question her. But Divitt, who with his wife, Melly, run the place, admits that they—like herself—are out- Secing a sirang- enter the hold of Juanita Basara t that captures When she re- er, ihe hides explanation Only to side the 1 ou protect us. We protect you,” he says. Chapter 3 “UNCONVENTIONAL” MOLLY Gabreau could not sleep. n the short bed he had never out- grown he muttered and tumbled One i of the rcom had been curfained off for Gabreau. “She is a queen,” he whispered to Conchita, who came over make the mosquito bar tight about to of DELIGHT bqfl[mgmd&dll]omm | “Gosh) thought Molly. “She’s beautiful.” The pale face with its lovely oval, the tumbled blue-black hair, the dark eyes with their darker lashes; the body so delicately rounded. And how she looked at you beneath the straight line of black brows! Divitt had not pre« pared Molly for these. | “Go and talk to her,” he had ordered. “She’s been in some devil- try. But get her confidence. She may do for what we want. | “Do?” thought Molly. more d.0" Then she | smiling The girl did not smile back. Her eyes rested on the open door as if rny Molly to close it. | e sent Gabreau for some s you'll need,” Molly said cas- e bath is down the bal- cony. A half hour later she sat by the bed while the girl drank the coffee and toyed with the food Conchita had brought her. At every step be< ond the closed door she started, yet listened to Molly, seeming to study her. “It was awful,” Molly ing, that the way to win confidences is to make them, “when I got uble and did time out west ed a feller's name to was say+ him, “who run away from revolu- what he owed me—and up I tion.” {went. I was a stenographer at the “They do not have queens in Ar- time, but after I got out I was gentine,” said Conchita. rusty on shorthand. I took a flyer “I'm glad you feed her and give in Hollywood, learned a lot out her yo' night gown.” I , costuming and how to ar- She do not wear him. She 1} nge the sets him drop on flo she do not “I loved it. But along come & at ‘the | feller from back home with ‘Here, Madre de Dios, g n- I know that girl’ and it was all ed Gabreau. “Did u see Umbe up. You'll find it that way, hon- to 1ook at hi maman? He like %o ey. There'll always be somebody eat hor. At first he is skeered. Den that knew you. “Help me to get away,” Juanita asked Molly, he see how beautiful she is. He think she is hees. Umberto—I will kill Umberto. He's good now, but when Divitt turn hees back—" “Divitt do not turn hees back. I see Umberto look,” conceded Con- chita. “I sce, her look too—at my Gabreau.” Gabreau sat upright. “You see @at? Black eyes—dey grow soft like rain.” De small chest full of black opals, t0o. I look-an’ see. Oh, maman, I hope she cannot run away “She stay,” said Conchita, pat- ting his shoulder. “I hear Divitt tell Umberto he have work for her. Molly is sick. She ‘work in Molly's place. He say it one piece of luck. He will not let her go if he need her.” For the third time Molly Divitt knocked on the door of the room above the fountain. Molly in,green lounging pajamas had a hard prettiness softened by a ready smile and hair blonde and ring- leted. Molly knocked more loudly. It was after 12 o'clock. There was a stirring inside, and then a voice. “Who is there?” “Mrs. Divitt. breakfast? You can have bed.” “Thank you.” The voice was close to the door mow. Molly went to Oonchita’s room and bade her go down to the Kitch- en and prepare a tray. ‘Then she went back to the room above Don't you want it in the fountain. The barred door | at' her knoek and the girl, wrapped in her cloak, went back to the bed and sat upon it. “Lie flat now and rest,” said Molly as Juanita Basara's hand moved to her‘yes, covering them. “I've talked t0 you enough for one day.” “No, no. Finish.” Juanita's eyes met hers. “Have you ever got away from—the thing?” ! “Only here. I brushed up on my stenography and landed here and got a job at the Hotel Tijon, pub+ {lic stenographer. Divitt use dto come in and talk to me, just enough to show he was friendly. He was from Montana, he said, and I told him that was my state. “In come a man one day. ‘Hel- lo] he said. ‘I know you’' I pre- tended not to remember him. He told the manager about me, the manager let me out. I couldn’t do nothin’ but cry. The girl at the cigar counter said, ‘Why don't you see Mr. Divitt? He owns this place. “I told him all about it. ‘It's true, I said, ‘but I wouldn't forge a check again if my life depended on it. But I'm a good stenographer —though I'mt not from Montana. “‘I'm not either, Divitt said. ‘And maybe I've done things just as unconventional’ He said he guessed I didn't want to go back to the, Tijon anyhow, and he need- led a cashier if I'd work in the evenings. Can . you beat it? And pretty soon we were married.” “You love him?” Juanita asked. “How can you help loving a man {who makes you cashier after you've forged a check?” “Well, I'd do anything for him. The place was a sight when I came—sawdust floors and a regular jgang playin’. Divitt let me fix it jup. { and G- STERRET: 7.¥5- ° THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE FRI'DAY AUGUST 14, 193| By CLIFF STERRE’IT GIT BACK TO THE 7 FO'CASTLE, SWABS, ER PLUTCHA IN IRONS/ You TEL “Then I invented the role of cigarette girl. But I've been sick lately and I've got to give it up. The parlors don’'t look the same with no girl goin’ about. “Now, honey,” on the girl's. I want you to know you can say to me anything you want to.” Juanita looked at her. “Help me to get away,” she said. (Copyright, Dodd, Mead and Co.) A crack in the gate, Stealthy footsteps as Juanita tries to gain the freedom it offers to- Morrow, i feg i Nine Air Speed Records Set in Europe by Hawks NEW YORK, Aug. 14—Capt. Frank Hawks, speedy commercial flier, traveled 20,000 miles in three-months’ tour of Burope. He returned with nine records to his credit two of them representing lowering of his own marks. His best average speed was 222.2 miles an hour, made by flying from London to Berlin, a distance of 600 miles ,in two hours and 57 minutes. The lowest average speed was made between Copenhagen and Amsterdam, 184 miles an hour. 8ix | of his records were of 200 or more miles an hour. Mexico Air Lines Score Perfect Safety in Year MEXICO CITY, Aug. 14—Com- mercial aviation in Mexico made great strides in 1930, both in mile- | age, passengers carried and ab- scence of accidents, according to figures just released by the De- partment of Communications. Not a single passenger lost his life in 2,400,319 miles of sched- uled completed flights, the figures show. A total of 20,920 passengers was | carried on all lines. laying . her hand | “You know about me. | his | | DOUGLAS NEWS HIGHWAY WORK ADVOCATED BY Channel Chambers of Com- merce Urged to Cooperate The Douglas Chamber of Com- merce held its regular meeting in the city hall last evening with a good attendance present. Getting right down to business several im- portant issues were discussed and steps taken to get action thereon. A committee of five was ap- pointed to meet with the Executive | committee of the Juneau Chamber |to marshall forces to secure some very much needed road repairs on the Island. The matter of getting the channel dredged was taken and preparations will be made to- ward that end. The Children's Home in Douglas is to be -sup- ported to the full extent of the Chamber’s influence and plans are to be discussed with the Board of Guardians by a Committee. It was reported that the Peko- vich deal had been virtually set- tled and as soon as the necessary papers are drawn up, work is to start on the claims immediately The attitude of The Daily Alas- ka Empire in endorsing the or- BUSINESS MEN were laudably eommended - by Lhe | Chamber. At present the body is composed |of 25 members and more are ex- pected by next meeting. | CATHOLIC LADIES TO DISPOSE OF TAPESTRY Preparations are being made by the Ladies’ Altar Society of Doug- |las fok the disposal in the near | future. of .a beautiful three-piece hapcstry set for the benem of their organization. | WEHRENS MOVE INTO TOWN After sixteen years’ residence just beyond the city limits, Mr. and Mrs, Joe Wehren haye moved into town and are living in their cot- tage near the Third street bridge. Mr. Wehren has leased his saw- mill just beyond Lawson creek out to parties who will operate it this winter. | A motion picture show will be given as usual tonight at the the- ater in Douglas. MOOSE ARE PLANNING LABOR DAY DANCE Arrangements are already in progress for the dance that will be given by the Moose in their hall here. Members of the order give the assurance that the event will be one of the most pleasant af- fairs of the year. A large attendance marked the midweek Moose dance this week Splendid music was rendered by Smokey Mills's six-piece | Orchestra. B | You appear here as a witness {of the quarrel between your friend and his wife. Were you present at the begining of the trouble? ‘Witness—1 surely was; I was witness at their weding. a Old papers tor sale at the Em- wlre omce Melody | LIEUT. AND MRS, NOYES RETURN Well Known_Army Officer | and Family Back After 3 Years Absence After an absence of three years, Lieut. and Mrs. John R. Noyes re- tuined here today to maie their hume. Lieut. Noyes was recently reassigned to duty with the Alaska Road Commission, of which he was at one time Secretary and, also, member of the engineering per- sonnel. Lieut. Noyes continued north %»| Chilkoot Pairocks on the. steamer | Alaska. He will direct the con- struction of a new water supply system: there. Mrs. Noyes, who was formerly | Miss Eunice Zimmerman and a teacher in the local public schools, and their son will remain here. e > More Queens Exiled BERLIN, Aug. 14—The queens of the two million bee swarms in Germany are buzzing things not particularly flattering to Presi- dent von Hindenburg For the recent emergency de- | crees also doubled the duty on | sugar, except if used for animals— but. not including bees. So many a hiver will be com- pelled to rid himself of part or all of his swarms, thus augmenting the number of dethroned Euro- | pean “queens.” l —t———— Sunday-School Teacher: “And wlen it rained forty days and forty | nights, what happened then?” | Bright Willie: “The natives said | it was, very unusual.” (ganization and its efforts here Pains, Cal Lindgren’s metartarsal Wilbur Coon Shoes A Made-to - Measure Fit in Ready-to- Wear. 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