The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 15, 1931, Page 6

POI LY AND [ANY DEEP-SEA FISHERMAN WILL TELL YE THAT )= THAT THERE, HOOK HAIN'T BIG FER H ENOLIGH s’\ N 0SS MACKEREL !/ HER PAY TINY/ MOON of DELIGHT quaagamdB.dLHowdbn Molly’ It means a lot to| SYNOPSI Jud"“-l Bazara |p ave you here—a woman of is a ‘mystery at the New Orleans | my own kind. Divitt wants you for housc cperated by as much as anything else. Lie Divitt and his wife, n now and rest so you'll be Umberto, henchman of | fresh tonight, ])lvltl a chest, which he thought con- has brought her there in I got in mind how you're going e he thought e |0 dress. There's a woman ‘round ained jewels, ta e |; r makes costumes Dolores. Divitt concludes she is | oo COTer ";{‘:lfl ey a stowaway from the Arg Sk i Tk Foma Dinigh tine, but dares not release her |[[ " oo T o k and get for fear that the police, dis- |28 2% S0 O thes t00. And covering her, might, through o ot s wiigiber loub of -+t her story, conneet him with the | {8 08 G0 C ! chest theft. The dwarf, Ga- | breat, an employe of the resort, | When Molly had gone Juanita and his mother, Conchita, scom ked down into the court. IS friendly to the girl, hoth con- | Was never empty. Conchita outside (‘Prn(‘d.nvrr the desire for her ‘,he kitchen, Divitt entering or they see in Umberto’s e ing by (:m n'gn (:(:((-'s, r(_;,am-leau s 4 s 3 ng water. But tonight when R o i ":‘",“ | Mrs. Divitt had brought the clothes her checkered past and D kindness to her. But the only pleads, “Help me to get away!” LOCKED GATES ‘ and all was dark, surely she could | (ind the docks. She had her brace- le would take her somewhere. Gabreau came than evening with che box. Strange that he repelled ! her less than any denizen of the house. He secemed her friend. That The bright, hard surface that|warning he had flashed her the Molly seemed to have sl ©o0n- | night before. And now his eyes: gealed again at Juanita’s [ | ‘comed begging to do her some “I couldn't do that. I take orders | arvice from Divitt same as vt*ayrybudv' He seemed about to speak. A here, And what did I tell YOU|,q. gpened down the balcony and about gettin' away? You couldn’ Umberto emerged. Gabreau drew find a better place to hide in.| = And nobody’ll hurt you here. They | **%% You'll Juanita, closing the door, heard wouldn't dare. like my hu band when you know him. Course he two men going down the stair. his business is shady, but most|Then she lit her lamp, tore the business 1s. Come down, and see|-trings from the box. There was the parlors. It'll get your mind off |10 dress inside; only a lot of black Yyourself.” tuff—pyjamas, it looked like. Jua- The girl lay looking at Conchita who had come back and was put- |nita flung it upon the floor. She »egan to sob, striving to quiet her- ting the room to rights. , pacing the room. “Pedro!” shoi Conchita picked up the stock-|:obbed. “Ay, Pedro!” | ings, and Juanita thrust out a slim Some one laughed in the court. Jeg, another. Presently in the pea-)The iron gates creaked open, then Had Umberto, lighting ths lamp, seen her? There was stillness. | cock kimono and the gold slippers she followed Molly down the stair, her eyes taking in the barred court. by way of the were of wood, open now. In the inner door was what looked like a little win- WThere was no escape iron gates at the front. They Jocked and had an inner door dow or slide. Molly entered a large room off lights. chande- liers, Chinese rugs, marble-topped In a and at’ the opposite end of the room, ‘a gilt cage, with a cashier's desk the court, switched on the They - were prism-hung taples, huge brass cuspidors. ‘corner was a roulette wheel, and window. “You see,” said Molly, “this is no creaked shut. Juanita looke dout. The court was empty. But she had not even the pink dress now. No matter. She snatched up her cloak, wrapped it and stepped out. There was no light except in the parlors. Lightly she flew to the little gate. The crack was wide. Juanita, put- ting her hand through the crack found the gate locked. At a sound she turned. Umberto was lighting the lamp beside the fountain. Had he seen her? She waited till he had gone into the kitchen. Then she slipped into her room. Again that caged pacing of . her floor. She knew what she dive. No gang playing here now. would"do} Swells. Ladies in lovely clothes. : Divitt says you can pass cigar- Conchita came with her supper— ettes. You'd like to earn your keep, T know. It's'a nice job.” The girl's eyes moved from one “I do she said aft- gealed window to the next. not call that hiding,” a supper with which she had tak- en pains. “You mus' eat! You will die!” grunted Conchita, picking up the black garment from the floor. Was €r a pause. she the dwarf's mother, wondered “Wait.” Molly smiled like one|the girl. who veils a secret for a while.| “Gabreau,” she began cautiously. “Leave it to me.” Juanita followed her across the gourt. Yonder was a little wooden gate in the rear wall. Through its gracks one could see flashes of a _garden that must be beneath her room, though she had no window to look down upon it. A gate with @ simple catch . They were at her door again. “Lie down, now,” Molly was say- ing. “What did you tell Divitt your name was?” “The one they call Gabreau—" Conchita smiled. “You like him?” B0 he was her son. “He has been very kind,” Juanita answered. “He brings me things.” Conchita dismissed these serv- ices with a brief nod. “He ron errand for de house. You will see parlor. You like my Gabreau, yes? He is not tall like Umberto, but he is strong. He brek lock one time with his hands. You will see my “Juanita Basara. “I1l call you ‘Juanita.’ And you Gabreau look fine tonight.” ‘The girl spoke casually. “I want THAT AIN'T NO GOOD, NEITHER. SHE'S TOO about her, opened her door softly | him tonight in the| BUT THIS IS THE BIGGEST I CouLD BUT YOUR ORDER 1S CAPTAIN, IMPOSSIBLE! HOOVER IS SAID T0 BE GAINING IN LEADERSHIP President Is Deemed to Be| Taking Chieftaincy of of Republicans Seeks Leglon Post (Continued from Page One) | he logic and reasoning. Always, has something to say and sa it well. He will be quite at home | on the hustings when the campaign | opens, as he has.long been at board and committee meetings. Party faith in his successful appearance before the electorate is growing appreciably. 4 i Hoover hsa given birth to two| catch phrases that struck home | Aisociatea Press Photo | George W. Malone, Nevada state and live—the “noble experiment,” D 4| engineer and secretary of the Colo- as aplied to Prohibition, and| rags river commission, who I8 a “frozen confidence,” as descrip- | | candidate for national commander | of the American Legion. tive of business depresion. Thus far, he has avoided, if not evaded discusion in any detail of the| “wet” and ‘“dry” problems, but great religious bodies like the| Christian Endeavorers and Wel- fare Workers have supreme con- fidence that , in due time, he will' The twenty-fourth president, Gro- ver = Cleveland, in his 'second term, was harrased by conditions even worse than those borne by President Hoover. The “hard- speak out fearlessly and in l1ang- | {imasv of 1893 developed into a |uage not to be misunderstood. His panic much more severe .than the | party in accord with the spirit| .ccant depression .Business and of the opposition, may futlely|paniing fail were chronicled undertake to dodge or subordinate |gimost daily, and strikes and lock- ProkLibition, but that is not Hm-.ou, intensified the industrial bert Hoover's way. Resistance Of|grisis Bread lines and, soup, houses the issue, however, will be for-|gare common in cities. But' the midable and put him on his met- | gountry raliied astoundinigly. and tle. | S s | within three years, was again roll- ing in wealth and going a.faster pace than ever. were routed in the middle of that administration and Cleveland went down to crushing defeat. History not often repeat. itsglf, but precedent, today, gives, gwelling hope to the aggressive mingrity. Cleveland rose from sheriff of !Erie county to Governor of New In 2 york, and forwith, to the, Presi- It is commonly said that he is not a politiclan. Verv true it is that he eschews mere partisanship. Yet, his classmates in Stanford| recall qualities of an exceedingly | bright politician, and these, they foresee, will readily be r erted. At any rate, as already said, his leadership is today commanding party respect. He speaks to his pepole “Father of our country” tone|gency of the United Statés., Sell- convincing in its earnestness and b ¢ hiin ! educated, native ability, graduall sincere desire to inspire confidence evelved into greatness. His. mes and to hearten the oppresed. H o B : |sages, written in his. ewn. hand, eulogy of the American Red Crass|chowed scholarly precision, He was in the ruonded beauty of 1t5|gjyen to quaint flights of rheoric. phrases, has been likened to The . was ever concise and his state Perfeot Tribute, {papers as a result had wide reading. |His “innocuos deseutude” sénf stu- to see him. I have something for dents to the .dictionary." In him.” ,interim between his two White “Si, Senorita. I'll tell him.” |House terms, he practiced law in “I must see him alone.” Gotham. His implacahle political Juanita felt danger in her words, foe, the Nestor of American jour- but Conchita nodded. “To be of'nalism, Charles A. Dana, of the course, Senorita. Umberto will tek:S\uL dubbed him the ‘“Stuffed it away—what you have for my ' Prophet of Willlam Street.” Tam- Gabreau—if he see. Umberto is bad |many never became reconciled to —mal, ablo,” éthc famous orator, Bourke Cock- (Copyright, Dodd, Mead and Co.) \ran, once made an all-night speech in National Convention in which he warned the Democracy that it was headed for the bow-wows un- the floor before the terrified |der Cleveland. Perhaps it was, but Juanita Monday. ‘“'he survived to gain universal A flashing knife . . . fight- ing . . . then a still form on The Democrats | malo, valvado. Perverso Di-'him, and, on behalf of the Tiger,| | | recognition of his. service. to .the nation and died at Princeton full of honors. An oft-told story, chuckled over || by William Howard Taft, when he started it on its rounds, is re- called and recalled for its refresh- ing humor. His tailor attended a | White House reception and detect- ed as he advanced in line that he vas unrecognized. r. President, I made your | ' running his words together |in his zeal and embarrassment. “Oh, yes! Major Pants. Glad to see you, Major.” And with this cordial greeting, he passed his grinning tailor down the illustrious line. | e .Half-Hose Worn ‘ With Sports Outfit WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.—Yellow socks of soft angora wool are worn with a yellow dress and white Panama hat by Mrs. Frances Spald- ing who, before her recent mar- riage, was Miss Loranda Prochnik, | White shoes complete the summer outfit.. Mrs. Spalding is lithe, slen- activities. e s WASHINGTON, Aug. 15—Bright colored scarfs are used by Mrs. Eu- gene Woodson to brighten up 2 |plain silk sports dress. simple short-sleeved frock of black | silk she wears a gay scarf draped surplice fashion about the neck and | tied in a bow on the shoulder. Dougla;; Church ——————————————) Notices Tor U8 ¢Duarch column must be recelved by The Empire not later than 10 c'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, ete | Douglas Catholic Church | o There wi: nov be any services at the Catholic Church in Douglas next Sunday. =1 7:30 p.m.—Evening Prayer and Sermon. Douglas Native inyurhn Chur i | ] er HARRY WiLLARw, Lay Work Meets Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. 3 Gmurentlonnl Comm-nl‘ PBILLIP E. BAUER. Sunday school at 10:30 a. m. Preaching services 11:30 a. m, following Sunday uchool daughter of the Austrian Minister.fu, “w) siarted to bring the street ‘(l r and tanned from many oucdoorl With a| THE HON. 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