The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 22, 1931, Page 6

NUTHIN, WHY SHOULD YOu BE SHADDERED &Y A OFFICER ?. THAT'S WOT 1 ¢ PUPPOSE ¢ TSETTLE, 3 5uer./JJ maroucsa, is responsible for the rcbbery of a number of her fricnds, causes them both to Kirk Stanard's home out a word to him or Nel- his grandmother. Protesting at being thus used, Juanita returns to the gambling resert run by t, who re- veals his discovery, that she, Juanita is Beatriz Montega, and knocked. | in, smiling. o manded. che is wanted for a Vera Cruz “Nowhere,” erime. Juanita, prostrated bY |ino o He closed the door the knowledge that Divitt knows | gaded, “If you will let her past, heeds the death-bed | g0 Jone] request of his wife, Molly, recume her work as the s veiled cigarette girl e Diyitt Mcanwhile, Gabreau, Divitt's corvant, tells her that Kirk, kncwing and loving her as Se- nerita Flores, has been told by Divitt’s Hotel Tijon that she J { SPEAK UP LINK/ US POLICEMEN AIN'T MIND- READERS! MOON of DELIGHT by Marganel Bell Houslon SYNOPSIS: Juanita's discov- Divitt came up the stair. ' ery that her chaperone, the |fice door closed minutes more while ed. Then she laid the beaded red cape about her and went along the balcony to Divitt's the rain dron- Divitt asked first who was there. “It is me—Carlota.” He opened then, and she stepped “Where've you to The evening's - | counted pile oI bll drawer, bangml the drawer shut. { “Let you?” he said. ably been going out every 51 have not,” |quesa. “But a man—a man I met “You've prob- t.” the door. Divitt had risen, walked to hc‘qu |window. This Cranshaw job. . .[the stair. She arranged her veil Things had been too easy for Um- |fastened the pearl ring on the corc berto. that dropped inside her breast, fol- Ever since Juanita and the mar-|lowed Gabreau down the stair, quesa had come back he had had a lurking premonition of evil. | The marquesa opened her doo: | Molly’s death had overshadowed | softly and looked out. Yet shc |t for a while; later it had return- | knew that Divitt was not there. H¢ |ed. In the marquesa's presence he !had been gone all day. Now he wa: seemed to feel it more. She \\a&‘m the parlors. like a red omen of disaster. | The marquesa had been gone al “I am so sorry for you, Spike.”|so, had finally secured reservation The marquesa’s husky murmur. on a steamer bound for Spain. He: |“We had a nize place in Philly, | passport she had had for months no?” This was the moment she hac He did not answer, standing by |awaited when every one should ix |the window. The marquesa rose.|in the parlors. he de- stole to him softly. Her arm was| In the dark of the balcony th |about him before he knew that| marquesa crept to Divitt's window g0- she was there. |broke a pane. Quickly she unfas and she| ‘“Spike—caro mio, let us be as we|tenad the catch, crawled in. Divit 1 am | were before.” Ithe night before had thrust th Divitt turned with such violence |counted bills into a drawer, rathe: neatly | that she fell against the desk, star-|than work the combination of the the ing at him with startled eyes. safe in her presence. | The telephone rang behind her.| Immediately after the telephonc Divitt picked it up. “Get out,”|call she had heard him leave the he said, motioning with his head to | office. In the disturbed hours that had followed there was a chanct The marquesa’s eyes began to|that he had not thought of thc smolder. money again. and the marquesa have depart- |54 the Cranshaws wrote me that| “Pay me what you owe me," she| The marquesa laughed softly a ed. 14f T come back in time I mus’ come | said. she opened the drawer. She pushec PETAERS {up to his rooms for a 1i'l supper to-| A strange voice was coming from |the bills into her bag, opening thc Chapt THE MARQU 'S PLANS | Tijon.” Spike, reflected the marqu | The alusion was a widower now. What was t0|was unfortunate. prevent their combining as they|son to be nervous rpmm“,g Iberto and the Cranshaw diamonds Not here in New Orleans; that!tonight. It was past the hour when |the sun came out, went down clear was out of the question. But Phil- Um‘.x'r:o should Vi | him. “Uptown 0666?” * ‘The thought had ké‘p' her a will- number.” Then ing prisoner in her room. For that known everything was all right The marquesa went on softly. “I am so lonely I say to muyself,! ‘I can go to the supper Divitt, she told herself, was . him I am leavin' straightening already after the| <«That"” said Divitt, of Molly's death. Today he entirely worthy had once combined? ly again—Je! oy she stayed inside, did not venture| downstairs where Divitt feared she might be recognized. blow had even seemed to see her as this man?” ghey passed each other on the bal- | she had asked, and he go in to Rain—rain—droning on the bal-|in New Orlean cony, dripping could hold all this rain? They did not play o late in the |the marquesa parlors now. Spike would perhaps| “Just as well you found out T to the office where |it?” observed Divitt. “I do not want to go” g by her cape. * 1 would much rath- It is too bad the ave go down—" the parlors have gone come up earl he counted his gains every night| and put them in the safe. Not|sw many gains these nights and he|; was not lor She would listen for him to come. | parlor: give him time. | “Who ‘The marquesa dressed her Ol)ll-idawn‘. dema lent curves in the red satin gown,| “But have combed her black hair carefull thrust in a jeweled comb, fastene the crescent-shaped ea red, layi 5o lonely Ngs |are afraid.” 34 | night. He send (‘mnslmws his chest, spoke again to the mar- | Um-i again tomorrow’.” “js an idea | The marquesa liked the question | €ony. Axnd the way Divitt asked it. “How are you, Mister Divitt?"| «Mr, Eric Ledbetter,” id answer- swered with dropped eyes, ed, “Oh, well enough.” She would | chosen carefully. e him. | Divitt nodded. * " he remarked. from the eaves. Who |sajled for Paris would have supposed the heavens|something like a week ago.” “He mus’ have gone sudden,” an-|to me. I think she glad.” | sill. Release seemed very close. Um- ineed me in de parlor.” ng counting them. er talk to you not? So many people do not come any more.” “It's the new chief of police. They to the|the telephone in Divitt’s hand. Di- | other door, going out by way of itt pressed the mouthpiece against |the Tijon. Boarding a taxi, she saw the quesa. Stanard limousine passing towarc “Get the hell out of here.” Rondeau street. Kirk was inside Toward evening of the next day |and Nelly. “Back at her old tricks,” laughed lephoned | and red. That night there were|the marquesa. 2 | stars. At the dock she took time tc Juanita dressed almost automati-|gscribble a note: cally, so binding was Molly’s last| <The DuBois crown jewels, the request, 50 close seemed the pros-|Fouche pearls and other things you pect of release. Gabreau stopped|seek are in the room over the {at her window as she pinned her |kitchen at 8 Michel street.” veil. She wrote on the envelope the “Umberto get caught last night,”|name of the new chief of police he said and grinned. put on a special delivery stamp Juanita paused. “Where?” and dropped it in a box. “A house call de Cranshaws. It| (Copyright, Dodd, Mead and Co. in de papers. De marquesa show it A broken bank . .. a wom- an’s faint . . . police—then from Divittt's place tomorrow a scream! - BROWN LEAVES ON RETURN ' TRIP TO WASHINGTON D¥C. Juanita sat down on the window berto caught. “You might have been there, too, Gabreau.” Gabreau shook his head. “If T be dere he would not be caught. Divitt “What will they do with him?"| A. K. Brown, Chief Clerk of the “I don’t know. Mebbe it will get |United States Bureau of Fisheries she an-|us all in trouble. De papers say|Who has been here several days Umberto will tell nothing,’ but meb-|on official business, left Monday |be dey will trace him here. Dat for Seattle and his headquarters what de marquesa say. She is pack in Washington D. C. Mr. Brown her tronk. accompanied Agent Dennis Winn “De papers say it think Umberto |00 & trip to Sitka last week, re- have to do all de robberies, but he | turning here Sunday night. will not tell what he do wit de loot. B BT He will not tell nothin’ Look! What| The ealiest forms of cards were I tell you?” called “sheet dice” and began to Juanita, looking, saw the mar- |@Pppear, according to one authority, as early as the seventh century. She waited by the ndow till | —— p—— ! THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY | “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Franklin Sts. S S SR VOIS (T GO, T A | —_—mm FOR NEW WOOLENS Fall and Winter Phone 136-2 SEE Just Press the Bution | ...and your Parker Duo fold drinks in 17.4% morc ink than the average pen CALIFORNIA GROCERY DISTRIBUTORS OF JACK, The Tailor 5 Screw on the cap again, and this patented button- filling device is scaled her- I ot dis ccidentally | Therearenoleverstocatch on your clothing. 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Dachicourt, Louise this morning to attend a /70 rue Marcadet, Paris, cannot set- ivil court case in Seattle as a tle an estate left by a brother. vitness. He expects to return inj ibout three weeks. SHITANDAS AND SONS Y. Shitanda, the “Owl” propric-‘ or ,accompanied by his two denry and George, ft yest: >n the Yukon, with Japan as the inal destination. Little Henry has 10t been well for some time and :he trip is for his benefit upon the advice of their physician. “Slim” does not expect to return until next Spring and in the meantime G. Tanaka will look after the restaur- ant. CLUB MEETING FOR TOMORROW NIGHT The Douglas Island Womoh Club will meet at the home of Mrs. J. O. Kirkham tomorrow eve ning at 8 o'clock for the firs meeting after the summer vaca- ion. 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