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

| dihough she has boceme engaged to Peak Abbott. Her loyaity to her family brought about the eng Sam has managed the affairs cince her stepfat Fourth Aldersea, loct their m en her work cn the E which Abbott owne, ive her financial cacu des Abbott’s wealth, advantage in the iv that its announ merged the scnca half-brcther’s marr maid. Nelsen, the half-brother, tock a me house hold men adds to Fourth’s anger at th> social disgrace. Freddy Munson had cxpeeted to m Sam, be- fere Nelcon's action. Freddy comes to the Express, whers he fermerly worked, and charges Pecak Abbott with committing a crime—*“the crime.” woeret cort of ed in slow wo! T “I have.” Freddy nodded som- berly. “T have been drinking ste ily for two w X Today I'm in my Nt I'm telling you you mustn’t marry Sam. You mustn't do it!” Automatically, Peak said Why not?” “For the simple reason she doe: not give a darn about you. She's marrying you for your rotten mon- ey andi nothing else.” |love her and want her, t00, Mun- son, so that's one point on which | | we b 1 time, look- Itn n Peak said: the story.” ing at each other hear |4 | important THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 1931. By CLlF F STERRETT thing. We've forg that you and I have no voice in me matter. The decision rests entirely with Sam she’ll have you or me. Unless I'm mistaken, she has already made that de on.” Freddy was pale. “Admirable log- ic! I'm asking you now whether you are going to let her stick to a decision that will wreck her (Copyright, Freeman Li 29" oln) What is Peak's answcr? To- morrew, Peak faces the situa- ticn. He at last has the key to Sam’s unhappiness. —— - am’ I don’t know | remember, and in this discussion, I w them.” Freddy t story. He told it riefly but \\nh such simple con- | ion that Peak c help | believe. In the y | his head. “And so you s if that confounded step-| er of hers hadn't butted in,| she'd be ma d to me, now, and| there wouldn't bz any need of all| this.” el i Peak nodded thoughtfully. ‘Bu.,' |the confounded step-brother did | \but in, Munson.” Freddy made a gesture of despair. i just what I've been trying | to u!” Peak shrugged and was silent for so long that at last Freddy's impa- tience got the better of him. “Well,” he demanded sharply, “what are you goi o do?” “Do?" Peak looked up inquiring- | ‘WhaL do you suggest that I ly. | m that you know all‘ about everything. Give her a chanc to get herself out of this mes Peak frowned. “You must remem- Munson, that Sam got her- | [ into what you call this mess, | entirely of her own f will.” “Free will?” Freddy repeated She was forced into it beuuye she | needed money so badly.” Peak tapped the top of his desk. “Suppose I let her go as you sug- | ge! he said softly. “Would her J financial probléms be any less seri- “You mustn’t marry S Peak half rose to his feet. “Look you—" heroics, “No tapped on the top of the desk with please.” Freddy his knuckles. “If you don’t mind we won't have any fireworks. I did not come here to insult you. I came here to talk sense, and if e you'll listen.” Tl listen.” Peak nod- “You've already said }uu Te W I've already said is no u. You knew all about it u went into this thing, and th ; 1 blame you for your} have married fo: , and one or two of gotten away with it This case, however, is different.’ “Why it different.” “Thal the point.” Freddy nod- ded. “We're getting down to facts now, and were getting down fc things that you didn't know be- fore. You know that Sam isn't ir love with you, but you don't know that she is in love with somebody else. Am I right?” Peak sat quite still. In the end he nodded in a detached manner “You're right. With whom is Sam in love?” “With me.” Freddy lifted a warn- ing hand. “Now let's not have any scene. I'm just telling you the truth.” “No scene.” Peak brushed suggestion aside impatiently. say that Sam is in love with and I suppose I can assume you are in love with her.” ’ “You can” Freddy nodded. a fool, I suppose, but I can't it. T love her' and I want her.” “I see,” Peak smiled. the you, that “You | “I'm help | “Well, 1 am,” Freddy told Peak, ous than they were before?” “Perhaps not, but at least she wouldn’t be tied to someone she doesn't love.” Peak glanced at Freddy. “Could you help her financially, Munson?” “You know I couldn't.” Freddy snorted. “What's the sense to that remark?” “I'm just wondering,” replied Peak slowly, “what is best for Sam. Would she be happier married to you and as poor if not poorer than ever, or would it be better if she had me, whom she might not love but who could give her every material comfort?” He nodded. “I think that there is a problem that requires consideration.” Freddy choked. “Why, you—" “No \\cne please;” begged Peak y. “I'm talking sense, and you'll listen.” Freddy controlled himself with an effort. “I'll listen.” “Good. Then you can believe it or not, Munson, but the fact re- mains that I'm thinking only of {Sam. To be frank with you, I'm {not at long run she'd be happier with you than with me.” “All right, then,” said Freddy fiercely, “leave me out of it alto- gether! I'm willing to get out of here and never come back, if you, in your turn, are willing to let |Sam go.” “If we both left her, she wouldn't have one thing or the other—com- { fort or romance.” “Then what shall we do?” Freddy inquired sarcastically. “Shall we flip a coin to see who.gets her?” “It seems to me,” said Peak | tor-in-chief all convinced that in the |: DOUGLAS | NEW! LITERARY AND BUSINESS STAFFS OF HIGH SCHOOL PAPER ARE COMPLETE Staff appointments for the Gas- tineau Breeze were announced to- day, as follows: Associate Editor, Stephanie Africh; literary editor, Astrid Lokken; School editor, Mar- ie Fox; Sports editors, Elsa dell and Lloyd Guerin; Joke edi- editor, Nina Baroume tor, Archie Edmiston; Reporters, Orrin Edwards, Phyllis Lundell, Wilma Feero and Vernon Rollins; the morgue, Mary Purce The business st is composed of the following members: Hilja Reinikka, business manager; as- sistants, Enne Kronquist and Helen Pusich; circulation manager, Jen- nie Savikko; typists, Hilja Reinik- ka, Enne Kronquist and Margaret Pearce. William Cashen was elected Edi- at a student body meeting Tuesday. 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New York City has spent nearly all of its special $10,000,000 appro- priation for jobless relief and now seeks an emergency aid fund of $13,000,000 to be spent by existing agencies. ‘The New York City emergency un- employment relief committee esti- mates 750,000 are jobless in the city with 160,000 at the end of their Tesources. Maryland has two regularly or- ganized community chests, includ- ing Baltimore, and is planning to take care of the situation with emergency drives. Chester 1. Barnard, state director of relief in New Jersey has asked Gov. Morgan F. Larson to call a special session to provide relief. Barnard urges excise taxes on gasoline, certain classes of tele- phone and telegram messages, to- bacco, beverages and luxuries of an emergency character. He sug- gests also the temporary extension of the compulsory school age. — e Costa Rica has just passed a law providing means for attracting tourists to the country. DOUGLAS COLISEUM TONIGHT and FRIDAY CHARLES ROGERS in “HEADS UP” Also Ccmedy, Act and News gently, “that we've forgotten one 21- YEAR - [T SEARCH ENDS; ALASKA ANGLE Wife Fmds Mate, Belleved Killed in Northland, in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Cal, A 2l-year-cld search for Oct. 15.— the man their infant son in Chicago in 1910 has ended in the Police Mis Persons’ Bureau. The meeting was marked by bit- terness and a dramatic recital of a shattered romance. ‘While attorneys and police looked on, Mrs. Helen Hamilton Rcbeson Royce, former New York actress. Angeles real estate dealer, she thought had been killed in an Alas- kan landslide in 1912. Mrs. who claimed she was once tried as a British spy, accused Robeson, former manager of the Los An- tment, with de- serting her and her son, ter now 21 years of age. Upon hearing Robeson was killed in Alaska, she said Edward Royce, of Pasadena. They separated after three years, she learned her husband was alive. 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Young asked that the gross {receipts from the games, less actual | expenses, be turned over to the lo- {cally appointed relief committees. ) ° .CATCH OF HERRING *| UNLOADED BY WILSON | i Two hundred and fifty barrels of H. Sutherland, nerring were unloaded Tuesday by Georg> Jones, Hoonah; Mrs. George the Wilson, Capt. Martin Holst, at [the wharf of the Juneaw Cold | Storage Company. The fish went John into the freezers, and will be kept \Huberg, Arne Frasseim, Less Her-|for bait. | rine, Hoonah; Ruth Grant, Minnie | ‘Moran Kake; Gus Kasoff, Junealt. day with ancther catch of herring The Wilson is due in Juneau to- | She said so when she arrived in | | New York to begin a ten weeks' | vaudeville tour. | Taylor did not want to talk t Jack Dempsey, former hus- and former heavyweight who recently chtained a | rce from the star. Nor | e want to talk about her | own divorce from Jack, which is | |a Los Angeles action. But she said | she was going through with it. 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