The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 29, 1931, Page 6

E | { £ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, OCT. 29, 1931. LINE ON YER TS J&7 WHEN YOU HIRE A ETECI‘L'FF TGIT A DALIGHTER'S BEAU, Y'MUSTN'T ASK QU BY FREEMAN. S: Sam Sherrill be- cngaged to Peak Abbott, sf{ractive young millionaire, 2lthcugh che loves Freddy Mun- ¢sn, to rclieve her family’s poverty and te offset the so- cial sligma of hor half-brother, Nson's marriage to their maid. She suspcets there is something wrong about the sud- dcn success of her stepfather, Fourth Aldersa’s invention. Chapter 26 ACCUSATIONS AND REGRETS Freddy Munson. There was the| name in bold, clear type. Sam's| hand trembled, holding the tele- gram. It was only by a distinct ef- fort of will that she was able to read the message. “Arriving in town early tomor- row,” Freddy had wired. “Shall telephone immediately. Must see you once more. Think you owe me at least that much.” Sam carefully refolded the yellow dheet of paper and put it back on * the table. Then she nodded and sat down on the couch. What must she do? She had only a few short hours in which to decide. If the telegram had come a month ago, decision would have been easy. She would have ignored it and would have arranged to be out of the house when the tele- phone bell rang. A month ago her \ourse of action had been sharply detined. She had cast her lot with Peak Abbott, and simulmm‘oufily‘ had murdered Freddy Munson in her mind as finally as though she had stabbed him in the heart with a knife. The fact that the murder had been committed against her will and simply as the only solu- tion to an otherwise hopeless prob- Jem, had nothinz to do with the case. Freddy was dead. He noj Jonger existed except as a bright memory that should never dim. | Yes, a montn ago everything had geemcd simple and uncomplicated. | She had felt that what she had! done was inevitable and right. She had thought that her course, if| difficult, was honorable and fair to everybody concerned. Tonight she seemed so anxious—so kind of ex-. saw with startling clearness that she had been terribly wrong. | If she had lovea Freddy, she told 'Nelson’s number to the operator, terself, dispassionately, she should have married him regardless of ma- ['telephone very often and he was terial consequences. If she had felt |not easily excited. She hoped if nothing but friendsMp for Peak,'there was news that it was good. she should have refused his offer of marriage. If? Was there a possi- bility of doubt? It though there might be. She had een happy recently; undeniably happy. She had found a growing pleasure in Peak Abbott’s com- pany. She had come to care for him more than she had believed | possible. She had Kkissed him that very night. Was she a person of no| emotional stability; one who sway-. ed by cvery breeze that blew? She was suddenly frightened and very deeply ashamed. In her mood of self-condemna- tion she found a wealth of un- flattering adjectives which applied uperringly to herself, and for a time she tortured herself by search ing them out and parading them. ‘At last, however, she shook her head impatiently, realizing that ac- cusations and reégrets could do no igood. What had been done was done | with Freddy seemed as | ESTIONS/ LINCOLN decide immediately how she was to attempt to shape them. First of all she must see Freddy. It was obvious that, to use his own words, she owed him at least that much. She also cwed herself at least that much. She must see him and must make up her mind whether or not her feeling for him had remained unchanged. Beyond that the path was clear. If she found that she still loved him, she would marry him. She would ex- plain to Peak, and then go away to Kansas City or| wherever he dccreed. Explaining to Peak would be difficult, but it would have to be done. Peak would understand that she was do- ing the only possible thing. Sam was conscious of a feeling of relaxation, of relief in the thought of a decision made. Now there was nothing to do but wait for tomorrow. She got to her teet, picked up her evening wrap and was just about to turn off the lamp on the table when the door from the kitchen opened and someone spoke to her. “Miss Sherrill?” It was Mary, | the maid. Mary was in nightgown and wrapper and her eyes were heavy with sleep. “I've been wait- ing up to tell you that Mr. Alder- sea has been trying to get you on] the telephone all evening. I didn’t| hear you when you came in. I must have dropped off for a min- ute.” “Thanks, Mary,” said Sam auto- matically. “Mr. Aldersea? Do you mean my stepfather?” “No.” hiary shook ner head and stifled a yawn., “It was young Mr. Aldersea. He seemed awful anxious; to talk to you. He called about six} times.” “Really?” Sam frowned. “Did you | tell him where I was?” Mary looked mildly reproachful. “I couldn't. You didn't tell me where you were going to be this evening.” “That's right, I forgot. Stupid of me. Well, thanks, Mary, I'll call| him right away. Good night.” “Good night, Miss Sherrill. I thought you ought to know. He cited.” i Sam wondered idly as she gave | what had happened. Nelson did not | She could do with news. After a protracted interval cen- tral informed her tedly that the number did not answer. |'Sam was immediately uneasy and | vaguely alarmed. Someone would surely be in the apartment at this hour, unless something very unusual had oc- curred. Had Martha been taken ill? Perhapsishe was in a hospital. Perhaps Nelson needed her badly. She must find out quickly what was the matter. Five minutes later she was in| her little car on the way to town. She was able to drive swiftly, for !the wind-blown streets were desert- |ed. Most of the houses were dark, .and even the big apartment house where Nelson and Martha lived | showed no light except in the vesti- bule. Sam rang Nelson's bell for a long a little good P-ST! THE SUSPECT IS A FELLER EXACTLY MY SIZE, UNK! HIS HAT AN/ GLOVES FITS gone? What should she do? She was still standing, undecided, be- side the long line of letler boxes, when the glass door from the street was suddenly pushed open and her half-bromer came striding in. “Nelson!” Sam needed no more than a glance to know that some- thing was very wrong. Sonny Al- dersea’s face was pale and haggard and there was a wild light in his eyes. “Nelson! What is it? What has happened?” Sonny stopped short in his tracks and stared, almost as though he did not recognize her. Then he licked his lips. “It's Martha,” he said going away and back. was not coming | Emigrants from Bv CLIFF STERRETT “She rsaid that T was too good for her—that she was dragging me down!” Nelson almost shouted the words. He pointed his finger 2t Sam as though somehow he m impress her with the utter f of such a preposterous stateme Then he beat himself on the ches “Me! Can you imagine it? She said I was too good for her. Why—" “Hush, Nelson,” said Sam sooth- ingly. Snddenly Nelson's face was con- ‘torted, as though he were about cry. “I'm afraid,” he said chokin LONDON, Oct. 29.—A government. grants’ Association, England Beg to Leave Australia petition from 100,000 emigrants in Australia, asking that they be brought back to England because of their suffer- ings, is under advisement by the As presented by the British Mi- the plea said the emigrants were induced to leave their homes by “mischievous, mis- DOUGLAS NEWS “BREEZE” JUST OUT, IS CREDITABLE ISSUE Living up to its name, the “Gas- tineau Breeze,” Douglas high school paper, is breezy with news about | the students, past and present, and their activities, in the first issue of the present term which was dis- tributed yesterday. The paper has four pages, five columns each, the same as last year. Printed in clear, bold type on white paper, each line stands out distinctly. William Cashen is editor in chief of the Breeze, and Hilja Reinikka is business manager. Each is sup- ported by a capable staff of as- sstants. They expect to put out two more issues, at least, this term. ON SICK LIST Robert Bonner has been laid up this week with an attack of lum- bago. He expects to be able to re- turn to his work in a day or two. “ILLUSION” IS NEW FEATURE AT DOUGLAS COLISEUM In “Illusion,” the circus tent and sawdust ring form the back-ground of an interesting love story which ccomes to the Douglas Coliseum to- night and tomorrow. Nancy Car- roll and “Buddy” Rogers are the {leading and untruthful propagan- GARBAGE HAULED HEMLOCI‘:l wOOD Order Now at These Prices Full Cord . $8.50 Half Cord .. $4.50 Five Cords or over, $7.00 cord ! E. 0. DAVIS TELEPHONE 584 — . P. 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The meeting is called for 8 o'clock in the League’s rooms. — P NOTICE Fisllermnn SIts Out" On and after November 1, the s o {Juneau Water Company’s office will Session with Salmon 5"y Trarry 1. Luoas's office equip- ment store in the old postoffice da” on the part of the Australian !COSIATS: government agents and that they now were in a condition of “mis- ery, semistarvation and despair.” | The government also was asked | {to compensate the petitioners for their losses. THE Remington Portable is the ment, and on the way up he gave her a broken, disjointed account of the affair. It seemed that there had been no quarrel . To the contrary, since mov- ing into the apartment their mar- ried life had been progressing much more smoothly.Nelson said that he ‘had been happy. He had thought that Martha was happy too. She might have been a bit moody and quiet these last few days, but not alarmingly so. Even their break- fast that morning had been a perfectly normal meal. worked all day at the Express, and had come home at the usual time expecting to find Martha busy with the dinner. Instead, Martha was not there. No lights had been turned on any- where in the apartment and there was nothing cooking on the stove. On the little table between their beds he had finally found a letter. Leaves Juneau for Douglas and MARYSVILLE, Cal, Oct. 29.— J. H. Engasser tells this fish story and he has a fifty-one pound sal- | mon as exhibit “A.” | —adv. He said he caught the salmon in | the Feather River near here with- Main and Seward St Bring us your ra building on Third Street, between treets. 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