The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 25, 1931, Page 6

monotonous round, made her feel | a-human being, an individual with | private affairs of her own. It was only a telephone call but it gave her a sudden warmth and some- thing to which to look forward. LADY witha PAST BY HARRIET HENRY Syropiic: Mcon have d [ She went slowly into Lola’s room| She was sitting at her spinnet Ver:ice Muir dull and s down on the bed. She|desk, woebegonely nibbling at the that when D | rubbed the hand that he had held{end of a pencil and trying in vain secme to enjoy talking to it as though she{to work out the second chapter of she gainc unumaal coafi ¢ to appear changed. He|her book. It wouldn't unfold. warmly natu; | was nicest person that she| The telephone jangled. She went : . but had ever met. He was so kind and|to the bedside table. ccked by hor lack of |natural and easy to talk to. Had| “Hello.” i confidence, She has grownac- |he been sorry for her or had hef “Hello, may I speak to Miss Muir, custemed to being a wall-flower Ny liked her? Undoubtedly he |please?” but her unpopularity makes n sorry for her. She had| “This is Miss Muir.” her dissatisficd, bec telling him rightaway| “Hello, Venice. I'm Drake Far- mother i < t that no one was everjrelly.” 15 colabl her at parties. She wouldn’t{ “Oh.” And she couldn’t think of cec: in New the living-room andganother thing to say. Her heart studles with with other girlS-_{iuddenly quickened. | the magnct and telephone) ‘“Where did you disappear to the whe is the fc ning to say what|other day? Did you lose yourself‘ had been. How told that lie in A wry smile the specula- this would be r in the here- thinking . upstairs?” “Oh, no. I went home.” | “Why?"” | “I—my head ached.” “No, it didn't.” She heard his in- | Lela Geadby™ her that Ann hac because che is suspected of murdering her husband. When Venice is left alone, she goes and on the stairs, and fectious laugh. “May I come to see presontly Drake Farrely sits appreciate and fyou tonight?” down beside her. They grow cetles? | Her excitement rose and dropped friendly, and Venic: t:lls him Park Avenue t0|in almost the same heart-beat. gshe is chy in society. she took deepi “I am sorry, Drake. I'm going to| air. It was like r a muddy draught. and her dubious past. rd. Great lim- appearing omni- red or green light o obedient servants 5 laws. w Drake Farrelly's clear hair like s dull hair, not shiny. She heard his laugh and felt again the pressure of his hand. | cherished his the Manning’s for dinner.” Why couldn't she have shown how disappointed she was? Or at least make her refusal humorous | and light? “Damn;” .said Drake. | “But there's other nights,” she forced Herself to laugh quickly. “Not for some weeks. Hence my blasphemy. I'm going away on busj- ness tomorrow.” Venice wanted to say damn too but she only managed, “But you'll call me up as soon as you get back, won't you?” “Of course I will. And don’t you let that inferiority complex of yours grow in the meantime. Some day it'll make a little mouse of you.” “I haven't got an inferiority complex.” “Yes, you have, Venice Muir.” | Suddenly she was at ease with| { him. She laughed. “That's the first subject for de- | bate when you return. The lion| WASHINGTCN, D. C., Nov. 25.— ll and the mouse. Good-bye, Drake.”|plans are being formed by the She sat looking at the telephone. |radio division of the Of of Ed- 1 wonder how long he'll be gone.ycation to collect all broadcast do ycu bother with " he acks. Drake gave her Jook. There was penetration in his stare. He was g to make out why any one intel- ligence should empt, laurels of purely s recogni- tion. A question of brir g-up of course. Something tha: had been really liking his approbation, his friendship. The former Winifred Coe cf Francisco, who, with her famous husband, Richard Dix, film star, is believed to be honeymooning at Palm Springs, Southern California resort. In dispatches the bride is styled as Dix’s “blonde ideal” Abcve photo shows Mrs. Richard Dix. | radio as an educational mode in U' s' Radlo DIVI.SIOII 5 regularly organized schools and for Broadening Service : students; also when called by the various state depart- ments of education and other edu- nal agencies, the division will aid in evaluating and setting up tunes at Eagles’ Hall, Douglas, . | Saturday night. —adv. — educational material for hroadcast | ] | ©Old papers at The Empire. DOUGLAS | NEWS SCHOOL CLOMES FOR FOUR DAYS VACATION Thanksgiving vacation for Doug- las schools with the close of school today and will continue un- til next Monday morning. Owing to this being “Exam"” week for the second gix-weeks period, no pro- gram of any kind was prepared for the holiday occasion. ——————— ON BSICK LIST Mrs. Glenn Kirkham has been confined to her home for all of a week with @ very severe cold from | which she 18 now recovering. S P o | SCHOOL BREEZE 18 | FINANCIAL SUCCESS According . to the “Gastineau ‘Breeze,” Douglas high school paper, which was off the press Monday for its “second issue this term, a substantial profit was made on the first issue. Preparatiohs for the 1081-32 Taku publication have alfeady started with the students posing for their | pictures to appear in the annual. - DANCE to the old - fashioned DR. MICHAEL HOKE APPOINTED CHIEF SURGEON BY ROOSEVELT ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. 25.—Dr. Michael Hoke, of this city, past president of the American Ortho- pedic Association and who perform- edan important service in the es- tablishment of Scottish Rite hospit- also for crippled children, in many parts of the country, has been appointed chief surgeon of the ‘Warm Springs. '‘Foundation, Warm | Springs, Ga., By Governor Franklin | D. Roosevelt. This is a Georgia institution in which the Governor is interested. Dr. Hoke is a thirty- | third Degree Scottish Rite Mason of the Southern Jurisdiction. - — All day her mind played about thisterial for inform programs. unexepected conversation. 8he caticnal nature. ————————— looked forward to the passing of |such material will be matter spon- ~ the intervening weeks. Something|sored by private commercial sta- AY. TWE BOTELS now to anticipate. Not since her|tions and publicly controlled sta- ° Gldiinean 3 debutante days had she had any-|tijons, it thing to eagerly anticipate. Coon, specialist vision. As an educational research and information center, the Office of | Education will make the results of d by Dr. C. M. new di- Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Berg, Charles J. Springer, Tenakee; C. E. Otto and Ray Schultz, Funter Bay; A. Mathison, Portland, Ore.; R. Mc- Combe, Chichagoff. At the Manning’s dinner in the next installment, Venice meets a faun, and decides on aggressive tactics. {the work of the radio division I R |available to all who can make yse Alaskan B. P. 0. ELKS |of it. As a center of such infor-| J. A. Lay, Funter. Regular meeting tonight. No-|mation it will attempt to prevent vember birthday session. Feed. conflict and dupli of effort Zynda M. H. SIDES, between various i osts, ‘tHus | Charles Williams, Fun | —adv. Secretary. avoiding unnecessary expenditures — e — of money by interested persons. Buy that fur coat now, Chas. = = rch into!Goldstein & Co. —adv. = = It will promote tatooed into her with a slow, in- Sitting opposite her mother at sidious eye. dinner, smooth candles shining on He's stuck with me, Venice sud-|silver that had only escaped Sher- | denly thought. He's been sorry for | man's march through Georgia by me and is being kind. I shouldn'libeing hidden in a celldr, Venice | have #aid that people rarely bother |Suddenly hated the decorum and | with me at parties. She got slowly | background to which she belong:'d.1 to her feet. | “I have such a headache” said “You've been nice” she said, Mrs. Muir. “I haven't fell really| proffering a hand. well all day.” He took it and held it a moment.| “I'm sorry, mother.” Venice's | Noticing that firm, strong clasp of |tone was a trifle empty. Her moth- hers he gave her another qu‘mk;er continually complained of this| observant smile. |emall i1l or that, trifles that other ! “But where are you going?” people wouldn't bother to mention. | “To—to powder my nose.” An ordinary filling at the dentist’s | “Oh, that's all right”” He re-|became a painful operation in her leased her hand and watched her | recounting; a common cold, a real- an instant as she went up the|ly worrying congestion in the chest. stairs. Then he crossed the hall| Venice watched her mother eat a to the living-room. | healthy dinner. Venice heard some one cry, “Hi| Thre edays later something hap- % Drake.” Ipened that lifted Venice from her | Gttt e 4 GIVE THANKS ' Scarcely had the Pilgrims settled in the Bay Colony three hundred and eleven years ago when ‘ the terrible New England winter descended upon them. : Only half of the party survived the hardships and suffering of that first year. Those who were { spared carried on like the dauntless pioneers they were, and lived and prospered. Give thanks for the example set us so many years ggo. The homely virtues of self-discipline and perseverance are still the unfailing source of abundant prosperity. On Thanksgiving Day , 4 —we pause for a moment amid feast- George Brothers Grocery : Leader Department Store GEORGE BROTHERS, Proprietors STORES GPEN TONIGHT We sincerely wish all a very happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving. £ “Juneau’s Own Store” DOUGLAS | COLISEUM | THURSDAY and FRIDAY | cARY cooPER in ! “MOROCCO” |} comedy: . . Acts. . News U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The W eather / (By tho U. 8. Weather Burean) Forecast for Junean and vicinity, begnining at 4 p.m., Nov. 25: Cloudy, probably rain or smow tonight and Thursday; moder- ate southerly winds. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 4 pm. yesty ....3043 35 817 w 9 Rain-Snow 4 am. today 3059 30 ] w 1 Pt. Cldy Noon today ....3056 33 86 w 2 Cldy. WABLE AND RADIO REPORTE Highest 4pm. | Lowest4am. 4am. WPrecip. 4ain. Station— temn. temp. | emp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weather Barrow ... 24 12 0 0 ] 0 Ciéar Nome 22 22 2 32 28 32 Swow Bethel 36 36 26 42 48 [J Cidy Fort Yukon 10 10 | 2 12 8 0 Cidy Tanana . 24 18 | 14 24 16 04 Qudy Fairbafks 24 20 8 28 12 0 Cldy Eagle 20 12 -4 14 8 0 Cldy St. Paul ... . 40 40 38 40 16 14 Rain Dutch Harbor . 46 | 28 36 16 2.08 Rain Kodlak 40 | 40 40 18 14 Rain Cordova . 36 | 28 30 4 0 Pt.Cldy Juneau . 35 30 30 1 01 Pt. Cldy Sitka .. — | 29 - 0 0 Cldy Ketchikan 42 32 34 0 .04 Clear Prince Rupert 42 32 34 0 30 Clear Edmonton 20 | 20 20 4 0 Cldy Seattle 42 38 42 4 06 Rain Portland .. " 42 36 38 4 04 Rain San Francisco ..... 56 52 42 4 4 0 Cldy *—Less than 10 mizes. Storms are central this' morning near Nome and in the west- ern Aleutian Islands, pressure is low throughout Western Alaska and falling rapidly in the central and northwestern portions of the Territory. Rain has fallen from Kodlak westward and snow at Tan- ana and Nome. Showers in Southzastern Alaska have been followed by clearing. Temperatures have fallen in extreme Eastzrn Alaska and have risen elsewhere. [ LUMBER Juneau Lumber Mills, Inc. ot s e i HOT POINT Electrical Waffle Irons Makes Delicious Waffles Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. Juneau and Douglas, Alaska EDISON MAZDA LAMPS ALASKA MEAT CO. QUALITY AND SERVICE TO YOUR LIKING ¢ Meadowbrook Butter Austin Fresh Tamales PHONE 39 Deliveries—10:30, 2:30, 4:80 Frye-Bruhn Company PACKERS—FRESH MEATS, FISH AND POULTRY - Frye’s Delicious Hams an@l Bacon Three Deliveries Dally Phone 38 10! Telephione 188 EMPLOYMENT OFFICE THE HOTEL OF ALASKAN HoTELS THE GASTINEAU o e vty Pesbmger Capmmng Dot e 'THE CHAS. W. CARTER MORTUARY “The Last Service Is the Greatest Tribute” Corner 4th and Frankiin Sts. ‘Phone 1362 SHEAFFER PENS, PENCILS and DESK SETS They carry a lifetiie guarantee SKRIP—"“The Successor to Ink” _ Wright Shoppe PAUL BLOEDHORN, Propristor ol « 4