The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 27, 1931, Page 6

o PATIENCE PLAYI N’ POLLY AND HER PALS YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG ANGLE ON ANGEL, PA. TRY KINDNESS FER A By CLIFF STERRF’['I‘ WAL, FER INSTANCE, DIDJA EVER KISS HER? - Syncpel New York society refuces to be intcrested in Ven- Her mother has won dictinction, and wishes tc carry on her cuc- But Venice, despite her , cannct scem to learn the methods of being aftrac- tive to men. She knows that she cannet be witty and vi- vacious, and the knowledge adds chyness to her lack of ex- perienced appeal. Lela Goad- by, onc of her best friends, tries to help her become popu- lar. At cne of Lela’s parties, Venice meets Drake Farrelly, who does not care for society, but who seems to like Venice as a person. This unusual ex- perience heightens her interest in him. Shc also mets Ann Duryea, who is exccedingly popular because there is a mys- tery abeut her; pecple believe that she may have murdered her husband. Venice wants to write, but centinues to strug- glé for scocial success becaus> her mother's attitude cof re- proach has stung her pride. Venice cess. leveline Chapter » ROLLO AND BACCHUS Venice sat at the Philip Man- mings’ dinner. The young man at her left wore #pectacles and an air of such pained embarrassment that she did mot like to interrupt his close scrutiny of a plece of celery. The Levendecker poster on her right was too engrossed with the Greta Garbo haircut next to him to real- iz Venice's proximity. This po- &tlon gave her time to analyze: Her eyes swept the length of the table. At the table’s head Philip Man- ming laughed between Lola Goadby end a tomboyish girl who rolled bread pellets and spoke in throaty tones that made a lo wundercur- rent for the other voices at the table. Next to her an older man, dron-gray hair, and pompous of mien, talked to cne of those old- young women w main idea in lif> is to preserve their youth. Hair tinted, an over-amount of massage, a low pink dress just a bit too daring. It all gave her an air of premature age and so defeated its own end. On her left—Venice's gaze caught and held. A faun. Tall and slim, a crest of curly hair that rose crisply like a cockscomb. His eyes were sapphire blue, gay and bright like genm. The laugh- ed. His mouth laughed. His pointed ears robbed hi§ perfectly fitting dinner jacket of its per- fect tailoring. He remained a care- less, debonnair, unworried faun. Venice wanted to know him. There was something dazzling about him. Assured, uncaring, gaily certain of his own attractions. The old-young woman was trying to draw her at- tention from her pompous neighbor to the dazsling young man. The girl on the left had frankly turned a clim bare shouider to the man at her other side. He was used to it You could see that. It was the ecrt of elixer on which he flour- ished. Feminine admiration. It piqued Venice in a vague, yet persistent sort of manner. . % LADY witha PAST BY HARRIET HENRY |pulled her eyes away and turned |to the spectacleds at her left. shc'} she was not the dull, “Do you like to read?" she asked. He started as though tapped sud- denly on the shoulder. “I—why, yes.” Color dyed his face. His glance went furtively to the celery stalk again. “Why don't you eat it,” suggesi- ed Venice gently. She hadn't meant to say it. It was what was going through her head. He laughed a little and popped it into his mouth. His round gaze behind the shining spectacles re- | garded her with astonishment. “What do you like to read?” pur- sued Venice desperately. “Nietzsche and Kant and—" Venice's eyes had gone back to the dazzling young man. A girl opposite him leaned forward to speak. “You never showed up last night, Rollo.” “Bacchus interfered.” He laughed and you didn't care what had in- terferred. His gaze moved up the table and suddenly met Venice's intent stare. There was a quick re- sponse in his face for her engross- ed look. She felt her cheeks grow hot and hastily turned back to the spectacles. “You—you're rather too deep for me,” she managed. “One doesn't glean pleasure from the surface.” “This is al surface, isn't it?” Her hand swept decollet gowns, ghining shirt-fronts, silver, oak wainscoating in a comprehensive gesture. “Of course.” “How upsetting. But what else is there?” she asked. “Living! Real living. Probing depths, pictures and music and Shakespeare.” | “It—it sounds indigestible.” “If you live on caviar and plov- | put ers' eggs, beer and cheese make you squeamish.” Venice felt depressed. He was becoming so intense and earnest. She didn't want to think just then. She wanted to cross to the table with the faun. She commenced to plan what she would say to him when she met him later in the drawing room. What would other girls say? I noticed you at dinner. How did you enjoy Baccthus last night? I— Bveryone was rising from the table. Venice and Lola repaired to a bedroom to summon the aid of powder and lipstick. ‘Who?” asked Venice, “is this Rollo person?” “Roland Wainwright. Scion of the Wainwrights. The darling of hineteen thirty New York.” “Do you like him?” “Of course. Everyone likes him. Come along. I must get to Jerry Ward before he's lost in the shuf- fle. He's angry with me” “If it comes about easily intro- duce Roland Wainwright to me, Lola.” “Certainly I will, darling. And be your gayest. He likes them gay.” Venice followed on Lola’s heels fecling nervous and excited. She did so want the faun to like her. 1f she could only intrigue his at- tention long enough to prove that shy creatuer parties always made her appear. Chance favored her. He was stand- ing in the doorway of the drawing room as they entered. “Your dress is a poem, Lola.” “Take that Blarney Stone out of your pocket, Rollo, my boy. Do you know Miss Muir, Mr. Wainwright?” Lola slithered away. Venice stood locking up into those gay sapphire .yes, her heart quickening. “I noticed you at dinner,” said. “Was my eating as pronounced as all that?” Oh, dear, quick. “No, but I wondered how long Bacchus detained you last night.” The girl with the Greta Garbo haircut approached soundlessly. Venice saw her from around one side of the dazzling younz man as a coming doom. She was long and slippery, sheathed in violet satin that displayed every line and curve of her body. She put a slim white hand with cerise nails on Roland Wainwright's arm. That seductive hand against the black broadcloth made a picture for Venice. It spelt defeat. She caught his elbow. « “Is Bacchus your best friend?’ she summoned herself to say very quickly. “I have a bone to pick with you, Rollo,” said Cerise Nails in a low, sweet voice. It was like so many drops of honey dripping off her tongue. “Tie it in a corner of your hand- kerchief,” laughed Roland Wain- wright, “and w€ll examine it on a| deep sofa when the lights are low.” Venice saw the white hand press- ing on the black sleeye. Coraland ivory an debony. She’s one of the naughty ones, she thought, that| men only marry when they don't Nxspflct what they are. “I know a sofa, Rollo,” the othcr- | girl murmured. she she thought, quick, He turned to smile at Venice. | “Ladies must not be denied.” He his arm through the other girl's and they walked towards the foyer. “I'm a lady, t%,” Venice would have liked to laugh at him. She couldn’t. The disappointment with- in her was an ache. She felt deso- late and desperate. What could she do? She had been cheated out of her chance. “I've been looking for you, Mlss, Muir.” She turned. The young man with the spectacles. What was his name? She'd forgotten. “Why?” she asked, dully. His round, solemn gaze in contrast to Roland Wainwright's gay, flashing glance irritated her. Her life seemed a series of meagre, unde- sirable substitutions. “I want to save you before it's too late,” he said. “Save me? From what?” “Let’s sit down.” He piloted her towards two chairs near the great Louis Quinze fireplace. “You think all this is important, do you?” “Of course.” He started talking about the empty glamor of society. Her gaze went roving about the room watch- ing for that cockscomb of yellow hair. A butler was passing liqueurs. “Do rescue me one,” said Venice. Theee liqueurs and I can struggle against that girl with the nails, she thought The young man with the spec- tacles looked sorry but hurried to- WATCH FOR OPEN “The Store for Men” Announcement! Pending Adjustment OF OUR FIRE, SMOKE AND WATER LOSS WE WILL ENDEAVOR TO SERVE YOU AS USUAL SABIN’S NG DATE 9 | for about 24 hours following* NATION IN RED ELLIOTT WILL EACH DAY MORE ATTENDROADS - THAN $55[]00l0 SHOW IN 1932 Treasury Dehcn Smce]un" President of A. R. C. 30, Last, Reaches To- Represent Temtoly tal of $813,377,093 | at Detroit Meeting WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 27— puigiad Alaska will be represented next The Nation’s deficit has mour car by Major Malcolm Elliott at to mors than $5,500,000 daily 2 annual convention and age for the 147 days that hav w of the American Road Bu clapsed since the current f ation, it was announcec year opened, it was revealed today George A. Parks by officials of the United Sta n will be held in the Treasury Department. g at De- Sines June 30, last, the defi Mm January 11 to 15 has grown to $813,377,098. If it co ¥y tinues at the same rate for e remainder of the fiscal year, it will Gralinie J“. LM G0 Y M. Bruck: of A rigan, to attend approximate $2,000,000,000 by Junc |, .7 compelled to dec 30, 1032. Last year the de slat g t was under $1,000,000,000. Bl ot imake. R The Treasury announced that fin- | o forfim ,fu bo €bastil ishing touches are being put to| oo m‘:e(,de[:* the tax program which will be| recommended to Congress for i adoption. | — e | NEAR cRISIS‘KISdnL «Engineer, sk Commission, and Lieut . |30 have repres NowEw,— L shows and as the Territo The latter is now in ‘Washin, n official business and ‘1' Parks he convention. In M. D. Williams, D of the United St Public Roads, Ike John R sented Alaska at had £ HOLLYWOOD, Cal, |Tom Mix, veteran film actor, wi |be at the crisis, physicians believe |by nightfall. He showed a slig improvement late yesterday af | being in a semiconscious condition | an operation resulting from a bursted | Elli a great deal of time s expected the usual bk u*:ahd ——————— 2 to at Detr. exhibit spens | w1 will | sopendix ANOTHER TENNESSEE GIRL s | SEEKING OPERATIC FAME wards the silver tray in ‘he but-| ler'’s hands. KNOXVILL Nov. 21— Venice suddenly saw the faun.|The hills of Tennessee again are He was alone. She rose quickly!echoing ths volcz of a poatential and went across the room t6 join | prima don him. I will be brazen, I will bc} She Judy Wilkes, of Knoxville brazen, was the hymn she sang|who 5 to follow . the trail of to herself. Grace core to the opora. ‘ Judy, now 17, has been singing! Is Venice succeseful, tomor- |“as lcng as she can remember row? Reollo startles her by his cared as a guest artis Like Miss Moore, unexpected response to her daring. is a member cf a church choir. — et - —_——a-—— — ) o rs at The Empire. Have your furs cleaned and re-| P P paired at Chas. Goldstein & A'\l THAT GOES roik ~wg HORNETS, HOP-TOADS AN’ HYENAS, ALSO! | terday work Roads at Angoon, came in on the Highway last night for a few days’ visit with their parents, Mr. and | Mrs. Felix Gray. i —adv. Co ‘Dmcn & Louils Lund. DOUGLAS NEWS HIGH SCHOOL AND FIREMEN PLAY BASKETBALL TONIGHT Two baskethall games which Jrom; an interesting doubleheader wre scheduled to be played this :vening in the Natatorium. The big game, and most exciting, 10 doubt, will be the match be- ‘ween the Douglas High School and the local Fire Department team. It will ke the first appearance of he latter team for this season and uthough they will probably be somewhat handicapped for lack of oractice, such players as Manning, Bonner, Niemi, Hayes, Cashen and sthers are always hard to down. The high school will line-up about ‘he same as in their game of a wezk ago in which they overwhelm- ad the Bureau of Public Roads ‘eam by a large margin. For the preliminary contest, the High Schocl Freshmen will play the Eighth Grade. The young- ters, who will represent the High 3chool in the next three or four rs to come, will demonstrate their future possibilities in this zame. This game will start at 7:30 >'clock. R T TR HOLIDAY QUIETLY OBSERVED Thanksgiving was celebrated yes- in customary manner in Douglas. Turkey with all the trim- mings . was enjoyed in a great any of th2 homes. Practically all the stores were closed all day. S ee——— GRAY BOYS AT HOME Gorden and Douglas Gray, who have been engaged in surveying for the Bureau of Public ——— NOTICE To Scottish Rite Masons Sp:cial Meeting Friday evening, Nov. 27th. Work in 21st degree. WALTER B. HEISEL, Recorder. —_——————————— FOR QUICK COAL SERVICE Phone 492. Alaska Transfer Co. —adv. U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRIOULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU The Weather (By the U. 8, W ather Buresa) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 4 p.m., Nov. 27: Rain and warmer tonight and Saturday;moderate southerly winds. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather , 4 pm. yest'y 3038 31 81 w 3 Clear ‘ 4 am. today ....3037 32 [ w 1 Cldy Noon today .....3035 34 83 w 2 Pt Cly| m % C¢ABLE AND €ADIO REPORTE § YESTERDAY | TODAY 4pm. | Lowest4a.m. 4am. Precip. 4am. Station— temn. temp. | emp. \‘.emp velocity 24 hrs, Weather Barrow 32 10 | ~ 42 ¢ 0 Pt.Cldy Nome 24 24 | 24 32 14 18 Cldy Bethel ... . 36 36 | 36 38 16 .08 Cldy Fort Yukon .28 028 | 20 24 4 0 cudy |y Tanana .. 30 28 | i ee 4 02 Cldy | Fairbanks 34 34 | 20 34 4 0 Cldy | g Eagle .. 28 | 28 28 4 0 Clear St. Paul 40 | 30 30 48 28 Snow, Dutch Harbor ... — 40 | 86 38 10 102 Rain Kodiak 4 | 40 42 6 36 Rain Cordova 42 42 | 38 40 12 126 Rain .'I‘lllflfl r . 34 31 | 28 32 1 [ Cldy Sitka 39 — | . = 0 0 Clear | Ketchikan ... 40 32 | 28 28 4 0 Clear | | Prince Rupert ... 38 38 | 32 32 4 0 Clear 1 Edmonton M50 e 10 4 0 Cldy 4\ Seattle 46 44 | 3¢ 34 4 0 Clenr; Portland ... 4 42 30 32 4 0 e i Ban Francisco ... 54 52 4 46 12 Trace CIdy 3 *—Less than 10 miies. 8 A storm of considerable energy is central in southern Bering Sca , g accompanied by rain or snow and rising temperatures in Western Alaska and the Gulf of Alaska. 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